Fear & Anxiety
Tara
The living practice for real life — the Tibetan method for dissolving fear and crossing through anxiety with courage.
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- 1,000+
- copies sold on Amazon
- 10,000+
- pages read on Kindle Unlimited in the first two months
- 4.7
- average across 162 reader reviews
- 13
- countries with Amazon sales, from Brazil to Japan
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Technologies of the Awakened Mind
The Series
Each volume decodes a specific mental technology — a practical method drawn from centuries of Tibetan contemplative tradition.
Don't know where to start? What weighs the most right now?
Fear
Attachment
Confusion
Guilt
Anger
Overthinking
Cause & effect
Loss
Attachment & Love
Avalokiteshvara
The jewel in the lotus — the Tibetan method to love without losing yourself and to transform attachment into compassion.
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Clarity & Decision
Manjushri
The sword of wisdom — the Tibetan method to cut through mental confusion and decide with clarity.
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Guilt & Purification
Vajrasattva
The crystal that purifies — the Tibetan method to free yourself from guilt without denying the mistake.
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Anger & Conscious strength
Vajrapani
The Tibetan Method for Transforming Anger, Fear, and Powerlessness into Conscious Strength.
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Loss & Grief
Kshitigarbha
The beginning of the book, free — the full legend, the preface, and the Tibetan method for living with loss instead of freezing in it.
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Standalone books
Everyday Practices
Overthinking
Hey Mr. Buddha, Make Me Stop Overthinking
21 Buddhist practices to quiet anxiety, break the loop, and get on with your life.
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Cause & Effect
That's Karma, Man!
Stop freaking out, accept the obvious, and learn to plant better what you want to harvest.
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What readers wrote on Amazon
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★★★★★India
This book can change how you see strength and gentleness. It’s not about being loud or aggressive; it’s about setting boundaries and acting with courage, even when it’s hard.
Avinash Nath · Aug 10, 2026
Vajrapani · Kindle
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★★★★★United States
Skeptical of anything calling itself ancient wisdom repackaged for stressed professionals. This one earned it.
Gringcano · Aug 21, 2026
Tara · Kindle
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★★★★★United States
The main takeaway is that you don't need to become someone else to find peace. Your present form is already enough.
DiD Publishing · Jul 28, 2026
Tara · Kindle
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★★★★★United States
It focuses on having compassion, setting healthy boundaries, and learning how to care about someone without losing yourself in the process.
Amazon Customer · Aug 21, 2026
Avalokiteshvara · paperback
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★★★★★United States
… if you want a thoughtful, compassionate, usable approach to easing anxiety while dipping into Tibetan wisdom, this is a good one.
CBM - an avid reader · Aug 5, 2026
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I really liked the way it talks about guilt without making it about beating yourself up forever.
Charisse Gonthier · Sep 11, 2026
Vajrasattva · Kindle
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★★★★★United States
Manjushri made me really think about the difference between what is actually happening and the story your mind creates about what is happening.
Amazon Customer · Sep 4, 2026
Manjushri · Kindle
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★★★★★United States
The author explains how karma actually comes from the seeds we have planted. He also explains how to take karma by the horns and change it in a positive direction.
Kristi Elizabeth · Sep 13, 2026
That's Karma, Man! · Kindle
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★★★★★United States
I also liked that it doesn’t pretend you’re going to completely stop overthinking. The goal is to catch yourself doing it sooner, spend less time stuck there, and move on with your life.
Mark Davis · Sep 14, 2026
Hey, Mr. Buddha · Kindle
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“Method first. Meaning later, if the reader wishes to dig deeper.”
About the Series
Why “technologies”?
The series treats figures of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy as what tradition always intended them to be: mental technologies, methods of transformation. Each volume isolates a specific mental pattern — fear, attachment, confusion, guilt — and translates centuries of contemplative practice into applicable steps, in clear and direct language. Method first. Meaning later, if the reader wishes to dig deeper.
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