21 must-read self help books like No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are by Jack Kornfield

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No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are

By: Jack Kornfield

4.04

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1. Be Love Now: The Path of the Heart

By: Ram Dass , Richard Alpert , Rameshwar Das

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Ram Dass’s long-awaited Be Love Now is the transformational teaching of a forty year journey to the… read more

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  • psychology
  • philosophy
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2. How to Sit (Mindfulness Essentials, #1)

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.33

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

"Sit" = "Meditate." Clear, simple directions for anyone wanting to explore mindfulness meditation. … read more

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"Happiness isn't possible without freedom."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit (Mindfulness Essentials, #1)

"There is nowhere to arrive except the present moment."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit (Mindfulness Essentials, #1)

"We sit as if we are sitting on a lotus flower, not on a heap of burning charcoal."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit (Mindfulness Essentials, #1)

"Sit in order to sit. Stand in order to stand. There is no goal or aim in sitting."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, How to Sit (Mindfulness Essentials, #1)

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3. Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Library)

By: Sharon Salzberg , Jon Kabat-Zinn

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Throughout our lives we long to love ourselves more deeply and find a greater sense of connection w… read more

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"It is a great happiness to be able to give."

-Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Library)

"Love exists in itself, not relying on owning or being owned."

-Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Library)

"Seeking is endless. It never comes to a state of rest; it never ceases."

-Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Library)

"With attachment all that seems to exist is just me & that object I desire."

-Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Library)

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4. Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations

By: Richard Wagamese

4.01

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

"Life sometimes is hard. There are challenges. There are difficulties. There is pain. As a younger … read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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5. 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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6. 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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7. No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are

By: Jack Kornfield

4.04

Format: None pages,

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8. 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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9. 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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10. Getting Unstuck: Breaking Your Habitual Patterns & Encountering Naked Reality

By: Pema Chödrön

3.98

Format: 212 pages, Audio CD

Have you ever had an itch and not scratched it? In the Buddhist tradition, this points to a vast pa… read more

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11. Don't Bite the Hook: Finding Freedom from Anger, Resentment, and Other Destructive Emotions

By: Pema Chödrön

3.98

Format: 212 pages, Audio CD

Life has a way of provoking us with traffic jams and computer malfunctions, with emotionally distan… read more

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12. Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection

By: Sharon Salzberg

0.00

Format: None pages,

You are a person worthy of love. You don't have to do anything to deserve all the love in the world… read more

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13. Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living

By: Pema Chödrön

4.01

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Start Where You Are is an indispensable handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compa… read more

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14. Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Encouraging readers to be intelligent and skillful in their practice, this new collection by Thich … read more

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15. Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace

By: Anne Lamott

4.41

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Stitches and Help, Thanks, Wow comes her long-awaited collection of … read more

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16. Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son

By: Homeira Qaderi

4.34

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A People Book of the Week & a Kirkus Best Nonfiction of the Year An exquisite and inspiring memo… read more

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17. Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

By: Tara Brach

4.16

Format: 355 pages, Paperback

For many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn’t take much--just hear… read more

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"The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom."

-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

"I found myself praying: "May I love and accept myself just as I am."

-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

"Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live."

-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

"What would it be like if I could accept life--accept this moment--exactly as it is?"

-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

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18. Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

By: Arthur C. Brooks

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

You can get happier. And getting there will be the adventure of your lifetime. In Build the Life… read more

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"feel the feel, then take the wheel pg30"

-Arthur C. Brooks, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

"When you learn, teach. When you get, give."

-Arthur C. Brooks, Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier

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19. Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection

By: Julie Schwartz Gottman

4.57

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

LEARN THE 5 SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL COUPLES Conflict is the top reason couples seek help—but it's al… read more

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20. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

By: Shane Parrish

4.21

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFew things will change your trajectory in life or business as m… read more

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"Our desire to feel right overpowers our desire to be right."

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

"The social rewards for going with the crowd are felt long before the benefits of going against it are gained."

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

"Most people go through life assuming that we’re right about everything all the time and that people who don’t see things our way are wrong. We mistake how we want the world to be with how it actually…"

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

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21. The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity

By: Nadine Burke Harris

4.45

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris was already known as a crusading physician delivering targeted care to vuln… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
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  • mental health
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22. The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center

By: Rhaina Cohen

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Why do we place romantic partnership on a pedestal? What do we lose when we expect one person to me… read more

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  • psychology
  • mental health
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23. Trusting the Gold: Uncovering Your Natural Goodness

By: Tara Brach

4.37

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

A beautifully illustrated gift book to help us uncover and trust the innate goodness in ourselves a… read more

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24. Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health

By: Casey Means

4.21

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A bold new vision for optimizing our health now and in the future. What if depression, anxiety, … read more

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  • self help
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25. 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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26. True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

By: Tara Brach

4.21

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

How do you cope when facing life-threatening illness, family conflict, faltering relationships, old… read more

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"Awakening self-compassion is often the greatest challenge people face on the spiritual path."

-Tara Brach, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

"Stepping out of the busyness, stopping our endless pursuit of getting somewhere else, is perhaps the most beautiful offering we can make to our spirit."

-Tara Brach, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

"You have a unique body and mind, with a particular history and conditioning. No one can offer you a formula for navigating all situations and all states of mind. Only by listening inwardly in a fresh…"

-Tara Brach, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

"The intimacy that arises in listening and speaking truth is only possible if we can open to the vulnerability of our own hearts. Breathing in, contacting the life that is right here, is our first ste…"

-Tara Brach, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart

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27. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

By: Sebastian Junger

3.92

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more

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"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"

-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

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28. Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

By: Mark Epstein

3.81

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

"Most people will never find a great psychiatrist or a great Buddhist teacher, but Mark Epstein is … read more

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  • nonfiction
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"The ego's instinctive favoring of itself is eroded by a sense of the infinite"

-Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

"There is much self-esteem to be gained from learning how and when to surrender."

-Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

"The most important events in our lives, from falling in love to giving birth to facing death, all require the ego to let go."

-Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

"We are already equipped to meet whatever befalls us. Life's challenges are challenging, but there is room for faith, for confidence, even for optimism."

-Mark Epstein, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself

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29. Auszeit im Café am Rande der Welt. Eine Wiederbegegnung mit dem eigenen Selbst

By: John P. Strelecky

3.94

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Für alle, die an einem Wendepunkt in ihrem Leben stehen Zehn Jahre sind seit Johns letztem Besuch … read more

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  • spirituality
  • psychology
  • self help
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30. Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World

By: Sharon Salzberg

4.09

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From one of most prominent figures in the field of meditation comes a guidebook for how to use mind… read more

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19 best-selling philosophy books like No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are by Jack Kornfield

Transform Your Habits

Be Love Now: The Path of the Heart

Ram Dass , Richard Alpert , Rameshwar Das

4.17

Transform Your Habits

How to Sit (Mindfulness Essentials, #1)

Thich Nhat Hanh

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness (Shambhala Library)

Sharon Salzberg , Jon Kabat-Zinn

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations

Richard Wagamese

4.01

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14 must-read audiobook books like Trusting the Gold: Uncovering Your Natural Goodness by Tara Brach

Transform Your Habits

Making Friends with Your Mind: The Key to Contentment

Pema Chödrön

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament

Michael A. Singer

4.45

Transform Your Habits

Trusting the Gold: Uncovering Your Natural Goodness

Tara Brach

4.37

Transform Your Habits

1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round

Jami Attenberg

4.22

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