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How can we go on living "when things fall apart" when we are overcome by pain, fear, and anxiety? Pema Chodron's answer to that question contains some spectacularly good news…

Compiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world.

There is no one more suited to introduce beginners - and remind seasoned practitioners - of the fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism than His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

In this treasure, the renowned Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh offers timeless insight into the nature of real love.

In this three-CD program, Pema Chodron draws on Buddhist teachings to reveal how to find real happiness amid the inevitable shocks, losses, and frustrations of living.

As human beings we stand on the threshold between two realities: the world of material existence and the world of spiritual Being. The "knowing heart" is the sacred place where these two dimensions meet and are integrated.

It’s true, as they say, that we can only love others when we first love ourselves and we can only experience real joy when we stop running from pain.

Reconnect to your inner sense of pleasure and joy through embodiment practices, which put you in touch with the natural wisdom of your body and enhance your ability to connect with others.

The Rumi Collection presents an essential anthology of the works of the thirteenth-century Sufi poet and philosopher Jalâluddin Rumi.

With insight and humor, Chodron frames her teachings around 59 traditional Buddhist practice slogans (called lojong in Tibetan) to develop the courage to face inner pain and thereby discover a wealth of joy, well-being, and confidence.