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The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Balthasar Gracian
Category: Mind Body Spirit | Series: Shambhala Classics S.
This perennially popular book of advice on how to achieve personal and professional success is valued for its timeless insights on how to make one's way in the world. Written in the seventeenth century by a Spanish Jesuit scholar, these teachings are strikingly modern in tone and address universal conce ...Show more
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
Category: Business | Series: Shambhala Classics Ser.
This is a text on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory, originally composed in 1643 by an undefeated samurai. Appropriate for martial artists and leaders in all professions, this book analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction.
The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali: A New Translation with Commentary by Chip Hartranft
Category: Religion | Series: Shambhala Classics Ser.
In just 196 short aphorisms, this classic work of Indian philosophy spells out succinctly how the mind works, and how it is possible to use the mind to attain liberation. Compiled in the second or third century CE, the Yoga-Sutra is a road map of human consciousness—and a particularly helpful guide to t ...Show more
Tibetan Book of the Dead by Chogyam Trungpa
Category: Health and Wellbeing | Series: Shambhala Classics S.
In this classic scripture of Tibetan Buddhism traditionally read aloud to the dying to help them attain liberation death and rebirth are seen as a process that provides an opportunity to recognize the true nature of mind. This translation of "The Tibetan Book of the Dead " emphasizes the practical advic ...Show more
Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness by Chögyam Trungpa
Category: Philosophy and Religion | Series: Shambhala Classics Ser.
For many centuries Tibetan Buddhists have employed fifty-nine pithy slogans to help them develop clarity, intelligence, and compassion in all circumstances. In this book, Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa offers this revolutionary practice, called lojong, to Westerners. Readers learn how slogan ...Show more
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
Category: Mind Body Spirit | Series: Shambhala Classics S.
This advice for what to do when things fall apart in our lives goes against the grain of our usual habits and expectations and confronts the reader with traditional Buddhist wisdom. The approach involves moving towards pain to discover truth and love that are indestructible.