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'Irene and the Anger'Children's Book written and illustrated by Victoria Martin-Moreno. 'Irene and the Anger' offers children a tool to learn about themselves, to learn about others, and to learn to live life with more awareness. It follows a story of a girl who had a wonderful day until something made her upset and she had to face the Anger. The book shows to children that we are not our thought or our emotions. He or she will realise that if we learn to be with the anger, though the practice of meditation, the anger will gradually disappear. The book offers practices, activities, and tips to help with dealing with one's emotions, as well as a space for drawing. ISBN: 978-84-8352-861-7 Paperback. 32 pages
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'Who am I?''Who am I?' written and illustrated by Victoria Martin-Moreno. One day Elisa asked herself a very big question: "Who am I when I don't compare myself with anybody?" One of the key elements of these picture books is to introduce the reader to the understanding and the practice of meditation as a tool to get to know who we really are and as a way to find peace. iSBN: 987-84-617-2084-2 40 pages Paperback.
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Awakening Loving KindnessAwakening Loving-Kindness by Pema Chodron Awakening Loving-Kindness shares inspiration and encouragement for cultivating kindness by embracing the joy, suffering, confusion, and brilliance of our everyday lives. Do you want to be a more compassionate person, confident and unafraid to love yourself and the world around you unconditionally, but aren t sure how? We often look far and wide for guidance to become better people, as though the answers were somewhere out there . But Pema Chödrön suggests that the best and most direct teacher for awakening loving-kindness is in fact your very own life . Based on talks given during a one-month meditation retreat at Gampo Abbey, where Pema lives and teaches, her teachings here focus on learning how to see the events of our lives as the perfect material for learning to love ourselves and our world playfully and wholeheartedly and to live in our skin fearlessly, without aggression, harshness, or shame. This is instruction for embarking on the gr...
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Dazzled by DaylightDazzled by Daylight is the true story of how Peter Cornish built his childhood dream on a remote clifftop in the south-west of Ireland. Told with humour, it is the account of a battle with convention and the elements to create a spiritual home for people of all religions and none. Peter takes us on a trip through the sixties to a Tibetan monastery in the Scottish Borders. He befriends the first lamas to reach the West, and embarks on his mission to establish a centre for meditation as a refuge from the twenty-first-century cycle of competitive consumption. In a spectacular location on the Beara Peninsula in West Cork, they transform a wind-blasted cluster of ruins into a retreat Centre, creating the charity that is Dzogchen Beara today. Publisher: Garranes Publications ISBN: 9781909483576 Number of pages: 328 Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 15 mm Weight: grams 450
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Hardwiring Happiness - Dr. Rick HansonHardwiring Happiness - How to reshape your brain and your life. 'As clear and inspired as it gets' - Ruby Wax What we think and feel alters the brain. Neuropsychologist Dr Rick Hanson shows how to turn our awareness of events into the neural pathways we need for well-being, putting us in charge oof our brains, rather than at the mercy of our thinking. In the struggle to survive, our distant ancestors learned mostly from negative outcomes. Yet, today, focusing on the positive is essential for health, happiness and relationships. Combining neuroscience with contemplative techniques, Hardwiring Happiness explains how to weave life's good experiences into the brain where it can make use of them, enabling us to control our thoughts and transform our lives. 'Simple, accessible, practical...' - Thich Nhat Hanh, author of Peace is Every Breath ISBN: 9781846043574 Format: Paperback Publisher: Rider Books, (06 November 2014) Number of Pages: 304 Weight: 212 grams Language: English Dimensions:...
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How Not to Miss the PointHow Not to Miss the Point by Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche. The Buddha's wisdom for a life well lived. In How Not to Miss the Point, beloved Buddhist teacher, Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche, presents the Buddha's core teachings as a guide to avoid modern-day spiritual pitfalls and offers an inspiring call to embrace one's inherent goodness and potential for awakening. She lays out a clear path for readers to use Buddhist principles for a life of meaning, authenticity, and depth. Mindrolling Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche is one of the most renowned teachers of Tibetan Buddhism. Since the early 1990s, she has been teaching students in the West. She is the author of This Precious Life: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on the Path to Enlightenment. "With affection, humour, and clarity, Khandro Rinpoche guides us through an exploration of the curious ways we get sidetracked as we attempt to align our actions with our intentions. She reminds us that spiritual maturity is, without a doubt, well within our reach". ...
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How to Relax - Thich Nhat HanhHow to Relax is part of a new series of books from Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh, exploring the essential foundations of mindful meditation and practise. This book guides us in achieving deep relaxation, controlling stress, and renewing mental clarity. With sections on healing, relief from non-stop thinking, transforming unpleasant sounds, solitude, and more, How to Relax will help you achieve the benefits of relaxation no matter where you are. Product Specifications: ISBN: 9781846045189 Format: Paperback Publisher: Rider Books No. of Pages: 120 Language: English
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Kum Nye, Tibetan YogaKum Nye Tibetan Yoga Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga is a Complete Guide to Health and Well-Being, 115 Exercises & Massages by Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche. Based on the Tibetan medical system, Kum Nye consists of exercises developed by Rinpoche to relieve stress and promote the deep relaxation necessary to experience the full benefits of meditation. It is both a natural healing aid and a means for deepening meditation. An effective means to become fully comfortable in our embodiment, Kum Nye consists of breathing, massage, postures, and movement exercises that release blockages and allow energy to flow unobstructed through body and mind, restoring the wholeness of being.Kum Nye integrates, balances physical and psychological approaches to harmonize the energies of body and mind. The deep relaxation produced releases a vibrant, intense flow of feeling that renders all experience richer, healthier, and more beautiful. Originally published in two volumes, it was re-issued in a one-volume format in 20...
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Mindfulness in ActionMindfulness in Action Making Friends with Yourself through Meditation and Everyday Awareness by Chögyam Trungpa The rewards of mindfulness practice are well proven: reduced stress, improved concentration, and an overall sense of well-being. But those benefits are just the beginning; it can also help us work more effectively with life s challenges, expanding our appreciation and potential for creative engagement. This book provides all the basics to get you started, but also goes deeper to address the questions that naturally arise as your practice matures and further insight arises. A distillation of teachings on the subject by one of the great meditation masters of our time, it serves as an introduction to the practice as well as a guide to the ongoing mindful journey. Paperback, 208 pages Size: cm 5.5 x 8.5 Weight: grams 230 Shambala Publications ISBN: 9781611803532
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Open heart Open MindIn Open Heart, Open Mind, Tsoknyi Rinpoche one of the most beloved of the contemporary generation of Tibetan Buddhist meditation masters explains that a life free of fear, pain, insecurity, and doubt is not only possible, it s our birthright. We long for peace, for the ability to love and be loved openly and freely, and for the confidence and clarity to meet the various challenges we face in our daily lives. Within each of us resides a spark of unparalleled brilliance, an unlimited capacity for warmth, openness, and courage, which Rinpoche identifies as essence love. Timeless and imperishable, essence love is often layered over by patterns of behavior and belief that urge us to seek happiness in conditions or situations that never quite live up to their promise. Drawing on rarely discussed teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, Rinpoche describes how such patterns evolve and offers a series of meditation exercises to help us unravel them and, in the process, reawaken an energy and exuberanc...
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Peaceful HeartPeaceful Heart The Buddhist Practice of Patience An introductory guide to cultivating patience and opening your heart to difficult circumstances from leading Buddhist teacher, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche. In the Buddhist tradition, patience is our mind s ability to work positively with anything that bothers us a vast spectrum of particulars that all boil down to not getting what we want or getting what we don t want. In fluid, accessible language, Dzigar Kongtrul expands on teachings by the ancient sage Shantideva that contain numerous powerful and surprising methods for preventing our minds from becoming consumed by what bothers us especially in anger. The result of practicing patience is a state of mind where we can feel at home in every situation and be fully available to love and care for others. Patience is the lifeblood of a peaceful heart. Details: Paperback, 220 pages Size: 14x22 cm Weight: grams 320 Shambala Publications Language: English ISBN 978-1-61180-464-5
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Present Through the End by Kirsten DeLeoA trusted companion and go-to resource for everyone supporting someone at the end of life--from the moment we first learn that someone is dying through the time of death and beyond. Present through the End offers the guidance and essential wisdom we need when we are struggling to support someone who is nearing death. This book helps us meet the many challenges ahead and navigate through difficult times with clarity and kindness--both for the person who is dying and also for ourselves. Inspired by decades of experience caring for the dying and years teaching contemplative care around the world, Kirsten DeLeo shares down-to-earth advice and offers short, simple "on the spot" tools to help us handle our emotions, deal with difficult relationships, talk about spiritual matters, practice self-care, listen fully, and more. This book offers insight and encouragement when we are unsure what to do or say and shows us how to be present even though we may feel utterly helpless, love when loss ...
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Radical Acceptance - Tara Brach (20th Anniversary Edition)'An invitation to embrace ourselves with all our pain, fear and anxieties, and to step lightly yet firmly on the path of understanding and compassion' Thich Nhat Hanh. Feelings of self-doubt and insecurity are what hold us back in life and cause true suffering. In the 20th anniversary edition of her landmark book Radical Acceptance, renowned meditation and mindfulness teacher Tara Brach offers us all a path to freedom. Drawing on personal stories, Buddhist teachings and guided meditations Tara leads us to trust our innate goodness. She reveals how we can develop the balance of clear-sightedness and compassion, heal fear and shame and build loving, authentic relationships. Product Specifications: ISBN: 9781846047688 Format: Hardback Publisher: Rider Books No. of Pages: 352 Language: English
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Real LoveReal Love: The Art of Mindful Connection by Sharon Salzberg We all yearn for connection, yet often feel trapped by our sense of isolation, anger, envy, and other forms of aversion. Ultimately, our minds get in the way of this yearning, as we spin stories and assumptions around in our heads that keep us feeling alienated from one another. However, in Real Love, bestselling author and meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg will teach you to redefine and open up the limited definitions of love and experience it in a more essential way. This book provides a pathway towards a more sustainable and authentic model of love by offering a creative toolkit of mindfulness exercises, meditation techniques, and interactive applications that will guide readers through the process of stripping away layers of habit to find a truer meaning of love, to real love. The book is divided into four sections, each addressing a distinct experience of real love: love for the self, love for another individual, love...
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Running ContradictionWritten by Matt Padwick Running Contradiction In the search for happiness he was his own worst enemy. Ed is an adrenaline junkie who has spent years travelling the world in search of the next rush. But whether he is snowboarding off the side of an Austrian mountain or white-water rafting down treacherous rivers in Nepal, he is constantly haunted by a deep sense of emptiness. Spurred on by the notion that peace of mind must be just around the corner, he heads for Ireland for the simple reason that he has been everywhere else and arrives at a beach as far west as he can go. It s just another dead end. Despairing on the sand he is approached by a stranger who hints at the truth Ed has been searching for and encourages him to stay on for the Winter. But the stranger keeps the biggest secret of all for the Spring Product Specification Paperback: 218 pages Publisher: Inner Temple Press Language: English ISBN-13: 978-0993184000 Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.4 x 21.6 cm Weight: grams 350
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Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to YourselfThe 10th Anniversary edition with a new foreword from Kristin Neff - this engaging book has the power to change your life. Kristin Neff offers practical, wise guidance on the path of emotional healing and deep inner transformation.' Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance This wise and practical book offers expert advice on how to limit self-criticism and gain emotional resilience, enabling you to achieve your highest potential and lead a more contented, fulfilled life. The world's expert on self-compassion, Dr Kristin Neff, offers a powerful solution to combat negativity and insecurity - the symptoms of living in a high-pressure world. With exercises, downloads and personal stories, Self-Compassion explains how to heal destructive emotional patters so that you can become healthier, happier, and more effective. 'A portable friend to all readers ... who need to learn that the Golden Rule works only if it's reversible: We must learn to treat ourselves as well as we wish to treat...
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Teachings on LoveTeachings on Love by Thich Nhat Hanh Weaving together traditional stories, personal experiences, and a deep understanding of the Buddha's way of mindful living, Thich Nhat Hanh provides step-by-step practices that foster understanding and intimacy in any relationship and extend our love even to those that cause us pain. Teachings on Love is a treasure-trove of guidance for couples, co-workers, or friends who wish to nourish the gift and strength of their relationships and deal creatively with their weaknesses and difficulties. We all yearn to experience a love that is deeper and more joyful. Teachings on Love provides a time-tested path that anyone can follow to nurture the deepest love in ourselves and others. Paperback, 195 pages Size: cm 14 x 20 Weight: grams 250 ISBN: 9781888375008
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The Compassion BookIn this small book, Pema Chödrön introduces a powerful, transformative method to nurture the qualities of compassion and fearlessness, using the practice of lojong , which has been a primary focus of her teachings and personal practice for many years. She focuses on mind training, to develop compassion, based on the 59 slogans (short teachings) from The Root Text of the Seven Points of Training the Mind , written by a 12th-century Tibetan Buddhist master. Tibetan Buddhists rely on these teachings to awaken the deep goodness that lies within us. Product Specifications Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Shambhala Publications Language: English ISBN-13: 978-1611804201 Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 1 x 15.2 cm Weight: grams 150
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The Essence of Buddhism by Traleg KyabgonA primer to Buddhist thought and practice begins with the Four Nobel Truths and covers such important ideas as compassion, emptiness, Buddha-nature, the bodhisattva path, and Tantra, among other important subjects.
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The Intelligent HeartThe Intelligent Heart A Guide to the Compassionate Life by Dzigar Kongtrul The Intelligent Heart, practical instruction in a Tibetan Buddhist method for developing radical compassion--from a contemporary master with a gift for making the ancient teachings speak to modern hearts. Dzigar Kongtrül's lively and accessible presentation of the Tibetan training method known as lojong (mind training) focuses on what he considers the heart of that practice: tonglen, the practice of exchanging self for other, for taking in others' pain and suffering and sending out kindness, ease, and consolation. It's a powerful method for developing compassion of the most tranformative kind, and its supreme expression is found in the classic text The Great Path of Awakening by Jamgon Kongtrül. This book is Dzigar Kongtrül's commentary on that beloved text, based on a series of talks he gave on it. It includes his fresh translation of the Great Path, and it is full of his characteristic humor as well as his...
