It has had the most profound and wide-reaching influence of any text in Buddhism. Its full title, Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sutra, "The Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom," explains that this sutra contains the essence of the Buddha’s teaching, the core of perfect enlightenment. It is the source of the famous and puzzling declaration, "form is emptiness, emptiness is form." For this new translation into English, Red Pine, award-winning translator of Chinese poetry and religious texts, has utilized various Sanskrit and Chinese versions, refining the teachings of dozens of ancient teachers together with his own commentary to offer a profound word-for-word explication. The result is a wise book of deep teaching destined to become the standard edition of this timeless statement of Mahayana truth.

    The volume includes: Zen Lessons: The Art of Leadership This guide to enlightened conduct for people in positions of authority is based on the teachings of several great Zen masters of China. Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom Drawn from the records of the great Chinese Zen masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, this collection represents the most open and direct forms of instruction in the entire Zen canon. The Five Houses of Zen These writings are widely considered to be preeminent among Zen literature. Minding Mind: A Course in Basic Meditation The meditation instructions in this book focus on attaining a state of true objectivity that enables the practitioner to use all other forms of meditation freely and consciously, without becoming fixated or obsessed. Instant Zen Presented here are the teachings of Foyan, who offers simple exercises in attention and thought designed to lead to insight into the real nature of self.

    Do the right thing, of course-- but better yet, find your inner light and doing the right thing becomes as natural as breathing. THE ZEN COMMANDMENTS offers ten powerful nudges toward that light.Drawing on sources from Zen stories and the Bible to jazz and rock 'n' roll, from American movies to Tibetan meditative techniques, Dean Sluyter steers clear of dogma and emphasizes what works-- a sort of spiritual street smarts. He shows that the state of boundless freedom and happiness isn't something distant or exotic, but is right here, while you're stuck in traffic or taking out the trash. And revisiting the Ten Commandments, he shows how on a deeper level they offer some surprising enlightenment wisdom of their own.“The book is extremely well written and joyously entertaining.”—Publishers Weekly “With sparkling clarity and wit, Sluyter's ten suggestions lay out the practical essentials of the path. My suggestion is: listen to this guy.”—Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within “Dean Sluyter clearly presents simple but profound ways to live one's life consciously and skillfully. He teaches that the source of universal truth not only rests in the heart of every one of us, but is the essence of what ultimately brings us true happiness and freedom. This is a wonderful book with rich wisdom and deep insight.”—Rabbi David Cooper, author of God Is a Verb “No matter what your religion (or lack of it), this book shows how to live the kind of life people ache for. It turns out to be pretty simple.”—Jane Cavolina, co-author of Growing Up Catholic

    The Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje (1556–1603), was the acknowledged master of this approach. No more authoritative or useful instructions exist than in his three definitive texts on Mahamudra, of which this easy-to-use, practical manual is the shortest. Pointing Out the Dharmakaya is an indispensable companion to The Ocean of Definitive Meaning, the most vast and detailed of the texts. An invaluable guide for Mahamudra practitioners on how to look at the Mind, it is clearly laid out so that the instructions are easy to recall and put to use.Brilliant explanations by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, tutor of the young Seventeenth Karmapa, make the Karmapa's text vividly relevant for contemporary Western practitioners. For those committed to ascertaining the mind's true nature, checking their experience, and refining and extending their insight, there is certainly no more systematic or comprehensive approach than can be found in this extraordinary set of instructions.

    In Zen Is Right Here, his teachings are brought to life powerfully and directly through stories told about him by his students. These living encounters with Zen are poignant, direct, humorous, paradoxical, and enlightening; and their setting in real-life contexts makes them wonderfully accessible.Like the Buddha himself, Suzuki Roshi gave profound teachings that were skilfully expressed for each moment, person, and situation he encountered. He emphasized that while the ungraspable essence of Buddhism is constant, the expression of that essence is always changing. Each of the stories presented here is an example of this versatile and timeless quality, showing that the potential for attaining enlightenment exists right here, right now, in this very moment.

    Thich Nhat Hanh focuses on the direct experience of recognizing, embracing, and looking deeply into the nature of our feelings and perceptions. Presenting the basic teachings of Buddhist-applied psychology, he shows us how our mind is like a field, where every kind of seed is planted -- seeds of suffering, happiness and joy, and sorrow and fear. The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds in our mind. If we know how to water seeds of joy and transform seeds of suffering, then understanding, love, and compassion will flower.

    Recorded live in Berkeley, CA 2001. This is not the same material as Pema Chodron's book of a similar title. These talks follow the 5 slogans of Machig Labdron. This program addresses learning to practice with fear, aversion, and suffering in the context of the great motivation to benefit others. Pema Chodron presents the practice of tonglen (sending and taking) in several forms. Excellent guided meditations. Talk 1: Reveal Your Hidden Faults. Unobstructed love, and knowing the nature of fear. Introduction to the 5 slogans of Machig Labdron. Working with shame and guilt. Practice: "forgiveness tonglen". Talk 2: Approach What You Find Repulsive. Training in being present. Three levels of awareness. Bearing witness to suffering. Practice: "aversion tonglen". Talk 3: Help Those You Think You Cannot Help. Nurturing bodhicitta. Fear is the "fear of fear." Trungpa Rinpoche on "Working with Negativity." Practice: tonglen with our resistance to helping, and with those whom we do not want to help. Talk 4: That Which You Are Attached To: Give That. Trungpa Rinpoche: "The Lions Roar." "Seeing, hearing, smelling, touching, transmuting" experience. Offering practice. Talk 5: Go To The Places That Scare You. Summary of instructions, contemplations, and practices. 6 questions from the discussion groups. Machig Labdron and the Chod practice. Anecdote of Ezra Bada. About being a student: Ani Pema Chodron's teachers, lineage, sangha, Shambhala centers.

    This is a collection of Osho's writing.

    This book captures the essence of this Zen teacher through the eyes of his students and provides a unique introduction to his teachings. "To Shine One Corner of the World" reflects Suzuki's spirit, and passes it on to all seekers. Photos.