Showing posts with label Buddhism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buddhism. Show all posts

Saturday, 17 December 2016

The First Buddhist Women By Susan Murcott


The First Buddhist Women
Title : The First Buddhist Women
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ISBN : 0938077422
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 219




early works by first female disciples of Buddhism...

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Thursday, 15 December 2016

The Empty Mirror By Janwillem van de Wetering


The Empty Mirror
Title : The Empty Mirror
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ISBN : 0312207743
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 160




Seen by many as a contemporary classic, Janwillem van de Wetering s small and admirable memoir records the experiences of a young Dutch student later a widely celebrated mystery writer who spent a year and a half as a novice monk in a Japanese Zen Buddhist monastery As Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, author of Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, has written, The Empty Mirror Seen by many as a contemporary classic, Janwillem van de Wetering s small and admirable memoir records the experiences of...

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Saturday, 12 November 2016

The Unfettered Mind By Takuan Soho


The Unfettered Mind
Title : The Unfettered Mind
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ISBN : 087011851X
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 101




So succinct are the author s insights that these writings have outlasted the dissolution of the samurai class to come down to the present and be read for guidance and inspiration by the captains of business and industry, as well as those devoted to the practice of the martial arts in their modern form....

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Thursday, 21 April 2016

The Wisdom of No Escape By Pema Chödrön


The Wisdom of No Escape
Title : The Wisdom of No Escape
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ISBN : 1570628726
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 120




This book is about saying yes to life in all its manifestations embracing the potent mixture of joy, suffering, brilliance, and confusion that characterizes the human experience Pema Ch dr n shows us the profound value of our situation of no escape from the ups and downs of life....

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Wednesday, 2 March 2016

Returning The Gift By Steven Donoso


Returning The Gift
Title : Returning The Gift
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ISBN :
Format : ebook
Number of Pages : 99




Returning The Gift is an inspiring quartet of dialogues On Being at Peace Within Ourselves and the World, with Eckhart Tolle, author of the 1 New York Times bestseller The Power of Now, on Living in the Present MomentAdyashanti, spiritual author and Oprah Super Soul Sunday guest on Awakening to Your True NatureLaura Waters Hinson, filmmaker and director of the documentary Returning The Gift is an inspiring quartet of dialogues On Being at Peace Within Ourselves and the World, with Eckhart Tolle,...

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Monday, 18 January 2016

The Lotus Sutra By Burton Watson


The Lotus Sutra
Title : The Lotus Sutra
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ISBN : 0231081618
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 390




Since its appearance in China in the third century, The Lotus Sutra has been regarded as one of the most illustrious scriptures in the Mahayana Buddhist canon The object of intense veneration among generations of Buddhists in China, Korea, Japan, and other parts of the world, it has had a profound impact on the great works of Japanese and Chinese literature, attracting mo Since its appearance in China in the third century, The Lotus Sutra has been regarded as one of the most illustrious scri...

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Saturday, 4 April 2015

An Introduction to Zen Buddhism By D.T. Suzuki


An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
Title : An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
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ISBN : 0802130550
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 132




One of the world s leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, D T Suzuki was the author of than a hundred works on the subject in both Japanese and English, and was most instrumental in bringing the teachings of Zen Buddhism to the attention of the Western world Written in a lively, accessible, and straightforward manner, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is illuminating f One of the world s leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, D T Suzuki was the author of than a hundred works on the subject in both J...

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Thursday, 19 March 2015

The Way of Zen By Alan W. Watts


The Way of Zen
Title : The Way of Zen
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ISBN : 0375705104
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 236




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 clarity Watts saw Zen as one of the most precious gifts of Asia to the wo In his definitive introduction to Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts explains the principles and practices of this ancient religion to We...

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Saturday, 14 March 2015

Dogen's Genjo Koan By Dōgen


Dogen's Genjo Koan
Title : Dogen's Genjo Koan
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ISBN : 1582437432
Format : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 240




One of the greatest religious practitioners and philosophers of the East, Eihei Dogen Zenji 1200 1253 is today thought of as the founder of the Soto school of Zen A deep thinker and writer, he was deeply involved in monastic methods and in integrating Zen realization into daily life At times The Shobogenzo was profoundly difficult, and he worked on it over his entire l One of the greatest religious practitioners and philosophers of the East, Eihei Dogen Zenji 1200 1253 is today thought of...

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Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Master Dogen's Shobogenzo By Gudo Nishijima


Master Dogen's Shobogenzo
Title : Master Dogen's Shobogenzo
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ISBN : 1419638203
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 334




This translation, supported by the Japan Foundation, makes a strong claim to be the definitive translation of the 95 chapter edition of Shobogenzo, the essential Japanese Buddhist text, written in the 13th century by Zen Master Dogen The translation adheres closely to the original Japanese, with a clear style and extensive annotations Book 1 presents translations of twen This translation, supported by the Japan Foundation, makes a strong claim to be the definitive translation of the 95 chapter edition of ...

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Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Two Zen Classics By Katsuki Sekida


Two Zen Classics
Title : Two Zen Classics
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ISBN : 1590302826
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 418




The strange verbal paradoxes called koans have been used traditionally in Zen training to help students attain a direct realization of truths inexpressible in words The two works translated in this book, Mumonkan The Gateless Gate and Hekiganroku The Blue Cliff Record , both compiled during the Song dynasty in China, are the best known and most frequently studied koan The strange verbal paradoxes called koans have been used traditionally in Zen training to help students at...

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Thursday, 18 December 2014

Instructions to the Cook By Bernard Glassman


Instructions to the Cook
Title : Instructions to the Cook
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ISBN : 0517888297
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 192




Instructions To The Cook is a distillation of Zen wisdom that can be used equally well as a manual on business or spiritual practice, cooking or life The hardcover edition was featured in every major Buddhist magazine Be nourished and inspired Magnificent work Jon Kabat Zinn....

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Wednesday, 10 September 2014

Master Dogen's Shobogenzo, Book 3 By Gudo Nishijima


Master Dogen's Shobogenzo, Book 3
Title : Master Dogen's Shobogenzo, Book 3
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ISBN : 1419622579
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 280




This translation, supported by the Japan Foundation, makes a strong claim to be the definitive translation of the 95 chapter edition of Shobogenzo, the essential Japanese Buddhist text, written in the 13th century by Zen Master Dogen Following Shobogenzo Books 1 and 2, the third book in this four volume set contains chapters 42 to 72 from the 95 chapter edition, including This translation, supported by the Japan Foundation, makes a strong claim to be the definitive translation of the 95 chapter edition of...

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Thursday, 3 July 2014

A Primer Of Soto Zen By Dōgen


A Primer Of Soto Zen
Title : A Primer Of Soto Zen
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ISBN : 0824803574
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 128




Zen was popularized in the West largely through the writings of Dr D.T Suzuki, who followed the school of Rinzai Zen Although it remains relatively unknown in the West, Soto Zen eventually attracted the greatest number of followers in Japan With its gentle, intellectual approach, Soto Zen relies on deep meditation zazen rather than the sudden, direct method usi Zen was popularized in the West largely through the writings of Dr D.T Suzuki, who followed the school of Rinzai Zen Although it remains relative...

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Thursday, 26 June 2014

Moon In a Dewdrop By Dōgen


Moon In a Dewdrop
Title : Moon In a Dewdrop
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ISBN : 086547186X
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 368




Eihei Dogen 1200 1253 , among the first to transmit Zen Buddhism from China to Japan and founder of the important Soto School, was not only a profoundly influential and provocative Zen philosopher but also one of the most stimulating figures in Japanese letters.Kazuaki Tanahashi, collaborating with several other Zen authorities, has produced sensitive and accurate transla Eihei Dogen 1200 1253 , among the first to transmit Zen Buddhism from China to Japan and founder of the important Soto School...

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Saturday, 25 January 2014

The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo By Dōgen


The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo
Title : The Heart of Dogen's Shobogenzo
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ISBN : 0791452425
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 132




The Heart of Dogen s Shobogenzo provides exhaustively annotated translations of the difficult core essays of Shobogenzo, the masterwork of Japanese Zen master Dogen Kigen, the founder of Soto Zen This book is centered around those essays that generations have regarded as containing the essence of Dogen s teaching These translations, revised from those that first appeared The Heart of Dogen s Shobogenzo provides exhaustively annotated translations of the difficult core essays of Shobogenzo, the masterwork ...

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Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Happiness By Matthieu Ricard


Happiness
Title : Happiness
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ISBN : 1843545586
Format : Paperback
Number of Pages : 281




Matthieu Ricard presents a clear description of how to create lasting happiness and change the way we think of ourselves and our relationship with the wider world....

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