The Five Pillars of Transformation    by Aloka David Smith
Price: $1.99 USD. 31020 words. Language: English. Published on August 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
this book specially written for the dharmamind group covers five vital principles that need to be addressed by those dharma practitioners interested in practicing the immanent model - often referred to as the "practice of no practice" - of chan or zen of mahayana buddhism.

A Question of Dharma    by Aloka David Smith
Price: $5.99 USD. 43000 words. Language: English. Published on August 6, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
we can learn much from the questions of others, and readers may see themselves in any of the 108 questions in this book. aloka david smith’s 108 responses to those questions reflect his near 40 years of commitment to dharma practice whereby he meets the spirit of each question in his own direct and often playful way leading the reader into a profundity that will clarify as much as it will inspire.

Lotus Sutra Practice Guide: 35-Day Practice Outline    by Ryusho Jeffus
Price: $7.99 USD. 27080 words. Language: English. Published on August 3, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
35-Day Practice Outline; Introduction to the Lotus Sutra and beginning practice. This 35-Day guide presents an organized introduction to the study of the Lotus Sutra, the sutra revered by Nichiren Buddhists all over the world. Using this book along with a translation of the sutra the practitioner will gain an overview of the entire Lotus Sutra as well as a systematic approach to beginning to pract

Dharma Mind Worldly Mind    by Aloka David Smith
Price: $5.99 USD. 28790 words. Language: English. Published on July 31, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
this is not a book of lists and formulas like so many books on buddhist practice. instead, it begins by creating a practical framework for understanding the principles of the buddha’s teaching, and then goes much further, offering valuable advice on how to put those principles into practice. it focuses not just on sitting meditation but more crucially on our daily lives.

El libro tibetano de los muertos    by Anonimous
Price: $8.99 USD. 26460 words. Language: Spanish. Published by LD Books - Lectorum  on July 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
Este es un clásico de la sabiduría budista y del pensamiento religioso. Es un libro de instrucciones para que el moribundo transite en el llamado Bardo (un estado intermedio que se encuentra entre una muerte y un renacimiento). Su profundo mensaje es que el arte de morir es tan importante como el de vivir.

How To Practice Dharma: Teachings on the Eight Worldly Dharmas    by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Price: $5.00 USD. 92340 words. Language: English. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on July 15, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
This book is drawn from Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s graduated path to enlightenment teachings given over a four-decade period, starting from the early 1970s, and deals with the eight worldly dharmas, essentially how craving desire and attachment cause us to create problems and suffering and how to abandon these negative minds in order to find perfect peace and happiness.

Zen Prayers For Repairing Your Life    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 5540 words. Language: English. Published on July 11, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
Tai Sheridan's 'Zen Prayers' addresses what is unsettled within you and cultivates integrity and virtue. Zen prayer includes intimacy with the ground of Being, making yourself whole through honest self-reflection, clarifying your deepest spiritual intentions, wishing for the welfare of the world, and affirming the essential goodness of people and life.

Blue Sky, White Cloud    by Aloka David Smith
Price: $5.99 USD. 63090 words. Language: English. Published on July 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
the immanent model of dharma training is well known for its epithet of being a 'practice of no practice'. the paradoxical nature of this form of training found traditionally in china, japan and tibet is one that so easily defeats the western mind as this generally will only accept something that fits its logical conditioning.

A Record of Awakening    by Aloka David Smith
Price: $5.99 USD. 34760 words. Language: English. Published on June 22, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
‘the rare and inspiring example of a life consistently and uncompromisingly dedicated to the practice of the dharma.’ - urgyen sangharakshita. david smith describes the remarkable fruit of more than twenty years immersion in buddhist practice in which he reveals the basic principles of his training, and the process whereby the ‘tap root of ignorance’ is cut and the awakened mind is born.

What Would Buddha Inject? Buddhist Objections to Mandatory Childhood Immunization    by Harold Zo
Price: Free! 2440 words. Language: English. Published by New Paradigm Press  on June 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
Whatever the debatable benefits of our national childhood immunization program, the Karmic cost in ongoing, unrepentant, intentionally-inflicted animal suffering is mindbogglingly, exponentially higher. From a vegetarian Buddhist perspective, childhood immunization represents a spiritual abomination of unimaginable proportions. … A free full chapter excerpt from "Zo-Zen" by Harold Zo.