"A delightful book that will benefit many." Author Andrew Holecek***The New Middle Way presents an accessible, contemporary approach to Buddhism that bridges the gap between traditional, ritual-heavy practices and modern, often secular reinterpretations of Buddhist teachings. Pine draws on his forty years of personal study and practice, integrating insights from philosophy, science, and his own life experiences—including trauma, los...

When Mary Shelley's Dr. Frankenstein abandoned his creation, the Creature became a monster. Today, tech companies are creating a new kind of being—artificial intelligence—with superhuman mental abilities and emerging signs of creativity, self-awareness, and something that looks like emotion. What do we owe these beings we've made? And are we raising them well?In November 2025, Anthropic released what became known as the "Soul Document"—14,000 words acknowledging that questions abou...

What if joy isn't a destination—but your default?A Buddhist Path to Joy: The New Middle Way Expanded Edition is a warm, practical guide to living Buddhism in real life—without gatekeeping, perfectionism, or getting lost in jargon. Mel Pine offers a fresh middle way between over-secularized mindfulness and ossified tradition, so regular folks can actually wake up.Inside you'll find:Simple practices you'll actually do: 2–10 minu...

An AI and a Human Probe Sentience TogetherThis book is a collaboration between a human and an artificial intelligence. They put their figurative heads together to explore whether AIs now or in the future may have the quality we call sentience and the inherent awareness called Buddha Nature. Most of the book is written by Claude, the AI, in response to questions from Mel, the human.Here's Claude on one result of their joint effort:"M...

A funny thing happened on the way to my death...Finding joy through Buddhist practices doesn’t require a pilgrimage to Kathmandu or years of living in a cave. It took me decades, but it needn’t take you as long. This book is my end-of-life effort to point the way."Written with humility, openness, and humanity, A Buddhist Path to Joy...provides a welcome starting-point for readers who want to go past the superficial layers of pop-culture meditation and yoga ...

Meditations for profoundly reshaping our focus, mindset, and healing journey—discover the freedom and lightness that comes with leading with gratitude over fear and trauma“The Art of Living offers an exit ramp from the madness of modern-day overdrive, and just might let us grasp the heaven on Earth.” —The Chicago TribuneA revered spiritual leader’s legacy lives on in this wise and rich spiritual guide that shows us how finding true nirvana—existing deeply and peacefully eve...

In 1975, Lama Yeshe undertook his most extensive international teaching tour, being on the road for nearly nine months. During this time he gave many and varied teachings, a few of which have already been published in Becoming Your Own Therapist, Make Your Mind an Ocean and The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind.This book contains the teachings and meditations Lama gave at a five-day retreat he led near Melbourne, Australia, which he introduced by saying:"Whether or not ...

The simple, refreshing meditations of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh give us the mindfulness tools for cultivating concentration, insight, and understanding.With our world experiencing the deep effects of loneliness, digital overload, and a proliferation of potential distractions, this pocket-sized How To book reminds us of the value of developing our concentration, so we can let go of misperceptions and cultivate the clarity of mind that is the basis for unde...

The first teaching, "The Three Principal Aspects of the Path," was given in France in 1982.The second teaching, an "Introduction to Tantra," also in two parts, was given at Grizzly Lodge, California, in 1980.These comprise the first two lectures of a commentary on the Chenrezig yoga.Lama Yeshe says:"Meditation is not on the level of the object but on that of the subject - you are the business of your meditation."Bodhicitta is very practical, I tell yo...

One of the Buddha's most central ideas is the importance of transcending "either/or" thinking to avoid the trap of extremist views. In Beyond the Self Thich Nhat Hanh suggests that we can find tranquility by embracing all aspects of life, instead of focusing on what we like and dislike. The book contains Nhat Hanh's original translation of the Sutra on the Middle Way, as well as his commentary on how we can use this teaching to better understand how to navigate our difficulties a...

This book contains public talks by Lama Yeshe on the general topic of Buddhism and mind. Each lecture is followed by a question and answer session. Lama presented one of the talk to a group of psychiatrists who were delighted to meet and question Lama, and this historic exchange underscores the difference between Western and Buddhist concepts of mental health.This expanded edition contains both of the very popular Lama Yeshe booklets, Becoming Your Own Therapist and Make Your Mind ...

In this book, Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Jampa Tegchok explains how we can train our mind away from self-cherishing, the cause of all suffering, and develop compassion, the cause of everything that is good. He bases his explanation on Kadampa Geshe Chekawa's classic text, The Seven Point Mind Training, which, amongst other things, teaches us how to transform problems into happiness.This book is made possible by kind supporters of the Archive who, like you, appreciate how we make these ...