Translated by Adam Andrade with Geshe Michael Roach
The promise of these ancient books, for more than two thousand years, is that there exists—in tandem with the world we know—an invisible higher world, going on around us all the time. We can call it the “Diamond World,” but a simpler (and easily misunderstood) name is simply “Emptiness.”
...read moreEvery system of personal development in the world recommends giving as an important strategy for happiness, both personal and global.
Over two thousand years ago, the Buddha challenged his disciples with the question: “Is there any difference, though, between giving and sharing?” That is the question answered by this ancient teaching, which we have entitled The Art of Sharing.
...read more“All the Kinds of Karma.” A young man named Shuka runs into the Buddha in a garden near the ancient Indian city of Shravasti, and the Buddha agrees to share with him how to identify all the seeds we need to plant—in the months and years to come—a wonderful life.
...read moreCompetition is built into the American way of life. But is it the best way to live? When we perceive the world as a football game—as a competition to beat others so we can be the best and biggest—is there a human cost that all of us pay? If the two largest superpowers in the world have a trade war, does anybody truly win?
...read moreThe Yoga Sutra is the great motherbook of all the yoga works ever written; it was composed by the Indian master Patanjali some 2,000 years ago. The Sanskrit text is written in 210 briefs, cryptic verses whose meaning has long ago sunk into darkness; the many, confusing modern attempts to explain them bear little resemblance to each other, which is just a sign of how difficult this priceless little book can be.
...read more100 Answers for Your Relationship, from the Ancient Wisdom.
In this book, Geshe Michael has written out 100 of the most common questions he is asked by couples around the world who want to apply the deep knowledge of ancient times to their relationship. He then presents amazing, unexpected, and very effective answers to each question, drawing directly from ancient sources.
...read moreThe Meaning of the Heart Sutra, by Choney Lama, Drakpa Shedrup (1675-1748). Translated by Geshe Michael Roach with Elizabeth van der Pas.
...read moreA Commentary to The Diamond Cutter Sutra by Choney Lama, Drakpa Shedrup (1675-1748) • Translated by Geshe Michael Roach with Elizabeth van der Pas.
The Diamond Cutter Sutra is one of the most famous Buddhist books of all time; it was taught by the Buddha 25 centuries ago, and then spread throughout India, China, Tibet, Japan, and many other countries.
...read moreThe Golden Key unlocks the knowledge hidden inside the Mind Only school of Buddhism. It is a refreshing and deep dive into the world of Asian philosophy. This first-time translation of an Eastern classic is sure to find its way among history’s great works. Understanding this text and the philosophy it explains, literally has the ability to grant great wisdom to the reader. That may not all happen on the first pass.
...read moreACI Course 1 is a thorough study of the three great realizations (commonly known as the “three principal paths”) needed by every practitioner of Buddhism—which is why it’s the first of the 36 courses.
...read moreIn the year of 2020, a pandemic exploded in our world and made its way across all our countries, killing millions of people. Members of our team—particularly Dr Eric Wu—had already been working with ancient manuscripts and practices of an Enlightened Being known as Medicine Buddha.
...read moreThis Prayer Book is the perfect companion for daily practices and retreats. It contains the unmatched prayers of Jorchu, The Thousand Angels of the Heaven of Bliss and Lama Chupa.
...read moreFrom the author of How Yoga Works, a delightful adventure tale of yoga and the ancient wisdom behind it. Friday is a young girl who lives in a tiny nomad village high in the Himalayan plains, a thousand years before our time. Yoga is just starting to reach Tibet from India, and is strictly forbidden for women. In fact, so are books—and learning to read or to write.
...read moreComposed by The First Panchen Lama (1567-1662) and translated by Geshe Michael Roach.
This selection of exquisite poetry by Lobsang Chukyi Gyeltsen, come his biography as it appears in the classic work on the lives of the masters of the Lam Rim lineage, written by Yongdzin Yeshe Gyeltsen, tutor to His Holiness the Eighth Dalai Lama.
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