The Enlightenment of Jesus    by David W. Jones
Price: $5.25 USD. 38010 words. Language: English. Published on May 17, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
What if Jesus showed up at your house one night, tapped you on the shoulder, and told you to wake up to the life you were missing? What would you do? Each chapter begins with an encounter with Jesus followed by simple steps to living life awake using ideas from Zen, mindfulness, and the encounters and teachings of Jesus from the Gospels.

Dharamsala Diaries: A Spiritual Travelogue    by Swati Chopra
Price: $2.99 USD. 107780 words. Language: English. Published on May 9, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Spiritual awakening.
This lyrical travelogue of the spirit takes you to Dharamsala, the Himalayan town that is the home in exile of the Dalai Lama. Through the stories of the seekers, wanderers and refugees that gather here, this book explores the nature of the spiritual journey and, indeed, of life itself.

The Key to the Castle: Zen and Travel Stories of Trust    by Sue Schleifer
Price: $4.99 USD. 50230 words. Language: English. Published on May 2, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.
What happens to a beginning student of Zen as she sits and watches her mind? How is a Zen retreat like a vacation? Whether visiting her aging mom, hiking in northern Thailand, crossing a rain-swelled creek in South Africa, or eating formal meals at a Zen retreat, Schleifer asks, “What is going on here?” Her discoveries become ours in this clear and poignant account of inner and outer journeys.

If You Fall Down Seven Times Get Up Eight: Aspects of Practice for Gay and Lesbian Buddhists    by Deshi
Price: $7.99 USD. 41860 words. Language: English. Published by Typhoon Media on May 1, 2013. Nonfiction » Gay and Lesbian » Sociology.
Offers both male and female, beginner and veteran a discussion of those aspects of Buddhist practice which benefit gay people and which address current issues of prejudice and homophobia.

Buddhist Meditation and the Internet: Practices and Possibilities    by Joanne Miller
Price: $6.99 USD. 36720 words. Language: English. Published by Typhoon Media on May 1, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
We now know that people are trying to reproduce online much of what they do offline. So why is it that meditation is only a very small part of Buddhist Internet activity?

Mindfulness and Vipassana - Meditation for Everyone    by Hiten Vyas
Price: $5.99 USD. 6880 words. Language: English. Published on April 29, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
An eBook which teaches you both the Mindfulness Meditation and Vipassana Meditation techniques and how you can use them to calm unhelpful thoughts, emotions and sensations, and bring peace to your mind and life.

Thus Have I Heard -- Buddhist Parables and Stories    by Minh Thanh
Price: Free! 44100 words. Language: American English. Published by YMBA  on April 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
Buddhism has always been fond of parables and many of these were used by the Buddha himself. He taught by parables, "for men of good understanding will readily enough catch the meaning of what is taught under the shape of a parable."

Brahma Net Sutra    by Sutra Translation Committee
Price: Free! 35010 words. Language: American English. Published by YMBA  on April 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
After the passing of the historical Buddha more than 2500 years ago, His teachings were codified in theTripitaka, or three "baskets": sutras, commentaries and precepts. The Brahma Net Sutra is part of both the basket of sutras and the basket of precepts, and contains the Bodhisattvaprecepts, the highest moral code in Mahayana.

A Composition Urging The Generation Of The Bodhi Mind    by Chan Master Shih-Hsien Hsing-An
Price: Free! 8850 words. Language: American English. Published by YMBA  on April 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
"Everything returns to Oneness at the source, but there are many expedient methods that lead us there." This is a very popular saying in Buddhism. However, even though three are many expedient methods, we must really practice with diligence; otherwise, we are left with only many expedient methods having no particular benefit for anyone -- i.e., with nothing at all.

The Dharma of Mind Transmission    by Chan Master Huang-Bei Tuan-Chi
Price: Free! 15970 words. Language: American English. Published by YMBA  on April 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
The Mind is Buddha; Buddha is the Mind. All sentient beings and all Buddhas have the same Mind, which is without boundaries and void, without name and form and is immeasurable.