15 Top nonfiction books like Satipatthana Meditation: A Practice Guide by Analayo

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Satipatthana Meditation: A Practice Guide

By: Analayo

4.69

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Buddhist meditator and scholar, Bhikkhu Anālayo, this is a thorough-going guide to the ear…

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1. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

By: Benjamin Franklin , None

3.86

Format: 143 pages, Paperback

Written initially to guide his son, Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is a lively, spellbinding acc… read more

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"Never confuse Motion with Action."

-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

"it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright"

-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

"When the well is dry we know the value of water"

-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

"...there will be sleeping enough in the grave...."

-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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2. What the Buddha Taught

By: Walpola Rahula , None

4.18

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

This indispensable volume is a lucid and faithful account of the Buddha’s teachings. “For years,” s… read more

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  • philosophy
  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
"Whatever is impermanent is dukkha’ (Yad aniccaṃ taṃ dukkhaṃ)."

-Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught

"You may see the light, but the light is not the result of your eyesight."

-Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught

"Mere suffering exists, but no sufferer is found; The deed are, but no doer is found."

-Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught

"The name one gives is inessential. What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by other name would smell as sweet."

-Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught

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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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  • philosophy
  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
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4. Mindfulness in Plain English

By: Henepola Gunaratana

3.41

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

With his distinctive clarity and wit, "Bhante G" takes us step by step through the myths, realities… read more

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  • philosophy
  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
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5. 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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  • philosophy
  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
"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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6. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

By: Jon Kabat-Zinn

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this book, the author maps out a simple path for cultivating mindfulness in one's own life. It s… read more

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  • philosophy
  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
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7. Mahayana Buddhism: The Doctrinal Foundations

By: None

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

This book should be of interest to students of Buddhism, philosophy and Oriental studies. read more

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  • philosophy
  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
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8. The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya

By: Bhikkhu Bodhi , Bhikkhu Ñaṇamoli , Gautama Buddha , Bhikkhu Anālayo , None

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This book offers a complete translation of the Majjhima Nikaya, or Middle Length Discourses of the … read more

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  • philosophy
  • buddhism
  • nonfiction

9. The Dhammapada

By: Anonymous , Thich Nhat Hanh , None , None

3.43

Format: 42 pages, Paperback

The Dhammapada (Pali; Prakrit: dhmmpd Dhammapada; Sanskrit: dhrmpd Dharmapada) is a collection of s… read more

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10. The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering

By: Bhikkhu Bodhi

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

This book offers a clear, concise account of the Eightfold Path prescribed to uproot and eliminate … read more

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11. The Epic of Gilgamesh

By: Anonymous , N.K. Sandars

3.74

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilg… read more

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"As for man, his days are numbered, whatever he might do, it is but wind."

-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh

"Now let the gate of sorrow be closed behind me, and let it be sealed with tar and pitch."

-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh

"Gilgamesh was called a god and a man; Enkidu was an animal and a man. It is the story of their becoming human together."

-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh

"When all the illusions of personal immortality are stripped away, there is only the act to maintain the freedom to act."

-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh

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12. Journey to the End of the Night

By: Louis-Ferdinand Céline , Ralph Manheim , William T. Vollmann

4.19

Format: 453 pages, Paperback

Louis-Ferdinand Celine's revulsion and anger at what he considered the idiocy and hypocrisy of soci… read more

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  • philosophy
"If you aren't rich you should always look useful."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

"When you write, you should put your skin on the table."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

"Sonuçta savaş dediğiniz şey, anlamadığınız ne varsa odur"

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

"Nearly all a poor bastard's desires are punishable by jail."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

13. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist

By: Stephen Batchelor

3.58

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Written with the same brilliance and boldness that made Buddhism Without Beliefsa classic in its fi… read more

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14. The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nāgārjuna's Mūlamadhyamakakārikā

By: Nāgārjuna , Jay L. Garfield

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Buddhist saint Nagarjuna, who lived in South India in approximately the second century CE, is u… read more

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15. Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree: The Buddha's Teachings on Voidness

By: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

4.75

Format: 14 pages, Paperback

"In this remarkable book, Ajahn Buddhadasa teaches us beautifully, profoundly, and simply the meani… read more

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16. Mindfulness with Breathing: A Manual for Serious Beginners

By: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu , None , None

4.29

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

Any practitioner, after meditating for some time, inevitably wonders what meditation method the his… read more

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17. The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

By: Gene Kim , George Spafford , Kevin Behr

4.16

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Bill is an IT manager at Parts Unlimited. It's Tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, Bi… read more

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18. After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path

By: Jack Kornfield

5.00

Format: 29 pages,

"Enlightenment does exist," internationally renowned author and meditation master Jack Kornfield as… read more

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19. Burn Book: A Tech Love Story

By: Kara Swisher

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech… read more

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  • nonfiction
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20. Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

By: Carlo Rovelli

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A startling new look at quantum theory, from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physi… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"But structures are processes are not there so that organisms can survive and reproduce. It is the other way round: organisms survive and reproduce because these structures have happened to gradually …"

-Carlo Rovelli, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

"Credo che uno dei grandi errori che fanno gli esseri umani quando tentano di capire qualcosa sia volere certezze. La ricerca della conoscenza non si nutre di certezze: si nutre di una radicale assenz…"

-Carlo Rovelli, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

"In qualunque angolo dell'universo troviamo vertiginosi pozzi di strati di realtà. In questi strati siamo riusciti a riconoscere regolarità, sulle quali abbiamo raccolto informazione rilevante per noi…"

-Carlo Rovelli, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

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21. Mindfulness of Breathing

By: Bhikkhu Anālayo

4.57

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Buddhist scholar and teacher Bhikkhu Anālayo explores the practice of mindfulness of breathing in t… read more

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  • buddhism
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22. Loving-Kindness in Plain English: The Practice of Metta

By: Henepola Gunaratana

4.27

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The bestselling author of Mindfulness in Plain English invites us to explore the joyful benefits of… read more

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  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
"One who sincerely seeks inner peace and happiness sees the power of loving friendliness."

-Henepola Gunaratana, Loving-Kindness in Plain English: The Practice of Metta

"Loving friendliness motivates you to behave kindly to all beings at all times and to speak gently in their presence and their absence"

-Henepola Gunaratana, Loving-Kindness in Plain English: The Practice of Metta

"We should practice metta in all these activities. Anger, resentment or disappointment can arise at any time over the course of the day. We risk perpetuating our confused way of relating to others if …"

-Henepola Gunaratana, Loving-Kindness in Plain English: The Practice of Metta

"We'll find that practicing metta changes our behavior at every level. Of course we can only do our own personal practice of metta, just as other people must do their own practice. And when we do so o…"

-Henepola Gunaratana, Loving-Kindness in Plain English: The Practice of Metta

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23. Satipatthana Meditation: A Practice Guide

By: Analayo

4.69

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Buddhist meditator and scholar, Bhikkhu Anālayo, this is a thorough-going guide to the ear… read more

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  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
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24. Manual of Insight

By: Mahasi Sayadaw

4.46

Format: 710 pages, Hardcover

The most comprehensive manual of the practice of insight meditation ( vipassana ), written by one o… read more

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  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
"As ultimate reality emerges, concepts submerge. As concepts emerge, ultimate reality submerges."

-Mahasi Sayadaw, Manual of Insight

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25. The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (The Teachings of the Buddha)

By: Bhikkhu Bodhi

4.50

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In a world of conflict and strife, how can we be advocates of peace and justice? In this volume ac… read more

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  • buddhism
  • nonfiction
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26. Perspectives on Satipatthana

By: Bhikkhu Anālayo

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

"In this new book, Analayo builds on his earlier ground-breaking work, The Direct Path to Realizat… read more

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27. Introducing Mindfulness: Buddhist Background and Practical Exercises

By: Bhikkhu Anālayo

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Buddhist meditator and scholar Bhikkhu Anālayo introduces the Buddhist background to mindfulness pr… read more

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28. Noble Truths, Noble Path: The Heart Essence of the Buddha's Original Teachings (The Teachings of the Buddha)

By: Bhikkhu Bodhi

4.75

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

The renowned translator Bhikkhu Bodhi has crafted this anthology of suttas from the Samyutta Nikaya… read more

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29. Buddhist Suttas for Recitation: A Companion for Walking the Buddha's Path

By: Bhante Gunaratana

4.36

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

A lavishly produced book featuring carefully chosen selections from the Buddha’s teachings for use … read more

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30. Mindfully Facing Disease and Death: Compassionate Advice from Early Buddhist Texts

By: Bhikkhu Anālayo

4.48

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Praise for "Serious meditation students will benefit tremendously from the clarity of understandin… read more

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  • buddhism
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31. Mindfulness in Early Buddhism: Characteristics and Functions

By: Bhikkhu Anālayo

4.38

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

"An invaluable resource for Buddhist scholars, meditation teachers, and practitioners wishing to de… read more

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14 best-selling philosophy books like Satipatthana Meditation: A Practice Guide by Analayo

Transform Your Habits

What the Buddha Taught

Walpola Rahula , None

4.18

Transform Your Habits

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

Jack Kornfield , Ajahn Brahm

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Mindfulness in Plain English

Henepola Gunaratana

3.41

Transform Your Habits

No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

Thich Nhat Hanh

4.25

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12 best-selling philosophy books like Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Transform Your Habits

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Eckhart Tolle

4.15

Transform Your Habits

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

Dalai Lama XIV , Thich Nhat Hanh , Arnold Kotler

4.31

Transform Your Habits

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

Pema Chödrön

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Mindfulness in Plain English

Henepola Gunaratana

3.41

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