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    365 Tao : Daily Meditations
    list: $16.00 - our price: $10.88
    by HarperSanFrancisco
    Paperback (17 July, 1992)
    (36 reviews) 4.75 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Practical and Inspiring Guide to Taoism: This is a fascinating book that I enjoyed very much. This book's format makes it very interesting and motivating.
    A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma: The Abhidhammattha Sangaha of Acariya Anuruddha
    list: $24.00 - our price: $24.00
    by Pariyatti Press
    Paperback (01 September, 2000)
    (2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: All you ever wanted to learn about the Theravada Abhidhamma: I heard that this book is supposed to be an *introduction* to the Abhidhamma.

    A Path with Heart : A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
    list: $17.00 - our price: $11.56
    by Bantam
    Paperback (01 June, 1993)
    (35 reviews) 4.63 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: If you read only one book on Buddhism in the west,: . . . let it be "A Path With Heart!" With wise and skillful words, Jack Kornfield is a master of teaching Buddhist practices including insight meditation (known as vipassanna) to Western students for over 20 years.
    A Pebble for Your Pocket
    list: $8.00 - our price: $7.20
    by Parallax Pr
    Paperback (01 February, 2002)
    (1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Very different: While many children's books deal with fiction this book speaks of the reality of here and now. It is thought provoking on a child's level teaching spirituality and awareness.

    A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy
    list: $37.95 - our price: $31.12
    by Princeton University Press
    Paperback (01 April, 1969)
    (8 reviews) 4.5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Chan walks you through the a labyrinthine mindset.: I have to admit to one thing; this book is not for the timid. It took me a long time to read and the myriad of names and dates did confuse me.
    A Source Book in Indian Philosophy
    list: $34.95 - our price: $34.95
    by Princeton University Press
    Paperback (01 April, 1967)
    (3 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Ian Myles Slater on: A Classic Anthology: Originally published in 1957, and reissued in paperback in the 1960s, this is basically a textbook (or supplementary reading source) for the serious study of the philosophical schools of India -- very much including the religious traditions.R

    Advice from the Lotus-Born: A Collection of Padmasambhava¿s Advice to the Dakini
    list: $18.00 - our price: $18.00
    by North Atlantic Books
    Paperback (01 December, 1996)
    (3 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: The father of Tibetan Buddhism: Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, is credited as being the main person who brought Buddhism to Tibet,
    After the Ecstasy, the Laundry : How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path
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    by Bantam
    Paperback (02 October, 2001)
    (28 reviews) 4.79 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: A great gift of a very wise man: Jack Kornfield again brings inspiration and gentle awareness to those on a spiritual path. For me this was the right book at the right time and helped me out of a confusing depressive episode.

    An End to Suffering : The Buddha in the World
    list: $25.00 - our price: $16.50
    by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
    Hardcover (08 December, 2004)
    An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
    list: $12.00 - our price: $9.00
    by Grove/Atlantic
    Paperback (01 November, 1991)
    (12 reviews) 4.58 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: A comprehensive, but clear, introduction to Zen: D.T. Suzuki (1870 - 1966) is usually credited with introducing Zen Buddhism to America,

    An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
    list: $12.95 - our price: $9.71
    by Back Bay Books
    Paperback (04 September, 2002)
    (6 reviews) 4.17 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Great Subject Matter ¿ Hard Read: Great Subject Matter - Hard ReadI dig the Dalai Lama so much - even seeing his smiling face on the cover of this book fills me with joy and brings a smile to my face - I just find him so hard to read.T
    An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
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    by Little, Brown
    Hardcover (25 September, 2001)
    (12 reviews) 4.42 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: In the summer of 1999, the Dalai Lama addressed an audience of over 40,000 in Central Park on how to live a better life. Open Heart is derived from this and other popular lectures given in New York. Here,

    Anger: The Seven Deadly Sins (New York Public Library Lectures in Humanities)
    list: $17.95 - our price: $12.21
    by Oxford University Press
    Hardcover (01 October, 2004)
    Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
    list: $14.00 - our price: $11.20
    by Penguin USA (Paper)
    Paperback (01 September, 2002)
    (31 reviews) 4.52 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: An outstanding book which speaks direct to heart: I felt very enlightened after reading this book in a single sitting. Anger is basically a book which shows us how we can apply the great principles of Buddhism to solve our emotional and spiritual problems.

    At Hell's Gate : A Soldier's Journey
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    by Shambhala
    Hardcover (14 September, 2004)
    Awake at Work : 35 Practical Buddhist Principles for Discovering Clarity and Balance
    list: $21.95 - our price: $14.93
    by Shambhala
    Hardcover (14 September, 2004)

    Awakening Loving-Kindness (Shambhala Pocket Classics)
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    by Shambhala
    Paperback (05 November, 1996)
    (3 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: A wonderful little book: A good friend recommended Pema Chodron's books to me, and I am so glad I took his advice and bought this book!
    Awakening the Buddha Within : Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World
    list: $15.95 - our price: $10.85
    by Broadway
    Paperback (15 June, 1998)
    (71 reviews) 4.52 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: If you dropped the Buddha into a modern metropolis, would he come off sounding like a 16th-century morality play or more like a drive-time disc jockey? Lama Surya Das doesn't spin platters for a living,

    Be Free Where You Are
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    by Parallax Press
    Paperback (01 September, 2002)
    (3 reviews) 4.67 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Wisdom from a remarkable teacher: "Be Free Where You Are," by Thich Nhat Hanh, is a short book. In a foreword, Sister Chan Khong notes that what follows is a transcription of a talk that the author gave to inmates at the Maryland Correctional Institute at Hagerstown on 16 Oct.
    Become What You Are : Expanded Edition
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    by Shambhala
    Paperback (11 March, 2003)
    (3 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: What Else Can I Be?: Ours is a case of mistaken identity. We confuse ourselves by limiting our perspective to the seemingly apparent.

    Beginning Mindfulness: Learning the Way of Awareness
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    by New World Library
    Paperback (01 February, 2004)
    (5 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: The Essential Basic Guide to Meditation: Accessible, simple, straightforward -- this is the sort of meditation instruction book that Andrew Weiss offers.
    Being Peace
    list: $11.00 - our price: $8.25
    by Parallax Press
    Paperback (01 March, 1987)
    (19 reviews) 4.84 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: A paragraph for every moment in your life: Thich Nhat Hanh has a gift. Even for non-Buddhists like myself. He is able to explain simply the way a Buddhist teacher/monk like himself deals with the ups and downs of life,

    Being Zen : Bringing Meditation to Life
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    by Shambhala
    Hardcover (26 March, 2002)
    (19 reviews) 4.68 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: The paradox of Zen is that learning to just live in the present requires lots of hard work. In Being Zen, seasoned Zen teacher Ezra Bayda unpacks this paradox. He demonstrates the need to just be and then instructs us how to undertake the hard work with precision and persistence.
    Bring Me the Rhinoceros : And Other Zen Koans to Bring You Joy
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    by Harmony
    Hardcover (19 October, 2004)

    Bringing Yoga to Life : The Everyday Practice of Enlightened Living
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    by HarperSanFrancisco
    Hardcover (02 September, 2003)
    (2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Donna Farhi Takes Yoga Beyond The Asanas To It's Depths: Donna Farhi is one of the most knowledgeable, sincere, interesting and open minded Yoga teacher/writers that I am aware of,
    Buddha & Christ : Images Of Wholeness
    list: $60.00 - our price: $60.00
    by Weatherhill
    Hardcover (01 September, 2000)
    (2 reviews) 4 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: A commendable effort, but not close to the Holy Grail.: I had a chance to thumb through the book on a recent trip to a bookstore.

    Buddha (Penguin Lives)
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    by Viking Penguin Inc
    Hardcover (15 February, 2001)
    (46 reviews) 4.11 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: Books on Buddhism may overflow the shelves, but the life story of the Buddha himself has remained obscure despite over 2,500 years of influence on millions of people around the world. In an attempt to rectify this,
    Buddha Mind in Contemporary Art
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    by University of California Press
    Hardcover (01 October, 2004)

    Buddha's Little Instruction Book
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    by Bantam
    Paperback (01 May, 1994)
    (10 reviews) 4.4 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: I love this book so much it's falling apart at the seams~~: The first thing I want to comment on is the title. This book is not exactly an instruction book per se,
    Buddhism for Beginners
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    by Snow Lion Publications
    Paperback (01 February, 2001)
    (7 reviews) 4.71 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Great Introduction to Buddhism: Great Introduction to BuddhismThis book was written in response to many - "can I ask you a question about Buddhism?"

    Buddhism for Dummies
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    by For Dummies
    Paperback (24 February, 2003)
    (8 reviews) 4.88 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Mosquitoes are people, too!: I'm one of the "dummies" referred to in the title. What I knew about Buddhism I'd learned while studying the transcendental writers,
    Buddhism Plain and Simple
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    by Broadway
    Paperback (29 December, 1998)
    (88 reviews) 4.45 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: You might want to digest this book slowly, a few pages at a time. Although Zen teacher Steve Hagen has a knack for putting the philosophy of Buddhism in a "plain and simple" package, it may take a while to sink in.

    Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
    list: $13.00 - our price: $10.40
    by Riverhead Books
    Paperback (01 March, 1998)
    (67 reviews) 3.93 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: What I've been looking for without knowing it.: I ordered this book based on the review here by "Dr. of Buddhology and author of 6 books on Buddhism;
    Buddhist Himalayas
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    by Harry N Abrams
    Hardcover (16 October, 2002)
    (2 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Deeply Beautiful: The photos in this book are simply extraordinary. The composition of each shot is lyrically beautiful. The images of great masters are radiant and inspiring.

    Bushido: The Way of the Samurai (Square One Classics)
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    by Square One Publishers
    Paperback (01 October, 2001)
    (6 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: If you want to know the world of the samurai: This is a quick read and very informative.
    City Dharma : Keeping Your Cool in the Chaos
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    by Harmony
    Hardcover (06 April, 2004)
    (5 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: I Can't Recommend It Enough: I heard Arthur Jeon speak on NPR and was so amused and inspired I went to his website, citydharma.com. I read excerpts from the book without intending to buy it,

    Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinsu
    list: $14.95 - our price: $10.17
    by Tuttle Publishing
    Hardcover (01 January, 1999)
    (19 reviews) 4.58 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: outstanding: this book is an excellent picture of tokugawa-era japanese life. i highly recommend to anybody. not a difficult read at all,
    Coloring Mandalas
    list: $18.95 - our price: $12.89
    by Shambhala
    Spiral-bound (14 November, 2000)
    (3 reviews) 4.33 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Portal to Your Soul: Over the last fifteen years mandalas have offered me, and many friends who have joined me on the journey, an opening through which we can explore the inner life of our soul.

    Comfortable with Uncertainty : 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassio
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    by Shambhala
    Paperback (30 December, 2003)
    Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings
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    by Shambhala
    Hardcover (13 August, 2002)
    (7 reviews) 4.14 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: Comfortable with Uncertainty reads like a perfect companion guide to the traditional 108-day Buddhist retreat. In a day-by-day format, author Pema Chödrön dives into the soothing wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism,

    Confucius: The Analects
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    by Penguin USA (Paper)
    Paperback (03 September, 1998)
    (11 reviews) 4.09 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: The wisdom of Confucius speaks for himself: D.C Lau's Translation of Confuciuan Philosophy and "The Analects" is perhaps the best I've ever read.
    Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
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    by Shambhala
    Paperback (22 October, 2002)
    (10 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: It does what it says on the tin: A no-nonsense, firm, but gentle warning note to those of us committed to the so-called path of self-development.

    Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama
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    by Bantam
    Hardcover (01 January, 2003)
    (18 reviews) 4.39 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: Destructive Emotions: How Can We Overcome Them? A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama forcefully puts to rest the misconception that the realms of science and spirituality are at odds. In this extraordinary book,D
    Dogen's Extensive Record : A Translation of the Eihei Koroku
    list: $65.00 - our price: $40.95
    by Wisdom Publications
    Hardcover (25 October, 2004)

    Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teaching of Zen Master Seung Sahn
    list: $13.00 - our price: $9.75
    by Grove Press
    Paperback (01 April, 1994)
    (17 reviews) 4.71 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Ancient Wisdom from a Modern Master: This book is pure joy to read."Dropping Ashes on the Buddha" is a collection of Zen Buddhist koans - riddles and stories that defy logic and shock the reader into a new state of consciousness.
    Encyclopedia of Buddhism
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    by MacMillan
    Hardcover (01 November, 2003)

    Ethics for the New Millennium: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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    by Riverhead Books
    Paperback (08 May, 2001)
    (72 reviews) 4.61 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Compelling and sincere: Despite being a book by the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, this is not a religious work. Nor is it spiritual or a plea to act against the miserable state of Tibet.
    Everyday Zen: Love & Work
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    by HarperSanFrancisco
    Paperback (22 March, 1989)
    (28 reviews) 4.57 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Five Stars Aren't Enough: I purchased this book back in 1992, got half-way through it, couldn't understand it, and put it down to read other things and go on with my life of everyday living,

    Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience
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    by Riverhead Books
    Hardcover (01 August, 2002)
    (10 reviews) 4.9 out of 5 stars
    Editorial Review: Bestselling author Sharon Salzberg explores the meaning of faith throughher personal story about a harrowing childhood of isolation and loss (a father's abandonment, a mother's early death) and her eventual journey into the Buddhist tradition.
    Fishing for the Moon and Other Zen Stories : A Pop-Up
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    by Universe Publishing
    Hardcover (17 April, 2004)
    (1 reviews) 5 out of 5 stars
    Customer Review: Storytelling done afresh!: She isn't all about theory, ladies and gentlemen: she practices what she preaches. Ms. Hansen consciously seeks to improve herself as a practioner of Zen Buddhism,

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