Philosophy and Religion

"Lojong" is a powerful Tibetan Buddhist practice created especially for training the mind to work with the challenges of everyday living. It teaches our hearts to soften, reframes our attitude toward difficulty, and allows us to discover a wellspring of inner strength.

A work of Zen art is a teaching in visual form, intended to be contemplated not only for its beauty, but for the secrets it contains about being fully human, fully alive. As teaching, Zen art can be profound, perplexing, serious, humorous—sometimes all within the same piece; as art, it stands somewhere outside standard aesthetic conventions, even those of other schools o

Here is an inspiring collection of short teachings from the writings of the renowned Tibetan meditation master Chogyam Trungpa. Pithy and immediate, these teachings can be contemplated and practiced every day--or any day--of the year. Drawn from a wide variety of sources--including never-before-published writings--Ocean of Dharma addresses a range of topics, including fear and fearlessness, accept

There's a secret to spiritual practice, and it's surprisingly simple: learn to be present with attention. Do that, and the whole world becomes your teacher, you wake up to the sacredness of every aspect of existence, and compassion for others arises without even thinking about it. It's indeed just that simple, says Zen teacher Ezra Bayda, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's easy—especiall

Throughout our lives we long to love ourselves more deeply and find a greater sense of connection with others. Our fear of intimacy—both with others and with ourselves—creates feelings of pain and longing. But these feelings can also awaken in us the desire for freedom and the willingness to take up the spiritual path. In this inspiring book, Sharon Salzberg, one of America's leading

This book reveals that the true secret to attaining happiness has everything to do with shifting the focus from ourselves to others. Kongtrul shows that when people include others in their wish for happiness, they move toward joy and contentment.

With insight and humor, Chdrn frames her teachings around 59 traditional Buddhist practice slogans (called lojong in Tibetan) to develop the courage to face inner pain and thereby discover a wealth of joy, well-being, and confidence.

This audiobook teaches listeners how to recognize and abide in the state of openheartedness in order to better accept themselves, connect with others, and awaken to the present moment. Unabridged. 4 CDs.

In this book Pema Chödrön shows us how to break free of destructive patterns in our lives and experience a new sense of freedom and happiness. Drawing on the Buddhist concept of shenpa, she helps us to see how certain habits of mind tend to “hook” us and get us stuck in states of anger, blame, self-hatred, and addiction. The good news is that once we start to see these patterns, we can b

This miniature book presents a thousand years of Zen teaching for the modern reader in a way that preserves the dynamic flavor of these talks, sayings, and records of heart-to-heart encounters. From the earliest adepts to the last of the great masters, The Pocket Zen Reader is a pocket-sized compendium of Zen at its best. This collection is edited by Thomas Cleary, the translator of over fifty vol

"The Pocket Ken Wilber" highlights the personal wisdom of this popular author with short selections of inspirational and mystical passages drawn from his publications.

In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights a common pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey: what he calls spiritual materialism. The universal human tendency, he shows, is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement—the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the ego is, by nature,

Often attributed to the Buddha himself, these universally beloved scriptures of Buddhism convey the fundamentals of the tradition. For more than two thousand years, Buddhists have relied on this poetic text as a source of wisdom and guidance.Aside from its role in Buddhism, the Dhammapada is important as one of the earliest collections of ancient Indian poetry, and Gil Fronsdal brings a unique und

Gnosticism was a wide-ranging religious movement of the first millennium C.E. whose adherents sought salvation through knowledge and mystical experience. Sample the gnostics in their own words with this unique book-and-audio set. The book, The Gnostics and Their Scriptures, provides a brief yet thorough introduction to gnostic philosophy, while the audio program allows you to encounter the gnostic

Here is a treasury of 108 short teachings by Chogyam Trungpa, one of the most influential Buddhist teachers of our time. Pithy and immediate, these teachings address a range of topics, including fear and fearlessness, accepting our imperfections, developing confidence, helping others, appreciating our basic goodness, and everyday life as a spiritual path.

Here is a pithy and compelling presentation of the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, the foundational teachings that are studied and followed by Buddhists of all traditions. The Four Noble Truths begin with the essential insight that all humans suffer, and they go on to describe the Buddhist path of liberation from suffering. Chogyam Trungpa--the renowned Tibetan Buddhist master who was a major fig

A Shambhala Classics edition of the classic guide to enlightened living that first presented the Buddhist path of the warrior to Western readers. In this best-selling guide to enlightened living, Chogyam Trungpa--meditation master, teacher, and artist--offers an inspiring vision for our time. In ancient times, the warrior acquired a sense of courage and power--not through violence or aggression,

A pocket-size treasury of short teachings on the art of living–from one of the greatest spiritual teachers of the twentieth century.

Every day we're bombarded with methods, mantras and life-hacks that promise us mindfulness, prosperity and wellness. We read countless self-help books to unlock the seven habits, twelve rules or one big secret to living a long and happy life, while time and talent remain some of our most squandered resources. The average full-time worker will spend 80,000 hours at their job: are you making

From Paulo Coelho, the renowned author of The Alchemist, comes a deeply moving and poetic novel that explores the timeless depths of love, forgiveness, and self-discovery By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept tells the heartfelt story of Pilar, a strong yet guarded woman, and her childhood friend, now a charismatic spiritual leader. Reuniting after eleven years, their relationship takes