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Buddha in Blue Jeans: An Extremely Short Simple Zen Guide to Sitting Quietly and Being Buddha
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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
Mindfulness in Plain English
Henepola Gunaratana · 191 pages
An excellent resource for beginning or furthering meditative studies.
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
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Shunryu Suzuki · 138 pages
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Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
Sharon Salzberg · 260 pages
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
Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation
Larry Rosenberg, David Guy · 215 pages
Freedom from suffering is not only possible, but the means for achieving it are immediately within our grasp—literally as close to us as our own breath. This is the 2,500-year-old good news contained in the Anapanasati Sutra , the Buddha's teaching on cultivating both tranquility and deep insight through full awareness of breathing. In this book, Larry Rosenberg brings this timeless meditation met
Everyday Zen: Love and Work
Charlotte Joko Beck · 219 pages
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Eckhart Tolle · 216 pages
Eckhart Tolle has emerged as one of today's most inspiring teachers. In The Power of Now, already a worldwide bestseller, the author describes his transition from despair to self-realization soon after his 29th birthday. Tolle took another ten years to understand this transformation, during which time he evolved a philosophy that has parallels in Buddhism, relaxation techniques, and meditation the
The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness
Pema Chodron · 128 pages
Be Here Now
Ram Dass, Richard Alpert · 416 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
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path
Jack Kornfield · 336 pages
How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life
Dalai Lama XIV · 228 pages
An instructional resource and inspirational guide to daily life describes each step on the path to spiritual enlightenment and explains how to practice everyday morality, meditation, wisdom, and compassion.
Insight Meditation: A Step-by-step Course on How to Meditate
Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldestein
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Swami Satchidananda, Patanjali · 252 pages
Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
Rick Hanson, Richard Mendius · 348 pages
How to Meditate: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind
Pema Chodron, Pema Cheodreon · 183 pages
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
Tara Brach · 333 pages
Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
Stephen Batchelor · 136 pages
New Seeds of Contemplation
Thomas Merton · 297 pages
One of the best-loved books by one of the great spiritual authors of our time, with a new introduction by best-selling author Sue Monk Kidd.New Seeds of ContemplationThe Cloud of Unknowing seeks to awaken the dormant inner depths of the spirit so long neglected by Western man, to nurture a deeply contemplative and mystical dimension in our lives. For Merton, "Every moment and every event of every
Passage Meditation: Bringing the Deep Wisdom of the Heart into Daily Life
Eknath Easwaran · 233 pages