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...

Reflections about himself, his writings, the historical place of his work, and people/influences/events significant in his life.

The ancient Indian seers and sages recognized that specific mantras connect to the feminine energy of the goddess. Ashley-Farrand, a Vedic priest and expert in the intricacies of Sanskrit mantra, shar...

UNLOCK THE HIDDEN ENERGY WITHIN... AND DISCOVER A NEW BLISS Acclaimed therapist and teacher John Selby has seen the power of kundalini energy work for hundreds of his students, bringing inner peace an...

The desire to live a more fulfilling life is best served by daily practice. In this wonderfully lyrical and practical volume, the Dalai Lama illuminates the specifics of how to practice morality, medi...

Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the definitive book on Western Buddhism for the modern-day spiritual seeker. Lama Surya Das communicates ...

The author of thebest-selling Awakening the Buddha Within integrates Buddhist practiceswith other spiritual philosophies and wisdom traditions to explain howto create a personalized spiritual practice...

The author of the best-selling Awakening the Buddha Within defines the "Buddhist heart" as our inner goodness - our most tender, compassionate and caring self, our innate Buddha-nature. Called Bodh...

"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...

In the Eightfold Path, the Buddha offered us a complete guide for living happily: skillfulness in understanding, thinking, speech, action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness and concentration. Now the au...

"Lama Zopa brings contemporary relevance to timeless teachings on Buddhist psychology and everyday spiritual living. Commenting on a 19th-century Tibetan text, he inspires us to be happy by transformi...

Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi was the preeminent teacher of the first generation of American Zen students. Conceived as a concise but comprehensive primer in Zen, this book addresses every aspect of practice....

Renowned for the beauty and simplicity of his teachings, Ajahn Chah was Thailand's best-known meditation teacher. His charisma and wisdom influenced many American and European seekers and helped shape...

At the urging of his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, Robbins guides readers through the crossroads of Eastern and Western spirituality, psychology, philosophy, and science in search of new paths of self-impro...

Shakti is the creative force, the bonding power that holds the universe together. Shaktipat is the moment when enlightenment is conferred upon a student instantaneously by the master's touch. The guru...

""When Acceptance comes, it cuts off involvement, and then there's peace. This isn't the momentary peace you get from getting what you want and it isn't the peace that is oblivion, but rather the peac...

In the 1920s, new hope was quietly bestowed upon the world in the form of a message delivered to a secluded mystic in Vietnam. CaoDaism is a noble effort to unite all of humanity through a shared visi...

Based on many years personal experience, the author creates a vehicle to realize the essential source of Life, especially in relation to illness and self-healing.

Part 1 is an in-depth study covering exercises, techniques, and mental attitudes necessary at various stages of self-discovery. Part 2 offers simple and effective antidotes for tensions produced by ex...