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  • Great Disciples of the Buddha

    Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy

    by Nyanaponika Thera, Hellmuth Hecker ...
    Series series The Teachings of the Buddha
    A perennial favorite, Great Disciples of the Buddha is now relaunched in our best-selling Teachings of the Buddha series.Twenty-four of the Buddha's most distinguished disciples are brought to life in ten chapters of rich narration. Drawn from a wide range of authentic Pali sources, the material in these stories has never before been assembled in a single volume. Through these engaging tales, we ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    Great Disciples of the Buddha

    "Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacies "

    by Bhikkhu Bodhi, Bhikkhu Nyanaponika, Hellmuth Hecker ...
    Narrated by Nicolette McKenzie, William Hope, Ratnadhya ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 49 min

    Twenty-four of the Buddha's most distinguished disciples are brought to life in ten chapters of rich narration. They include monks who were very close to him throughout his life, including Sariputta and Mahamoggallana; his cousin and companion Ananda; his principal women disciples, including the nun Isidasi and his lay disciple, the courtesan Ambapali; and the serial killer Angulimala, whose ... Read more

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    A Meditator's Handbook

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    Meditation can be a way to radically encounter bliss and to begin—and sustain—real transformation in ourselves.In Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond, self-described meditation junkie Ajahn Brahm shares his knowledge and experience of the jhanas - a core part of the Buddha's original meditation teaching. Never before has this material been approached in such an empowering way, by a teacher of such ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • In the Buddha's Words

    An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon

    by Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi ...
    Series series The Teachings of the Buddha
    This landmark collection is the definitive introduction to the Buddha's teachings - in his own words. The American scholar-monk Bhikkhu Bodhi, whose voluminous translations have won widespread acclaim, here presents selected discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon, the earliest record of what the Buddha taught. Divided into ten thematic chapters, In the Buddha's Words reveals the full scope ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Wisdom Wide and Deep

    A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana

    by Shaila Catherine ...
    Wisdom Wide and Deep is a comprehensive guide to an in-depth training that emphasizes the application of concentrated attention (jhana) to profound and liberating insight (vipassana). With calm, tranquility, and composure established through a practical experience of jhana meditators are able to halt the seemingly endless battle against hindrances, eliminate distraction, and facilitate a ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Treasury of the True Dharma Eye

    Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo

    Edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi ...
    The complete English translation of one of the great Zen classics and works of Japanese literature, by the founder of the Soto school—now in a single volumeTreasury of the True Dharma Eye (Shobo Genzo, in Japanese) is a monumental work, considered to be one of the profoundest expressions of Zen wisdom ever put on paper, and also the most outstanding literary and philosophical work of Japan. It is ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Practicing the Jhanas

    Traditional Concentration Meditation as Presented by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw

    by Stephen Snyder, Tina Rasmussen ...
    Two experienced American meditators explain the stages and techniques of concentration meditation, as taught by the Buddhist master Pa Auk SayadawThis is a clear and in-depth presentation of the traditional Theravadin concentration meditation known as jhāna practice, from two authors who have practiced the jhānas in retreat under the guidance of one of the great living meditation masters, Pa Auk ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Turning the Wheel of Truth

    Commentary on the Buddha's First Teaching

    by Ajahn Sucitto ...
    Buddhist teachings like the eightfold path, the four noble truths, and karma pervade Buddhist literature—but how often do we read what the Buddha himself had to say about these topics? Here is an accessible look at the Buddha’s First Discourse, which contains the foundation for all further Buddhist teaching.Ajahn Sucitto offers a new translation of this revolutionary teaching, known as The ... Read more

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  • Food for the Heart

    The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah

    by Ajahn Chah ...
    Renowned for the beauty and simplicity of his teachings, Ajahn Chah was Thailand's best-known meditation teacher. His charisma and wisdom influenced many American and European seekers, and helped shape the American Vipassana community. This collection brings together for the first time Ajahn Chah's most powerful teachings, including those on meditation, liberation from suffering, calming the mind, ... Read more

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  • Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness

    Walking the Buddha's Path

    by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana ...
    In the same engaging style that has endeared him to readers of Mindfulness In Plain English, Bhante Gunaratana delves deeply into each step of the Buddha's most profound teaching on bringing an end to suffering: the noble eightfold path. With generous and specific advice, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness offers skillful ways to handle anger, to find right livelihood, and to cultivate loving ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Opening the Heart of the Cosmos

    Insights on the Lotus Sutra

    by Thich Nhat Hanh ...
    Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh uses the Lotus Sutra, one of Mahayana Buddhism’s most revered texts, to illustrate the Buddha nature inherent in everyone. With great passion and clarity, he demonstrates how each human being has the capacity to transform their own individual suffering, develop compassion, and help create more peace in the world.Nhat Hanh’s insights invoke a wide range of contemporary ... Read more

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  • Virtue and Reality: Method and Wisdom in the Practice of Dharma

    by Lama Zopa Rinpoche ...
    This book contains methods for transforming everyday actions into the cause of enlightenment, anger into patience, and the ordinary view of phenomena as inherently existent into the wisdom realizing emptiness. It also includes several meditations led by Rinpoche, although everything in the book is a topic for meditation.It would be hard to find a simpler, clearer, more practical explanation of the ... Read more

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