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Get the Summary of Erik Jampa Andersson's Unseen Beings in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Unseen Beings" by Erik Jampa Andersson is a profound exploration of the human-centric perspective that has led to detrimental effects on Earth's quality of life. The book encourages a shift from this anthropocentric view to better our future by acknowledging the errors of our past and altering our outlook to reinforce our...
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This new collection of essays shares insights drawn from more than fifty years of traveling. Teaching and dharma work. Tarthang Tulku addresses a broad range of topics including his life and education, the meanings and symbols of the Nyingma tradition, and the transmission of the Dharma to the West. Here is a journey of mind, documented for any who care about the human condition and the survival of ancient wisdom for the future.
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This collection of essays offers an overview of the Dharma activities of Tarthang Rinpoche, Head Lama of the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center, with a special emphasis on the text preservation work of the Yeshe De Project, whose decades-long efforts have resulted in one of the largest free text distributions in the history of the world. Originally published over the course of many years in works not widely available to the public, these essays have...
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There is a fine art to presenting complex ideas with simplicity and insight, in a manner that both guides and inspires. In Taking the Path of Zen Robert Aitken presents the practice, lifestyle, rationale, and ideology of Zen Buddhism with remarkable clarity.
The foundation of Zen is the practice of zazen, or mediation, and Aitken Roshi insists that everything flows from the center. He discusses correct breathing, posture, routine, teacher-student...
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In this elegant self-portrait, the world's most outspoken and influential spiritual leader recounts his epic and engaging life story. The Dalai Lama's most accessible and intimate book, My Spiritual Journey is an excellent introduction to the larger-than-life leader of Tibetan Buddhism-perfect for anyone curious about Eastern religion, invested in the Free Tibet movement, or simply seeking a richer spiritual life. The Dalai Lama's riveting, deeply...
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In this landmark book, esteemed Buddhist teacher Sylvia Boorstein addresses this incisive question in a warm, delightful and personal way. With the same down-to-earth charm and wit that have endeared her to her many students and readers, Boorstein shows how one can be both an observant Jew and a passionately committed Buddhist.
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A lively exploration of contemporary Buddhism from one of its most admired teachers
Do you feel at home right now? Or do you sense a hovering anxiety or uncertainty, an underlying unease that makes you feel just a bit uncomfortable, a bit distracted and disconnected from those around you?
In The Road Home, Ethan Nichtern, a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, investigates the journey each of us takes to find where we belong....
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FUNDAMENTOS DEL TANTRA Una montaña de bendiciones Tsong KhapaUn manual conciso sobre la manera de prepararse para entrar en los senderos secretos del budismo. El Buda de la Sabiduría le dijo a Tsong Khapa: "Debes llegar a darte cuenta de que el Lama es idéntico a tu elevado Ángel secreto y rezarle. Nunca dejes de rezar y así, la semilla que he sembrado en ti este día orecerá y lo entenderás todo".El Maestro budista tibetano Tsong Khapa...
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A One Hour Short & Sweet Zen Retreat teaches how to be here now and keep your wits about you. It will focus your attention and deepen your presence. No prior belief, training, or religious affiliation is required. Learn to cultivate dynamic silence for awakening wisdom, loving-kindness, and intimacy.
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You're Going To Die examines the relationship between death and living with grace and dynamic vitality. These contemplations explore the essence of wisdom, loving kindness, and living a beneficial life.
The prayers will lessen the ego's hold on embracing your body, heart, and mind. You are the fabric of existence, the living and dying of the cosmos. Transcendent Zen insight into living and dying is the basis of profound spiritual awakening.
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A History of Theosophy by W. J. Colville is a comprehensive account of the development and evolution of theosophical thought and practice. Theosophy is a philosophical and spiritual movement that emerged in the late 19th century, drawing on a range of religious and philosophical traditions from around the world. Colville traces the origins of theosophy back to ancient wisdom traditions, and explores its key figures and ideas, including Helena Blavatsky,...
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Published to widespread acclaim, in Marie Curie and Her Daughters, science writer Shelley Emling shows that far from a shy introvert toiling away in her laboratory, the famed scientist and two-time Nobel prize winner was nothing short of an iconoclast.
Emling draws on personal letters released by Curie's only granddaughter to show how Marie influenced her daughters yet let them blaze their own paths: Irene followed her mother's footsteps into...
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PRELIMINARES DE LA MEDITACIONGUESHE TAMDING GYATSOEn todas las tradiciones budistas se habla de dos prácticas no muy conocidas en occidente, pero indispensables para tener una buena meditación. Las dos actúan como sólidos fundamentos para llevar a cabo nuestra transformación interior: acumular energía positiva y purificar las fuerzas negativas en nuestra mente. Este libro presenta un aluvión de instrucciones para lograr los dos propósitos.Las...
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Drawing on his many years of interacting with Westerners, Tarthang Tulku engages a wide range of important and helpful topics, from joy as the foundation of the path to the nonduality of subject and object. Written in the form of an extended interview, Dimensions of Mind is very user-friendly. Reading it, you have the sense that you are sitting in on a conversation with a friend who just happens to be the wisest and most supportive person you've ever...