Lama Meditation

For 1,300 years, Tibetans have been practicing shamatha-vipashyana (peaceful dwelling-insight), a profound form of meditation that illuminates and purifies the obstacles to spiritual realization. Tibetan Buddhists today regard shamatha-vipashyana as both the fundamental and the most advanced...

Find lasting happiness, inner peace, and enlightenment through the Dalai Lama’s timeless teachings on mindfulness, compassion, and the Buddhist path to wisdom. As human beings, we all seek happiness and a sense of meaning in our lives. In How to Practice, His Holiness the Dalai...

The Dalai Lama, a living symbol of holiness and selfless triumph over tribulation, has shared his philosophy of peace with today's turbulent world. Yet rarely do we hear him speak with such directness as in this collection of quotations drawn from his own writings, teachings, and interviews. The...

Have you ever heard about transcendental meditation? You know that many stars, like the Beatles or Stevie Wonder, performed it, but you have no idea what is about? Do you know that meditation is much more than just Yoga and staying silent? This audiobook is the perfect way for beginners to approach this practice, because it allows them to discover meditation both theoretically and practically.

Love and compassion are beneficial both for you and for others. Through your kindness toward others, your mind and heart will open to peace. Expanding peace to the larger community around you will bring unity, harmony, and cooperation. Expanding peace further still to nations and then to the...

This essential guide to socially engaged Tantric Buddhism reveals how modern practitioners can use the wisdom of the Vajrayana to confront systems of power and abuse. Today, a new generation of Buddhists searches for ways to adopt Vajrayana while staying true to its historical legacy. Modern...

"If you ever doubted that your feline companion has her own inner life, just watch what happens when she falls asleep, and loses conscious control of her physical being . . . a twitching of limbs, a quivering of the jaw, sometimes, perhaps, a snuffling noise or a meow.. . . Cats may indeed be...

The captivating life story of renowned Buddhist activist Sulak Sivaraksa. His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama: “I believe [Sulak] and I share a conviction that if we are to solve human problems, economic and technological development must be accompanied by an inner spiritual growth. And if we...

Due giganti della spiritualità. Cinque giorni. Una domanda senza tempo. Il Dalai Lama e l'arcivescovo sudafricano Desmond Tutu, entrambi vincitori del premio Nobel per la Pace, sono sopravvissuti a oltre cinquant'anni di esilio, oppressione e violenza. Ma nonostante queste difficoltà, o forse proprio grazie a esse, sono senza alcun dubbio due delle persone più gioiose del pianeta.

This small but mighty audiobook is filled with an inspiring meditation exercise for adults and children to practice together. Young listeners can discover breathwork and how to bring calm to a busy mind. Beautiful original sound design engages your child’s imagination while the simple...

The fascinating quest of a New York Times contributor to follow Mahatma Gandhi’s code of ethics in modern times—and to discover what it actually takes to “Be the change you want to see in the world” Mahatma Gandhi championed truth and nonviolence, led the struggle for India’s...

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.

Haciendo uso del sentido común y de un envidiable espíritu práctico, el Dalai Lama nos devuelve la confianza en nuestras mejores cualidades y nos ofrece una propuesta simple y clara para el nuevo milenio: aprender a creer en nuestra bondad innata y a ejercer la compasión, no solo como un deber, sino como una virtud.

Su Santidad el Dalai Lama expone su visión de la ciencia y de la fe con una única intención: aliviar el sufrimiento humano. Mediante el estudio científico, que nunca ha abandonado, y el llamamiento a la práctica religiosa, el Dalai Lama explora muchos de los grandes y eternos debates y realiza asombrosas conexiones entre algunas cuestiones aparentemente dispares, como la evolución o el karma, llamadas a cambiar nuestra forma de percibir el mundo.

This life-changing book, now available in audio, is drawn from a series of trainings conducted by Tibetan meditation master His Eminence Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche and compiled, edited, and narrated by his student, Lama Shenpen Drolma. Many of the principles articulated in this audiobook are relatively easy to comprehend and common to a variety of spiritual traditions.

In this book, you’ll learn the story of the original Buddha, and the lessons he taught. You’ll find out about his four noble truths – and how to incorporate them in your daily life! Buddhism is more than a religion – no matter your belief or creed, you can benefit from this ancient knowledge! There are plenty of values taught through Buddhism that can increase your happiness and quality of life!

En Los Siete Pasos Hacia El Amor el Dalai Lama lanza un mensaje inspirador que nos empuja a abrir nuestros corazones a una nueva e ilimitada experiencia del amor que transformará para siempre nuestras vidas. Su Santidad el Dalai Lama, el líder budista más respetado en todo el mundo y premio Nobel de la Paz, ofrece en este audiolibro las claves del camino que tenemos que seguir para alcanzar la verdadera felicidad y la plenitud en nuestras vidas a través del amor.

The Tibet Center and Gere Foundation present one of the world's great spiritual leaders and author of The New York Times bestsellers An Open Heart and The Art of Happiness. In Mindful Enlightenment The Dalai Lama explains how we can obtain tranquil abiding -- the single cultivation of the mind...

Buddhism is often considered a religion by new practitioners. For many Buddhists it is more of a way of life than a religion. Buddhists believe meditation and other practices will lead to changes in oneself. These changes are aimed at creating awareness, wisdom, and kindness within in order to reach spiritual enlightenment. Buddhism represents the end of suffering for anyone able to attain enlightenment, because the person no longer dwells on what they lack but learns to live with the reality of what is, without needs, wants, or desires.

Puede que estés viviendo tiempos difíciles o que, aunque hayas logrado esquivarlos, estén a punto de caerte encima. La situación en que nos encontramos nos ha puesto a todos frente al espejo y nos ha hecho ver que nuestra vida puede cambiar en un instante, tanto si queremos como si no. El maestro Lama Rodríguez es alguien como tú: podría ser tu vecino, o la persona con la que te cruzas en el supermercado.