Robert Thurman Books

Man of Peace presents the Dalai Lama's amazing life and vision, in the high tension of the military occupation of Tibet and the ongoing genocide of its people--a moving work of political and historical nonfiction brought to life in the graphic novel form here for all to see.

"Man of Peace" showcases the Dalai Lama's remarkable life and vision amidst Tibet's military occupation and ongoing genocide. This poignant political and historical nonfiction is brought to life in a graphic novel format, making it accessible and impactful for readers.

In addition to capturing brilliantly the overwhelming beauty of Tibet, Kazuyoshi Nomachi reveals in his photography a rare intimacy with the country that comes from many visits spent living among its people. Through Nomachi's eyes we witness the beauty of a land and its people whose gentle spirituality is threatened by the onslaught of a different set of values from the outside world. Complementing the photographs is authoritative and informative text edited by Robert Thurman.

To Tibetan Buddhists, Mount Kailash is the most magical place on earth, a place where one's prayers are answered instantly. The journey to the diamond-shaped peak is arduous, as it is located in the heart of the world's tallest mountains; yet it is well worth the effort. For according to tradition, one trip around the sacred mountain at 18,600 feet can wipe away the sins of a lifetime. It was this promise of transformation that inspired Robert Thurman, preeminent Buddhist scholar and teacher, to lead a group of eager pilgrims on the spiritual trek of a lifetime. Among the group was a former student and longtime friend, Tad Wise. Together, Thurman and Wise recount their experience circling the mountain, in chapters that counterpoint the most profound inner teachings of Tibetan Buddhism with a magnificent description of a land of awesome beauty and unexpected hardships. Chronicling the inner as well as the outer journey, confrontations both physical and metaphysical, Circling the Sacred Mountain serves as an inspiring metaphor for the challenging passage to enlightenment open to each of us.

When people and circumstances upset us, how do we deal with them? Often, we feel victimized. We become hurt, angry, and defensive. We end up seeing others as enemies, and when things don’t go our way, we become enemies to ourselves. But what if we could move past this pain, anger, and defensiveness? Inspired by Buddhist philosophy, this book introduces us to the four kinds of enemies we encounter in the outer enemy, people, institutions, and situations that mean to harm us; the inner enemy, anger, hatred, fear, and other destructive emotions; the secret enemy, self-obsession that isolates us from others; and the super-secret enemy, deep-seated self-loathing that prevents us from finding inner freedom and true happiness. In this practical guide, we learn not only how to identify our enemies, but more important, how to transform our relationship to them. Love Your Enemies teaches us how to . . . break free from the mode of “us” versus “them” thinking develop compassion, patience, and love accept what is beyond our control embrace lovingkindness, right speech, and other core concepts Throughout, authors Sharon Salzberg and Robert Thurman share stories and exercises for achieving finding peace within yourself and with the world. Drawing from ancient spiritual wisdom and modern psychology, Love Your Enemies presents tools that are useful for all readers.

Bound in the publisher's original red cloth with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. The Tibetan word for "wisdom" is stamped in gilt on the front cover. Photographs by John Bigelow Taylor. 278 illustrations, including 263 plates; 2 maps. The bottom edge has a remainder mark, otherwise fine. The front cover of the dust jacket has a blemish where a price sticker was removed, otherwise fine.

An intimate portrait of Tibetans and Buddhism by a leading Magnum photographer.

The book explores the implications of Tibet's cultural suppression, highlighting its significance for oppressed peoples globally. It emphasizes the environmental impact of changes in Tibet's ecosystem on the world's climate. Additionally, it reflects on the spiritual and physical connection to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who remains unable to return to his homeland, underscoring the profound loss for Tibet and its people.

Robert Thurman asks us to examine our assumptions about life and death, and to consider the possibility that our lives are not only meaningful, but that they have an enormous impact. Following the teachings of the Buddha, Infinite Life introduces seven Buddhist virtues for cultivating the positive in our lives. Robert Thurman teaches the reader to let go of a rigid sense of 'self' and to fully experience full satisfaction with ourselves, the people who surround us and contribute meaningfully to the world.

Contains a translation of the key Buddhist text that follows a Buddhist priest and student as they guide a deceased person into afterlife, chronicling the progress of the soul through death and rebirth in three stages

One of Time magazine's 25 Most Influential People in America writes about taking responsibility for our own happiness and our actions. Robert Thurman is America's most popular and charismatic Buddhist. His first book, Inner Revolution, is an international bestseller and his lectures sell out to thousands. Infinite Life demonstrates that our every action has infinite consequences for ourselves and others, here and now and after we are gone. He introduces the Seven Paths to reconstructing body and mind carefully in order to reduce the negative consequences and cultivate the positive. In his powerful, pragmatic style, Thurman delivers life-changing lessons on virtues and emotions through the lens of Buddhist practices and ways of thinking. He invites us to take responsibility for our actions and their consequences while we revel in the knowledge that our lives are truly infinite. Infinite Life is the ultimate guidebook to understanding our place in the universe and realizing how we can personally succeed while helping others.

"Inner Revolution" shows that it is a misunderstanding of reality that produces the cynicism we now live with. The Western world view has taken root through a view of history that sees wars as its landmarks; a view of society indicating that we should expect the worst of one another; a view of life as a one-time, meaningless event. Enlightenment scientists, as Thurman calls those who have followed in the footsteps of the Buddha, have left behind a method for proving just the opposite. Other histories and the empirical exploration of reality and the psyche by the Buddha demonstrate that the worldview the West has inherited is nothing but a trick of our own imaginations. "Inner Revolution" reveals the principles of the movement to celebrate individual happiness, which the Buddha initiated 2,500 years ago, and shows how to continue it. This is a deeply intelligent primer on practical Buddhism, written in the engaging context of a completely original understanding of the history of civilization.

An introduction to Tibetan Buddhism explaining the core beliefs, traditions and movements of this popular Eastern religion. The book includes a glossary, explanatory notes, directories of monasteries, sacred sites and key teachers.

A must-read for students of Tibetan Buddhism, The Life and Teachings of Tsongkhapa provides a thorough exploration of the great teacher’s wisdom. In The Life and Teachings of Tsongkhapa, you’ll discover Tsongkhapa’s teachings on transcendental aspects of sutra, tantra, and insight meditation, mystic conversations with great bodhisattvas, deeply spiritual songs in praise of Ma?jushri and Maitreya, and much more. The anthology concludes with a number of intensely moving songs in praise of Tsongkhapa and his immeasurable contribution to Tibetan Buddhism by such realized and remarkable Tibetan Buddhists as the Seventh Dalai Lama, the Eighth Karmapa, Dulnagpa Palden, and Khedrup Je. This edition has been substantially corrected by Robert Thurman and contains a new introduction and a bibliography of all the works referenced in the text.

Robert Thurman, the pre-eminent scholar and interpreter of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy for the modern world, leads us on a joyful exploration into the nature of reality through Buddha's threefold curriculum of 'super-education'. Deeply felt and bracingly direct, it doesn't teach about the teaching - it is the teaching.

"In Anger, Robert A. F. Thurman, one of America's leading authorities on Buddhism and Eastern philosophy, offers a look at this deadliest of sins. In the West, Thurman points out, anger is seen as an inevitable part of life, an evil to be borne, not overcome. There is the tradition of the wrathful God, of Jesus driving the money-changers from the temple. If God can be angry, how can men rid themselves of this destructive emotion? Thurman shows that Eastern philosophy sees anger differently. Certainly, it is a dreadful evil, one of the "three poisons" that underlie all human suffering. But Buddhism teaches that anger can be overcome. Indeed, the defeat of anger is not only possible, but also the only thing worth doing in a lifetime. Thurman shows how to recognize the destructiveness of anger and understand its workings, and how we can go from having a slave to anger to becoming "a knight of patience." We discover finally that when this deadliest emotion is transmitted by wisdom, it can become the most powerful force in freeing us from human suffering."--BOOK JACKET

Focusing on Mahayana Buddhism, this comprehensive study explores Tsong Khapa's Essence of True Eloquence, highlighting the Vijnanavada and Madhyamika schools. It provides critical annotations and translations, offering insights into the Prasarigika interpretation of Madhyamika, known as "Centrism." As the first complete examination of this significant work, it sheds light on the philosophical contributions of one of Tibet's greatest thinkers.

Exploring consciousness through diverse intellectual lenses, this volume brings together scholars from various disciplines, including cosmology, cell biophysics, pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and Tibetan Tantric Buddhism. It aims to expand the understanding of consciousness beyond the confines of contemporary neuroscience, highlighting the interplay between scientific inquiry and cultural perspectives.

Robert Thurmans inspirierende Reise ins Innere des tibetischen Buddhismus überzeugt mit Leidenschaft und Weisheit. Er lässt uralte Traditionen und Riten einer fernen Kultur lebendig werden: Buddha stillt unser aller Sehnsucht nach Erfüllung und Sinn.§

Utopische visie op wat de Dalai Lama zou kunnen betekenen voor Tibet, China en de rest van de wereld als zijn wijze lessen gevolgd zouden worden.

Maggio 1995. In un bar di Woodstock, tra un concitato vociare di cadenze europee, si incontrano due singolari personaggi. Il primo è una delle più indiscusse autorità del buddhismo tibetano in America, colui che il Dalai Lama ha ribattezzato Tenzin, il Sostenitore della Dottrina; il secondo è uno scrittore dalla vita turbolenta, segnata da alcool, relazioni instabili e ambizioni frustrate. Nulla li accomuna, se non il luogo di nascita, Woodstock appunto, un posto ottuso e mondano per il primo, attraente per il secondo. Eppure, tra presentazioni e convenevoli, dolci e caffè, i due progettano insieme una spedizione sul Kailash, il monte che, nella tradizione buddhista tibetana, è il centro dell'universo, la sede del palazzo dell'Illuminato e delle sessantadue divinità beate. Per Thurman, il Kailash non evoca soltanto il cuore della dottrina buddista, ma è la chiave per accedere al mutamento vero dell'esistenza. Per Wise, invece, il bisogno disperato di sottoporsi a una disciplina e, insieme, neve e gelo, altitudini inebrianti e paesaggi incomparabili. Questi due punti di vista, così opposti e complementari, alimentano il racconto della spedizione racchiuso in questo libro e ne fanno una delle più complete descrizioni del Kailash e della civiltà tibetana.

Grenzenlos leben - wer wollte das nicht? Doch ist dies nicht ein Aufruf, noch egoistischer und selbstbezogener zu sein, als wir es ohnehin schon sind? Robert Thurman lädt uns in seinem neuen Buch ein, die Möglichkeit eines grenzenlosen Lebens zuzulassen. Wenn wir uns nicht auf unsere gegenwärtige Lebensspanne beschränken, sondern das Leben in einer erweiterten Perspektive betrachten, dann erwächst daraus ein Gefühl tiefer Verbundenheit zu allem, was uns umgibt - ein neues Gefühl der Verantwortung für uns selbst und andere. Wir müssen, so Thurman, unsere "Unsterblichkeit" leben, und zwar hier und jetzt, müssen in der Gegenwart die Verantwortung übernehmen für unser Handeln und dessen Wirkungen. Eine solche Sichtweise wird unser Leben, wird unsere Gesellschaft grundlegend verändern. Stützpfeiler einer solchen Entwicklung sind sechs Elemente: Weisheit, Großzügigkeit, Gerechtigkeit, Geduld, Kreativität und Kontemplation. Ausführliche Übungsanleitungen in jedem Kapitel helfen, das siebte Element, die Kunst des grenzenlosen Lebens, zu entfalten.

Diese Ausgabe des Tibetischen Totenbuchs präsentiert erstmals die meditative Praxis, die mit dem Totenbuch verbunden ist. Sie enthält den Kerntext, ausführliche Kommentare und bisher unübersetzte Meditationstexte, die dem westlichen Leser die tibetische Kunst des Sterbens näherbringen.

Spokój umysłu i poczucie szczęścia. Pragnienia współczesnego człowieka są uniwersalne, a jednocześnie trudne do osiągnięcia. Buddyzm tybetański i jego zasady oferują możliwość ich spełnienia. Nie musisz być wyznawcą buddyzmu, by praktykować nauki Buddy. W tej książce Autor, mnich buddyjski, emerytowany profesor i wykładowca buddyzmu oraz przyjaciel Dalajlamy, wyjaśnia, jak to zrobić. Znajdziesz w niej wyjaśnienie, czym jest buddyzm tybetański. Wykorzystasz 8 zasad diamentowej drogi, praktyki rozwoju duchowego osobistego oraz ćwiczenia umysłu, by zyskać świadomość otaczającej cię rzeczywistości. Pogodzisz się z nią i odrzucisz cierpienia wynikające z poczucia braku. Współczesny buddyzm dla każdego.

Wenn das Leben ein Kampf ist, ist dieses Buch Ihr Freund Auch wenn es uns nicht immer bewusst ist: Wir alle werden in unserem Leben mit äußeren und inneren Feinden konfrontiert, die uns in Konflikte verwickeln und uns an der Selbstentfaltung hindern. Ob es sich dabei um Menschen und Situationen handelt, die uns verunsichern, beunruhigen oder ängstigen oder um negative Gefühle wie Ärger, Angst und Wut – in diesem Buch zeigen zwei herausragende buddhistische Lehrer, wie wir uns davon befreien können. Mit einfachen buddhistischen Methoden wird es möglich, Widersacher zu identifizieren, die Beziehung zu ihnen zu wandeln und Frieden mit ihnen zu schließen. So finden wir über die bewusste Auseinandersetzung mit unseren Feinden zu innerer Ruhe und Harmonie.

Beschrijving van een pelgrimstocht naar de heiligste plaats in het Tibetaans boeddhisme, de berg Kailas.

Ve svém experimentálním kurzu věnovaném základům tibetského buddhismu se s námi Robert Thurman první západní člověk vysvěcený osobně Jeho Svatostí Dalajlámou podělí o prastarou moudrost i nesmírně cenné postupy velkých tibetských učitelů. Pomocí vlastních vysvětlení a komentářů určených pro lidi současného západního světa nám na základě velice uctívaného a dříve tajného textu tibetského mistra ze sedmnáctého století umožní plně se ponořit do tajů tibetské duchovní moudrosti.

Vnitřní revoluce se zabývá možnostmi obnovy světa prostřednictvím duchovní revoluce. Nabízí alternativu k našemu technologicky chápanému pokroku, pod jehož vlivem se vyvíjí vše – kromě nás samých. Její autor je skutečně výjimečnou osobností. Začátkem 60. let minulého století strávil pět let v klášteře tibetských buddhistických mnichů v indické Dharamsale. Stal se prvním Američanem, který byl vysvěcen na mnicha – a později zároveň prvním řádným vysokoškolským učitelem buddhismu v USA. Dokonalá znalost obou prostředí mu umožnila napsání knihy, nabízející vnitřní spirituální proměnu všech lidí.

Vnitřní revoluce se zabývá možnostmi obnovy světa prostřednictvím duchovní revoluce. Nabízí alternativu k našemu technologicky chápanému pokroku, pod jehož vlivem se vyvíjí vše kromě nás samých. Její autor je skutečně výjimečnou osobností. Začátkem 60. let minulého století strávil pět let v klášteře tibetských buddhistických mnichů v indické Dharamsale. Stal se prvním Američanem, který byl vysvěcen na mnicha a později zároveň prvním řádným vysokoškolským učitelem buddhismu v USA. Dokonalá znalost obou prostředí mu umožnila napsání knihy, nabízející vnitřní spirituální proměnu všech lidí.

Kniha představuje jednoho z nejpozoruhodnějších lidí současnosti 14. tibetského dalajlamu Tändzina Gjamccha v celé ohromující šíři jeho osobnosti, kterou u nás dosud neznáme: jako buddhistického mnicha, učitele buddhismu, hlasatele mezináboženské snášenlivosti, jako filosofa a vědce, politického představitele a vůdce Tibeťanů a v neposlední řadě i jako transreligiózního proroka, oslovujícího lidi všech vyznání i bez vyznání. Významný buddholog, buddhista a tibetanista Thurman využil dlouholeté osobní známosti s dalajlamou a hluboké odborné erudice a ve své knize se soustřeďuje na dalajlamův příspěvek k řešení současných politických, sociálních a ekologických problémů v Tibetu, v Číně a na celém světě. Český překlad je doplněn detailní informací o dalajlamových návštěvách v České republice, připravenou ve spolupráci se sdružením Lungta a nadací Forum 2000. Barevná příloha.