Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel
Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel is a classic on Japanese Zen Buddhism and it has been a bestseller for nearly 60 years. Concepts in the book have become fundamental ideas of how Westerners view Zen Buddhism. One example is the idea that a student studies simple tasks year after year at [...]
The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism by Lama Thubten Yeshe
The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism by Lama Thubten Yeshe consists of three teachings. The first one, “The Three Principal Aspects of the Path,” was given in France in 1982, during an sponsored tour of Europe by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Just before His Holiness’s scheduled teachings at Institut Vajra Yogini, His Holiness manifested illness [...]
Karma Yoga by Swami Vivekananda
Karma Yoga is a free ebook based on lectures the Swami Vivekananda delivered in America in December, 1895 and January, 1896. Generally the Swami held two classes daily- morning and evening. Although the Swami delivered many lectures and held numerous classes in the two years and five months he had been in [...]
The Fundamentals of Meditation Practice
The Fundamentals of (Ch’an) Meditation Practice by Ting Chen. From the translators introduction:
“Originally, one’s own mind and nature are pure, and there is nothing to accept and nothing to refuse; there is neither existence nor non-existence; there is only clear understanding without attachment and with no dwelling. One who wants to know the no-attachment, no-dwelling [...]
Tantra and its Misconceptions: Reclaiming the Essence from the Illusions By David Frawley
Perhaps nothing is more exotic, dramatic and sensational in India’s Yoga traditions than the practice of Tantra. No other approach to Yoga has gained such a fascination for the modern mind and its seeking of the bizarre, the entertaining and the enigmatic. Tantra appears to offer both spiritual and worldly success and prosperity and to [...]
The Religion of the Samurai by Kaiten Nukariya
The Religion of the Samurai – A Study of Zen Philosophy in China and Japan by Kaiten Nukariya was published in 1913 in Japan. The ebook guides the reader through the origin of Buddhism and Zen and how their influences has spread from India to China and Japan where it again divided into a number [...]
The Future is Now by J. Krishnamurti
The Future is Now by J. Krishnamurti is a longer collection of transcriptions Krishnamurti’s discussions with different groups and religiuos leaders in India in 1985. The book also contains a range of transcriptions of public talks held in India the same year. Download the entire ebook here (174 pages)
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Buddhism for the Future
Buddhism for the Future is a ebook about Buddhism in the modern globalized world. It explores Buddhism as a Force Against War, Unity in Buddhist Schools of Thought, Ecumenism, The role of the Sangha, The Bhikkhuni Order, Proselytization, [...]
Bardo Teachings
Bardo teachings are about the continuity and ongoing nature of mind and experience. These instructions relate directly to everyday life as well as death. If we can recognize what is happening right here, while we are alive, we can go forward with confidence. If you are interested in the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying [...]
The Fundamentals of Meditation Practice – a Zen guide
“The Fundamentals of Meditation Practice” by Ting Chen is a Zen work about the basics of meditation posture and breathing techniques. Through 182 pages Ting Chen explains in details the best position of all the body parts and how to train for sitting in full lotus position. The first part of the book builds up [...]
A guide to Japanese Buddhism
“A guide to Japanese Buddhism” presents the history of Japanese Buddhism and the Buddhism in Japan today. It explains the origins and differences of the numerous schools and sects. We get the details of how Shinto, Zen and Rinzai Zen, Shinran, Shinshu, Honen, Soto Zen, Taoism and Pure Land Buddhism has evolved and shaped the [...]
The Buddhist Way
The Buddhist Way presents in a simple and understandable manner the various rites that are performed by Buddhists on happy and sad occasions in their lives. It describes for example how Buddhist funerals takes place, Buddhist Taboos, education, Buddhist view on magic and much more.
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What Buddhists believe
From the foreword of ‘What Buddhists believe’: “On one occasion a Christian delegation visited Ven Dhammananda to have a dialogue. A member of the delegation saw the book on his desk and asked, “Venerable, What do Buddhists believe?” He replied, “Buddhists do not believe anything!” Puzzled, the man asked, “ Then why did you write [...]
Buddhism as a religion
Is Buddhism a religion? This ebook, Buddhism as a Religion, seeks to explain the religious foundations of Buddhism in comparison with other main religions. Buddhism is often interpreted as a lifestyle or a God-less religion, but a closer investigation into the concepts of the Buddhist concepts of Dharma, Karma, Nirvana, Moksha, Niraya, Samsara and Atma [...]
News from the true cultivators
Three steps, one bow – three steps along the side of the highway, then a bow to the ground, so that knees, elbows, hands and forehead touch the earth, then rise, join the palms together, and take three more steps, then begin another bow. Hour after hour day after day, for two and a half [...]
Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra
Here is the entire Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra ebook in Robert A. F. Thurmans translation. The ancient 100 page sutra teaches the meaning of nonduality among other themes. An important aspect of this text is that it contains a report of a teaching addressed to both arhats and bodhisattvas by the layman Vimalakīrti, who expounds the [...]
Mindfulness In Plain English
Mindfulness In Plain English By Ven. Henepola Gunaratana is a guide to mindfulness in the traditional Buddhist sense of Insight Meditation. The subject of this book is Vipassana meditation practice. Repeat, practice. This is a meditation manual, a nuts-and-bolts, step-by-step guide to Insight meditation. It is meant to be practical. It is meant for use. [...]
The Seeker’s Glossary of Buddhism: A Dictionary/Encyclopedia of Buddhism
The Seeker’s Glossary of Buddhism: A Dictionary/Encyclopedia of Buddhism is a revised and expanded edition of The Seeker’s Glossary of Buddhism. The text is a compendium of excerpts and quotations from some 350 works by monks, nuns, professors, scholars and other laypersons from nine different countries, in their own words or in translation. The editors [...]
Dharma Mind, Worldly Mind – A Buddhist Handbook on Complete Meditation
Dharma Mind, Worldly Mind – A Buddhist Handbook on Complete Meditation is written by David Smith and published by Aloka Publications. It guides the reader through general concepts of Buddhism such as: The Eightfold path, the meaning of concepts as The Bodhisattva, Sila, Samadhi and Prajna along with practices and meditations for the layman. The [...]
Guide to Vipassana by Mahasi Sayadaw
This text by Mahasi Sayadaw explains the concept and practice of Vipassana – a basic, yet extremely hard to master, technique of self-confrontation. To understand Vipassana in a broader perspective you might want to consult the book: ‘Mastering the core teachings of the Buddha’. Download ‘Guide to Vipassana’ by Mahasi Sayadaw here:
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A Tree in the forest
A Tree in the forest is a collection of Ajahn Chah’s similies. He was born in 1918 in a small village in Northern Thailand. He practised meditation under a number of masters. He later started teaching himself in a very simple and straightforward way. One of his methods was to educate his pupils through stories. [...]
Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra
The Vimalakīrti Nirdeśa Sūtra or Vimalakīrti Sūtra translated by Robert A. F. Thurman is a Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtra. The sutra explains the meaning of nonduality directly with the words of the Buddha. An important aspect of this scripture is that it contains a report of a teaching addressed to both arhats and bodhisattvas by [...]
Scientific Acceptability of Rebirth
Scientific Acceptability of Rebirth is a Buddhist perspective on the scientific approach to incarnation and rebirth. Author Dr. Dharmawardena points out that the reason why classical science cannot explain rebirth is due [...]
Dhammapada Stories by Gambhiro Bikkhu
The Buddhist Canon, also known as the Tipitaka, is the collection of the entire teachings of the Buddha. From this collection, inspirational verses which touch the essence of what the Buddha taught were compiled and recorded in a book called DHAMMAPĀDA. These verses, arranged under twenty-six chapters with such headings as The Wise, Mindfulness, and [...]
The Zen Teaching of Rinzai
Rinzai Gigen, father of the line or school of Rinzai Zen, died January 10th, 866 A.D. His date of birth is unknown, but it is generally taken that his teaching career was not much longer than a decade. The Rinzai Line is one of the Five Houses of Zen, best thought of as teaching styles [...]
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