Budhism


The Art of Happiness
Siddhartha
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Mindfulness in Plain English
An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
The Wisdom of No Escape: How to Love Yourself and Your World
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
The Way of Zen
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
What Makes You Not a Buddhist
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
José Rodrigues dos Santos
Há mais de dois mil e quinhentos anos nasceu no Nepal um homem chamado Siddharta Gautama, um príncipe pertencente a uma casta nobre e que vivia num palácio. Ao constatar, porém, que para lá do palácio a vida era feita de sofrimento, Siddharta abandonou tudo e foi para a Índia viver numa floresta como um asceta, dilacerado por uma pergunta: 'para quê viver quando tudo é dor?' Durante sete anos deambulou pela floresta em busca da resposta a essa pergunta. Cinco ascetas convenceram-no a jejuar, por ...more
José Rodrigues dos Santos, A Fórmula de Deus

Shunryu Suzuki
Usually when you listen to some statement, you hear it as a kind of echo of yourself. You are actually listening to your own opinion. If it agrees with your opinion you may accept it, but if it does not, you will reject it or you may not even really hear it.
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

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