books about: buddhist     books:       Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life79 reviews Thich Nhat Hanh Bantam, 1992 Enlightening! Mindfulness simply yet thoroughly explained Thich Nhat Hanh's book Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life is an enlightening read! The author does a great job of showing the inextricable connection between the mind, the body, and the environment. Mindfulness is an awareness of our living right now. It helps us to become and remain mentally and physically healthy and to live harmoniously in our symbiotic ...             Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children27 reviews Sarah Napthali Allen & Unwin, 2003 food for the soul I loved this book, it was really beautifully written, Sarah has a lovely style of writing. Her own personal stories were my favourite parts of the book but this book is much more about how to enrich our everyday lives with buddhism. The principles are outlined simply and applied to the painfully banal trials of parenting with compassion and humour. Forget any religious leanings, I recommend this ...             Sorrow Mountain: The Journey of a Tibetan Warrior Nun17 reviews Ani Pachen, Adelaide Donnelley, ... Kodansha America, 2002 Reality-check - read this book Need a reality check? Feeling sorry for your life? Then read Sorrow Mountain and experience life at it's best and worst. It will lift one out of ordinary existence into the realm of compassion and tolerance. One will begin to experience the essence of the Tibetan region and the mystical struggles of one held prisoner by torturous bandits who tried to steal the Heart of Compassion and failed. ...             It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness34 reviews Sylvia Boorstein HarperOne, 1997 A great intro to Buddhism Although the book never dives too deeply into the history of Buddhism, Sylvia's personal stories, accompanied by her thoughts on Buddhist practices, provides more insight into the teachings of Buddha than I could have absorbed in any straight forward text. Since this was my first book on Buddhism, I really appreciated the down to earth method of writing she employs and the honesty with which she ...             Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill31 reviews Matthieu Ricard Little, Brown and Company, 2006 The Need for Practice This is just a footnote to the other reviews, especially the one that wants more of the "how" to implement the author's suggestions. Ricard is one of the finest students of one of the finest teachers of the Tibetan tradition as is, for example, the very popular author Pema Chödrön. Chödrön's books and "Happiness" by Ricard share the same characteristic: they make great inspirational reading BUT ...             Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game (Unabridged)39 reviews Joseph Parent audible.com Excellent Bottom Line . It took five strokes off my handicap. Michael A. Epstein Member KCC             The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations16 reviews Shambhala, 2006 Best Translation Yet The translation of this classic book is the most readable for the contemporary reader.             The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness37 reviews Yongey Rinpoche Mingyur, Eric Swanson Three Rivers Press, 2008 Life Changing Having come from much personal trauma, anxiety, panic, depression, and physical ailments, but also being of a skeptical scientific mind, I began searching philosophy for something that would answer pressing issues in my life. Being depressed about that state of my health, my past and my life in general, I picked up the book without much expectation, almost sure that I would be disappointed. I was ...             Offerings : Buddhist Wisdom for Every Day (Offerings for Humanity)17 reviews Olivier Follmi, Danielle Follmi, 2003 Radiant! This is a book to read every day for many years. It's a treat every morning to look at a breathtaking picture of Tibet and read a wise saying by Buddhist masters. The photographs create a sense of infinite Himalayan grandeur of that stark and gorgeous terrain of rock, snow and beautiful people --the young and the old and always with a twinkle in their eyes , awakening wonder in me of a world so ...             Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions31 reviews Daisaku Ikeda Middleway Press, 2000 Excellent! This book is an excellent collection of Buddhist responses to the questions of today's young people. "The Way of Youth" includes topics like building confidence, respecting yourself and others, developing happiness from within, dealing with peer pressure and contributing to a peaceful world. The book is written for a general audience and I believe it appeals to both teens and parents regardless ...             Opening the Hand of Thought, Revised and Expanded Edition: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice12 reviews Kosho Uchiyama Wisdom Publications, 2004 Most straight forward zazen text out there Outstanding book. In reading books on Soto zen practice over the last 10 years, this the clearest, most straight forward and best book on zazen (seated zen buddhist meditation) from a highly respected master I've come across. If you only read 2 books on Zen, read Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Suzuki and this one.             Being Nobody, Going Nowhere, Revised: Meditations on the Buddhist Path12 reviews Ayya Khema Wisdom Publications, 2001 Meaningful words for checking the ego. A book that transcends the page and leaves the reader with insight long after putting it down. It is written in a style that is easy for Western Bhuddist readers to comprehend. Well worth the time and money to read. Ayya Khema's book is a summary of lessons at a Bhuddist retreat in Sri Lanka, but it reads like an overview of the most important Bhuddist teachings in one volume.             Mind Beyond Death16 reviews Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Snow Lion Publications, 2007 A True Wish Fulfilling Gem As I've grown older I have truly relished the eruption of Tibetan wisdom literature and commentaries "coming online", as it were. Having cut my teeth on D.T. Zusuki and Herbert Guenther, the appearance of Thurman, Garfield, and now Ponlop Ripoche has further deepened and matured my appreciation of the compassion that comes out of life to help us. Ripoche's work is, for me, a true ...             At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey14 reviews Claude Anshin Thomas Shambhala, 2004 A powerful spiritual autobiography "At Hell's Gate: A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace," by Claude Anshin Thomas, is the memoir of a combat veteran of the Vietnam War who suffered great personal torment after returning from war. He ultimately found healing and hope in Buddhism and became a monk. This book recounts his spiritual, geographic, and emotional journeys. Thomas writes about his military basic training, his combat ...             The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra16 reviews Thomas Cleary Shambhala, 1993 An Achievement of Epic Proportions Thomas Cleary is one of the best all-round translators of East Asian and Sanskrit literature, as well as Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian writings. If I have the option of purchasing a work I have never read before in various translations, I will gladly go with Cleary. Some of his works, such as the astonishing edition of the Art of War and his beautifully poetic rendering of the Zhuangzi are ...             How to See Yourself As You Really Are13 reviews His Holiness the Dalai Lama Simon & Schuster Audio, 2006 Great for beginners or anyone As a beginner in Buddhism, this was the first Buddhist book that I read. Before reading this, I had heard of many ways of Buddhist thought through small online writings, but His Holiness' 'How to See Yourself As You Really Are' truly helped me to gain a more meaningful understanding of impermanence, dependent arising, and compassion. I suggest anyone new to Buddhism and still confused read this ...             The Positive Psychology of Buddhism and Yoga : Paths to a Mature Happiness16 reviews Marvin Levine Lawrence Erlbaum, 2000 M.A.S.T.E.R.L.Y Not so many books became instant "classics", this is one of them. As many people, I've read a lot of books on Buddhism, knowing intuitively that there is something interesting there. I don't know for you, but for me, this gave me by moments an impression of a course in a complex and sometimes confusing jungle. A territory in which the sources are not always highly reliable or captivating. In ...             The New Meditation Handbook: Meditations to Make Our Life Happy & Meaningful12 reviews Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Tharpa Publications, 2003 Life changing If your looking for a book to start a meditation regimine with this is it. This book gives you 21 meditations to follow, with brief discussions on what the meditation is about. This book is very good at getting the reader modivated to meditate. Details on how to perform breathing meditation, which is what the reader is asked to start with before going into the main meditation, is not included. ...             Golf's Three Noble Truths: The Fine Art of Playing Awake16 reviews James L. Ragonnet New World Library, 2007 Golfers Need More Books Like This! This is an amazing book. For golfers with even the slightest of philosophical bents, this is a must read. If your bookshelves contain books like Michael Murphy's Golf in the Kingdom, Timothy Gallwey's The Inner Game of Golf, Fred Shoemaker's Extraordinary Golf, and Joseph Parent's Zen Golf, then Golf's Three Noble Truths: The Fine Art of Playing Awake should be on your bookshelf as well. I'm ...             Tibetan Buddhist Altars: A Pop-Up Gallery of Traditional Art and Wisdom13 reviews Tad Wise, Robert Beers, ... New World Library, 2004 Pop-Up Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism is intimidating in its complexity. Despite the Dalai Lama's accessible,user-friendly books about happiness and compassion, it remains exotic with its visualizations, mantras, and imagery. "Tibetan Buddhist Altars:A Pop-Up Gallery of Traditional Art and Wisdom" is a colorful and surprisingly reverent introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. The "portable altars" are to Shakyamuni ...              search for books annotations, approach, avatamsaka, buddhism, buddhist, children, developing, dhammapada, everyday, expanded, foundations, happiness, humanity, important, mastering, meaningful, meditation, meditations, mindfulness, offerings, ornament, practice, psychology, questions, scripture, traditional, translation, unabridged, unlocking, yourself books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Human Brain Function, Second Edition Impressum - about us get your own shout box