Book Recommendations

Catagories

Vipassana, Mindfulness, Insight Meditation

Zen

Tibetan Buddhism

Grieving, Death and Dying

Racism, Equity, Inclusivity

Books by Buddhists of Color

Spiritual Activism/Engaged Buddhism – Serving the World

Moving Towards a Plant-Based Diet: Compassion for All

Mindfulness for Children and Teens

Mindfulness of the Body

Working with Pain and Illness

Trauma and Strong Fear

Secular Mindfulness/Neuroscience

Mindful Communication/Relationships

Compassion and RAIN

General Spiritual

Vipassana, Mindfulness, Insight Meditation

Analayo, Satipatthana: The Direct Path to Realization**

Ajahn Amaro, Small Boat, Great Mountain (link to free copy in .pdf) – (Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, 2003)**

Guy Armstrong, Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators

James Baraz, Awakening Joy: 10 Steps That Will Put You on the Road to Real Happiness

Sylvia Boorstein, It’s Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness

Bhikkhu Bodhi, In the Buddha’s Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (Teachings of the Buddha)**

Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha *

Tara Brach, Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN *

Tara Brach, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart *

Thomas Byrom, The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha (Sacred Teachings)

Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield, Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (Shambhala Classics)*

Joseph Goldstein, Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening

Joseph Goldstein, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism

Joseph Goldstein, The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation (Shambhala Dragon Editions)

Henepola Gunaratana, Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition*

Henepola Gunaratana, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha’s Path

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Jon Kabat-Zinn, [By Jon Kabat-Zinn ] Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition) (Paperback)【2018】by Jon Kabat-Zinn (Author) (Paperback)

Dacher Keltner, Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life

Mirka Knaster, Living This Life Fully: Stories and Teachings of Munindra

Jack Kornfield, A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life*

Jack Kornfield, No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are

Jack Kornfield, A Lamp in the Darkness: Illuminating the Path Through Difficult Times

Jack Kornfield, The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace

Jack Kornfield, with Gil Fronsdal, Teachings of the Buddha

Jack Kornfield, The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology

Jack Kornfield and Paul Breiter, A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah (Quest Book)

Wes Nisker, Buddha’s Nature: A Practical Guide to Enlightenment Through Evolution

Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught: Revised and Expanded Edition with Texts from Suttas and Dhammapada

Larry Rosenberg, Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation*

Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness*

Ajahn Sumedho, The Sound of Silence: The Selected Teachings of Ajahn Sumedho**

Nyanaponika Thera, The Heart of Buddhist Meditation: Satipatthna: A Handbook of Mental Training Based on the Buddha’s Way of Mindfulness**

Zen

Charlotte Joko Beck, Nothing Special: Living Zen

Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness*

Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace

Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind

Ryokan & John Stevens, One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryokan

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