wisdom publications uk (8 resultados)

white & full color illustrated trade paperback soft cover "wraps with flaps" 8vo. (covers fold over like a dust jacket) very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. 2nd printing. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. 176p. glossary. notes. religion. philosophy. psychology. tibetan buddhism. meditation. deity yoga. svatantrika. madhyamika. ~ "In his Preface Professor Hopkins writes, '. the ideas, concepts and methods of various religions must be tried on for size, must be lifted above museum displays, must be confronted and allowed to resonate with one's own character. It is in this spirit then that, after publishing ten works that are largely translations of Buddhist texts, I present here a personalized account of central Buddhist practices.' Hopkins has the ability to clarify complicated ideas, to bring them to life, and this he does admirably here. He cuts through the theories of Buddhism and brings them vividly into the realm of experience. He explains emptiness, the function of the guru, meditation, the cherishing of others and the Bodhisattva ideal. He unravels the complex differences between the Hinayana and Mahayana, and between the various schools of thought within the Mahayana. He reconciles conventional and ultimate reality; shows how the mind is addicted to the lies that the senses tell it, and describes the process of cutting through this craziness called cyclic existence. Enlightenment is demystified and shown to be a possibility for each individual. The entire Buddhist path is laid out as a living experience all in the context of the final path being the tantric one: the most skilful and expedient way of utilizing one's experiences to penetrate through to the nature of reality and to cut, once and for all, the very root of one's suffering. Anyone wanting to understand the Mahayana Buddhist path couldn't wish for a better book." Cover: Painting of Vajrasattva by Robert Beer.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. A clean copy. The book opens automatically to page 102-103, but the binding is sound, with no pages becoming detached. The text is free of markings. This book is the transcript of a course given at kopan Gompa, Nepal in November-December 1983. It is described as "teachings on the Graduated Path to Enlightenment". Fast shipping world wide, with tracking number supplied.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. uk1st.edition.1st.printing/near fine softwraps in a near fine publishers fixed dustwrapper with flaps.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. uk1st.edition.1st.printing thus-first in this edition.near fine glossy softwraps in a publishers fixed dustwrapper with flaps.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. first printing thus.fine hardback with decorated boards.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Reprint. xvi, 708, [8]pp. Oatmeal cloth-covered boards, decorated, with black lettering front and spine. Red silk ribbon marker bound in. 8vo. Volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. Dust wrapper, not price clipped, is just a little bumped on extreme edges and a scattering of minor indentations.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. 1984.near fine softwraps original.

Paperback. Condición: Good. The cover has a bit of wear, with a few scuffs on the edges and creasing. The page edges are a bit tanned and foxed, as are the inside covers. 249 pages Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.