Chodron's radical and compassionate advice for what to do when things fall apart in our lives goes against our expectations to confront us with traditional Buddhist wisdom. Here are ways to use painfu...

In her previous book, When Things Fall Apart, Ani Pema taught us how to use discomfort and uncertainty as a path of awakening. This book shows us how to follow that path into a life of compassionate w...

Zen teacher Steve Hagen (Buddhism Plain & Simple) returns with an accessible, engaging and practical guide to the most essential elements of Buddhism. With simple and clear guidance, Hagen illustrates...

Back in print! The Venerable Dr. Walpola Sri Rahula, author of the perennial bestseller What the Buddha Taught, presents a vivid account of the Buddhist monk's role as a servant to the people's needs,...

A one-or-two-line quotation from a seminal Buddhist text can resonate and inspire us all through the day. Schmidt, a Buddhist practitioner since 1984 and resident Buddhist scholar at the Tattered C...

Time measures out our lives and space encloses our possibilities. Knowledge responds, shaping our potential for accomplishment. A decade ago, Time, Space, and Knowledge disclosed a luminous vision of...

The author, a Buddhist chaplain, works with battered women, caregivers, inmates, people with addictions, cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's and psychiatric patients, as well as so-called normal people. In her ...

A leading Buddhist scholar offers a clear and engaging introduction, focusing not only on the essential elements common to all schools of Buddhism but also on the differences between the major traditi...

A San Francisco Chronicle # 1 bestseller: This is without a doubt the most accessible and down-to-earth introduction to the basic tenets of Buddhism available. It is a delight to read." -- San Franci...

McLeod, a renowned Buddhist teacher and counselor who trained with Tibetan monks for years, has discovered that authentic Buddhist guidance for living is best learned by Americans in a thoroughly Amer...

Goldstein, one of America's most well-known Buddhist teachers, synthesizes what he knows of Buddhism and the great potential for Buddhism to prosper in the West. Goldstein addresses the concern that B...

Like his colleagues Ram Dass and Jack Kornfield, Stephen Levine's power and widespread appeal as a teacher emanates from his deep life experience. A drug addict turned spiritual teacher, Levine tells ...

As accessible as it is inspirational, this selection gathers a decade's worth of public talks given in India. At the end of each talk are transcripts of question/answer sessions with His Holiness. ...

"This important guidebook shows in detail and with great humor and insight the way to practise the Buddha's universal teachings here in the West. Jack Kornfield is a wonderful storyteller and a great ...

Just as the serene beauty of the lotus blossom grows out of muddy water, Buddha's simple instructions have helped people to find wholeness and peace amid life's crises and distractions for more than 2...

By sur-veying the roles women have played in buddhism historically and speculating what buddhism might become in a post-patriarchal future, rita gross provides the first feminist analysis of the major...

This is the first anthology to bring together the writings from Buddhists, both Eastern and Western, that have redefined Buddhism for our era. It includes writings by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Wil...

The celebrated author of Opening the Lotus now offers NorthAmerican readers their first opportunity to share in the illuminatingwisdom of Kwan Yin, Asia's most revered goddess. Along withmeditations, ...

"How can we end our suffering? How can we become truly compassionate? Does the potential for happiness lie in our own hands? This collection of passages from the Dalai Lama's lectures reveals a teache...

The best-selling author of Being Nobody, Going Nowhere once again guides us along the path of Buddhist meditation with direct, practical advice, giving us contemplative tools to develop a healthy and ...