Open to Desire: Embracing a Lust for Life - Insights from Buddhism and Psychotherapy
10 best books like Open to Desire: Embracing a Lust for Life - Insights from Buddhism and Psychotherapy (Mark Epstein): The Lost Art of Compassion: Discovering the Practice of Happiness in the Meeting of Buddhism and Psychology, Hooked!: Buddhist Writings on Greed, Desire, and the Urge to Consume, The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha's Path, Eden Project: In Search of the Magical Other, A Heart as Wide as the World: Stories on the Path of Lovingkindness, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life, One City: A Declaration of Interdependence, Toward a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation, Inner Revolution
| 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...
| 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 | Jack Kornfield |
| ISBN | 0553803476 |
You have within you unlimited capacities for love, for joy, for communion with life, and for unshakable freedom—and here is how to awaken them. In The Wise Heart, one of the leading spiritual teachers of our time offers the most accessible and illuminating guide to Buddhism’s transformational...
| Author | Henepola Gunaratana |
| ISBN | 0861711769 |
From the best-selling author of Mindfulness in Plain English!
In his classic and engaging style, Bhante Gunaratana delves deeply into the noble eightfold path, the Buddha’s most profound teaching on bringing an end to suffering.
With easy-to-understand and specific advice,...
| Author | James Hollis |
| ISBN | 0919123805 |
This is my fourth Hollis book. Am I addicted? Possibly. The truth is, I have never found Jungian ideas so accessible or so relevant - that is until I read Hollis. I'm finding the framework of Jungian analysis such an enlightening tool to use when thinking about self and others. This book is a slim book but...
| Author | Sharon Salzberg |
| ISBN | 1570624283 |
The Buddhist teachings have the power to transform our lives for the better, says Sharon Salzberg, and all we need to bring about this transformation can be found in the ordinary events of our everyday experiences. Salzberg distills more than twenty-five years of teaching and practicing meditation...
| Author | Sakyong Mipham |
| ISBN | 0767920805 |
You’re stuck in the airport security line, late for a flight. The line isn’t moving. You’re angry at the security personnel for taking so long, you’re irritated at the other passengers for having so much stuff, you’re mad at your boss for sending you on this trip in the first place. By the time...
| 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 | John Welwood |
| ISBN | 1570628238 |
Have you ever noticed that self-described spiritual people are not necessarily all that easy to be with? John Welwood has a term for what often happens--spiritual bypassing. This is when a person reaches for the stars while forgetting about the goop on his shoes. Welwood, author of the popular Love...
| 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 | Ezra Bayda |
| ISBN | 1590300130 |
We can use whatever life presents, Ezra Bayda teaches, to strengthen our spiritual practice including the turmoil of daily life. What we need is the willingness to just be with our experiences whether they are painful or pleasing opening ourselves to the reality of our lives without trying to fix or...
| Author | Joseph Goldstein |
| ISBN | 0062517015 |
The Dharma Of Freedom
Joseph Goldstein has written an ambitious, short book which attempts to synthesize the wisdom and teachings of various Buddhist traditions and which offers thoughts on the possible future course of Buddhism in the West. The book is also a practitioner's guide and a manual...
| Author | Stephen Batchelor |
| ISBN | 0802151272 |
This uniquely contemporary guide to understanding the timeless message of Buddhism, and in particular its relevance in actual human relations, was inspired by Shantideva's 'Guide To The Bodhisattva's Way Of Life', which the author translated into English, the oral instructions of living Buddhist...
| Author | Chögyam Trungpa |
| ISBN | 1590300904 |
More and more mental health professionals are discovering the rich tradition of Buddhist psychology and integrating its insights into their work with clients. Buddhist tradition teaches that all of us are born with what Chögyam Trungpa terms "basic sanity," or inherent goodness, health, and clear...
| Author | Larry Rosenberg |
| ISBN | 1590301366 |
Freedom from suffering is not only possible, but the means for achieving it are immediately within our grasp—literally as close to us as our own breath. This is the 2,500-year-old good news contained in the Anapanasati Sutra , the Buddha's teaching on cultivating both tranquility and deep insight...
| Author | Ajahn Chah |
| ISBN | 0835605973 |
There are good things in just about every book like this. There are good things in this book.
But it's not really much of a book. Just a grouping of Achaan Chah's insights on life (okay, a slight pun) via insight meditation.
What can one say? Is it worth reading?
Answer: for nuggets.
You...
| Author | Marilyn Mandala Schlitz |
| ISBN | 1572245336 |
Living Deeply transcends any one approach by focusing on common elements of transformation across a variety of traditions, while affirming and supporting the diversity of approaches across religious, spiritual, scientific, academic, and cultural backgrounds. Each chapter in the book ends with...
| Author | Thich Nhat Hanh |
| ISBN | 1888375302 |
This profound look at Buddhist psychology offers important insights into how Buddhism's ancient teachings apply to the modern world. Basing his work on the writings of the great fifth-century Buddhist master Vasubandhu and the teachings of the Avatamsaka Sutra, Thich Nhat Hanh focuses on the direct...
| Author | Thérèse Jacobs-Stewart |
| ISBN | 1592859879 |
In recent years, people of diverse social and religious backgrounds have embraced the Buddhist philosophy of mindfulness, or bringing one's awareness to focus on the present moment, to enrich their mental and spiritual lives. Through her experience as a counselor, a founding member of a Twelve Steps...
