Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Written by Shunryu Suzuki
Afterword by David Chadwick
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: June 28, 2011
Price: $14.95
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few."
So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books. Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous opening line. In a single stroke, the simple sentence...
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The Wisdom of Insecurity
A Message for an Age of Anxiety
Written by Alan W. Watts
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: February 8, 2011
Price: $14.00
“Anyone whose life needs a course correction would be fortunate to be guided by The Wisdom of Insecurity. My life still is, some thirty years later." —Deepak Chopra, from the Introduction
Alan W. Watts’s “message for an age of anxiety” is as powerful today as it was when this modern classic was first...
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Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment
Written by Thich Nhat Hanh
Read by Lloyd James
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: December 21, 2010
Price: $24.95
In our daily lives we are often lost in thought—we lose ourselves in our plans, in our anger, in our worries. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh presents Buddhist techniques we can use to cut through the mental busyness and anxiety of daily life in order to discover the clear happiness that comes...
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Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment
Written by Thich Nhat Hanh
Edited by Melvin McLeod
Translated by Sherab Chodzin Kohn
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: December 21, 2010
Price: $14.00
In this book Thich Nhat Hanh, the renowned Zen monk, author, and meditation master, distills the essence of Buddhist thought and practice, emphasizing the power of mindfulness to transform our lives. “Mindfulness is not an evasion or an escape,” he explains. “It means being here, present, and totally alive. It is...
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Written by Shunryu Suzuki
Afterword by David Chadwick
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2010
Price: $24.95
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.”
So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books. Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous opening line. In a single stroke, the simple sentence...
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The Undying Lamp of Zen
The Testament of Zen Master Torei
Written by Torei Enji
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 26, 2010
Price: $16.95
This is a complete explanation of Zen practice written by one of the most eminent masters of pre-modern Japan. The author, Torei Enji (1721–1792), was best known as one of two “genius assistants” to Hakuin Ekaku, who was himself a towering figure in Zen Buddhism who revitalized the Rinzai school. Torei...
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Mind Body Zen
Waking Up to Your Life
Written by Jeffrey Maitland
Preface by Kendo Hal Roth
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 3, 2010
Price: $16.95
In
Mind Body Zen, long-time Zen student, world-renowned Rolfer, and former philosophy professor Jeffrey Maitland combines his expertise across the mind-body-zen spectrum to help bridge the East-West gap in spiritual practice.
Tackling the prevailing misconception that Zen is a philosophy, Maitland provides an in-depth explanation of why Zen is an eminently practical...
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Wild Ivy
The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin
Written by Hakuin Ekaku
Translated by Norman Waddell
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: July 13, 2010
Price: $22.95
A fiery and intensely dynamic Zen teacher and artist, Hakuin (1685–1768) is credited with almost single-handedly revitalizing Japanese Zen after three hundred years of decline. As a teacher, he placed special emphasis on koan practice, inventing many new koans himself, including the famous “What is the sound of one hand clapping?&rdquo...
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No Beginning, No End
The Intimate Heart of Zen
Written by Jakusho Kwong
Edited by Peter Levitt
Foreword by Thich Nhat Hanh
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: June 8, 2010
Price: $16.95
In
No Beginning, No End, Zen master Jakusho Kwong-roshi shows us how to treasure the ordinary activities of our daily lives through an understanding of simple Buddhist practices and ideas. The author’s spontaneous, poetic, and pragmatic teachings—so reminiscent of his spiritual predecessor Shunryu Suzuki (
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind)—transport us on an...
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Things Pertaining to Bodhi
The Thirty-seven Aids to Enlightenment
Written by Sheng Yen
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: June 8, 2010
Price: $21.95
The Thirty-seven Aids to Enlightenment are a set of fundamental teachings of Buddhism in the form of a list. The list’s seeming simplicity belies the fact that it is actually a kind of road map to enlightenment for anyone who follows it with diligence and sincerity. The Thirty-seven Aids comprise seven...
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Writing Down the Bones
Freeing the Writer Within
Written by Natalie Goldberg
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: March 30, 2010
Price: $18.95
With insight, humor, and practicality, Natalie Goldberg inspires writers and would-be writers to take the leap into writing skillfully and creatively. She offers suggestions, encouragement, and solid advice on many aspects of the writer’s craft: on writing from “first thoughts” (keep your hand moving, don’t cross out, just get it on...
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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...
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The Art of Buddhism
An Introduction to Its History and Meaning
Written by Denise Patry Leidy
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $29.95
As its teachings spread from the Indian subcontinent in all directions across Asia, Buddhism influenced every culture it touched—from <st1:country-region w:st="on">Afghanistan</st1:country-region> to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Korea</st1:country-region>, from <st1:country-region w:st="on"> <st1:place w:st="on">Mongolia</st1:place> </st1:country-region> to Java. Buddhist art is a radiant reflection of the encounter of the Buddha’s teachings with the diverse civilizations that came...
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Zen Heart
Simple Advice for Living with Mindfulness and Compassion
Written by Ezra Bayda
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $15.95
There’s a secret to spiritual practice, and it’s surprisingly simple: learn to be present with attention. Do that, and the whole world becomes your teacher, you wake up to the sacredness of every aspect of existence, and compassion for others arises without even thinking about it. In
Zen Heart, Bayda provides...
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Shattering the Great Doubt
The Chan Practice of Huatou
Written by Sheng Yen
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2009
Price: $22.95
Huatou is a skillful method for breaking through the prison of mental habits into the spacious mind of enlightenment. The huatou is a confounding question much like a Zen koan. Typical ones are "What is
wu [nothingness]?" or "What was my original face before birth-and-death?" But a huatou is
unlike a...
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The Sayings of Layman P'ang
A Zen Classic of China
Translated by James Green
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $14.95
These wise and funny stories have been an inspiration to spiritual practice for more than twelve centuries, particularly for all those who follow the Buddhist path as laypeople. Layman P’ang (740–808) was a merchant and family man who one day put all his money and possessions in a boat and sunk...
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Minding Mind
A Course in Basic Meditation
Translated by Thomas Cleary
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $18.95
Some types of meditation are aimed at promoting a sense of confidence and well-being in everyday life, while other types focus on producing altered states of consciousness, transcending the world, or developing skills for serving other people. The instructions in this book focus on the highest type of all, “pure, clear...
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The Way of Korean Zen
Written by Kusan Sunim
Translated by Martine Batchelor
Introduction by Stephen Batchelor
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2009
Price: $19.95
The power and simplicity of the Korean Zen tradition shine in this collection of teachings by a renowned modern master, translated by Martine Batchelor. Kusan Sunim provides a wealth of practical advice for students, particularly with regard to the uniquely Korean practice of
hwadu, or sitting with questioning. An extensive introduction...
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