The commentary translated in these pages is unusual and rare. But if the commentary is a rarity, its subject matter—the seven-line invocation of Padmasambhava—is one of the best-known prayers in the Tibetan Buddhist world. The overall...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama provides intimate details on advanced mind-training practices using visualization, reason, and contemplation. Clear, eloquent, simple, and profound, His Holiness’s teachings are easily accessible to beginning...

"A Fire Runs through All Things: Zen Koans for Facing the Climate Crisis" von Susan Murphy ist ein Buch, das die Weisheit der Zen-Tradition mit den drängenden Herausforderungen des Klimawandels verbindet. Murphy nutzt Zen-Koans –...

A new translation of the Tibetan master Longchenpa’s famous work that systematically presents the path of yogic conduct according to the Dzogchen tradition Finding Rest in Illusion is the third volume of the Trilogy of Rest, Longchenpa’s...

If you think that you have to retreat to a cave in the Himalayas to find the enlightenment that yoga promises, think again. In this second edition of Living Your Yoga, Judith Hanson Lasater stretches the meaning of yoga beyond its...

"The Guru Principle: A Guide to the Teacher-Student Relationship in Buddhism" von Lama Shenpen Hookham untersucht die komplexe und tiefgründige Beziehung zwischen Lehrer und Schüler im Buddhismus. Das Buch bietet eine detaillierte...

Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today, as eagerly studied in Asia by modern politicians and...

Designed as a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Western neuroscientists, this book takes readers on a journey through opposing fields of thought—showing that they may not be so opposing after all Is the mind an ephemeral side...

"Secret Teachings of Padmasambhava: Essential Instructions on Mastering the Energies of Life" von Kennard Lipman ist ein Buch, das sich mit den Lehren des buddhistischen Meisters Padmasambhava beschäftigt. Padmasambhava, auch bekannt als...

Powerful guidance on how to work with strong emotions in overwhelming circumstances through Buddhist meditation—from a renowned Tibetan Buddhist master In the summer of 1957, the revered Buddhist teacher and scholar Khenpo Gangshar...

A practical guidebook for meditators interested in achieving the states of bliss and deep focus associated with the Buddhist jhānas One of the elements of the Eightfold Path is Right Concentration: the one-pointedness of mind that,...

"The Art of Listening: A Guide to the Early Teachings of Buddhism" von Sarah Shaw bietet eine umfassende Einführung in die grundlegenden Lehren des frühen Buddhismus. Shaw konzentriert sich darauf, die Bedeutung des Zuhörens als zentrale...