Ethics for the New Millennium
10 best books like Ethics for the New Millennium (Dalai Lama XIV): Hooked!: Buddhist Writings on Greed, Desire, and the Urge to Consume, No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva, The Words of My Perfect Teacher, The Life of Milarepa, Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism, Indestructible Truth: The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism, One City: A Declaration of Interdependence, Teachings of the Buddha, Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness, Inner Revolution
| Author | Stephanie Kaza |
| ISBN | 1590301722 |
At one time or another, most of us have experienced an all-consuming desire for a material object, a desire so strong that it seems like we couldn't possibly be happy without buying this thing. Yet, when we give in to this impulse, we often find ourselves feeling frustrated and empty. Advertisers, of...
| Author | Pema Chödrön |
| ISBN | 1590301358 |
Over the years, Pema Chödrön's books have offered readers an exciting new way of living: developing fearlessness, generosity, and compassion in all aspects of their lives. In this new book, she invites readers to venture further along the path of the "bodhisattva warrior," explaining in depth...
| Author | Patrul Rinpoche |
| ISBN | 1570624127 |
My favorite quote so far...
There is not a single being in samsara, this immense ocean of suffering, who in the course of time without beginning has never been our father or mother. When they were our parents, these beings' only thought was to raise us with the greatest possible kindness, protecting...
| Author | Tsangnyön Heruka |
| ISBN | 0140193502 |
The Life of Milarepa is the most beloved story of the Tibetan people amd one of the greatest source books for the contemplative life in all world literature. This biography, a true folk tale from a culture now in crisis, can be read on several levels: a personal and moving introduction to Tibetan Buddhism,...
| Author | Judith Simmer-Brown |
The primary emblem of the feminine in Tibetan Buddhism is the dakini, or "sky-dancer," a semi-wrathful spirit-woman who manifests in visions, dreams, and meditation experiences. Western scholars and interpreters of the dakini, influenced by Jungian psychology and feminist goddess theology,...
| Author | Reginald A. Ray |
| ISBN | 1570629102 |
Indestructible Truth is one of the most thorough introductions to the Tibetan Buddhist world view ever published; at the same time it is also one of the most accessible. The author presents complex and sophisticated teachings and practices in nontechnical language, using engaging stories and personal...
| Author | Ethan Nichtern |
| ISBN | 0861715160 |
What you wear. What you say. What you think/ignore/buy/don't buy... Welcome to One City-Population: Everyone-where EVERYTHING you do matters. You've lived here your whole life, whether you know it or not.
Ethan Nichtern, the charismatic and creative force behind New York's upstart Interdependence...
| Author | Jack Kornfield |
| ISBN | 1590301498 |
This treasury of essential Buddhist writings draws from the most popular Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese sources. Among the selections are some of the earliest recorded sayings of the Buddha on the practice of freedom, passages from later Indian scriptures on the perfection of wisdom, verses...
| Author | Chögyam Trungpa |
| ISBN | 1590300513 |
Warning: Using this book could be hazardous to your ego! The slogans it contains are designed to awaken the heart and cultivate love and kindness toward others. They are revolutionary in that practicing them fosters abandonment of personal territory in relating to others and in understanding the...
| Author | Robert A.F. Thurman |
| ISBN | 1573227196 |
The New York Times calls him "America's number one Buddhist." He is the co-founder of Tibet House New York, was the first American Tibetan Buddhist monk, and has shared a thirty-five-year friendship with the Dalai Lama. Now, Robert Thurman presents his first completely original book, an introduction...
| Author | Surya Das |
| ISBN | 0060747293 |
In 2006 His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who calls Lama Surya Das the American Lama, said to an American audience, "It is not enough just to meditate and pray, which are always good things to do, but we also must take positive action in this world."
In the process of awakening, the Buddha realized that...
| Author | Maurice Walshe |
| ISBN | 0861711033 |
This book offers a complete translation of the Digha Nikaya, the long discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the Pali Canon, the authorized scriptures of Theravada Buddhism. This collection--among the oldest records of the historical Buddha's original teachings, given...
| Author | John F. Avedon |
| ISBN | 0060977418 |
China since Deng Xiaoping has been a fast growing and somewhat prosperous authoritarian state. Before Deng under Mao it was a chamber of horrors as bad as any in the 20th century (great leap forward, anti-rightist rectification campaign, Cultural revolution). This history can be found in any relatively...
| Author | Thich Nhat Hanh |
| ISBN | 1888375663 |
The Five Mindfulness Trainings — to not kill, steal, commit adultery, lie, or take intoxicants — are the basic statement of ethics and morality in Buddhism. In this fully revised edition, Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh argues eloquently for their universal applicability in daily...
| Author | Thubten Chodron |
| ISBN | 0937938874 |
This practical introduction to Buddhism focuses on the application of Buddhist psychology to modern life. Thubten Chodron, an American Buddhist nun, presents the basic points of this path for understanding ourselves and improving the quality of our lives. In a straightforward style and with warmth...
