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The Buddha's Way of Happinessby Thomas Bien; Lama Surya Das
New Harbinger Publications 2011; US$ 17.95In Buddha's Way of Happiness , mindfulness expert Thomas Bien invites us to view happiness as a state that is always available to us, provided we know how to move past the barriers that keep us feeling stressed and unhappy. Bien identifies the six most common obstacles that keep us from joyful living and shows how to change our perception of everyday experiences to allow for greater fulfillment. more...
Awakening and Insightby Polly Young-Eisendrath; Shoji Muramoto
Routledge 2002; US$ 37.50Taking Zen Buddhism as its starting point, this volume is a collection of critiques, commentaries and histories about a particular meeting of Buddhism and psychology. more...
The Sociology of Early Buddhismby Greg Bailey; Ian Mabbett
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 48.00Early Buddhism flourished because it took up the challenge represented by buoyant economic conditions in the newly emergent Indian states from the fifth century BCE. This book begins with the apparent inconsistency of Buddhism, a renunciant movement surviving within a strong urban environment, and draws out the implications of this. more...
How to Expand Loveby His Holiness the Dalai Lama; Ph.D. Jeffrey Hopkins; Ph.D. Jeffrey Hopkins
Simon & Schuster 2005; US$ 11.99In our quest for true happiness and fulfillment during the course of our lives, nothing is more essential than giving and receiving love. But how well do we understand love's extraordinarily transformative powers? Can we really cultivate and appreciate its priceless gifts? In How to Expand Love, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, offers a simple yet illuminating program for transforming self-centered energy into outwardly directed compassion. Drawing on exercises and techniques established in Tibetan monasteries more than a thousand years ago, the Dalai Lama guides us through seven key stages. First, we learn ways to move beyond our self-defeating tendency to put others into rigid categories. We discover how... more...
If the Buddha Marriedby Charlotte Kasl
Penguin Group Inc. 2001; US$ 11.99If the Buddha Married is filled with the same highly practical, spiritually sound guidance that so clearly touched a chord with readers of If the Buddha Dated . Charlotte Kasl, Ph.D., is renowned for her ability to speak with depth, wisdom, and humor on important matters of the heart. In this new book, Kasl inspires us to create fulfilling and vibrant relationships through a commitment to awareness and truth. Combining key teachings of Buddhism with elements of psychology, If the Buddha Married becomes a wise and trusted guide through the joys and thickets of relationships that last and grow. more...
Taming the Tiger Withinby Thich Hanh
Penguin Group Inc. 2005; US$ 13.99Taming the Tiger Within is a handbook of meditations, analogies, and reflections that offer pragmatic techniques for diffusing anger, converting fear, and cultivating love in every arena of life-a wise and exquisite guide for bringing harmony and healing to one's life and relationships. Acclaimed scholar, peace activist, and Buddhist master revered by people of all faiths, Thich Nhat Hanh has inspired millions worldwide with his insight into the human heart and mind. Now he focuses his profound spiritual wisdom on the basic human emotions everyone struggles with on a daily basis. more...
Buddhist Thought and Applied Psychological Researchby K. Nauriyal; Michael S. Drummond; Y.B. Lal
Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 265.00Including a foreword by the Dalai Lama, this book explores the interface between Buddhist studies and the uses of Buddhist principles and practices in psychotherapy and consciousness studies. It also presents a collection of articles that illustrate the potential of Buddhist informed social sciences in contemporary society. more...
Buddhism in the Public Sphereby Peter D. Hershock
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 39.95Applies Buddhist thought to reflect on the challenges to public good. This book addresses arenas for public policy: the environment, health, and others. It offers specific insights into directing the growing interdependence towards greater equity, sustainability, and freedom and is for scholars and students in Buddhist Studies and Asian religions. more...
The New Physics and Cosmologyby Zara Houshmand
Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 50.00What happens when the Dalai Lama meets with five leading physicists and a historian? This book documents their discussions about theoretical quantum physics and Buddhist philosophy. This book is a contribution to the science-religion interface, and a useful explanation of our basic understanding of quantum reality. more...
Mindfulness and Mental Healthby Chris Mace
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 37.50Mindfulness and Mental Health presents a significant new model of how mindful awareness influences different forms of mental suffering, and shows why mindfulness might be especially suited to the relief of suffering. more...