BUDDHISM PHILOSOPHY SPIRTUALITY YOGA BOOKS & PAMPHLETS
THE TEN PILLARS OF BUDDHISM
Author: Sangharakshita
Publisher: Windhorse Publications; 2010
Book Type: Softcover
ISBN: 978-1907314018
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $5.00
The ten pillars of Buddhism are ten ethical principles, such as generosity, truthfulness, or compassion, that together provide a comprehensive moral guide. Sangharakshita highlights the depth of these apparently simple teachings by first considering them collectively and then individually.
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CHALLENGES: The Life & teachings of Venerable Master Cheng Yen
Author: Gary Ho
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre; 2009
ISBN: 978-1553652168
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $5.00
An inspiring account of the life, teachings and worldwide humanitarian work of Venerable Master Cheng Yen and the international foundation she leads.
May 14, 2007 marks the seventieth birthday of one of the world's most inspiring yet largely unrecognized women. Wang Chin-Yun, a Buddhist nun now known as Venerable Master Cheng Yen, was born in central Taiwan in 1937. At the age of 29, she established the Tzu Chi Foundation, an organization committed to compassion and relief that now numbers 10 million volunteer members in more than 40 countries.
"To save the world, we must begin by transforming human hearts," says Master Yen. Challenges, published to commemorate the Venerable Master's birthday, details her extraordinary vision, her tenacity in the face of numerous hurdles, and the life-changing lessons she and her followers have learned over the years.
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AWAKENING TO THE TAO
Author: Liu I-Ming
Publisher: Shambhala; 1988
Book Type: Softcover
ISBN: 087773447x
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $10.00
The Tao is the Way, the Way behind all ways, the principle underlying all principles, the fact underlying all facts. Taoism, in its broadest sense, is the search for truth and reality. In a narrower sense, it is the original knowledge tradition of China, yet Taoism has already in the last couple of centuries extended its influence to many different fields of endeavor in the West. In English today we have books on Taoism and investment, Taoism and health, Taoism and sex, Taoism and war, Taoism, and science, Taoism and art, Taoism and life. This book, Awakening to the Tao, is none of these but includes something of all of them, and more—over one hundred methods of attaining reality as a fully conscious human being. According to the masters of ancient times, when you awaken to that unique Way at the crossroads of all ways, you then hold the key to all ways, and can succeed in any of the ways you choose to practice.
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THE BUDDHIST RELIGION: A Historical Introduction
Religious Life in History
Author: Richard H. Robinson & Willard L. Johnson
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company; 1997
ISBN: 0534207189
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $10.00
This is a historical introduction to Buddhism. Its purpose is to portray the thoughts and actions of the large segment of followers of the Buddha. Its presentation covers five main aspects of Buddhism: ritual, devotionalism, doctrine, meditation, practice, and institutional history.
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EASTERN PHILOSOPHY: The Greatest Thinkers and Sages from Ancient to Modern Times
Author: Kevin Burns
Publisher: Arcturus Press; 2006
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1905555040
Condition: Owner name on front page otherwise in very good condition - contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $15.00
A clear and engaging presentation of history's most influential Eastern thinkers
Eastern Philosophy provides a detailed but accessible analysis of the work of nearly sixty thinkers from all of the major Eastern philosophical traditions, from the earliest times to the present day. Covering systems, schools, and individuals, Eastern Philosophy presents founder figures such as Zoroaster and Mohammed as well as modern thinkers such as Nishida Kitaro, perhaps the preeminent figure within modern Japanese philosophy. From Buddhism to Islam, Confucius to Gandhi, the systems of Indian philosophy to the Kyoto School, concepts and individuals are introduced in a lively and lucid narrative. Eastern Philosophy is a thought-provoking and stimulating exploration of fundamental ideas and an array of personalities that is sure to encourage further investigation. A comprehensive glossary, Web resources, and a bibliography further enhance the volume.
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WISDOM AND COMPASSION: The Sacred Art of Tibet
Expanded Edition
Author: Marylin M. Rhie & Robert A. F. Thurman
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams; 2000
Bood Type: Large Hardcover Coffee Table Art Book
ISBN: 0810982048
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked. Minor corner bump on front boards.
Price: $50.00
Illustrates, explains and celebrates 241 examples of Tibetan sacred art of the 9th to 12th centuries. The authors discuss the religious meaning and use of tangkas, Buddhist iconography and the aesthetics of tangka paintings, sculpture and mandalas.
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A GUIDE TO BODHISATTVA'S WAY OF LIFE
by Shantideva
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives 1998
Book Type: Paperback
ISBN: 8185102597
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $10.00
Shantidevas Bodhisattvacharyavatara holds a unique place in Mahayana Buddhism akin to that of the Dhammapada in Hinayana Buddhism and the Bhagavadgita in Hinduism. In combining those rare qualities of scholastic precision, spiritual depth and poetical beauty, its appeal extends to a wide audience of Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Composed in India during the 8th century of the Christian era, it has since been an inspiration to millions of people throughout the world.
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THE LIFE & TEACHINGS OF TSONG KHAPA
Edited by Professor Robert Thurman
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives 1999
Book Type: Paperback
ISBN: 8185102163
Condition: This book is used but in good condition. The contents are clean and unmarked. Some wear showing on spine.
Price: $15.00
This brings together for the first time a number of extremely important and useful works by and on Tsong Khapa, touching transcendental aspects of Sutra, Tantra and Insight Meditation, including mystic conversations with great Bodhisattvas and deeply spiritual songs in praises of Manjushri and Maitreya, etc.
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TRANSFORMING THE MIND: EIGHT VERSES ON GENERATING COMPASSION AND TRANSFORMING YOUR LIFE
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Publisher: Thorsons, 2000
Book Type: Softcover
ISBN: 0722538650
Condition: This book is used but in good condition. The contents are clean and unmarked. Front cover corner creases and scrapes
Price: $5.00
Based on a seminar the Dalai Lama gave in London in 1999, this slender volume offers His Holiness's reflections on The Eight Verses of Transforming the Mind, a short work by Langri Thangpa, an 11th-century Tibetan teacher. The book is distractingly disjointedALangri Thangpa's original words are hidden away in an index, and each chapter concludes with a Q&A in which the Dalai Lama offers comments that are not obviously connected to the preceding chapter.
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THE PRINCIPAL TEACHINGS OF BUDDHISM
by Tsonkhapa
Publisher: Paljor Publications, 2000
Book Type: Paperback
ISBN: 8186230335
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $10.00
The entire teachings of Buddhism explained in a few short pages by the greatest Buddhist master of ancient Middle Asia.
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FOUR ESSENTIAL BUDDHIST TEXTS
by H. H. Dalai Lama XIV, First Panchen Lama, Jamyang Khentse Rinpoche, Kalu Rinpoche
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 2001
Book Type: Softcover
ISBN: 818510218x
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $10.00
The Four Essential Buddhist Texts included in this anthology are The Opening of the Dharma by Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche; Foundationof Buddhist Meditation by Venerable Kalu Rinpoche; The Great Seal of Voidness by the First Panchen Lama and A Key to Madhyamkia by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. It is hoped that the publication of this anthology of translated scriptures, all of which are indigenous Tibetan works by very highly respected scholar-yogis, will further an understanding of the panoramic and trans-sectarian approach of the great Tibetan Buddhist teachers past and present.
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COMMENTARY ON THE THIRTY SEVEN PRACTICES OF A BODHISATTVA
by Tenzin Gyasto His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama
Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1995
Book Type: Softcover
ISBN: 818510297x
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $15.00
The Thirty Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva is one of Tibetan Buddhism's most popular texts, incorporated in the Mind Training text and also able to be explained according to the Lam Rim tradition. Its advice is timeless and its relevance is universal. This commentary by His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama, as expounded during Kalacakra teachings at Bodh Gaya, is characterised by its clarity, practicality and profundity. Each stanza of the root text is elucidated precisely and in accessible language.
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THE OPENING OF THE LOTUS: Developing Clarity and Kindness
by Lama Sherab Gyaltsen Amipa
Wisdom Publications, 1987
Book Type: Softcover
ISBN: 0861710495
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $7.00
The Opening of the Lotus is concerned with the development of the stages of enlightenment, the path to peace, in the mind of each individual.
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THE DIVINE MADMAN: THE SUBLIME LIFE AND SONGS OF DRUKPA KUNLEY
Translator: Keith Dowman
Publisher: Pilgrims Book House, 2000
Book Type: Softcover
ISBN: 8177690132
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $25.00
This is the secret biography of one of Tibet's foremost saints the Buddha Drukpa Kunley (1455-1570). Appearing in the spiritual lineage established by Tilopa Naropa Marpa and Milarepa Drukpa Kunley was recognised as an incarnation of the great Mahasiddha Saraha.
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DALAI LAMA MY SON: A Mother's Story
by Diki Tsering
Penguin Books India, 2000
Book Type: Softcover
ISBN: 80140297111
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $5.00
This is the story of a remarkable woman as she recounts in her own words what it was like to realize her son was being received as a living Buddha, to watch him grow physically and spiritually, and finally to see him become one of the most recognized people in the world.
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WESTWARD DHARMA: Buddhism Beyond Asia
Editors: Charles S. Prebish & Martin Baumann
University of California Press, 2002
ISBN: 0520234901
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked. The spine is wrinkled but the binding is tight.
Price: $15.00
The first authoritative volume on the totality of Buddhism in the West, Westward Dharma establishes a comparative and theoretical perspective for considering the amazing variety of Buddhist traditions, schools, centers, and teachers that have developed outside of Asia.
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SINGING BOWLS: A Practical Handbook of Instruction and Use
by Eva Judy Jansen
Binkey Kok Publications, 1999
Book Type: Softcover
ISBN: 9074597017
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $10.00
This book imparts information on the use of sound in meditation, healing and prayer. This book explains the himalayan bowls and the special sounds they make, called sound message. The author discusses the meeting between East and West, sacrificial dishes, how the bowls work, synchronization and inner message, shamanism and brainwaves and practical instruction for working with these sounds. The mysteries explained here are a wonderful overview if you want to open your heart and mind to the value of this phenomenon.
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THE SEVEN POINTS OF MIND TRAINING (Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica series)
by The Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (Geshe Lharampa)
Publisher: Sri Satguru Publications, 2002
Book Type: Softcover
ISBN: 8170307317
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $25.00
This text on mind training, called lo jong in Tibetan, was brought to Tibet by Atisha in the eleventh century. Atisha brought over 100 instructions to Tibet, this particular text being compiled by one of his students who condensed it into the present form of seven points.
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BUDDHIST REFLECTIONS
by Lama Anagarika Govinda
Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1993
Book Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 8120811690
Condition: This book is used but in good condition - the contents are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket is in good condition - some wear and scratches.
Price: $20.00
Grouped into four parts - The World and Its Interpretation, The Inward Path, Art as Creative Meditation, and The Meeting of East and West - these essays by a Westerner who became a Tibetan monk and Buddhist scholar combine thought with feeling, insight with wide-ranging compassion.
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TRANSCENDING EGO: Distinguishing Consciousness From Wisdom: A Treatise of the Third Karmapa
By The Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche
Publisher: Sri Satguru Publications, 2001
Book Type: Softcover
ISBN: 817030704x
Condition: This book is used but in good condition - the contents are clean and unmarked. Showing some wear, cover bumped corners and scrape mark on bottom of spine.
Price: $20.00
In The Three vehicles of Buddhist Practice, Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche brings us an overview of the entire scope of the buddhist teachings from the point of view of the Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana Tradition.
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STUMBLING TOWARD ENLIGHTENMENT
Author: Geri Larkin
Publisher: Celestial Arts; 1997
Binding: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 0890878498
Condition: Very good - contents are clean and unmarked.
Price: $5.00
Instead of promising a straight and clear path to enlightenment, author and teacher Geri Larkin shows us that even stumbling along that path can lead to self-discovery and awakening, especially if we prize the journey and not the destination. With candor, affection, and earthy wisdom, Larkin shares her experiences as a beginning and continuing Buddhist. This spirituality classic shows any seeker that it's possible to stumble, smile, and stay Zen through it all.
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TIBETAN YOGA AND SECRET DOCTRINES: Or Seven Books of Wisdom of the Great Path
by W.Y. Evans-Wentz
Publisher: Pilgrims Publishing, India , 2002
Book Type: Softcover
ISBN: 817769068X
Condition: This book is used but in good condition - the contents are clean and unmarked. Showing some wear, spine wrinkle and pages showing some age.
Price: $20.00
This book is an attempt to place on record carefully made translations of texts which are still a subject of curiosity to Western readers. It also contains a body of orally transmitted traditions and teachings relating to texts collected from the Late Lama Kazi Dawa Samdup.
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PAMPHLETS
THE FIVE BUDDHA FAMILIES AND THE EIGHT CONSCIOUSNESSES
As taught by Kenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
Namo Buddha Publications; 1992; PAMPHLET
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $5.00
These eight consciousnesses are described and then Rinpoche explains how these are transformed into the five wisdoms of the five Buddha families upon reaching enlightenment.
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A GUIDE TO NGONDRO REFUGE PRACTICE
PAMPHLET
As taught by Kenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
Namo Buddha Publications; 1993; PAMPHLET
Condition: Front cover crease - the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $5.00
We should first understand what it really means to take refuge, what the purpose of refuge is, and what are the benefits we can expect from taking refuge.
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A GUIDE TO SHAMATHA MEDITATION
By The Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche
Namo Buddha Publications; 1990; PAMPHLET
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $5.00
This book is a teaching given by Thrangu Rinpoche on how to practice shamata and insight meditation. Since Rinpoche is from Kagyu lineage of Buddhism, he presents meditation from the Vajrayana perspective. This style of meditation is extremely effective and has produced thousands of enlightened individuals over the centuries.
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AN INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM AND TANTRIC MEDITATION
By The Dalai Lama
Paljor Publications; PAMPHLET
Condition: Very good, the contents are clean and unmarked
Price: $5.00
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