Dharma Space Series: Dillon Masters, The Other side of Midnight

Dharma Space Series
Original Title in English
by Author: Dillon Masters, visit his blog
Vietnamese eBook: Dharma Space / YourVietBooks.com
Translation by Anh Tho Andres and team (coming up)

Excerpts

This book is not about religion. It is instead a journey off the pile to find our spiritual root. Religions come and go. They get shaped and reshaped and concoct a wide variety of stories and theories about the unseen dimensions of our lives. It has always been that way and undoubtedly will always be that way. I can't stop that process and neither can you. So this is not a book about religion but it is about the part of us that is unseen. That part never changes and inhabits us all. Religions however can be perhaps the most destructive force on earth. They implant beliefs into people's minds which are then used to justify the most egregious forms of violence against each other, with sanctimonious justification. Religion is not the same thing as spirituality even though the two often get commingled. And I say these seemingly harmful words only because I care about what works and what doesn't. When we become dismayed with the journey to oblivion we need some help in finding our way. I am only here now because I got the help I needed. I owe you that much and I'm sorry to tell you that you are not likely to get what you need within the framework of ordinary, off-the-shelf religion. They can either lead people to find their spiritual roots or serve as justification for violence, but it's important to understand that religion and spirituality are not the same thing. I'm a pragmatist; a "bird in hand" sort of person. Show me what works and forget about the seemingly plausible theory and I'm yours. Perhaps there are some of you who share this perspective. If so, keep reading. If not then take a nap.

This hidden side of midnight is very strange and seems to contradict our most coveted dogmas about life. It will be impossible for me to say what needs to be said without experience and thought. We are, of course, persuaded that we know, with certainty, what reality is. We think it is the meaningless struggle to the top but none of us knows the language of the butterfly until we become one. We understand it as being whatever appears before us and likewise we measure "un-reality" against that standard. We say a person is unhinged when they are out of touch with this reality (which is actually un-reality). But just for the sake of discussion let's bring this issue to the fore and take a look at the possibility that we don't actual have it right. Perhaps once we thoroughly explore this matter we'll begin to see that the vast majority of the human race is unhinged and climbing the pile to oblivion. But if that is the norm then nobody will get upset. Misery does love company and at this juncture in history misery is wide-spread.
Contents:
Forward
Introduction
Part One—The hidden side of midnight: He who rides the dragon ends up in

• The Dream
• The contrast principle
• Zen Masters and the physics of dependent origination
• Immanent Transcendence
• Emptiness
• The language of language and the Platonic Fold
• The language of no language and the Platonic Fold
• Forms of delusion
• Thinking about thinking
• Ontology and Epistemology—Two parts of the same thing
• The two poles of Buddhism
• The nature of the two poles
• Enlightenment

Part Two—The apparent side of midnight

• Serendipity
• Light poles and coffee cups
• The God Map
• What the equation means and Implications
• The Heart Sutra Map
• The Mechanics of Happiness

Part Three—Just one big dream

• The Mind of Christ and the Holy Grail
• Finding our way home
• Ten frequently asked questions and answers

About the Author:

A life time of discovery unveiling the amazing two-sided nature of us all. I’ve been graced with finding a jewel too valuable to keep. We all reap what we sow. So I caste the seeds of my discovery to all. The jewel is not mine. Everyone has a share awaiting discovery. “...seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Thirty+ years maturing in the Zen way of life has opened up an amazing spiritual frontier.

Note from Anh Tho: 

Author Dillon Masters has donated his works on Dharma Space to the Vietnamese Readers. Our team of volunteers will be offering the readers the Vietnamese translation of his work as a contribution to the spreading of good Dharma.

Volunteering: All volunteers are welcome to join this project.

Donation acknowledged: 

The wish of the Author is that the proceeds of all income generated by the Vietnamese version will be donated to a charity organisation in Vietnam. On behalf of future beneficiaries of this kind attention, I would like to thank Author Dillon Masters and our team of volunteers for this common cause.

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Dharma Space Series: Dillon Masters, Moreover (Introduction)

Original Title in English
by Author: Dillon Masters
Publisher: JJ Publishing (Ed. July 2011)
ISBN: 978-0-615-50061-4
Vietnamese eBook: Dharma Space / YourVietBooks.com
Translation by Tuong Vi, Anh Tho


Back to Contents


Introduction


We are birthed in pain. We die in pain, and in between we move and grow imperceptibly from one to the other. So it is with every phenomenal creature from the smallest to the largest, regardless of distinction. And so it is with the institutions we create from families to communities, cultures, and nations. All of it goes through the very same process of growth. 

It happens in baby steps so subtle that we don’t even notice the progression—youth to adolescence to young adulthood, onward to maturity and a final cessation. The changes are continuous and go unnoticed except when extended absences are encountered. And then we see with amazement what has been ongoing. Cultures go through the same growth process, and it is always shocking and painful when the end game begins to approach.

It has been nearly 40 years since I first read The Limits to Growth, an insightful book commissioned by the Club of Rome (CoR). For those who don’t know, or have forgotten, the Club was put together in 1968 at David Rockefeller’s estate in Bellagio, Italy. The CoR describes itself as “a group of world citizens, sharing a common concern for the future of humanity.” 

I was a mere 28 years old at the time when the Club was formed but was greatly affected by the message of The Limits to Growth. The Club states that its mission is “to act as a global catalyst for change through the identification and analysis of the crucial problems facing humanity and the communication of such problems to the most important public and private decision makers as well as to the general public.”

Dharma Space Series: Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spititual Laws of Success

Original Title in English: The Seven Spititual Laws of Success, A Practical Guide to the Fulfilment of Your Dreams.
By Author: Deepak Chopra
Publishers: Bantam Press (1996) reprinted 5 times (1997) based on the book 'Creating Affluence: Wealth Consciousness in the Field of all Possibilities' by same Author.

About the Book:
This is a book you will cherish for a lifetime, for within its pages are the secrets to making all your dreams come true. In the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra distils the essence of his teachings into seven simple, yet powerful principles that can easily be applied to create success in all areas of your life.

Based on natural laws which govern all of creation, this book shatters the myth that success is the result of hard work, exacting plans or driving ambition.

In the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra offers a life-altering perspective on the attainment of success: Once we understand our true nature and learn to live in harmony with natural law, a sense of well-being, good health, fulfilling relationships, energy and enthusiasm for life, and material abundance will spring forth easily and effortlessly.

You are what your deep, driving desire is.
As your desire is, so is your will.
As your will is, so is your deed.
As your deed is, so is your destiny.
- Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, IV.4.5

Contents
Chapter One: The Law of Pure Potentiality
Chapter Two: The Law of Giving
Chapter Three: The Law of 'Karma? or Cause and Effect
Chapter Four: The Law of Least Effort
Chapter Five: The Law of Intention and Desire
Chapter Six: The Law of Detachment
Chapter Seven: The Law of 'Dharma' or Purpose in Life
Summary and Conclusion

About the Author:

Deepak Chopra is a world-renowned leader in the field of mind-body medicine and human potential. He is the bestselling author of numerous books, including 'Ageless Body, Timeless Mind', 'Quantum Healing', Creating Affluence', as well as numerous audio and video programs that promote health and well-being. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages and he lectures widely throughout North America, South America, Inida, Europe, Japan and Australia.
Currently he is the Executive Director for the Institute of Mind-Body Medicine and Human Potential at Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, California.

More on Deepak Chopra:

If Chopra's life is a textbook study of integration, the path he took has been the classic urban Indian one. Born in Delhi in 1947 to leading cardiologist Dr K.L. Chopra, his early dream to become a journalist was deflected by Sinclair Lewis' book Arrowsmith. The portrait of an untiring medical researcher, heroic in his war against microbes, fired his imagination and he chose to become a doctor.

After passing out of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 1969, he set out with his bride Rita to the USA. Rising quickly in the profession, he held senior positions at prestigious hospitals and went on to become the chief of staff at the New England Memorial Hospital in Stoneham, Massachusetts. He also set up a private practice in endocrinology and internal medicine. His high-powered career left him addicted to coffee and cigarettes, with a nagging feeling that he hadn't come any closer to "the essence of life".

A turning point came in 1980 when he learnt transcendental meditation, followed by advanced TM courses. He says : "It changed my whole life, my diet, my work, my relationship with my patients and with others. I became 10 times more efficient."

But what really gave his life a direction was a chance meeting in 1985 with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi who introduced him to ayurveda an suggested he take it up. For a doctor at the top echelon of his profession, it was not easy to start anew in a paradigm that made nonsense of all that he stood for. It was the decisive crossroads of his life. A restless night later, Chopra decided to follow the Maharishi.

He soon became the sole spokesman for ayurveda in the West. He lectured on the ancient Indian system at John Hopkins, Harvard, the WHO, and appeared on the Oprah Winfrey and Donahue chat shows. Simultaneously, he treated patients from all over the world with ayurveda. It was during this phase that the books, upon which so much of Chopra's current reputation rests, began to appear.
Creating Health: Beyond Prevention, Towards Perfection (1987) ran the gamut of diseases, and offered solutions based on the mind-body link. The Return of the Rishi: A Doctor's Search for the Ultimate Healer traced his own route through life and medicine. It was followed by Quantum Healing which presented a lucid and cogently researched link between the body and the mind, drawing upon research in neuroimmunology, molecular biology, cerebral function and cellular physiology.

With each book, Chopra has argued with increasing conviction and evidence that consciousness is the only reality. "Your body is…a flowing organism empowered with millions of years of intelligence. This intelligence is dedicated to overseeing the constant change that takes place inside you. Every cell is a miniature terminal connected to the cosmic computer," he rhapsodizes in Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, which sold a million copies in hardcover alone.
Message from Deepak Chopra:
In the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, I describe the virtues and associated principles that have helped me and countless others to achieve spiritual satisfaction and material success. I am writing to invite you to join me, and potentially millions of others worldwide, in the Global Network for Spititual Success, which will be based on the daily practice of these powerful guiding principles.

Participation in the Network is open to anyone who chooses to pratice the Seven Spiritual Laws. I have found it particulary fulfilling to concentrate on one law each day of the week, beginning on Sunday with the Law of Pure Potentiality and concluding on Saturday with the Law of Dharma. having your attention on a spiritual law will completely transform your life, as it has mine, and if we collectively put our attention on the same law each day, we could soon reach a critical mass of successful people that could transform life on planet earth.

Groups of friends across the world have already begun to focus on one law each day. As I have done with my staff and friends, I suggest starting a study group of family, friends, or co-workers where members meet once a week to discuss their experiences with the spiritual laws. If the experiences are dramatic, which at times they will be, I invite you to write them down and mail them to me.

To join the Global Network for Spiritual Success, all you need to do is send in your name, address, or Email address, and we will send you a wallet size card with the seven laws and keep you informed as the Network develops.

The establishment of the Network represents the fulfillment of one of my most cherished dreams. By joining the Global Network and practicing The Seven Spiritual Laws, I know that you will achieve spiritual success and the fulfillment of your desires. I can wish you no greater blessing.

With love and best wishes,
Deepak Chropra

Global Network for Spiritual Success
spiritlaws@aol.com


Note by Anh Tho:
I received this book as a gift sent by a friend of a friend, someone I had not met before, from South Africa, a country I later visited and loved. Thank you Micky, wherever you are, for sharing so spontaneously your friendship. Anh Tho.


French translation by Anh Tho Andres @YourVietnamExpert.com
Vietnamese translation by Cuong Phan, Kim Hoang, Bich Hong, Bao Han
German translation by Han Dang-Klein
Italian translation by Phan Cong Danh
Japanese translation by Hong Anh

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Dharma Space Series: Thich Nhat Hanh, All in One, One in All - The Nature of Interbeing

Original Title in English, By Author: Thich Nhat Hanh, ISBN 981-05-1143-4

Reprinted by Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery (Singapore)

Published for Free Distribution Ad Graphic Pte Ltd: The free publication has been made possible trhough the contributions of generous donors. Email: ps@adgraphic.com.sg

This book is offered with the humble wish that it may be a guide to your life. 

About the Book: This book contain transcripts of the Dharma talks given by the world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. These teachings show us how mindfulness practice can bring about freedom no matter where you are, and bring joy and hope to ourselves and others.

Content

• Taking Good Care of Our Habit Energies
• All in One, One in All
• Going to the Shore of Non-Suffering
• Overcoming the Fear of Death
• Five Mindfulness Trainings
  

 Plum Village Meditation Practice Center

The Most Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh (Thây), our spiritual teacher, founded the Unified Buddhist Church (Eglise Bouddhique Unifiée) in France in 1969, during the Vietnam war. Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, a poet, a scholar, and a peace activist. His life long efforts to generate peace and reconciliation moved Martin Luther King, Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon and the School for Youths of Social Services in Vietnam. When not travelling the world to teach “The Art of Mindful Living”, he teaches, writes, and gardens in Plum Village, France, a Buddhist monastery for monks and nuns and a mindfulness practice center for lay people.

The Unified Buddhist Church established Sweet Potatoes Community in 1975, Plum Village in 1982, the Dharma Cloud Temple and the Dharma Nectar Temple in 1988, and the Adornment of Loving Kindness Temple in 1995. Thich Nhat Hanh’s sangha (community of practice) in France is usually referred to as the Plum Village Sangha.

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Dharma Space Series by Dillon Masters

Original Titles in English
by Author: Dillon Masters
Vietnamese Translations by various translators @YourVietBooks
Publisher: Dharma Space / YourVietBooks.com

Message by Author Dillon Masters

• To the Vietnamese Readers, to whom I dedicate my Dharma Space series of works 
• To Vietnamese Translators, through whose work I hope my message will reach to the Vietnamese Community at large, who might not read English 
• To the Western Readers, whom I share my bit of spiritual food for thought on my blog

"Dear All,

More than 30 years ago I spent a time living in a Zen monastery. During that time I awakened to a new understanding of the world and myself. The Dharma literally saved my life. It has taken all of this time for my awakening to ripen and mature. For the past few years I have been involved in passing on my grasp of the Dharma as a vibrant reality that holds great promise for transforming people and nations. I now teach Zen at an internationally renowned university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and I write books.

Before my awakening I had the sad and unfortunate occasion of spending two years in Vietnam as a warrior fighting as a Marine. It was a low point in my life, which subsequently resulted in really bad karma, and brought me to utter despair.

A few months ago Anh Tho Andres and I came into each other’s orb and immediately realized how our mutual destinies seemed to be linked. At this stage in my life I have two goals:

• To transmit the wealth of the Dharma to others wherever they live, and 
• To generate a flow of income to establish and sustain a children’s charity in Vietnam. 

 My means of transmitting the Dharma is somewhat unique. Everything I write is done within the fabric of everyday life. Economics, politics, personal relations, immigration, all and more are transformed due to the saving power of the Dharma. So I write within that interconnected matrix because there is no spiritual discipline of any value, if it doesn’t shape our everyday lives.

Anh Tho and I have formed an alliance: the two of us together will accomplish these goals. My words will flow through her and you back to where they began. The agony of my involvement in Vietnam fueled my own spiritual transformation and now it comes full circle back to your country. The fruit of despair now blossoms as kindness and caring.

The father of Zen (Bodhidharma) said, “If it weren’t for afflictions, there would be nothing to create awareness. And if it weren’t for awareness, there would be nothing to negate afflictions...Suffering is the seed, wisdom the sprout, and buddhahood the grain.”

Contained within that statement lays this circular pattern that leads me back to Vietnam from where the initial afflictions occurred.

To the Translators,

You should consider your work as translators as a sacred act. You can change the world with us. Each link is important. My contribution began in your country in 1965-1967. It is now 46 years later and finally we have reached a readiness of time. In our small way together we can make a difference. I have now written four books and more will follow.

To the Western Readers,
I also write a blog of short and provocative daily messages that cause people to take in small bites of spiritual food.

All of these efforts are done for the single reason of giving back to the world what came from your country. I thank you in advance for you valuable efforts."

Author Dillon Masters

About the Author: 

A life time of discovery unveiling the amazing two-sided nature of us all. I’ve been graced with finding a jewel too valuable to keep. We all reap what we sow. So I caste the seeds of my discovery to all. The jewel is not mine. Everyone has a share awaiting discovery. “...seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Thirty+ years maturing in the Zen way of life has opened up an amazing spiritual frontier.

Note from Anh Tho: 

Author Dillon Masters has donated his works on Dharma Space to the Vietnamese Readers. Our team of volunteers will be offering the readers the Vietnamese translation of his work as a contribution to the spreading of good Dharma.

Volunteering: All volunteers are welcome to join this project.

Donation acknowledged: 

The wish of the Author is that the proceeds of all income generated by the Vietnamese version will be donated to a charity organisation in Vietnam. On behalf of future beneficiaries of this kind attention, I would like to thank Author Dillon Masters and our team of volunteers for this common cause.

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Dharma Space Series: Lama Anagarika Govinda, The Way to the White Clouds

Original Title in English
By Author Lama Anagarika Govinda


About the Book:
The Way to the White Clouds is the remarkable narrative of a pilgrimage which could not be made today. Lama Anagarika Govinda was among the last to journey through Tibet before its invasion by the Chinese. His unique account is not only a spectacular and gloriously poetic story of exploration and discovery; it is also invaluable for its sensitive and clearly presented interpretation of the Tibetan tradition.


'Why is it that the fate of Tibet has found such a deep echo in the world? There can only be one answer: Tibet has become the symbol of all that present-day humanity is longing for?' - Lama Anagarika Govinda


Book reviews on Amazon.com
Anagarika Govinda's book The Way of the White Clouds is among the most beautiful travel books ever written. It gives a lyrical picture of Tibet before the destruction of virtually everything by the Chinese. Somewhat melodramatic in its descriptive power, Lama Govinda (1898-1985) and his Persian wife, Li Gotami, wrote, drew, and photographed unknown (and often abandoned) temples, met amazing people, and generally coursed in a mystical reverie during their time there. The reader is magically transported with them back to a time when no one in the West knew much, if anything, about Tibet, Tibetans, or its religion. That he might have got some details wrong isn't the point. This is a seminal work in its field (together with Marco Pallis and Alexandra David-Neel). Govinda's writing, and photographs are better than theirs, however. (Chris)
Book review from Paperback
The author, Lama Anagarika Govinda, is an erudite and sophisticated buddhist who brings to life a land and a people who will hardly exist in their native Tibet much longer. For someone who wants to have a Westener explain the history, geography, art ,etc. of the "roof of the world" prior to the Chinese genocide, this is a wonderful guide. Of course there is a terrific description of buddhism in general and the specfic variety practised in Tibet. However, this may not be the best place to start. At least a basic knowledge of Tibet would be helpful, otherwise one could get mired down in so many strange names and concepts. (M. Boyd)
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I have read many books on Tibet but this one provided new insights from an individual who had a unique vantage point on the country and its rich culture. I am grateful this book was written and remains in print! (Florida)
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An exquisite chronicle. It is a story that combines journal, travel log, historical detail, and insights into the religious and spiritual landscape before the Chinese invasion. It is a a grand read. The clarity and integrity of the book also render it a valuable reference. (Thomas D. Joseph)


About the Author (source: wikipedia)


Lama Anagarika Govinda (May 17, 1898–January 14, 1985), born Ernst Lothar Hoffman was the founder of the order of the Arya Maitreya Mandala and an expositor ofAbhidharma, Buddhist Meditation, Tibetan Buddhism as well as other aspects of Buddhism. Read more

The German Hans-Ulrich Rieker, who was ordained in the Arya Maitreya Mandala Order in 1952, was ordered by Govinda to set up a Western wing of the Order. The founding took place simultaneously in Berlin by Rieker, and in Sanchi by Govinda, on 30.11.1952. In 1960 Govinda went to Europe, now as representative of Tibetan Buddhism at an international religious conference in Venice. Subsequently he went to England, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands. In 1965 he went on a lecturing tour through Germany, France, and Switzerland. In 1968-69 through the USA and Japan. In 1972-73, and 1974-76 he went on world tours. In 1977 he last visited Germany.

On his journeys to the West Govinda made friends with the Swiss philosopher Jean Gebser, the Zen and Taoist teacher Alan Watts, the pioneer of transcendental psychotherapy Roberto Assagioli and the authorLuise Rinser.[11]

For health reasons he finally settled in the San Francisco Bay area, where he was hosted for a time by Alan Watts on his house boat. In San Francisco he established a branch of his order, called “Home of Dhyan”. [12] In 1980 he visited India for a last time and gave up his house in Almora. He remained mentally agile despite suffering from several strokes from 1975 onwards. During an evening discussion on 14.1.1985, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck that traveled downwards. He lied down on his right side and passed away laughing.[13]

His ashes were contained in the Nirvana-Stupa, which was erected in 1997 on the premises of Samten Choeling Monastery in Darjeeling.[14]

Govinda wrote several books on a wide variety of Buddhist topics, including The Way of the White Clouds and Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism which were translated in many languages. Articles by him were published in many Buddhist journals such as theMaha Bodhi, and the German journal Der Kreis of his Buddhist Order Arya Maitreya Mandala.[15]

In his The Way of the White Clouds he wrote that he was a reincarnation of the poet Novalis.[16]

Other books by same author, click here

French Translation: Le chemin des nuages blancs, ISBN 222600257X

Translators: Josette Herbert et Antoinette Perelli

Vietnamese Translation: Đường mây qua xứ tuyết

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Dharma Space: Dillon Masters, Moreover, Finding Your Worth Beneath Excess

Original Title in English 

by Author: Dillon Masters

Publisher: JJ Publishing (Ed. July 2011)

ISBN: 978-0-615-50061-4 
Vietnamese eBook: Dharma Space / YourVietBooks.com
To order original title

About the Book:
This is a book about finding essential worth within by employing the ancient art of Zen. I use the term “art” in the most basic sense to mean manifesting the creative human spirit. Zen maintains that beneath the extraneous lies a purity of the heart, already complete, awaiting discovery.
This spirit is inherent in Zen, beginning with nature and blossoming within a wide variety of human artifacts and cultural configurations, from architecture to flower arranging, calligraphy, dress, interior decoration and virtually every other element of culture. [...]
The message of this book is that we are traveling down the path to nowhere precisely because we imagine a distant nirvana without realizing that it is already present. It is delusion that blinds us, and because we are blinded we lust for more, and more, and more, never realizing that the more that we seek is already ours.
There is no higher art form than to employ the essential spirit of being human to find our true worth, and that must be our mission as we move toward the abyss.

Dharma Space Series: Thich Nhat Hanh, Wie Siddhartha zum Buddha wurde

By Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (dtv)
Original Title in German

Backcover:

Thich Nhat Hanh, einer der größten buddhistischen Lehrer unserer Zeit, erzählt die Lebensgeschichte Siddhartha Gautamas, der als Buddha, als "Erwachter2, eine der großen Weltreligionen begründete. Poetisch eingefaß in di Erzählung über den Junde Svasti, der in den Zirkel der Mönche Buddhas aufgenommen wird, entfaltet sich das Leben Siddharthas: seine Kindheit und Jugend als Prinz am Hof seines Vaters; sein Leben mit Frau und Sohn, die er verläßt, um Erleuchtung zu finden; seine Ausbildung be den bekanntesten Meditationsmeistern des alten Indien; sein Erwachen in Bodh Gaya; seine lebenslange Wanderschaft; seine Schüler und wachsende Anhängerschaft ebenso wie seine Neider und Widersacher; vor allem aber seine Lehre, die die Welt verändert hat. Buddha tritt uns in diesem Buch nicht als Gott oder Heiliger entgegen, sondern als Mensch, dem Mitgefühl und Freundlichkeit stets wichtiger sind als großartige spirituelle Erfahrungen. Er berührt uns, weil er sich Fragen zuwendet, die auch die unseren sind oder sein könnten, weil er ein Potential verkörpert, das uns allen innenwohnt. Die Darstellung und Erläuterung der wichtigsten Lehren Buddhas machen dieses Buch darüber hinaus zu einer hervorragenden Einführung in den Buddhismus und lassen verstehen, warum dieser Weltreligion auch im Westen immer mehr Menschen fasziniert.

About the Author:

Thich Nhat Hanh, geboren in Vietnam, genießt als Meditationslehrer, Dichter und führender Vertreter eines engagierten Buddhismus weltweit hohes Ansehen. Seine sanfte, mitfühlende Art der Vermittlung buddhistischer Lehren, sein Verständnis der westlichen Psyche und sein unermüdliches Eintreten für Frieden und soziale Gerechtigkeit haben ihn weit über buddhistische Kreise hinaus bekannt gemacht. Bei dtv erschien von ihm bereits "Unsere Verabredung mit dem Leben".


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The Other Side of Midnight: The Fundamental Principle of Polarity.

Original Title in English
By Author: Dillon Masters 

About the Book:

 

“The Other Side…” tells how the principle of polarity, when correctly understood, can transform our sense of conflict into harmony and show us how to solve the many problems we face today. This vision moves us from delusion to clarity and provides us with the means to meet our challenges with respect, dignity and truth. Moving from bad dreams (our present reality) to good dreams (our opportunity) is a matter of waking up to the integral nature of connectivity between ubiquitous polarity, regardless of venue ⎯ physical or metaphysical. While primarily a Zen thesis, the author employs material from Christian mystics, other Buddhists and even quantum physics to state his case. Read More



About the Author: 
Dillon Masters was born in 1940 and cut his Zen teeth 30 years ago while living in a Zen Monastery in the Catskill mountains of upstate New York. It was there at Dai Bosatsu that he awakened to the Buddhist understanding of reality following a major spiritual and emotional crisis which brought him to the edge of death. More details

Other books by same author:

• The River: An Allegorical Take of Becoming 
•  MoreOver. Finding Your Worth between Excess
• The non-Identity Crisis

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Philosophy: Analysing The Causes and Effects of Life

Original Title in Vietnamese. Quán xét nhân duyên đời sống
By Ven. Thích Toàn Châu
Proposed English Title: Analysing The Causes and Effects of Life
By Translator : Anh Tho Andres @yourvietnamexpert.com
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Original text in Vietnamese:


Nhận thức đổi thay thì định hướng đời sống cũng theo đó mà đổi thay. 
Phật học gọi đó là CHUYỂN.
Muốn chuyển đời sống, phải chuyển nghiệp;
Muốn chuyển nghiệp, phải chuyển tri kiến hay nhận thức,
Hay khai sáng tri kiến la điều cần thiết nhất của sự chuyển hóa đời sống.


English Translation by Anh Tho


Changing your perception will change your orientation in life. 
In Buddhism, this process is called CHANGE or TRANSFORMATION;
To transform your life, you have to change your karma/kamma;
To change your karma, you have to change your knowledge or perception.
Enlightening your knowledge is the most important thing to do in order to change your life orientation.

Contents
Part One: Nguyên lý và hiện tượng đời sống
1. Nhận thức định hướng đời sống
2. Phật pháp đối với nhận thức
3. Tội lỗi của xấu ác với mê muội
4. Tu, một tiến trình chuyển hóa
5. Đời sống đứng trước thời đại khoa học
6. Thảm họa đầu tiên, lớn nhất đến với Phật giáo và nhân loại
7. Đời sống là pháp duyên sanh
8. Đức Phật là vị siêu tôn giáo, siêu tư tưởng
9. Bổn giác chẳng giữ tự tánh


Part Two: Tập đế với đời sống
1. Nhân và duyên của đời sống tập đế
2. Tâm thức là nhân tố của mọi hiện tượng
3. Căn nguyên của nghiệp thức mê vọng
4. Bất giác với nghiệp nhân sanh tử
5. Năng kiến với năng duyên
6. Tập đế qua duyên khởi pháp
7. Trước thực trạng mê vọng của chúng sanh 


Part Three: Cần dùng phật pháp di chuyển tập đế
1. Cần lìa xa ác pháp
2. Do đâu khó lìa ác pháp
3. Phước thiện hữu lậu còn xa thánh đạo
4. Xác định rõ thiện ác trong ta
5. Giải trừ xấu ác cần dụng đức hạnh
6. Càng nhiều ác nhân, càng lắm khổ quả
7. Y báo xấu bởi chánh báo xấu
8. Giá trị của chánh tri kiến
9. Nhiếp thọ chánh pháp
10. Vọng tưởng với chánh kiến
11. Hết thảy đều từ duyên khởi pháp
12. Pháp duyên khởi đầu tiên của chúng sanh.


Đạo hửu Nguyên Duyên chép và dịch sách này ra tiếng Anh - nguyện hồi hướng công đức này cùng tất cả chúng sanh đều chóng thành phật đạo. English Translation by Anh Tho Andres, alias Nguyên Duyên, as a contribution to the buddhist community (coming up).




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