The Best Buddhist Writing 2013 |
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| Publisher: | Shambhala |
| BISAC/Subject: | REL007040, REL092000, REL007050 |
| ISBN: | 9780834829145, Related ISBNs: 0834829142, 1611800692, 9780834829145, 9781611800692 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 336, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: A thought-provoking collection of the most notable and insightful Buddhism-inspired writing published in the last year:
• Thich Nhat Hanh’s vision for a more enlightened and sustainable society
• Ezra Bayda on avoiding the pitfalls that arise on the path of meditation
• Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s powerful Dzogchen practices that help you to discover your mind’s inherent awareness and clarity
• Lodro Rinzler on what happens when the Buddha walks into a bar
• Karen Maezen Miller on the virtues of boredom
• Phillip Moffitt on how to transform emotional chaos into confidence and clarity
• Joseph Goldstein’s unique nine-minute meditation practice that you can incorporate into your busy day
• Elihu Genmyo Smith on being still
• Pema Chödrön on how to become a bodhisattva
• Sakyong Mipham on how mind, breath, and energy work together in meditation to transform your life
• Judy Lief on the fifty-nine ancient slogans that can help you be more skillful and loving in all your relationships
• Bonnie Friedman on discovering nonattachment while apartment-hopping in Brooklyn
• Jules Shuzen Harris on what anger can teach you
• Pico Iyer on travel as contemplative practice
• And much more
• Thich Nhat Hanh’s vision for a more enlightened and sustainable society
• Ezra Bayda on avoiding the pitfalls that arise on the path of meditation
• Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s powerful Dzogchen practices that help you to discover your mind’s inherent awareness and clarity
• Lodro Rinzler on what happens when the Buddha walks into a bar
• Karen Maezen Miller on the virtues of boredom
• Phillip Moffitt on how to transform emotional chaos into confidence and clarity
• Joseph Goldstein’s unique nine-minute meditation practice that you can incorporate into your busy day
• Elihu Genmyo Smith on being still
• Pema Chödrön on how to become a bodhisattva
• Sakyong Mipham on how mind, breath, and energy work together in meditation to transform your life
• Judy Lief on the fifty-nine ancient slogans that can help you be more skillful and loving in all your relationships
• Bonnie Friedman on discovering nonattachment while apartment-hopping in Brooklyn
• Jules Shuzen Harris on what anger can teach you
• Pico Iyer on travel as contemplative practice
• And much more
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