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Mindfulness for Beginners 13 reviews
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Sounds True, Incorporated, 2006
Excellent introduction to mindfulness and meditation
+ Powerful
+ Good mechanics of meditation
+ Mindfullness for beginers
+ Fantastic resource for beginners
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Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life 91 reviews
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Hyperion, 1994
Wherever You Go, There You Are
+ Solid introduction to Meditation Practices
+ 6 stars
+ Kabat-Zinn & Tolle
+ A Keeper
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Who is My Self?: A Guide to Buddhist Meditation5 reviews
Ayya Khema
Wisdom Publications, 1997
first rate !!!
+ A must have for an serious person on the path
+ Finally: a book that answers my question!!!
+ A skillful exploration into Buddhist meditation
+ More difficult than `Being Nobody`
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Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from The Power of Now111 reviews
Eckhart Tolle
New World Library, 2001
Another spiritual inspiration.
+ 'Now' is the only place we ever are.
+ Practicing the Power of Now; Essential Teachings
+ Excellent Teaching
+ Enlightening and challenging
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The Presence Process: A Healing Journey into Present Moment Awareness44 reviews
Michael Brown
Beaufort Books, 2005
Present, alert, and emotionally balanced....
+ Finally, a practical approach
+ Buy this book!
+ Lifesaver
+ life changing
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Buddha Takes No Prisoners: A Meditator's Survival Guide3 reviews
Patrick Ophuls
North Atlantic Books, 2007
Excellent introduction
+ Don't miss it...
+ A good spark to extinguish the fire.
In BUDDHA TAKES NO PRISONERS Patrick Ophuls has performed an invaluable service to anyone interested in Buddhist-oriented meditation. This is the best introduction to practice I have ever read. (I am a Zen teacher who has practiced for over twenty years and I highly recommend this book to my ...
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Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition87 reviews
Bhante H. Gunaratana
Wisdom Publications, 2002
Gunaratana Mindfulness
+ Zen and Wonderful
+ Recent purchase, A book "Mindfulness"
+ ekcg
+ informative, thorough, eye-opening
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Come and See for Yourself: The Buddhist Path to Happiness2 reviews
Ayya Khema
Windhorse Publications, 2004
Rapture and happiness within our reach......
+ Clear and insightful information
What a pleasant surprise to find this book by Ayya Khema in my local bookstore. I have several other books by her which I treasure because her voice is so clear and inspiring. I have many books on Buddhism, and it seems like it is the Western voices which speak most clearly to me. Ayya's is one of ...
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment962 reviews
Eckhart Tolle
New World Library, 2004
The first book thar really worked
+ Presence, Peace, and Joy
+ The Power of Now, Is Taking Control of Your Emotions!
+ Big stuff
+ The Power of Now
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The Seeker's Guide (previously published as The New American Spirituality)19 reviews
Elizabeth Lesser
Villard, 2000
Thank You!!!!!!!!
+ Loved this book
I have not read the book as of yet and I am actually giving all the reviews on here 5 stars because they are honest, they don't attack the author and I love the way each person wrote their review!!!!! Thank you, I truly have a desire to read this book now because of all the awesome reviews.
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The Quiet Mind (Vipassana Meditation and the Buddha's Teachings) 4 reviews
John E. Coleman
Pariyatti Press, 2000
I must declare an interest - I like this man.
+ The path of a true Vipassana meditation master
+ A definite read
Well, John - its been a long time - first time I heard of you was from my ex - she did a course with her bloke of those days, George C (yes the guy with the bio-feedback interest and the bad hair) - with Goenkaji in India - married me - gave up pot from my example and turned me on to Vipassana. I ...
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Karma and Chaos : New and Collected Essays on Vipassana Meditation (Vipassana Meditation and the Buddha's ...4 reviews
Paul R. Fleischman M.D.
Pariyatti Publishing, 1999
The Dhamma expressed as scientific poetry
+ The therapeutic possibility of Buddhist meditation
+ Ancient Doctrine Examined by Modern Theory
+ Brilliant ideas, soundly reasoned and poetically expressed
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Meditation, Compassion & Lovingkindness: An Approach to Vipassana Practice2 reviews
Steve Weissman
Red Wheel / Weiser, 1996
good for beginners
+ Very thorough and easy to understand introduction....
There are many ways to practice Buddhism, even many ways to interpret and practice Theravada Buddhism, the subject of this title. This is a good beginners book to some of the core practices of Theravada Buddhism, simply and clearly written. The emphasis on karuna (compassion) and metta ...
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Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings8 reviews
Ajahn Chah
Shambhala, 2001
Dzogchen Demystified
+ Probably the best thing I've ever come across..
+ A good book about Dharma
+ The Great Thai Master Alive In This Work
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A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma: Buddhist Publication Society, Sri Lanka, 11993 (Vipassana Meditation ...4 reviews
Pariyatti Publishing, 2000
All you ever wanted to learn about the Theravada Abhidhamma
+ really a comprehensive manual
+ No god, no soul, but kharma
+ A great buy for meditators
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The Vision of Dhamma: Buddhist Writings of Nyanaponika Thera (Vipassana Meditation and the Buddha's Teachings)3 reviews
Nyanaponika Thera, Bhikkhu Bodhi, ...
Pariyatti Publishing, 2000
Straight to the point
+ Why I'm not a Buddhist from the philosophical point of view
+ A scholar/monk/meditator goes deep
One of the most direct books on the Dhamma. No retorical ramblings, cuts straight to the point and offers practical advice in a guided manner on how to overcome suffering (from someone I am sure who has overcome it). A must for all Buddhists!
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Stillness Speaks145 reviews
Eckhart Tolle
New World Library, 2003
ET does it again
+ Stillness Speaks
+ Powerful combinaiton
+ A wonderful meditative book.
+ Amazing depth;
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)1314 reviews
Eckhart Tolle
Penguin, 2008
Great Information
+ Let go of suffering.
+ The Best book I have read
+ A Most Worthwhile Read
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The Path of Serenity and Insight (An Explanation of Buddhist Jhanas)
Henepola Gunaratna
Motilal Banarsidass,, 1995
In the oldest scriptures of Theravada Buddhism much attention is given to the Jhanas, high levels of meditative attainment distinguished by powerful concentration and purity of mind. Ven. Dr. Gunaratana examines these Jhanas within the context of Buddhist teaching as a whole and particulary within the meditation disciplines taught by the Buddha.
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When the Iron Eagle Flies: Buddhism for the West1 review
Ayya Khema
Wisdom Publications, 2000
Understanding Emotional Reaction
This is one of the first books on Buddhism I have read that really helped me to understand how much of our thinking is dependent upon our feelings, and how to deal with the emotions and the level of being that is based on emotional reaction. It became clearer to me through reading this book how ...
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