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Performing the Buddha's Body

On Reading Rituals in Buddhist Sutras

by Natalie Gummer ...

Texts such as the Lotus Sūtra and the Sūtra of Utmost Golden Radiance claim to be the true body of the Buddha. Whenever people preach, hear, memorize, or study them, the Buddha’s body speaks and acts through the bodies of others. These sūtras use corporeal metaphors for the ritual substance and power of the Buddha’s verbal body. It is food or fire that cooks those who consume and are consumed by ... Read more

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Texts such as the Lotus Sūtra and the Sūtra of Utmost Golden Radiance claim to be the true body of the Buddha. Whenever people preach, hear, memorize, or study them, the Buddha’s body speaks and acts through the bodies of others. These sūtras use corporeal metaphors for the ritual substance and power of the Buddha’s verbal body. It is food or fire that cooks those who consume and are consumed by
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Defining Buddhism(s)

A Reader

by Karen Derris, Natalie Gummer ...

Series series Critical Categories in the Study of Religion
'Defining Buddhism(s)' explores the multiple ways in which Buddhism has been defined and constructed by both Buddhists and scholars. In recent decades, scholars have become increasingly aware of their own role in the construction of how Buddhism is represented - a process in which multiple representations of Buddhism compete with and complement one another. The reader brings together key essays by ... Read more

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'Defining Buddhism(s)' explores the multiple ways in which Buddhism has been defined and constructed by both Buddhists and scholars. In recent decades, scholars have become increasingly aware of their own role in the construction of how Buddhism is represented - a process in which multiple representations of Buddhism compete with and complement one another. The reader brings together key essays by
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Dakini Power

Twelve Extraordinary Women Shaping the Transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in the West

by Michaela Haas ...

Pema Chödrön, Joan Halifax, and ten other female Tibetan Buddhist teachers share inspiring personal stories, revealing how we can embody Buddhist wisdom and overcome everyday challengesWhat drives a young London librarian to board a ship to India, meditate in a remote cave by herself for twelve years, and then build a flourishing nunnery in the Himalayas? How does a surfer girl from Malibu become ... Read more

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Pema Chödrön, Joan Halifax, and ten other female Tibetan Buddhist teachers share inspiring personal stories, revealing how we can embody Buddhist wisdom and overcome everyday challengesWhat drives a young London librarian to board a ship to India, meditate in a remote cave by herself for twelve years, and then build a flourishing nunnery in the Himalayas? How does a surfer girl from Malibu become
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The Happiness Equation

The Surprising Economics of Our Most Valuable Asset

by Nick Powdthavee ...

Why is marriage worth £200,000 a year?Why will having children make you unhappy?Why does happiness from winning the lottery take two years to arrive?Why does time heal the pain of divorce or the death of a loved one – but not unemployment?Everybody wants to be happy. But how much happiness – precisely – will each life choice bring? Should I get married? Am I really going to feel happy about the ... Read more

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Why is marriage worth £200,000 a year?Why will having children make you unhappy?Why does happiness from winning the lottery take two years to arrive?Why does time heal the pain of divorce or the death of a loved one – but not unemployment?Everybody wants to be happy. But how much happiness – precisely – will each life choice bring? Should I get married? Am I really going to feel happy about the
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Feeling Wisdom

Working with Emotions Using Buddhist Teachings and Western Psychology

by Rob Preece ...

The realm of emotion is one of those areas where Buddhism and Western psychology are often thought to be at odds: Are emotions to be valued, examined, worked with as signs leading us to deeper self-knowledge? Or are they something to be ignored and avoided as soon as we recognize them? Rob Preece feels that neither of those extremes is correct. He charts a path through the emotions as they relate ... Read more

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The realm of emotion is one of those areas where Buddhism and Western psychology are often thought to be at odds: Are emotions to be valued, examined, worked with as signs leading us to deeper self-knowledge? Or are they something to be ignored and avoided as soon as we recognize them? Rob Preece feels that neither of those extremes is correct. He charts a path through the emotions as they relate
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Seeds for a Boundless Life

Zen Teachings from the Heart

by Zenkei Blanche Hartman ...

Zenkei Blanche Hartman is an American Zen legend. A teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, she was the first female abbot of an American Zen center. She is greatly revered, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she has lived and taught for many years. This, her long-awaited first book, is a collection of short teachings taken from her talks on the ... Read more

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Zenkei Blanche Hartman is an American Zen legend. A teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, she was the first female abbot of an American Zen center. She is greatly revered, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she has lived and taught for many years. This, her long-awaited first book, is a collection of short teachings taken from her talks on the
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Buddhist Suttas

by Thomas William Rhys Davids ...

This book contains complete and/or excerpts from the following Buddhistic suttas: 1. The Book of the Great Decease (the Mahâ-parinibbâna-Suttanta), which is the Buddhist representative of what, among the Christians, is called a Gospel. 2. The Foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness (the Dhamma-kakka-ppavattana-Sutta), containing the Four Noble Truths, and the Noble Eightfold Path which ends in ... Read more

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This book contains complete and/or excerpts from the following Buddhistic suttas: 1. The Book of the Great Decease (the Mahâ-parinibbâna-Suttanta), which is the Buddhist representative of what, among the Christians, is called a Gospel. 2. The Foundation of the Kingdom of Righteousness (the Dhamma-kakka-ppavattana-Sutta), containing the Four Noble Truths, and the Noble Eightfold Path which ends in
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The Path to Nibbana

How Mindfulness of Loving-Kindness Progresses Through the Tranquil Aware Jh

by David C. Johnson ...

What is Nibbana? Is Awakening possible? This new book says definitely yes but, only if you add back in the step that is left out of other methods. And only if you follow the method laid out by the Buddha in his earliest teachings. Nibbana can and does occur and in this book you will be shown the step by step progression through the eight aware jhanas (levels of understanding) to the final ... Read more

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What is Nibbana? Is Awakening possible? This new book says definitely yes but, only if you add back in the step that is left out of other methods. And only if you follow the method laid out by the Buddha in his earliest teachings. Nibbana can and does occur and in this book you will be shown the step by step progression through the eight aware jhanas (levels of understanding) to the final
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Mind in Harmony

by Subhuti ...

'It's not our bank balance, looks, social status or popularity that determines how happy, free and fulfilled we are in life. Finally, what really counts is our state of mind. Subhuti helps us to identify what's going on in our mind, and see clearly what's helpful and what will end in tears.' Vessantara. 'This is a refreshing approach to the classical Abhidharma material, relentlessly experiential ... Read more

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'It's not our bank balance, looks, social status or popularity that determines how happy, free and fulfilled we are in life. Finally, what really counts is our state of mind. Subhuti helps us to identify what's going on in our mind, and see clearly what's helpful and what will end in tears.' Vessantara. 'This is a refreshing approach to the classical Abhidharma material, relentlessly experiential
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The Buddhic Essence

Ten Stages to Becoming a Buddha

by Elizabeth Clare Prophet ...

Series Book 2 - Mystical Paths of the World's Religions
We all have the seed or 'essence' of Buddha within us, and because we do we have the potential to become a Buddha. In The Buddhic Essence: Ten Stages to Becoming a Buddha, Elizabeth Clare Prophet gently traces upon the heart the pathway that can lead to Buddhahood. She does so in a way that we can relate to the different stages and also see them as steps that we can accomplish in our daily lives. ... Read more

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We all have the seed or 'essence' of Buddha within us, and because we do we have the potential to become a Buddha. In The Buddhic Essence: Ten Stages to Becoming a Buddha, Elizabeth Clare Prophet gently traces upon the heart the pathway that can lead to Buddhahood. She does so in a way that we can relate to the different stages and also see them as steps that we can accomplish in our daily lives.
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A Course of Study in Theosophy

by Charles Webster Leadbeater ...

Series Book 5 - The Theosophical Society and its Founders
It is desirable that one who wishes to study Theosophy thoroughly should acquaint himself in the course of time with the whole of Theosophical literature. This is no light task; and the order in which the books are taken is of importance if a man wishes to get out of them the best that he can. But at the same time it must be remembered that no order can be prescribed which will be equally suitable ... Read more

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It is desirable that one who wishes to study Theosophy thoroughly should acquaint himself in the course of time with the whole of Theosophical literature. This is no light task; and the order in which the books are taken is of importance if a man wishes to get out of them the best that he can. But at the same time it must be remembered that no order can be prescribed which will be equally suitable
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A Complete Introduction to Buddhism

World Religion Series, #2

by Mary Pandeo ...

Series Book 2 - World Religion Series
This book has been written to help anyone understand more about the history, practice and people of the Buddhist faith.Buddhism is an interesting faith and it is one that has a rich heritage.Understanding the Buddhist way of life will help you to not only understand the culture that is associated with it but also our own daily lives.Buddhism is a faith that is practiced in many different ways and ... Read more

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This book has been written to help anyone understand more about the history, practice and people of the Buddhist faith.Buddhism is an interesting faith and it is one that has a rich heritage.Understanding the Buddhist way of life will help you to not only understand the culture that is associated with it but also our own daily lives.Buddhism is a faith that is practiced in many different ways and
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