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Coanchor of Nightline and Good Morning America recounts his recreational drug use and 2004 nationally televised panic attack that--coupled with…
overextension at work and his stint covering religion--prompted him to practice meditation, which he asserts led to increased calm, focus, and happiness in his life. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2014
Monk and spiritual director of Australian Buddhist society presents the discipline of mindfulness--focusing on being present in the moment--and challenges…
practitioners to the additional step of being kindful--making positive choices in the moment. Shares techniques and meditations on developing a sense of kindfulness. 2016
Tenzin Gyatso, el decimocuarto Dalai Lama del Tibet, extrae prácticas de meditación del Budismo tradicional para presentar paso a paso…
ejercicios contemplativos diseñados para expandir la capacidad de enriquecimiento espiritual del lector, junto con marcas claras para reconocer su progreso. Traducido de la edición en inglés del Dr. Jeffrey Hopkins
Hanh presents his guide to developing what he deems the most powerful inner resource--silence--to find happiness, purpose, and peace. Includes…
exercises such as careful breathing and mindfulness techniques. Hanh's stated aims include helping readers to become truly present in the moment, to recognize the beauty around, and to find harmony. 2015
Mockett's family owns a Buddhist temple near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. After the 2011 disaster at the plant,…
her family was unable to bury her grandfather due to radiation levels. Grieving, Mockett journeys into the radiation zone and investigates death-centered rituals in Japan. 2015
Two scholars explore the medieval Christian tale of Barlaam and Josaphat, which, they propose, is actually the story of Siddhartha…
Gautama--the Buddha--the telling of which slowly evolved in cultural retellings as travelers made their way along the Silk Road to the West. 2014
Guide to the practice of meditation using Buddhist principles. Encourages the contemplation of enlightenment to generate the qualities of love,…
compassion, generosity, and patience. Revised from 1997 edition. Includes a foreword by the Dalai Lama. 2006
An American living in Japan recounts the year she spent on personal growth and reflection while her husband left for…
a year of training as a Zen monk. Discusses her devotion to making pottery during this time and reflects on the nature of love, art, suffering, and more. 2018
Médico y autor de superventas Deepak Chopra explora lo que él considera los secretos de la felicidad. Propone tomando conciencia…
del cuerpo, descubriendo la verdadera autoestima, desintoxicando la vida, dejando de tener la razón, concentrando en el presente, descubriendo el mundo dentro de nosotros, y viviendo para la iluminación. Traducido del Inglés
American Buddhist nun describes applying her religion's philosophy to achieve happiness. Explains using eight worldly dharma or basic Buddhist beliefs…
to communicate, experience difficult emotions, and become compassionate. Spanish language. 1998
Zen teacher and psychoanalyst Magid discusses the ways the concept of pursuing happiness may have contraindicative effects. Discusses practices of…
meditation, the differences and confluences of zen and psychoanalysis, and what it means to accept situations as they are versus attempting to improve the situation. 2008
A specialist in Indo-Tibetan philosophy and meditation theory provides a succinct introduction to the core doctrines and practices, main religious…
orders, and historical evolution of the Mahayana Buddhist faith of Central Asia. 2008
Thirty-eight-year-old Ian Thorson died from dehydration and dysentery on a remote Arizona mountaintop in 2012. Scott Carney, an investigative journalist…
and anthropologist who lived in India for six years and study Tibetan Buddaism there, was struck by how Thorson's demise resembled the suicide of a young women he knew on a silent meditation retreat half a decade earlier. Is there a connection between intensive meditation and mental instability? Unrated
Follows the early years of Lhamo Thondup (born 1935), who was recognized as the fourteenth Dalai Lama at age two.…
Discusses his transition from simple mountain boy to spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism. Explains the politics and events that led to his exile. For grades 4-7. 2008
Zen Buddhist master Nhat Hanh and Harvard nutritionist Cheung offer a diet and meditation guide that encourages one to obtain…
a healthy weight. Describe a ten-week plan for gradual changes using the concept of mindfulness. 2010
Zen Buddhist monk, author of The Art of Power (DB 66111), asserts that mindfulness--fully experiencing the here and now--can transform…
our lives. Offers meditation practices that he says cultivate awareness, heal emotional pain, and lead to happiness and peace. Originally published in French. 2009
Taoist monk provides tips and guidance on dealing with the stressors related to living in an urban, industrialized society. Discusses…
meditation, the importance of sleep, work lifestyle, dealing with food choices and gaining weight, personal interactions, and more. Some strong language. 2016
Actor Peter Coyote describes growing up in New Jersey, joining the counterculture movement, discovering the practice of Zen, and becoming…
an actor for directors like Steven Spielberg and Roman Polanski. Coyote reflects on the choices he has made and the resulting consequences, both joyful and sorrowful. 2015
Psychologist and Buddhist dharma-leader Surrey and medical doctor Shem explore the meaning and impact of the life of the Buddha's…
wife, Yasodhara, through a fictional tale of her life between abandonment by her husband and her joining his religious community. Includes a Reader's Companion, with life lessons and reflections. 2015