Women Buddhism

At the request of her students, Lama Shenpen Hookham tells her fascinating and unconventional life story in the Keeping the Dalai Lama Waiting & Other Stories. The lively, anecdotal autobiography documents her extraordinary spiritual journey and her encounters with her teachers that are deeply profound, moving and often humorous. Lama Shenpen shares first-hand experience of how differing cultures and ways of thinking overlap and collide with unexpected consequences.

Explore new dimensions of self-awareness and spiritual insight with How to Develop Your Psychic Gifts, an engaging audio experience guided by renowned psychic medium, author, healer, and spiritual teacher, MaryAnn DiMarco. With eleven enlightening tracks covering various aspects of psychic...

“To understand the radiance of the poetry world you have to look at Anne.” —Eileen Myles, author of A Working Life From “one of the most important and irreducible living American poets” (Poetry Foundation) comes a powerful and prophetic collection of epic scope and vision Mesopotopia...

Reduce stress, improve mental health, and find peace within Meditation is a powerful tool with well-documented benefits, including lowering anxiety, enhancing self-awareness, and improving sleep. Learn how to quiet your mind and improve the quality of your life with simple techniques and...

Renowned poet and novelist Jay Parini’s The Way of Jesus is a book for progressive Christians and spiritual seekers who struggle, as Parini does, with some of the basic questions about human existence: its limits and sadnesses, and its possibilities for awareness and understanding. Part guide...

Awaken your inner power and drift into bliss with these transformative morning and evening meditations by Vex King. In the morning meditation, stimulate vitality throughout your entire system, and set a high-frequency tone for the day ahead with uplifting affirmations. The soothing evening...

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.

A riveting account of love and desireIndia is the only civilization to elevate kama-desire and pleasure-to a goal of life. Kama is both cosmic and human energy, which animates life and holds it in place. Gurcharan Das weaves a compelling narrative soaked in philosophical, historical and...

Movement Medicine is the kind of audio download you'll really want to listen to. Accompanying their incredible book, this contains a heady mix of meditations, workings and music to exercise and exorcise your mind, body and spirit. This audio download (of the double CD of the same name) contains...

When pharmaceutical scientist David R. Hamilton, PhD observed the results of tests on new drugs, he noticed that patients receiving the control placebo pills reported the same level of improvement as people receiving the actual drug. Seeing this result repeat itself time and time again, he...

Welcome to Your Cosmic Purpose! In this audio workshop led by author and professional astrologer Adama Sesay, you will delve deep into the mysteries of your unique astrological makeup and its profound influence on your life's purpose, fulfillment, and journey to success. To fully immerse...

An engaging exploration of what makes work meaningful, by a popular Buddhist monk and cultural commentator In our hectic days filled with long hours, endless emails, and tedious virtual meetings, it’s hard to stay connected to the higher purpose of work – to see past the grind and embrace...

Bridging cutting-edge neuroscience and ancient meditation tools, Fit Mind is a practical guide to unlocking our highest potential for well-being in everyday life. Our minds rarely savor the present. Instead, they replay painful memories, spiral into needless worries, mildly panic when the Wi-Fi...

What makes us human? And why does it matter? Poetic and practical advice on who we are—and what we need to become—to move forward in togetherness and mutual responsibility in an age of uncertainty and climate chaos Zen and Indigenous Hawaiian wisdom for navigating the timeplace of...

Through personal stories and biblical wisdom, the award-winning authors of Hope When It Hurts remind us that weakness isn’t the end of our story—it’s the very place Jesus meets us. When suffering strikes and God feels distant, many are left wondering if Jesus truly understands their pain...

An indispensable book for all leaders and professionals, Sing, Dance and Lead expertly combines ancient Indian philosophy and wisdom with modern management principles to deliver insightful lessons on life and leadership. It brings alive pioneering ideas of leadership from one of the most...

Minimalism is for rich people who live in big, empty, white homes, right? Wrong.Minimalism isn't just about displaying your food staples in glass jars or having chic Scandi furniture. It can be a beautiful, enriching, and life-transforming practice that, at its core, is all about re-establishing...

Zen wisdom for identifying the causes of mental and emotional anxiety epidemic in today's world and for finding the path to a peaceful heart in the midst of them--a path that leads directly though the center of the anxiety we're trying to escape. Wrestling with fear doesn't have to be a negative...

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.

Over more than a quarter of a century, John Paul II has firmly set his stamp on the billion-member strong Catholic Church for future generations and he has become one of the most influential political figures in the world. His key role in the downfall of communism in Europe, as well as his...