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Author
Publisher
Hampton Roads Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
For anyone curious about the teachings of Buddha and modern Buddhist practice, Tell Me Something about Buddhism offers the perfect introduction. Written by Soto Zen priest Zenju Earthlyn Manuel and organized in an easy-to-use question and answer format, this brief book answers the many common questions people have about Buddhism, everything from who was Buddha to why do monks, nuns, and priests shave their heads. --Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A provocative essay challenging the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism, from one of the world's most widely respected philosophers and writers on Buddhism and science. Buddhism has become a uniquely favored religion in our modern age. A burgeoning number of books extol the scientifically proven benefits of meditation and mindfulness for everything ranging from business to romance. There are conferences, courses, and celebrities promoting the notion that...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Many of us, even on our happiest days, struggle to quiet the constant buzz of anxiety in the background of our minds. All kinds of worries--worries about losing people and things, worries about how we seem to others--keep us from peace of mind. Distracted or misled by our preoccupations, misconceptions, and, most of all, our obsession with ourselves, we don't see the world clearly--we don't see the world as it really is. In our search for happiness...
Author
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Let's face it: we all have a motivating drive to become better. What we have and who we are never seem to be good enough. This feeling that something is wrong or needs to be fixed causes us to continuously run around, chasing after what we feel will finally fulfill us. But what if these very conditions that we are constantly trying to escape from could be used as a way to awaken ourselves-- to connect with the peace already within us? A Fool's Guide...
Author
Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Aging isn't easy. But it can still be filled with joy-maybe even more joy than we expect... Susan Moon offers a Zen approach to facing our impermanence. Joining levity with tenderness, Moon shares stories from her own life-including knee replacements, Zoom chats with grandchildren, the loss of friends, and a season as a Zen monk in the wilderness-to show that strength can come from within, sometimes unexpectedly, even as our bodies fail. These field...
Author
Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This work combines historical summary, personal experience, description of tantric methods, and explanations of the ultimate nature of phenomena, based on the Tibetan practice of Chöd, or "Cutting Through." Anam Thubten offers straightforward teachings on this swift tantric method to cut through ego-clinging in many forms. For those who feel caught in endless deliberation and overanalysis, this book offers teachings on directly cutting through our...
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Series
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
Poor communication lies at the heart of most relationship problems. Everyone wants to be heard, to be understood, and to be treated with respect. But in our digital age of texting and social media, it's easy to distance ourselves from the words we put out into the world, and many times, we may not be aware of the negative impact our words can have on people, whether they are our friends, family, or coworkers. This is where the concept of Right Speech...
Author
Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"An accessible and enjoyable introduction to Zen Buddhist practice-- in a reader-friendly question-and-answer format-- by two highly regarded teacher-writers. The question-and-answer format makes this introduction to Zen especially easy to understand-- and also to use as a reference, as you can easily look up just the question you had in mind. The esteemed Zen teacher Norman Fischer and his old friend and teaching colleague Susan Moon (both of them...
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