Philosophie / Est / Bouddhisme

Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness

de Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

This inspiring book explains how to meditate on eight beautiful verses that comprise one of Buddhism's best-loved teachings, Eight Verses of Training the Mind. Composed by the great Tibetan Bodhisattva, Geshe...

One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism

de Joseph Goldstein

One of America's most respected Buddhist teachers distills a lifetime of practice and teaching in this groundbreaking exploration of the new Buddhist tradition taking root on American soil.

The Essential Dalai Lama: His Important Teachings

de Rajiv Mehrotra

An invaluable collection that brings together the best of the Dalai Lama's writings on all aspects of life

An inspiration to millions of people worldwide, the Dalai Lama has authored more than fifty books....

Against the Stream

de Noah Levine

Buddha was a revolutionary. His practice was subversive; his message, seditious. His enlightened point of view went against the norms of his day—in his words, "against the stream." His teachings changed the...

Heart of the Shin Buddhist Path: A Life of Awakening

de Takamaro Shigaraki & David Matsumoto

In his Heart of the Shin Buddhist Path, Takamaro Shigaraki examines Shin Buddhism anew as a practical path of spiritual growth and self-transformation, challenging assessments of the tradition as a passive religion...

The Ceasing of Notions: An Early Zen Text from the Dunhuang Caves with Selected Comments

de Soko Morinaga, Ven. Myokyo-ni & Martin Collcutt

Among the writings from the Dunhuang Caves, discovered in the mid-twentieth Century, are the Zen equivalent of the Dead Sea Scrolls—Ancient texts unknown for centuries. The Ceasing of Notions is one such text....

Greening of the Self

de Joanna Macy

The premise of Greening of the Self is that we are not individuals separate from the world. Instead we are always “co-arising” or co-creating the world, and we cannot escape the consequence of what we do...

Buddha's Little Finger

de Victor Pelevin

Russian novelist Victor Pelevin is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most brilliant young writers at work today. His comic inventiveness and mind-bending talent prompted Time magazine to proclaim him...

Essential Chan Buddhism: The Character and Spirit of Chinese Zen

de Guo Jun, Kenneth Wapner & Robert Thurman

An inspiring introduction to Chan Buddhism in a value-priced hardcover edition. Perfect for daily spiritual guidance and gifts.

The Great Heart Way: How To Heal Your Life and Find Self-Fulfillment

de Gerry Shishin Wick & Ilia Shinko Perez

By combining the teachings of Zen with the modern science of psychology, the authors have forged a new path to peace and healing. The method is accessible regardless of spiritual background, and requires less...

Everything Yearned For: Manhae's Poems of Love and Longing

de Francisca Cho & David R. McCann

Those who've read Rumi and want to know what's next will love Manhae. The happiness of meeting, the sadness of separation, the agony of longing and waiting, and the perfection of love in absence—Manhae's gift...

Blue Jean Buddha: Voices of Young Buddhists

de Sumi Loundon & Jack Kornfield

In an age when the Dalai Lama's image has been used to sell computers, rock stars have used tantra to enhance their image, and for many, Nirvana calls to mind a a favorite band, what does Buddhism mean to twenty-somethings?...

Trust in Mind: The Rebellion of Chinese Zen

de Mu Soeng & Jan Chozen Bays

"The Great Way is not difficult / for those who have no preferences. / When love and hate are both absent / everything becomes clear and undisguised. / Make the smallest distinction, however / and heaven and...

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Awakening Upon Dying

de Padmasambhava, Karma Lingpa & Elio Guarisco

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Awakening Upon Dying, with introductory commentary by Dzogchen Buddhist master Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, is a new translation of the ancient text also known as The Great Liberation...

The Creed of Buddah

de Buddah

Philosophy is, in its essence, the quest of reality. In the attempt to determine what is real, one has to choose, in the first instance, between the percipient self and the things that it perceives. This choice...

The Art of Living

de Epictetus & Sharon Lebell

Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 ce in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Once freed, he established an influential school of Stoic philosophy, stressing that human beings cannot control life,...

A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma: The Abhidhammattha Sangaha

de Bhikkhu Bodhi

This modern translation of the Abhidhammattha Sangaha (Manual of Abhidhamma) offers an introduction to Buddhism's fundamental philosophical psychology. Originally written in the 11th or 12th century, the Sangaha...

Wisdom Energy: Basic Buddhist Teachings

de Lama Yeshe, Lama Zopa Rinpoche & Jonathan Landaw

Wisdom Energy is a simple and compelling introduction to Buddhism by two Tibetan lamas renowned for their insight and skill in teaching Westerners. Containing an entire meditation course, it goes to the heart...

Mindful Politics: A Buddhist Guide to Making the World a Better Place

de Melvin McLeod

Just in time for the crucial 2006 Congressional elections, Mindful Politics goes beyond right and left to get to the heart of what matters, and how everyone can participate in real political change. Mindful...

Journey to Certainty: The Quintessence of the Dzogchen View: An Exploration of Mipham's Beacon of Certainty

de Anyen Rinpoche & Allison Graboski

Approachable yet sophisticated, this book takes the reader on a gently guided tour of one of the most important texts Tibetan Buddhism has to offer. “Certainty” in this context refers to the unshakeable trust...