Dying into the river of Existence - Adyashanti

Dying into the river of Existence - Adyashanti
Dying into the River of Existence offers a profound and intimate investigation into the freedom of spiritual awakening. Recorded live at a weekend intensive with Adyashanti, it includes talks and direct inquiry dialogues with the audience.

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Sankyoku - Ensemble Yonin no Kaï

Sankyoku - Ensemble Yonin no Kaï
This ensemble of four musicians playing traditional music was created in 1957, when each of its four members was awarded a gold medal in Moscow at the international Competition of Traditional Instruments (three of them won awards for pieces of traditional repertoire up to the 19th century, and all four of them for contemporary pieces). Recently, two of its members have changed. Since then, The Yonin no Kai Ensemble have given many concerts, both in Japan and abroad. As evident from their discography, these artists have made an exceptional contribution to Japanese music, ancient as well as contemporary: they have recorded, so far, as much as fifteen albums with traditional music, and some ten albums with contemporary compositions.

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Kakuban - Shingon Texts

Kakuban - Shingon Texts
This volume includes five texts by Kukai ("On the Differences between the Exoteric and Esoteric Teachings"; "The Meaning of Becoming a Buddha in This Very Body"; "The Meanings of Sound, Sign, and Reality"; "The Meanings of the Word Hum"; and, "The Precious Key to the Secret Treasury"), and two by Kakuban ("The Illuminating Secret Commentary on the Five Cakras and the Nine Syllables"; and "The Mitsugonin Confession").

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Cloud Path, Journey of a Wandering Monk (2006)

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Cloud Path, Journey of a Wandering Monk (2006)
Cloud Path, Journey of a Wandering Monk is a documentary about a distinguished Buddhist monk. This was originally a locally produced TV program that had been aired in Korea and was selected by the Korea Foundation as an outstanding work for introducing Korean culture abroad. The original content has been dubbed into English, French, and Spanish. The documentary records the activities of Paul Muenzen (Buddhist name: Hyongak 玄覺), a Harvard University graduate who became a monk, as he learns the Manhaeng (萬行), experiences of the secular world. Along with its highly acclaimed cinematography, various aspects of Korea's rich traditional culture, such as samulnori (四物놀이) and onggi (crockery 옹기), are seen through the eyes of this American monk.

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Zen Buddhism: Shunryu Suzuki Roshi Interviews

Zen Buddhism: Shunryu Suzuki Roshi Interviews
A collection of very rare interviews and talks with the late Shunryu Suzuki.
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Come Come Come Upwards (1989)

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Come Come Come Upwards (1989)
About two women as they search in divergent ways for the Buddhist path. One woman, Soonyeo (Kang Soo-yeon), leaves her broken home to become a nun at a rural convent, where her troubled past life both consumes her inner life (as we see in flashbacks) and informs her reading of religious scripture. She meets Jinsung, an ascetic nun who excels at meditation but is inexperienced in the ways of the world. When Jinsung secludes herself in a cave to meditate, she is raped by a wily old monk, and is forced to reckon with her faith, and place in the world. Meanwhile, the monastery’s Abbess expels Soonyeo after an alcoholic criminal, whom Soonyeo saved from suicide, creates havoc at the convent. Soonyeo leaves the monastic life, but is torn between countryside and city, the sequestered spiritual life and the wearying world of dust.

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Happiness in a Material World - Dalai Lama

Happiness in a Material World - Dalai Lama
Here the Dalai Lama shows how centuries of Buddhist wisdom can bring meaning to our own lives. With an introduction to Buddhist practice to begin, this book then gives the life stories of the 13th Dalai Lama, the 14th Dalai Lama and Atisha. The main section is then a teaching entitled "Happiness in a Material World" followed by the "Path to Happiness".

His Guide to Happiness is of course influenced by Buddhism. But it really is not a religious approach but rather a very practical one: We can achieve happiness by developing our mind and applying it, in other words by personal development.

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