"Based on 40+ transcripts from Charlotte Joko Beck's never-before published dharma talks, the book focuses on what Beck called "The Crux of Practice," learning what our Core-Beliefs are about our self and learning how to unlearn those beliefs and experience things just as they are"--

In this groundbreaking book, Matthieu Ricard makes a passionate case for happiness as a goal that deserves at least as much energy as any other in our lives. Wealth? Fitness? Career success? How can we possibly place these above true and lasting well-being? Drawing from works of fiction and poetry, Western philosophy, Buddhist beliefs, scientific research, and personal experience, Ricard weaves an inspirational and forward-looking account of how we...

"We all need to Chop Wood and Carry Water". In Thich Nhat Hanh's latest teachings on how to use applied Buddhism in daily life, he looks at how we deal with workplace scenarios, handle home and family responsibilities, and endure traffic jams and other challenges of modern life. By carefully examining our everyday choices he encourages us to become a lotus in a muddy world by building mindful communities, learning about compassionate living, and come...

"This eloquent, impassioned manifesto is possibly the most important message The Dalai Lama can give us about the future of our world. It's his rallying cry, full of solutions for our chaotic, aggressive, divided times: no less than a call for revolution. Are we ready to hear it? Are we ready to act?" -- Publisher annotation.

In this recorded weekend retreat, the author draws on Buddhist teachings from The Way of the Bodhisattva to reveal how we can: stay centered in the midst of difficulty ; improve stressful relationships ; step out of the downward spiral of self-hatred ; awaken compassion for ourselves and others.

Presents a biographical sketch of Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama, who has lived in exile for over 40 years but continues to be the spiritual leader of his people. Shows the plight of Tibetans who have been persecuted by the Chinese.

"Clear and concise teachings from Joseph Goldstein transmitted to Gail Stark, his student and friend of twenty-five years, on how to live with more integrity, kindness, and joy. Living without integrity crushes the spirit and tramples the heart. Let Choosing Integrity be your personal trainer for strengthening the integrity muscles! As we unpack the individual components of integrity-generosity, virtue, renunciation, wisdom, courage, patience, truthfulness,...

An introduction to lojong, a Tibetan Buddhist practice created for training the mind to work with everyday challenges. Includes a session of tonglen meditation, a practice for cultivating inner-strength and compassion.