A new translation with critical commentary of sixty Zen koans. Heine shows that koans - brief and baffling questions or statements that cannot be solved by logical mind...
The seventh century Chan or Zen classic Xin Ming, states that "no words can explain enlightenment", yet paradoxically this poem is a masterpiece of expressing the...
This volume of scholarly essays focuses on the issues surrounding the Vinaya, or Buddhist monastic code of discipline, covering a wide sweep of history and concerns. The...
In our search for happiness, we need not look far. True happiness is not found through the conquest of nature or the acquisition of wealth and fame - it...
Teachings on the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, the Six Perfections, and incorporating compassion into our daily lives - including advice on marriage, family life and...
A stunning history of all the fourteen Dalai Lamas, each portrayed in text and illustrations. The contents include: the Dalai Lamas and the Origins of Reincarnate...
A captivating reinvention of the travel memoir. In a series of exotic explorations describing journeys that have affected him from LA to Haiti and Yemen to Ethiopia, Iyer...
Ayurveda, the science of life, is the extraordinary natural healing tradition of India, going back over five thousand years. This work contains a full...