These teachings present a path for working with emotions that is firmly grounded in the teachings of the Buddhist treatises. At the same time, the format, practice category names and practice sequence used by Rinpoche to present this material are complementary to western psychology and are easily understood by western practitioners. Rinpoche's introductory talk outlines the view of emotions and methods for working with emotions in the three yanas. The next four talks present a powerful series of practices that encourage practitioners to identify and work with their own particular patterns of emotional reactivity. These stages of practice (mindful gap, clear seeing, letting go, and bringing emotions directly into our practice) are explained with extraordinary skill and clarity. In the concluding talk, Rinpoche relates what he has taught back to the three yanas and provides instructions on taking suffering and happiness to the path. These teachings are engaging, delightful, and highly useful in a direct and personal way.
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These teachings present a path for working with emotions that is firmly grounded in the teachings of the Buddhist treatises. At the same time, the format, practice category names and practice sequence used by Rinpoche to present this material are complementary to western psychology and are easily understood by western practitioners. Rinpoche's introductory talk outlines the view of emotions and methods for working with emotions in the three yanas. The next four talks present a powerful series of practices that encourage practitioners to identify and work with their own particular patterns of emotional reactivity. These stages of practice (mindful gap, clear seeing, letting go, and bringing emotions directly into our practice) are explained with extraordinary skill and clarity. In the concluding talk, Rinpoche relates what he has taught back to the three yanas and provides instructions on taking suffering and happiness to the path. These teachings are engaging, delightful, and highly useful in a direct and personal way.
7 Audio CDs
DON'T BITE THE HOOK: Finding Freedom from Anger, Resentment, and Other Destructive Emotions (Audio CD) by Pema Chodron
In this three-CD program, Pema Chodron draws on Buddhist teachings to reveal how to find real happiness amid the inevitable shocks, losses, and frustrations of living. The secret, Pema says, is to develop the courage to investigate these experiences with an open heart, instead of avoiding or reacting to them. It is only when we courageously face painful experiences head on that we will be released from the "hooks" of anger, blame, and other habitual responses that only cause suffering for ourselves and others.
Here, in this recorded weekend retreat, Pema Chodron offers practical and inspiring advice on topics such as:
Developing courage in the face of difficulty
Stepping out of the downward spiral of self-hatred
The revolutionary practice of patience
Healthy and unhealthy expressions of frustrations
How to awaken compassion for oneself and others
This audio program also includes a 24-page booklet with verses from the classic Buddhist text The Way of the Bodhisattva, reinforcing the key ideas from Pema's talk.
A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM by John Powers
Lucid and economical, A Concise Introduction delivers a brisk, fast-moving survey. For many years, Powers' nearly six hundred-page Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism has served as the field's most authoritative and comprehensive introductory text on Tibet's distinctive Buddhist tradition. Now Powers has responded to requests to provide an introductory text in compact form. This slimmed-down reference explains the core Buddhist doctrines and the practices of meditation and tantra in an engaging manner. A survey of the four main sects of Tibetan Buddhism and a succinct history of the Tibetan cultural region complete this work.
Praise for Powers' previous book, Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism:
"The best single-volume introduction to Tibetan Buddhist practice and culture." - Library Journal
"A comprehensive and eminently comprehensible overview...Powers' substantial Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism . . . is able to discuss even the most complex aspects of Tibetan Buddhism in a straightforward and engaging manner...He conveys the drama of the history of this multifaceted tradition...while his descriptions of Tibetan geography, architecture...[etc.] give us a vivid picture of life in Tibet."-Booklist
"The vitality of Tibetan Buddhism in exile has exceeded anything anyone could have predicted; hence the need of a book that presents its history, doctrines, lineages, practices and tantric essence in a cogent way. John Powers' Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism does this!" - Professor Huston Smith
"...presents the wide spectrum of Tibetan Buddhism in clear, concise form with Western methodology and critical appreciation. This work beautifully elucidates the nature of the complex religious and philosophical disciplines of Tibet." - Lobsang Lhalungpa, author of The Life of Milarepa
THE BIG QUESTIONS: How to Find Your Own Answers to Life's Essential Mysteries by Lama Surya Das
As humans we are all faced with deep life questions. We wonder what our purpose is in life and feel perplexed about the mysteries of death and the afterlife. In The Big Questions, best-selling author Lama Surya Das offers his wisdom and personal experience through incisive instruction in the art of intelligent questioning while unlocking your own crucial questions and helping you discover your pathway in life. The insights he provides help you transition from a seeker of knowledge to a finder of fulfillment, inner peace, and conviction. The Big Questions is for anyone looking to break through their own personal identity and self-imposed limitations, find the sacred life, and further develop integrity, authenticity, ethical values, meaning and truth.
The desire to find answers to life's vast questions has always been a compelling force for mankind. Our journey through the unknown marks us with perplexities as we contemplate the existence of God, love, purpose and meaning, and happiness itself. In this book, national best-selling author Lama Surya Das, an esteemed American Buddhist leader, explores fourteen vital questions impelled by his own life experiences as well as Buddhist perspectives and universal wisdom teachings. Lama Surya Das explores in detail such questions as:
Does God exist?
What happens after death?
What is happiness and where can it be found?
What is love and how do I find it?
What is the meaning of life and what is my purpose here?
Who am I?
The purpose of The Big Questions is to help individuals learn to practice the sacred art of inquiry, fully realize their own essential questions, and find the genuine pathway of self-discovery while inspiring our quest and furthering spiritual literacy. The author provides a gateway that allows us to open ourselves to questioning so that we may, over time, learn to respond to life's ultimate questions more wisely. Regardless of one's personal beliefs or religious background, Surya Das's insights and illuminations can be invaluable to anyone in search of finding deeper meaning in life.
STAIRWAY TO NIRVANA: A Study of the Twenty Samghas Based on the Works of Tsong kha pa by James B. Apple
James B. Apple examines one of the formative subjects in traditional Buddhist studies, the Twenty Varieties of the Samgha. The Samgha (community) is one of the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Samgha) universally revered by all Buddhists. While the Samgha is generally understood as the community of Buddhist ordained monks and nuns, along with lay adherents, the Twenty Varieties of the Samgha concerns an exemplary community of the twenty types of Noble Beings (arya-pudgala) who embody the Buddha's teachings. Focusing on the interpretation of the Samgha given by the fourteenth-century Tibetan scholar Tsong kha pa, Apple provides a comprehensive typology and analysis of the stages through which Noble Beings pass in their progress toward enlightenment through multiple lifetimes in various cosmological realms. He explains the cosmographic formations and complex structures of Buddhist spiritual cultivation, illustrating how Tibetan and Indian Buddhists conceptualize all possible states on the path to enlightenment.
HEART ADVICE OF THE KARMAPA by The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa
The enlightened individuals known as Karmapas have taught Buddhism in Tibet for nearly 900 years. Now to mark the occasion of his first visit to America, Heart Advice of the Karmapa presents some some of the insight and wisdom of the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, for the benefit of beings around the globe.
Through dharma talks, interviews, poetry, and song, this youthful master offers timely teachings on an array of topics: appreciating the environment, applying loving-kindness and compassion, understanding karma, and enjoying harmony with other religious traditions.
A selection of songs, essays, and poems of previous Karmapas is also included in this collection, providing a small glimpse into the rich legacy of these living Buddhas throughout the centuries. Heart Advice of the Karmapa celebrates the beginning of the 17th Karmapa's active presence in the West. May it contribute to the flourishing of this enlightened activity throughout the world.
OCEAN OF DHARMA: The Everyday Wisdom of Chogyam Trungpa by Chogyam Trungpa and Carolyn Rose Gimian
Here is an inspiring collection of short teachings from Chogyam Trungpa, the renowned Buddhist teacher and best-selling author. Drawn from published and unpublished sources, the short teachings presented here offer pithy, immediate, and wonderfully useful wisdom that can be applied to anyone's life. The selections touch on a broad range of topics, including fear, confidence, passion, realization of our true nature, helping others, and everyday life as a spiritual path. Ocean of Dharma offers powerful daily reminders and refreshers for the many readers of Chogyam Trungpa's previous books, and it also serves as an accessible introduction to his teachings for those not yet familiar with them.
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