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Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
Written by Stephen Batchelor
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ISBN: 9781588369840
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Confession of a Buddhist Atheist

Written by Stephen Batchelor


Format: eBook
On Sale: March 2, 2010
Price: $12.99

Does Buddhism require faith? Can an atheist or agnostic follow the Buddha’s teachings without believing in reincarnation or organized religion?
 
This is one man’s confession.

 
In his classic Buddhism Without Beliefs, Stephen Batchelor offered a profound, secular approach to the teachings of the Buddha that struck an emotional chord with Western readers. Now, with... Read more >
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Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
Written by Stephen Batchelor
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385527064
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Confession of a Buddhist Atheist

Written by Stephen Batchelor


Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: March 2, 2010
Price: $26.00

Written with the same brilliance and boldness that made Buddhism Without Beliefs a classic in its field, Confession of a Buddhist Atheist is Stephen Batchelor’s account of his journey through Buddhism, which culminates in a groundbreaking new portrait of the historical Buddha.

Stephen Batchelor grew up outside London and came of... Read more >
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Joyful Wisdom
Joyful Wisdom
Written by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Eric Swanson
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307407801
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Joyful Wisdom
Embracing Change and Finding Freedom
Written by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Eric Swanson


Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: March 2, 2010
Price: $15.00

Yongey Mingyur is one of the most celebrated among the new generation of Tibetan meditation masters, whose teachings have touched people of all faiths around the world. His first book, The Joy of Living, was a New York Times bestseller hailed as “compelling, readable, and informed” (Buddhadharma) and praised by Richard... Read more >
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To Uphold the World
To Uphold the World
Written by Bruce Rich
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780807006139
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To Uphold the World
A Call for a New Global Ethic from Ancient India
Written by Bruce Rich


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2010
Price: $23.00

In 1991, Bruce Rich traveled to Orissa and gazed upon the rock edicts erected by the Indian emperor Ashoka over 2,200 years ago. Intrigued by the stone inscriptions that declared religious tolerance, conservation, nonviolence, species protection, and human rights, Rich was drawn into Ashoka's world. Ashoka was a powerful conqueror who... Read more >
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Destroying Mara Forever
Destroying Mara Forever
Edited by John Powers and Charles S. Prebish
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ISBN: 9781559393416
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Destroying Mara Forever
Buddhist Ethics Essays In Honor Of Damien Keown
Edited by John Powers and Charles S. Prebish


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $22.95

A thought-provoking collection of essays on Buddhist ethics by some of the leading thinkers in the field. The reader is provided with engaging explorations of central issues in Buddhist ethics, insightful analyses of the ways Buddhist ethical principles are being applied today in both Asian and Western countries, and groundbreaking proposals... Read more >
Entrance To The Great Perfection
Entrance To The Great Perfection
Compiled by Cortland Dahl, Translated by Cortland Dahl
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781559393393
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Entrance To The Great Perfection
A Guide To The Dzogchen Preliminary Practices
Compiled by Cortland Dahl
Translated by Cortland Dahl


Format: Trade Paperback, 260 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $22.95

Blending contemporary and traditional perspectives, this groundbreaking work offers guidance on the profound foundational practices of the Great Perfection. It contains classic commentaries by the renowned Tibetan masters Jigme Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, alongside a lively contemporary discussion by filmmaker, author, and spiritual teacher Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse that discusses how... Read more >
Secret Lives of the Dalai Lama
Secret Lives of the Dalai Lama
Written by Alexander Norman, Foreword by Dalai Lama
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385530705
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Secret Lives of the Dalai Lama
The Untold Story of the Holy Men Who Shaped Tibet, from Pre-history to the Present Day
Written by Alexander Norman
Foreword by Dalai Lama


Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $15.00

The Complete Story of the Dalai Lamas

   His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama is known to the world for his efforts to preserve Tibetan culture and for his inspiring spiritual teachings. Often unnoticed, however, is the long, colorful history from which this most beloved of holy men has emerged. In Secret Lives... Read more >
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Secret Lives of the Dalai Lama
Secret Lives of the Dalai Lama
Written by Alexander Norman, Foreword by Dalai Lama
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ISBN: 9780385530712
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Secret Lives of the Dalai Lama
The Untold Story of the Holy Men Who Shaped Tibet, from Pre-history to the Present Day
Written by Alexander Norman
Foreword by Dalai Lama


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $12.99

The Complete Story of the Dalai Lamas

   His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama is known to the world for his efforts to preserve Tibetan culture and for his inspiring spiritual teachings. Often unnoticed, however, is the long, colorful history from which this most beloved of holy men has emerged. In Secret Lives... Read more >
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A Spacious Path To Freedom
A Spacious Path To Freedom
Written by Karma Chagme, Commentaries by Gyatrul Rinpoche
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ISBN: 9781559393409
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A Spacious Path To Freedom
Practical Instructions On The Union Of Mahamudra And Atiyoga
Written by Karma Chagme
Commentaries by Gyatrul Rinpoche


Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: February 16, 2010
Price: $18.95

This manual of Tibetan meditation simply and thoroughly presents the profound Dzogchen and Mahamudra systems of practice. Karma Chagmé sets forth the stages of meditation practice, including the cultivation of meditative quiescence and insight, the experiential identification of awareness, and the highest steps of Mahamudra and Atiyoga, leading to perfect enlightenment... Read more >
The Adornment of the Middle Way
The Adornment of the Middle Way
Written by Shantarakshita, Commentaries by Jamgon Mipham, Translated by Padmakara Translation Group
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ISBN: 9781590304198
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The Adornment of the Middle Way
Shantarakshita's Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jamgon Mipham
Written by Shantarakshita
Commentaries by Jamgon Mipham
Translated by Padmakara Translation Group


Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2010
Price: $29.95

In the Madhyamakalankara¸ Shantarakshita synthesized the views of Madhyamaka and Yogachara, the two great streams of Mahayana Buddhism. This was the last great philosophical development of Buddhist India.

In his brilliant and searching commentary, Mipham re-presented Shantarakshita to a world that had largely forgotten him, defending his position and showing how... Read more >
The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech
The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech
Written by Kunzang Pelden, Translated by Padmakara Translation Group
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781590306994
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The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech
A Detailed Commentary on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva
Written by Kunzang Pelden
Translated by Padmakara Translation Group


Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2010
Price: $29.95

The Bodhicharyavatara, or Way of the Bodhisattva, composed by the eighth-century Indian master Shantideva, has occupied an important place in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition throughout its history. It is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment through generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. In this commentary, Kunzang... Read more >
Stars of Wisdom
Stars of Wisdom
Written by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, Translated by Ari Goldfield and Rose Taylor, Foreword by The Seventeenth Karmapa and Dalai Lama
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ISBN: 9781590307755
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Stars of Wisdom
Analytical Meditation, Songs of Yogic Joy, and Prayers of Aspiration
Written by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso
Translated by Ari Goldfield and Rose Taylor
Foreword by The Seventeenth Karmapa and Dalai Lama


Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: February 9, 2010
Price: $18.95

Tibetan Buddhist master Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso is known for his joyful songs of realization and his spontaneous and skillful teaching style. In this book he explains how to gain clarity, peace, and wisdom through step-by-step analysis and meditation on the true nature of reality. He also introduces readers to the joy... Read more >
Brilliant Moon
Brilliant Moon
Written by Dilgo Khyentse, Foreword by Dalai Lama, Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzongsar Khyentse and Ani Jinba Palmo
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ISBN: 9781590307632
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Brilliant Moon
The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse
Written by Dilgo Khyentse
Foreword by Dalai Lama, Sogyal Rinpoche, Dzongsar Khyentse and Ani Jinba Palmo


Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: January 12, 2010
Price: $29.95

Through lively anecdotes and stories this highly revered Buddhist meditation master and scholar tells about his life of study, retreat, and teaching. The formative events of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s life, and those insights and experiences that caused him to mature into the warm, brilliant, and highly realized meditation master and teacher... Read more >
Heart Lamp
Heart Lamp
Written by Tsele Natsok Rangdrol, Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9789627341604
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Heart Lamp
Lamp of Mahamudra and The Heart of the Matter
Written by Tsele Natsok Rangdrol
Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: December 15, 2009
Price: $17.95

Tsele Natsok Rangdröl is renowned in the Kagyü and Nyingma schools of Tibetan Buddhism for his brilliant scholarship, profound exposition, and meditative accomplishment. Comprised of two of his most important texts, this collection presents four essential Buddhist strands of philosophical viewpoint and meditation technique: the teachings of the Prajnaparamita (Perfection of... Read more >
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Light Comes Through
Light Comes Through
Written by Dzigar Kongtrul
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ISBN: 9781590307199
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Light Comes Through
Buddhist Teachings on Awakening to Our Natural Intelligence
Written by Dzigar Kongtrul


Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: December 15, 2009
Price: $14.95

Buddhahood, says Dzigar Kongtrül, is nothing but an unobstructed experience of the nature of mind, boundlessly spacious and limitlessly compassionate. The trick is that in order to see the mind accurately, we must use the particular aspect of mind he calls natural intelligence. Natural intelligence enables us to discriminate between what... Read more >
Practicing the Jhanas
Practicing the Jhanas
Written by Stephen Snyder and Tina Rasmussen, Foreword by Pa Auk Sayadaw
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ISBN: 9781590307335
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Practicing the Jhanas
Traditional Concentration Meditation as Presented by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw
Written by Stephen Snyder and Tina Rasmussen
Foreword by Pa Auk Sayadaw


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $18.95

<p style="line-height: 150%;"> This is a clear and in-depth presentation of the traditional Theravadin concentration meditation known as jhāna practice, from two authors who have practiced the jhānas in retreat under the guidance of one of the great living meditation masters, Pa Auk Sayadaw. The authors describe the techniques and their... Read more >
Shambhala
Shambhala
Written by Chogyam Trungpa, Edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781590307021
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Shambhala
The Sacred Path of the Warrior
Written by Chogyam Trungpa
Edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian


Format: Trade Paperback, 216 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2009
Price: $15.95

There is a basic human wisdom that can help solve the world’s problems. It doesn’t belong to any one culture or region or religious tradition—though it can be found in many of them throughout history. It’s what Chögyam Trungpa called the sacred path of the warrior. The sacred warrior conquers the... Read more >
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The Ultimate Happiness Prescription
The Ultimate Happiness Prescription
Written by Deepak Chopra, Read by Deepak Chopra
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780307704559
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The Ultimate Happiness Prescription
7 Keys to Joy and Enlightenment
Written by Deepak Chopra
Read by Deepak Chopra


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $20.00

Happiness is something everyone desires. Yet how to find happiness–or even if we deserve to–remains a mystery. Still more mysterious is the secret to a lasting happiness that cannot be taken away. In The Ultimate Happiness Prescription, bestselling author Deepak Chopra shows us seven keys to uncover the true secrets of... Read more >
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The Ultimate Happiness Prescription
The Ultimate Happiness Prescription
Written by Deepak Chopra, Read by Deepak Chopra
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ISBN: 9780307704566
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The Ultimate Happiness Prescription
7 Keys to Joy and Enlightenment
Written by Deepak Chopra
Read by Deepak Chopra


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $10.00

Happiness is something everyone desires. Yet how to find happiness–or even if we deserve to–remains a mystery. Still more mysterious is the secret to a lasting happiness that cannot be taken away. In The Ultimate Happiness Prescription, bestselling author Deepak Chopra shows us seven keys to uncover the true secrets of... Read more >
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The Ultimate Happiness Prescription
The Ultimate Happiness Prescription
Written by Deepak Chopra
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ISBN: 9780307589729
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The Ultimate Happiness Prescription
7 Keys to Joy and Enlightenment
Written by Deepak Chopra


Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $11.99

Happiness is something everyone desires. Yet how to find happiness–or even if we deserve to–remains a mystery. Still more mysterious is the secret to a lasting happiness that cannot be taken away. In The Ultimate Happiness Prescription, bestselling author Deepak Chopra shows us seven keys to uncover the true secrets of... Read more >
The Ultimate Happiness Prescription
The Ultimate Happiness Prescription
Written by Deepak Chopra
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ISBN: 9780307589712
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The Ultimate Happiness Prescription
7 Keys to Joy and Enlightenment
Written by Deepak Chopra


Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $19.99

Happiness is something everyone desires. Yet how to find happiness–or even if we deserve to–remains a mystery. Still more mysterious is the secret to a lasting happiness that cannot be taken away. In The Ultimate Happiness Prescription, bestselling author Deepak Chopra shows us seven keys to uncover the true secrets of... Read more >
Uncommon Happiness
Uncommon Happiness
Written by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Foreword by Marcia Binder Schmidt
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9789627341635
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Uncommon Happiness
The Path of the Compassionate Warrior
Written by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
Foreword by Marcia Binder Schmidt


Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $16.95

From 2005 to 2007, teacher Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche gave classes on Buddhist scholar Shantideva’s The Way of the Boddhisattva at a noted retreat center in Northern California. His commentaries revealed such a deep understanding that practitioner Marcia Binder Schmidt decided to collect them for other students of Buddhism as an independent... Read more >
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The Zen Art Book
The Zen Art Book
Written by John Daido Loori and Stephen Addiss
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781590307472
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The Zen Art Book
The Art of Enlightenment
Written by John Daido Loori and Stephen Addiss


Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $21.95

When a Zen master puts brush to paper, the resulting image is an expression of the quality of his or her mind. It is thus a teaching,  intended to compassionately stop us in our tracks and to compel us to consider ultimate truth. Here, forty masterpieces of painting and calligraphy by... Read more >
The Courage To Feel
The Courage To Feel
Written by Rob Preece
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ISBN: 9781559393331
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The Courage To Feel
Buddhist Practices For Opening To Others
Written by Rob Preece


Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2009
Price: $14.95

When circumstances are challenging how do we react? This book offers methods to help us develop greater inner strength and openness to life by changing the habit of what Rob Preece calls "self-preoccupation"—the tendency to act from a narrow perspective dominated by insecurity and isolation. When we learn to look outside... Read more >
Introduction To Emptiness
Introduction To Emptiness
Written by Guy Newland
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ISBN: 9781559393324
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Introduction To Emptiness
As Taught In Tsong-Kha-Pa's Great Treatise On The Stages Of The Path
Written by Guy Newland


Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2009
Price: $14.95

Readers are hard-pressed to find books that can help them understand the central concept in Mahayana Buddhism—the idea that ultimate reality is emptiness. In clear language, Introduction to Emptiness explains that emptiness is not a mystical sort of nothingness, but a specific truth that can and must be understood through calm... Read more >
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