Buddhist Life

What is the meaning of life? Buddhahood, Buddha Mind, Awakening, Enlightenment, Selflessness, infinite compassion, the highest happiness, vows, merits, the deepest wisdom… yet, does the question itself hold weight, or does it dissolve into the very air as it is spoken? Listen… The wind through the trees carries the answer in a whisper. The silence between heartbeats speaks of it. Life is not a puzzle to solve, but a breath to inhale, a step to take, a moment to be lived. What is a life well lived? The scent of rain touching dry earth. The ripple of water when a leaf falls. A child’s ...

Economic life is often regarded as a necessary evil to support one's family or a frustrating race to "get ahead". But that is a shame because seeing the economic aspect of life as a spiritual path has great potential to help us cheer up and experience richness, no matter what our financial situation. The Four Noble Truths is a classic teaching that provides the foundation of a wealthy outlook. With humor, examples, and simple instructions, this book illuminates the way to discover richness, from the inside out.

Jesus did not forget he was god immediately after performing a miracle when he was a 3 month old fetus. He also did not forget he was God immediately following the 4 day miracle at the Temple when he was 12 years old. Don't let anyone tell you this as it is not Biblical. We will follow a half a dozen gospel accounts of Jesus as a baby, boy and young adult so you can understand who he really was as a special incarnation of the Creator. We will cross-compare details for accuracy, and not make up things we can find out. You will see how Joseph and Mary both came from well-off parents, how he ...

Most Malaysian Muslims of Chinese descent today are converts to Islam. They are a legacy of their own, having no ancestral links to any Islamic roots in China. Malaysian Chinese who come to Islam are from all kinds of backgrounds. Some received their education in Chinese, some in Malay, and some in English. Some have lifestyles influenced by their Chinese heritage, while some lean more towards the Malay culture, and some towards the Western way of life. This small work tries to address questions of identity faced by Malaysia's Chinese Muslim community.

The Buddhist Psychology book is not just another book to share some information about Buddha and Buddhism. This book is actually an opportunity for every listener to reach a deeper aspect of life, through this tunnel of Buddhism teachings. It will be an interesting ride that will make you wonder about different dimensions of life. The central aim of the book is to help the listener understand the larger aspects of three universal truths, four noble truths, eightfold path, and 12 links to origination.

Over the course of twenty-five centuries, Buddhism spread from its place of origin in northern India to become a global tradition of remarkable breadth, depth, and richness. Donald S. Lopez Jr. draws on the latest scholarship to construct a detailed and innovative history of Buddhism—not just as a chronology through the centuries or as geographic movement, but as a dense matrix of interconnections.

No matter where you are in life, Making Meaning provides an easy path to create the life you truly deserve. Sasha Raskin, MA, LPC, is an international bestselling author, coach, and marriage and family therapist with two decades of experience in helping others take the next steps toward a meaningful life. He connects the dots between thousands-year-old Eastern knowledge and Western psychology. If you find that you sometimes lack direction or lose track of what’s important, the problem isn’t you. Lacking full clarity on personal life meaning and purpose (that’s truly yours!) is what ...

Joyful Wisdom on the Path You find yourself overwhelmed, juggling life's demands like a pro but feeling the weight of it all pressing down. One day, amidst the chaos, you stumble upon a delightfully unexpected invitation: to explore the vibrant principles of Buddhism wrapped in a cozy blanket of humor and joy. As you begin this enlightening journey, you discover that the Eightfold Path isn’t a stern road lined with daunting signs instructing you to be serious. Instead, it’s a playful guide, inviting you to laugh at the little mishaps of life while cultivating mindfulness and compassion....

You are invited to embark on a sacred writing journey. Along the way, author Beth Kempton will teach you how to free your mind so your body can create, transform your relationship to fear, write anytime, anywhere, and share your words with confidence. Being a fearless writer has little to do with validation and accolades. Rather it is about ritual, commitment, developing an acute awareness of beauty, dancing with inspiration, listening to the world outside yourself and going deep within. The Way of the Fearless Writer is your guide to this creative, transformational journey.

Although you may not realize it, fear is getting in your way and stopping you from connecting with others, reaching your true potential, and finding happiness and joy. But it doesn't have to be that way. Susan Piver has the key to breaking down the barriers of fear that are holding you back.

A fascinating biography of Freda Bedi, an English woman who broke all the rules of gender, race, and religious background to become both a revolutionary in the fight for Indian independence and then a Buddhist icon. She was the first Western woman to become a Tibetan Buddhist nun - but that pioneering ordination was really just one in a life full of revolutionary acts. Freda Bedi broke the rules of gender, race, and religion - in many cases before it was thought that the rules were ready to be challenged.

FIRST TIME IN ENGLISH A serious document that you must read before you die... Abel Carvajal's best-selling book in Spain. Attention: Experimental translation from Spanish to English by Microsoft Translator, revised and corrected by the author. Grammar errors are possible; thank you for your understanding and acceptance of this edition.

Hideo Yonezawa (1909-1991) was a physician who lectured and wrote extensively on Shin Buddhism from a layperson’s perspective. His thoughts are made available to English speakers for the first time in Marvin Harada’s translation of Awaken to Your True Self.

Are you curious about meditation and want to know what benefits it can bring? Have you tried meditation before and given up because “it’s just too hard”? Do you want to start your meditation practice and love every minute of it, forever? I once was in your shoes. In fact, before I turned to meditation, I suffered from depression for years. I had anxiety. I couldn’t sleep. I tried meditation but lasted just a few sessions. I could only sit still for a few minutes, and my mind would start jumping around like a monkey. I then spent months researching and testing different meditation ...

Simple meditation for busy people on-the-go If you are serious about meditation, then here are 20 short and simple meditations conveniently packed into this light, easy-to-carry book so that one can take it everywhere, on-the-go. Reading this right now, perhaps you are now where I was, ready to start looking for different ways to meditate and contemplate. Finding what is right for you by trying different ways. I was there too and now I trust that you too will find your life's purpose through one or more of the simple yet powerful meditation methods I've shared in this book." It’s not ...

The book The Way of Zen Buddhism & Zen Mind for Beginners goes beyond teachings of spirituality. The main focus of the book is to empower you to reach your full potential as an individual. Here, you’ll be introduced to Zen minimalist aesthetics, which will help you go from zero to abundance in no time.

In The Field by Julian Bound A unique journey across the world from documentary photographer and National Geographic photographic contributor Julian Bound. Funny, poignant and often touching, a story of capturing world events, conflicts and culture on camera whilst living on the road as a photographer. From the child soldiers of a Burmese liberation army to photographing the moment Nepal’s 2015 earthquake struck, In The Field tells of encounters within Java’s active volcanoes, Cairo’s Arab Spring, Bangkok’s coup d'état, and a venture into covert photography for a government in ...

In this extended pamphlet, free-thinking advocate Henry Tichenor presents the life story of Gotama Buddha in the style of a hagiography, in which the fundamental doctrines of Buddhism are interwoven.

Leah Ly a driven, exceptionally talented, Chinese-American actress, working her way through Hollywood’s system, determined to make it on her own, involved with an equally driven Jewish man, discovers she has a Chinese fiancé, arranged at her birth when the Hong Kong businessman comes to LA to meet her. Life collides with life and Leah finds herself unhappy, torn, and conflicted between the love of two men she loves dearly and her heart's greatest desire, as she learns that in all things, she's the key to her happiness or unhappiness.

In this 10 part lecture series Sarah Shaw explores several stories from the Jatakas, stories of the previous lives of the Gautama Buddha both in human and animal form. The stories are entertaining and allegorical. Sarah connects these tales from fourth and fifth century B.C.E. with their relevance for our lives today.