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  • Of Mud and Lotuses

    Dreaming the Lives of Buddhist Women

    by Paula Arai ...
    **A unique blend of personal reflection, creative histories, and interview-based nonfiction that vividly imagines the lives of Buddhist women over 2,500 years.Of Mud and Lotuses illuminates the hardships, resilience, and creative ways in which Buddhist women have applied the Dharma to daily life—often in ways that history has ignored.**With lyrical storytelling and a perspective informed by ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Shamanic Bones of Zen

    Revealing the Ancestral Spirit and Mystical Heart of a Sacred Tradition

    by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel ...
    Conceived at the crossroads of Buddhism and indigenous earth-based practice, The Shamanic Bones of Zen explores the deep human traditions of transformation that are made possible by meditation, ceremony, ritual, dreams, and spiritual connection to one’s ancestry.In The Shamanic Bones of Zen, celebrated author and Buddhist teacher Zenju Earthlyn Manuel undertakes a rich exploration of the ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • The Little Book of Zen Healing

    Japanese Rituals for Beauty, Harmony, and Love

    by Paula Arai ...
    Accessible and adaptable Japanese Buddhist rituals to infuse your life with purpose, healing, and gratitude when you need it most.How do we make and sustain meaning amidst the messy conditions of daily life? Personalized rituals can help us blossom like lotuses right in the mud of the present. On a pilgrimage she began after her mother’s death, author Paula Arai encountered numerous Japanese ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • In This Body, In This Lifetime

    Awakening Stories of Japanese Soto Zen Women

    by Sozen Nagasawa Roshi ...
    Translated by Kogen Czarnik ...
    Available for the first time in English, an intimate look into the private lives and spiritual experiences of 30 nuns and laywomen practicing under pioneering female Zen master Sozen Nagasawa Roshi in World War II-era Japan.Born in 1888, Sozen Nagasawa Roshi was a pioneer of women’s monastic Zen practice in Japan. With a profound wish to become a nun from a young age, she persevered through the ... Read more

    $27.19 CAD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Practice

    by Kevin Trainor, Paula Arai ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Popular representations of Buddhism often depict it as spiritual, disembodied, and largely devoid of ritual. Yet embodiment, materiality, emotion, and gender shape the way most Buddhists engage with their traditions. The essays within The Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Practice push beyond traditional representations of Buddhism as divided into static schools and traditions, highlighting instead the ... Read more

    $167.99 CAD

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  • The Mindfulness Survival Kit

    Five Essential Practices

    by Thich Nhat Hanh ...
    Join Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh as he explores 5 essential mindfulness practices that offer a blueprint for healthy, compassionate living—no matter your spiritual path or background.The Five Mindfulness Trainings (also referred to as “Precepts”)—not to kill, steal, commit adultery, lie, or take intoxicants—are the basic statement of ethics and morality in Buddhism. Zen Master and peace activist ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • Our Appointment with Life

    Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone

    by Thich Nhat Hanh ...
    This easily accessible translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh on the Sutra on Knowing the Better Way To Live Alone, is the earliest teaching of the Buddha on living fully in the present moment. "To live alone" doesn’t mean to isolate oneself from society. It means to live in mindfulness: to let go of the past and the future, and to look deeply and discover the true nature of all that is ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • Taoism For Dummies

    by Jonathan Herman ...
    The definitive guide to understanding Taoism—no matter your background or faithLao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is the second most translated book in the world, and the practice of religious Taoism is on the rise in China, where adherents currently number in the hundreds of millions. Yet there remains a remarkable lack of reliable information about Taoism for curious westerners. Taoism For Dummies provides ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Yoga of Offering Food

    by Lama Zopa Rinpoche ...
    All the things we do -- eating, walking, washing, working, talking -- everything can become very powerful methods for quickly achieving enlightenment. As we purify ourselves and collect extensive merit, we bring ourselves closer to enlightenment every minute of every day. In this way, we make our lives most beneficial, meaningful, satisfying and fulfilling. Through the Mahayana practice of ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Touching the Earth: 46 Guided Meditations for Mindfulness Practice

    by Thich Nhat Hanh ...
    The Best Buddhist Writing 2005. Shambhala Sun '' Touching the Earth has the capacity to awaken us to the nature of reality, to transform us, to purify us, and to restore joy and vitality to our life. As soon as we begin to practice, we can taste the benefits.'' Thich Nhat Hanh Touching the Earth is a guide to one of Thich Nhat Hanh's most popular and transformative practices. Written as 46 short ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Meditation in Action

    by Chogyam Trungpa, Sam Bercholz ...
    This classic teaching by a Tibetan master continues to inspire both beginners and long-time practitioners of Buddhist meditation. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche shows that meditation extends beyond the formal practice of sitting to build the foundation for compassion, awareness, and creativity in all aspects of life.He explores the six activities associated with meditation in action—generosity, ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD

  • Asian Religions

    A Cultural Perspective

    by Randall L. Nadeau ...
    ASIAN RELIGIONS“A unique introduction to Asian religions, combining the scholarly rigor of an established historian of Asian religions with the willingness to engage empathetically with the traditions and to suggest that readers do the same.”Joseph A. Adler, Kenyon College“Randall L. Nadeau has accomplished what only a few have tried, but which has been much needed in the study of religions. He ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD