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'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.
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.
In this unique book, His Holiness the Dalai Lama tells the full story
of his 75-year struggle with China to save Tibet and its people.
The Dalai Lama has had to contend with the People’s Republic of China
his entire life. He was 15 years old when communist China invaded Tibet
in 1950, only 19 when he had his first meeting with Chairman Mao in
Beijing, and 24 when he was forced to escape to India and became a
leader in exile. Almost 75 years after China’s initial invasion of
Tibet, the Dalai Lama has faced communist China’s leaders – Mao Zedong,
Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping – in his effort to
protect Tibet and its people.
In Voice for the Voiceless, the Dalai Lama reminds the world of Tibet’s
unresolved struggle for freedom and the hardship his people continue to
face in their homeland. The book captures his extraordinary life,
uncovering what it means to lose your home to a repressive invader and
build a life in exile; dealing with the existential crisis of a nation,
its people, and its culture and religion; and envisioning the path
forward.
Voice for the Voiceless is a powerful testimony from a global icon,
sharing both his pain and his enduring hope in his people’s ongoing
quest to restore dignity and freedom.
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 . . .
What if moments of great difficulty are, in fact, opportunities for
growth and self-discovery? What if they can serve as stepping stones to
greater things in life?
Modern life doesn't always go our way. Loss, rejection, uncertainty and
loneliness are unavoidable parts of the human experience -- but there
is solace to be found.
In When Things Don't Go Your Way, Zen Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim
provides simple but powerful wisdom for navigating life's challenges.
Through his trademark combination of beautiful illustrations,
insightful stories, and contemplative aphorisms, Sunim helps us reframe
our mindsets and develop emotional agility.
Whether you're in the midst of a crisis or simply seeking to improve
your mental and emotional wellbeing, When Things Don't Go Your Way is a
soothing balm that helps us all find courage and comfort when we need
it most.
Saffron-robed monks and long-haired gurus have become familiar
characters on the American popular culture scene. Jane Iwamura
examines the contemporary fascination with Eastern spirituality and
provides a cultural history of the representation of Asian
religions in American mass media. Encounters with monks, gurus,
bhikkhus, sages, sifus, healers, and masters from a wide variety of
ethnic backgrounds and religious traditions provided initial
engagements with Asian spiritual traditions. Virtual Orientalism
shows the evolution of these interactions, from direct engagements
with specific individuals to mediated relations with a
conventionalized icon: the Oriental Monk. Visually and psychically
compelling, the Oriental Monk becomes for Americans a ''figure of
translation''--a convenient symbol for alternative spiritualities
and modes of being. Through the figure of the solitary Monk, who
generously and purposefully shares his wisdom with the West, Asian
religiosity is made manageable-psychologically, socially, and
politically--for popular culture consumption. Iwamura's insightful
study shows that though popular engagement with Asian religions in
the United States has increased, the fact that much of this has
taken virtual form makes stereotypical constructions of "the
spiritual East" obdurate and especially difficult to challenge.
Envisioning a Tibetan Luminary examines the religious biography of
Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen (1859-1934), the most significant modern
figure representing the Tibetan Boen religion-a vital minority
tradition that is underrepresented in Tibetan studies. The work is
based on fieldwork conducted in eastern Tibet and in the Boen exile
community in India, where traditional Tibetan scholars collaborated
closely on the project. Utilizing close readings of two versions of
Shardza's life-story, along with oral history collected in Boen
communities, this book presents and interprets the biographical
image of this major figure, culminating with an English translation
of his life story. William M. Gorvine argues that the
disciple-biographer's literary portrait not only enacts and shapes
religious ideals to foster faith among its readership, but also
attempts to quell tensions that had developed among his original
audience. Among the Boen community today, Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen
has come to be unequivocally revered for an impressive textual
legacy and a saintly death. During his lifetime, however, he faced
prominent critics within his own lineage who went so far as to
issue polemical attacks against him. As Gorvine shows, the
biographical texts that inform us about Shardza's life are best
understood when read on multiple registers, with attention given to
the ways in which the religious ideals on display reflect the
broader literary, cultural, and historical contexts within which
they were envisioned and articulated.
Modern life doesn't always go our way. Loss, rejection, uncertainty and
loneliness are unavoidable parts of the human experience -- but there
is solace to be found.
In When Things Don't Go Your Way, Zen Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim
provides simple but powerful wisdom for navigating life's challenges.
Through his trademark combination of beautiful illustrations,
insightful stories, and contemplative aphorisms, Sunim helps us reframe
our mindsets and develop emotional agility.
When Things Don't Go Your Way is a soothing balm that helps us all find
courage and comfort when we need it most.
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The Tao of Pooh
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Benjamin Hoff; Illustrated by E.H. Shepard
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"What's this you're writing?... asked Pooh, climbing onto the
writing table. "The Tao of Pooh,... I replied. "The how of Pooh?...
asked Pooh, smudging one of the words I had just written. "The Tao
of Pooh,... I replied, poking his paw away with my pencil. "It
seems more like ow! of Pooh,... said Pooh, rubbing his paw. "Well,
it's not,... I replied huffily. "What's it about?... asked Pooh,
leaning forward and smearing another word. "It's about how to stay
happy and calm under all circumstances!... I yelled. "Have you read
it?... asked Pooh... ...Winnie-the-Pooh has a certain way about
him, a way of doing things that has made him the world's most
beloved bear, and Pooh's Way, as Benjamin Hoff brilliantly
demonstrates, seems strangely close to the ancient Chinese
principles of Taoism. Follow the Pooh Way in this humorous and
enlightening introduction to Taoism, with classic decorations by
E.H.Shepard throughout. Over a million copies sold.
Born in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, on January the 5th, 1893, Sri Sri
Paramahansa Yogananda devoted his life to helping people of all
races and creeds to realize and express more fully in their lives
the beauty, nobility and true divinity of the human spirit. After
graduating from Calcutta University in 1915, Sri Yogananda was
initiated into "sannyas" by his guru Sri Sri Swami Sri Yukteswar
Giri. Sri Yukteswar had foretold that his life's mission was to
spread throughout the world India's ancient meditation technique of
"Kriya Yoga". Sri Yogananda accepted an invitation in 1920 to serve
as India's delegate to an International Congress of Religious
Liberals in Boston, USA. Paramahansa Yoganda founded Yogoda
Satsanga Society of India/Self-Realization Fellowship as the
channel for the dissemination of his teachings. Through his
writings and extensive lecture tours in India, America and Europe
he introduced thousands of truth-seekers to the ancient science and
philosophy of yoga and its universally applicable methods of
meditation. Paramahansaji entered "mahasamadhi" on March the 7th,
1952 in Los Angeles. This autobiography offers a look at the
ultimate mysteries of human existence and a portrait of one of the
great spiritual figures of the 20th century.
An ancient conversation for a modern audience - anyone who has ever
asked 'what is the purpose of life? or 'who am I?' will find
something in this book. The Bhagavad Gita has been around a long
time, but remains little known outside India. This edition sets out
to change that. The ancient Gita is a world text dealing with the
mysteries of life. At its heart is a conversation between the soul
and God. Ranchor Prime's version adopts a non-sectarian approach,
making the Gita relevant to those of all religions or none, and
emphasising the link between religion and self-development. It is
distinguished by its easy accessibility. His section-by-section
commentary opens the text to the spiritual seeker. He never loses
sight of the audience for his book, and that he wants his readers
to understand the Gita in a personal way.
One of the first attempts ever to present in a systematic way a
non-western semiotic system. This book looks at Japanese esoteric
Buddhism and is based around original texts, informed by explicit
and rigorous semiotic categories. It is a unique introduction to
important aspects of the thought and rituals of the Japanese
Shingon tradition. Semiotic concerns are deeply ingrained in the
Buddhist intellectual and religious discourse, beginning with the
idea that the world is not what it appears to be, which calls for a
more accurate understanding of the self and reality. This in turn
results in sustained discussions on the status of language and
representations, and on the possibility and methods to know reality
beyond delusion; such peculiar knowledge is explicitly defined as
enlightenment. Thus, for Buddhism, semiotics is directly relevant
to salvation; this is a key point that is often ignored even by
Buddhologists. This book discusses in depth the main elements of
Buddhist semiotics as based primarily on original Japanese
pre-modern sources. It is a crucial publication in the fields of
semiotics and religious studies.
This accessible history of Confucianism, or the 'Way of the Ru',
emphasizes the religious dimensions of the tradition. It clearly
explains the tradition's unique and subtle philosophical ideals as
well as the 'arts of the Ru' whereby seemingly simple acts such as
reading, sitting quietly, good manners, and attending to family and
state responsibilities, became ways of ultimate transformation.
This book explains the origins of the Ru and documents their impact
in imperial China, before providing extensive coverage of the
modern era. Confucianism in China: An Introduction shows how the
long history of the Ru is vital to comprehending China today. As
the empire drew to an end, there were impassioned movements both to
reinvent and to eradicate Ru tradition. Less than forty years ago,
it seemed close to extinction, but today it is undergoing
spectacular revival. This introduction is suitable for anyone
wishing to understand a tradition that shaped imperial China and
which is now increasingly swaying Chinese religious, philosophical,
political, and economic developments. The book contains a glossary
of key terms and 22 images, and further resources can be found on
the book's webpage
http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/confucianism-in-china-9781474242462/.
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