20 must-read buddhism books like The Eight Realizations of Great Beings: Essential Buddhist Wisdom for Waking Up to Who You Are by Phap Hai

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The Eight Realizations of Great Beings: Essential Buddhist Wisdom for Waking Up to Who You Are

By: Phap Hai

4.88

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

A pithy guide to the Buddha's instructions to unlock the powerful insights that make us "great"—by …

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1. The Art Of Living

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.43

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

Master the art of living from one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders. Thich Nhat Hanh… read more

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"I think (too much), therefore I am (not there to live my life)."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living

"Whether this moment is happy or not depends on you. It`s you who makes the moment happy, not the moment that makes you happy. With mindfulness, concentration, and insight, any moment can become a hap…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living

"Breathing in, I see all my ancestors in me: my mineral ancestors, plant ancestors, mammal ancestors, and human ancestors. My ancestors are always present, alive in every cell of my body, and I play a…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living

"I see that this body—made of the four elements—is not really me, and I am not limited by this body. I am the whole of the river of life, of blood ancestors and spiritual ancestors, that has been cont…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living

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2. Understanding Our Mind: 50 Verses on Buddhist Psychology

By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Rachel Neumann

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Nautilus Award Finalist The renowned Zen’s monk’s profound study of Buddhist psychology—with insig… read more

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3. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

By: Dalai Lama XIV , Desmond Tutu , Douglas Carlton Abrams

4.38

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face … read more

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"What the Dalai Lama and I are offering,"

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

"It is not happiness that makes us grateful, it’s gratefulness that makes us happy."

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

"The more time you spend thinking about yourself, the more suffering you will experience."

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

"Our perspective toward life is our final and ultimate freedom. - Viktor Frankl quoted by Desmond Tutu"

-Dalai Lama XIV, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

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4. Teachings on Love

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

3.89

Format: 221 pages, Paperback

Relationships are always complex and challenging, but never more so than in today's hectic, stressf… read more

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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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"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. The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness

By: Daniel Goleman , Eric Swanson , None

4.05

Format: 336 pages,

For millennia, Buddhists have enjoyed the limitless benefits of meditation. But how does it work? A… read more

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7. Your True Home: The Everyday Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh: 365 days of practical, powerful teachings from the beloved Zen teacher

By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Melvin McLeod

3.93

Format: 352 pages,

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8. The Energy of Prayer: How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice

By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Larry Dossey , Rachel Neumann

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In order to understand why people pray, The Energy of Prayerexamines the applications and effective… read more

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9. Our Appointment with Life: Discourse on Living Happily in the Present Moment

By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Annabel Laity

3.64

Format: None pages, Paperback

Our Appointment with Lifeis a translation and commentary on the Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to … read more

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10. You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment

By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Sherab Chödzin Kohn

3.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this book Thich Nhat Hanh, the renowned Zen monk, author, and meditation master, distills the es… read more

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11. Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

3.16

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

The Zen master and one of the world's most beloved teachers returns with a concise, practical guide… read more

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12. The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity

By: Ryan Holiday , Stephen Hanselman

3.92

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

A beautifully packaged, gifty daily devotional of Stoic wisdom, from the author of The Obstacle is … read more

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13. How to Love (Mindfulness Essentials, #3)

By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Jason DeAntonis

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The third title in Parallax's Mindfulness Essentials Seriesof how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nha… read more

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14. My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (My Brother's Husband Omnibus, #1)

By: Gengoroh Tagame , Anne Ishii

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

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15. The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

4.36

Format: 524 pages, Paperback

A fantastic starter set for new Tolkien fans or readers interested in rediscovering the magic of Mi… read more

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16. Cultivating the Mind of Love: The Practice of Looking Deeply in the Mahayana Buddhist Tradition

By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Natalie Goldberg

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Thich Nhat Hanh shares heartfelt moments in his own development--drinking the clear water of a herm… read more

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17. How to Relax (Mindfulness Essentials, #5)

By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Jason DeAntonis

4.67

Format: 523 pages, Paperback

How to Relaxis part of The Mindfulness Essentialsseries of how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nhat H… read more

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18. Love Letter to the Earth

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

3.84

Format: None pages, Paperback

Love Letter to the Earthis Thich Nhat Hanh's passionate appeal for ecological mindfulness and the s… read more

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19. The Complete Stories and Poems

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.72

Format: 294 pages,

The life of American writer Edgar Allan Poe was characterized by a dramatic series of successes and… read more

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20. The Wren, the Wren

By: Anne Enright

3.55

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

An incandescent novel about the inheritance of trauma, wonder, and love across three generations of… read more

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"It's not that I think about him constantly, he is my way of thinking. His mind is my compass, his eyes my only mirror."

-Anne Enright, The Wren, the Wren

"We don’t walk down the same street as the person walking beside us. All we can do is tell the other person what we see. We can point at things and try to name them. If we do this well, our friend can…"

-Anne Enright, The Wren, the Wren

"We don't walk down the same street as the person walking beside us. All we can do is tell the other person what we see. We can point at things and try to name them. If we do this well, our friend can…"

-Anne Enright, The Wren, the Wren

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21. How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials)

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.31

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Learn how to relax the bonds of anger, attachment, and delusion through mindfulness and kindness to… read more

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"Stillness is the foundation of understanding and insight."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials)

"Before you do the work of reconciliation with another, you need to restore communication with yourself."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials)

"The practice of inclusiveness is based on the practice of understanding, compassion, and love. … Increasing our understanding and compassion makes our heart grow greater."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials)

"The roots of discrimination, conflict, and war are not to be found outside us. They are within our own way of thinking and looking at the world. The real enemy is our ignorance, our attachment to vie…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials)

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22. Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.38

Format: 320 pages, ebook

In this masterful work, one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today shares his wis… read more

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"Sometimes even if we think we want to be heard, we're not always ready for it."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

"We can make the most of the Earth and benefit from its beauty, but in such a way that we respect the Earth, just as a bee respects the flower."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

"You trust that you contain the whole cosmos; you are made of stars. And that is why you respect yourself and offer reverence to yourself. And, when you look at another person, you see that they are a…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

"This is the attitude of bodhisattvas: to practice meditation not only for yourself, but for the world, to relieve the suffering. And, when others suffer less, you suffer less. When you suffer less, t…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

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23. Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN

By: Tara Brach

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

One of the most beloved and trusted mindfulness teachers in America offers a lifeline for difficult… read more

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24. How to Live When a Loved One Dies: Healing Meditations for Grief and Loss

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.27

Format: 167 pages, Kindle Edition

This comforting and accessible Zen mindfulness guide offers short affirmations and in-depth healing… read more

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25. Flowers in the Dark: Reclaiming Your Power to Heal from Trauma with Mindfulness

By: Dang Nghiem

4.58

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

“Profound and hopeful . . . Sister Dang Nghiem integrates the neuroscience of trauma, effective tre… read more

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26. How to Focus (Mindfulness Essentials, #9)

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.21

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' TimeIn this enlightening series world-renowned spiritua… read more

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27. The Admonitions and Encouraging Words of Master Guishan: Text and Commentary

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.57

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Thich Nhat Hanh's translation and commentary for a Buddhist text that has been long considered one … read more

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28. We Were Made for These Times: Ten Lessons on Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption

By: Kaira Jewel Lingo

4.43

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In ten concise chapters, you’ll learn powerful ways to meet life’s challenges with wisdom, resilien… read more

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29. How to Smile (Mindfulness Essentials Book 10)

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.14

Format: 127 pages, Kindle Edition

The latest book in the bestselling How To simple, refreshing meditations of Zen Master Thich Nhat … read more

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30. The Eight Realizations of Great Beings: Essential Buddhist Wisdom for Waking Up to Who You Are

By: Phap Hai

4.88

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

A pithy guide to the Buddha's instructions to unlock the powerful insights that make us "great"—by … read more

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31. We Are All Flowers: A Story of Appreciating Others

By: Orlaith O'Sullivan

4.20

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

A rhyming, charming exploration of "flower-watering"—the art of appreciating others—for kidsWe are … read more

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4.10

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June Eding , Debbie Ellis

3.16

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Jon Kabat-Zinn

3.50

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