Buddhism Steps

One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps has established itself as a classic, a bellwether of the most significant recovery movement of the 21st century, combining Buddhist mindfulness practices with a 12-step recovery program.

Why do smart, capable people still feel anxious, restless, or quietly unsatisfied—even when everything should be fine? It’s not because something’s wrong with you. It’s because no one ever handed you a clear, reliable map for dealing with life’s inner friction. This book is that map. The Four Noble Truths for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Introduction to Buddhist Wisdom takes the Buddha’s earliest, most powerful teaching and makes it usable—right now, in your life, just as it is. You don’t need incense, robes, or a spiritual retreat. You need practical tools that work when ...

This audiobook contains a basic overview of Buddhism, including the life of Buddha and the various kinds of Buddhism that have developed. It takes a look at all the key concepts and most important teachings, methods, and insights in a way that is easy to understand. Filled with a wealth of common sense and otherworldly wisdom, the path to enlightenment is considered.

In the same engaging style that has endeared him to listeners of Mindfulness in Plain English, Bhante Gunaratana delves deeply into each step of the Buddha's most profound teaching on bringing an end to suffering: the noble eightfold path. With generous and specific advice, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness offers skillful ways to handle anger, to find right livelihood, and to cultivate loving-friendliness in relationships with parents, children, and partners, as well as tools to overcome all the mental hindrances that prevent happiness.

Lucidly and beautifully written, Peace Is Every Step contains commentaries, meditations, personal anecdotes, and stories from Nhat Hanh's experiences as a peace activist, teacher, and community leader. It begins where the listener already is - in the kitchen, office, driving a car, walking - and shows how deep meditative presence is available now.

The deceptively simple three-phase method presented here is a meditation practice that can be worked with for a lifetime. Larry Rosenberg looks to Zen, to Insight Meditation, and to the teachings of J. Krishnamurti to find three kinds of meditation that anyone can do and that complement each other in a wonderful way: (1) breath awareness, (2) breath as anchor, and (3) choiceless awareness. Having the three methods in one's repertoire gives one meditation resources for any life situation.

A Year of Kaizen – 365 Days of Small Steps for Big Growth Do you struggle to stay consistent with personal growth? Do big life changes feel overwhelming? What if you could transform your life—just 1% at a time? A Year of Kaizen is your daily guide to self-improvement, using the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen—continuous, small, and sustainable progress. This book provides 365 powerful yet simple daily actions designed to help you: ✔ Develop Self-Discipline & Productivity – Build better habits, stay focused, and eliminate distractions. ✔ Strengthen Mindset & Mental Resilience – ...

One of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world—author of such acclaimed books as A History of God, Islam, and Buddha—now gives us an impassioned and practical book that can help us make the world a more compassionate place. Karen Armstrong believes that while...

It was the early 1960s. The place, a far-off corner of the Himalayas long fabled in Tibetan tradition to be hiding a valley of immortality among its peaks and glaciers - a real-life Shangri-La. They waited generations for the prophesied lama to come, the one with the secret knowledge of how to "open" the Hidden Land. Then, one day, he came. His name was Tulshuk Lingpa.

Whether you are struggling to stay off heroin or with an obsessive pattern of thinking that prevents you from leading a more fulfilling life, the same principles apply. The eight steps in this book take you away from the trouble caused by addictive tendencies, helping you untangle these drives, to discover a richer and more fulfilling way of living.

The Twelve Steps as a Path to Enlightenment - How the Buddha Works the Steps explains how the spiritual principals embodied in the Twelve Steps parallel the Buddhist teachings for reaching ultimate enlightenment. This book is perfect for Buddhists, atheists, and members of Twelve Step programs that are ready to take their personal growth to the next level. Written by spiritual teacher and life coach, Dorena Rode, this guidebook clearly presents a step by step proven method for increasing joy, making life more meaningful and destroying self-limiting beliefs. The spiritual seeker, whether in ...

This is the most succinct and practical guide yet for those who want to incorporate meditation into their recovery work. Here he examines the traditional Twelve Step view of meditation before telling us about his own journey of discovery.

ARE YOU FASCINATED by stories of permanent shifts in personal consciousness called "awakening" or "enlightenment"? Written by a trusted American teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, Clearing the Way to Awakening will introduce you to the spirited nine-step practice that nearly every acclaimed enlightened being from Tibet completed. Known as the ngondro, it radically re-orients the practitioner to an inspiring long-term vision, frees them from unconscious limiting karmic patterns, and fills them with positive karmic force that cannot be stopped.

🌿 A Gentle Companion to Whispers of the Zen Forest 🌿 💫 Practices to Help You Slow Down, Let Go of Overthinking & Cultivate Inner Peace—in Just 5 Minutes a Day! ⭐️ What if each quiet pause could help you apply timeless Zen wisdom—and gently transform your day? ⭐️ Do you enjoy mindful reading but struggle to keep a consistent practice? ⭐️ Are you seeking a peaceful, practical way to integrate meditation, gratitude, and emotional clarity into your life? Then this workbook is your personal space to pause, reflect, and grow. 📚 Whispers of the Zen Forest Workbook by ...

Everything we care about—our mental and physical well-being, our relationships, our spiritual life, our ability to be useful to others—depends on our ability to access love and compassion within ourselves first. This clear, step-by-step guide offers a way to cultivate this power through an evidence-based meditation method called Sustainable Compassion Training (SCT).

The Tibetan Book of Awakening: Seven Steps to Joy and Wisdom presents the path to awakening in the fresh modern language that captures the timeless essence of Tibetan Buddhism. Traditional Tibetan Buddhist teachings are presented here in such a way that allows the listener to immediately relate their own life experience to Buddhist teachings, no matter where they are in the path.

Ocho pasos hacia la felicidad es un profundo y práctico comentario de una de las escrituras budistas más apreciadas, Adiestramiento de la mente en ocho estrofas, compuesta por el gran Bodhisatva tibetano Langri Tangpa. En este comentario se presentan con claridad métodos eficaces para transformar todas las dificultades de la vida en experiencias espirituales de gran valor, mejorar nuestras relaciones con los demás y despertar nuestro potencial ilimitado de amor, compasión y sabiduría. Durante siglos, estos métodos han proporcionado paz duradera, inspiración y serenidad a innumerables personas en Oriente....

The Danish people are the happiest in the world, and for good reason. The secret lies in their lifestyle, their famous concept of 'Hygge'. Simplify And Get Cosy The people in Scandinavia know to curb the cold winter nights into a slow-paced season of togetherness and cosy living. The Danish refer to this as 'hygge'. A word that does not have or even NEED a good translation, because everybody that encounters it will instantly fall in love with it. Hygge means to live simple, and to put coziness before style. Get snug and grab yourself a blanket, pour a good cup of hot chocolate, and start ...

A Beginner’s Guide To Understanding & Practicing Buddhism Buddhism is one of the world’s oldest spiritual traditions — having existed for more than 2500 years. It’s currently practiced by more than 480 million people all across the globe. While countless religions have been abandoned through the centuries, the insights and practices of Buddhism are still carried on today in every corner of the world. In this beginner’s guide, we will provide the basic outlines of the understanding of the world that informs Buddhist practice. Key concepts and terms will be introduced one by one. In...

En Los Siete Pasos Hacia El Amor el Dalai Lama lanza un mensaje inspirador que nos empuja a abrir nuestros corazones a una nueva e ilimitada experiencia del amor que transformará para siempre nuestras vidas. Su Santidad el Dalai Lama, el líder budista más respetado en todo el mundo y premio Nobel de la Paz, ofrece en este audiolibro las claves del camino que tenemos que seguir para alcanzar la verdadera felicidad y la plenitud en nuestras vidas a través del amor.