A Monk's Guide to Happiness

A Monk's Guide to Happiness
Author: Gelong Thubten
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2020-08-11
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1250266831

“Thubten is able to explain meditation using clear language and an approach which really speaks to our modern tech-infused lives.” —Rami Jawhar, Program Manager at Google Arts & Culture In our never-ending search for happiness we often find ourselves looking to external things for fulfillment, thinking that happiness can be unlocked by buying a bigger house, getting the next promotion, or building a perfect family. In this profound and inspiring book, Gelong Thubten shares a practical and sustainable approach to happiness. Thubten, a Buddhist monk and meditation expert who has worked with everyone from school kids to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and Benedict Cumberbatch, explains how meditation and mindfulness can create a direct path to happiness. A Monk’s Guide to Happiness explores the nature of happiness and helps bust the myth that our lives and minds are too busy for meditation. The book can show you how to: Learn practical methods to help you choose happiness Develop greater compassion for yourself and others Learn to meditate in micro-moments during a busy day Discover that you are naturally ‘hard-wired’ for happiness Reading A Monk’s Guide to Happiness could revolutionize your relationship with your thoughts and emotions, and help you create a life of true happiness and contentment. “His writing is full of inspiration but also the pragmatism needed to form a sustainable practice. His book clearly illustrates why we all need meditation and mindfulness in our lives.” —Benedict Cumberbatch “[A] powerful debut . . . a highly accessible and jargon-free introduction to meditation.” —Publishers Weekly

Action Dharma

Action Dharma
Author: Christopher S. Queen
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780700715947

These essays chart the emergence of a new chapter in an ancient faith - the rise of social service and political activism in Buddhist Asia and the West. Engaged Buddhists have sought new ways to comfort society's oppressed communities.

Meditation in Action

Meditation in Action
Author: Chogyam Trungpa
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2010-11-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0834821265

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, discipline, patience, energy, clarity, and wisdom—revealing that through simple, direct experience, one can attain real wisdom: the ability to see clearly into situations and deal with them skillfully, without the self-consciousness connected with ego

Green Buddhism

Green Buddhism
Author: Stephanie Kaza
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0834842068

At a time of growing environmental crisis, a pioneer of Green Buddhist thought offers challenging and illuminating perspectives. With species rapidly disappearing and global temperatures rising, there is more urgency than ever to act on the ecological crises we face. Hundreds of millions of people around the world—including unprecedented numbers of Westerners—now practice Buddhism. Can Buddhists be a critical voice in the green conversation? Leading Buddhist environmentalist Stephanie Kaza has spent her career exploring the intersection of religion and ecology. With so much at stake, she offers guidance on how people and communities can draw on Buddhist concepts and practices to live more sustainable lives on our one and only home.

Love in Action

Love in Action
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher: Parallax Press
Total Pages: 162
Release: 1993-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 193520923X

Love in Action is a collection of over two decades of Thich Nhat Hanh’s writing on nonviolence, peace, and reconciliation. Reflecting on the devastation of war, he makes the strong argument that mindfulness, insight, and altruistic love are the only sustainable bases for political action. This timeless book is an important resource for those interested in social change.

How Would Buddha Act?

How Would Buddha Act?
Author: Barbara Ann Kipfer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Religious life
ISBN: 9781626253124

How much better would our lives be if we fully understood the consequences of our actions, and if we stopped to think before acting or reacting? How Would Buddha Act? offers readers a unique, modern take on the ancient teachings of Right Action--the Buddhist concept of acting in loving, compassionate ways and responding to others with the intention of doing no harm. Readers will learn that every thought, word, and deed has a consequence, and by trying to be a better person in day-to-day life, they will be taking meaningful steps toward true enlightenment.

Engaged Buddhism in the West

Engaged Buddhism in the West
Author: Christopher S. Queen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0861718410

Engaged Buddhism is founded on the belief that genuine spiritual practice requires an active involvement in society. Engaged Buddhism in the West illuminates the evolution of this new chapter in the Buddhist tradition - including its history, leadership, and teachings - and addresses issues such as violence and peace, race and gender, homelessness, prisons, and the environment. Eighteen new studies explore the activism of renowned leaders and organizations, such as Thich Nhat Hanh, Bernard Glassman, Joanna Macy, the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, and the Free Tibet Movement, and the emergence of a new Buddhism in North America, Europe, South Africa, and Australia.

The New Social Face of Buddhism

The New Social Face of Buddhism
Author: Ken Jones
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2003-06-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0861713656

For Jones the establishment of a definitive relationship between individual and society is central to the development of both engaged Buddhism and sociology. Here he tells readers how to bridge their spiritual practice to social action.

Buddha Taught Nonviolence, Not Pacifism

Buddha Taught Nonviolence, Not Pacifism
Author: Paul R. Fleischman
Publisher: Pariyatti Publishing
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1928706223

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, this thought-provoking essay explores the Buddha's teaching to find one prescription: not war, not pacifism but nonviolence.