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☸️ Ambedkarite Buddhism

The revolutionary spiritual and political tradition born from B.R. Ambedkar's embrace of Buddhism as a path to liberation from caste oppression in India.
The Doctor and the Saint
by Arundhati Roy • 2017
One man wanted reform, the other annihilation. Their clash over caste still defines India.
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3k+
🇮🇳 Caste In India⚖️ Dalit Politics📜 Historical Revisionism
The Doctor and the Saint Summary
The Doctor and the Saint 91%
One man wanted reform, the other annihilation. Their clash over caste still defines India.
by Arundhati Roy 2017
4.33
3k+ ratings
🇮🇳 Caste In India⚖️ Dalit Politics📜 Historical Revisionism
Annihilation of Caste
by B.R. Ambedkar • 1936
Caste's root is religious, not social; the cure is to dethrone the Hindu scriptures.
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9k+
🏛️ Caste System✊ Anti-Caste Movement📖 Dalit Studies
Annihilation of Caste Summary
Annihilation of Caste 90%
Caste's root is religious, not social; the cure is to dethrone the Hindu scriptures.
by B.R. Ambedkar 1936
4.61
9k+ ratings
🏛️ Caste System✊ Anti-Caste Movement📖 Dalit Studies
Dharma Matters
by Jan Willis • 2020
A Black woman scholar-practitioner forces Western Buddhism to reckon with race and gender.
4.00
7
🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🧭 Western Buddhism🤲 Engaged Buddhism
Dharma Matters Summary
Dharma Matters 90%
A Black woman scholar-practitioner forces Western Buddhism to reckon with race and gender.
by Jan Willis 2020
4.00
7 ratings
🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🧭 Western Buddhism🤲 Engaged Buddhism
Riddles in Hinduism
by B.R. Ambedkar • 1954
Hinduism's scriptures contradict at every turn. Ambedkar asks who stood to gain from each reversal.
4.17
572
🕉️ Hindu Scriptures⛓️ Caste Critique✊🏾 Dalit Thought
Riddles in Hinduism Summary
Riddles in Hinduism 89%
Hinduism's scriptures contradict at every turn. Ambedkar asks who stood to gain from each reversal.
by B.R. Ambedkar 1954
4.17
572 ratings
🕉️ Hindu Scriptures⛓️ Caste Critique✊🏾 Dalit Thought
Gulamgiri
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule • 1873
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
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226
🪓 Caste Abolition🇮🇳 Colonial India✊ Indian Social Reform
Gulamgiri Summary
Gulamgiri 89%
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule 1873
4.32
226 ratings
🪓 Caste Abolition🇮🇳 Colonial India✊ Indian Social Reform
Secular Buddhism
by Stephen Batchelor • 2017
Buddhism without rebirth or ritual: four practical tasks for flourishing in this life, right now.
3.88
289
🧘 Secular Buddhism🤔 Agnostic Spirituality🛠️ Practice Over Belief
Secular Buddhism Summary
Secular Buddhism 89%
Buddhism without rebirth or ritual: four practical tasks for flourishing in this life, right now.
by Stephen Batchelor 2017
3.88
289 ratings
🧘 Secular Buddhism🤔 Agnostic Spirituality🛠️ Practice Over Belief
Buddhism for Beginners
by Thubten Chodron • 2001
Ending suffering is a skill. Here is the training manual: no dogma, just method.
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📖 Buddhist Fundamentals🧠 Buddhist Philosophy🧘 Meditation Practice
Buddhism for Beginners Summary
Buddhism for Beginners 89%
Ending suffering is a skill. Here is the training manual: no dogma, just method.
by Thubten Chodron 2001
3.80
4k+ ratings
📖 Buddhist Fundamentals🧠 Buddhist Philosophy🧘 Meditation Practice
Being Black
by Angel Kyodo Williams • 2000
A Zen priest maps the path from racial suffering to fearless living, using discomfort as fuel.
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329
🧘 Engaged Buddhism🪷 Zen Practice🧠 Buddhist Psychology
Being Black Summary
Being Black 89%
A Zen priest maps the path from racial suffering to fearless living, using discomfort as fuel.
by Angel Kyodo Williams 2000
4.15
329 ratings
🧘 Engaged Buddhism🪷 Zen Practice🧠 Buddhist Psychology
Pain Free
by Pete Egoscue • 2000
Unshakeable happiness is a skill. The step-by-step method for training it is ancient and free.
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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🧠 Mindfulness Meditation💗 Loving-Kindness
Pain Free Summary
Pain Free 89%
Unshakeable happiness is a skill. The step-by-step method for training it is ancient and free.
by Pete Egoscue 2000
4.17
2k+ ratings
☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🧠 Mindfulness Meditation💗 Loving-Kindness
After Buddhism
by Stephen Batchelor • 2015
Before Buddhism became a religion, it was a practical philosophy for flourishing in this life.
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🏛️ Secular Buddhism📜 Buddhist Philosophy🔬 Religious Naturalism
After Buddhism Summary
After Buddhism 89%
Before Buddhism became a religion, it was a practical philosophy for flourishing in this life.
by Stephen Batchelor 2015
4.20
918 ratings
🏛️ Secular Buddhism📜 Buddhist Philosophy🔬 Religious Naturalism
Brilliant Moon
by Dilgo Khyentse • 2008
He walked out of Tibet with goats and monks, then became the Dalai Lama's teacher.
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132
🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism📿 Spiritual Biography🔀 Rimé Movement
Brilliant Moon Summary
Brilliant Moon 89%
He walked out of Tibet with goats and monks, then became the Dalai Lama's teacher.
by Dilgo Khyentse 2008
4.48
132 ratings
🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism📿 Spiritual Biography🔀 Rimé Movement
Against the Stream
by Noah Levine • 2007
Buddhism stripped of dogma: a rebel's guide to meditation, ethics, and the end of craving.
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2k+
🧘 Buddhist Practice🩹 Addiction Recovery✊ Engaged Buddhism
Against the Stream Summary
Against the Stream 88%
Buddhism stripped of dogma: a rebel's guide to meditation, ethics, and the end of craving.
by Noah Levine 2007
4.04
2k+ ratings
🧘 Buddhist Practice🩹 Addiction Recovery✊ Engaged Buddhism
What the Buddha Taught
by Walpola Rahula • 1959
No faith, no dogma: the Buddha's original teachings as a practical psychology for ending suffering.
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🧘 Theravada Buddhism📜 Pali Canon🚪 Introductory Buddhism
What the Buddha Taught Summary
What the Buddha Taught 88%
No faith, no dogma: the Buddha's original teachings as a practical psychology for ending suffering.
by Walpola Rahula 1959
4.18
13k+ ratings
🧘 Theravada Buddhism📜 Pali Canon🚪 Introductory Buddhism
Buddhism
by Alan W. Watts • 1996
Buddhism as dialogue, not dogma: self-inquiry that unravels the self you think you are.
4.15
889
📜 Eastern Philosophy🕊️ Comparative Religion🪷 Non-Attachment
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 88%
Buddhism as dialogue, not dogma: self-inquiry that unravels the self you think you are.
by Alan W. Watts 1996
4.15
889 ratings
📜 Eastern Philosophy🕊️ Comparative Religion🪷 Non-Attachment
The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony
by Bhikkhu Bodhi • 2016
The Buddha's social teachings on anger, speech, and justice, collected from the original discourses.
4.48
139
🪷 Buddhist Ethics📜 Early Buddhism📚 Scriptural Anthology
The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony Summary
The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony 88%
The Buddha's social teachings on anger, speech, and justice, collected from the original discourses.
by Bhikkhu Bodhi 2016
4.48
139 ratings
🪷 Buddhist Ethics📜 Early Buddhism📚 Scriptural Anthology
Awakening Together
by Larry Yang • 2017
True mindfulness faces outward: why awakening is collective work, and sitting alone is never enough.
4.35
164
🪷 Engaged Buddhism🌍 Collective Liberation🏳️ Inclusive Buddhism
Awakening Together Summary
Awakening Together 88%
True mindfulness faces outward: why awakening is collective work, and sitting alone is never enough.
by Larry Yang 2017
4.35
164 ratings
🪷 Engaged Buddhism🌍 Collective Liberation🏳️ Inclusive Buddhism
The Dhammapada
by Anonymous
Your mind builds your prison, but it also holds the key. The original blueprint for freedom.
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31k+
🧘 Buddhist Philosophy📜 Early Buddhism🧠 Mind Training
The Dhammapada Summary
The Dhammapada 88%
Your mind builds your prison, but it also holds the key. The original blueprint for freedom.
by Anonymous
4.27
31k+ ratings
🧘 Buddhist Philosophy📜 Early Buddhism🧠 Mind Training
Little Angels
by Phra Peter Pannapadipo • 2005
Most Thai novice monks did not choose the monastery. Hunger chose for them.
3.94
135
🧘 Thai Buddhism🏯 Buddhist Monasticism📿 Monastic Life
Little Angels Summary
Little Angels 88%
Most Thai novice monks did not choose the monastery. Hunger chose for them.
by Phra Peter Pannapadipo 2005
3.94
135 ratings
🧘 Thai Buddhism🏯 Buddhist Monasticism📿 Monastic Life
Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
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📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 88%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ ratings
📖 Introductory Buddhism☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism
Modern Buddhism
by Kelsang Gyatso • 2010
The step-by-step path to dismantling the self and awakening a boundless compassion.
3.67
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☸️ Mahayana Buddhism📖 Contemporary Buddhism🗺️ Stages Of The Path
Modern Buddhism Summary
Modern Buddhism 88%
The step-by-step path to dismantling the self and awakening a boundless compassion.
by Kelsang Gyatso 2010
3.67
3k+ ratings
☸️ Mahayana Buddhism📖 Contemporary Buddhism🗺️ Stages Of The Path
The Noble Eightfold Path
by Bhikkhu Bodhi • 1994
The Buddha's eight steps to end suffering, walked one by one without shortcuts.
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🛕 Theravada Buddhism🧠 Buddhist Philosophy⚖️ Buddhist Ethics
The Noble Eightfold Path Summary
The Noble Eightfold Path 88%
The Buddha's eight steps to end suffering, walked one by one without shortcuts.
by Bhikkhu Bodhi 1994
4.43
1k+ ratings
🛕 Theravada Buddhism🧠 Buddhist Philosophy⚖️ Buddhist Ethics
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1998
Suffering has a structure, and structure means it can be dismantled. The original blueprint.
4.33
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🧘 Zen Buddhism🌿 Mindfulness Practice💔 Suffering Transformation
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching Summary
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching 88%
Suffering has a structure, and structure means it can be dismantled. The original blueprint.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1998
4.33
22k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Buddhism🌿 Mindfulness Practice💔 Suffering Transformation
Buddhism Is Not What You Think
by Steve Hagen • 2003
Buddhism isn't a self-help project. It's about seeing what's real, not what your mind imagines.
4.09
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🧘 Buddhist Philosophy🎋 Zen Practice🧠 Mindfulness
Buddhism Is Not What You Think Summary
Buddhism Is Not What You Think 88%
Buddhism isn't a self-help project. It's about seeing what's real, not what your mind imagines.
by Steve Hagen 2003
4.09
1k+ ratings
🧘 Buddhist Philosophy🎋 Zen Practice🧠 Mindfulness
My Spiritual Journey
by Dalai Lama XIV • 2009
A Tibetan monk's path: why your happiness depends on everyone else's, and how to build it.
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3k+
🪷 Tibetan Buddhism📖 Spiritual Memoirs❤️ Compassion Practice
My Spiritual Journey Summary
My Spiritual Journey 88%
A Tibetan monk's path: why your happiness depends on everyone else's, and how to build it.
by Dalai Lama XIV 2009
3.98
3k+ ratings
🪷 Tibetan Buddhism📖 Spiritual Memoirs❤️ Compassion Practice
The Experience of Insight
by Joseph Goldstein • 1976
Watch the mind without controlling it: a classic guide to Buddhist insight meditation.
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🧘 Insight Meditation📿 Theravada Buddhism🛡️ Buddhist Ethics
The Experience of Insight Summary
The Experience of Insight 88%
Watch the mind without controlling it: a classic guide to Buddhist insight meditation.
by Joseph Goldstein 1976
4.27
868 ratings
🧘 Insight Meditation📿 Theravada Buddhism🛡️ Buddhist Ethics
Being Peace
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1987
Peace isn't signed; it's breathed. A Zen master on why inner calm must come first.
4.32
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☸️ Engaged Buddhism🧘 Zen Practice🌻 Everyday Mindfulness
Being Peace Summary
Being Peace 88%
Peace isn't signed; it's breathed. A Zen master on why inner calm must come first.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1987
4.32
15k+ ratings
☸️ Engaged Buddhism🧘 Zen Practice🌻 Everyday Mindfulness
Seeing That Frees
by Rob Burbea • 2014
Perception is mind-made. A meditation manual for dismantling the illusion and finding freedom.
4.63
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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🧘 Insight Meditation🌌 Buddhist Emptiness
Seeing That Frees Summary
Seeing That Frees 88%
Perception is mind-made. A meditation manual for dismantling the illusion and finding freedom.
by Rob Burbea 2014
4.63
487 ratings
☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🧘 Insight Meditation🌌 Buddhist Emptiness
Original Love
by Henry Shukman • 2024
From suffering to love: four meditative stages that reveal the boundless heart already within you.
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🧘 Contemplative Spirituality📿 Buddhist Practice🪷 Zen Buddhism
Original Love Summary
Original Love 88%
From suffering to love: four meditative stages that reveal the boundless heart already within you.
by Henry Shukman 2024
4.32
251 ratings
🧘 Contemplative Spirituality📿 Buddhist Practice🪷 Zen Buddhism
Essence of the Dhammapada
by Eknath Easwaran • 2013
Suffering has one cause, per the Dhammapada. Its exit plan is as precise as a diagnosis.
4.33
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🪷 Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism📜 Pali Canon
Essence of the Dhammapada Summary
Essence of the Dhammapada 88%
Suffering has one cause, per the Dhammapada. Its exit plan is as precise as a diagnosis.
by Eknath Easwaran 2013
4.33
142 ratings
🪷 Buddhist Philosophy🛕 Theravada Buddhism📜 Pali Canon
Cave in the Snow
by Vicki Mackenzie • 1998
Six years into her cave retreat, a blizzard buried her alive. She stayed six more.
4.29
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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🧘‍♀️ Buddhist Nuns📖 Spiritual Biography
Cave in the Snow Summary
Cave in the Snow 88%
Six years into her cave retreat, a blizzard buried her alive. She stayed six more.
by Vicki Mackenzie 1998
4.29
3k+ ratings
🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🧘‍♀️ Buddhist Nuns📖 Spiritual Biography
The Art of Power
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2007
Why external power fails: a Zen path to a strength that can't be taken.
4.25
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🧘 Buddhist Practice📿 Spiritual Self-Help🫁 Mindfulness Practice
The Art of Power Summary
The Art of Power 88%
Why external power fails: a Zen path to a strength that can't be taken.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2007
4.25
3k+ ratings
🧘 Buddhist Practice📿 Spiritual Self-Help🫁 Mindfulness Practice
No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners
by Noah Rasheta • 2018
Most of your suffering is optional, and the Buddha laid out exactly how to opt out.
4.45
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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🧘 Practical Buddhism🕊️ Secular Buddhism
No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners Summary
No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners 88%
Most of your suffering is optional, and the Buddha laid out exactly how to opt out.
by Noah Rasheta 2018
4.45
6k+ ratings
☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🧘 Practical Buddhism🕊️ Secular Buddhism
Taming the Tiger Within
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2004
Gentle Buddhist path to stop suppressing or exploding and start transforming your toughest emotions.
4.08
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🧘 Buddhist Psychology🪷 Zen Buddhism😠 Anger Management
Taming the Tiger Within Summary
Taming the Tiger Within 88%
Gentle Buddhist path to stop suppressing or exploding and start transforming your toughest emotions.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2004
4.08
6k+ ratings
🧘 Buddhist Psychology🪷 Zen Buddhism😠 Anger Management
Alan Watts–Here and Now
by Peter J. Columbus • 2012
Alan Watts claimed words alone could bring enlightenment; decades of critique put that to the test.
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15
🧘 Zen Buddhism🌉 East-West Psychology🌱 American Buddhism
Alan Watts–Here and Now Summary
Alan Watts–Here and Now 88%
Alan Watts claimed words alone could bring enlightenment; decades of critique put that to the test.
by Peter J. Columbus 2012
4.13
15 ratings
🧘 Zen Buddhism🌉 East-West Psychology🌱 American Buddhism
The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World
by Dalai Lama XIV • 2008
Personal happiness is not selfish, the Dalai Lama argues, but the foundation of a peaceful society.
3.71
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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🌍 Engaged Buddhism
The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World Summary
The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World 88%
Personal happiness is not selfish, the Dalai Lama argues, but the foundation of a peaceful society.
by Dalai Lama XIV 2008
3.71
2k+ ratings
☸️ Buddhist Philosophy🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🌍 Engaged Buddhism
When Things Fall Apart
by Pema Chödrön • 1996
Difficult emotions are not obstacles; they are the path.
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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🧘 Buddhist Practice🌱 Spiritual Self-Help
When Things Fall Apart Summary
When Things Fall Apart 88%
Difficult emotions are not obstacles; they are the path.
by Pema Chödrön 1996
4.27
65k+ ratings
🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🧘 Buddhist Practice🌱 Spiritual Self-Help
Buddha in Blue Jeans
by Tai Sheridan • 2011
The simplest meditation guide: sit, breathe, notice what happens. No beliefs required.
3.93
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🪷 Secular Buddhism🧘 Zen Practice🌿 Mindful Living
Buddha in Blue Jeans Summary
Buddha in Blue Jeans 88%
The simplest meditation guide: sit, breathe, notice what happens. No beliefs required.
by Tai Sheridan 2011
3.93
8k+ ratings
🪷 Secular Buddhism🧘 Zen Practice🌿 Mindful Living
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
by Shunryu Suzuki • 1970
Mastery narrows your vision. The Zen practice of not-knowing is how you get it back.
4.21
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🧘 Zen Practice☸️ Buddhist Philosophy⏳ Present Moment Awareness
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Summary
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind 88%
Mastery narrows your vision. The Zen practice of not-knowing is how you get it back.
by Shunryu Suzuki 1970
4.21
50k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Practice☸️ Buddhist Philosophy⏳ Present Moment Awareness
Mindfulness
by Sarah Shaw • 2020
Before it became a productivity hack, mindfulness was a path to liberating the mind.
3.92
39
🧠 Buddhist Psychology🌸 Mahayana Tradition🧘 Meditation Theory
Mindfulness Summary
Mindfulness 88%
Before it became a productivity hack, mindfulness was a path to liberating the mind.
by Sarah Shaw 2020
3.92
39 ratings
🧠 Buddhist Psychology🌸 Mahayana Tradition🧘 Meditation Theory
Why I am a Hindu
by Shashi Tharoor • 2018
Hinduism demands no dogma and has no founder. Hindutva, its political impostor, insists on both.
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🕉️ Hindu Philosophy🧘 Advaita Vedanta🤝 Religious Pluralism
Why I am a Hindu Summary
Why I am a Hindu 88%
Hinduism demands no dogma and has no founder. Hindutva, its political impostor, insists on both.
by Shashi Tharoor 2018
3.72
4k+ ratings
🕉️ Hindu Philosophy🧘 Advaita Vedanta🤝 Religious Pluralism
The Dude and the Zen Master
by Jeff Bridges • 2012
A Zen master and an actor find a movie slacker already understood liberation: stop fighting.
3.70
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🪷 Engaged Buddhism🎬 Pop Spirituality💗 Self-Compassion
The Dude and the Zen Master Summary
The Dude and the Zen Master 88%
A Zen master and an actor find a movie slacker already understood liberation: stop fighting.
by Jeff Bridges 2012
3.70
3k+ ratings
🪷 Engaged Buddhism🎬 Pop Spirituality💗 Self-Compassion
7 Treasures of Awakening
by Joseph Goldstein • 2014
The seven qualities that awaken the mind: a practical map from the Buddha's own psychology.
4.11
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🧠 Buddhist Psychology🧘 Insight Meditation🛕 Theravada Buddhism
7 Treasures of Awakening Summary
7 Treasures of Awakening 88%
The seven qualities that awaken the mind: a practical map from the Buddha's own psychology.
by Joseph Goldstein 2014
4.11
198 ratings
🧠 Buddhist Psychology🧘 Insight Meditation🛕 Theravada Buddhism
Buddhism For Dummies 2e
by Jonathan Landaw • 2002
A plain-English path through Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and ethics, no blind faith required.
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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy📖 Introductory Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
Buddhism For Dummies 2e Summary
Buddhism For Dummies 2e 88%
A plain-English path through Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and ethics, no blind faith required.
by Jonathan Landaw 2002
3.95
2k+ ratings
☸️ Buddhist Philosophy📖 Introductory Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice
Buddhism Plain & Simple
by Steve Hagen • 1997
Buddhism without the robes: the self is a mirage, everything flows, and the problem is clinging.
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📿 Buddhist Philosophy🪷 Secular Buddhism🎋 Zen Buddhism
Buddhism Plain & Simple Summary
Buddhism Plain & Simple 88%
Buddhism without the robes: the self is a mirage, everything flows, and the problem is clinging.
by Steve Hagen 1997
4.03
10k+ ratings
📿 Buddhist Philosophy🪷 Secular Buddhism🎋 Zen Buddhism
Awakening the Buddha Within
by Surya Das • 1997
A Western lama's guide to awareness and compassion: ancient Tibetan practices for your actual life.
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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🧭 Western Buddhism🧘 Buddhist Practice
Awakening the Buddha Within Summary
Awakening the Buddha Within 88%
A Western lama's guide to awareness and compassion: ancient Tibetan practices for your actual life.
by Surya Das 1997
4.19
15k+ ratings
🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🧭 Western Buddhism🧘 Buddhist Practice
Jainism
by Jeffery D. Long • 2009
Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.
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🕉️ Indian Philosophy🌐 Comparative Religion☮️ Nonviolence
Jainism Summary
Jainism 88%
Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.
by Jeffery D. Long 2009
3.82
118 ratings
🕉️ Indian Philosophy🌐 Comparative Religion☮️ Nonviolence
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
by Chögyam Trungpa • 1976
Freedom hides where you never look: the raw, bare experience of your own mind.
4.27
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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🧘 Buddhist Meditation💧 Working With Emotions
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation Summary
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation 88%
Freedom hides where you never look: the raw, bare experience of your own mind.
by Chögyam Trungpa 1976
4.27
2k+ ratings
🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🧘 Buddhist Meditation💧 Working With Emotions
Not Always So
by Shunryu Suzuki • 2002
Stop chasing enlightenment. Your imperfect, goal-free sitting is already the whole thing.
4.30
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🧘 Zen Practice📿 Buddhist Teachings🌸 Everyday Mindfulness
Not Always So Summary
Not Always So 88%
Stop chasing enlightenment. Your imperfect, goal-free sitting is already the whole thing.
by Shunryu Suzuki 2002
4.30
2k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Practice📿 Buddhist Teachings🌸 Everyday Mindfulness
The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . .
by Lodro Rinzler • 2012
Four archetypal animals teach meditation, fearlessness, and compassion. No robes required.
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4k+
🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice☸️ Buddhist Practice
The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . . Summary
The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . . 88%
Four archetypal animals teach meditation, fearlessness, and compassion. No robes required.
by Lodro Rinzler 2012
3.83
4k+ ratings
🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism🧘 Meditation Practice☸️ Buddhist Practice
Opening the Hand of Thought
by Kosho Uchiyama • 1993
No goal, no technique, no self-improvement: why sitting still is the entire Zen path.
4.43
1k+
🧘 Zen Buddhism📿 Buddhist Practice🪷 Meditation Practice
Opening the Hand of Thought Summary
Opening the Hand of Thought 88%
No goal, no technique, no self-improvement: why sitting still is the entire Zen path.
by Kosho Uchiyama 1993
4.43
1k+ ratings
🧘 Zen Buddhism📿 Buddhist Practice🪷 Meditation Practice
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