Self Buddhism

Unlock the power of spirituality within yourself and discover your unique path to wisdom. With Wisdom and Other Gifts of Spirituality, embark on an inspiring journey of growth as you discover how personal exploration can help deepen your understanding not only of yourself but also strengthen the connection between us all. Follow the paths of Wisdom, Self Knowledge, Awareness, Self-Love, Compassion, Mindfulness, Kindness, Forgiveness, and Gratitude as they lead towards greater understanding about yourself and the world around you. Whatever your spiritual background or beliefs, the potential ...

As an orphan in the slums of Tsu City, Japan, Kodo Sawaki had to fight his way to adulthood, and became one of the most respected Zen masters of the twentieth century. Though he remained poor by choice, he was rich in spirit. A student of Kosho Uchiyama, Arthur Braverman has compiled an anthology of Sawaki's writings and a garland of sayings gathered from throughout his lifetime. One of a few collections of Sawaki's teachings published in English, his life and work bracket the most intriguing and influential period of modern Zen practice in Japan and America.

Este libro tiene todo para que te transformes en dos arquetipos: el buda, una persona equilibrada, capaz de moverse con facilidad y gracia y de fluir como si el mundo estuviera en deuda con ella; y el chingón, aquella persona que construye a partir del cambio, que desafía las normas pero que está afuera generando resultados.

International bestselling mindfulness author and early Google engineer Chade-Meng Tan (Meng) teams up with admired American Buddhist abbot Soryu Forall to bring you this vital guide to Buddhism. Meng and Soryu carefully pored over the entirety of the early Buddhist texts (EBTs) to faithfully deliver their profound wisdom, packaged with Soryu's incisive sagacity and Meng's uncanny ability to explain deep concepts humorously and understandably.

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 surface. In fact, such experiences are not a problem if we are able to simply let them arise without judging them or investing them with so much meaning. This approach to experience is what Kongtrül calls self-reflection.

Darkness is deeply misunderstood in today's world; yet it offers powerful medicine, serenity, strength, healing, and regeneration. All insight, vision, creativity, and revelation arise from darkness. It is through learning to stay present and meet the dark with curiosity rather than judgment that we connect to an unwavering light within. Welcoming darkness with curiosity, rather than fear or judgment, enables us to access our innate capacity for compassion and collective healing.

Zen is a way of life rather than an ideology; a way of life that transcends dualistic everyday thinking to reach satori (enlightenment), a state of mind in which the oneness of all things is experienced. This is our original state of mind that becomes overlaid by the strategic egoic thinking that perceives the world in adversarial terms, of "us and them", a world of separate entities that compete for survival. Zen goes beyond the sense of self as a separate entity in the world to reach a non-dualistic perspective. One is no longer a drop in the ocean, but the whole ocean in a drop. This ...

AMAZON TOP 100 BEST SELLER IN TIBETAN BUDDHISM ALL THAT APPEARS AND EXISTS: The Buddha's Teachings to Awaken the Heart and Turn Suffering Into Joy by Ani Lodro Palmo Do you find yourself lost in an endless recycling of thoughts, worries, and fears, with each day slipping away as the mind’s chatter drowns out the joy of living? In the hustle of daily life, do you wonder whether the things that matter most are neglected, buried under the weight of mental noise and self-criticism? It’s time to reclaim your life by learning to let go, transforming your mental clutter into a spacious, joyful...

A set of three talks given by Dr. Hawkins. Dr. Hawkins explains the difference between sex and making love. He presents sex as an expression of the energy of aliveness and the joy of being. He discusses sex and spiritual conflict, along with guilt, religion, programming, and social belief systems. He describes low-energy and high-energy sex, how to overcome impotence and lack of response, and how to transcend desire so that one is not at the effect of it.

"Practicing Mindfulness for Beginners" is a soothing guide designed to help you embark on a transformative journey towards inner peace and self-awareness. This book offers practical techniques to overcome overthinking and turn anxious thoughts into pathways for personal growth and relaxation. With methods that help you unwind and find tranquility, even during hectic days, it introduces beginner-friendly meditation practices that fit seamlessly into any routine. This guide delves into the profound teachings of Buddhism through simple, everyday actions. These insights are presented in a ...

Sandra's life revolves around three men - her conformist actor husband who desires a traditional family, a charming but problematic flight instructor who is a drunkard and a misogynist, and a wise Tibetan air traffic controller. She loves them all in different ways. However, when her husband expresses his desire for a divorce, Sandra is devastated and tries to convince him to stay. He is jealous of her new passion for flying and the flight instructor, whom he is also in love with, complicating things further. Meanwhile, Sandra finds solace in the company of the air traffic controller, who ...

In conversations with the Dalai Lama over the past several years, Howard Cutler has asked the questions we all want answered about how to find happiness in the place we spend most of our time - work. This guide is an invaluable source of strength and peace for anyone who earns a living.

In this timeless book, Ravi lovingly explores the sublime art of meditation through words which reflect meditation’s simplicity yet retain its inherent mystery. It spreads the fragrant wisdom born out of his deep meditative silence. Along with the subject of meditation, this book uniquely explores aspects of human life like Relationship, Desire, Purpose, Solitude, Death, etc; which are necessary to be understood for meditation to bloom. It also includes three parables and one short story; the story offers a delightful insight into the mysterious exchange which takes place between a master...

This lucid overview of the Buddhist path takes the perspective of the three "vehicles" of Tibetan Buddhism: the Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. While these vehicles are usually presented as a historical development, they are here equated with the attitudes that individuals bring to their Buddhist practice. Basic to them all, however, is the need to understand our own immediate condition. The primary tool for achieving this is meditation, and The Essence of Buddhism serves as a handbook for the various meditative approaches of Buddhist practice.

Building on the profound insights of the original work, this special edition delves even deeper into the human experience with themes like anger, stress, reason and emotions, nonconformism, waking up early in the morning and sex. Through the pages of this book, you will discover: How to harness anger as a source of empowerment rather than destruction. The transformative power of stress when understood and balanced in daily life. The delicate dance between reason and emotion, and how to find inner harmony between the two. The courage to stand apart through nonconformism, embracing your ...

Many of us speak to ourselves in demeaning and hurtful ways, using language we would never use with anyone else. To make matters worse, we often don't even realize when we are doing this, as these old mental tapes play in repeating loops without our awareness. In Talk to Yourself Like a Buddhist, certified mindfulness and meditation instructor Cynthia Kane introduces the Middle Path of Self-Communication, which consists of five mindful tools - Listen, Explore, Question, Release, and Balance - all of which are grounded in Buddhist principles.

For more than half a century, in such books as The Art of Happiness and The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace, the Dalai Lama has guided us along the path to compassion and taught us how to improve our inner lives. In A Force for Good, with the help of his longtime friend Daniel Goleman, the New York Times best-selling author of Emotional Intelligence, the Dalai Lama explains how to turn our compassionate energy outward. This revelatory and inspiring work provides a singular vision for transforming the world in practical and positive ways.

Here is a deeply moving account of a couple's struggle with cancer and their journey to spiritual healing. Grace and Grit is the compelling story of the five-year journey of Ken Wilber and his wife, Treya Killam Wilber, through Treya's illness, treatment, and, finally, death.

Depression, loneliness, and sadness can strike at even the best of times. I was a happy ex-Buddhist monk until a cheating spouse and an ugly divorce broke me. I became suicidal, and I seriously considered murder. The pain consumed me completely. I hated who I had become and decided to take some steps to get my life and my happiness back. Those steps became The Happiness Program. With an easy to follow guideline, combined with lots of humor and loving kindness, this book will bring a smile to your face and some love into your heart. Even the best of self-help plans will fail unless you have ...

A collection of Zen stories to amuse and illuminate. Includes all the stories from classic Zen literature: 101 Zen Stories, The Gateless Gate, The Ten Bulls and Centering. Includes the soundtrack The Mysterious Sound of Wind In the Bamboo - a 43 minute collection of Zen inspired Japanese music by The Matsu Take Ensemble.