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What if a freer, richer life doesn’t come from gaining more, but from letting go? This Japanese bestselling phenomenon reveals how you can access your true self by letting go of everything in your life that no longer serves you. In 2010, Daisuke Yosumi left his prestigious role as a hitmaker...

Was geschieht mit uns, wenn wir sterben? Auf seine ganz besondere, poetische Art entfaltet Thich Nhat Hanh die Essenz der buddhistischen Sichtweise auf den ewigen Kreislauf des Lebens. Für den weltbekannten Zen-Meister ist Wiedergeburt kein fernes Ereignis, das erst nach dem Tod eintritt, sondern sie vollzieht sich in jedem einzelnen Atemzug. Jeder Gedanke, jedes Wort, jede Handlung ist wie ein Samen, der aufgeht und neue Formen annimmt. Wenn wir Achtsamkeit üben, Mitgefühl nähren und das feste Bild unseres Selbst loslassen, erkennen wir: Wir sind Wellen in einem endlosen Ozean des Lebens.

The Placeless Abode weaves together five dharma talks delivered by Yoshin David Radin at the Rinzai-ji Zen Center of Los Angeles—his teacher Joshu Sasaki Roshi’s home temple. Structured like the sesshin, or Zen retreat, from which the material arose, each day’s talk is followed by other writings that reflect and deepen the themes addressed.

What if your deepest struggles were the very ground from which authentic joy could grow? Through 57 carefully-selected verses, Zen master Cuong Lu draws on the ancient wisdom of the Dhammapada to give us a path through suffering to insight and compassionate action. From a direct disciple of the great Thich Nhat Hanh comes a radical new way to approach suffering. Instead of burying or avoiding pain, author Cuong Lu uses the profound wisdom of the Dhammapada —the most widely known collection of sayings from the Buddha—to reveal its hidden purpose.

Seeing the Mountain is a contemplative work exploring how the disciplined clarity of Zen practice can illuminate and deepen a committed Catholic life. Rather than treating Zen and Catholicism as competing worldviews, it shows how attentiveness, interior stillness, and direct experiential insight can strengthen one’s capacity to live the Christian faith with sincerity and presence.

Hardship is part of life. Suffering is a choice. In this concise book, Buddhist monk Ryushun Kusanagi presents a central teaching of the Buddha’s path: it is not what happens that disturbs the heart, but the desires, aversions, and judgments that arise in the mind. When we stop reacting, the...

「休息の作法」を身につければ、驚くほどストレスが減る。 心も体もすっきりする。仕事も人間関係もうまくいく――。 禅的「疲労感のない毎日」のつくり方、「すっと眠る、すっきり目覚める」リセット習慣、心と体を整える「禅的食事術」のすすめ、「ほどほど」で健やかに生きるヒント。

This is part of a series called The Night Library—Vol. 1: Stories for Sleep. It collects the same twelve Zen parables, each followed by a short closing reflection in the narrator's voice, the same words listeners hear at the end of each audio track.

Don’t let negative emotions rule your life; learn the skills to take back control Imagine how much lighter life would be if there was no more becoming angry, buckling under pressure, feeling nervous around others, regretting the past or fretting about the future. In The Practice of Not...

In The Monk's Mindset, former Buddhist monk and renowned Peloton instructor Sam Yo shares the transformative lessons that helped him move from chaos to clarity. Drawing on his monastic training, meditation practice, and experiences as a performer and coach, he reveals how anyone can weave...

Zen Buddhism is a form of Mahāyāna Buddhism that originated in China and is strongly focused on meditation. It is characteristically sceptical towards language and distrustful of conceptual thought, which explains why Zen Buddhist sayings are so enigmatic and succinct. But despite Zen...

You are not weak. You are carrying something that was never meant to be carried forever. There is a specific exhaustion that sleep cannot fix — the weight of a relationship that ended before you were ready, a future you planned that quietly dissolved, a version of yourself you can't stop grieving. If you wake up each morning and the replaying has already begun, this book was written for you.

When you learn to tap into the deep wellspring of joy that is within you, nothing is impossible. A book of joy. Women have a great many challenges to deal with in their lives. Among the most ubiquitous of those challenges is self-care. Too often, we are focused on caring for others and not ourselves. Low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression are all too common when our lives are less fulfilling than they could be. Yet deep within, women have a tremendous spiritual resource a capacity for real joy that is not dependent on anything external. It is always available, regardless of circumstances.

You know the feeling. You're calm, clear, handling life well — and then something small happens and you're completely caught. The reaction rises before you can stop it. The old pattern shows up, right on cue. You know better, and you still get caught. The Dancing Monkey and Living the Way of Zen follows our beloved Monkey as he steps out into the world — transformed, awakened, and thoroughly, endearingly human. In 21 short stories, he navigates the moments we all recognise: the pull of old habits, the sting of a careless word, the quiet satisfaction of needing to be right.

Die buddhistische Nonne Jung-mok zeigt in ihrem erzählerischen Ratgeber, wie wir uns vom Stress des modernen Lebens befreien können. Diese kostbare Sammlung von inspirierenden Geschichten und Gleichnissen lässt uns die Welt wieder mit frischen Augen sehen. Wir lernen, die kleinen Dinge zu schätzen, trennen uns von Überflüssigem und finden in die ursprüngliche, spontane Freude unseres Wesens zurück. Jung-mok ist eine koreanische buddhistische Nonne, die ihr eigenes buddhistisches Radioprogramm startete, was ihr den Spitznamen »Bikkhuni DJ« einbrachte.

The Gateless Gate is a classic Zen koan collection compiled by Mumon Ekai. It presents 48 short koans, or paradoxical encounters, drawn from exchanges between Zen masters and students. After each case, Mumon Ekai adds his own commentary and verse. The book is not meant to teach Zen through straightforward explanation. Instead, it challenges the listener to move beyond ordinary logic and intellectual analysis. Many of the koans feel strange, abrupt, or impossible to solve in a conventional way.

Life does not get lighter. You get stronger or you get buried. Pressure exposes what is weak. Setbacks expose what is shallow. And when stress, distraction, frustration, and uncertainty keep stacking up, most people do what they always do: lose focus, lose discipline, and start negotiating with themselves. You may have felt that in your own life. Not because you are incapable, but because modern life is built to scatter your attention, drain your edge, and keep you reacting instead of leading yourself.

From the executive director of Zen Caregiving Project and creator of the Mindful Caregiving Education course comes a much-needed guide offering practical advice, emotional support, and a path to spiritual solace for the millions of undersupported caregivers in the US.

Blending Buddhism and psychotherapy, acclaimed psychiatrist Mark Epstein shows how to radically transform your emotional life. “One of the most sophisticated integrations of the therapeutic and spiritual disciplines.” —New York Times Today, the benefits of meditation practices like...

Un viaje transformador para descubrir el arte de vivir con propósito, autenticidad y sabiduría japonesa. Un viaje transformador al corazón de la sabiduría japonesa para vivir plenamente. En Kokoro, Beth Kempton, japonóloga y autora bestseller de Wabi Sabi, nos invita a emprender un viaje...