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Buddhism Doctrines Compassion Religious aspects Buddhism Death Religious aspects Buddhism Dignity Religious aspects Buddhism Happiness Religious aspects Buddhism Peace Religious aspects Buddhism Religious life Buddhism Self-help techniques Spiritual life Buddhism Spiritual life Tantric BuddhismDalai Lama
Summary: "This eloquent, impassioned manifesto is possibly the most important message the Dalai Lama can give us about the future of our world. It's his rallying cry, full of solutions for our chaotic, aggressive, divided times: no less than a call for revolution. Are we ready to hear it? Are we ready to act?" -- Publisher annotation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 DALChödrön, Pema
Summary: Describes a traditional Buddhist approach to suffering and how embracing the painful situation and using communication, negative habits, and painful emotions leads to emotional growth and happiness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 CHONhat Hạnh
Summary: Thich Nhat Hanh, the world's most renowned Zen master, turns his mindful attention to the most important subject of all - the art of living. The bestselling author of The Miracle of Mindfulness presents, for the first time, seven transformative meditations that open up new perspectives on our lives, our relationships and our interconnectedness with the world around us. He reveals an art of...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 294.3 NHARinpoche, Phakchok
Summary: "A Buddhist master's guide to cultivating dignity through meditation, in order to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life. The notion of dignity is crucial to questions of how best to live a meaningful and fulfilling life, particularly for people who feel self-doubt and low self-esteem as well as those who can feel trapped by their anxiety, dissatisfaction, or even success. In today's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 RINChökyi Nyima
Summary: This short and easy-to-read guide teaches us to follow the Buddha's path by embracing both joy and sadness in our lives. Through being open to whatever experiences and hardships we may face, we can develop a genuine attitude to help all beings who suffer and to reduce our own greed and aggession. Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche presents accessible and concise instructions on how we can incorporate our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 CHOVon Bujdoss, Justin
Summary: Taking a traditional Tibetan pedagogical approach, Lama Justin von Bujdoss divides the book into three thematic sections: Body, as it applies to physicality and embodiment; Speech, or ethical action; and Mind, the context of awakening.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 VONSummary: "Recovery Dharma is a peer-led movement and community that is unified by the potential in each of us to recover and find freedom from the suffering of addiction. This book uses the Buddhist practices of medication, self-inquiry, wisdom, compassion, and community as tools for recovery and healing. We welcome anyone who is looking to find freedom from suffering, whether it's caused by substance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recovery Dharma 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 RECChödrön, Pema.
Contents: Practicing peace in times of war -- The courage to wait -- Not biting the hook -- Changing our attitude toward pain -- Compassionate abiding -- Positive insecurity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.337 CHOHolden, Greg.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3444 HOLBoorstein, Sylvia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.35 BOOBstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancisco 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.344 BSTChödrön, Pema.
Summary: An introduction to lojong, a Tibetan Buddhist practice created for training the mind to work with everyday challenges. Includes a session of tonglen meditation, a practice for cultivating inner-strength and compassion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala Audio 2008
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 294.3 CHOPreece, Rob.
Contents: The awakening warrior -- Bodhichitta -- The cultivation of bodhichitta -- Preparing the ground -- Equanimity -- Finding the capacity to care -- Remembering their kindness -- Repaying their kindness -- Exchanging self with others -- The practice of tonglen -- The supreme wish -- The awakening mind -- The paradox of awakening -- Our place in the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Snow Lion Publications 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 PREBstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Belief Spirit BstanNhá̂t Hạnh
Contents: Peace is every step : the path to mindfulness in everyday life / edited by Arnold Kotler -- Teachings on love -- The stone boy and other stories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Spirit 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Dalai Lama XIV
Summary: Dr. Howard Cutler walks readers through the Dalai Lama's philosphy on how to achieve peace of mind and come to terms with life's inherent suffering. Together the two examine the roots of many of the problems facing the world and show us how we can approach these calamities in a way that alleviates suffering and helps us along in our personal quests to be happy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 DALBatchelor, Stephen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.35 BATBstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
Summary: One of the world's greatest spiritual leaders teams up with a psychiatrist to share, for the first time, how he achieved his hard-won serenity and how readers can attain the same inner peace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3444 BSTBstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
Summary: Provides a basic understanding of Buddhism including some of the key methods which Buddhist practitioners use to cultivate compassion and wisdom in their lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self-help Rel DalaiRicard, Matthieu.
Summary: In this groundbreaking book, Matthieu Ricard makes a passionate case for happiness as a goal that deserves at least as much energy as any other in our lives. Wealth? Fitness? Career success? How can we possibly place these above true and lasting well-being? Drawing from works of fiction and poetry, Western philosophy, Buddhist beliefs, scientific research, and personal experience, Ricard weaves...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 RICChödrön, Pema.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 2002
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Place a hold to request this item.Larkin, Geri.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne 2008