Opening the Mind's Eye: Clarity and Spaciousness in Buddhist Practice

Opening the Mind's Eye: Clarity and Spaciousness in Buddhist Practice Review

Opening the Mind's Eye: Clarity and Spaciousness in Buddhist Practice Overview

Many of us view the world through a murky filter, unaware that a glimpse through the lens of the Dharma removes the cloudiness, revealing brilliance, clarity, and indescribable joy. Venerable Master Hsing Yun has dedicated his life to helping innumerable people put on "Dharma glasses" and look at their precious lives through new eyes—eyes that see the true nature of the universe and human existence.

In Opening the Mind’s Eye, Master Hsing Yun invites us to find ease in every moment and "face life and the future with confidence and radiance." We discover that each precious moment of our lives has either the potential to enshroud us in confusion, distress, and an atrophied mind, or to invite us into peace, joy, and boundless freedom.

Through expounding upon basic teachings that help us understand conscious and conscientious Buddhist practices and perspectives, Opening the Mind's Eye gives us tools with which to access our true nature, realize its infinite dimensions, and manifest its perfection and beauty in every moment, bringing unlimited joy to ourselves and others.

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Dong xi nan bei (Chinese Edition)

Dong xi nan bei (Chinese Edition) Review

Dong xi nan bei (Chinese Edition) Overview

Dong xi nan bei. Trade paperback. Text in Chinese. Illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs.

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Dharma-Samgraha; An Ancient Collection of Buddhist Technical Terms

Dharma-Samgraha; An Ancient Collection of Buddhist Technical Terms Review

Dharma-Samgraha; An Ancient Collection of Buddhist Technical Terms Overview

EDITED BY F. MAX MULLER AND H. WENZEL; REPRINT.

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Zen Mountain Monastery Liturgy Manual

Zen Mountain Monastery Liturgy Manual Review

Zen Mountain Monastery Liturgy Manual Overview

In Zen liturgy we manifest that which is known to us intuitively as a tangible reality. This book is a collection of chants used during services and ceremonies at Zen Mountain Monastery. A chapter by Abbot John Daido Loori anchors the book and presents an introduction to this powerful practice.

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Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma, Vol. 2

Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma, Vol. 2 Review

Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma, Vol. 2 Overview

The five volume set, Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma, includes the text as taught by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD) from 1999 to 2003, with translations by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Chojor Radha. Volume two examines the complete path of Mahamudra from initial experience to full realization. There is emphasis on how to conduct a proper retreat, including the use of geomancy in determining the appropriate site, the longevity practices of White Tara and Tseringma, chA practice, and how to use compassion as protection from fear and danger. This volume introduces the tantras, and gives anuttara yoga tantra instructions for Vairochana purification practices both for oneself and for the deceased.

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Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book

Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book Review

Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book Overview

* Author posits that enlightenment is an attainable goal
* Argues that meditation is a method for examining reality

The very idea that the teachings of meditation can be mastered will arouse controversy within Buddhist circles. Even so, Ingram insists that enlightenment is an attainable goal, once our fanciful notions of it are stripped away, and we have learned to use meditation as a method for examining reality rather than an opportunity to wallow in “self-absorbed mindnoise”.

Ingram sets out concisely the difference between concentration-based and insight (vipassana) meditation; he provides example practices; and most importantly he presents detailed maps of the states of mind we are likely to encounter, and the stages we must negotiate as we move through clearly-defined cycles of insight. It’s easy to feel overawed, at first, by Ingram’s assurance and ease in the higher levels of consciousness, but consistently he writes as a down-to-earth and compassionate guide—to the practitioner willing to commit themselves this is a glittering gift of a book.

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Wisdom of Buddha: The Samdhinirmochana Sutra (Tibetan Translation Series)

Wisdom of Buddha: The Samdhinirmochana Sutra (Tibetan Translation Series) Review

Wisdom of Buddha: The Samdhinirmochana Sutra (Tibetan Translation Series) Overview

This is the Elucidation of the Intention Sutra, or the Sutra Unravelling the Thought (of the Buddha).

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