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Author: Karl Debreczeny
Publisher: Rubin Museum of Art
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789085866435
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamination of a series of 54 miniature paintings from the MAS museum in Antwerp which reveal a meditation process related to Sarvavid Vairocana, the All-knowing Buddha.
Author: Arnie Kozak
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2010-12-18
Total Pages: 207
ISBN-13: 1440511632
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness." --Dalai Lama That's easy for the Dalai Lama to say--but for the rest of us, understanding this mysterious, multilayered faith can be very difficult. With this updated and revised edition of the classic Buddhist primer, you can delve into the profound principles of nonviolence, mindfulness, and self-awareness. From Tibetan Buddhism to Zen, you'll explore the traditions of all branches of Buddhism, including: The life of Buddha and his continuing influence throughout the world A revealing survey of the definitive Buddhist texts What the Sutras say about education, marriage, sex, and death Faith-fueled social protest movements in Tibet, Burma, and elsewhere Buddhist art, poetry, architecture, calligraphy, and landscaping The proven physiological effects of meditation and other Buddhist practices The growing impact of Buddhism on modern American culture In this guide, you'll discover the deceptively simple truths of this enigmatic religion. Most important, you learn how to apply the tenets of Buddhism to your daily life--and achieve clarity and inner peace in the process.
Author: Jan van Alphen
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Wes Nisker
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0553379992
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Buddha said that "everything we need to know about life can be found inside this fathom-long body." Then why is most people's spirituality--whether Buddhist, Christian, or Jewish--completely cut off from their body? In this provocative and groundbreaking book, you'll discover that enlightenment comes not from "out there," but from a deep understanding of our own personal biology. Using the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, a traditional Buddhist meditation, Nisker shows how cutting-edge science is proving the tenets first offered by the Buddha. And he provides a practical program, complete with meditations and exercises, that enables readers to become mindful of the origins of emotions, desires, and thoughts. One of the great synthesizers of East and West, Nisker shows how to incorporate the traditional understanding of the Buddha with the latest scientific discoveries while on our spiritual journey. He shows that we are not separate from nature and the evolving universe. The way to enlightenment lies within our very biology. Most important, Nisker offers a practical program--complete with meditations and exercises--so readers can take their own evolutionary journey into their bodies to find the origins of emotions, desires, and thoughts. Nisker provides a liberating way for each of us to incorporate into our lives the understanding, proven by the latest scientific evidence and foretold in the great traditional teachings of the Buddha, that we are not separate from nature and the evolving universe. Our biology is not our destiny, but our way to enlightenment. -->
Author: Gerry Stribling
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2015-08-25
Total Pages: 75
ISBN-13: 1614292442
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA tough former Marine leads Buddhist basic training for the average Joe. In Buddhism for Dudes, Gerry “Strib” Stribling, former Marine and all-around good guy, answers questions on life and living with a healthy dose of Buddhist wisdom for the regular guy. Strib takes a good look at who the Buddha was, meditation, karma, and more. With good humor and without sentimentalism, he explains these down-to-earth insights in everyday language. Showing how Buddhism boldly approaches life’s problems head on, unflinching and alert—like a soldier in a forward listening post in the dark of night—Strib emphasizes the Buddhist call to moral action for the good of oneself and others.
Author: Seung Sahn
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 1999-04-06
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 1570624321
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHere is the inimitable Zen Master Seung Sahn up close and personal—in selections from the correspondence that was one of his primary modes of teaching. Seung Sahn received hundreds of letters per month, each of which he answered personally, and some of the best of which are included here. His frank and funny style, familiar to readers of Dropping Ashes on the Buddha, is seen here in a most intimate form. The beloved Zen master not only answers questions on Zen teaching and practice, but applies an enlightened approach to problems with work, relationships, suffering, and the teacher-student relationship.
Author: Evan Thompson
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2020-01-28
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 0300226551
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A provocative essay challenging the idea of Buddhist exceptionalism, from one of the world's most widely respected philosophers and writers on Buddhism and science. Buddhism has become a uniquely favored religion in our modern age. A burgeoning number of books extol the scientifically proven benefits of meditation and mindfulness for everything ranging from business to romance. There are conferences, courses, and celebrities promoting the notion that Buddhism is spirituality for the rational; compatible with cutting-edge science; indeed, "a science of the mind." In this provocative book, Evan Thompson argues that this representation of Buddhism is false. In lucid and entertaining prose, Thompson dives deep into both Western and Buddhist philosophy to explain how the goals of science and religion are fundamentally different. Efforts to seek their unification are wrongheaded and promote mistaken ideas of both. He suggests cosmopolitanism instead, a worldview with deep roots in both Eastern and Western traditions. Smart, sympathetic, and intellectually ambitious, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in Buddhism's place in our world today."--Provided by publisher.
Author: Yuanlai
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2016-07-26
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1614292302
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntro -- Title -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by Brad Warner -- Introduction -- TRANSLATION -- Exhortations for Those Who Don't Rouse Doubt -- Exhortations for Those Who Rouse Doubt -- COMMENTARY -- A Commentary on Exhortations for Those Who Don't Rouse Doubt -- A Commentary on Exhortations for Those Who Rouse Doubt -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Also Available from Wisdom Publications -- About Wisdom Publications -- Copyright
Author: Robert N. Linrothe
Publisher: Serindia Publications, Inc.
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9781932476071
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Joan Konner
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2012-08-31
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 1615929738
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this sound-bite history of the concept of nothing, distinguished journalist Konner, author of the bestselling "The Atheist's Bible," has created a unique anthology devoted to, well, nothing.
