Whether considering the power of past karms or future karma, Diana St. Ruth offers sound guidance and practical exercises to deepen our understanding.

Karma, Reincarnation and Rebirth: How Karma Affects Our Life, Our Personality, and Our Future

Religion & Spirituality

St. Ruth, Diana

New Age & Spirituality

Harper-San Francisco

Gives an overview of the art of sitting, or meditation, with breathing exercises, walking meditations, and an illustrated guide to postures and sitting styles

Sitting: A Guide to Buddhist Meditation (Compass)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

Penguin??Books

Compiled under the direction of monks and written for both practicing Buddhists and neophytes alike, this collection of wisdom from the 2,500-year-old philosophy explains basic Buddhist principles in a jargon-free manner.

The Teachings of Buddha

Carus, Paul

Buddhism

St Martins Pr

An Introduction to Buddhism

Buddhist Pub Group

A simple guide to Buddhist meditation with easy-to-follow instructions on both sitting and walking meditation, plus insightful reflections on how to live a Buddhist way of life. Meditation allows us to see ourselves plainly as we are, as if standing before a large clear mirror. Nothing is hidden. When we do this, it is like waking up from a dream into a new way of life completely free of all self-imposed restrictions and conflicting states of mind.

Experience Beyond Thinking: A Practical Guide to Buddhist Meditation

Buddhist Publishing Group

Understanding Karma and Rebirth A Buddhist Perspective Rebirth and reincarnation are generally accepted realities in the East and have been since ancient times. What the next life will be is usually the question rather than whether it will be. In the West, on the other hand, we have our own religious and secular beliefs which usually do not include living another life, or at least not in this world or in this way. A common idea amongst Westerners is that annihilation is an unavoidable fact: 'When you're dead you're dead!' But unless one wakes up to the truth of it - East or West - one is caught in cultural conditioning and personal beliefs. Buddhism is about becoming aware of what life actually is rather than being blinded by beliefs and conditioning. The Buddha saw life as a changing procession of conditions, events, and circumstances, one thing leading to another without beginning or end, timeless and limitless. And he recognised that the part of ourselves which is aware, which sees and knows, is never born and never dies. He spoke of a direct 'seeing' into the nature of existence beyond words, beyond the intellect. Understanding the cause and effect process - the nature of karma and rebirth - and what lies behind it is the underlying message of this book. Diana St Ruth points out that Buddhism is a personal journey of discovery which involves seeing through one's own delusions. She leads us by degrees to a place of awareness, clarity of mind, and understanding.

Understanding Karma and Rebirth: A Buddhist Perspective

THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU • to appreciate the timeless wisdom of the oldest form of Buddhism in existence today • to understand what it means to be a Buddhist • to recognize the key practices and traditions of Theravada Buddhism • to avoid faux pas in conversation, in travelling and in personal relationships ACCESS THE WORLD’S RELIGIONS Simple Guides: Religion is a series of concise, accessible introductions to the world’s major religions. Written by experts in the field, they offer an engaging and sympathetic description of the key concepts, beliefs and practices of different faiths. Ideal for spiritual seekers and travellers alike, Simple Guides aims to open the doors of perception. Together the books provide a reliable compass to the world’s great spiritual traditions, and a point of reference for further exploration and discovery. By offering essential insights into the core values, customs and beliefs of different societies, they also enable visitors to be aware of the cultural sensibilities of their hosts, and to behave in a way that fosters mutual respect and understanding.

Theravada Buddhism - Simple Guides

Reference

St. Ruth, Richard

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Kuperard

THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU • to appreciate the significance of this particular school of Buddhism,famous for its focus on meditation and self-awakening • to understand the history of Zen and the ‘Ways of Zen’ • to discover how Zen is a way of life — not a belief system • to avoid faux pas in conversation, in travelling and in personal relationships Zen (in Chinese, Ch’an) is the form of Buddhism which the great teacher Bodhidharma brought to China from India in the late fifth century. Today it is practised mainly in Japan and Korea,. Based upon the understanding that each of us has the potential for complete awakening, Zen is in fact a coalition of practical ways of stilling the mind in order to attain self-knowledge. Because the realization of the true nature of reality, including one’s own, is not an intellectual pursuit but an experienced truth, Zen teachers transmit the truth (dharma) from mind to mind or heart to heart without the use of words, using different techniques to break through the limitations of the logical mind. This engaging book explains the essence of Zen in simple terms.. It traces its development and looks at its unique methods of teaching, such as meditation, koans — startling paradoxes that stop the intellect — the use of texts, ceremonies, poetry, and the martial arts. It describes life in monasteries and in the everyday world. Because Zen is rooted in Reality, its practitioners often experience a delightful sense of wonder in the commonplace. This democratic and liberating philosophy does not require us to give up our own traditions, but rather helps us to deepen our understanding of them, and continues to inspire growing numbers of followers in the West. ACCESS THE WORLD’S RELIGIONS Simple Guides: Religion is a series of concise, accessible introductions to the world’s major religions. Written by experts in the field, they offer an engaging and sympathetic description of the key concepts, beliefs and practices of different faiths. Ideal for spiritual seekers and travellers alike, Simple Guides aims to open the doors of perception. Together the books provide a reliable compass to the world’s great spiritual traditions, and a point of reference for further exploration and discovery. By offering essential insights into the core values, customs and beliefs of different societies, they also enable visitors to be aware of the cultural sensibilities of their hosts, and to behave in a way that fosters mutual respect and understanding.

Zen Buddhism - Simple Guides

Theravada is the Buddhism of South East Asia, practised mainly in Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka. This book covers the main features of the religion, the life of the monk, and the role of the laity.

The Simple Guide to Theravada Buddhism (World Religion Series)

Global Books Ltd

St. Ruth, Diana, St. Ruth, Richard

Simple Guide to Zen Buddhism (Simple Guides: World Religions)

Paul Norbury

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