Eastern Wisdom

Children will benefit from Dharmachari Nagaraja's appealing combination of warmth, wisdom, wit and playfulness in this third book from the At Bedtime series. Growing up in the modern world, our children can often feel distracted, stressed and anxious. The ancient wisdom of Buddhism, with its emphasis on peace, compassion and mindfulness, is the ideal basis for helping any child face the challenges of daily life with increased confidence and calm.

Discover the Japanese wisdom of Wa (和) and learn how harmony can transform your life. What if true strength wasn’t found in competition—but in balance? What if belonging wasn’t about losing yourself—but about finding your place in connection with others? For centuries, the Japanese principle of Wa—harmony—has shaped families, workplaces, and communities, creating one of the most cooperative and resilient cultures in the world. In Japanese Harmony: Finding Balance and Belonging through the Japanese Wisdom of Wa, James D.

Discover how to reconnect with nature's energy to step into better health through getting grounded. Grounding is a freely available way to tap into the Earth's always-accessible and ever-powerful natural energy to rebalance the body and restore health. In this indispensable primer on the natural health benefits of grounding, find out how to use the Earth's power to counteract the harmful nature deficiency found in our modern society. Learn what people knew in the past about grounding and its use in linking to nature and the Earth.

In Idries Shah's Wisdom of the Idiots, the "idiots" are Sufis, called this because their wisdom penetrates to a depth which renders it inaccessible to the merely intelligent or academically knowledgeable. The stories of the Sufis are tools prepared for a specific purpose. On this level the movements of the characters in a story portray psychological processes, and the story becomes a working blueprint of those processes.

This program is read by the author. The Bhagavad Gita: A Song of God Retold in Simplified English is the latest title in the Essential Wisdom Library. This unique edition of the timeless epic is designed to be accessible for listeners without any prior experience of Hinduism. Not simply a...

La transmisión de mensajes ética o espiritualmente profundos a través de los cuentos ha sido uno de los recursos elegidos por maestros de todas las tradiciones religiosas. La capacidad de este medio para implicar la atención del lector, para imbuirle en un mundo imaginativo y sensorial en el que su estructura mental se abre y se muestra receptiva a la sorpresa, le otorgan un gran poder comunicativo y educativo. Presentamos aquí una selección de los más sobresalientes relatos espirituales de diferentes tradiciones como la budista, la taoísta o la hinduista.

One of the world's most popular Tibetan lamas shares accessible advice for working with adversity and living a spiritual life. Enjoy a variety of meditations on topics from flattery and jealousy to karma and compassion. In each brief chapter, Khenpo Sodargye weaves in stories from ancient classics and modern headlines. Drawing on adages from the Buddha, Confucius, and even Mark Twain, he delivers simple and timeless insights about facing adversity and developing a good heart.

Choose peace over distraction and flexibility over fear with this accessible daily guide to the timeless wisdom of the Tao Te Ching. Whether you begin your morning with the Tao or snatch a spare moment of calm in the hurry of the day, The Daily Tao–with a reading from the Tae Te Ching for...

The author of the international bestseller Shantaram takes us on a gripping personal journey of wonder and insight into science, belief, faith and devotion. Drawing on sacred traditions, rigorous logic and the six-year instruction of his spiritual teacher, Roberts describes the step-by-step...

An inspiring audiobook that will help listeners rediscover their values and discover a way to truly live life to the fullest. Each of us has an enormous capacity for love - a deep well of attention and care that we can offer to ourselves and others. With guidance that is both simple and wholly transformative, Koshin Paley Ellison, Zen teacher and psychotherapist, shows us how to uncover it: pay attention, be of service, and be with others.

Throughout my life, I’ve always struggled in dealing with my anger issues. There were days in the past where my emotions and temper would get the best of me, and it would usually not end up too well. My anger issues got so bad that, all my relationships started falling apart, and my best friend, who was once very close to me, didn’t even want to talk to me anymore.

At the core of punk attitude is love—yearning for a better world where people can live in harmony and peace, free from suffering. It's the same attitude that Buddhists have, and that's why I'm a Punk Buddhist, and I'm not conflicted at all.

Learn penetrating insights about how to live life to the fullest and with wisdom by Emperor Marcus Aurelius. This audiobooks includes over 640 more valuable life changing quotes. I have personally spent hundreds upon hundreds of hours studying the teachings of Marcus Aurelius and have compiled his best sayings in this one book - which will now be yours. Use the wisdom contained in this collection has the power to completely transform your life for the better!

You are about to embark on a journey of discovery. The practices of meditation and mindfulness found in this book ultimately lead to the awakening of wisdom and compassion. You have already started on the path by establishing the interest and motivation to explore these tried-and-true methods for cultivating the mindfulness skills needed to bring you happiness and well-being.

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The tide of modern life is sweeping us even further into isolation—away from each other, from the world, from ourselves. To turn this tide, Lama Tsomo has created the latest addition to her Ancient Wisdom for Our Times series: Deepening Wisdom, Deepening Connection. Building on the ideas and practices in the first two books—Why Bother: An Introduction and Wisdom Compassion (Starting with Yourself)—this new volume actively engages listeners, expanding our understanding and guiding our practice in the several key areas.

A rich and multilayered guide that offers readers accessible wisdom and practical methods to cultivate deeper satisfaction in everyday experiences. In contrast to stimulus-driven pleasure, contentment comes from living a life of meaning that aligns with one's values. The author identifies the common traps people fall into looking for happiness that actually create stress, worries, and fears, and offers authentic mindfulness-based solutions to counteract them.

Can unity and polarity coexist? They not only can; they must in a dynamic, love-filled life. To stay centered in the face of conflict, to relate effectively with all types of people, to master both healthy assertiveness and attuned responsiveness, and to keep passion alive no matter what can be challenging. In The Dance of Love, Aikido teacher and well-respected spiritual guide Ann O’Brien shares both the bodily felt knowledge she has learned about relational dynamics from her Aikido practice and her unique wisdom gleaned from decades of coaching clients.

This program includes an introduction read by the author. A modern guide to the teachings of Buddhism. Buddhism: An Introduction to the Buddha’s Life, Teachings, and Practices is an indispensable guide to a 2,600-year-old wisdom tradition that has transformed the lives of millions across...

Wisdom in Exile provides a new insight into Buddhism's encounter with Western culture and the Western mind in the early 21st century. Jampa Thaye has trained for over 40 years with some of the foremost lamas of Tibetan Buddhism, yet is a Westerner, living in Britain, teaching Buddhism to students throughout Europe and North America. He draws on that knowledge and experience to explain the space that now exists for Buddhism in the West, and identifies critical conflicts and tensions that must be resolved for modern Westerners to grasp the essence of the Buddhist teachings.