Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991) was one of the most respected and influential Tibetan Buddhist teachers of our age. There was something remarkable about his presence that impressed everyone who met him—a quality of mind that comes across even in photographs. Here is his memoir of...

Bring Me the Rhinoceros is an unusual guide to happiness and a can opener for your thinking. For fifteen hundred years, Zen koans have been passed down through generations of masters, usually in private encounters between teacher and student. This book deftly retells fourteen traditional...

Like a spontaneous cascade of wisdom nectar, the open and natural words of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, uncomplicated by scholarly elaboration, flow here in the tradition of the direct transmissions of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the past. Through commentary on the Preliminary Practices (Ngöndrö...

This collection of engaging Buddhist teachings gleaned from Pema Chödrön’s previous books (When Things Fall Apart, The Places That Scare You, and Start Where You Are) is ideal for busy listeners. These two- to five-minute teachings offer inspiring advice...

Short, stand-alone readings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than just a collection of “thoughts for the day,” Comfortable with Uncertainty offers a progressive program of spiritual study.

On numerous lists of the “Most Influential Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century,” Cutting Through Spiritual Materialismpresents the universal truths of the Buddhist path so clearly and succinctly that it has become a favorite even for people of other faiths.

Often attributed to the Buddha himself, these universally beloved scriptures of Buddhism convey the fundamentals of the tradition. For more than two thousand years, Buddhists have relied on this poetic text as a source of wisdom and guidance.

Aside from its role in Buddhism, the Dhammapada<...