Holiday Catalog 2012
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isdom is pleased to once again present our new and notable releases. Our readers choose our books for different reasons—some for scholarly research, others for daily practice, and others for an introduction to Buddhism. No matter what your background or interests, we think you’ll find something that appeals to you. As always, by ordering direct through Wisdom, you can save 20%. We are very excited to announce the long-awaited Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Aºguttara Nik›ya (page 9) by Bhikkhu Bodhi, continuing our Teachings of the Buddha series. You’ll find three books from some of the greatest teachers of our time: Like a Waking Dream (page 3) by Geshé Lhundub Sopa, The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Plain English (page 5) by Bhante Gunaratana, and a new edition of our perennial classic Wisdom Energy (page 6) by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Two new titles examine the burgeoning world of Buddhist chaplaincy and pastoral work: The Arts of Contemplative Care (page 11) and Buddhist Care for the Dying and Bereaved (page 10). Jampa Ludrup shares his years of expertise with Feng Shui: Seeing Is Believing (page 13). And finally, James Ishmael Ford illuminates his journey into Zen with If You’re Lucky, Your Heart Will Break (page 7). We are also pleased to provide a sneak peek of our upcoming titles. December brings two exciting books: The Ceasing of Notions (page 14) by Soko Morinaga illuminates the ancient writings discovered in China’s Dunhuang caves; Dosung Yoo analyzes the Heart Sutra through a Won Buddhist lens in Thunderous Silence (page 17). In early 2013 come two more books: Thupten Jinpa brings us Wisdom of the Kadam Masters (page 15), the second in Wisdom’s Tibetan Classics series; Cyrus Stearns guides us through the sixteenth-century Tibet of Tsarchen Losal Gyatso in Song of the Road (page 16). You’ll also find a listing of our most enduring books, perfect for practice, further study, gift-giving, and more. We hope you’ll enjoy these titles as much as we do.
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WISDOM PUBLICATIONS Like a Waking Dream The Autobiography of Geshé Lhundub Sopa Geshé Lhundub Sopa with Paul Donnelly foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama Hardcover | 368 pages | $24.95 Includes a sixteen-page color insert.
rior to his thirty-year career in the first-ever academic Buddhist studies program in the United States, Geshé Sopa was the son of peasant farmers, a novice monk in a rural monastery, a virtuoso scholar monk at one of the prestigious central monasteries in Lhasa, and a survivor of the Tibetan uprising and perilous flight into exile in 1959. In Like a Waking Dream, Geshé Sopa frankly and observantly reflects on how his life in Tibet, a monastic life of yogic simplicity, shaped and prepared him for the unexpected. The account of his years in Tibet preserves, as well, valuable insight and details about a now-vanished era of Tibetan religious culture. His is a tale of an exemplary life dedicated to learning, spiritual cultivation, and the service of others from one of the greatest living masters of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Geshé Lhundub Sopa is an emeritus professor of South Asian studies at the University of Wisconsin and a respected monk and spiritual teacher. He is the founder of Deer Park Buddhist Center in Wisconsin, where he lives. Paul Donnelly is an associate professor and director of the religious studies program at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Steps on the Path to Enlightenment A Commentary on the Lamrim Chenmo By Geshé Lhundub Sopa Volume 1: The Foundational Practices Hardcover | 608 pages | $29.95 Volume 2: Karma Hardcover | 512 pages | $29.95
Forthcoming Volume 3: The Way of the Bodhisattva Hardcover | 624 pages | $29.95
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FROM BHANTE GUNARATANA Mindfulness in Plain English 224 pages | $14.95
“Mindfulness in Plain English is a classic and a helpful guide and good friend on the path.” —Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence “A masterpiece.”—Jon Kabat-Zinn
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness Walking the Buddha’s Path 288 pages | $16.95
“This wonderful book is a practical and personal guide for those truly interested in what it means to be happy.”—Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness
Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English An Introductory Guide to Deeper States of Meditation 240 pages | $15.95
“A joy to read and a great gift to us all.” —Joseph Goldstein, author of A Heart Full of Peace
Journey to Mindfulness The Autobiography of Bhante G. 272 pages | $18.95
“This plain-English look back at seventy-five years of a mixture of adversity, humility, and hard-won wisdom tells an engaging story.” —Publishers Weekly
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FROM BHANTE GUNARATANA The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Plain English Bhante Gunaratana 192 pages | $15.95
“In Bhante Gunaratana’s experienced hands, all the facets of The Four Foundations of Mindfulness really do come to life in plain English, for the potential benefit of those who drink it in. My advice: Drink long, drink deeply.” —Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Mindfulness for Beginners “Exceptionally helpful. Bhante’s works stand out for their depth of wisdom, clarity of expression, and warm-hearted accessibility.” —Joseph Goldstein, author of A Heart Full of Peace his book is based on a classic text known as the Satipatthana Sutta, one of the Buddha’s most powerful and succinct presentations, which has become the basis of all mindfulness meditation. The practice of contemplating the Four Foundations of mindfulness—mindfulness of the body, feelings, mind, and phenomena themselves—is recommended for all people at every stage of the spiritual path.
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“Bhante makes one of the most profound and transformative sutras of the Buddha accessible to the modern mind. This is a wonderful addition to the In Plain English series.” —Matthew Flickstein, author of The Meditator’s Atlas “Simple, clear, and practical, without losing any of the depth of these teachings—how wonderful! Highly recommended.” —Larry Rosenberg, author of Breath by Breath
Bhante Gunaratana is one of the most venerable and senior members of the Buddhist community. He is the founder of the Bhavana Society in West Virginia and travels and teaches on six continents.
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WISDOM PUBLICATIONS Wisdom Energy Basic Buddhist Teachings Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche 160 pages | $15.95
“Immensely practical advice and suggestions.” —The Middle Way “This is a superb book.” —Resource Magazine isdom Energy is a simple and compelling introduction to Buddhism by two Tibetan lamas renowned for their insight and skill in teaching. Containing an entire meditation course, it encapsulates the heart of a basic Buddhist practice, discussing the meaning and purpose of meditation, the causes of unhappiness and their remedies, and the methods for gaining control over our minds and lives. Wisdom Energy still preserves the power, humor, and directness of the lamas’ first teaching tour of North America in the ’70s, capturing the feeling of receiving intimate, personal guidance from two highly respected teachers.
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Lama Yeshe was born in Tibet in 1935, attended Sera Monastic University in Lhasa for nearly twenty years, and followed His Holiness the Dalai Lama into exile in 1959. He taught from 1965 until his passing in 1984. He is the author of Introduction to Tantra, When the Chocolate Runs Out, and The Bliss of Inner Fire.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an international network of Buddhist centers, monasteries, health clinics, and schools. He is the author of many books, including Transforming Problems into Happiness and How to Be Happy.
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WISDOM PUBLICATIONS If You’re Lucky, Your Heart Will Break Field Notes from a Zen Life James Ishmael Ford 5x8” | 200 pages | $16.95
“An example of engaged, moving, eye-opening, and contemporary Zen, lived deeply in the world.” —SweepingZen.com “Informative, down-to-earth, practical.” —Publishers Weekly “A must-read addition to the growing literature on ‘Western Zen’— with an engaging clarity and easygoing sophistication.” —Zoketsu Norman Fischer, author of Sailing Home sing vignettes and anecdotes from his own life—as well as quotations drawn from sources as varied as the Bible, Yiddish aphorisms, and stand-up comedy—Zen teacher and Unitarian Universalist minister James Ishmael Ford shares the gifts won over his lifetime of full-hearted engagement with the Zen path. “I’ve found myself broken open,” Ford says, “and found in that opening my fundamental connection to the whole world.” If You’re Lucky, Your Heart Will Break breathes new life into the Buddhist ideas of karma and rebirth—as well as the Buddhist precepts of ethical action—and reveals their kinship with other spiritual endeavors. Even the most cynical of hearts will find resonance in Ford’s compassionate presentation of basic human truths.
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James Ishmael Ford is the author of Zen Master WHO? and the coeditor of The Book of Mu. He is an ordained Zen priest, one of the guiding teachers of Boundless Way Zen, and a Unitarian Universalist minister at the First Unitarian Church of Providence. Ford lives in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
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TEACHINGS
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The Connected Discourses of the Buddha A New Translation of the Sa˙yutta Nik›ya Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi Hardcover | 2080 pages | $95.00
The Middle-Length Discourses of the Buddha A Translation of the Majjhima Nik›ya Translated by Bhikkhu Ñ›˚amoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi Hardcover | 1424 pages | $49.95
The Long Discourses of the Buddha A Translation of the Dıgha Nik›ya Translated by Maurice Walshe Hardcover | 648 pages | $45.00
In the Buddha’s Words An Anthology of Discourses from the P›li Canon Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi Paperback | 512 pages | $18.95
Great Disciples of the Buddha Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy Nyanaponika Thera and Hellmuth Hecker Edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi Paperback | 448 pages | $18.95
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The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha A Translation of the Aºguttara Nik›ya Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi Hardcover | 5.375x8.5” | 1944 pages | $75.00
his much-anticipated volume contains a full translation from the P›li of the Aºguttara Nik›ya, the fourth collection of the canonical discourses of the Buddha. The primary focus of the Aºguttara Nik›ya is practice, which it treats from a wide-angle perspective, advancing from basic ethical observances, through the pillars of mind training, to the highest meditative attainments. The Aºguttara is also distinguished among the Nik›ya by its interest in types of persons, which it describes in detail and with memorable similes. The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha continues Wisdom’s Teachings of the Buddha series, which has been praised by scholars and practitioners alike for its beautifully presented, highest quality, annotated translations of the words of the Buddha.
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Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Buddhist monk from New York City. After completing his university studies he traveled to Sri Lanka, where he received both novice and full ordination under the late Ven. Ananda Maitreya, the leading scholar-monk in Sri Lanka of recent times. Widely considered the premier P›li scholar, he was previously the president of the Buddhist Publication Society in Kandy, Sri Lanka. He returned to the U.S. in 2002 and currently resides at Chuang Yen Monastery in Kent, New York, and is in demand worldwide as a speaker and Buddhist teacher.
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WISDOM PUBLICATIONS Buddhist Care for the Dying and Bereaved Edited by Jonathan S. Watts and Yoshiharu Tomatsu 312 pages | $22.95
“An unprecedented look into modern Buddhist practices of caring for the dying and bereaved, and an indispensible field manual for anyone drawn to end-of-life care.”—Willa B. Miller and Cheryl A. Giles, coeditors of The Arts of Contemplative Care “A valuable and amazing resource!”—Pat Enkyo O’Hara, guiding teacher, New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care ince its beginning, Buddhism has had as one of its hallmarks an intimate understanding and acceptance of death and dying. Over the past forty years Buddhist chaplains and caregivers have drawn on that tradition to contribute greatly to the development of modern palliative care. Buddhist hospice programs bring the application of traditional Buddhist practices of preparing for death, attending the dying, and comforting the bereaved to the secular world at large. Buddhist Care for the Dying and Bereaved contains comprehensive overviews of the best of such palliative care programs, drawn from diverse Buddhist traditions, and written by practitioners who embody the best of contemporary Buddhist hospice care programs practiced all over the world today.
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“A wonderful contribution to the emerging discussion on how to develop spiritual, compassionate support for the dying in our society.” —Anyen Rinpoche, author of Dying with Confidence
Jonathan S. Watts is a research fellow at Jodo Shu Research Institute in Tokyo, where he studies death and dying issues. He lives in Kamakura, Japan. Yoshiharu Tomatsu is the founder and director of Jodo Shu Research Institute’s Ojo and Death Project. With Jonathan Watts, he coedited Never Die Alone: Death as Birth in Pure Land Buddhism and Traversing the Pure Land Path. He lives in Tokyo.
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WISDOM PUBLICATIONS The Arts of Contemplative Care Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work Edited by Cheryl A. Giles and Willa B. Miller Foreword by Judith Simmer-Brown Preface by Pat Enkyo O’Hara Hardcover | 368 pages | $34.95
“This inspiring collection marks the coming of age of Buddhist chaplaincy. It will be the principal handbook for such ministries in the years to come.” —Christopher Queen, editor of Engaged Buddhism in the West he Arts of Contemplative Care collects the voices of pioneers in the emerging domain of vocational Buddhism. This anthology captures the richness and diversity of practices in the fields of chaplaincy and ministry. This volume outlines a robust intellectual and spiritual foundation for the discipline and establishes the methods for practicing contemplative care on college campuses, in hospitals, prisons, and the military, and in hospice environments. This is the first comprehensive overview of Buddhist chaplaincy of its kind—sure to become a touchstone work for engaged Buddhists as they forge their place in the world of pastoral care.
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“Destined to become the core text of Buddhist chaplaincy. A radical and wise offering to the world.”—Noah Levine, author of Dharma Punx
Cheryl A. Giles is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Francis Greenwood Peabody Professor of the Practice in Pastoral Care and Counseling at Harvard Divinity School. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Willa B. Miller is the author of Everyday Dharma and the founder of Natural Dharma Fellowship. She lives in Arlington, Massachusetts.
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LIBRARY OF TIBETAN CLASSICS The Library of Tibetan Classics is a special series being developed by the Institute of Tibetan Classics, in association with Wisdom Publications, to make key classical Tibetan texts part of the global literary and intellectual heritage. You can download a catalog with information on all thirty-two planned volumes at www.wisdompubs.org.
“I am delighted that the Institute of Tibetan Classics is compiling a thirty-two-volume series representing all major Tibetan schools and traditions. Such an ambitious series could make Tibet’s classical thought truly a world heritage, an intellectual and spiritual resource open to all.” —His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The Book of Kadam The Core Texts Translated by Thupten Jinpa Hardcover | 752 pages | $59.95
Mirror of Beryl A Historical Introduction to Tibetan Medicine Desi Sangyé Gyatso Translated by Gavin Kilty Hardcover | 696 pages | $59.95
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The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems A Tibetan Study of Asian Religious Thought Thuken Chökyi Nyima Translated by Geshé Lhundub Sopa, et al. Edited by Roger Jackson Hardcover | 696 pages | $59.95
Maha¯ mudra¯ and Related Instructions Core Teachings of the Kagyü Schools Translated by Peter A. Roberts Hardcover | 800 pages | $59.95
Ornament of Stainless Light An Exposition of the K›lacakra Tantra Khedrup Norsang Gyatso Translated by Gavin Kilty Hardcover | 736 pages | $59.95
Taking the Result as the Path Core Teachings of the Sakya Lamdré Tradition Translated by Cyrus Stearns Hardcover | 784 pages | $59.95
Mind Training The Great Collection Translated and edited by Thupten Jinpa Hardcover | 720 pages | $49.95
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A Lamp to Illuminate the Five Stages Teachings on Guhyasam›ja Tantra Tsongkhapa Translated by Gavin Kilty Hardcover | 672 pages | $59.95
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WISDOM PUBLICATIONS Feng Shui: Seeing Is Believing Essential Geomancy for Beginners and Skeptics Jampa Ludrup Foreword by Lama Zopa Rinpoche 8x9” | 168 pages | $19.95 Full-color illustrations throughout.
“Feng shui is an important way for people to improve their lives and helps others.” —from the foreword by Lama Zopa Rinpoche n this pithy and practical handbook, Ven. Jampa Ludrup lays out the fundamentals of feng shui without any of the opaque mysticism that sometimes clouds the practice. “The aim of this book,” he writes, “is to help you have more happiness in your life.” Through his easy-tounderstand instructions, diagrams, and photos, Ludrup illustrates how simple alterations to the layout of your home can vastly improve specific areas of your life—romance, prosperity, health, or whatever is troubling you. With nothing more than this book and a good compass, you can rearrange your house, your fortune, and your life. The book comes with a handy pocket-sized chart that you can carry with you to job interviews or first dates—any important events—so that you can be confident that you will be able to achieve the best possible outcome.
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Ven. Jampa Ludrup is a former student of feng shui Grand Master Yap Cheng Hai and Lillian Too, and he has given feng shui courses and consultancy to many businesses, institutions, and individuals all across the globe. He is also a former attendant to Lama Zopa Rinpoche and a former tutor to Lama Osel. He has been a resident at Sera Je Monastic University in South India since 1998.
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COMING SOON The Ceasing of Notions An Early Zen Text from the Dunhuang Caves with Selected Comments Soko Morinaga Introduction by Martin Collcutt 5x8” | 128 pages | $15.95 AVAILABLE DECEMBER 2012
“This powerful little book is a jewel of Zen Buddhism. Roshi Soko Morinaga goes right to the point of practice and realization.”—Joan Halifax, founding abbot, Upaya Zen Center
“A delightful volume sure to provide plenty of food for thought for both experienced Zen students and newcomers alike.”—TheZenSite.com iscovered in the early twentieth century, The Ceasing of Notions is one of the ancient writings from the Dunhuang caves. It takes a unique form: a fictitious dialogue between a master and his disciple, in which the disciple tenaciously pursues the master’s pithy utterances with follow-up questions that propel the dialogue toward ever more profound insights. And these questions prove to be the reader’s very own. Soko Morinaga brings alive this compact and brilliant text with his own vivid commentary. This volume also includes a generous selection from Morinaga’s acclaimed autobiography, Novice to Master: An Ongoing Lesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity.
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Soko Morinaga (1925–95) was ordained as a monk by Zuigan Goto and trained in the monastery of Daitokuji, where he received the seal of Dharma transmission from Sesso Oda Roshi. While actively working in the lay community, he served as the head of Hanazono University, the primary training university of the Rinzai sect, in Kyoto.
Martin Collcutt is a professor of East Asian studies and history at Princeton University.
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COMING SOON Wisdom of the Kadam Masters Translated and introduced by Thupten Jinpa 5x7.75” | 224 pages | $16.95 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2013
he phrase “Kadam masters” evokes for many Tibetans a sense of a golden age—an idyllic image of a spiritual community of wise monks dedicated to a spiritual life of mental cultivation. These eleventh- and twelfthcentury masters were particularly famed for their short, poignant utterances that captured essential teachings in digestible bites. In these sayings one unmistakably detects a clear understanding of what comprises a truly happy life, grounded in a deeply felt sense of concern for the welfare of others. This volume offers, in an accessible format, a collection of some of the most beloved teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, a high mark in the long human quest to understand the meaning of life.
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Essential Mind Training Edited and translated by Thupten Jinpa 5x7.75” | 296 pages | $16.95
“The clarity and raw power of these thousand-year-old teachings of the great Kadampa masters are astonishingly fresh.”—Buddhadharma
Thupten Jinpa is the principal English-language translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and has translated and edited many of his bestselling books. He is currently the president of the Institute of Tibetan Classics in Montreal, where he lives with his wife and two daughters.
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COMING SOON Song of the Road The Poetic Travel Journal of Tsarchen Losal Gyatso Cyrus Stearns Hardcover | 6.5x7.5” | 192 pages | $24.95 AVAILABLE JANUARY 2013
n Song of the Road, Tsarchen Losal Gyatso, an unsurpassed sixteenth-century master of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, weaves ecstatic poetry, song, and accounts of visionary experiences into a record of pilgrimage to central Tibet. Translated for the first time here, Tsarchen’s work, a favorite of the Fifth Dalai Lama, brims with strikingly detailed reports of divine and apocalyptic visions, as well as lyrical depictions of Tibetan landscapes that vividly capture the spiritual awe they inspire. The literary flights of Song of the Road are anchored by Tsarchen’s candid observations on the social and political climate of his day, including a rare example in Tibetan literature of open critique of religious power. In his introduction and copious notes to the translation, Cyrus Stearns unpacks the dimensions of meaning concealed in the text, excavating the history, legends, and lore associated with people and places encountered on the pilgrimage, fully revealing the spiritual topography over which Tsarchen’s long road carried him. The book includes a number of illustrations, including photographs of the region and a hand-drawn map.
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Cyrus Stearns is one of the most admired translators of Tibetan literature today. His numerous books include Taking the Result as the Path, Hermit of Go Cliffs, and King of the Empty Plain. He is currently a fellow at the Tsadra Foundation and a translator for The Library of Tibetan Classics. He lives in the woods on Whidbey Island, north of Seattle, Washington.
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COMING SOON Thunderous Silence A Formula for Ending Suffering: A Practical Guide to the Heart Sutra Dosung Yoo 224 pages | $17.95 AVAILABLE DECEMBER 2012
“Simple, powerful, and accessible, I cannot recommend it highly enough.”—His Holiness Venerable Chwasan, former Head Dharma Master of Won Buddhism “Rev. Dosung Yoo’s practical guide to the Heart Sutra uses concrete examples drawn from everyday life to help the reader understand and embrace the concept of emptiness.”—Robert E. Buswell, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies, UCLA, and author of Tracing Back the Radiance: Chinul’s Korean Way of Zen hunderous Silence unravels the Heart Sutra—a pithy encapsulation of the essence of Perfection of Wisdom literature—using stepby-step analysis in an easy, conversational voice. Dosung Yoo examines the sutra phrase by phrase, using explanations and metaphors drawn from Korean folklore, quantum physics, Charles Dickens, and everything in between to illuminate its content. Thunderous Silence invites us to examine the fundamentals of Buddhism—the Four Noble Truths, emptiness, enlightenment—through the prism of the Heart Sutra. Both those new to Buddhism and longtime practitioners looking to revisit a core text from a fresh perspective will find this work appealing.
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RECENT RELEASES Living by Vow A Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Zen Chants and Texts Shohaku Okumura 320 pages | $18.95
“An important and much-needed book.” —Steve Hagen, author of Buddhism Plain and Simple
Insight into Emptiness Khensur Jampa Tegchok Edited by Thubten Chodron 296 pages | $18.95
“One of the best introductions to the philosophy of emptiness I have ever read.”—José Ignacio Cabezón, XIV Dalai Lama Professor, UC Santa Barbara
To Dispel the Misery of the World Whispered Teachings of the Bodhisattvas Ga Rabjampa Foreword by Khenpo Appey Translated by Rigpa Translations 224 pages | $16.95
“For anyone yearning to lead a saner and more altruistic life.”—Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
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RECENT RELEASES This Truth Never Fails A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons David Rynick 5x8” | 248 pages | $15.95
“This book made me laugh and cry—sometimes at the same time. Everything about David Rynick’s book is beautiful.” —Mark Williams, coauthor of The Mindful Way through Depression
Journey to Certainty The Quintessence of the Dzogchen View: An Exploration of Mipham’s Beacon of Certainty Anyen Rinpoche Translated and edited by Allison Choying Zangmo 248 pages | $17.95
“A must read for philosophers and practitioners.” —Erik Pema Kunsang, author of Wellsprings of the Great Perfection
Faces of Compassion Classic Bodhisattva Archetypes and Their Modern Expression —An Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism Taigen Dan Leighton Foreword by Joan Halifax 352 pages | black-and-white illustrations | $18.95
“What Leighton offers is the living tradition of Mahayana Buddhism: diverse, mysterious, vibrant, real.” —The Journal of Buddhist Ethics
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FOUNDATION OF BUDDHIST THOUGHT he Foundation of Buddhist Thought series was recently completed with the release of Tantra and is an excellent systematic introduction to Buddhist philosophies and practices, particularly to those of Tibetan Buddhism. This unique set of books, developed by Geshe Tashi Tsering of London’s Jamyang Buddhist Centre, is based on the curriculum of his popular course of the same name. Geshe Tashi’s presentations combine rigor and comprehensiveness with lucidity and accessibility and are never devoid of the basic humanity and warmth of his personality. This series makes his insights available for the enjoyment and edification of both specialists and newcomers to the Buddhist tradition.
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The Four Noble Truths Volume 1 192 pages | $14.95
Relative Truth, Ultimate Truth Volume 2 208 pages | $14.95
Buddhist Psychology Volume 3 176 pages | $14.95
The Awakening Mind Volume 4 192 pages | $14.95
Emptiness Volume 5 184 pages | $14.95
Tantra Volume 6 240 pages | $16.95
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FROM HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA
We are proud to be the leading publisher of English-language texts by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Here are just a few of his important works.
Mind in Comfort and Ease The Vision of Enlightenment in the Great Perfection Foreword by Sogyal Rinpoche Hardcover | 352 pages | $24.95
The Compassionate Life 6.25x7.25� | 128 pages | $11.95
The Middle Way Faith Grounded in Reason Translated by Thupten Jinpa Hardcover | 200 pages | $19.95
The Good Heart A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus Introduction by Laurence Freeman, OSB 224 pages | $15.95
The Meaning of Life Buddhist Perspectives on Cause and Effect Translated by Jeffrey Hopkins Foreword by Richard Gere 160 pages | $15.95 9780861716159 | 128
Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying pages | $15.95 An eBookExploration 9780861719259 of Consciousness Edited by Francisco J. Varela 264 pages | black-and-white illustrations | $16.95
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CHILDREN’S TITLES The Banyan Deer A Parable of Courage and Compassion Rafe Martin, illustrations by Richard Wehrman Hardcover | 5.5x6.5” | 48 pages | $15.00 two-color illustrations
Taneesha Never Disparaging M. LaVora Perry 5x7.5” | 216 pages | $8.95
Her Father’s Garden James Vollbracht Illustrations by Janet Brooke 8.5x11” | 40 pages | $12.95 full-color illustrations
Prince Siddhartha The Story of Buddha Jonathan Landaw and Janet Brooke 7.75x10” | 144 pages | $19.95 full-color illustrations
Mindful Monkey, Happy Panda Story by Lauren Alderfer Illustrations by Kerry Lee MacLean Hardcover | 10x8” | 32 pages | $15.95 full-color illustrations
Moody Cow Meditates Kerry Lee MacLean Hardcover | 10x8” | 32 pages | $15.95 full-color illustrations
Moody Cow Learns Compassion Kerry Lee MacLean Hardcover | 10x8” | 32 pages | $16.95 full-color illustrations
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LITTLE BOOKS OF WISDOM These small books are full of insightful life lessons and humor. With short passages that are ideal for daily reflection, these little gems make great gifts.
How to Be Happy Lama Zopa Rinpoche Hardcover | 4.5x6.5” | 144 pages | $9.95
“Rinpoche works with determination and great sincerity in the service of Buddha’s teachings and sentient beings.” —His Holiness the Dalai Lama
When the Chocolate Runs Out Lama Yeshe Hardcover | 4.5x6.5” | 176 pages | $9.95
“It is so beautiful, so Lama, and so helpful! Right to the point and no nonsense. It is a pure delight to read.” —Merry Colony, former director of education services for the FPMT
A Heart Full of Peace Joseph Goldstein Hardcover | 4.5x6.5” | 128 pages | $9.95
“Down-to-earth, good-humored, keenly interested in the play of mind.” —Inquiring Mind
The Mindful Writer Noble Truths of the Writing Life Dinty W. Moore Hardcover | 4.5x6.5” | 152 pages | $12.95
“Moore provides a fresh approach with this melding of Buddhist teachings and sage career and life lessons for those who devote their lives to the written word.” —Publishers Weekly
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GIFT BOOKS These books are perfect gifts for loved ones—including yourself!
Like a Yeti Catching Marmots A Little Treasury of Tibetan Proverbs Pema Tsewang, Shastri 5.5x6.5” | 176 pages | $15.95
“This book can find a welcome spot in the center of any home.”—Mandala
Moon by the Window The Calligraphy and Zen Insights of Shodo Harada Shodo Harada 8.5x10” | 264 pages | two-color interior | $24.95
A monumental collection from a peerless figure in the world of Zen.
More Daily Wisdom
Daily Wisdom 365 Buddhist Inspirations Edited by Josh Bartok 5.5x6.5” | 384 pages | $16.95
Let the uplifiting words and poems of ancient Buddhist sages and contemporary teachers inspire day after day.
Nightly Wisdom Buddhist Inspirations for Sleeping, Dreaming, and Waking Up Edited by Josh Bartok Compiled by Gustavo Cutz 5.5x6.5” | 304 pages | $14.95
“Transform your sleep into something that’s beneficial in new ways.” —Eastern Horizon
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Divine Stories Divy›vad›na, Part 1 Translated by Andy Rotman 528 pages | $24.95
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