Insight Meditation: A Step-by-step Course on How to Meditate

How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind

Pema Chodron, Pema Cheodreon · 183 pages

The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science

Culadasa, Matthew Immergut, Jeremy Graves, John Yates · 484 pages

The Mind Illuminated is the first how-to meditation guide from a neuroscientist who is also an acclaimed meditation master. This innovative book offers a 10-stage program that is both deeply grounded in ancient spiritual teachings about mindfulness and holistic health, and also draws from the latest brain science to provide a roadmap for anyone interested in achieving the benefits of mindfulness.

Turning the Mind Into an Ally

Sakyong Mipham, Pema Chodron · 240 pages

Strengthening, calming, and stabilizing the mind is the essential first step in accomplishing nearly any goal. Growing up American with a Tibetan twist, Sakyong Mipham talks to Westerners as no one can: in idiomatic English with stories and wisdom from American culture and the great Buddhist teachers. Turning the Mind Into an Ally makes it possible for anyone to achieve peace and clarity in their

Passage Meditation: Bringing the Deep Wisdom of the Heart into Daily Life

Eknath Easwaran · 233 pages

The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

Thich Nhat Hanh · 140 pages

In this beautiful and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means of learning the skills of mindfulness--being awake and fully aware. From washing the dishes to answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within it an opportunity to work toward greater self-understanding and peacefulness.

The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness

Yongey Mingyur, Eric Swanson · 280 pages

For millennia, Buddhists have enjoyed the limitless benefits of meditation. But how does it work? And why? The principles behind this ancient practice have long eluded some of the best minds in modern science. Until now.In this groundbreaking work, world-renowned Buddhist teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche invites us to join him in unlocking the secrets behind the practice of meditation. Working with

Joy on Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within

Chade-Meng Tan · 267 pages

Joy is the root of happiness. Joy is a sustainable state that fuels our creativity and inspiration for innovation. It strengthens our ability to attract friends and to get along with people. Learning to cultivate joy is a fundamental secret to success. Chade-Meng Tan shows us how anyone, no matter where they are, can access this source of happiness. Meng writes, "If you have been unhappy, or you a

True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

Tara Brach · 320 pages

Presents an accessible guide to tapping inner resources to promote peace and acceptance in the face of difficult life challenges by building on the three traditional Buddhist pathways to freedom.

Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha's Path

Henepola Gunaratana · 268 pages

Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness

Sharon Salzberg · 260 pages

Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World

Lama Surya Das · 423 pages

Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the definitive book on Western Buddhism for the modern-day spiritual seeker.The radical and compelling message of Buddhism tells us that each of us has the wisdom, awareness, love, and power of the Buddha within; yet most of us are too often like sleeping Buddhas. In Awakening the Buddha Within, Surya Das sho

How to Train a Wild Elephant: And Other Adventures in Mindfulness

Jan Chozen Bays · 224 pages

A growing body of research is showing that mindfulness can reduce stress, improve physical health, and improve our overall quality of life. Jan Chozen Bays, physician and Zen teacher, has developed a series of simple practices to help us cultivate mindfulness as we go about our ordinary, daily lives.

Comfortable With Uncertainty: 108 Teachings On Cultivating Fearlessness And Compassion

Pema Chodron · 224 pages

"In this book Tibetan Buddhist nun Pema Chodron offers short, stand-alone readings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than a collection of thoughts for the day, Comfortable with Uncertainty offers a progressive program of spiritual study. Inspired by the Buddhist tradition of the 108-day retreat, the book leads the reader through essent

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path

Jack Kornfield · 336 pages

Everyday Zen: Love and Work

Charlotte Joko Beck · 219 pages

The Art of Meditation

Matthieu Ricard

Practising the Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle · 134 pages

Buddha in Blue Jeans: An Extremely Short Simple Zen Guide to Sitting Quietly and Being Buddha

Tai Sheridan

Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom

Rick Hanson, Richard Mendius · 348 pages

Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time

Rick Hanson · 260 pages

Journey of Awakening: A Meditator's Guidebook

Ram Dass, Richard Alpert · 395 pages

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

Shunryu Suzuki · 138 pages

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Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

Sam Harris · 256 pages

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Waking Up is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important truths can be found in the experienc

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: Guidance on the Path to Mindfulness from a Spiritual Leader

Haemin Sunim · 277 pages

"The world moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to. In this bestselling mindfulness guide -- it has sold more than three million copies in Korea, where it was a #1 bestseller for forty-one weeks and received multiple Best Book of the Year awards -- Haemin Sunim (which means "spontaneous wisdom"), a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher born in Korea and educated in the United STates, illuminat