Lodro is a teacher and practitioner within the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. His work delves into cultivating mindfulness and compassion, often drawing from personal experience and practical guidance. Through his teachings and writings, he shares a deep understanding of meditation and Buddhist philosophy, inspiring readers to find peace and wisdom in their lives. His approach emphasizes integrating spiritual principles into the fabric of daily existence.
Buddhist Advice for Anxious Times: Buddhist Advice for Anxious Times
The book offers strategies to overcome anxiety and stress, emphasizing the possibility of achieving contentment, peace, and joy despite challenging situations. It provides tools for training the mind to foster a more positive outlook, encouraging readers to embrace a life free from the burdens of anxiety.
How to meditate—a concise, pocket-size guide that tells you everything you need to know, from the best-selling author of The Buddha Walks into a Bar... This is the ultimate go-to guide for learning how to meditate. It contains all the instructions you'll need to get started in a remarkably short space, but it also shows you how to make meditation practice a permanent part of your life, infusing it with wisdom and compassion as you go about your day. And it's instruction in the voice of the meditation teacher the young spiritual-but-not-religious crowd have come to trust: Lodro Rinzler, a young Buddhist teacher who speaks to the twenty- and thirty-something crowd in a way that has made his first book, The Buddha Walks into a Bar..., a best seller. Lodro begins by challening you to understand why you want to meditate in the first place, then, after the basic instructions, he shows how to prioritize your practice among your other daily activities and make it the center of all of them. He then shows you how to bring the wisdom and insight gained from meditation into all aspects of life.
A guide to Buddhism for 20-somethings who are grappling with the ups and downs of adulthood—from an eloquent and funny young teacher This isn’t your grandmother’s book on meditation. The Buddha Walks Into a Bar . . . is about integrating that "spiritual practice thing" into a life that includes beer, sex, social media, and a boss who doesn’t understand you. It’s about making a difference in yourself and making a difference in your world, whether you’ve got everything figured out yet or not. This is Buddhism for a new generation—one that is leaving the safe growth spurts of college and entering a turbulent, uncertain workforce. With humor and candor, teacher Lodro Rinzler offers an introduction to Buddhism for anyone who wants to ride the waves of life with mindfulness and compassion. You’ll learn how to use meditation techniques to work with your own mind, how to manage the pervasive "Incredible Hulk Syndrome," how to relax into your life despite external pressures, and ultimately how you can start to bring light to a dark world. Applying Rinzler's Buddhist teachings can have a positive impact on every nook and cranny of your life—whether you’re interested in being a Buddhist or not.
Wisdom for "Generation Next" on how to make your work meaningful, satisfying, and of benefit to othersDoes it ever seem that a lot of the people you work with are, well, jerks? This book is about how not to let work turn you into one of them. Apply the simple Buddhist teachings and practices Lodro Rinzler provides here to whatever you do for a living, and you’ll not only avoid jerk-hood, but you’ll be setting out on the path toward making your livelihood an expression of your inherent wisdom, honesty, and compassion. You’ll discover practical ways to bring mindfulness into administrative support, cabinet-making, financial management, nursing, truck-driving, or latté-brewing. In the process, you’ll discover genuine empathy for the folks you once found so difficult. You’ll also learn leadership skills that apply compassion to management in a way that increases happiness along with efficiency.This is career advice of the profoundest kind, geared toward today’s twenty- and thirty-something workers and job-seekers whose employment outlook is radically different from that of a generation ago. As Lodro shows, even if the path of work shifts beneath your feet, it’s possible to make your livelihood a source of satisfaction and of deep meaning.
"A friendly, funny, practical guide for creatives and entrepreneurs, written by a four-time Emmy award-winning and two-time Grammy-nominated composer-guitarist-producer who has worked with Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Lana Del Rey, and Krishna Das, among many others. Also a beloved and highly regarded Buddhist teacher, David teaches readers how to integrate their creative process with their spiritual practice and livelihood. "How do I make a living doing what I love?" "Am I a sellout as an artist if I want to be successful?" "How do I integrate my spiritual principles with the art of running a business? And actually, um, how do I run a business?" Wondering how to reconcile your calling with your need to make a living wage, or what to do once your art starts selling, or how to achieve success in your field, or what it even means to be successful? David Nichtern offers his lived, learned experience as an entrepreneur, musician, and Buddhist teacher to first help you figure out what "success" means to you and then show you how to get there. He offers advice on the creative process and principles of business and ethics--everything from "listen to the muse!" to "protect your intellectual property!"--and provides mindfulness exercises to help you integrate inspiration and aspiration, vocation and avocation--to go from surviving to thriving. Whether you're a baker trying to grow from the farmer's market to a brick-and-mortar or a CEO exploring how taking care of your employees can be the same as taking care of your business--if you're trying to align your spiritual, creative, and financial pursuits and discover what it means to truly live well, this book is for you." -- (Source of summary not specified)
How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People) is a smart, hip guide for spiritual seekers who want to experience more love and stability in all forms of relationships. Told from the unique vantage points of authors Meggan Watterson and Lodro Rinzler, this book explores staying anchored in the foundation of self-love as you navigate the natural (and often stormy) cycle of a relationship. Their dual perspectives as teachers and scholars of Christian mysticism and Buddhism make for a rich and fascinating dialogue that covers everything from sex, self-worth, falling in (and out of) love, deep friendships, to breakups—and how to maintain an open heart through it all. At its core, this book is about learning to love yourself no matter what. Meggan and Lodro suggest that you are worthy of love, both self-love and the love of others. They aren’t experts on how to get that man or lady to fall in love with you, nor are they experts on how to have "the perfect relationship." They are spiritual teachers who know that relationships have a life of their own, and can speak to the human element of what it means to experience them fully. In the process, they share deeply personal, revealing, honest anecdotes and spiritual practices to assist you with the inevitable ebbs and flow of love in all its manifestations.
Développez votre Bouddha intérieur avec le sourire
Vous aimez vivre au present et changer le monde tout en savourant un grand verre de biere ? Ce livre vous propose une vision rafraichissante et originale du bouddhisme qui vous aidera a eveiller votre conscience en douceur. Les concepts fondateurs de cette voie spirituelle - la simplicite, le respect de la vie et la non-violence - y sont presentes avec humour et audace . Vous serez convie a examiner les coins et recoins de votre existence et a mettre en pratique de nouvelles valeurs sans pour autant chambouler toutes vos habitudes. Que vous soyez jeune ou experimente, sage ou impetueux, traditionaliste ou moderne, voici une facon simple de vous initier a la spiritualite. Grace a cette approche decontractee, vous pourrez developper votre Bouddha interieur avec le sourire !
- : průvodce životem pro novou generaci
Kdo z nás je úplně spokojený se svým životem? Všichni známe touhu po něčem, co nám chybí. Tento průvodce buddhismem, určený i pro ty, kteří nejsou buddhisté, nabízí inspiraci a humor pro ty, kdo se cítí duchovní, ale ne nutně věřící. Kniha vyzývá k soucitnějšímu životu, zpomalení a radosti. Autor Lodro Rinzler vysvětluje základní buddhistické principy prostřednictvím každodenních situací, jako je ovládání špatné nálady, překonání nešťastné lásky, láska k vlastnímu tělu a odolávání pokušení kupovat zbytečné věci. Inspiraci čerpá z vlastností silných zvířat. Například tygr, elegantní a silný, nám pomáhá zkrotit silné emoce a čelit agresivním lidem, kteří nás vyčerpávají. Naopak sněžný lev s otevřeným srdcem nám ukazuje, jak vycházet s ostatními, včetně rodiny. Autor chytře propojuje dávné příběhy tibetského buddhismu se současností, ukazuje, jak příběh prince Siddharty souvisí s moderními problémy, a jak se lze setkat s Buddhou i v baru. Kniha je určena všem, kteří hledají rovnováhu a spokojenost v chaotickém světě.
Pořádnou porci času, který neprospíme, trávíme většinou v práci. Mnozí z nás svou práci přitom ani nemají rádi. Přesto do ní den za dnem chodí a přistupují k ní jako ke způsobu financování svého volného času. Autor knihy, Lodro Rinzler, nás učí, že při správném přístupu založeném na prohlubujícím se vědomí toho, proč člověk dělá to, co zrovna dělá, může každý žít šťastnějším a plnějším životem v zaměstnání i mimo něj. V knize se dočtete jak přenášet bdělou pozornost z meditačního polštáře do své kanceláře. Naučíte se rozlišovat, s kým chcete pracovat, a najdete si rádce, kteří vás na vaší cestě podpoří. Budete rozvíjet vůdčí schopnosti – benevolenci, pravdivost, ryzost, neohroženost, obratnost a radost. I když se vám profesní dráha možná mění přímo pod nohama, může se stát zdrojem uspokojení a hlubokého naplnění.
