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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Buddhism

The Experience of Insight - A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation (Paperback): Joseph Goldstein The Experience of Insight - A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation (Paperback)
Joseph Goldstein
R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Depth Psychology and Mysticism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Thomas Cattoi, David M. Odorisio Depth Psychology and Mysticism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Thomas Cattoi, David M. Odorisio
R5,266 Discovery Miles 52 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Since the late 19th century, when the "new science" of psychology and interest in esoteric and occult phenomena converged - leading to the "discovery" of the unconscious - the dual disciplines of depth psychology and mysticism have been wed in an often unholy union. Continuing in this tradition, and the challenges it carries, this volume includes a variety of inter-disciplinary approaches to the study of depth psychology, mysticism, and mystical experience, spanning the fields of theology, religious studies, and the psychology of religion. Chapters include inquiries into the nature of self and consciousness, questions regarding the status and limits of mysticism and mystical phenomenon, and approaches to these topics from multiple depth psychological traditions.

The Psychology of Buddhism in Conflict Studies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017): Padmasiri de Silva The Psychology of Buddhism in Conflict Studies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
Padmasiri de Silva
R1,684 Discovery Miles 16 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides an interdisciplinary discussion of conflict studies, drawing on perspectives from psychology and Buddhist studies. The author combines current research in psychology, conflict and management studies, as well as moral narratives drawn from religious and cultural contexts, to offer useful guidance on dealing with conflict and dichotomies. Drawing on a vast corpus of Buddhist literature, this book examines complex teachings, ideas and doctrines to bring insight to how individuals and societies might lead peaceful and balanced lifestyles. In this ground-breaking study Padmasiri De Silva insists that the social studies need to develop dialectical methods and understanding in addition to the objective and analytical collection of facts. Chapters cover an array of subjects including economics, ecology, human wellbeing, prison reform, dialectical behaviour therapy, multiculturalism, and peace studies.

Being Present - Cultivate a Peaceful Mind through Spiritual Practice (Paperback): Darren Cockburn Being Present - Cultivate a Peaceful Mind through Spiritual Practice (Paperback)
Darren Cockburn
R411 R278 Discovery Miles 2 780 Save R133 (32%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Free yourself from unhelpful thoughts and emotions and learn to live peacefully in the present * Provides practical exercises, meditations, and reflections centered on mindfulness, breath, and immersion in nature to simplify your life and anchor you in the present * Learn to use your body as a tool for raising consciousness, work with occurrences like tiredness, illness, and pain as spiritual teachers, as well as identify and release addictions, including harmful thought patterns * Can be integrated with any religion or spiritual teaching with examples pertaining to everyday experiences in the Western world Offering a synthesis of spiritual teachings viewed through the lens of modern personal experiences, Darren Cockburn provides practical insight into how to cultivate a peaceful mind, live skillfully, and nurture a spiritual connection through the power of the present moment. The author shares practical exercises, meditations, and reflections, revealing how to free yourself from becoming lost in unhelpful thoughts and emotions, while bringing acceptance to what life presents you with. He explains how to generate true mindfulness through connection to your breath as well as immersion in nature. He details how to use your body as a tool for raising your level of consciousness as well as how to weave exercise, diet, breathing techniques, and sexuality into your spiritual practice. He explores how to work with occurrences like tiredness, illness, and pain as spiritual teachers for enriching your presence of mind and being.

The Healthy Mind - Mindfulness, True Self, and the Stream of Consciousness (Hardcover): Henry Vyner The Healthy Mind - Mindfulness, True Self, and the Stream of Consciousness (Hardcover)
Henry Vyner
R3,984 Discovery Miles 39 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In The Healthy Mind, Dr. Henry M. Vyner presents the findings of twenty-seven years of research spent interviewing Tibetan lamas about their experiences of the mind. The interviews have generated a science of stream of consciousness that demonstrates that the healthy human mind is the egoless mind, given the paradox that the egoless mind has an ego. Vyner presents this science and also shows his readers how to cultivate a healthy mind. The Healthy Mind features extensive interview excerpts, theoretical maps of the egoless and egocentric mind, discussions of the history of science, and thought experiments that unpack the implications of his findings. This is a useful book for all those interested in the dialogue between Buddhism and psychology and in understanding the nature of the healthy mind.

The Category of 'Religion' in Contemporary Japan - Shukyo and Temple Buddhism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Mitsutoshi... The Category of 'Religion' in Contemporary Japan - Shukyo and Temple Buddhism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Mitsutoshi Horii
R3,660 Discovery Miles 36 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book critically examines the term 'religion' (shukyo) as a social category within the sociological context of contemporary Japan. Whereas the nineteenth-century construction of shukyo has been critically studied by many, the same critical approach has not been extended to the contemporary context of the Japanese-language discourse on shukyo and Temple Buddhism. This work aims to unveil the norms and imperatives which govern the utilization of the term shukyo in the specific context of modern day Japan, with a particular focus upon Temple Buddhism. The author draws on a number of popular publications in Japanese, many of which have been written by Buddhist priests. In addition, the book offers rich interview material from conversations with Buddhist priests. Readers will gain insights into the critical deconstruction, the historicization, and the study of social classification system of 'religion', in terms of its cross-cultural application to the contemporary Japanese context. The book will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines including Japanese Studies, Buddhology, Religious Studies, Social Anthropology, and Sociology.

The Art of Simple Living - 100 Daily Practices from a Zen Buddhist Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy (Hardcover): Shunmyo... The Art of Simple Living - 100 Daily Practices from a Zen Buddhist Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy (Hardcover)
Shunmyo Masuno; Translated by Allison Markin Powell; Illustrated by Harriet Lee-Merrion 1
R476 R420 Discovery Miles 4 200 Save R56 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Happy Money - The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money (Paperback): Ken Honda Happy Money - The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money (Paperback)
Ken Honda 1
R336 R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Save R64 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Look around you - what do you see? You may discover to your surprise that the people who are most at peace with money are the ones who walk nimbly between having too little and having too much. They have found a balance between indulgence and austerity; between success and happiness; between motivation and inspiration; and between any number of other poles we tend to think of as either/or choices, but which in reality are simply posts on either side of a doorway through which we must pass. For many of us the subject of money is unavoidably stressful. Managing our personal finances is complicated, time consuming and often, particularly in the slow countdown to pay day, dispiriting. The good news is that in Japan - where a Zen approach to life is more widely practiced - a pathway to a better relationship with money is being carved, by Ken Honda. This beautifully written book will reinvent the way you see your personal finances. You will come to understand that money flows like water and arrives like a guest. You'll rethink your own attitudes and examine the way they were shaped by beliefs about money you were taught as a child. When we heal the fear and anxiety we have about money, we successfully achieve prosperity and peace. Take the zen path to financial security and happiness.

Thicker Than Blood (Paperback): Maitreyabandhu Thicker Than Blood (Paperback)
Maitreyabandhu
R332 Discovery Miles 3 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a book about friendship -- about the Buddhist ideals of spiritual friendship and the author's personal experience. Maitreyabhandhu's account, by turns moving, funny, and inspirational, is as compelling as a good novel. Woven into the tapestry of the many different aspects of friendship, such as openness, communication, fidelity, and altruism, is the colorful thread of Maitreyabandhu's own experiences -- from childhood through to his quest for life's meaning and wholehearted engagement with Buddhism. Writing with a refreshing candor, Maitreyabandhu does not shy away from those crucial and intimate issues that concern us all -- aloneness, sexuality, and falling in love.

Living Wisely - Advice from Nagarjuna's Precious Garland (Paperback): Sanghara Kshita Living Wisely - Advice from Nagarjuna's Precious Garland (Paperback)
Sanghara Kshita
R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How do we live wisely? Sangharakshita outlines how in this companion volume of commentary on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland, showing us how to use our positive ethical position, our momentum in goodness, to develop a deep understanding of the nature of life. In the companion volume, Living Ethically, Sangharakshita showed us that to live a Buddhist life we need to develop an ethical foundation. Ethical living means being motivated increasingly by love, contentment and awareness. However, from a Buddhist viewpoint, this 'being good' is not good enough. We become good in order to be wise. Although ultimately the most satisfying of all human endeavours, here we learn that the development of wisdom is also not an easy task. The truth of things is elusive, subtle and even frightening. So we need to get to it by developing both a more non-literal and reflective intelligence, and greater maturity and courage.

In Search of Buddha's Daughters - The Hidden Lives and Fearless Work of Buddhist Nuns (Paperback): Christine Toomey In Search of Buddha's Daughters - The Hidden Lives and Fearless Work of Buddhist Nuns (Paperback)
Christine Toomey
R492 R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Save R74 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
As It Is, Volume II - Essential Teachings from the Dzogchen Perspective (Paperback): Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche As It Is, Volume II - Essential Teachings from the Dzogchen Perspective (Paperback)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche; Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang; Edited by Marcia Binder Schmidt; Introduction by Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche; As told to …
R548 R457 Discovery Miles 4 570 Save R91 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The teachings presented in As It Is, Volume I are primarily selected from talks given by the Dzogchen master, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, in 1994 and 1995, during the last two years of his life. The unambiguous Buddhist perception of reality is transmitted in profound, simple language by one of the foremost masters in the Tibetan tradition. Dzogchen is to take the final result, the state of enlightenment itself, as path. This is the style of simply picking the ripened fruit or the fully bloomed flowers. Tulku Urgyen's way of communicating this wisdom was to awaken the individual to their potential and reveal the methods to acknowledge and stabilize that prospective. His distinctive teaching style was widely known for its unique directness in introducing students to the nature of mind in a way that allowed immediate experience. This book offers the direct oral instructions of a master who inspired admiration, delight in practice, and deep trust and confidence in the Buddhist way.

Buddhism and Linguistics - Theory and Philosophy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Manel Herat Buddhism and Linguistics - Theory and Philosophy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Manel Herat
R2,393 Discovery Miles 23 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This edited collection brings linguistics into contact with a millennia of works by Buddhist scholars. Examining the Buddhist contemplative tradition and its extensive writings from an interdisciplinary perspective, the authors bridge the gap between such customs and human language. To do so, they provide chapters on linguistics, history, religious studies, philosophy and semiotics. Uniting scholars from three different continents and from many disciplines and institutions, this innovative and unique book is sure to appeal to anyone interested in Buddhist traditions and linguistics.

The Psychology of Buddhism in Conflict Studies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Padmasiri de Silva The Psychology of Buddhism in Conflict Studies (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Padmasiri de Silva
R1,684 Discovery Miles 16 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides an interdisciplinary discussion of conflict studies, drawing on perspectives from psychology and Buddhist studies. The author combines current research in psychology, conflict and management studies, as well as moral narratives drawn from religious and cultural contexts, to offer useful guidance on dealing with conflict and dichotomies. Drawing on a vast corpus of Buddhist literature, this book examines complex teachings, ideas and doctrines to bring insight to how individuals and societies might lead peaceful and balanced lifestyles. In this ground-breaking study Padmasiri De Silva insists that the social studies need to develop dialectical methods and understanding in addition to the objective and analytical collection of facts. Chapters cover an array of subjects including economics, ecology, human wellbeing, prison reform, dialectical behaviour therapy, multiculturalism, and peace studies.

Conjuring the Buddha - Ritual Manuals in Early Tantric Buddhism (Hardcover): Jacob P. Dalton Conjuring the Buddha - Ritual Manuals in Early Tantric Buddhism (Hardcover)
Jacob P. Dalton
R2,758 Discovery Miles 27 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ritual manuals are among the most common and most personal forms of Buddhist literature. Since at least the late fifth century, individual practitioners-including monks, nuns, teachers, disciples, and laypeople-have kept texts describing how to perform the daily rites. These manuals represent an intimate counterpart to the canonical sutras and the tantras, speaking to the lived experience of Buddhist practice. Conjuring the Buddha offers a history of early tantric Buddhist ritual through the lens of the Tibetan manuscripts discovered near Dunhuang on the ancient Silk Road. Jacob P. Dalton argues that the spread of ritual manuals offered Buddhists an extracanonical literary form through which to engage with their tradition in new and locally specific ways. He suggests that ritual manuals were the literary precursors to the tantras, crucial to the emergence of esoteric Buddhism. Examining a series of ninth- and tenth-century tantric manuals from Dunhuang, Dalton uncovers lost moments in the development of rituals such as consecration, possession, sexual yoga, the Great Perfection, and the subtle body practices of the winds and channels. He also traces the use of poetic language in ritual manuals, showing how at pivotal moments, metaphor, simile, rhythm, and rhyme were deployed to evoke carefully sculpted affective experiences. Offering an unprecedented glimpse into the personal practice of early tantric Buddhists, Conjuring the Buddha provides new insight into the origins and development of the tantric tradition.

The Four Noble Truths (Paperback): His Holiness the Dalai Lama The Four Noble Truths (Paperback)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
R219 R193 Discovery Miles 1 930 Save R26 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contains the essential guide to some of the central Buddhist teachings based on the recent UK lectures by his holiness.This volume includes:-‘The Four Noble truths’, one of the most central tenets of Tibetan Buddhism.The need to balance spiritual and material values.‘Compassion, the Basis for Human Happiness’

Ani Trime's Little Book of Affirmations: 52 Illustrated Practices for a Peaceful and Open Mind (Hardcover): Ani Trime Ani Trime's Little Book of Affirmations: 52 Illustrated Practices for a Peaceful and Open Mind (Hardcover)
Ani Trime
R305 R255 Discovery Miles 2 550 Save R50 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This unique book features the wise, funny, and uplifting affirmations of Ani Trime, a Buddhist nun and beloved teacher whose instruction on mindfulness and gratitude have applications for people of all denominations. Each affirmation is accompanied by an illustrated interpretation, ranging from the playful to the contemplative, rendered by one of 41 well-known artists and providing an engaging entry point for readers. Born in West Virginia, Trime encountered Tibetan Buddhism in the 1970s through the teachings of Choegyam Trungpa Rinpoche, one of the first wave of Tibetan teachers in the U.S. As a teacher, Trime brought a sense of humor and a no-nonsense, real-world approach to everyday spiritual practice. She taught for 15 years at the Princeton Buddhist Meditation Group and alongside Pema Choedroen at the Omega Institute, where she touched thousands of lives and was cherished by students for her clarity and down-to-earth talk. As Trime neared the end of her life, she collected the 52 most important teachings she learned during her 30 years of practice. Brought together in this beautiful gift book, these affirmations help readers focus on positivity, peace, and self-reliance.

Running from Tenda Gyamar - A volunteer`s story of life with the refugee children of Tibet (Paperback): Lesley Freeman Running from Tenda Gyamar - A volunteer`s story of life with the refugee children of Tibet (Paperback)
Lesley Freeman
R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Leaving her job in London, selling her home, leaving family & friends, Lesley travelled to India to be a volunteer teacher in a vocational training centre in Northern India. She learnt of the struggles Tibetan children endure, escaping torture, violence and oppression by the Chinese authorities in their homeland, Tibet. They witnessed the torture and murder of parents, brothers and uncles. They are educated in Tibetan schools in India, many are orphans and destitute, For 2 years Lesley lived with the Tibetan community in the VTC and then a mountain village, Rajpur, undertaking voluntary work and raising sponsorship to support the children s education. In this book Lesley describes her own ups and downs of living with both Indian and Tibetan cultures and recounts the poignant stories of the children, describing in their own words the suffering they escaped and what their hopes are for the future.

Collected Wheel Publications, Volume XVI - Number 231 to 247 (Paperback): Collected Wheel Publications, Volume XVI - Number 231 to 247 (Paperback)
R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Buddhism in the Modern World (Paperback): David L. McMahan Buddhism in the Modern World (Paperback)
David L. McMahan
R1,245 Discovery Miles 12 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Buddhism in the Modern World explores the challenges faced by Buddhism today, the distinctive forms that it has taken, the individuals and movements that have shaped it, and the modern history of Buddhism in different geographical regions. Part one surveys the Buddhist tradition in different parts of the world, from Southeast Asia to North America, while part two explores key themes including globalisation, gender issues, and the ways in which Buddhism has confronted modernity, science, popular culture and national politics. Each chapter is written by a distinguished scholar in the field, and is designed to offer a lively and up to date overview of the subject. Students and scholars alike will find this book an indispensable guide to the living Buddhist tradition. Includes photographs, summaries, discussion points and suggestions for further readin

Buddhist Thought - A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition (Paperback, 2nd edition): Paul Williams, Anthony Tribe,... Buddhist Thought - A Complete Introduction to the Indian Tradition (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Paul Williams, Anthony Tribe, Alexander Wynne
R1,209 Discovery Miles 12 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book serves as an accessible and reliable survey for students wishing to gain familiarity with the basic ideas of Buddhist philosophical and religious thought, and with some of the recent research in the field. It guides readers towards a richer understanding of the central concepts of classical Indian Buddhist thought, from the time of Buddha to the latest scholarly perspectives and controversies. Abstract and complex ideas are made understandable by the authors' clear and engaging style. The second edition has been fully revised in light of new scholarship, in particular on Mahayana Buddhism and Tantric Buddhism, an often neglected and inadequately understood topic. As well as a detailed bibliography this authoritative resource now includes recommended further reading, study questions, a pronunciation guide and extensive glossary of terms, all aimed at helping students to develop their knowledge and appreciation of Buddhist thought.

Paul Tillich and Asian Religions (Hardcover): Ka-Fu Keith Chan, Yau-Nang William Ng Paul Tillich and Asian Religions (Hardcover)
Ka-Fu Keith Chan, Yau-Nang William Ng
R4,061 Discovery Miles 40 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume investigates Paul Tillich's relationship to Asian religions and locates Tillich in a global religious context. It appreciates Tillich's heritage within the western and eastern religious contexts and explores the possibility of global religious-cultural understanding through the dialogue of Tillich's thought and East-West religious-cultural matrix.

The Tibetan Book of the Dead (Paperback): W.Y. Evans-Wentz The Tibetan Book of the Dead (Paperback)
W.Y. Evans-Wentz
R445 R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Save R64 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of Zen, Mindfulness, and Behavioral Health (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Akihiko Masuda, William T. O'Donohue Handbook of Zen, Mindfulness, and Behavioral Health (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Akihiko Masuda, William T. O'Donohue
R9,375 Discovery Miles 93 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This comprehensive handbook presents a Zen account of fundamental and important dimensions of daily living. It explores how Zen teachings inform a range of key topics across the field of behavioral health and discuss the many uses of meditation and mindfulness practice in therapeutic contexts, especially within cognitive-behavioral therapies. Chapters outline key Zen constructs of self and body, desire, and acceptance, and apply these constructs to Western frameworks of health, pathology, meaning-making, and healing. An interdisciplinary panel of experts, including a number of Zen masters who have achieved the designation of roshi, examines intellectual tensions among Zen, mindfulness, and psychotherapy, such as concepts of rationality, modes of language, and goals of well-being. The handbook also offers first-person practitioner accounts of living Zen in everyday life and using its teachings in varied practice settings. Topics featured in the Handbook include: * Zen practices in jails.* Zen koans and parables.* A Zen account of desire and attachment.* Adaptation of Zen to behavioral healthcare.* Zen, mindfulness, and their relationship to cognitive behavioral therapy. * The application of Zen practices and principles for survivors of trauma and violence. The Handbook of Zen, Mindfulness, and Behavioral Health is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians/professionals, and graduate students in clinical psychology, public health, cultural studies, language philosophy, behavioral medicine, and Buddhism and religious studies.

Wildmind - A Step-by Step Guide to Meditation (Paperback): Bodhipaksa Wildmind - A Step-by Step Guide to Meditation (Paperback)
Bodhipaksa; Illustrated by Peter Wenman, Jacob Corn
R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Of great help to people interested in meditation and an inspiring reminder to those on the path."Joseph Goldstein, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and author of "One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism"

"Bodhipaksa has written a beautiful and very accessible introduction to meditation. He guides us through all the basics of mindfulness and also loving-kindness meditations with the voice of a wise, kind, and patient friend."-Dr. Lorne Ladner, author of "The Lost Art of Compassion"

"The aim of Buddhist meditation is to clear away the "defilements" so that we can experience ourselvesmore deeply and more trulyin our primordial purity, clarity, and freedom of mind. Meditation helps us to cut through the agonizing clutter of superficial mental turmoil and allows us to experience more spacious and joyful states of mind. It is this pure and luminous state that I call your Wildmind."

From how to build your own meditation stool to how a raisin can help you meditate, this illustrated guide explains everything you need to know to start or deepen your meditation practice. This bestseller is in a new handy format and features brand-new illustrations.

Bodhipaksa is a Buddhist practitioner, writer, and teacher, and he is the founder of www.wildmind.org, an online meditation resource. He lives in New Hampshire with his family and conducts classes at Aryaloka Buddhist Center in Newmarket, New Hampshire.

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