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T
he inevitability of sickness, old age,
and death is a subject that makes a
lot of people uneasy. And yet, as
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Kathleen McDon-
ald tell us in this powerful and moving little
book, our anxiety around these things can be a
“wholesome fear”—a fear that can have a pos-
itive quality that ultimately enriches and nour-
ishes our lives. It does this by leaving us no
choice but to face difficult truths and live more
authentically because of them. Truly, we can
use our anxiety around all aspects of imper-
manence and death as a spur to really live
what’s most important; we can transform anx-
ious energy into high-octane fuel to help us
take up the practices right now that will lead
to peace, compassion, and joy. Doing so will
168 pages | 978-086171-630-2 | $14.95
help us to live well and, when the time comes
as it inevitably will, to die well too. It’s never January 2010
too early to start making this most important
of efforts—and, fortunately, it is never too late.
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F
irst Invite
Love In is a
beautiful col-
lection of exercises
inspired by the ancient
meditative arts of Tibetan Buddhism. Tana
Pesso and the late Penor Rinpoche worked
together to create this universal handbook,
free of jargon or religious language, offering
a gently guided course for anyone who
wants live more compas-
sionately, wisely, and
with a more open
and loving heart.
Tana Pesso holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard College and a master’s degree in
public policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. She has worked extensively as
a personal coach and an executive consultant. She lives in Rockport, MA. She has spent the
last decade as student of many prominent Buddhist teachers, including Penor Rinpoche.
Penor Rinpoche, one the most important teachers of his time, was the head of the Nying-
ma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Born in 1932 in Eastern Tibet, he was renowned by all as an
exemplary master of the Tibetan tradition. He tirelessly taught devoted students around the
world. He passed away in 2009.
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Longchen Rabjam (1308–69) is the most recognizable and revered master in the history
of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Well known and regarded as the premiere
expositor of the methods, paths, and results of Dzogchen practice, Longchen Rabjam is a
peerless figure in the world of Dzogchen.
Keith Dowman is the author of several books on Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, includ-
ing Flight of the Garuda and Sky Dancer. He lives in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto Zen priest and Dharma heir in the lineage of
Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and the San Francisco Zen Center with Dharma transmission
from Reb Anderson Roshi. Leighton began formal Soto practice in 1975 at the New
York Zen Center with Kando Nakajima Roshi and graduated in East Asian Studies
from Columbia College. He is author of Faces of Compassion and Visions of Awakening
Space and Time, and is co-translator and editor of several Zen texts, including Cultivating
the Empty Field. He now leads the Ancient Dragon Zen Gate in Chicago.
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Spring 2010 Titles
T
he massive outpouring of consumer
products available to most people living
in the West today might alone lead one
to ask, “How much is enough?” But at the same
time, if we allow ourselves to see the social,
political, economic, and environmental conse-
quences of the system that produces such a
mass of “goods,” then the question is not sim-
ply a matter of one’s own personal choice, but
points to the profound importance of our day-
to-day decisions.
This collection brings together essays from
an international conference jointly sponsored
by Ryukoku University, Kyoto, and the Insti-
tute of Buddhist Studies at UC Berkeley. The
effects of our own decisions and actions on
the human environment are examined from
several different perspectives, all informed by
Buddhist thought. The contributors are all 240 pages | 978-086171-685-2 | $16.95
March 2010
simultaneously Buddhist scholars, practition-
ers, and activists—and this powerful collec-
tion demonstrates the integral unity of theory
and practice for Buddhism.
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Spring 2010 Titles
Two-Color Interior!
his beautifully illustrated storybook for
Richard Wehrman was born in St. Louis and attended the Washington University school
of fine arts. His award-winning paintings have been exhibited at the Saint Louis Art Museum,
the St. Louis Artists Guild, and Washington University. He was chosen as a Rochester Com-
municator of the Year for illustration and has received a gold medal from the
National Society of Illustrators. He serves on the board of directors of the Heart-
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Robert Thurman currently teaches at Columbia and was chosen by TIME as one
of the twenty-five most influential people of 1997. He is the author of numerous
books.
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F
or more than half a century, David
Seyfort Ruegg, an independent scho-
lar affiliated with the School of Ori-
ental and African Studies (SOAS) at the
University of London, has been publishing
precise, informed, and seminal works on the
history and philosophy of Indian and Tibetan
Buddhism. Central to this highly regarded
oeuvre have been his works on Madhyamaka
(Middle Way) philosophy, the core doctrine
of Mahayana Buddhism that has animated
thinkers for two millennia. Whether engag-
ing in focused philological analysis, translat-
ing texts, or weighing in on larger trends in
the field of Buddhist studies, Ruegg shows
here why other scholars so often turn to him
for insights and perspective.
Drawing on decades of exhaustive and
authoritative research and scholasticism, The
Philosophy of the Middle Way represents a lifetime
480 pages | 978-086171-590-9 | $39.95 of work and dedication to the study and pres-
May 2010 entation of Buddhist philosophy. This vol-
ume of the Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism
series is a gift to all who are interested in
drawing on the wisdom of a masterful scholar
and a profound tradition of thought.
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n fresh and inviting language and
making frequent use of strikingly clear
diagrams and illustrations, Unlearning
the Basics challenges many of our common-
sense understandings about ourselves and the
world. The author lays out a new way of see-
ing that enables us to live more serenely, more
compassionately, and more free from the
slings and arrows of our busy lives.
Along the way, Rishi Sativihara looks at
love and grasping, at “the great unfixables,”
and at how vulnerability and pain feed the
“evolution of character”—all in the service of
helping us return to our true home and find
new ways to flourish.
Grounded in the Buddhist tradition yet
completely free from the formulas of tradi-
tional, tired presentations, Unlearning the Basics
has an informal, straightforward style that
will immediately captivate the reader.
Dr. Rishi Sativihari is a former Buddhist monk, trained and ordained in the Theravada
tradition of Sri Lanka. He has worked as a clinical psychologist for the University of Toronto
and currently he is involved in interfaith ministry with the United Church of Canada, His cur-
rent project is the design of a spiritual rehabilitation program for clergy suffering from
burnout.
Mu Soeng is the co-director of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and the author of The
Diamond Sutra: Transforming the Way We Perceive the World, Trust in Mind, and The Heart of the Universe.
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A Surfer’s Quest to Find Zen on the Sea
Jaimal Yogis
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A Practical Guide
Kathleen McDonald
288 pages, 978-086171-341-7, $14.95
How to Be Happy
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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Brad Warner
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