General Books


Genuine Happiness: Meditation as the Path to FulfillmentGenuine Happiness: Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment
Best Price: $13.93
There are books that you read, you enjoy, & you gradually forget; there are books that you...
How to Meditate: A Practical GuideHow to Meditate: A Practical Guide
Best Price: $7.99
This simple explanation of not only meditation technique, but its purpose and benefits is a...
A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma: Buddhist Publication Society, Sri Lanka, 11993 (Vipassana Meditation and the Buddha's Teachings)A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma: Buddhist Publication Society, Sri Lanka, 11993 (Vipassana Meditation and the Buddha's Teachings)
Best Price: $13.00
Loved it! It is really "comprehensive" as the title indicated. It also comes with many...
Plant Seed, Pull Weed: Nurturing the Garden of Your LifePlant Seed, Pull Weed: Nurturing the Garden of Your Life
Best Price: $13.80
Geri Larkin's life has taken her from the heights of American business to the simplicity of...
Footprints in the Snow: The Autobiography of a Chinese Buddhist MonkFootprints in the Snow: The Autobiography of a Chinese Buddhist Monk
Best Price: $15.48
Have you ever dreamed about becoming a Buddhist monk? I have. I've visited some of those...


The Buddha Next DoorThe Buddha Next Door
Best Price: $8.98
The Buddha Next Door is a must for those who practice Nichiren Daishonin's Buddhism as well as...
The End of Suffering: Fearless Living in Troubled Times: Fearless Living in Troubled Times . . or, How to Get Out of Hell FreeThe End of Suffering: Fearless Living in Troubled Times: Fearless Living in Troubled Times . . or, How to Get Out of Hell Free
Best Price: $5.75
I picked up this book by way of recommendation because I wanted to expand my conscious horrizon...
A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of LifeA Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
Best Price: $8.92
This translation of the Bodhicaryavatara certainly consitutes the highest quality English...
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation (Shambhala Pocket Classics)The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation (Shambhala Pocket Classics)
Best Price: $10.10
An online friend recommended that I read this book, so after a few months of procrastinating I...
Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of SufferingEverything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering
Best Price: $10.10
I am quite new to buddhism...but have gone through some teacher's teachings through their...


The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of SufferingThe Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering
Best Price: $5.24
I can't quite recommend this book as a Beginner's Book, for one who has no knowledge of...
The Big Questions: How to Find Your Own Answers to Life's Essential MysteriesThe Big Questions: How to Find Your Own Answers to Life's Essential Mysteries
Best Price: $7.18
I am a fan of Lama Suyra Das books and find his explanation of Buddhism and happiness easy with...
Zen Keys: A Guide to Zen PracticeZen Keys: A Guide to Zen Practice
Best Price: $3.15
I found this book very thought provoking. It is the first book on Zen that I have read, but I am...
Open to Desire: The Truth About What the Buddha TaughtOpen to Desire: The Truth About What the Buddha Taught
Best Price: $4.10
The Buddhist attitude to Desire is uncontroversial. Desire is the enemy. The Buddha taught that...
Storms Can't Hurt the Sky: A Buddhist Path Through DivorceStorms Can't Hurt the Sky: A Buddhist Path Through Divorce
Best Price: $0.99
I have read dozens of books since my separation and while many were helpful, this is the one...

The Simple Feeling of Being: Embracing Your True NatureThe Simple Feeling of Being: Embracing Your True Nature
Best Price: $7.08
Ken Wilber is one of the true "Yodas" of modern contemplative practice! This...
Tibetan Buddhism and Modern Physics: Toward a Union of Love and KnowledgeTibetan Buddhism and Modern Physics: Toward a Union of Love and Knowledge
Best Price: $11.74
Many surprises and intriguing conclusions await any reader willing to follow this book's...
A Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist SymbolsA Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols
Best Price: $17.16
Tibetan Buddhist symbolism is extremely complex,yet in this volume artist/Buddhist Robert Beer...
An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday LifeAn Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
Best Price: $3.82
This book is a general introduction to Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism. It covers a whole range of...
The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta NikayaThe Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya
Best Price: $53.00
This translation is a masterpiece of our time. An Epic translation unmatched in scholarship or...

Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Buddhism, Second EditionComplete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Buddhism, Second Edition
Best Price: $10.48
A worthwhile read; key concepts and terms explained. Covers plenty of material. Gives details on...
Satipatthana: The Direct Path to RealizationSatipatthana: The Direct Path to Realization
Best Price: $19.94
Simple may not be easy, but it can be direct. This is a powerful way to realize Allness!
Hidden Dimensions: The Unification of Physics and Consciousness (Columbia Series in Science and Religion)Hidden Dimensions: The Unification of Physics and Consciousness (Columbia Series in Science and Religion)
Best Price: $16.68
This book is an excellent companion to other books by Wallce which address the relationship...
The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Diamond SutraThe Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Diamond Sutra
Best Price: $7.33
Thich Nhat Hanh is one of my favorite authors. He is an exceptionally talented writer who has...
Golf's Three Noble Truths: The Fine Art of Playing AwakeGolf's Three Noble Truths: The Fine Art of Playing Awake
Best Price: $11.40
This is an amazing book. For golfers with even the slightest of philosophical bents, this is a...

Happiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful LifeHappiness Is an Inside Job: Practicing for a Joyful Life
Best Price: $11.98
This cd book relies heavily on anecdotal examples of viewpoint shifting. This is not necessarily...
Blessed Relief: What Christians Can Learn from Buddhists About SufferingBlessed Relief: What Christians Can Learn from Buddhists About Suffering
Best Price: $11.03
This book takes you on a lively, sometimes light-hearted, journey through nine Buddhist...
The Jewel Ornament of Liberation: The Wish-Fulfilling Gem of the Noble TeachingsThe Jewel Ornament of Liberation: The Wish-Fulfilling Gem of the Noble Teachings
Best Price: $13.50
I tried to read Gunther's translation of Gampopa's classic, but was unable to relate to it. If...
Zen and the Birds of Appetite.Zen and the Birds of Appetite.
Best Price: $4.95
This little set of essays on Zen Buddhism by one of the great Catholic thinkers of this century,...
Riding the Dragon: 10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging TimesRiding the Dragon: 10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging Times
Best Price: $7.30
This is a wonderful book & important for those in helping professions. All of us who work...

How You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything: A WorkbookHow You Do Anything Is How You Do Everything: A Workbook
Best Price: $7.21
This journal is a fantastic journal for self-reflection. I have learned a great deal about...
Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth & Death: . . . And Everything in Between, A Buddhist View LifeUnlocking the Mysteries of Birth & Death: . . . And Everything in Between, A Buddhist View Life
Best Price: $8.87
Could not ask for a better book and what Daisaku Ikeda is trying to get across. Very easy to...
Buddha in Your Rearview MirrorBuddha in Your Rearview Mirror
Best Price: $6.78
this book starts off making you think it is going to be about buddhism and u.s. society and how...
White Lotus: An Explanation of the Seven-line Prayer to Guru PadmasambhavaWhite Lotus: An Explanation of the Seven-line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava
Best Price: $13.06
This is a gem of a most extraordinary commentary on the Seven Line Prayer by Mipham. I would...
Brilliant Sanity: Buddhist Approaches to PsychotherapyBrilliant Sanity: Buddhist Approaches to Psychotherapy
Best Price: $21.82
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Brilliant Sanity: Buddhist Approaches to Psychotherapy. The many...

Insight Meditation: The Practice of FreedomInsight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom
Best Price: $7.98
Joseph Goldstein is tremendously insightful, and expresses the wisdom of Buddhist philosophy in...
The Life of the Buddha : According to the Pali CanonThe Life of the Buddha : According to the Pali Canon
Best Price: $13.26
This is a very well documented book, but it is not for someone who isn't already familiar with...
The DhammapadaThe Dhammapada
Best Price: $4.50
This was the first version of the Dhammapada I had ever read and it's a good one. I think Ajahn...
Buddha's Little Instruction BookBuddha's Little Instruction Book
Best Price: $5.69
Buddha's Little Instruction Book I find this book an easy read! Good instructions! And mindful...
The Foundations of Buddhism (OPUS)The Foundations of Buddhism (OPUS)
Best Price: $17.00
I found this to be a fascinating general history of Buddhist thought, very dense with...

As It Is Vol. 1 (As It Is)As It Is Vol. 1 (As It Is)
Best Price: $11.84
In the same vein as his "Rainbow Painting," Tulku Urgyen writes in a simple,...
Hurry Up and Meditate: Your Starter Kit for Inner Peace and Better HealthHurry Up and Meditate: Your Starter Kit for Inner Peace and Better Health
Best Price: $7.28
In this entertaining and thought-provoking book, David Michie explains the nuts and bolts of...
Going On Being: Buddhism and the Way of ChangeGoing On Being: Buddhism and the Way of Change
Best Price: $8.93
There were many validating moments while reading Epstein's description of his personal journey....
The New Meditation Handbook: Meditations to Make Our Life Happy & MeaningfulThe New Meditation Handbook: Meditations to Make Our Life Happy & Meaningful
Best Price: $6.31
I was very disappointed in thee didactic, dull, and heavy tone of this book. I've practised...
The Supreme Source: The Fundamental Tantra of the Dzogchen SemdeThe Supreme Source: The Fundamental Tantra of the Dzogchen Semde
Best Price: $10.49
This Dzogchen text and commentary gets right to the point of what we have to do in order go...

Infinite Life: Awakening to Bliss WithinInfinite Life: Awakening to Bliss Within
Best Price: $3.28
I wanted to like this book, but Thurman made it hard for me. He's a knowledgeable and astute...
Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Best Price: $5.81
Finishing Damien Keown's "Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction" (Oxford UP, 1996), I...
   
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