Saturday, January 14, 2023

Tibetan Buddhist Insights About Living


When I go yurt camping on January 13-16 at Bullard's Beach State Park near Bandon, Oregon, I plan to include a number of spiritual practices while on Retreat: walking, Vipassana meditation, reading spiritual books, Taijiquan, Qigong.  I am interested in the ethical and aesthetic aspects of Zen Buddhist practice.  I will read two books:

Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha's Path.  By Bhante Henepola Gunaratana.  Wisdom Pubs., 2001, 268 pages, VSCL.  




Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Modern World.  By Lama Surya Das.  432 pages, 1997.  VSCL.  


Lama Surya Das


Other books on the same topics, for reading at my home in Vancouver include:

The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness.  By Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche.  290 pages, 2007. VSCL.  

Awakening to the Sacred: Creating a Personal Spiritual Life. By Lama Surya Das. New York, Broadway Books, 1999. Resources, 382 pages. ISBN: 0767902750.  VSCL.


Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism.  By John Powers.  592 pages, 2007.  VSCL.  


Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living.  By Lama Surya Das. New York, HarperOne, 2008. 264 pages. 


Buddha Standard Time: Awakening to the Infinite Possibilities of Now.  By Lama Surya Das. Harper One, 2012. 224 pages. 


Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be: Lessons on Change, Loss and Spiritual Transformation. By Lama Surya Das. Broadway, 222 pages, 2003. VSCL. 





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