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  • A Zen Life of Bodhisattvas

    by Rafe Martin ...
    Drawing on his knowledge of myth, legend, Zen koans, pop culture, and Buddhist folklore, and speaking from a foundation of more than 50 years of formal Zen practice, and over 10 years as an authorized Zen teacher, in this companion volume to A Zen Life of Buddha, (Sumeru 2022), award-winning author Roshi Rafe Jnan Martin looks at the nature and role of bodhisattvas, the wise and compassionate ... Read more

    $16.19 USD

  • A Zen Life of Buddha

    by Rafe Martin ...
    Zen Buddhism begins with the Buddha's enlightenment. While the word, "enlightenment" suggests there is something you get and that once have it you are "enlightened," "intimacy" comes closer to the truth. We gain nothing. Rather, through attention to counting the breath, experiencing the breath, or putting our attention into a koan, we become of less interest to ourselves and, in this losing is ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Before Buddha Was Buddha

    Learning from the Jataka Tales

    by Rafe Martin ...
    Discover how ordinary beings—a deer, a robber, a monkey, a parrot, and more—make up the past lives of the Buddha before he was Buddha.The jataka tales are ancient Buddhist stories found in both the Pali Canon and Sanskrit tradition, recounting the many past lives and ongoing spiritual work of Shakyamuni Buddha on his way to his final birth as Siddhartha Gautama. In them we find the Buddha facing ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Endless Path

    Awakening Within the Buddhist Imagination: Jataka Tales, Zen Practice, and DailyLife

    by Rafe Martin ...
    ***WINNER, 2011 Storytelling World Resource Award – Best Storytelling CollectionThe jataka tales—stories of the Buddha’s past lives (in both human and animal form)—were first said to have been told by the Buddha himself 2,500 years ago. Five hundred and fifty jataka tales comprise part of the oldest Buddhist text, the Pali Canon. From this wealth of folklore, award-winning author and storyteller ... Read more

    Was $13.99 USD Now $9.99 USD

  • The Rough-Face Girl

    Illustrated by David Shannon ...
    by Rafe Martin ...
    From Algonquin Indian folklore comes one of the most haunting, powerful versions of the Cinderella tale ever told.In a village by the shores of Lake Ontario lived an invisible being. All the young women wanted to marry him because he was rich, powerful, and supposedly very handsome. But to marry the invisible being the women had to prove to his sister that they had seen him. And none had been able ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Banyan Deer

    A Parable of Courage and Compassion

    by Rafe Martin ...
    Illustrated by Richard Wehrman ...
    This inspiring tale reminds us that no one can be truly at peace unless all beings have a chance for peace, freedom, and happiness. The Banyan Deer is a wonderful, heart-warming gift for anyone who loves a great story. This beautiful hardcover edition will delight both adults and children alike. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Brave Little Parrot

    by Rafe Martin ...
    Illustrated by Demi ...
    How can you save a burning forest with just sprinkles of water? This timeless Buddhist tale may just have the answer!In this ancient tale of one of the Buddha’s past lives, the Buddha is born as a little gray parrot who takes it upon herself to save her beloved forest home from a raging fire. Even though she can only sprinkle drops of water onto the blaze, her perseverance, courage, and compassion ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Stories of the Lotus Sutra

    by Gene Reeves ...
    Stories are ancient and wondrous tools with the mysterious power to transform lives. And the stories and parables of the Lotus Sutra-one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts-are among the most fascinating and dramatic.In this fun, engaging, and plain-English book, Gene Reeves-the translator of Wisdom's critically acclaimed and bestselling edition of the Lotus Sutra ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Saddharma-Pundarîka or, The Lotus of the True Law

    by Anonymous ...
    Thus have I heard. Once upon a time the Lord was staying at Râgagriha, on the Gridhrakuta mountain, with a numerous assemblage of monks, twelve hundred monks, all of them Arhats, stainless, free from depravity, self-controlled, thoroughly emancipated in thought and knowledge, of noble breed, (like unto) great elephants, having done their task, done their duty, acquitted their charge, reached the ... Read more

    $6.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Our Appointment with Life

    Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone

    by Thich Nhat Hanh ...
    This easily accessible translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh on the Sutra on Knowing the Better Way To Live Alone, is the earliest teaching of the Buddha on living fully in the present moment. "To live alone" doesn’t mean to isolate oneself from society. It means to live in mindfulness: to let go of the past and the future, and to look deeply and discover the true nature of all that is ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Essence of the Bhagavad Gita

    A Contemporary Guide to Yoga, Meditation, and Indian Philosophy

    by Eknath Easwaran ...
    Series Book 2 - Wisdom of India
    In this companion to his best-selling translation of the Bhagavad Gita, Easwaran explores the essential themes of this much-loved Indian scripture.Placing the Gita in a modern context, Easwaran shows how this classic text sheds light on the nature of reality, the illusion of separateness, the search for identity, and the meaning of yoga. The key message of the Gita is how to resolve our conflicts ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shakti Mantras

    Tapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within

    by Thomas Ashley-Farrand ...
    SHAKTI MANTRASTapping into the Great Goddess Energy Within• Enhance your spiritual gifts• Lighten your karmic burden• Improve your health and increase prosperity• Live in harmony with the universeNow, with Shakti Mantras, we can all benefit from this ancient practice. Thomas Ashley-Farrand, a Vedic priest, is an American expert in the intricacies of Sanskrit mantra. With nearly thirty years and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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