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Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West

6 best books like Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West (Donald S. Lopez Jr.): Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation, The Way of Zen, Zen in the Art of Archery, Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment, The Making of Modern Japan, The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology

Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation
AuthorMichael Zielenziger
ISBN0385513038
The world's second-wealthiest country, Japan once seemed poised to overtake America. But its failure to recover from the economic collapse of the early 1990s was unprecedented, and today it confronts an array of disturbing social trends. Japan has the highest suicide rate and lowest birthrate of...
The Way of Zen
AuthorAlan W. Watts
ISBN0375705104
In his definitive introduction to Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts explains the principles and practices of this ancient religion to Western readers. With a rare combination of freshness and lucidity, he delves into the origins and history of Zen to explain what it means for the world today with incredible...
Zen in the Art of Archery
AuthorEugen Herrigel
ISBN0375705090
The path to achieving Zen (a balance between the body and the mind) is brilliantly explained by Professor Eugen Herrigel in this timeless account.

This book is the result of the author’s six year quest to learn archery in the hands of Japanese Zen masters. It is an honest account of one man’s...
Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
AuthorRobert Wright
ISBN1508235406
From one of America’s greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness.

Robert Wright famously explained in The Moral Animal how evolution shaped the human brain. The mind is designed...
The Making of Modern Japan
AuthorMarius B. Jansen
ISBN0674009916
Magisterial in vision, sweeping in scope, this monumental work presents a seamless account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to the present. A distillation of more than fifty years' engagement with Japan and its history, it is the crowning work of our leading interpreter of the modern...
The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology
AuthorGregg Krech
ISBN0982427387
Drawing on Eastern philosophy, Buddhism, Japanese Psychology, Zen, the Samurai, and Martial Arts, Gregg Krech offers an approach to ACTION that guides you to doing what is important for you to do in the time you have available. Most of us associate Eastern wisdom with meditation and contemplation....
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