The Life and Teachings of the Buddha
A Comprehensive Guide to Buddhist Philosophy and Practice
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Benjamin Boyle
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The Life and Teachings of the Buddha is a comprehensive guide to Buddhist philosophy and practice, offering listeners a deep understanding of the key concepts and teachings that have guided millions of people around the world for over 2,500 years.
Written by an expert in Buddhist philosophy, this book takes listeners on a journey through the life of the Buddha, exploring his early spiritual experiences, his quest for enlightenment, and his teachings on the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, and the importance of ethical behavior, meditation, and mindfulness.
Listeners will gain insights into the nature of the mind and the world around us, and see how mindfulness, compassion, and ethical behavior can help us to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.
Moreover, the book examines the concepts of karma, rebirth, and dependent origination, providing listeners with a deeper understanding of the nature of reality and the causes of suffering.
Throughout the book, listeners will gain a deep appreciation for the teachings of the Buddha and their relevance in modern times, providing a source of wisdom and guidance for those seeking to navigate the challenges and complexities of our world.
This comprehensive guide is ideal for beginners and advanced practitioners alike, providing a thorough exploration of the key concepts and teachings of Buddhist philosophy and practice. The book also offers practical exercises and meditations, allowing listeners to apply these teachings in their daily lives and experience their transformative power firsthand.
Whether you are a seasoned practitioner or new to Buddhist philosophy, The Life and Teachings of the Buddha is an essential guide for anyone seeking to live a more mindful, compassionate, and fulfilling life.
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Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth and Death and Everything in Between
- By: Daisaku Ikeda
- Narrated by: Michael Bove
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 51
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Story5 out of 5 stars 51
This introduction to Nichiren Buddhism explores the philosophical intricacies of life and reveals the wonder inherent in the phases of birth, aging, and death. Core concepts of Nichiren Buddhism, such as the 10 worlds and the nine consciousnesses, illustrate the profundity of human existence. This book provides Buddhists with the tools they need to fully appreciate the connectedness of all beings and to revolutionize their spiritual lives based on this insight.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unlock Your Buddha Nature
- By Jonathan W. on 07-29-21
By: Daisaku Ikeda
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The World Could Be Otherwise
- Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path
- By: Norman Fischer
- Narrated by: Norman Fischer
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story5 out of 5 stars 62
In frightening times, we wish the world could be otherwise. With a touch of imagination, it can be. Imagination helps us see what’s hidden, and it shape-shifts reality’s roiling twisting waves. In this inspiring reframe of a classic Buddhist teaching, Zen teacher Norman Fischer writes that the paramitas, or “six perfections” - generosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyful effort, meditation, and understanding - can help us reconfigure the world we live in.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Master piece
- By Andrew Lenards on 02-08-20
By: Norman Fischer
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The Heart of Meditation
- Discovering Innermost Awareness
- By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins - editor/translator
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 132
His Holiness the Dalai Lama provides intimate details on an advanced meditation practice called Dzogchen using a visionary poem by the 19th-century saint Patrul Rinpoche, author of the Buddhist classic Words of My Perfect Teacher. The Dalai Lama deftly connects how training the mind in compassion for other beings is directly related to - and in fact a prerequisite for - the very pinnacle of Buddhist meditation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a deep book....
- By Cian on 01-31-18
By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and others
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Buddha is as Buddha Does
- The 10 Original Practices for Enlightened Living
- By: Lama Surya Das
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
Of all the Buddha's teachings, perhaps his greatest gift can be found in "the Bodhisattva ideal", a template for living in the world as an "Awakener", a servant of the highest good for all. With his previous best-sellers including Awakening the Buddha Within, American-born Tibetan Buddhist teacher Lama Surya Das has made the helpful, healing insights of the Buddha accessible to millions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Puts the heart into mindfulness meditation
- By Steven on 01-18-18
By: Lama Surya Das
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Discovery of the Presence of God
- Devotional Nonduality
- By: David R. Hawkins MD PhD
- Narrated by: Peter Lownds PhD
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 99
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story5 out of 5 stars 75
The sixth book in a progressive series by Dr. David R. Hawkins, this work finalizes and further clarifies the true nature and core of the condition termed Enlightenment. It is primarily an instruction manual for the serious spiritual devotee and reveals information known only by those who have transcended the ego to reach Divine Realization. This is the inner route from the self to the Self, and the descriptions of the progressive states are devoted to the listener's own illumination.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful
- By Josias on 04-15-21
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The Jewel of Abundance
- Finding Prosperity through the Ancient Wisdom of Yoga
- By: Ellen Grace O'Brian, Philip Goldberg - foreword
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
Although millions of westerners practice yoga simply for its health benefits, this multifaceted discipline has far more to offer. In The Jewel of Abundance, author Ellen Grace O’Brian reveals an overlooked aspect of yoga: its powerful techniques for attaining prosperity. Drawing upon the ancient Vedic tradition of Kriya Yoga (the yoga of practice), she shows us how spirituality and earthly success can complement each other, leading to realization of the higher self.
By: Ellen Grace O'Brian, and others
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The Road Home
- A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path
- By: Ethan Nichtern
- Narrated by: Ethan Nichtern
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 112
Do you feel at home right now? Or do you sense a hovering anxiety or uncertainty, an underlying unease that makes you feel just a bit uncomfortable, a bit distracted and disconnected from those around you? 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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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How can you pass this up?
- By Amy Minutillo on 04-08-16
By: Ethan Nichtern
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Buddha in Your Mirror
- Practical Buddhism and the Search for Self
- By: Woody Hochswender, Greg Martin, Ted Morino
- Narrated by: Dan Worren
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 119
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 103
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Story5 out of 5 stars 104
While the notion that “happiness can found within oneself” has recently become popular, Buddhism has taught for thousands of years that every person is a Buddha, or enlightened being, and has the potential for true and lasting happiness. Through real-life examples, the authors explain how adopting this outlook has positive effects on one’s health, relationships, and career and gives new insights into world environmental concerns, peace issues, and other major social problems.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Book on SGI Buddhism/ Nichiren Buddhism
- By S. Randel on 12-27-20
By: Woody Hochswender, and others
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Feeling Wisdom
- Working with Emotions Using Buddhist Teachings and Western Psychology
- By: Robert Preece
- Narrated by: Paul Ansdell
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
The realm of emotion is one of those areas where Buddhism and Western psychology are often thought to be at odds: Are emotions to be valued, examined, worked with as signs leading us to deeper self-knowledge? Or are they something to be ignored and avoided as soon as we recognize them?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very helpfull
- By Ann Hjälmås on 10-03-19
By: Robert Preece
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Essential Spirituality
- By: Roger Walsh MD PhD, His Holiness the Dalai Lama - foreword
- Narrated by: Roger Walsh M.D.#Ph.D.
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 64
Based on more than 20 years of research and spiritual practice, written by a man who is both a spiritual practitioner and award-winning scientist, Essential Spirituality shows how you can apply the seven practices central to all the world's major religions in your daily life. Filled with stories, myths, case histories, prayers, and practical advice, this extraordinary work has the power to change your life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly recommended
- By Mark on 05-13-04
By: Roger Walsh MD PhD, and others
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Boundless Awareness
- A Loving Path to Spiritual Awakening and Freedom from Suffering
- By: Michael A. Rodriguez, Joan Tollifson
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69
Written in clear, accessible language, this book seeks to free listeners from their suffering by drawing attention to the direct experience of self as abiding, loving, boundless awareness. Using practical exercises and meditations, the author guides listeners through a process of spiritual awakening, deconstructing self-delusions and integrating a new concept of existence that is free from the suffering of individual selfhood, but which acknowledges the attachments, traumatic experiences, and emotional pain of being human.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good content but OY, the narration!
- By "lparks0111" on 12-16-20
By: Michael A. Rodriguez, and others
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Channeled Messages from Deep Space
- Wisdom for a Changing World
- By: Mike Dooley
- Narrated by: Mike Dooley
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Enter Frank: a collective of eight beings from a distant planet who know what we’re going through because they’ve been there, too. Their civilization, once beset by many of the same challenges we face, has now advanced to a point where they can offer an informed and compassionate perspective on our trials, tribulations, and triumphs here on Earth. Speaking to Mike Dooley, one of today’s most celebrated New Thought leaders, with medium Tracy Farquhar serving as their channel, Frank answers our questions.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I love Mike Dooley, but, could not like this book
- By Tina Keel on 03-04-19
By: Mike Dooley
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Meditation and Mantras
- By: Swami Vishnu-Devananda
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam, Shuchi Gokhale
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story5 out of 5 stars 22
The modern lifestyle with its excesses and worldly desires, the constant need to be connected, and the rapid development in technology, has made stress and lifestyle-related diseases the norm. The need for meditation, thus, is more acute. Meditation calms the mind, brings focus and enhances the senses, resulting in a better quality of life and work. And with the right Mantras, meditation becomes a highly effective tool in unleashing the immense potential within oneself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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essential for all aspirants on the path
- By Behudet Maat on 05-11-16
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Counsels from My Heart
- By: Dudjom Rinpoche
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story5 out of 5 stars 34
Counsels from My Heart is one of the few volumes of teachings by Dudjom Rinpoche, a legendary meditation master of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, to become available in English. It features talks to students presented in Dudjom Rinpoche's characteristically incisive and direct style, bringing the timeless heart-counsels of this great teacher vividly to life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Content is exceptional, narration is absurd.
- By JDKC on 09-01-21
By: Dudjom Rinpoche
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Spontaneous Creativity
- Meditations for Manifesting Your Positive Qualities
- By: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
- Narrated by: Marcy Vaughn
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Mention creativity, and what comes to mind? For many of us, creativity is the province of someone with a singular gift toiling away in service to their art. From this perspective, creativity is a solitary endeavor - the struggle of the individual to express their distinctive vision to the world. But what if we looked at creativity through a wider lens, as a dynamic force that animates us and connects us with every being on the planet? From this perspective, creativity is not just a spark igniting the fire of inspiration.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A priceless jewel
- By Timo Y on 04-04-20
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A Path with Heart
- A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
- By: Jack Kornfield
- Narrated by: Jack Kornfield
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 708
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 542
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 529
Jack Kornfield's A Path with Heart has been acclaimed as the most significant book yet about American Buddhism, a definitive guide to the practice of traditional mindfulness in America today. On this audio edition, Kornfield teaches the key principles of Buddhism's cherished vipassana (insight) tradition and puts them into direct service, with the unique needs of the contemporary seeker in mind.
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1 out of 5 stars
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NOT THE BOOK
- By E Carroll on 06-07-18
By: Jack Kornfield