The first-ever extensive biography of Tibet's most famous nonsectarian Buddhist lama Known as the “king of renunciates,” Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813–1899) forever changed the face of Buddhism through collecting, arranging, and disseminating the various lineage traditions of Tibet across sectarian lines. His extensive treasury collections of profound Buddhist teachings continue to be taught and transmitted throughout the Himalayas by all major traditions and represent the breadth and profundity of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice. Jamgon Kongtrul was a polymath, dedicated retreatant, ritual expert, writer, and teacher from the eastern Tibetan kingdom of Derge. During the nineteenth century, while central Tibet experienced extreme sectarian divides, Jamgon Kongtrul, along with Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and Chokgyur Lingpa, set about collecting, teaching, and transmitting the major practice traditions found in Tibet. Their activity—much of which did not adhere to the traditional divides of the Tibetan “schools” and included both tantric lineages coming from India as well as Tibetan treasure (terma) lineages—is one of the finest examples of Tibetan ecumenism, or Rimay, and Jamgon Kongtrul is perhaps the most famous among Tibet’s Rimay masters. This is the most accessible work available on Jamgon Kongtrul’s life, writings, and influence, written as a truly engaging historical biography. Alexander Gardner provides an intimate glimpse into the life of one of the most important Tibetan Buddhist teachers to have ever lived.

Using his own story, the international bestselling author shows readers how 3 changes in mindset can help them shape their future. Synchronicity is an inspirational guide to developing the most essential leadership capacity for our time: how we can collectively shape our future. Through the telling of his life story, Jaworski posits that a real leader sets the stage on which “predictable miracles,” seemingly synchronistic in nature, can—and do—occur. He shows that this capacity has more to do with our being—our total orientation of character and consciousness—than with what we do. Leadership, he explains, is about creating—day by day—a domain in which human beings continually deepen their understanding of reality and are able to participate in shaping the future. He describes three basic shifts of mind required if we are to create and discover an unfolding future—shifts in how we see the world, how we understand relationships, and how we make commitments—and offers a new definition of leadership that applies to all types of leaders. “A deeply personal and moving narrative that opens up new vistas on compassion, commitment, and connectedness—and hence on leadership.” —James MacGregor Burns, Pulitzer Prize–winning presidential biographer and Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government, Emeritus, Williams College “An insightful, profound, and readable contribution to understanding the personal side of leadership.” —Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, and author of SuperCorp “An unusually thoughtful exploration of the “inner” aspects of leadership, particularly in the business arena.... Eschewing easy answers and ten-point plans to success, presenting the insights he has garnered from forward-looking thinkers including David Bohm and Rupert Sheldrake, Jaworski offers a searching and wise brief that deserves to be read in boardrooms everywhere.” —Publishers Weekly

In Tibetan religious literature, Jamgön Kongtrül's Treasury of Knowledge in ten books stands out as a unique, encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as they were preserved in Tibet. In his monumental Treasury of Knowledge, Jamgön Kongtrül presents a complete account of the major lines of thought and practice that comprise Tibetan Buddhism. This first book of The Treasury which serves as a prelude to Kongtrul's survey describes four major cosmological systems found in the Tibetan tradition—those associated with the Hinayana, Mahayana, Kalachakra, and Dzogchen teachings. Each of these cosmologies shows how the world arises from mind, whether through the accumulated results of past actions or from the constant striving of awareness to know itself.

"To get to the highest tops, one must explore the deepest depths." Advisor to the Department of White House Personnel for the Obama Administration, one of the "Top 100 Hispanics in America," and in-demand fortune 500 success consultant, Daniel realizes that underneath it all, something is missing. Sitting atop Manhattan's Grand Havana Room at the height of success, Daniel has mastered the outer game. But at what cost? Was it all an illusion? In his 5th book, Radical Mindfulness, bestselling author Daniel Gutierrez takes us on a truth-seeking journey to the center of ourselves, where past and future do not exist, where the real magic lies only in the present moment. Following the divine breadcrumbs, Daniel travels to the peeks of Machu Picchu, the tops of the Himalayas, and the depths of the Amazon. Through sacred ceremonies, the shaman's medicine message, and the pending death of his beloved mother, Daniel discovers that which appears real is illusion, and what appears illusion is real. At the heart of his search, in an experience that defies belief, Daniel finds himself in a realm beyond the scope of mindfulness, in a place he can only describe as Radical Mindfulness. Having uncovered the secrets buried within, during his 6-year adventure from head to heart, Daniel reveals how practice makes a presence and guides us to the arrival of our ultimate destination, remembering who we are. In this world of rapidly changing reality and uncertainty, Daniel Gutierrez hands us a lifeline. His 6 life-changing steps and 5 daily practices take us out of anxiety, doubt, and suffering and into a state of Profound Inner Peace and Radical Mindfulness. Radical Mindfulness will help you to: Create peace and tranquility in your life, in any moment, and in as little as 60 seconds Discover how to transform stressful environments into pads of serenity Experience real meaning and purpose in your life Radical Mindfulness will take you on the outskirts of Daniel's transformative journey and provide practical steps for your own transformational journey, bringing you clarity in the knowing that your greatest power lies in the present moment, where anything is possible.

This foundational book will equip each believer with the basic steps to a life-transforming, deeper intimacy with the Father. Transforming the Inner Man introduces the keys that reach to the depth of the heart with the power of the cross and resurrection to effect lasting change through continual death and rebirth. John and Paula Sandford take a no-nonsense approach to Christian living. A few of their chapter titles are as follows: - Sanctification and Transformation - Performance Orientation - The Central Power and Necessity of Forgiveness - The Role of a Christian Counselor - Bitter-Root Judgment and Expectancy - Generational Sin In this thought-provoking and sensitive message, the Sandfords challenge every believer to focus on change from the inside out. A change that will last.