Author: Brad Warner
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Keywords: amp, truth, reality, movies, monster, zen, punk, rock, hardcore
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-10
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 086171380X
ISBN-13: 9780861713806

Hardcore Zen is not your typical "Zen" book. Brad Warner, the young punk who grew up to be a Zen master, spares no one — just like Reality itself. This bold new approach to the Why of Zen Buddhism is as strongly grounded in the tradition of Zen as it is utterly revolutionary: Warner’s voice is hilarious, and he calls on the wisdom of everyone from punk and pop culture icons to the Buddha himself to make sure his points come through loud and clear. The subtitle (and the cover!) say it all: there has never been a book like this one.

Authors:Jamgon Kongtrul, Sarah Harding,
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Keywords: tantric, meditation, points, essential, completion, creation
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2002-08
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0861713125
ISBN-13: 9780861713127

Jamgon Kongtrul, a master practitioner and one of Tibet’s most prolific writers, composed this text as a guide to the effective practice of tantric Buddhist meditation. Written in the style of the Tibetan songs of realization, the text leads a way along a clear path of meditative self-transformation. This revised and updated edition of Creation and Completion includes a commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.

Author: Daniel Brown
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Keywords: mahamudra, tradition, meditation, stages, way, pointing
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 2006-09-28
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0861713044
ISBN-13: 9780861713042

This spiritual manual describes mahamudra meditation from the perspective of the “gradual path,” a progressive process of training that is often contrasted to sudden realization. The book contains a step-by-step description of the ways to practice, precise descriptions of the various stages and their intended realizations, and the typical problems that arise along with their remedies. Drawn from a variety of sources, Pointing Out the Great Way distills the experiences of many great masters who have traversed the path of meditation to the point of perfect mastery.

Author: Dakpo Tashi Namgyal
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Keywords: meditation, mind, quintessence, moonlight, mahamudra
Number of Pages: 532
Published: 2006-06-05
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0861712994
ISBN-13: 9780861712991

When Mahamudra first appeared in 1986, it was a landmark in the history of Buddhist publishing in English. It was translated at the behest of the 16th Karmapa, who was asked what text would be most beneficial to Western practitioners. Collecting all of Mahamudra’s key texts in one volume, the book is a staple for practitioners of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, who appreciate its detailed theoretical and practical explanations. This stunning new edition, printed on fine paper, is as inspiring to behold as it is to read.

Author: Rewata Dhamma
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Keywords: buddha, discourse, first
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1996-01-25
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0861711041
ISBN-13: 9780861711048

After enlightenment, the Buddha delivered his first discourse to five disciples in Deer Park, India. Known as the Four Noble Truths, this lesson forms the foundation and essence of all the Buddha’s teachings. It contains all the necessary information and instruction for us to become free from suffering and gain insight into the truth of enlightenment. The First Discourse of the Buddha includes a history of the Buddha’s life, background on Buddhism, and a contemporary translation of and commentary on the Four Noble Truths.

Author: Tom Chetwynd
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Keywords: heaven, kingdom, amp, zen
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2001-03-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0861711874
ISBN-13: 9780861711871

Author: Kevin A. Vose
Publisher: Wisdom Publications
Keywords: tibetan, studies, indian, buddhism, prasangika, creation, candrakirti, disputes, resurrecting
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2009-02-09
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0861715209
ISBN-13: 9780861715206

Though his writings form the basis for studying the Middle Way in many Tibetan monasteries, the seventh century Indian master Candrakirti was widely unknown during his lifetime and in the centuries following his death. Despite this lack of recognition, Candrakirti is now celebrated as offering the most thorough and accurate vision of Nagarjuna’s view of emptiness, which in turn most fully represents the final truth of the Buddha’s teaching. In Resurrecting Candrakirti, Kevin Vose examines Candrakirti’s rise to prominence and the further elaborations the Tibetans have made on his Madhyama