🛕 Himalayan Monastery

Life within the remote monasteries perched among the world's highest peaks, where contemplative practice unfolds in austere, breathtaking solitude.

The Snow Leopard

by Peter Matthiessen • 1978

Grieving widower's Himalayan trek for a snow leopard becomes a Zen pilgrimage when it never appears.

4.06

21k+

🌿 Nature Writing 🏔️ Spiritual Pilgrimage 🧘 Zen Buddhism

The Snow Leopard 89%

Grieving widower's Himalayan trek for a snow leopard becomes a Zen pilgrimage when it never appears.

by Peter Matthiessen 1978

4.06

21k+ ratings

🌿 Nature Writing 🏔️ Spiritual Pilgrimage 🧘 Zen Buddhism

If Truth Be Told

by Om Swami • 2014

A millionaire CEO renounces everything, even his name, to wander India as a penniless monk.

4.45

3k+

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🛕 Monastic Life 👣 Guru-Disciple Relationship

If Truth Be Told 89%

A millionaire CEO renounces everything, even his name, to wander India as a penniless monk.

by Om Swami 2014

4.45

3k+ ratings

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🛕 Monastic Life 👣 Guru-Disciple Relationship

Brilliant Moon

by Dilgo Khyentse • 2008

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

4.48

132

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 📿 Spiritual Biography 🔀 Rimé Movement

Brilliant Moon 88%

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

The Nepali Flat

by Gordon Alexander • 2016

Seven days of relentless hills, altitude sickness, and tea-house wisdom on the hard road to Everest.

4.17

549

🏔️ Himalayan Trekking 🇳🇵 Nepal Travel ⛺ Everest Base Camp

The Nepali Flat 88%

Seven days of relentless hills, altitude sickness, and tea-house wisdom on the hard road to Everest.

by Gordon Alexander 2016

4.17

549 ratings

🏔️ Himalayan Trekking 🇳🇵 Nepal Travel ⛺ Everest Base Camp

Beyond the Sky and the Earth

by Jamie Zeppa • 1999

Teaching in a Himalayan village, she learns Buddhism, political danger, and the slow art of arrival.

4.16

4k+

🏔️ Bhutan 😵‍💫 Culture Shock 🧑‍🏫 Teaching Abroad

Beyond the Sky and the Earth 88%

Teaching in a Himalayan village, she learns Buddhism, political danger, and the slow art of arrival.

by Jamie Zeppa 1999

4.16

4k+ ratings

🏔️ Bhutan 😵‍💫 Culture Shock 🧑‍🏫 Teaching Abroad

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

3k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘‍♀️ Buddhist Nuns 📖 Spiritual Biography

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

Living with the Himalayan Masters

by Swami Rama • 1899

A young yogi among Himalayan sages: their miracles test you, and even their curses are teachings.

4.19

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🏔️ Himalayan Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🧵 Master Disciple Bond

Living with the Himalayan Masters Summary

Living with the Himalayan Masters 88%

A young yogi among Himalayan sages: their miracles test you, and even their curses are teachings.

by Swami Rama 1899

4.19

5k+ ratings

🏔️ Himalayan Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🧵 Master Disciple Bond

The Third Eye

by T. Lobsang Rampa • 1958

Destined for the lamasery, a Tibetan boy undergoes an ancient operation granting clairvoyant sight.

3.96

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🛕 Tibetan Buddhism 📜 Esoteric Memoir 👁️ Clairvoyance

The Third Eye 87%

Destined for the lamasery, a Tibetan boy undergoes an ancient operation granting clairvoyant sight.

by T. Lobsang Rampa 1958

3.96

4k+ ratings

🛕 Tibetan Buddhism 📜 Esoteric Memoir 👁️ Clairvoyance

Aflame

by Pico Iyer • 2025

Fire took everything. In a monastery above the Pacific, he found what silence returns.

3.79

1k+

🏔️ Monastic Spirituality 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🔥 Impermanence

Aflame 87%

Fire took everything. In a monastery above the Pacific, he found what silence returns.

by Pico Iyer 2025

3.79

1k+ ratings

🏔️ Monastic Spirituality 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🔥 Impermanence

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 87%

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

The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra

by Om Swami • 2019

A single Vedic mantra to dissolve mental blocks and sharpen intuition, from a Himalayan monk.

4.42

681

🕉️ Mantra Meditation 📜 Vedic Wisdom 🎵 Sound Meditation

The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra Summary

The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra 87%

A single Vedic mantra to dissolve mental blocks and sharpen intuition, from a Himalayan monk.

by Om Swami 2019

4.42

681 ratings

🕉️ Mantra Meditation 📜 Vedic Wisdom 🎵 Sound Meditation

Kundalini -- An Untold Story

by Om Swami • 2016

A Himalayan mystic's direct path to awakening the energy coiled at your spine, chakra by chakra.

4.37

2k+

🧘 Kundalini Yoga 🌀 Chakra Healing 🏔️ Himalayan Yoga Tradition

Kundalini -- An Untold Story 87%

A Himalayan mystic's direct path to awakening the energy coiled at your spine, chakra by chakra.

by Om Swami 2016

4.37

2k+ ratings

🧘 Kundalini Yoga 🌀 Chakra Healing 🏔️ Himalayan Yoga Tradition

The Dalai Lama's Cat and the Four Paws of Spiritual Success

by David Michie • 2020

A Himalayan cat at the Dalai Lama's side discovers a path from suffering to compassion.

4.53

1k+

🪷 Buddhist Parable 🐱 Cat Narrator 🏥 Therapy Animal

The Dalai Lama's Cat and the Four Paws of Spiritual Success Summary

The Dalai Lama's Cat and the Four Paws of Spiritual Success 86%

A Himalayan cat at the Dalai Lama's side discovers a path from suffering to compassion.

by David Michie 2020

4.53

1k+ ratings

🪷 Buddhist Parable 🐱 Cat Narrator 🏥 Therapy Animal

American Shaolin

by Matthew Polly • 2007

A Princeton dropout arrives at Shaolin expecting mystical masters and finds a kung fu theme park.

4.02

3k+

🥋 Martial Arts Memoirs 🇨🇳 China Travelogues 🌏 Cultural Immersion

American Shaolin 86%

A Princeton dropout arrives at Shaolin expecting mystical masters and finds a kung fu theme park.

by Matthew Polly 2007

4.02

3k+ ratings

🥋 Martial Arts Memoirs 🇨🇳 China Travelogues 🌏 Cultural Immersion

A Search In Secret India

by Paul Brunton • 1934

A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.

4.28

2k+

🗺️ Spiritual Travelogue 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Practices

A Search In Secret India 86%

A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.

by Paul Brunton 1934

4.28

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Spiritual Travelogue 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Practices

Sky Burial

by Xinran • 2004

Love sent a Chinese doctor into Tibet; the plateau took thirty years to return her.

4.09

8k+

🏔️ Epic Love Quest 🌏 Cultural Immersion 🕉️ Tibetan Buddhism

Sky Burial 86%

Love sent a Chinese doctor into Tibet; the plateau took thirty years to return her.

by Xinran 2004

4.09

8k+ ratings

🏔️ Epic Love Quest 🌏 Cultural Immersion 🕉️ Tibetan Buddhism

The Silent Life

by Thomas Merton • 1957

What four monastic orders discovered by stripping life to silence: a Trappist's survey.

4.06

192

⛪ Catholic Monasticism 🙏 Contemplative Spirituality 🤫 Silence And Solitude

The Silent Life 86%

What four monastic orders discovered by stripping life to silence: a Trappist's survey.

by Thomas Merton 1957

4.06

192 ratings

⛪ Catholic Monasticism 🙏 Contemplative Spirituality 🤫 Silence And Solitude

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.

3.98

3k+

🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 📖 Spiritual Memoirs ❤️ Compassion Practice

My Spiritual Journey 86%

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

Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change

by Pema Chödrön • 2012

Three commitments that turn groundlessness into freedom, and uncertainty into a path of awakening.

4.25

7k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism ⏳ Impermanence 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change Summary

Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change 86%

Three commitments that turn groundlessness into freedom, and uncertainty into a path of awakening.

by Pema Chödrön 2012

4.25

7k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism ⏳ Impermanence 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

No Shortcuts to the Top

by Ed Viesturs • 2006

Eighteen years, fourteen peaks, one rule that kept him alive when faster climbers died.

4.14

12k+

🏔️ Mountaineering Memoirs ⛰️ Himalayan Expeditions 🗻 Eight-Thousanders

No Shortcuts to the Top 86%

Eighteen years, fourteen peaks, one rule that kept him alive when faster climbers died.

by Ed Viesturs 2006

4.14

12k+ ratings

🏔️ Mountaineering Memoirs ⛰️ Himalayan Expeditions 🗻 Eight-Thousanders

Strangers to the City

by Michael Casey • 2005

Benedict's ancient rule transforms self-denial into a path to freedom and deeper love.

4.29

148

🏛️ Monastic Spirituality 🙏 Religious Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Strangers to the City 86%

Benedict's ancient rule transforms self-denial into a path to freedom and deeper love.

by Michael Casey 2005

4.29

148 ratings

🏛️ Monastic Spirituality 🙏 Religious Life 🌱 Spiritual Formation

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 86%

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 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 86%

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

How to Understand the Mind

by Kelsang Gyatso • 2014

Suffering comes from within: a map of the mind's inner enemies and the path to freedom.

4.36

166

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mind Training

How to Understand the Mind 86%

Suffering comes from within: a map of the mind's inner enemies and the path to freedom.

by Kelsang Gyatso 2014

4.36

166 ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mind Training

The Joy of Living

by Yongey Mingyur • 2007

Lasting happiness is a brain skill. A Tibetan master's method trains it in minutes a day.

4.26

8k+

🧘 Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Neuroplasticity ❤️ Compassion Practice

The Joy of Living 86%

Lasting happiness is a brain skill. A Tibetan master's method trains it in minutes a day.

by Yongey Mingyur 2007

4.26

8k+ ratings

🧘 Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Neuroplasticity ❤️ Compassion Practice

Practicing Peace in Times of War

by Pema Chödrön • 2006

Peace isn't a position. It's a practice. Buddhist tools for the war inside your own mind.

4.38

2k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Practicing Peace in Times of War Summary

Practicing Peace in Times of War 86%

Peace isn't a position. It's a practice. Buddhist tools for the war inside your own mind.

by Pema Chödrön 2006

4.38

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Loving Life as It Is

by Chakung Jigme Wangdrak • 2024

Buddhist mind training for a happiness so deep that even suffering can't reach it.

3.93

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🌧️ Embracing Suffering 🧠 Mind Training

Loving Life as It Is 86%

Buddhist mind training for a happiness so deep that even suffering can't reach it.

by Chakung Jigme Wangdrak 2024

3.93

41 ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🌧️ Embracing Suffering 🧠 Mind Training

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 86%

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

Ethics for the New Millennium

by Dalai Lama XIV • 1999

Transform empathy into happiness, tame destructive emotions, and act ethically without religion.

4.08

5k+

⚖️ Secular Ethics 🕊️ Interfaith Dialogue ❤️ Compassion Cultivation

Ethics for the New Millennium 86%

Transform empathy into happiness, tame destructive emotions, and act ethically without religion.

by Dalai Lama XIV 1999

4.08

5k+ ratings

⚖️ Secular Ethics 🕊️ Interfaith Dialogue ❤️ Compassion Cultivation

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 86%

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

Turning the Mind Into an Ally

by Sakyong Mipham • 2003

Buddhist meditation for retraining a restless mind into the steady partner you can count on.

4.05

4k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 📿 Meditation Instruction

Turning the Mind Into an Ally 86%

Buddhist meditation for retraining a restless mind into the steady partner you can count on.

by Sakyong Mipham 2003

4.05

4k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 📿 Meditation Instruction

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

15k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧭 Western Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice

Awakening the Buddha Within 86%

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

Smile at Fear

by Chögyam Trungpa • 2009

Sit with your fear, don't flee it. A Tibetan teacher's meditation path to unshakeable bravery.

4.01

2k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🦁 Fear And Courage

Smile at Fear 86%

Sit with your fear, don't flee it. A Tibetan teacher's meditation path to unshakeable bravery.

by Chögyam Trungpa 2009

4.01

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🦁 Fear And Courage

Why Meditate

by Matthieu Ricard • 2008

A monk's approach to mastering emotions and uncovering the mind, no conversion required.

3.99

2k+

🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

Why Meditate 86%

A monk's approach to mastering emotions and uncovering the mind, no conversion required.

by Matthieu Ricard 2008

3.99

2k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

Comfortable with Uncertainty

by Pema Chödrön • 2002

108 teachings that turn uncertainty from a source of fear into a wellspring of compassion.

4.24

8k+

🕉️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty

Comfortable with Uncertainty 86%

108 teachings that turn uncertainty from a source of fear into a wellspring of compassion.

by Pema Chödrön 2002

4.24

8k+ ratings

🕉️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2021

The planet won't be saved by exhausted people. A Zen practice for staying in the fight.

4.38

2k+

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌿 Buddhist Ecology 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Summary

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet 86%

The planet won't be saved by exhausted people. A Zen practice for staying in the fight.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2021

4.38

2k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌿 Buddhist Ecology 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan

by Tom Masters • 2000

Three countries, one guide: ancient wine, mountain monasteries, and the minibus routes between them.

3.80

272

🏔️ South Caucasus 🎒 Lonely Planet 🗺️ Offbeat Destinations

Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan Summary

Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan 86%

Three countries, one guide: ancient wine, mountain monasteries, and the minibus routes between them.

by Tom Masters 2000

3.80

272 ratings

🏔️ South Caucasus 🎒 Lonely Planet 🗺️ Offbeat Destinations

Peace Pilgrim

by Peace Pilgrim • 1983

She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.

4.25

749

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✌️ Nonviolence 🌿 Simple Living

Peace Pilgrim 86%

She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.

by Peace Pilgrim 1983

4.25

749 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✌️ Nonviolence 🌿 Simple Living

Welcoming the Unwelcome

by Pema Chödrön • 2019

A Buddhist nun's radical instruction: stop avoiding your pain and let it teach you.

4.36

4k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 💗 Compassion Practice 🪨 Accepting Difficulty

Welcoming the Unwelcome 86%

A Buddhist nun's radical instruction: stop avoiding your pain and let it teach you.

by Pema Chödrön 2019

4.36

4k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 💗 Compassion Practice 🪨 Accepting Difficulty

Feeding Your Demons

by Tsultrim Allione • 2008

Stop fighting: a five-step Buddhist method for turning cravings and fears into protective allies.

4.10

1k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work

Feeding Your Demons 86%

Stop fighting: a five-step Buddhist method for turning cravings and fears into protective allies.

by Tsultrim Allione 2008

4.10

1k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work

The Places That Scare You

by Pema Chödrön • 2001

Your fear is the path, not the obstacle: ancient practices for walking straight into it.

4.23

21k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 📿 Buddhist Practice 🦁 Fear And Courage

The Places That Scare You 86%

Your fear is the path, not the obstacle: ancient practices for walking straight into it.

by Pema Chödrön 2001

4.23

21k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 📿 Buddhist Practice 🦁 Fear And Courage

When Things Fall Apart

by Pema Chödrön • 1996

The Tibetan Buddhist practice for turning life's worst moments into your greatest teacher.

4.27

65k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🍂 Impermanence 🤲 Radical Acceptance

When Things Fall Apart 86%

The Tibetan Buddhist practice for turning life's worst moments into your greatest teacher.

by Pema Chödrön 1996

4.27

65k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🍂 Impermanence 🤲 Radical Acceptance

Jainism

by Jeffery D. Long • 2009

Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.

3.82

118

🕉️ Indian Philosophy 🌐 Comparative Religion ☮️ Nonviolence

Jainism 86%

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

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 86%

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

Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions

by Meera Baindur • 2015

Nature as trust, not property. Non-violence to all life: the framework the West never tried.

3.00

🕉️ Indian Philosophy 🌿 Environmental Ethics 📜 Dharma And Ecology

Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions Summary

Nature in Indian Philosophy and Cultural Traditions 86%

Nature as trust, not property. Non-violence to all life: the framework the West never tried.

by Meera Baindur 2015

3.00

1 ratings

🕉️ Indian Philosophy 🌿 Environmental Ethics 📜 Dharma And Ecology

Not Always So

by Shunryu Suzuki • 2002

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

4.30

2k+

🧘 Zen Practice 📿 Buddhist Teachings 🌸 Everyday Mindfulness

Not Always So 86%

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 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

2k+

☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🌍 Engaged Buddhism

The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World Summary

The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World 86%

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

Meditation in Action

by Chögyam Trungpa • 1969

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

4.15

2k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Mindful Awareness 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

Meditation in Action 86%

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

On the Trail of Genghis Khan

by Tim Cope • 2013

6,000 miles on horseback across the steppe, learning from nomads what maps and roads cannot teach.

4.15

2k+

🏔️ Central Asian Travel 🏕️ Nomadic Cultures 🐴 Horse Travel

On the Trail of Genghis Khan 86%

6,000 miles on horseback across the steppe, learning from nomads what maps and roads cannot teach.

by Tim Cope 2013

4.15

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Central Asian Travel 🏕️ Nomadic Cultures 🐴 Horse Travel

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

3k+

🧘 Buddhist Practice 📿 Spiritual Self-Help 🫁 Mindfulness Practice

The Art of Power 86%

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

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