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Advice On Dying,
~Dalai Lama Rider Hardcover - 7 November, 2002
THE
FUTURE OF BUDDHISM
By Sogyal Rinpoche Bestselling author of
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Publication:
4th April 2002, Rider £7.99
Best-selling author
and revered spiritual teacher, Sogyal Rinpoche treats us once again
to a journey of true enlightenment, with this, his latest book The
Future of Buddhism. Following the extraordinary success of The Tibetan
Book of Living and Dying, Soygal Rinpoche has emerged as one of
the most respected and successful spiritual teachers of modern time.
Drawing on 25 years of experience of teaching in the West, this
book is a fascinating collection of articles, which are reflections
of some of the most vital issues affecting Buddhism in the modern
world.
Presented in a clear
and accessible manner, these articles address a selection of crucial
issues, specifically highlighting areas such as, adaptation, training,
integration and the support of a sangha (a community of practitioners),
as well as how to ensure that Buddhism is made wholly accessible
while still retaining its uniqueness and great strength as a complete
spiritual path.
Also discussed, is the
contribution which has been made to the modern world by the spiritual
and mental dimensions of healing within the Buddhist tradition.
Focusing on areas such as, training the mind and meditation, the
author elaborates on the effects of the mind on our spiritual, mental
and physical well-being. Finally and perhaps most profoundly, Rinpoche
discusses the deceptions which can be cast by our own minds and
the importance of being able to permeate the mind and its delusions,
so as not to be dominated by ignorance and misunderstanding. The
Future of Buddhism is a true gem, a blue print for our time. Its
accessible manner will appeal to both practising Buddhists and the
general reader.
THE AUTHOR
Sogyal Rinpoche was born in Tibet
and entered a monastery when he was four months old. He fled the country with
the Dalai Lama in 1959 and was educated in India and Cambridge. Since then,
he has taught throughout the world. He is the spiritual director of Rigpa,
an organisation devoted to introducing the teachings of the Buddha and to
offering advice on spiritual care for the dying.
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This title takes a look at why Buddhism is the fastest-growing religion in
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the family, relationships; and death. The picture that emerges is a reflection
on what Buddhism means to the contemporary West. This picture shows that Buddhism
appears to attract intelligent and creative thinkers who seek a wiser way
to live, inspiring them with joyful spirituality, tolerant and practical ethics,
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How to Practise ~His Holiness the Dalai
Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins PhD (Editor) Rider Hardcover - 25 January,
2002 (co.uk
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wider audience. The main body of the book deals with the practical
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and accessible to even the most obdurate mind. With his insight,
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in a simple but inspiring way.
BESTSELLING
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
~Sogyal Rinpoche Rider Paperback - 7 May, 1998 - Paperback - 440
pages new edition (7 May, 1998) Rider; ISBN: 0712671390 (.co.uk)
THE TIBETAN BOOK OF LIVING AND DYING:
A Spiritual Classic from one of the
Foremost Interpreters Of Tibetan Buddhism to the West By Sogyal
Rinpoche
'A gentle, humane and
eloquent guide' Guardian
'Brilliant' Mail on
Sunday
'For readers of all
religions and readers of none' Observer
'One of the most helpful
books I have ever read' John Cleese
Sogyal Rinpoche speaks
directly and clearly to the Western mind and heart with humour,
joy and great warmth' Richard Gere
Foreword by His Holiness
the Dalai Lama
Publication: May 2nd 2002, Rider £9.99
10 years ago something remarkable
happened in British publishing, Rider, then a specialist imprint
of The Random House Group added a new book to its list. The Tibetan
Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche. At the time, little
was known of the author, other than that he was a Tibetan Buddhist
meditation master with an exceptional ability to teach, and the
British public knew even less about Buddhism. The early nineties
were witnessing the emergence of a new and exciting field of publishing,
a field however, that still had to take the industry and public
by storm. It very soon became clear that The Tibetan Book of Living
and Dying was a spiritual masterpiece, with the extraordinary ability
to carry a lucid and accessible interpretation of Tibetan Buddhism
into Western idiom. This masterpiece explained with exceptional
clarity, topics such as life, death, meditation, the nature of the
mind, compassion, love, karma and rebirth.
-2- As its popularity began to soar,
so did the sales, and it was not long before The Tibetan Book of
Living and Dying became a worldwide bestseller. To date it has sold
a staggering 1.6 million copies. Now described as the 'definitive
new spiritual classic of our time', the success of The Tibetan Book
of Living and Dying has been so phenomenal that the publisher is
celebrating its tenth anniversary with the launch of a beautiful
new, revised and updated edition, which is due for publication on
May 2nd 2002. In this way, a vast new readership is guaranteed.
The Author
Born in Kham in Eastern Tibet, Sogyal
Rinpoche was recognized as the incarnation of Lerab Lingpa Tertön
Sogyal, a teacher to the thirteenth Dalai Lama, by Jamyang Khyentse
Chökyi Lodrö, one of the most outstanding masters of the twentieth
century. Jamyang Khyentse supervised Rinpoche's training and raised
him like his own son. Rinpoche went on to study with many other
masters, of all schools, especially Kyabjé Dudjom Rinpoche and Kyabjé
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. First as translator and aide to these masters,
and then teaching in his own right, he travelled to many countries,
observing the reality of people's lives, and searching how to translate
the teachings so as to make them relevant to modern men and women,
by drawing out their universal message, while losing none of their
authenticity, purity and power. Out of this was born his unique
style of teaching, and his ability to attune the teachings to modern
life, demonstrated so vividly in his ground-breaking book, The Tibetan
Book of Living and Dying. A million and a half copies of this spiritual
classic have been printed, in twenty-six languages and thirty-eight
countries. Rinpoche continues to travel widely addressing thousands
of people on his teaching tours, and frequently speaking at major
conferences.
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~Thich Nhat Hanh Parallax Press Paperback - September 1995
The Diamond That Cuts
Through Illusion ~Thich Nhat Hanh Parallax Press Paperback - 1 June, 1993
The Heart of Understanding
: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra ~Thich Nhat Hanh, Peter
Levitt Parallax Press Paperback - June 1988
Mindful Living : A
Collection of Teachings on Love, Mindfulness, and Meditation
~Thich Nhat Hanh Sounds True Audio Cassette - August 1998
The Present Moment
: A Retreat on the Practice of Mindfulness
~Thich Nhat Hanh Sounds True Audio Cassette - 1 November, 1999
The Path of Emancipation:
Talks from a 21-Day Mindfulness Retreat
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Breathe! You Are Alive
: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing
~Thich Nhat Hanh Parallax Press Paperback - February 1996
Sutra on the Full Awareness
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Interbeing ~Thich Nhat
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Ole Nydahl (Kagyu lineage)
Entering the Diamond Way,
Blue Dolphin Publ. (Nevada City), ISBN 0-931892-03-1, 240 pp., 53 photos (no
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the lineage and travels as authorized lama and Buddhist meditation master,
teaching and establishing centers of Tibetan Buddhism, while Hannah is a much
sought-after translator. Their countless friends everywhere work hard to assure
that the prophecy of Padmasambhava is fulffiled:
"When the fire ox drives on wheels and the
iron bird flies everywhere, my teaching will come to the land of the white
man."
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Dynamics of Time and Space ~Tarthang Tulku
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Time, Space, and Knowledge ~Tarthang Tulku
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Knowledge of Freedom ~Tulku Tarthang Dharma
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Chogyam Trungpa
Training the Mind; Paperback ~ Chogyam Trungpa
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Foundations of Mindfulness ~ Trungpa Tulku
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- 29 October, 1992
Shambhala ~ Chogyam Trungpa (Paperback -
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Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism ~ Chogyam
Trungpa (Paperback - December 1987)
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Eight Steps to Happiness ~ Geshe
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Introduction to Buddhism ~ Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
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Joyful Path of Good Fortune : The Complete
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The Meditation Handbook ~ Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
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Clear Light of Bliss ~ Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
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Tulku Thondup (Nyingma)
Enlightened Living, Tulku Thondup
Boundless Healing : Meditation Exercises to
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Hidden Teachings of Tibet : An Explanation
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Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness; Paperback
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The Places That Scare
You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
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The Wisdom of No Escape by Pema Chodron
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An illuminating and positive book that will inspire those seeking spiritual
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the stream, not something to burden one when one reaches the other shore.
Get across that stream as quickly as possible, was [the Buddha's] message,
there's work to do on the other side...' Brazier restores the idea of the
Buddha as a spiritual leader with a vision of a peaceful revolution and takes
a completely new look at many aspects of Buddhism, reinterpreting them in
terms of the Buddha's social aims. Western and Eastern visions of enlightenment
are compared and the mystique of lineage is questioned. Above all, the author
draws a line between 'extinction' Buddhism and 'liberation' Buddhism - the
former aiming to free the individual from this world, and the latter aiming
to perfect this world by freeing it from the large scale forces of greed and
delusion.
The Feeling
Buddha; Paperback ~ David Brazier (.co.uk
This account
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challenges he encountered in life. It explores enlightenment, nirvana, and
the Four Noble Truths, presenting a picture of the Buddha as a very human
figure whose success lay not in his perfection, but in his method of positively
utilizing the energy generated by personal suffering.
Cave in the Snow by
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The Boy Lama by ~Vicki
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Mark Epstein
Thoughts
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Going to
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A Path With
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HIDDEN TEACHINGS, INITITATIONS,
MAGIC & MYSTERY
Terma Teachings, Nyingma, Padmasambhava
Hidden Teachings of Tibet : An Explanation
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The Secret Lives of Alexandra David-Neel Barbara
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The Superhuman Life of Gesar of Ling ~Alexandra
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Magic And Mystery In Tibet ~Alexandra David-Neel
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Sky Dancer : The Secret Life and Songs of
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Milarepa was an 11th-century
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life. He wandered from village to village, teaching enlightenment through
spontaneous songs that are collected here, in a book that is Tibet's Mahabharata,
its Bible.
The Life of Milarepa,~Lobsang
P. Lhalungpa, Random House (P)
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The Hundred Thousand
Songs of Milarepa Vol 1,~Garma
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The Hundred Thousand
Songs of Milarepa ~ Milarepa, Garma C.C. Chang (Translator) -- (Paperback
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Tibet's Great Yogi
Milarepa ~ W. Y. Evans-Wentz (Editor), Donald S. Lopez -- (Paperback - 2
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Drinking the Mountain
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MARPA
The Life of Marpa the
Translator: Seeing Accomplishes All by Nalanda Translation Committee (Translator),
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The Life of Mahasiddha
Tilopa , ~Marpa Chos-Kyi Blo-Gros, Paljor Publications ,Paperback - 2001
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Richard Barron, Patrick Gaffney (Editor) (read
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Tibetan Buddhism, offering readers a rare inside look at this much-revered
form of meditation.
Masters of Meditation and Miracles: The Longchen
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Taming the Tiger : Tibetan Teachings on Right
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Rinpoche
Life In Relation To Death by Chagdud Tulku
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Repeating the Words of the Buddha by Tulku
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The Compassionate Revolution,
David Edwards - Synopsis - David Edwards shows us how our economic and social
system is dependent on the promotion of the three Buddhist 'Poisions' of
Greed, Hatred & Ignorance. However, when we react to these evils merely
with hate, agression and resistance, we promote the very forces on which
exploitation depends. That is why Edwards urges us to consider the Buddhist
conviction that compassion is the basis of all happiness. He puts forward
a convincing argument that the only lasting antidote to exploitative social
systems is rational awareness rooted in unconditional kindness and compassion
for all. He shows how we can instigate a compassionate revolution, in which
the only enemies and causalities are greewd, hatred and ignorance. 228pp,
softback, 1998, RRP £9.95, Cygnus price £7:00,
The Book : On the Taboo Against Knowing Who
You Are; Paperback ~ Alan Watts
Buddhism Without Beliefs; Paperback ~ Stephen
Batchelor
Lovingkindness by Sharon Salzberg
The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas by Geshe
Sonam Rinchen (Snow Lion Publications)
Gently Whispered : Oral Teachings by the Very
Venerable Kalu Rinpoche by Khenpo Kalu Karma-Ran-Byun-Kun-Khyab-Phrin-Las,
Elizabeth Selandia (Designer), Kalu Rinpoche
Words of My Perfect Teacher (Sacred Literature
Series) by O-Rgyan-Jigs-Med-Chos-Kyi-Dban-Po, Patrul Rinpoche, Padmakara
transla
Breath by Breath : The Liberating Practice
of Insight Meditation by Larry Rosenberg, et al
Kalachakra Tantra Rite of Initiation by Prof
Jeffrey Hopkins (Wisdom Publications)
Lozang Dragpa [Je Tsonghapa]
The Three Fundamentals of the Path
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
Enlightened by Design
: Using Contemplative Wisdom to Bring Peace, Wealth, Warmth, and Energy
into Your Home ~Helen Berliner Shambhala Publications
Paperback - May 1999
Boundless Healing Meditation Exercises to Enlighten
the Mind and Heal the Body By Tulku Thondup , Foreword by Daniel Goleman
Carl R.
Rogers
Dave Mearns
Brian Thorne
Mark Epstein
Michael Kahn
David Chappell highlights the work of Thich Nhat Hanh, The Dalai Lama, Bhikshuni
Cheng-yen, Sulak Sivaraksa, Ani Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Daisaku Ikeda and A.T.
Ariyaratne as providing examples of people who, from the base in one or
another branch of Buddhism, have become international leaders in advocacy
and action for a more compassionate world.
