Buddhism Books

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a program used in hospitals and medical clinics around the world. Jon Kabat-Zinn teaches a foundation for mindfulness that encourages healing. He is the founding director for the Stress Reduction Clinic...
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amazing how the "truth" is simple and straightforward! this book speaks volumes, yet is refreshingly concise and powerful. wonderful reading for all different levels and all different types of people!
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Pema Chodron is an American Buddhist and a student of Trungpa, the Tibetan meditation master: her teachings on choice and courage shine in THE PLACES THAT SCARE YOU: A GUIDE TO FEARLESSNESS IN DIFFICULT TIMES. Here are tools to deal with problems,...
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The tone of this series is very friendly while dealing with serious aspects of life. Pema Chodrin has a natural ease and humility which convey great warmth, while providing a tremendous resource for the listener who is beginning to climb out of...
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Based on the reviews, I was looking forward to the CDs. While I am familiar with Buddhist philosophy, I am not a Buddhist. I find Buddhism too complacent and too introspective for my Western upbringing. But I'm willing to listen to some of its...
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The focus of her talks are on problems that occur during meditation and how to best reframe them to get unstuck, especially if you still lose presence during anger. There is an acceptance and gentleness in her solutions. The contents is very...
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Thich has done it again!!! This book truly shows how one should make the neccessary steps to harness REAL power and REAL happiness. The message he sends for us is that happiness stems from within. However, humans tend to turn to external...
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A beautifly simple book for the curious, beginner, or anyone who has ever thought about practicing. This book allows the reader to go from cover to cover, or skip to the chapters that truly interest them. There are no mystical words, no vague...
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This book is hard to comprehend for the lay person. You really have to concentrate on what your reading to really take in everything that it has to offer. It has a lot to offer however.
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All religions promote rules for living a responsible life. Landaw extracts the tools to accomplish the rules. His decades of friendship and studies with the 14th Dalai Lama give him deepest insights into serious Buddhist practice for Westerners....
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Honestly, I was expecting more. These "dummies" books give the authors almost unlimited opportunity to explain something in detail, yet make it interesting and enlightening. What I would have wanted to see was more history on the story of...
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The greatest failure in Buddhism for Dummies is that authors Jonathan Landaw and Stephan Bodian forgot the target audience. How this is possible with the words `for Dummies' in the title is somewhat of a mystery to me. It's not the case that this...
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Our culture is based on the westward expansion of ideas. At last, there's something new spreading from the East and Adyashanti's book, Emptiness Dancing, is full of this new (and ancient) light. I highly recommend this book and am grateful that...
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I have studied many writings on Buddhism in a short period of time. This offering presents a clear perspective on the Buddha's teachings. The perspective is a very practical one. I found the emphasis on impermanence to be particularly insightful....
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Just like the title, "How to Practice" is a gift to humankind to illuminate the right way to act. The goal of being human is to realize the potential within, which is a permanent state of happiness and peace. To achieve this, the beginner...
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I think the Dalai Lama is a great teacher. However, with this AUDIO BOOK, I think he has made a mistake (or his people have made one) in not hiring a professional reader to read the book. He uses his translator to read it, and this guy could put a...
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It is a full spectrum of meditation practicing to recognize your natural mind. Rinpoche makes it so clear and easy to follow. It is a guide for anyone who wishes to discover what ones true self. A book must read.
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When I ordered this book, I really expected a disorganized mix of Thich Nhat Hanh's writings and quotes...was I wrong.

The book has quickly become one of my favorites...it has helped me understand many buddhist concepts I had a hard time...
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If you haven't read anything by Thich Nhat Hanh, this would be the book you want to read first. Gradually, the reader enters into the peaceful realm of this gentle teacher. From short, but meaningful essays to beautiful poetry, the journey...
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Unless you are involved in neuroscience, it is difficult to appreciate the magnitude of the seismic shifts that are occurring in our knowledge about the brain, and the extraordinary consequences for our understanding of what it means to be human....