14 Top buddhism books like Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism by Kalu Rinpoche

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Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism

By: Kalu Rinpoche

4.15

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism presents the fundamental practices of this tradition in a clear and…

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1. Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

By: Chögyam Trungpa

4.22

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the comm… read more

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  • religion
  • buddhism
"Eventually we must give up trying to be something special."

-Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

"As in music, when we hear the crescendo building, suddenly if the music stops, we begin to hear the silence as part of the music."

-Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

"As long as a person is involved with warfare, trying to defend or attack, then his action is not sacred; it is mundane, dualistic, a battlefield situation."

-Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

"Self-deception is a constant problem as we progress along a spiritual path. Ego is always trying to achieve spirituality. It is rather like wanting to witness your own funeral."

-Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

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2. The Life of Milarepa

By: Anonymous , Lobsang P. Lhalungpa , Tsangnyön Heruka

4.26

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The Life of Milarepa is the most beloved story of the Tibetan people amd one of the greatest source… read more

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  • religion
  • buddhism
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3. The Tibetan Book of the Dead

By: Padmasambhava , Robert A.F. Thurman , Karma-glin-pa

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Imagine that as you leave your body at death, you hear the voice of a loved one whispering in your … read more

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  • religion
  • buddhism
"No sane person fears nothingness."

-Padmasambhava, The Tibetan Book of the Dead

"But his virtue was a matter of habit only and he had no philosophy"

-Padmasambhava, The Tibetan Book of the Dead

"Our past thinking has determined our present status, and our present thinking will determine our future status; for man is what man thinks."

-Padmasambhava, The Tibetan Book of the Dead

"Thine own consciousness, not formed into anything, in reality void, and the intellect, shining and blissful, --these two,-- are inseparable. The union of them is the Dharma-Kāya state of Perfect Enli…"

-Padmasambhava, The Tibetan Book of the Dead

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4. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

By: Pema Chödrön

4.28

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

The beautiful practicality of her teaching has made Pema Chödrön one of the most beloved of contemp… read more

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  • religion
  • buddhism
"Pointing directly at your own heart, you find Buddha."

-Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

"Without giving up hope—that there’s somewhere better to be, that there’s someone better to be—we will never relax with where we are or who we are."

-Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

"Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish about taking a good look."

-Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

"Birth is painful and delightful. Death is painful and delightful. Everything that ends is also the beginning of something else. Pain is not a punishment; pleasure is not a reward."

-Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times

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5. Dreaming Yourself Awake: Lucid Dreaming and Tibetan Dream Yoga for Insight and Transformation

By: B. Alan Wallace , Brian Hodel

3.68

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

Some of the greatest of life's adventures can happen while you're sound asleep. That's the promise … read more

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  • religion
  • buddhism
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6. Verses from the Center: A Buddhist Vision of the Sublime

By: Stephen Batchelor , Nāgārjuna

4.44

Format: None pages, Paperback

The understanding of the nature of reality is the insight upon which the Buddha was able to achieve… read more

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  • religion
  • buddhism
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7. 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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  • buddhism
Cover of Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings by Nyogen Senzaki, Paul Reps

8. Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings

By: Nyogen Senzaki , Paul Reps

3.63

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Zen Flesh, Zen Boneswas published in 1957 it became an instant sensation with an entire genera… read more

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  • religion
  • buddhism
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9. 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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  • religion
  • buddhism
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10. A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah

By: Jack Kornfield , Ajahn Chah , Paul Breiter

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

Buddhist master Achaan Chah spent years meditating in a forest monastery of Thailand. This remarkab… read more

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  • religion
  • buddhism

11. 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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12. Focused and Fearless: A Meditator's Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity

By: Shaila Catherine

3.91

Format: 241 pages,

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13. 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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14. The Social Contract

By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau , Maurice Cranston

3.78

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

"Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains." These are the famous opening words of a trea… read more

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"The truth brings no man a fortune"

-Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract

"L'homme est né libre, et partout il est dans les fers."

-Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract

"Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered." (Bk2:8)"

-Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract

"Renunciar a la libertad es renunciar a la condición de hombre."

-Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract

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15. The Practice of the Presence of God

By: Brother Lawrence

4.32

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more

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  • religion
"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

16. Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion

By: Pema Chödrön , None

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

This book offers short, stand-alone readings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness… 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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  • religion
  • buddhism
"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. Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World

By: Rutger Bregman

4.22

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

Universal basic income. A 15-hour workweek. Open borders. Does it sound too good to be true? One of… read more

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"You can't pull yourself up by your bootstraps if you have no boots."

-Rutger Bregman, Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World

"Whether it’s the growth of the economy, audience shares, publications – slowly but surely, quality is being replaced by quantity. ... And driving it all is a force sometimes called “liberalism,"

-Rutger Bregman, Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World

"Frankly, there's almost no country on Earth where the American Dream is less likely to come true than in the U.S. of A. Anybody eager to work their way up from rags to riches is better off trying the…"

-Rutger Bregman, Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World

"True progress begins with something no knowledge economy can produce: wisdom about what it means to live well. We have to do what great thinkers like John Stuart Mill, Bertrand Russell, and John Mayn…"

-Rutger Bregman, Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World

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19. Buddhism: One Teacher, Many Traditions

By: Dalai Lama XIV

3.90

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Explore the common ground underlying the diverse expressions of the Buddha's teachings with two of … read more

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  • religion
  • buddhism
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20. Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism

By: Kalu Rinpoche

4.15

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism presents the fundamental practices of this tradition in a clear and… read more

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Cover of The Dhammapada [Paperback] FRONSDAL, GIL by Gil Fronsdal

21. The Dhammapada [Paperback] FRONSDAL, GIL

By: Gil Fronsdal

4.59

Format: None pages, Paperback

BRAND NEW, Exactly same ISBN as listed, Please double check ISBN carefully before ordering. read more

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  • buddhism
Cover of The Perennial Way (Expanded Edition): New English Versions of Yoga Sutras, Dhammapada, Heart Sutra, Ashtavakra Gita, Faith Mind Sutra, Tao Te Ching, and more by Bart Marshall

22. The Perennial Way (Expanded Edition): New English Versions of Yoga Sutras, Dhammapada, Heart Sutra, Ashtavakra Gita, Faith Mind Sutra, Tao Te Ching, and more

By: Bart Marshall

4.63

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

The first edition of The Perennial Way included Yoga Sutras, Dhammapada, Ashtavakra Gita, Tao Te Ch… read more

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4.22

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4.26

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Padmasambhava , Robert A.F. Thurman , Karma-glin-pa

3.90

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Eckhart Tolle

4.15

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Dalai Lama XIV , Thich Nhat Hanh , Arnold Kotler

4.31

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4.28

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Henepola Gunaratana

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