Lone Cone Library

"Is it the world thats busy, or is it my mind?"The world moves fast, but that doesnt mean we have to. In this bestselling mindfulness guide Haemin Sunim (which means "spontaneous wisdom"), a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher born in Korea and educated in the United States, illuminates a path to inner peace and balance amid the overwhelming demands of everyday life.By offering guideposts to well-being and happiness in eight areas-including relationships,...

In this pithy, inspiring book, Pema Chodron presents the Buddhist concept of shenpa - - which can be translated as "getting stuck" or "getting Hooked" - - and shows you how you can liberate yourself from it.

Have you ever had an itch and not scratched it? In the Buddhist tradition, this points to a vast paradox: that by refraining from our urge to scratch, great peace and happiness is available.
On Getting Unstuck, Pema Chödrön introduces a rare Tibetan teaching she received from her teacher, Dzigar Kontrul Rinpoche, and one that has become critical to her practice. Here, she unveils the mystery of an ineffable quality: a pre-emotional

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Provides excellent insight into both ancient and modern Tibet.

This book offers short, stand-alone readings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than a collection of thoughts for the day, Comfortable with Uncertainty offers a progressive program of spiritual study, leading the reader through essential concepts, themes, and practices on the Buddhist path.Comfortable with Uncertainty does not assume prior knowledge of Buddhist thought or practice, making...

The Zen master and one of the world's most beloved teachers returns with a concise, practical guide to understanding and developing our most powerful inner resource-silence-to help us find happiness, purpose, and peace. Many people embark on a seemingly futile search for happiness, running as if there is somewhere else to get to, when the world they live in is full of wonder. To be alive is a miracle. Beauty calls to us every day, yet we rarely are...

Turning on the light -- Taming the wild stallion -- Like a baby learning to walk -- Life in the fast lane and other hindrances -- Awareness leads the way -- The walking path -- Meditation in action -- Exploring the fields of consciousness -- Working with pain -- Changing anger into loving kindness -- Self-awareness -- Following the path of least resistance.

A guide to reconciling Buddhist spirituality with the American way of life addresses the challenges of spiritual living in the modern world and offers guidance for bringing a sense of the sacred to everyday experience.

We need a strong, stable mind that can be relied upon as one's closest ally, and Sakyong Mipham delivers a way to achieve one. Having grown up American with a Tibetan influence, he speaks to Westerners as no one can: relating stories and wisdom from American culture and the great Buddhist teachers in idiomatic English. Strengthening, calming, and stabilizing the mind is the essential first step in accomplishing nearly any goal. Turning the Mind Into...