Contemporary Buddhism Books | Summaries & Audio

Zen Is Right Here

by Shunryu Suzuki • 2001

Awakening hides in dishwashing and bird calls, not in temples: a Zen master's anecdotes.

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323

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🏯 Soto Zen 🌉 Modern Zen

Zen Is Right Here 93%

Awakening hides in dishwashing and bird calls, not in temples: a Zen master's anecdotes.

by Shunryu Suzuki 2001

4.18

323 ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🏯 Soto Zen 🌉 Modern Zen

After Buddhism

by Stephen Batchelor • 2015

Before Buddhism became a religion, it was a practical philosophy for flourishing in this life.

4.20

918

🏛️ Secular Buddhism 📜 Buddhist Philosophy 🔬 Religious Naturalism

After Buddhism 93%

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

Buddhism for Beginners

by Thubten Chodron • 2001

Ending suffering is a skill. Here is the training manual: no dogma, just method.

3.80

4k+

📖 Buddhist Fundamentals 🧠 Buddhist Philosophy 🧘 Meditation Practice

Buddhism for Beginners 93%

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

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

22k+

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌿 Mindfulness Practice 💔 Suffering Transformation

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching Summary

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching 93%

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

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.

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🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind 93%

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

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 93%

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

Modern Buddhism

by Kelsang Gyatso • 2010

The step-by-step path to dismantling the self and awakening a boundless compassion.

3.67

3k+

☸️ Mahayana Buddhism 🗺️ Stages Of The Path 🧘 Buddhist Meditation

Modern Buddhism 93%

The step-by-step path to dismantling the self and awakening a boundless compassion.

by Kelsang Gyatso 2010

3.67

3k+ ratings

☸️ Mahayana Buddhism 🗺️ Stages Of The Path 🧘 Buddhist Meditation

The Art Of Living

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2017

We are made of everything else. We survive our bodies. The peace we seek is already here.

4.44

11k+

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌱 Mindful Living 🔗 Interconnectedness

The Art Of Living 93%

We are made of everything else. We survive our bodies. The peace we seek is already here.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2017

4.44

11k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌱 Mindful Living 🔗 Interconnectedness

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

15k+

☸️ Engaged Buddhism 🧘 Zen Practice 🌻 Everyday Mindfulness

Being Peace 92%

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

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

1k+

🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🎋 Zen Practice 🧠 Mindfulness

Buddhism Is Not What You Think 92%

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

Original Love

by Henry Shukman • 2024

From suffering to love: four meditative stages that reveal the boundless heart already within you.

4.32

251

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 📿 Buddhist Practice 🪷 Zen Buddhism

Original Love 92%

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

Not Always So

by Shunryu Suzuki • 2002

Stop chasing enlightenment. Your imperfect, goal-free sitting is already the whole thing.

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🧘 Zen Practice 📿 Buddhist Teachings 🌸 Everyday Mindfulness

Not Always So 92%

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 Energy of Prayer

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2006

Three energies turn prayer from a request into a healing practice. A Zen master explains.

4.04

2k+

🧘 Buddhist Practice 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🕊️ Interfaith Spirituality

The Energy of Prayer 92%

Three energies turn prayer from a request into a healing practice. A Zen master explains.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2006

4.04

2k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Practice 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🕊️ Interfaith Spirituality

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

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 📿 Buddhist Practice 🪷 Meditation Practice

Opening the Hand of Thought 92%

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

The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . .

by Lodro Rinzler • 2012

Four archetypal animals teach meditation, fearlessness, and compassion. No robes required.

3.83

4k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice ☸️ Buddhist Practice

The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . . Summary

The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . . 92%

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

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

6k+

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🪷 Zen Buddhism 😠 Anger Management

Taming the Tiger Within 92%

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

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 92%

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

Pain Free

by Pete Egoscue • 2000

Unshakeable happiness is a skill. The step-by-step method for training it is ancient and free.

4.17

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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 💗 Loving-Kindness

Pain Free 92%

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

The Other Side of Nothing

by Brad Warner • 2022

Time is not a container, the self is a process, and harming others is self-harm.

4.33

228

🪷 Zen Buddhism 📖 Buddhist Philosophy ☯️ Nonduality

The Other Side of Nothing 92%

Time is not a container, the self is a process, and harming others is self-harm.

by Brad Warner 2022

4.33

228 ratings

🪷 Zen Buddhism 📖 Buddhist Philosophy ☯️ Nonduality

Dharma Matters

by Jan Willis • 2020

A Black woman scholar-practitioner forces Western Buddhism to reckon with race and gender.

4.00

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧭 Western Buddhism 🤲 Engaged Buddhism

Dharma Matters 92%

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

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

6k+

☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🧘 Practical Buddhism 🕊️ Secular Buddhism

No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners Summary

No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners 92%

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

The Monks and Me

by Mary Paterson • 2012

Forty days at Plum Village: breathing, walking, and the slow work of getting out of your own way.

3.75

492

🪷 Zen Buddhism ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The Monks and Me 92%

Forty days at Plum Village: breathing, walking, and the slow work of getting out of your own way.

by Mary Paterson 2012

3.75

492 ratings

🪷 Zen Buddhism ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

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 92%

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

Happiness

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2009

A Zen master proves happiness is already here: in your breath, your walking, your eating.

4.09

4k+

🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Modern Buddhism 🧠 Meditation Techniques

Happiness 92%

A Zen master proves happiness is already here: in your breath, your walking, your eating.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2009

4.09

4k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Modern Buddhism 🧠 Meditation Techniques

Buddha in Blue Jeans

by Tai Sheridan • 2011

The simplest meditation guide: sit, breathe, notice what happens. No beliefs required.

3.93

8k+

🪷 Secular Buddhism 🧘 Zen Practice 🌿 Mindful Living

Buddha in Blue Jeans 92%

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

Awakening the Buddha Within

by Surya Das • 1997

A Western lama's guide to awareness and compassion: ancient Tibetan practices for your actual life.

4.19

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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧭 Western Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice

Awakening the Buddha Within 92%

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

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

2k+

🏔️ 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 92%

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

You Are Here

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2004

We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.

4.30

13k+

🧘 Mindful Living 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🌅 Present Moment

You Are Here 92%

We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2004

4.30

13k+ ratings

🧘 Mindful Living 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🌅 Present Moment

Introduction to Zen Koans

by James Ishmael Ford • 2018

Koans are logic-eating dragons. A map to the untameable language that forces the mind awake.

4.16

🪷 Zen Buddhism ❓ Koan Practice ✨ Direct Experience

Introduction to Zen Koans 92%

Koans are logic-eating dragons. A map to the untameable language that forces the mind awake.

by James Ishmael Ford 2018

4.16

67 ratings

🪷 Zen Buddhism ❓ Koan Practice ✨ Direct Experience

Buddhism

by Michael Williams • 2016

The Buddhist toolkit for ending stress and anxiety: no faith required, no cushion needed.

4.01

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🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🏙️ Modern Buddhism 🧘‍♂️ Meditation Practice

Buddhism 92%

The Buddhist toolkit for ending stress and anxiety: no faith required, no cushion needed.

by Michael Williams 2016

4.01

692 ratings

🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🏙️ Modern Buddhism 🧘‍♂️ Meditation Practice

Walk Like a Buddha

by Lodro Rinzler • 2013

Buddhism after last call: meditation for people who date, drink, and dread Monday mornings.

3.87

1k+

🧘 Everyday Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🕯️ Meditation Guides

Walk Like a Buddha 92%

Buddhism after last call: meditation for people who date, drink, and dread Monday mornings.

by Lodro Rinzler 2013

3.87

1k+ ratings

🧘 Everyday Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🕯️ Meditation Guides

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

3k+

🪷 Engaged Buddhism 🎬 Pop Spirituality 💗 Self-Compassion

The Dude and the Zen Master 92%

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

Brilliant Moon

by Dilgo Khyentse • 2008

He walked out of Tibet with goats and monks, then became the Dalai Lama's teacher.

4.48

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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 📿 Spiritual Biography 🔀 Rimé Movement

Brilliant Moon 92%

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

Meditation in Action

by Chögyam Trungpa • 1969

Meditation stripped of mystery: a practice not for escaping life but for finally showing up.

4.15

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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Mindful Awareness 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

Meditation in Action 92%

Meditation stripped of mystery: a practice not for escaping life but for finally showing up.

by Chögyam Trungpa 1969

4.15

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Mindful Awareness 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

Being Black

by Angel Kyodo Williams • 2000

A Zen priest maps the path from racial suffering to fearless living, using discomfort as fuel.

4.15

329

🧘 Engaged Buddhism 🪷 Zen Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

Being Black 92%

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

Against the Stream

by Noah Levine • 2007

Buddhism stripped of dogma: a rebel's guide to meditation, ethics, and the end of craving.

4.04

2k+

🧘 Buddhist Practice 🩹 Addiction Recovery ✊ Engaged Buddhism

Against the Stream 92%

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

Zen beyond Mindfulness

by Jules Shuzen Harris • 2019

Some patterns survive any amount of sitting. This Zen teacher makes you write them down first.

3.95

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🇺🇸 American Zen ✍️ Contemplative Writing

Zen beyond Mindfulness 92%

Some patterns survive any amount of sitting. This Zen teacher makes you write them down first.

by Jules Shuzen Harris 2019

3.95

75 ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🇺🇸 American Zen ✍️ Contemplative Writing

Don't Be a Jerk

by Brad Warner • 2016

What Dōgen really taught: you're already enlightened. Now sit down and act like it.

3.97

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🏯 Soto Zen 🧎 Meditation Practice

Don't Be a Jerk 92%

What Dōgen really taught: you're already enlightened. Now sit down and act like it.

by Brad Warner 2016

3.97

1k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🏯 Soto Zen 🧎 Meditation Practice

What the Buddha Taught

by Walpola Rahula • 1959

No faith, no dogma: the Buddha's original teachings as a practical psychology for ending suffering.

4.18

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🧘 Theravada Buddhism 📜 Pali Canon 🚪 Introductory Buddhism

What the Buddha Taught 92%

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

Zen Keys

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1974

True Zen begins where concepts end. A master reveals why the intellect can't save you.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice ☯️ Non-Duality

Zen Keys 92%

True Zen begins where concepts end. A master reveals why the intellect can't save you.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 1974

4.01

1k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice ☯️ Non-Duality

Buddhism

by Damien Keown • 1996

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

3.74

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📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism

Buddhism 92%

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

The Practice of Not Thinking

by Ryūnosuke Koike • 2013

Constant mental chatter is the enemy. Your senses are how you fight back. A Zen guide.

3.37

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🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌿 Mindful Living 👁️ Sensory Awareness

The Practice of Not Thinking 92%

Constant mental chatter is the enemy. Your senses are how you fight back. A Zen guide.

by Ryūnosuke Koike 2013

3.37

3k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌿 Mindful Living 👁️ Sensory Awareness

Buddhism Plain & Simple

by Steve Hagen • 1997

Buddhism without the robes: the self is a mirage, everything flows, and the problem is clinging.

4.03

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📿 Buddhist Philosophy 🪷 Secular Buddhism 🎋 Zen Buddhism

Buddhism Plain & Simple 92%

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

Love for Imperfect Things / The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

by Haemin Sunim

The hidden peace beneath your racing thoughts: a Buddhist monk's short lessons on slowing the mind.

4.36

3k+

🧘 Buddhist Self-Help ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

Love for Imperfect Things / The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary

Love for Imperfect Things / The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down 92%

The hidden peace beneath your racing thoughts: a Buddhist monk's short lessons on slowing the mind.

by Haemin Sunim

4.36

3k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Self-Help ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

Mindfulness

by Sarah Shaw • 2020

Before it became a productivity hack, mindfulness was a path to liberating the mind.

3.92

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🌸 Mahayana Tradition 🧘 Meditation Theory

Mindfulness 92%

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

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 92%

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

The Noble Eightfold Path

by Bhikkhu Bodhi • 1994

The Buddha's eight steps to end suffering, walked one by one without shortcuts.

4.43

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🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Philosophy ⚖️ Buddhist Ethics

The Noble Eightfold Path 92%

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 Art of Disappearing

by Ajahn Brahm • 2011

Lasting joy begins where self dissolves: a Theravada monk shows how to let go completely.

4.30

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🛕 Theravada 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🍂 Letting Go

The Art of Disappearing 92%

Lasting joy begins where self dissolves: a Theravada monk shows how to let go completely.

by Ajahn Brahm 2011

4.30

531 ratings

🛕 Theravada 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🍂 Letting Go

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 92%

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 Experience of Insight

by Joseph Goldstein • 1976

Watch the mind without controlling it: a classic guide to Buddhist insight meditation.

4.27

868

🧘 Insight Meditation 📿 Theravada Buddhism 🛡️ Buddhist Ethics

The Experience of Insight 92%

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

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