Shambhala: 1067 books
The True Dharma Eye
Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2009
A collection of three hundred koans compiled by Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century founder of Soto Zen in Japan, this book presents readers with a uniquely contemporary perspective on his profound teachings and their relevance for modern Western practitioners of Zen. Following the traditional format...
The Mishap Lineage
Transforming Confusion into Wisdom
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2009
All of us experience obstacles as part of our journey, in life and on the spiritual path. In many cases, we think of them as purely something unpleasant to overcome, or as a mistake that needs correcting. Here, Chögyam Trungpa takes a radically different approach to such obstacles, teaching that...
by Chogyam Trungpa
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2000
Chögyam Trungpa—meditation master, scholar, and artist—was identified at the age of only thirteen months as a major tulku, or reincarnation of an enlightened teacher. As the eleventh in the teaching lineage known as the Trungpa tulkus, he underwent a period of intensive training in meditation,...
Transcending Madness
The Experience of the Six Bardos
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 1992
The Tibetan word bardo is usually associated with life after death. Here, Chögyam Trungpa discusses bardo in a very different sense: as the peak experience of any given moment. Our experience of the present moment is always colored by one of six psychological states: the god realm (bliss), the jealous...
Ocean of Dharma
The Everyday Wisdom of Chogyam Trungpa
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2008
Here is an inspiring collection of short teachings from the writings of the renowned Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa. Pithy and immediate, these teachings can be contemplated and practiced every day—or any day—of the year. Drawn from a wide variety of sources—including never-before-published...
by Thinley Norbu
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
This book contains the direct counsel and imperishable wisdom speech of Kyabje Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, one of the great realized Nyingma masters of our age. Many problems arise when modern values clash with the precious teachings of the Buddha. Western Dharma students are faced with obstacles born...
Living Beautifully
with Uncertainty and Change
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Best-selling author and spiritual teacher Pema Chödrön shares life-changing practices for living with wisdom, confidence, and integrity amidst confusing situations and uncertain times.
We live in difficult times. Life so often seems like a turbulent river threatening to drown us and destroy...
You Are Here
Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2010
This moment is the gateway to enlightenment. It is the only moment we have to be joyful, mindful, and awake. The key is to be there for yourself—to learn to be fully present in your life. This, Thich Nhat Hanh explains, is the heart of Buddhist practice. In this introduction to the practice of presence,...
True Love
A Practice for Awakening the Heart
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Love might not be what we think it is. We all seek the happiness that comes from loving and being loved, yet we often find ourselves dissatisfied in our relationships and unable to grasp the cause. Thich Nhat Hanh here shows the way to overcome our recurrent obstacles to love—by learning to be mindful,...
The Wisdom of No Escape
And the Path of Loving Kindness
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2001
It’s true, as they say, that we can only love others when we first love ourselves and we can only experience real joy when we stop running from pain. The key to understanding these truisms lies in remaining open to life in all circumstances, and here Pema Chödrön shows us how. Because when we...
Grace and Grit
Spirituality and Healing in the Life and Death of Treya Killam Wilber
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2001
Here is a deeply moving account of a couple's struggle with cancer and their journey to spiritual healing. Grace and Grit is the compelling story of the five-year journey of Ken Wilber and his wife Treya Killam Wilber through Treya's illness, treatment, and, finally, death.
Healing Beyond the Body
Medicine and the Infinite Reach of the Mind
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2003
Does the mind produce consciousness—or transmit it? Can machines detect love? Why has job stress become a worldwide epidemic? Why do objects sometimes seem to have minds of their own? Could war be a biological condition? Dr. Larry Dossey, one of the most influential spokespersons for the role of...
by Mojdeh Bayat, Mohammad Ali
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2001
Take a magic carpet ride into the delightful world of Sufi storytelling with these best-loved tales from Persian literature and lore, in which images of madness, passionate love, and self-sacrifice convey the inner experiences of the soul that has surrendered to the Divine Beloved. The tales are retold...
by Pema Chodron
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 1996
Inspiration and encouragement for cultivating kindness--by embracing the joy, suffering, confusion, and brilliance of our everyday lives.
Do you want to be a more compassionate person, confident and unafraid to love yourself and the world around you unconditionally, but aren’t sure how? We...