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In Ecological Thinking, the second installment in the "Loving a Sacred Life" series, the focus is on how we think about the world and what does that thinking. Mother Earth as a living being will be explored, as well as the idea of a soul that has an infinite relationship to the planet, beyond our limited human body. Some traditions acknowledge this and we'll look at those traditions that relate to the planet differently than the typical world view. Astrology as a tool for monitoring this relationship over the ages will also be explored.

While his masterpiece On the Road languished on the desks of unresponsive editors, Kerouac turned to Buddhism, and in 1953 began writing reading notes on the subject intended for his friend Allen Ginsberg. As his Buddhist study and meditation practice intensified, what had begun as notes evolved into a vast, all-encompassing work of nonfiction into which he poured his life, incorporating poems, haiku, prayers, journal entries, fragments of letters, ideas about writing, sketches, and more.

Many people are interested in mindfulness as a support for happiness, but this usually focuses on sitting meditation. You can’t always drop to the ground and sit, especially when things get difficult. There are other techniques you can easily use in the middle of the messy times. This book describes the hwadu critical phrase technique, providing nine useful hwadu slogans. These powerful techniques can be used by anyone, whether they know anything about Buddhism or not.

In this eloquent and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means for learning the skills of mindfulness. From washing dishes and answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within it an opportunity to work...

Les Enseignements du Bouddha: Guide Essentiel pour les Débutants est une plongée dans les fondements du bouddhisme, tels qu’ils ont été réellement transmis. Tu y trouveras des concepts clés—les Quatre Nobles Vérités, le Noble Sentier Octuple, le karma, la renaissance, l’impermanence—expliqués avec rigueur, sans jargon ni dogmatisme.

From the best-selling author of the biography of Shunryu Suzuki (Crooked Cucumber), comes a memoir and oral history of Tassajara—a monastery founded in 1967 by Shunryu Suzuki, abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center. Peopled like a Sixties film of Buddhist invasion, with hippies, dreamers, lovers, a wave of serious practitioners. Nyogen Senzaki, D.T. Suzuki, Alan Watts, Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg, and of course Shunryu Suzuki and Richard Baker are all here. This is the story of what happened at and surrounding the founding of the first Zen monastery in the West.

The Sound of One Monkey invites you into a surprising journey—a path of paradox, presence, and playful insight. At the heart of these 33 Zen stories are two travelers: a young monk and a mischievous monkey who talks too much. One seeks clarity. The other insists it already knows. Together, they wander through temples, riddles, forests, and absurd questions that slowly begin to unravel the illusion of control.

In today’s busy world, carving out a corner of calm is essential. Designing Peace is your complete guide to creating, maintaining, and living with an indoor Zen garden—an everyday sanctuary that fosters mindfulness, reduces stress, and restores balance.

Quel chemin suivre à présent ? Tels des tornades, des changements très violents bouleversent notre époque. Ils font et défont les destins, testent nos limites. Où trouver refuge dans le tumulte ? Le monde ne va pas s’arrêter pour nous laisser descendre en marche, alors que faire et quel chemin prendre ? Doit-on plier ou se briser ? La pratique de Vipassana nous permet d’expérimenter le changement, en le comprenant totalement, à chaque instant de notre vie quotidienne.

Atisha, the eleventh-century Indian Buddhist scholar and saint, came to Tibet at the invitation of the king of Western Tibet, Lha Lama Yeshe Wo, and his nephew, Jangchub Wo. His coming initiated the period of the second transmission of Buddhism to Tibet, formative for the Sakya Kagyu and Gelug traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Atisha's most celebrated text, Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, sets forth the entire Buddhist path within the framework of three levels of motivation on the part of the practitioner.

With deeply thoughtful, lyrical prose, this book invites listeners to engage with the world from a unique perspective that encourages feeling, intuitive understanding, embodiment, interdependence, and sacredness. Weaving together classical Theravada Buddhist teachings and mindfulness practices, the book teaches us when and how to channel our receptive and active orientations—sometimes called the feminine and masculine paradigms—to feel more at home in ourselves and the world and drop more deeply into the Buddhist teachings on suffering and happiness.

Is your mind full of questions that never seem to rest? Do you find yourself overthinking, second-guessing, or chasing peace that always feels just out of reach? If so, this book was written for you. The Fox Who Fooled the Monk invites you on a strange and surprising journey—a path of playful riddles, quiet reflections, and unexpected wisdom.

Shrimadbhagwadgita: Spiritual Bhagwad Book by Jagmohan Sharma offers a complete spiritual guide for life transformation, self-realization, and personal growth. It contains the timeless teachings of Lord Krishna in the form of a dialogue with Arjuna, providing profound insights on topics such as duty, righteousness, and the path to spiritual enlightenment.

A thoughtful guide to navigating change and transience rooted in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of bardo. In a world where nothing lasts forever, how do we live? Life is perpetually, endlessly filled with change: new jobs and new loves, unfamiliar places and faces. And entwined in that change...

Dieses Buch nimmt dich mit auf eine inspirierende Reise: Du lernst Schritt für Schritt, wie Yoga wirklich funktioniert. Die Tipps und Methoden stammen direkt aus den uralten Yoga-Sutras – authentisch, klar und für heute übersetzt. Das Buch begleitet dich auf deiner Yoga-Reise, gibt dir Hintergrundwissen und neue Impulse und hilft dir, Gesundheit, Freude und innere Stärke zu entfalten.

عندما ننظر بعمق إلى حياتنا، نرى العديد من الأشياء غير المثالية، مثل ذرات الغبار على المرآة القديمة، وهناك كل أنواع الأشياء التي تجعلنا نشعر بعدم الرضا، وعدم السعادة، حيث تختلف، غالبًا، كلماتنا عن أفعالنا، وتتوتر علاقاتنا بسبب أخطائنا، وتسير أفضل الخطط التي نضعها للمستقبل على عكس ما نتمنى، وعلاوة على ذلك، فإننا في خضم حياتنا نُحدث جروحًا مختلفة بالآخرين، عن قصد أو عن غير قصد، ما يتسبب لنا في الشعور بالذنب والندم.

Much about Nalanda remains shrouded in mystery. When was it founded? Who founded it? Who studied and taught there? What subjects were offered? How many students and teachers were there? Was Nalanda a university in the modern sense? And what ultimately led to its downfall? Nalanda by Abhay K...

Written in a style that balances knowledge, wit, and inspiration, Zen Mind, Franciscan Joy provides background information on the lives of the Buddha and Jesus of Nazareth. Dr. Shirley discusses the concepts of Zen impermanence, insight, and meditation and Christian trinity, incarnation, and creation. He also examines the interplay of Zen and Franciscan “emptiness” with Christian “fullness.”

A renowned Buddhist teacher turns to two of the most influential figures in history for guidance on how to face the ethical challenges of our time.