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Bhutan

It is based on a breathtaking photographs of historical fortresses, landscapes, culture and traditions from Bhutan.…

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Caring Economics

Can the hyperambitious, bottom-line-driven practices of the global economy incorporate compassion into the pursuit of wealth? Or is economics driven solely by materialism and self-interest? In Caring Economics, experts consider these questions alongside the Dalai Lama in a wide-ranging, scientific-based …

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In Praise of Weakness

Jollien (Le Metier D’homme), a French philosopher and winner of the Prix Mottart for Literature, uses a dialogue between Socrates and himself to explore his struggles with his disability (he was born with cerebral palsy), his discovery of philosophy, and …

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Beyond the Self: Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscience

Buddhism shares with science the task of examining the mind empirically; it has pursued, for two millennia, direct investigation of the mind through penetrating introspection. Neuroscience, on the other hand, relies on third-person knowledge in the form of scientific observation. …

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Tibet : An Inner Journey

“A unique combination of intimate close-ups, awe-inspiring landscapes, and ancient religious rituals. Unbelievably colorful.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“Tibet is the Roof of the World, a place where you feel that you arein the sky just as much as you are on …

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Motionless Journey: From a Hermitage in the Himalayas

A sublime photographic record of Ricard’s yearlong retreat in the foothills of the Himalayas.

A photographer and Buddhist monk, Matthieu Ricard recently spent one year in retreat at the hermitage of Pema Osel near Kathmandu. Surrounded by spectacular scenery, nestled …

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Enlightened Vagabond – The Life and Teachings of Patrul Rinpoche

The life and teachings of the wandering yogi Patrul Rinpoche—a highly revered Buddhist master and scholar of nineteenth-century Tibet—come alive in true stories gathered and translated by the French Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard over more than thirty years, based on …

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