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Shambhala Publications in India, Nepal, and Bhutan
Bookstores Carrying Shambhala South Asia Editions Jump to: India, Nepal, Bhutan, List of Books INDIA NORTH INDIA NEW DELHI Bahrisons Full Circle Midland Amrit Book Store Teksons RISHIKESH Ganga Emporium Gayatri Emporium Shri Vishnu Pustak Bhandar VARANASI Harmony Universal Pilgrims Book House Varanasi DHARAMSALA Tibet Book Store Namgyal Book Shop Tibet Book -
Announcing the Second Khyentse Foundation Children’s Book Prize
Theme: Stories that Teach Foundational Buddhist Topics After a successful competition in 2017, Khyentse Foundation and Bala Kids are once again teaming up to offer the Khyentse Foundation Children’s Book Prize for best Buddhist children’s manuscript. Khyentse Foundation and Bala Kids have the shared vision to inspire and educate future generations about Buddhism and to -
Milarepa: A Reader's Guide to Tibet's Great Yogi
Milarepa: A Reader's Guide Learn More There are few figures more beloved in the Buddhist Himalayas than the 11th century yogi-hero Milarepa. Namkading Cave area where Milarepa spent many years in retreat Related Reader Guides: Profiles of early Indian Mahayana figures | Tibetan Masters of the 8th Century | Tibetan Masters of the 10th-11th Centuries The Kagyu Tradition | -
Dudjom Rinpoche's Interview about Guru Padmasambhava
The following article appeared in Volume 5 (Winter, 1976) of the Shambhala Review of Books and Ideas, a magazine that was part of Shambhala Publications (unaffiliated with Shambhala International or the Shambhala Sun), a magazine that ran a few issues in the mid 1970's. This interview with Dudjom Rinpoche was conducted by Shambhala Publications' staff with -
Customer Favorites
This holiday season we care about hearing what you have to say. Below are some thoughtful quotations from readers on their favorite Shambhala books. Do you have one you'd like to share? Tell us about it in the comment section at the bottom. The Book of Five Rings$14.95 - PaperbackBy: Thomas Cleary & Miyamoto Musashi -
Teaching the Dharma | An Excerpt from A Feast of the Nectar of the Supreme Vehicle
Investigating the Dharma 1. Showing Why It Is Worth Teaching Others the Dharma Unstintingly When bodhisattvas thoroughly investigating the Dharma have received the teachings and gained unmistaken realization of them, they explain them unstintingly to sentient beings and thereby complete their own transcendent perfections and bring other sentient beings to maturity. There is no better -
Buddhist Mind Training | An Excerpt from Stop Biting the Tail You're Chasing
Bodhichitta and Lojong The renowned Buddhist master Jowo Je Atisha (982–1054) was a sage from India known for bringing the extremely pure Kadampa lineage of Buddhism from India to Tibet nearly one thousand years ago. One thing that made Atisha such a unique and renowned master is that he took the teachings on bodhichitta (Skt. -
Meditation for Your Child | An Excerpt from The Magic of Meditation
Meditation Starting at Age Three The First Steps Most parents think that children are too young to meditate. How can they understand something that even adults have difficulty with? But in reality, young children are closer to their innate nature, and they are at the age where everything is possible. This means that any child -
Khyentse Foundation Children’s Book Prize Winner Announced
Bala Kids and Khyentse Foundation are very pleased to announce that Carolyn Kanjuro, a freelance writer, editor, and playwright based in Boulder, Colorado, has been awarded this year’s Children’s Book Prize. Her submission, which teaches the seven-point meditation posture to kids ages three to five, will be a wonderful addition to Bala Kids, a new









