Recommended Reading
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*Denotes books that are good as an introduction to Buddhist practice and teachings.
Vipassana-Mindfulness or Insight Meditation
- Analayo, Satipatthana: The Direct Path to Realization
- Amaro Bhikkhu, SMALL BOAT GREAT MOUNTAIN
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(Abhayagiri Buddhist Monestary, 2003) Free publication 707-485-1630
- 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
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- Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield, Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (Shambhala Classics)
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- Joseph Goldstein, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism
- Henepola Gunaratana, Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition
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- 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
- Jack Kornfield, A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
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- Jack Kornfield, with Gil Fronsdal, Teachings of the Buddha
- Jack Kornfield, The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
- 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
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- Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
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- 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
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- Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
- Tibetan Buddhism
- Tsultrum Allione, Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict
- Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics)
- Pema Chodron, The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times (Shambhala Library)
- Lama Surya Das, Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World
- Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller; Revised and Updated Edition
- Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Fearless Simplicity: The Dzogchen Way of Living Freely in a Complex World
Diversity in Dharma
Engaged Buddhism
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