Samsara, Nirvana

Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature takes up centrally important premises of Buddhism: the unsatisfactoriness (duhkha) of cyclic existence (samsara), the determination to be free of cyclic existence, and the mind as the basis for both the extreme duhkha of samsara and the bliss of nirvana. This volume shows us how to purify our minds and cultivate awakened qualities.

After giving neo-swing powerhouse Squirrel Nut Zippers its biggest hit in the late '90s with the very addictive calypso, Hell, Tom Maxwell proceeded to lay down the group's most intriguing works – especially The Kraken and the apocalyptic Soon – on their ensuing album, Perennial Favorites, before eventually calling it quits and going solo.

A new translation of the Tibetan master Longchenpa's famous work that systematically presents the path of yogic conduct according to the Dzogchen tradition.

In this fascinating documentary, historian Bettany Hughes travels to the seven wonders of the Buddhist world and offers a unique insight into one of the most ancient belief systems still practised today. Buddhism began 2,500 years ago when one man had an amazing internal revelation underneath a peepul tree in India.