Buddhism Biography

Acreditar na nossa capacidade de entender o mundo e de escolher um caminho próprio traz certo conforto. Mas é muito comum que as coisas não saiam como queremos — na verdade, isso quase nunca acontece. Então o que pode nos ajudar diante do inesperado? O que pode aliviar o sofrimento nos tempos difíceis? Foi em busca dessas respostas que Björn Natthiko Lindeblad decidiu abraçar as incertezas. Aos 26 anos, ele cumpria todos os requisitos de uma pessoa bem-sucedida. Porém, algo o incomodava, e ele resolveu seguir sua voz interior...

Una dintre învățăturile lui Thich Nhat Hanh este că fiecare om trăiește într-o continuă legătură cu cei din jurul său, dar și cu natura. Nu putem exista în afara lumii care ne înconjoară, ci doar prin raportare la aceasta. Viața maestrului este dovada cea mai puternică a acestei concepții, pentru că întreaga sa gândire și activitate, care a schimbat percepția asupra spiritualității tradiționale, s-a dezvoltat în relație cu numeroși factori sociali și politici, dar și cu personalități remarcabile.

Tendöl Namling turned 60 in March 2019. She was born at the time when the Dalai Lama fled from Lhasa and the uprising of his people by the Chinese People's Army was brutally suppressed. She has lived for 22 years under Chinese rule. As the daughter of a high government official, she underwent...

The incredible true story of a teen who became an activist for the Tibetan independence movement, for readers of Red Scarf Girl and Farewell to Manzanar. Tsultrim Dolma, born in a tiny village in the stunning mountains of eastern Tibet, always knew there had to be more than the life expected of...

In popular imagination, Lala Lajpat Rai is frequently associated with Bhagat Singh, who, by assassinating J.P. Saunders, avenged Rai’ s death, caused by a police lathi charge, and was hanged for it. Lajpat Rai is also remembered for his fervent opposition to British rule.In recent decades...

Autobiografia e insieme dottrina, che il discepolo Rechung trascrive dalla viva voce del maestro, l'opera segue passo per passo la storia, esemplare eppure umanissima, di Milarepa, fino alla morte (che il discepolo stesso ci narra). L'universo tibetano, entro cui si svolge la storia di Milarepa, è una costruzione elaboratissima e rigorosa, dove la magia è fondamento di tutto.

यह ऑडियो बुक प्रत्यक्ष सरश्री जी की आवाज में और उसी अवस्था से बताई गई है, जिसे बुद्धत्व कहा जाता है। इसे सुनकर निश्चित ही आप मन और बुद्धि के पार परम बोध की अवस्था का अनुभव करेंगे और जीवन के हर दुः

கௌதம புத்தரின் நேரடிச் சீடர்கள் பட்டியலில் போதி தர்மரின் பெயர் இல்லை. புத்தர் வாழ்ந்த காலத்தைச் சேர்ந்தவரும் அல்ல. காரணம், இருவருக்கும் இடையேயான கால இடைவெளி சுமார் ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகள். என்றாலும், போதி தர்மரை இரண்டாவது புத்தர் என்று கொண்டாடுகிறார்கள்; ஆராதிக்கிறார்கள்; பின்பற்றுகிறார்கள். எனில், யார் இந்த போதி தர்மர்?

Kodo Nishimura ist ein buddhistischer Mönch aus einer langen Linie japanischer Mönche. Und er ist LGBTQ+-Aktivist sowie international bekannter Makeup-Artist. Er verbringt sein Leben zwischen einem Kloster in Tokio und den Fashion-Shows dieser Welt. An einem Tag trägt er traditionelle Mönchsgewänder und am nächsten glitzernde High Heels. Er ist stolz auf seine buddhistischen Wurzeln, seine Sexualität und seine Leidenschaft für Mode und Make-Up. Doch das war nicht immer so. Nishimura versteckt sein wahres Selbst viele Jahre vor seinen Lehrer:innen und Freund:innen.

Som 36-årig er Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche allerede en verdenskendt tibetansk meditationsmester og den respekterede abbed for tre klostre. Han har rejst jorden rundt for at undervise i meditation og give buddhistiske belæringer og har siden sin barndom levet en beskyttet tilværelse og nydt stor anseelse. En nat lister han ud af sit kloster uden at sige det til nogen. Han ønsker at følge den ældgamle buddhistiske tradition som tiggermunk og vil tilbringe de næste fire år på gaden som omvandrende munk.

The essential Khushwant Singh collection. In an essay in this anthology, Khushwant Singh claims that he is not a nice man to know. Whatever the truth of that assertion, there is little question about his skill as a witty, eloquent and entertaining writer. This book collects the best of over...

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi one of the greatest men to walk this earth, begins the story of his life with descriptions of his childhood in Porbandar and Rajkot in Gujarat, his schooldays, his early marriage, the lessons he learnt when he tried stealing, told lies and smoked cigrattes, and his...

With these words began an extraordinary correspondence between Roy Tester, a double-murderer serving a life sentence in the notorious Arkansas prison, Tucker Maximum Security Prison, and Doug Carnine, a meditation teacher and lay Buddhist minister on the other side of the country. In the letters that followed - more than 700 over seven years - these two men, along with three other prisoners at Tucker Max, developed a profound spiritual partnership that changed all of their lives.

Der Dalai Lama erzählt aus seiner Kindheit und davon, wie er die Prüfungen der Delegation zur Auffindung des Dalai Lama bestand...

Von einem, der auszog, sich selbst zu finden. Was hilft uns, ein freieres Leben zu führen? Auf der Suche nach einer Antwort gibt Björn Lindeblad seine Karriere in der Wirtschaft auf und entscheidet sich für ein Leben als Waldmönch im Dschungel Thailands. Dort wird er zu "Natthiko", zu dem, "der an Weisheit zunimmt". 17 Jahre später geht er zurück nach Schweden und fällt in eine tiefe Depression. Bis er sich auf die Lehren aus seiner Zeit als Mönch besinnt und beschließt, das, was er gelernt hat, weiterzugeben.

Strange Burdens is not a biography but a book of political commentary. It examines and analyses Rahul Gandhi's ideas and leadership since he officially entered politics in March 2004. It journeys all the way to the conclusion of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar on 30 January 2023 and captures...

Out of the box thinking, ruthless pragmatism and an innate ability to understand, define and then redefine the game of cricket are probably the hallmarks of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's cricket. From hitting countless sixes in his school ground in the sleepy town of Ranchi to finishing a run chase...

Appalachian Zen describes a journey we all take, one that Buddhism calls "seeking our true home." Edgy, lyrical, and lovingly rendered, this book recounts how a kid from a Pennsylvania mill-town trailer park grew up—surrounded by backwoods farms and amid grief, violence, and passionate yearning—to become something improbable: a Buddhist minister teaching Zen.

Abt Linji gilt als der originellste Denker und bis heute populärste Meister des chinesischen Buddhismus. Die Morgengespräche mit seinen Mönchen im Kloster sind geprägt von erstaunlichen Fragestellungen und Antworten, von Schlussfolgerungen, die ein unbeschwertes, aber fehlerloses, philosophisches System bilden und behandeln immer das Wesentliche, die großen Fragen des Seins und der Erlösung. Wäre er nicht buddhistischer Mönch geworden, so sicherlich Räuberhauptmann - behaupteten seine Biographen über Abt Linji, den originellsten Denker und bis heute populärsten Meister des chinesischen Buddhismus.

A fascinating biography of Freda Bedi, an English woman who broke all the rules of gender, race, and religious background to become both a revolutionary in the fight for Indian independence and then a Buddhist icon. She was the first Western woman to become a Tibetan Buddhist nun - but that pioneering ordination was really just one in a life full of revolutionary acts. Freda Bedi broke the rules of gender, race, and religion - in many cases before it was thought that the rules were ready to be challenged.