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"Believing that something is wrong with us is a deep and tenacious suffering," says Tara Brach at the start of this illuminating book. This suffering emerges in crippling self-judgments and conflicts in our relationships, in addictions and perfectionism, in loneliness and overwork-all the forces that keep our lives constricted and unfulfilled. Radical Acceptance offers a path to freedom, including the day-to-day practical guidance developed over Dr....
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Shambhala
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Since ancient times, the path of the enlightened warrior has been a powerful and inspiring ideal, showing us how we can master the challenges of life and draw power not from violence or aggression but through the cultivation of gentleness, courage, and self-knowledge. Trungpa's classic work has been presenting these ideals to a wide and appreciative audience for more than twenty years.
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Shambhala
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
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In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chogyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey: what he calls spiritual materialism. The universal human tendency, he shows, is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement-the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the ego is, by nature, essentially empty.
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Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
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Chogyam Trungpa's unique ability to express the essence of Buddhist teachings in the language and imagery of modern American culture makes his books among the most accessible works of Buddhist philosophy. Here Trungpa explores the true meaning of freedom, showing us how our preconceptions, attitudes, and even our spiritual practices can become chains that bind us to repetitive patterns of frustration and despair. This edition features a new foreword...
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Perigee Book
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
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English
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Maybe you're tired of constant pressure from family and friends. Maybe you're overwhelmed by the problems in the Third World -- or in your own town. Maybe you've used drugs or the Internet to search for the answers, and you're still wondering ... What's it all about? Does anyone understand what I'm going through? There's a 2,500-year-old practice that can help you figure it all out. Buddhism is not about telling you what to do. It's about showing...
11) No-nonsense Buddhism for beginners: clear answers to burning questions about core Buddhist teachings
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Althea Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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1st edition.
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English
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"How is an awakening different from enlightenment? Can agnostics and atheists be Buddhist? Am I supposed to stop thinking when I meditate? In No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners, renowned Buddhism teacher and host of the popular Secular Buddhism podcast, Noah Rasheta, delivers an easily accessible introduction to the teachings of Buddhism that answers these common questions and many more"--
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Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration transforming suffering and finding true joy. Thich Nhat Hanh acknowledges that because suffering can feel so bad, we try to run away from it or cover it up by consuming. We find something to eat or turn on the television. But unless were able to face our suffering, we cant be present and available to life,...
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