15 Best buddhism books like The Path Is the Goal: A Basic Handbook of Buddhist Meditation by Chögyam Trungpa

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The Path Is the Goal: A Basic Handbook of Buddhist Meditation

By: Chögyam Trungpa

4.08

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

According to the Buddha, no one can attain basic sanity or enlightenment without practicing meditat…

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1. Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

By: Dalai Lama XIV , Thich Nhat Hanh , Arnold Kotler

4.31

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

In the rush of modern life, we tend to lose touch with the peace that is available in each moment. … read more

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"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet."

-Dalai Lama XIV, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

"If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love."

-Dalai Lama XIV, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

"I have lost my smile, but don't worry. The dandelion has it."

-Dalai Lama XIV, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

"Mindful observation is based on the principle of “non-duality"

-Dalai Lama XIV, Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

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2. Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan

By: Ryōkan , Kazuaki Tanahashi

4.12

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Ryokan (1758–1831) is, along with Dogen and Hakuin, one of the three giants of Zen in Japan. But un… read more

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"When a great house is about to crumble, a stick cannot keep it from falling."

-Ryōkan, Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan

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3. Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond: A Meditator's Handbook

By: Jack Kornfield , Ajahn Brahm

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Discover how meditation can be a way to radically encounter bliss and to begin—and sustain—real tra… read more

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  • psychology
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
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4. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

By: Shunryu Suzuki , Huston Smith , Trudy Dixon , Richard Baker

4.21

Format: 138 pages, Paperback

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” So begins… read more

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"Waves are the practice of the water."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"Sincerity itself is the railroad track."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"You do not say, “This is enlightenment,"

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

"Zen practice is to open up our small mind."

-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

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5. Teachings of the Buddha

By: Jack Kornfield

3.73

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This treasury of essential Buddhist writings draws from the most popular Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, … read more

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  • buddhism
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6. Being Nobody, Going Nowhere: Meditations on the Buddhist Path

By: Ayya Khema , Zoketsu Norman Fischer

4.08

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

In this lucid classic, beloved teacher Ayya Khema introduces the reader to the essence of the Buddh… read more

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7. Being Peace (Being Peace, #1)

By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Arnold Kotler

3.66

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

Since its publication in 1987, "Being Peace" has become a classic of contemporary religious literat… read more

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8. No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.25

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. Here, T… read more

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"Suffering has its beneficial aspects. It can be an excellent teacher."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

"The most effective way to show compassion to another is to listen, rather than talk."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

"If you can be aware that you have a living body, and notice when there's tension in your body, that's already an important insight."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

"Without suffering, there's no happiness. So we shouldn't discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tende…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

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9. Everyday Zen: Love and Work

By: Charlotte Joko Beck

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Zen guide to the problems of daily living, love, relationships, work, fear and suffering. Combini… read more

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10. On the Path to Enlightenment: Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan Masters

By: Matthieu Ricard

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche inspired Matthieu Ricard to create this anthology by telling him that "when… read more

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11. The Essence of the Heart Sutra: The Dalai Lama's Heart of Wisdom Teachings

By: Dalai Lama XIV , Thupten Jinpa

4.48

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

For more than two thousand years, the Heart Sutra has been part of the daily life of millions of Bu… read more

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12. Beyond Happiness: The Zen Way to True Contentment

By: None

3.50

Format: 93 pages, Hardcover

Happiness is available to all of us--right here, right now. All that's required is that we learn to… read more

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13. The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge

By: Carlos Castaneda

4.06

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

Decades ago the University of California Press published a remarkable manuscript by an anthropology… read more

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14. The Buddha Is Still Teaching: Contemporary Buddhist Wisdom

By: Jack Kornfield

4.06

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

When the Buddha set in motion the wheel of Dharma, he knew that the teaching he gave was inexhausti… read more

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15. The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits

By: Jon Kabat-Zinn , Judson Brewer

3.68

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A leading neuroscientist and pioneer in the study of mindfulness explains why addictions are so ten… read more

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"How we relate to our thoughts and feelings makes all the difference."

-Jon Kabat-Zinn, The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits

"Until we define happiness for ourselves, clearly seeing the difference between excitement and joy, for example, our habits will likely not change. We will keep returning to the fruits of our desires."

-Jon Kabat-Zinn, The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits

"The self itself isn't a problem, since remembering who we are when we wake up each morning is very helpful. Instead, the problem is the extent to which we get caught up in the drama of our lives and …"

-Jon Kabat-Zinn, The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits

"We read stories and see YouTube videos about people who, distracted by their smartphones, walk into traffic and off piers into the ocean. Perhaps not surprisingly, a report in 2013 found that pedest…"

-Jon Kabat-Zinn, The Craving Mind: From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits

16. What Makes You Not a Buddhist

By: Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

3.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Dzongsar Khyentse is one of the most creative and innovative young Tibetan Buddhist lamas teaching … read more

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17. The End of Your World: Uncensored Straight Talk on the Nature of Enlightenment

By: Adyashanti

4.67

Format: 87 pages, Audio CD

For those serious about enlightenment, author and teacher Adyashanti has some advice: better know w… read more

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18. The Egg and Other Stories

By: Andy Weir

3.00

Format: 112 pages, Audiobook

Collected for the first time anywhere, the nine tales in The Egg and Other Stories highlight Andy W… read more

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19. Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine

By: Alan Lightman

3.44

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Einstein's Dreams, an inspired, lyrical meditation on religion and sci… read more

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20. No Self No Problem: Awakening to Our True Nature

By: Anam Thubten

3.89

Format: None pages, Paperback

No Self, No Problemis about how to realize the ultimate meaning of life in each moment by dissolvin… read more

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21. Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation

By: Larry Rosenberg , David Guy

3.62

Format: 171 pages, Paperback

Freedom from suffering is not only possible, but the means for achieving it are immediately within … read more

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22. Not For Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices

By: Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse

4.07

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Do you practise meditation because you want to feel good? Or to help you relax and be "happy"? Then… read more

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23. The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master

By: Dōgen , Peter Levitt , Kazuaki Tanahashi

2.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), founder of the Soto School of Zen Buddhism, is one of the greatest religio… read more

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24. The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell

By: Aldous Huxley

2.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

As only he can, Aldous Huxley explores the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human … read more

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25. I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression

By: Terrence Real

3.62

Format: 57 pages,

Twenty years of experience treating men and their families has convinced psychotherapist Terrence R… read more

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26. The Unfettered Mind: Writings of the Zen Master to the Sword Master

By: William Scott Wilson , Takuan Soho

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

So succinct are the author's insights that these writings have outlasted the dissolution of the sam… read more

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27. Introduction to Tantra: The Transformation of Desire

By: Philip Glass , Thubten Yeshe , Jonathan Landaw

3.50

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

This introduction recognizes and explains how to channel the powerful energies aroused by human des… read more

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28. Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

By: Sadhguru

4.30

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new perspective on the overused and misunderstood concept of "karma" that offers the key to happi… read more

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"What is happening within you and how you experience your life is entirely your making – your karma."

-Sadhguru, Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

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29. How We Live Is How We Die

By: Pema Chodron

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment—the end of a breath, the end of a… read more

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30. The Path Is the Goal: A Basic Handbook of Buddhist Meditation

By: Chögyam Trungpa

4.08

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

According to the Buddha, no one can attain basic sanity or enlightenment without practicing meditat… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • metaphysics
  • self help
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31. The Science of Love

By: Wind Goodfriend

3.91

Format: None pages, Audiobook

How can things like the scientific method, experimental design, and statistical analysis be applied… read more

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Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

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