Introductions to Buddhism Learn More Because Buddhism has spread and taken root in a variety of times, places, cultures, and people, the ‘definition’ of Buddhism encompasses a wide spectrum. Here you’ll find a range of titles covering topics such as poetry, the Four Immeasurable, the guru principle, women in Buddhism, and Buddhism and social change.
The hinayana path is the foundation of the Buddhist teachings. To enter the path of Buddhist practice, one must start here. Based on training in mindfulness and awareness and in cultivating a deeper understanding of one’s own mind, the hinayana is what allows us to take delight in our everyday life just as it is.
Once the essential foundation of the hinayana teachings has been laid, the next step begins with opening the focus of practice to include the world beyond oneself. This personal paradigm shift is the gate to the mahayana teachings, beginning with shunyata, the essential emptiness of all phenomena, and with the compassion that naturally arises from that understanding.
Meditation expert and New York Times best-selling author Susan Piver has taught thousands of people how to meditate. In this course, Susan distills all of her best advice and tried-and-true techniques into a self-paced program that could change your life.
Tibetan Buddhist master Anyen Rinpoche and his teaching partner Allison Choying Zangmo share what it takes to achieve realization on the spiritual path with a practical and approachable means for bringing our practice alive and actualizing the wisdom of the Buddha in our hearts.
Learn a seven-step meditation practice, concisely and practically adapted from the meditation techniques of three major Buddhist traditions—Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana—which Tibetan Buddhism knits into a seamless whole.
10 Books on the Life and Teachings of Renowned Tibetan Buddhist Teachers #1 Enlightened Vagabond by Matthieu Ricard #2. Milarepa by Chogyam Trungpa, edited by Judith L. Lief #3. The Life...
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