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In The Road Home, Ethan Nichtern, a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, investigates the journey each of us takes to find where we belong. Drawing from contemporary research on meditation and mindfulness and his experience as a Buddhist teacher and practitioner, Nichtern describes in fresh and deeply resonant terms the basic existential experience that gives rise to spiritual seeking--and also to its potentially dangerous counterpart,...

Discusses the principles and practices of Buddhism, including information about holy people and places, art, and festivals.

Using vignettes and anecdotes from his own life as well as quotations drawn from sources as varied as the Bible, Yiddish aphorisms, and stand-up comedy, Zen teacher and Unitarian Universalist minister James Ishmael Ford shares the gifts won over his lifetime of full-hearted engagement with the Zen path.

Buddhist nun Pema Chodron provides listeners with lessons of hope for dark and painful times. She explains that a hidden ''doorway'' to freedom appears when a person feels there is no way out of hardship, and that just beyond the door is the key to facing difficult circumstances courageously and fully. Listeners learn about the awareness of impermanence, and will learn how to separate themselves from external triggers of anger, fear, and sadness.

How do we take care of our jealousy, restlessness, and loneliness? How do we keep the energy and passion alive in our long-term relationships? How can we get a new relationship off to a strong and stable start? What does healthy intimacy look like? Amid the recent media coverage of infidelity and sexual transgressions of high-profile public officials, Thich Nhat Hanh offers ways to foster open communication, deal with strong emotions, and bring us...

When thirteen-year-old San Lee moves to a new town and school for the umpteenth time, he finds a way to stand out through his knowledge of Zen Buddhism.