Open Heart, Clear Mind: An Introduction to the Buddha's Teachings
10 best books like Open Heart, Clear Mind: An Introduction to the Buddha's Teachings (Thubten Chodron): The Lost Art of Compassion: Discovering the Practice of Happiness in the Meeting of Buddhism and Psychology, Walking Meditation [With CD and DVD], The Zen Path Through Depression, Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala, Reflections On A Mountain Lake: Teachings On Practical Buddhism, Dakini Power: Twelve Extraordinary Women Shaping the Transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, It's Up to You: The Practice of Self-Reflection on the Buddhist Path, Call Me by My True Names: The Collected Poems, Learning True Love: Practicing Buddhism in a Time of War, Dancing With Life: Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning and Joy in the Face of Suffering
| Author | Lorne Ladner |
| ISBN | 0060750529 |
Now in paperback, this practical guide to cultivating compassion delivers Buddhist and psychological insight right where we need it most—navigating the difficulties of our daily lives.
Compassion is often seen as a distant, altruistic ideal cultivated by saints, or as an unrealistic...
Walking Meditation [With CD and DVD]
| Author | Nguyen Anh-Huong |
| ISBN | 1591794730 |
What if every step you took deepened your connection with all of life and imprinted peace, joy, and serenity on the earth? With Walking Meditation, listeners enjoy the first comprehensive instructional program in this serene spiritual practice to help them walk with presence and peace of mind whether...
The Zen Path Through Depression
| Author | Philip Martin |
| ISBN | 0060654465 |
Drawing on his own struggle, Philip Martin reveals another path people can travel to get through depression - one that not only eases the pain, but mends the spirit. Extremely accessible to people with little or no Zen experience as well as to longtime students of Buddhism, The Zen Path Through Depression...
| Author | Chögyam Trungpa |
| ISBN | 1570628181 |
Chögyam Trungpa had a vision of a society of enlightened people, or at least of people on the path to enlightenment. These are the Shambhala warriors, people "brave enough not to give in to the aggression and contradictions that exist in society." A companion volume to Trungpa's classic Shambhala:...
| Author | Tenzin Palmo |
| ISBN | 1559391758 |
This book is a spiritual classic, instantly and deeply meaningful to any reader who is looking for real guidance on the path towards meaning and purpose in life.
Although REFLECTIONS ON A MOUNTAIN LAKE isn't the global best seller that it deserves to be, Tenzin Palmo herself is fairly well-known...
| Author | Michaela Haas |
| ISBN | 1559394072 |
What drives a young London librarian to board a ship to India, meditate in a remote cave by herself for twelve years, and then build a flourishing nunnery in the Himalayas? How does a surfer girl from Malibu become the head of the main international organization for Buddhist women? Why does the daughter...
| Author | Dzigar Kongtrül III |
| ISBN | 1590303814 |
On the spiritual path we speak of enlightenment. But how do we reconcile the idea of enlightenment with what we see when we look in the mirror—when insecurities, doubts, and self-centered tendencies arise in our minds? Dzigar Kongtrül suggests that we need not feel "doomed" when these experiences...
| Author | Thich Nhat Hanh |
| ISBN | 1888375167 |
Here is the impermanent
and yet continuously flowing world.
And, complicated. . . don't forget complicated world.
These poems, written by Thich Nhat Hanh, are divided up into two sections in this collection: Historical Dimension (written primarily during the '60s, during...
| Author | Chan Khong |
| ISBN | 1888375671 |
Sister Chan Khong's autobiography tells the story of her spiritual and personal odyssey through the many years of her life. The book’s centerpiece is her moving account of her return to Vietnam, her homeland, after 40 years of exile. She describes in refreshing detail her emotional reactions,...
| Author | Phillip Moffitt |
| ISBN | 1594863539 |
Why do we suffer? Is there a purpose to our pain? Noting that human beings have wrestled with such questions for thousands of years, Phillip Moffitt has found answers for his own life in Buddhist philosophy and meditation. Reflecting on his own journey from Esquire magazine editor-in-chief to Buddhist...
| Author | Ajahn Brahm |
| ISBN | 0861712757 |
Meditation: it's not just a way to relax, or to deal with life's problems. Done correctly, it can be a way to radically encounter bliss and to begin - and sustain - real transformation in ourselves.
In Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond, self-described meditation junkie Ajahn Brahm shares his...
| Author | Paramananda |
| ISBN | 0760721793 |
OK, there's no way I can go into everything I learned from this book... Actually, it's all very simple, really, and he makes that point over and over. Simple, yet profound. Meditation has never made much sense to me before. Seriously, I never quite understood what was supposed to happen during it, and...
| Author | Dalai Lama XIV |
| ISBN | 0861710975 |
With characteristic humility, His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins this landmark survey of the entire Buddhist path by saying, "I think an overview of Tibetan Buddhism for the purpose of providing a comprehensive framework of the path may prove helpful in deepening your understanding and practice."...
| Author | Pema Chödrön |
| ISBN | 1590304608 |
For centuries Tibetan Buddhists have relied on a collection of fifty-nine pith teachings (called lojong in Tibetan) to help them develop wisdom and compassion amid the challenges of daily living. In this book Pema Chödrön introduces these transformative teachings and offers guidance on how to...
Blue Jean Buddha: Voices of Young Buddhists
| Author | Sumi Loundon |
| ISBN | 0861711777 |
In an age when the Dalai Lama's image has been used to sell computers, rock stars have used tantra to enhance their image, and for many, Nirvana calls to mind a a favorite band, what does Buddhism mean to twenty-somethings?
Blue Jean Buddha offers real stories about young Buddhists in their own...
| Author | Toni Bernhard |
| ISBN | 1614290563 |
Intimately and without jargon, How to Wake Up: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Navigating Joy and Sorrow describes the path to peace amid all of life’s ups and downs. Using step by step instructions, the author illustrates how to be fully present in the moment without clinging to joy or resisting sorrow....
| Author | James Allen |
| ISBN | 1602061556 |
In this companion piece to The Life Triumphant, the bestselling author of the inspirational classic As a Man Thinketh continues his life's goal of revealing universal principles-both spiritual and practical-to empower the individual. With his emphasis on personal responsibility and harnessing...
