Zen Buddhism

Americans and others in the West have certain expectations and images that come to mind when the word Buddhist comes up. Most people have seen the Dalai Lama on the news or in magazines, and he has almost become synonymous with Buddhism in general. The truth is that by far, the majority of the world's Buddhists are not bald Asian men in orange robes. Buddhists look like you or me--just normal people who try to fit the ideas developed by Buddha into normal modern life.

Living the Season offers creative safe passage through periods of transition, drawing on ancient and contemporary spiritual practices that are particularly useful today. Ji Hyang Padma has organized the book around the cyclic change of the four seasons. In living connected to natural rhythms—the stillness of winter, the renewal of spring, the ripening of summer, the harvest of autumn—we touch a holistic source of healing and happiness. Practical exercises at the end of each chapter promote this state of being and bring the mind home to its innate clarity.

Dharma Wheels is an examination of human happiness through the triple lenses of Zen Buddhism, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and the art of motorcycling. Each lens resolves particular details of one and the same picture - the great process of human living and dying. Zen addresses first questions of life’s meaning and death’s certainty. CBT provides leverage on the emotional aspects of existence. A six-week motorcycle tour through the American West is the vivid backdrop for this vital investigation.

Seven generations of women in Susana Prather’s family have been lost to the Georgia swamp behind her house. The morning after her eighteenth birthday, she awakens soaked with water, with no memory of sleepwalking. No matter how she tries to stop it, she’s pulled from her safe bed night after night, haunted by her own family history and legacy. Now, the truth feels unavoidable: it’s only a matter of time before she loses her mind and the swamp becomes her grave.

Zen self-cope and Zen self-love yourself mentally and physically. True love requires trust, and trust requires honesty. Never, ever, forget that you are important, too.

The Way of the Zen Cowboy is a collection of 35 short stories from Grammy-winning musician, writer, and ethnomusicologist Barrett Martin. These stories are based on personal experiences around the world, as well as wisdom tales heard from indigenous people, grandparents, and some of the cowboys and veterans he was mentored by.

Completed just four years after his escape from Tibet and four years after completing his religious education, the Dalai Lama's classic text on Buddhist philosophy is a thorough but succinct overview of Buddhist doctrines as they have been practiced in Tibet for a thousand years. This invaluable handbook provides a compendium of Buddhist thought and practice that is both dense and rich - serving at once as a summation of knowledge and as an invitation to further study.

Der Buddhismus zählt zu einer der größten Religionen der Menschheit. In seiner über 2000 Jahre alten Lehre geht es im Wesentlichen um die Entwicklung zweier Eigenschaften: Weisheit und Mitgefühl. Der Buddhismus beschreibt eine Welt, die sich ständig verändert und in der alles miteinander verbunden ist und in Beziehung steht. Buddhistische Spiritualität führt so zu einem natürlichen Mitgefühl mit allem, was leidet und zur Mitfreude am Glück der anderen. Die Suche nach der Wirklichkeit bleibt dabei jedoch immer die Sache des Einzelnen. Jeder wird ermutigt, dem Pfad so zu folgen, wie es ihm persönlich entspricht.

A lot of people wonder how happiness and material things go together. Studies have shown time and time and again that having a lot of personal possessions doesn't actually mean having more happiness. In fact studies show that as soon as you have enough money to not worry about basic human needs - food, water, shelter, protection, etc. - your happiness doesn't actually go up as you get more money.

Dinty Moore set out to explore America's fascination with Buddhism and found himself enthralled. You will be too, as Moore takes you into the world of American-style Buddhism, from a mountain retreat for executives learning to deal with stress to a Tibetan Freedom Concert with the Beastie Boys.

Viviamo alla continua ricerca della felicità, e nella corsa senza sosta per raggiungerla non ci accorgiamo delle straordinarie meraviglie di cui è già ricco il mondo attorno a noi. Ogni giorno, ogni ora, ogni istante la bellezza ci chiama, ma raramente ci poniamo in ascolto. Perché per avvertire la sua voce e poterle rispondere è necessaria una condizione divenuta rara: il silenzio.

Die Basics der Achtsamkeit vom großen Zen-Meister Thich Nhat Hanh. Viele Menschen erfahren Überforderung, Erschöpfung und Konzentrationsmangel. Der Schlüssel zu einer inneren Stabilität heißt Achtsamkeit. Denn wie Thich Nhat Hanh in diesem Ratgeber erklärt, bringt das Praktizieren von Achtsamkeit Konzentration und Präsenz, und dies wiederum führt zu Einsicht, Verständnis und Glück.

Maya Noise is about the life and insights of a modern day mystic. In 1996, at the age of 33, John Dalton had a profound realization. He could have set himself up as a Guru, changed his name, started a commune, and developed a worldwide following. Instead, he did something more original. In the tradition of Autobiography of a Yogi, and with the authority of The Power of Now, Maya Noise is a refreshing addition to the canon of literature for those searching for the truth, and an unorthodox alternative for those interested in world peace.

Prima o poi certe domande a cui non siamo riusciti a rispondere, che abbiamo accantonato in un angolo della mente, si ripresentano decise a non farsi più mettere da parte. In questo breve ma prezioso saggio, Montanari le affronta in modo originale. Il cuore del audiolibro è un'antologia di brani tratti dal Vangelo, messi a confronto con altrettanti passi della letteratura buddhista e, in particolare, della vasta e vivacissima aneddotica sui maestri ch'an (cinesi) e zen (giapponesi). Il risultato è sbalorditivo: nel Vangelo esiste davvero un Cristo zen.

Auf zeitgemäße Art und Weise lehrt Zen-Meister Zensho den achtsamen Weg zu einem bewussteren Lebensstil. Er zeigt, wie man inmitten des hektischen Alltags zu innerem Frieden und höherem Bewusstsein gelangen kann. Der moderne Mensch des Westens lernt mit diesem Leitfaden, durch praktische Anweisungen der Zen-Praxis ein hellklares Gewahrsein des Geistes zu erleben.

Der bekannte Zen-Meister Thich Nhat Hanh erklärt anhand eines alten buddhistischen Textes, wie Erleuchtung in unserem lauten Alltag verwirklicht werden kann. Viele Menschen glauben, dass Nirvana ein entfernter Ort der Glückseligkeit sei. Doch schon der Buddha lehrte, dass es nur im Hier und Jetzt zu finden ist. Vor diesem Hintergrund erläutert Thich Nhat Hanh in diesem buddhistischen Standardwerk die 36 Verse aus dem "Kapitel über Nirvana" des Chinesischen Dharmapada.

De um lado, a sabedoria e a simplicidade da Monja Coen, apontando caminhos para quem busca a paz interior e uma vida mais plena. Do outro, os versos contundentes do poeta Allan Dias Castro, dando voz aos nossos sentimentos mais profundos. Do encontro dessas duas vozes únicas nasceu este audiolivro inspirador que trata com sensibilidade de questões essenciais da existência humana, como amor, perdão, gratidão, raiva, medo e felicidade. Cada um dos 11 capítulos aborda um tema, introduzido pelos versos de Allan e analisado à luz do zen-budismo pela Monja Coen.

Fin dalla più tenera età Osho si pone di fronte alla vita come spirito libero, rifiuta persino la fede della famiglia, di religione giainista, e sfida sempre e comunque il potere costituito e chi lo rappresenta. Termina comunque gli studi nel 1956, laureandosi in filosofia e prosegue la carriera universitaria come professore. Solo agli inizi degli anni Sessanta si sente pronto a intraprendere un tipo di lavoro diverso: aiutare altri esseri umani a vivere la stessa esperienza da lui vissuta.

Como aceitar a si mesmo num mundo em busca de perfeição? O monge zen-budista Haemin Sunim ensina a arte de cuidar de si mesmo e de se relacionar com os outros com a sabedoria e a delicadeza que o tornaram conhecido no mundo todo. Tratando de temas como aceitação, cura, coragem, família, fracassos, empatia e perdão, ele apresenta suas reflexões sobre como enxergar o mundo e a si mesmo com maior compaixão.

Unburden is an invitation to examine ideas, identities, and concepts that bind and limit us. We begin to access the power and potency that comes from trusting the silence underlying all thoughts and experiences.