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

Big Panda And Tiny Dragon (Hardcover): James Norbury Big Panda And Tiny Dragon (Hardcover)
James Norbury 1
R505 R394 Discovery Miles 3 940 Save R111 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

'We're lost again,' said Big Panda

'When I'm lost,' said Tiny Dragon, 'I find it helps to go back to the beginning and try to remember why I started.'

This is the uplifting, beautifully illustrated story of two beloved friends as they journey through the seasons of the year together, into the wild, exploring the thoughts and emotions, hardships and happiness that connect us all.

Writer and artist James Norbury began illustrating the adventures of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon, inspired by Buddhist philosophy and spirituality, to share the ideas that have helped him through the most difficult times, in the hope they can help others too.

The Book Of Joy - Lasting Happiness In A Changing World (Hardcover): Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu The Book Of Joy - Lasting Happiness In A Changing World (Hardcover)
Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu 11
R479 R396 Discovery Miles 3 960 Save R83 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships - or, as they would say, because of them - they are two of the most joyful people on the planet. In April 2015, Archbishop Tutu travelled to the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala, India, to celebrate His Holiness's eightieth birthday and to create this book as a gift for others. They looked back on their long lives to answer a single burning question: how do we find joy in the face of life's inevitable suffering?

They traded intimate stories, teased each other continually, and shared their spiritual practices. By the end of a week filled with laughter and punctuated with tears, these two global heroes had stared into the abyss and despair of our times and revealed how to live a life brimming with joy.

This book offers us a rare opportunity to experience their astonishing and unprecedented week together, from the first embrace to the final goodbye.

The Cat Who Taught Zen (Hardcover): James Norbury The Cat Who Taught Zen (Hardcover)
James Norbury
R505 R345 Discovery Miles 3 450 Save R160 (32%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

From the bestselling author of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon comes a new adventure featuring a wise cat, a curious kitten, and the Zen wisdom they uncover on their journey together.

This is the tale of a cat wise in the ways of zen who hears of a solitary ancient pine, deep in a maple forest, under which infinite wisdom may be found. So begins a journey of discovery. Along the way he meets a vivid cast of animals: from an anxious monkey and a tortoise tired of life, to a tiger struggling with anger, a confused wolf cub and a covetous crow.

Each has stories to tell and lessons to share.

But after a surprise encounter with a playful kitten, the cat questions everything . . .

A Year of Zen - A 52-Week Guided Journal (Hardcover): Bonnie Myotai Treace A Year of Zen - A 52-Week Guided Journal (Hardcover)
Bonnie Myotai Treace
R605 R509 Discovery Miles 5 090 Save R96 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Buddhism for Healing - Practical Meditations, Mantras, and Rituals for Balance and Harmony (Paperback): Terry Cortes-Vega Buddhism for Healing - Practical Meditations, Mantras, and Rituals for Balance and Harmony (Paperback)
Terry Cortes-Vega
R439 R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Save R62 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners - 50 Meditations to Practice Awareness, Acceptance, and Peace (Paperback): Dawn Mauricio Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners - 50 Meditations to Practice Awareness, Acceptance, and Peace (Paperback)
Dawn Mauricio
R392 R325 Discovery Miles 3 250 Save R67 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
'n Stil gemoed - 'n Inleiding tot die Boeddhisme meditasie (Afrikaans, Paperback): Rob Naim 'n Stil gemoed - 'n Inleiding tot die Boeddhisme meditasie (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Rob Naim; Translated by Karel Schoeman
R163 Discovery Miles 1 630 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

’n Stil gemoed verskyn oorspronklik in 1993 in Engels onder die titel Tranquil Mind. Die eerste Afrikaanse uitgawe verskyn in 1997, en die tyd is dus ryp vir ’n heruitgawe. ’n Stil gemoed is ’n eenvoudige inleiding tot die Boeddhisme en meditasie. Die Boeddhisme is wesenlik ’n aantal metodes om met die verstand en gemoed om te gaan. As ons hierdie metodes verstaan en op ons lewens toepas, sal hulle ons inherente vermoe om innerlike vrede, erbarming en wysheid te ervaar laat ontplooi deur die potensiaal van ons gees te ontwikkel. Mediteerders in die Weste ervaar unieke probleme as gevolg van hul kulturele, sosiale en sielkundige agtergrond. Aan die hand van sy uitgebreide akademiese en praktiese ervaring stel die skrywer van hierdie inleiding die onderwerp bekend op ’n manier wat met die invloede rekening hou.

Siddhartha - The Classic Novel (Paperback): Hermann Hesse Siddhartha - The Classic Novel (Paperback)
Hermann Hesse
R254 R208 Discovery Miles 2 080 Save R46 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Why Buddhism Is True - The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment (Paperback, UK Edition): Robert Wright Why Buddhism Is True - The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment (Paperback, UK Edition)
Robert Wright 2
R328 R230 Discovery Miles 2 300 Save R98 (30%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From one of America's most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness. At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer-and the reason we make other people suffer-is that we don't see the world clearly. At the heart of Buddhist meditative practice is a radical promise: We can learn to see the world, including ourselves, more clearly and so gain a deep and morally valid happiness. In this "sublime" (The New Yorker), pathbreaking book, Robert Wright shows how taking this promise seriously can change your life-how it can loosen the grip of anxiety, regret, and hatred, and how it can deepen your appreciation of beauty and of other people. He also shows why this transformation works, drawing on the latest in neuroscience and psychology, and armed with an acute understanding of human evolution. This book is the culmination of a personal journey that began with Wright's landmark book on evolutionary psychology, The Moral Animal, and deepened as he immersed himself in meditative practice and conversed with some of the world's most skilled meditators. The result is a story that is "provocative, informative and...deeply rewarding" (The New York Times Book Review), and as entertaining as it is illuminating. Written with the wit, clarity, and grace for which Wright is famous, Why Buddhism Is True lays the foundation for a spiritual life in a secular age and shows how, in a time of technological distraction and social division, we can save ourselves from ourselves, both as individuals and as a species.

The Zen of Therapy - Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life (Paperback): Mark Epstein The Zen of Therapy - Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life (Paperback)
Mark Epstein
R471 R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Save R80 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"A warm, profound and cleareyed memoir. . . this wise and sympathetic book's lingering effect is as a reminder that a deeper and more companionable way of life lurks behind our self-serious stories."-Oliver Burkeman, New York Times Book Review A remarkable exploration of the therapeutic relationship, Dr. Mark Epstein reflects on one year's worth of therapy sessions with his patients to observe how his training in Western psychotherapy and his equally long investigation into Buddhism, in tandem, led to greater awareness-for his patients, and for himself For years, Dr. Mark Epstein kept his beliefs as a Buddhist separate from his work as a psychiatrist. Content to use his training in mindfulness as a private resource, he trusted that the Buddhist influence could, and should, remain invisible. But as he became more forthcoming with his patients about his personal spiritual leanings, he was surprised to learn how many were eager to learn more. The divisions between the psychological, emotional, and the spiritual, he soon realized, were not as distinct as one might think. In The Zen of Therapy, Dr. Epstein reflects on a year's worth of selected sessions with his patients and observes how, in the incidental details of a given hour, his Buddhist background influences the way he works. Meditation and psychotherapy each encourage a willingness to face life's difficulties with courage that can be hard to otherwise muster, and in this cross-section of life in his office, he emphasizes how therapy, an element of Western medicine, can in fact be considered a two-person meditation. Mindfulness, too, much like a good therapist, can "hold" our awareness for us-and allow us to come to our senses and find inner peace. Throughout this deeply personal inquiry, one which weaves together the wisdom of two worlds, Dr. Epstein illuminates the therapy relationship as spiritual friendship, and reveals how a therapist can help patients cultivate the sense that there is something magical, something wonderful, and something to trust running through our lives, no matter how fraught they have been or might become. For when we realize how readily we have misinterpreted our selves, when we stop clinging to our falsely conceived constructs, when we touch the ground of being, we come home.

Buddha Wisdom Divine Masculine - The truth of Buddha (Cards): Sofan  Chan Buddha Wisdom Divine Masculine - The truth of Buddha (Cards)
Sofan Chan
R249 R164 Discovery Miles 1 640 Save R85 (34%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Eyes of Compassion - Living with Thich Nhat Hanh (Paperback): Jim Forest Eyes of Compassion - Living with Thich Nhat Hanh (Paperback)
Jim Forest
R498 R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Save R92 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Year of Zen - A 52-Week Guided Journal (Paperback): Bonnie Myotai Treace A Year of Zen - A 52-Week Guided Journal (Paperback)
Bonnie Myotai Treace
R412 R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Save R93 (23%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Buddha's Teachings for Beginners - A Simple Guide to Connect the Buddha's Lessons to Everyday Life (Paperback):... The Buddha's Teachings for Beginners - A Simple Guide to Connect the Buddha's Lessons to Everyday Life (Paperback)
Emily Griffith Burke
R328 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R53 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sacred Spaces - The Holy Sites of Buddhism (Hardcover): Christoph Mohr, Oliver Fulling Sacred Spaces - The Holy Sites of Buddhism (Hardcover)
Christoph Mohr, Oliver Fulling
R887 Discovery Miles 8 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A bright white temple as if carved from ice. Statues in candlelit caves. Massive red monastery walls in the midst of majestic mountains. In this beautiful book of travel photography, Christoph Mohr presents the most sacred places of Buddhism. Across Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Tibet, Ladakh, Zanskar, and other Asian regions, Mohr shows Buddhist temples, monasteries, sacred mountains, and illuminates the life of the historical Buddha. The images are accompanied by texts from Oliver Fulling, sharing the basics of Buddhism and everyday Buddhist practice and rituals.

Taoism for Beginners - Understanding and Applying Taoist History, Concepts, and Practices (Paperback): Elizabeth Reninger Taoism for Beginners - Understanding and Applying Taoist History, Concepts, and Practices (Paperback)
Elizabeth Reninger
R402 R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Save R67 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Don't Worry - From the million-copy bestselling author of Zen (Hardcover): Shunmyo Masuno Don't Worry - From the million-copy bestselling author of Zen (Hardcover)
Shunmyo Masuno
R320 R256 Discovery Miles 2 560 Save R64 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Feel your everyday stresses melt away with 48 simple, accessible and achievable lessons in this beautiful mindfulness guide From the renowned Bhuddist monk and million-copy bestselling author of Zen: The Art of Simple Living, Shunmyo Masuno _________ Learn to let go of stress, change how you worry, and improve your life for good with this invaluable companion for reducing anxiety and maintaining calm. Shunmyo Masuno, Zen Buddhist Monk and million copy bestselling author of Zen: The Art of Simple Living, will teach you how to relieve the anxieties of everyday life in 48 vital, easy-to-achieve lessons. With Don't Worry, you will learn how to: Focus on the here and now Improve your most important relationships Take a step back from your worries Regain control of your thoughts Learn ways to accept yourself as you are By following these simple steps, you can enjoy a calmer, more relaxed, positive version of yourself.

Tibetan Book of the Dead: Robert A. F Thurman Tibetan Book of the Dead
Robert A. F Thurman
R276 R206 Discovery Miles 2 060 Save R70 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Swagger - Super Bowls, Brass Balls, and Footballs--A Memoir (Hardcover): Jimmy Johnson, Dave Hyde Swagger - Super Bowls, Brass Balls, and Footballs--A Memoir (Hardcover)
Jimmy Johnson, Dave Hyde
R742 R618 Discovery Miles 6 180 Save R124 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I May Be Wrong - The Sunday Times Bestseller (Paperback): Bjoern Natthiko Lindeblad I May Be Wrong - The Sunday Times Bestseller (Paperback)
Bjoern Natthiko Lindeblad
R304 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R57 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'This book really, really will stay with me forever. It's not only laced with the most incredible wisdom, but it's also gentle and beautiful and eloquent. It brought me so much joy and so much comfort' FEARNE COTTON The Sunday Times bestselling book of comfort and timeless wisdom from former forest monk, Bjoern Natthiko Lindeblad We like to think we can determine the path our life takes, but events rarely unfold the way we plan for or expect. In this international bestseller, former forest monk Bjoern Natthiko Lindeblad draws on his humbling journey towards navigating uncertainty - helping you, with kindness and good humour, to: - Let go of the small stuff - Accept the things you cannot control - Manage difficult emotions - Find stillness at busy times - Face yourself - and others - without judgment Infusing the everyday with heart and grace, this is a wise and soothing handbook for dealing with life's challenges.

Taking The Path Of Zen (Paperback): Robert Aitken Taking The Path Of Zen (Paperback)
Robert Aitken
R408 R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Save R72 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

There is a fine art to presenting complex ideas with simplicity and insight, in a manner that both guides and inspires. In Taking the Path of Zen Robert Aitken presents the practice, lifestyle, rationale, and ideology of Zen Buddhism with remarkable clarity.

The foundation of Zen is the practice of zazen, or mediation, and Aitken Roshi insists that everything flows from the center. He discusses correct breathing, posture, routine, teacher-student relations, and koan study, as well as common problems and milestones encountered in the process. Throughout the book the author returns to zazen, offering further advice and more advanced techniques. The orientation extends to various religious attitudes and includes detailed discussions of the Three Treasures and the Ten Precepts of Zen Buddhism.
Taking the Path of Zen will serve as orientation and guide for anyone who is drawn to the ways of Zen, from the simply curious to the serious Zen student.

Divine Revelation in Pali Buddhism (Paperback, 2nd edition): Peter Masefield Divine Revelation in Pali Buddhism (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Peter Masefield
R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this book, the author, with his extensive knowledge of the Pali canon (the earliest texts of Buddhism), argues that, in his lifetime, the Buddha and his mission were regarded quite differently to the manner in which they are presented today. Far from being seen as one teaching a means of liberation for all to follow, he was instead regarded - as is still the typical Indian guru - as one imparting teachings only to those whom he deemed capable of benefiting from them. In the story of initiation as recorded in the "Nikayas" (discourses of the Buddha compiled by his contemporaries immediately following his death), this book presents evidence that makes it clear that salvation in early Buddhism depended upon the saving intervention of the Buddha's grace and that, contrary to the now commonly accepted view of Buddhism as a rationalistic philosophy of self-endeavour, the picture that emerges from a careful examination of the canonical texts is one of Buddhism as a revealed religion in every sense of the term, and the Buddha as every bit the divine guru. In considering the relationship of Buddhism to the Brahmanic (Hindu) tradition, this book shows that the Buddha was critical of the Brahmins solely on the grounds that they no longer lived up to the social and religious ideals associated with their predecessors, and that, if the Buddha was a reformer, this was only so in the sense that he advocated a return to the former conservatism of Vedic India.

A Year of Zen Mindfulness - Daily Practices and Meditations to Find Focus and Peace (Paperback): Alex Kakuyo A Year of Zen Mindfulness - Daily Practices and Meditations to Find Focus and Peace (Paperback)
Alex Kakuyo
R517 R434 Discovery Miles 4 340 Save R83 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How to Be Compassionate - A Handbook for Creating Inner Peace and a Happier World (Paperback): Dalai Lama How to Be Compassionate - A Handbook for Creating Inner Peace and a Happier World (Paperback)
Dalai Lama; Translated by Jeffrey Hopkins; Edited by Jeffrey Hopkins
R416 R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Save R79 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Each one of us is responsible for all of humankind, and for the environment in which we live. . . . We must seek to lessen the suffering of others. Rather than working solely to acquire wealth, we need to do something meaningful, something seriously directed toward the welfare of humanity as a whole. To do this, you need to recognize that the whole world is part of you. --from "How to Be Compassionate"
The surest path to true happiness lies in being intimately concerned with the welfare of others. Or, as His Holiness the Dalai Lama would say, in "compassion."
In "How to Be Compassionate, "His Holiness reveals basic mistakes of attitude that lead us to inner turmoil, and how we can correct them to achieve a better tomorrow. He demonstrates precisely how opening our hearts and minds to other people is the best way to overcome the misguided ideas that are at the root of all our problems. He shows us how compassion can be a continuous wellspring of happiness in our own lives and how our newfound happiness can extend outward from us in ever wider and wider circles.
As we become more compassionate human beings, our friends, family, neighbors, loved ones--and even our enemies--will find themselves less frequently in the thrall of destructive emotions like anger, jealousy, and fear, prompting them to become more warmhearted, kind, and harmonious forces within their own circles. With simple language and startling clarity, His Holiness makes evident as never before that the path to global harmony begins in the hearts of individual women and men. Enlivened by personal anecdotes and intimate accounts of the Dalai Lama's experiences as a student, thinker, political leader, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, "How to Be Compassionate "gives seekers of all faiths the keys to overcoming anger, hatred, and selfishness-- the primary obstacles to happiness--and to becoming agents of positive transformation in our communities and the world at large.

Buddhism and the Coronavirus - The Buddha's Teaching on Suffering (Paperback): Jeaneane Fowler Buddhism and the Coronavirus - The Buddha's Teaching on Suffering (Paperback)
Jeaneane Fowler
R969 Discovery Miles 9 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the early teachings of Buddhism associated with the life of the Buddha, Siddhatta Gotama. In these teachings, the Buddha put forward his famous Four Noble Truths concerning the nature of suffering, its causes, the Truth that it can be overcome, and a pathway to end suffering. The suffering experienced in the contemporary coronavirus pandemic may seem to be very distant from the Buddhas message delivered over two thousand years ago, but the teaching of the Four Noble Truths is as relevant today as it was all that time ago. So this book melds the two, occasionally with discrete treatment of past and present but ever cognizant of the ways in which the teachings of the past inform the present crisis. To understand coronaviruses, the book examines the nature of viruses, their origins, causes and the ways in which they are both friends and enemies of humankind. Importantly and crucially, the book investigates how far humanity itself is the cause of its own suffering in the pandemics that arise no less in the coronaviruses that have emerged in the twenty-first century. Chapters include: The Buddha; Viruses: Friends and Enemies; The Noble Truth of Suffering; The Second Noble Truth of the Cause of Suffering; The Third Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering; The Fourth Noble Truth: The Noble Eightfold Path; The Noble Eightfold Path: Mindfulness and Concentration; The Brahma-vihara: Love: Compassion: Sympathetic Joy: Equanimity.

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