Introduction to Buddhism

Principles of Buddhism

Kulananda

Buddhism is one of the most popular religions of today — its teachings on kindness, simplicity, and interconnectedness are attracting many people disenchanted with the world's all-pervading consumerism.

This simple guide holds the essential teachings and methods of practice to help bring that way of life alive. Going back to the roots of Buddhism, it highlights and explains: the central ideas and beliefs of Buddhism, Karma and rebirth, Meditation, Buddhism in the world today.

The author, Kulananda, a practising Buddhist for 28 years, shows us how this approach to life can make a real difference to us and our capacity to grow clearer, wiser, happier.

ISBN 1 899579 59 1

Introducing Buddhism

Chris Pauling

Images of the Buddha are everywhere: selling tea bags, mobile phones, holidays. But what is the true attraction of Buddhism? Why is it the fastest growing religion in the West?

Check out the real goods on offer: freedom, compassion, awareness, wisdom and meditation in this clear introduction to the Buddhist path. This best-selling book explains the essential teachings and practices that underlie most forms of Buddhism and may even tempt you to try this practical way of transformation for yourself!

Also available on audio tape.

ISBN 0 904766 97 7

A Guide to the Buddhist Path

Sangharakshita

In this highly readable handbook on the fundamental teachings of Buddhism, Sangharakshita guides us unerringly through the complex tradition of Buddhism, revealing the beauty and richness of the essential teachings of the Buddha. A Guide to the Buddhist Path is a reliable map of the Buddhist way that anyone can follow.

ISBN 1 89957904 4

Who is the Buddha?

Sangharakshita

The image of the Buddha, cross-legged and meditating, appears increasingly in magazines and on television in the West. But who was the Buddha?

Here we see the Buddha as a historical figure, a warrior prince searching for the Truth; in the context of the evolution of the human race, as the pinnacle of human perfection, and as an archetype, in the context of both time and eternity.

ISBN 1 899579 51 6

Buddha Mind

Sangharakshita

We are what we think. Happiness and suffering arise from the way our mind interprets what we see, hear, touch or imagine. Realizing this, we can develop increasing clarity and creativity — qualities perfected in the mind of the Buddha. Sangharakshita challenges us to look at what holds us back from being truly alive to the present moment and offers practical guidance on how to overcome the barriers of habit with energy and awareness.

ISBN 1 899579 43 5

The Buddhist Path to Awakening

Tejananda

The word Buddha means ‘one who is awake’. The Buddha awakened to Enlightenment, the dawning of perfect clarity, unceasing compassion and tireless energy.

Tejananda alerts us to the Buddha's wake-up call, found in his teachings, illustrating how the Buddhist path can bring us to a truer understanding of life.

Drawing on over twenty years of Buddhist meditation and study, Tejananda gives us a straightforward and encouraging description of the Buddha’s path and its followers. He reveals how the Buddha’s teachings can help us to develop a clearer mind and a more compassionate heart

ISBN 1 899579 02 8

Tales of Freedom

Vessantara

A Zen monk strides empty handed into a tiger’s cage. An Indian master spontaneously empties a bag of gold dust into the air. A young woman lays down the burden of her dead child and asks the Buddha to accept her as his disciple.

Here is another book by the popular author, Vessantara, who takes incidents from the lives of the Buddha, Tibetan mystics and Zen masters and uses them to show how we too can live a more fulfilled life. Full of colourful tales, Vessantara’s vivid, imaginative style makes these ancient, well-loved stories inspiring tools for self-development.

ISBN 1 899579 27 3

Warrior of Peace
The Life of the Buddha

Jinananda

We have seen all images of the Buddha, legs crossed, eyes lowered. There is a decisive energy in his half smile. But who was the man who became the Buddha? What is his story, and how does it relate to us?

Warrior of Peace is a poetic and rousing account of the Buddha’s life story. Bringing together the strands of history, fact, traditional oral legend and symbolic myth Jinananda shows us how the Buddha’s dramatic story is a mirror of our own search for meaning. By the author of Meditating

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