The Grand Delusion: What We Know But Don't Believe
By: Steve Hagen
3.77
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
This is a fun, unique book that goes deep into the great mysteries of knowing—something like Lawren…
Want to Read $ 11.99"All sorts of perplexing phenomena clear up when we abandon our deeply entrenched substantialist view."-Steve Hagen, The Grand Delusion: What We Know But Don't Believe
"There is no Mystery. You already know Reality. You only need to stop talking to yourself, and learn to wordlessly pay attention."-Steve Hagen, The Grand Delusion: What We Know But Don't Believe
"Don't worry about figuring out anything. It is not necessary to figure anything out, or to theorize, or even look "out there." You need only to look at your assumptions, your unexamined beliefs."-Steve Hagen, The Grand Delusion: What We Know But Don't Believe
"Clinging to any entity—including self, other, cat, or God—puts us into a conceptual prison. This is true of all beliefs, all grasped concepts. They all obstruct true Religious Experience—direct experience of Reality."-Steve Hagen, The Grand Delusion: What We Know But Don't Believe
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1. Returning to Silence: Zen Practice in Daily Life (Shambhala Dragon Editions)
By: Dainin Katagiri , None , None
4.21
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
A renowned Zen teacher and contemporary of Shunryu Suzuki explores the many pillars of Zen spiritua… read more
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- philosophy
- buddhism
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"Buddha is not divine. Buddha is your daily life."-Dainin Katagiri, Returning to Silence: Zen Practice in Daily Life (Shambhala Dragon Editions)
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
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"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
3. Tao Te Ching
By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe
4.30
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more
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- philosophy
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"The heart that gives, gathers."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
4. Each Moment Is the Universe: Zen and the Way of Being Time
By: Dainin Katagiri , Andrea Martin
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
It's easy to regard time as a commodity--we even speak of "saving" or "spending" it. We often regar… read more
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5. The Buried Giant
By: Kazuo Ishiguro
3.58
Format: 317 pages, Hardcover
"You've long set your heart against it, Axl, I know. But it's time now to think on it anew. There's… read more
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"Are you still there, Axl?"-Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant
"The Giant, once buried, now stirs."-Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant
"The Giant, once well buried, now stirs."-Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant
"A wound that healed slowly, but heal it did."-Kazuo Ishiguro, The Buried Giant
6. 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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- philosophy
- buddhism
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- spirituality
"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
7. The Other Shore: A New Translation of the Heart Sutra with Commentaries
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
4.09
Format: 129 pages,
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8. 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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9. Gravity and Grace
By: Simone Weil , Emma Crawford
4.03
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
Gravity and Gracewas the first ever publication by the remarkable thinker and activist, Simone Weil… read more
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10. Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Enlightenment
By: Robert Wright
3.64
Format: None pages, Audiobook
From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditat… read more
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11. The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
By: Andrea Wulf
3.44
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, th… read more
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- nonfiction
12. The Heart Sutra
By: Red Pine
3.43
Format: 331 pages,
The short text of The Heart Sutra is Buddhism in a nutshell. It has had the most profound and wide-… read more
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13. It Came from Beyond Zen!: More Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master -- Vol. 2 of a Radical But Reverent Paraphrasing of Dogen's Treasury of the True Dharma Eye
By: Brad Warner
3.00
Format: 31 pages, Paperback
In Japan in 1253, one of the great thinkers of his time died -- and the world barely noticed. That … read more
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14. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
By: Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
3.00
Format: 31 pages, Paperback
The world's foremost producer of personal development and motivational audio programs gives you the… read more
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15. Happy People Read and Drink Coffee
By: Agnès Martin-Lugand
0.00
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Diane seems to have the perfect life. She is a wife, a mother, and the owner of Happy People Read a… read more
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16. The Symposium
By: Plato , Christopher Gill
4.09
Format: 90 pages, Paperback
A fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as ever. In the … read more
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"The truth about eros is terrifying."-Plato, The Symposium
"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet"-Plato, The Symposium
"Ali,srecnice moj,mozda sam ja nista,a ti to ne primecujes."-Plato, The Symposium
"καὶ οὗτος ἄρα καὶ ἄλλος πᾶς ὁ ἐπιθυμῶν τοῦ μὴ ἐτοίμου ἐπιθυμεῖ"-Plato, The Symposium
17. White Noise
By: Don DeLillo
3.86
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The National Book Award-winning classic from the author of Underworld and Libra, now a Netflix film… read more
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"The vast and terrible depth." “Of course,"-Don DeLillo, White Noise
"You are the happy one. I am the doomed fool."-Don DeLillo, White Noise
"Fear is self-awareness raised to a higher level."-Don DeLillo, White Noise
"The family is the cradle of the world's misinformation."-Don DeLillo, White Noise
18. Beloved
By: Toni Morrison
4.24
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a … read more
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19. White Holes
By: Carlo Rovelli
4.10
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A mesmerizing trip to the strange world of white holes from the bestselling author of Seven Brief L… read more
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- nonfiction
20. The Mysteries
By: Bill Watterson
3.76
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Indie Bestseller. From Bill Watterson, bests… read more
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21. The Order of Time
By: Carlo Rovelli
4.12
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Time is a mystery that does not cease to puzzle us. Philosophers, artists and poets have long explo… read more
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"We understand the world in its becoming, not in its being."-Carlo Rovelli, The Order of Time
"Our fear of death seems to me to be an error of evolution."-Carlo Rovelli, The Order of Time
"Children grow up and discover that the world is not as it seemed from within the four walls of their homes. Humankind as a whole does the same."-Carlo Rovelli, The Order of Time
"Before Newton, time for humanity was the way of counting how things changed. Before him, no one had thought it possible that a time independent of things could exist. Don't take your intuitions and i…"-Carlo Rovelli, The Order of Time
22. Killing Commendatore
By: Haruki Murakami
3.91
Format: 681 pages, Hardcover
The epic new novel from the internationally acclaimed and best-selling author of 1Q84 In Killing… read more
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"The morning is not my time. Darkness is my friend. A vacuum is my breath. I must be saying goodbye soon."-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
"It seems to me that reality itself has a screw loose somewhere. That's why I try to keep at least myself in line as much as possible."-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
"But the forecasters and media types were clever - they never used vague words like "maybe." No, they stuck with convenient terms for which no one could be held accountable, like "probability of preci…"-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
"There is a point is everybody's life where they need a major transformation. And when that time comes you have to grab it by the tail. Grab it hard, and never let go. There are some people who are ab…"-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
23. No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series)
By: Chris Niebauer
4.26
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
While in grad school in the early 1990s, Chris Niebauer began to notice striking parallels between … read more
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- buddhism
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"Perhaps the reason we can't find the self in the brain is because it isn't there."-Chris Niebauer, No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series)
24. The Twilight World
By: Werner Herzog
3.87
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
The great filmmaker Werner Herzog, in his first novel, tells the incredible story of Hiroo Onoda, a… read more
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25. To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
By: Jedidiah Jenkins
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “With winning candor, Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycle… read more
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- nonfiction
"When the honeymoon phase is over, what's left is the continuous choosing of the other person."-Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
"The life before had happened to me as childhood happens to everyone. The mark of adulthood is when we happen to life."-Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
"I have learned this for certain: if discontent is your disease, travel is medicine. It resensitizes. It opens you up to see outside the patterns you follow. Because new places require new learning. I…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
"I was in the zone, each day biking farther than the last, and becoming ever more accustomed to my solitude. An entire day passed without me speaking to a single human. I did speak though, just to the…"-Jedidiah Jenkins, To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
26. Realizing Genjokoan: The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo
By: Shohaku Okumura
4.62
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Dogen, the thirteenth-century Zen master who founded the Japanese Soto school of Zen, is renowned a… read more
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- buddhism
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27. Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World
By: Karen Armstrong
3.69
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature--and an urgent call to reclaim that power i… read more
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- nonfiction
- spirituality
28. The Art of Solitude
By: Stephen Batchelor
3.63
Format: 200 pages, Hardcover
When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his t… read more
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- buddhism
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"The world is here to surprise us. My most lasting insights have occurred off the [meditation] cushion, not on it."-Stephen Batchelor, The Art of Solitude
"That is why it is not enough to remove oneself from people, not enough to go somewhere else. We have to remove ourselves from the habits of the populace that are within us. We have to isolate our own…"-Stephen Batchelor, The Art of Solitude
29. The Drowning Faith (The Poppy War, #2.5)
By: R.F. Kuang
4.52
Format: 15 pages, ebook
A collection of scenes from Nezha's point of view throughout the first two novels in the trilogy, a… read more
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"Who is the true god."-R.F. Kuang, The Drowning Faith (The Poppy War, #2.5)
"I'm sorry,' he says. 'I know it should have been me.' Vaisra doesn’t hesitate. 'It should have been you."-R.F. Kuang, The Drowning Faith (The Poppy War, #2.5)
"They can't say her name in his presence. He's never made this a rule. But for some reason, none of them dare."-R.F. Kuang, The Drowning Faith (The Poppy War, #2.5)
30. The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being
By: Brad Warner
4.39
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
A reader-friendly guide to Zen Buddhist ethics for modern times In the West, Zen Buddhism has a re… read more
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- buddhism
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31. The Grand Delusion: What We Know But Don't Believe
By: Steve Hagen
3.77
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
This is a fun, unique book that goes deep into the great mysteries of knowing—something like Lawren… read more
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- philosophy
- buddhism
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"All sorts of perplexing phenomena clear up when we abandon our deeply entrenched substantialist view."-Steve Hagen, The Grand Delusion: What We Know But Don't Believe
"There is no Mystery. You already know Reality. You only need to stop talking to yourself, and learn to wordlessly pay attention."-Steve Hagen, The Grand Delusion: What We Know But Don't Believe
"Don't worry about figuring out anything. It is not necessary to figure anything out, or to theorize, or even look "out there." You need only to look at your assumptions, your unexamined beliefs."-Steve Hagen, The Grand Delusion: What We Know But Don't Believe
"Clinging to any entity—including self, other, cat, or God—puts us into a conceptual prison. This is true of all beliefs, all grasped concepts. They all obstruct true Religious Experience—direct exper…"-Steve Hagen, The Grand Delusion: What We Know But Don't Believe
