Buddhist Proverbs Books | Summaries & Audio

The Road to Happiness

by Gyonpo Tshering • 2012

Bhutan chose happiness over GDP. The Buddhist proverbs its people live by.

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🧘 Buddhist Wisdom ☮️ Inner Peace 💗 Compassion Practice

The Road to Happiness 90%

Bhutan chose happiness over GDP. The Buddhist proverbs its people live by.

by Gyonpo Tshering 2012

3.73

11 ratings

🧘 Buddhist Wisdom ☮️ Inner Peace 💗 Compassion Practice

The Dhammapada

by Anonymous

Your mind builds your prison, but it also holds the key. The original blueprint for freedom.

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🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 📜 Early Buddhism 🧠 Mind Training

The Dhammapada 90%

Your mind builds your prison, but it also holds the key. The original blueprint for freedom.

by Anonymous

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31k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 📜 Early Buddhism 🧠 Mind Training

Zen Is Right Here

by Shunryu Suzuki • 2001

Awakening hides in dishwashing and bird calls, not in temples: a Zen master's anecdotes.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🏯 Soto Zen 🌉 Modern Zen

Zen Is Right Here 89%

Awakening hides in dishwashing and bird calls, not in temples: a Zen master's anecdotes.

by Shunryu Suzuki 2001

4.18

323 ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🏯 Soto Zen 🌉 Modern Zen

The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony

by Bhikkhu Bodhi • 2016

The Buddha's social teachings on anger, speech, and justice, collected from the original discourses.

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🪷 Buddhist Ethics 📜 Early Buddhism 📚 Scriptural Anthology

The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony Summary

The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony 89%

The Buddha's social teachings on anger, speech, and justice, collected from the original discourses.

by Bhikkhu Bodhi 2016

4.48

139 ratings

🪷 Buddhist Ethics 📜 Early Buddhism 📚 Scriptural Anthology

Taming the Tiger Within

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2004

Gentle Buddhist path to stop suppressing or exploding and start transforming your toughest emotions.

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🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🪷 Zen Buddhism 😠 Anger Management

Taming the Tiger Within 88%

Gentle Buddhist path to stop suppressing or exploding and start transforming your toughest emotions.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2004

4.08

6k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🪷 Zen Buddhism 😠 Anger Management

Essence of the Dhammapada

by Eknath Easwaran • 2013

Suffering has one cause, per the Dhammapada. Its exit plan is as precise as a diagnosis.

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🪷 Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 📜 Pali Canon

Essence of the Dhammapada 88%

Suffering has one cause, per the Dhammapada. Its exit plan is as precise as a diagnosis.

by Eknath Easwaran 2013

4.33

142 ratings

🪷 Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 📜 Pali Canon

Pain Free

by Pete Egoscue • 2000

Unshakeable happiness is a skill. The step-by-step method for training it is ancient and free.

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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 💗 Loving-Kindness

Pain Free 88%

Unshakeable happiness is a skill. The step-by-step method for training it is ancient and free.

by Pete Egoscue 2000

4.17

2k+ ratings

☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 💗 Loving-Kindness

What the Buddha Taught

by Walpola Rahula • 1959

No faith, no dogma: the Buddha's original teachings as a practical psychology for ending suffering.

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🧘 Theravada Buddhism 📜 Pali Canon 🚪 Introductory Buddhism

What the Buddha Taught 88%

No faith, no dogma: the Buddha's original teachings as a practical psychology for ending suffering.

by Walpola Rahula 1959

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🧘 Theravada Buddhism 📜 Pali Canon 🚪 Introductory Buddhism

Buddhism for Beginners

by Thubten Chodron • 2001

Ending suffering is a skill. Here is the training manual: no dogma, just method.

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📖 Buddhist Fundamentals 🧠 Buddhist Philosophy 🧘 Meditation Practice

Buddhism for Beginners 88%

Ending suffering is a skill. Here is the training manual: no dogma, just method.

by Thubten Chodron 2001

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4k+ ratings

📖 Buddhist Fundamentals 🧠 Buddhist Philosophy 🧘 Meditation Practice

The Practice of Not Thinking

by Ryūnosuke Koike • 2013

Constant mental chatter is the enemy. Your senses are how you fight back. A Zen guide.

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🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌿 Mindful Living 👁️ Sensory Awareness

The Practice of Not Thinking 88%

Constant mental chatter is the enemy. Your senses are how you fight back. A Zen guide.

by Ryūnosuke Koike 2013

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3k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌿 Mindful Living 👁️ Sensory Awareness

The Diamond Cutter

by Michael Roach • 2000

Business events have no built-in meaning. Every profit and crisis comes from seeds you planted.

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🧘 Buddhist Management ⛰️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

The Diamond Cutter 88%

Business events have no built-in meaning. Every profit and crisis comes from seeds you planted.

by Michael Roach 2000

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Management ⛰️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

The Noble Eightfold Path

by Bhikkhu Bodhi • 1994

The Buddha's eight steps to end suffering, walked one by one without shortcuts.

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🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Philosophy ⚖️ Buddhist Ethics

The Noble Eightfold Path 88%

The Buddha's eight steps to end suffering, walked one by one without shortcuts.

by Bhikkhu Bodhi 1994

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1k+ ratings

🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Philosophy ⚖️ Buddhist Ethics

No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners

by Noah Rasheta • 2018

Most of your suffering is optional, and the Buddha laid out exactly how to opt out.

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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🧘 Practical Buddhism 🕊️ Secular Buddhism

No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners Summary

No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners 88%

Most of your suffering is optional, and the Buddha laid out exactly how to opt out.

by Noah Rasheta 2018

4.45

6k+ ratings

☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🧘 Practical Buddhism 🕊️ Secular Buddhism

The Experience of Insight

by Joseph Goldstein • 1976

Watch the mind without controlling it: a classic guide to Buddhist insight meditation.

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🧘 Insight Meditation 📿 Theravada Buddhism 🛡️ Buddhist Ethics

The Experience of Insight 88%

Watch the mind without controlling it: a classic guide to Buddhist insight meditation.

by Joseph Goldstein 1976

4.27

868 ratings

🧘 Insight Meditation 📿 Theravada Buddhism 🛡️ Buddhist Ethics

Buddhism Is Not What You Think

by Steve Hagen • 2003

Buddhism isn't a self-help project. It's about seeing what's real, not what your mind imagines.

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🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🎋 Zen Practice 🧠 Mindfulness

Buddhism Is Not What You Think 88%

Buddhism isn't a self-help project. It's about seeing what's real, not what your mind imagines.

by Steve Hagen 2003

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🎋 Zen Practice 🧠 Mindfulness

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1998

Suffering has a structure, and structure means it can be dismantled. The original blueprint.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌿 Mindfulness Practice 💔 Suffering Transformation

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching Summary

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching 88%

Suffering has a structure, and structure means it can be dismantled. The original blueprint.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 1998

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌿 Mindfulness Practice 💔 Suffering Transformation

Modern Buddhism

by Kelsang Gyatso • 2010

The step-by-step path to dismantling the self and awakening a boundless compassion.

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☸️ Mahayana Buddhism 📖 Contemporary Buddhism 🗺️ Stages Of The Path

Modern Buddhism 88%

The step-by-step path to dismantling the self and awakening a boundless compassion.

by Kelsang Gyatso 2010

3.67

3k+ ratings

☸️ Mahayana Buddhism 📖 Contemporary Buddhism 🗺️ Stages Of The Path

Not Always So

by Shunryu Suzuki • 2002

Stop chasing enlightenment. Your imperfect, goal-free sitting is already the whole thing.

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🧘 Zen Practice 📿 Buddhist Teachings 🌸 Everyday Mindfulness

Not Always So 88%

Stop chasing enlightenment. Your imperfect, goal-free sitting is already the whole thing.

by Shunryu Suzuki 2002

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2k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Practice 📿 Buddhist Teachings 🌸 Everyday Mindfulness

Being Peace

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1987

Peace isn't signed; it's breathed. A Zen master on why inner calm must come first.

4.32

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☸️ Engaged Buddhism 🧘 Zen Practice 🌻 Everyday Mindfulness

Being Peace 88%

Peace isn't signed; it's breathed. A Zen master on why inner calm must come first.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 1987

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15k+ ratings

☸️ Engaged Buddhism 🧘 Zen Practice 🌻 Everyday Mindfulness

How to Understand the Mind

by Kelsang Gyatso • 2014

Suffering comes from within: a map of the mind's inner enemies and the path to freedom.

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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mind Training

How to Understand the Mind 88%

Suffering comes from within: a map of the mind's inner enemies and the path to freedom.

by Kelsang Gyatso 2014

4.36

166 ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mind Training

Dancing With Life

by Phillip Moffitt • 2008

The Buddhist way to meet pain without flinching: stop chasing joy, start practicing steadiness.

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🪷 Buddhist Practice 🧘 Insight Meditation 🍃 Non-Attachment

Dancing With Life 88%

The Buddhist way to meet pain without flinching: stop chasing joy, start practicing steadiness.

by Phillip Moffitt 2008

4.27

784 ratings

🪷 Buddhist Practice 🧘 Insight Meditation 🍃 Non-Attachment

The Art of Disappearing

by Ajahn Brahm • 2011

Lasting joy begins where self dissolves: a Theravada monk shows how to let go completely.

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🛕 Theravada 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🍂 Letting Go

The Art of Disappearing 88%

Lasting joy begins where self dissolves: a Theravada monk shows how to let go completely.

by Ajahn Brahm 2011

4.30

531 ratings

🛕 Theravada 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🍂 Letting Go

The Art of Power

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2007

Why external power fails: a Zen path to a strength that can't be taken.

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🧘 Buddhist Practice 📿 Spiritual Self-Help 🫁 Mindfulness Practice

The Art of Power 88%

Why external power fails: a Zen path to a strength that can't be taken.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2007

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3k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Practice 📿 Spiritual Self-Help 🫁 Mindfulness Practice

Buddhism

by Damien Keown • 1996

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

3.74

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📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism

Buddhism 88%

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

by Damien Keown 1996

3.74

3k+ ratings

📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism

Love for Imperfect Things / The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

by Haemin Sunim

The hidden peace beneath your racing thoughts: a Buddhist monk's short lessons on slowing the mind.

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🧘 Buddhist Self-Help ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

Love for Imperfect Things / The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary

Love for Imperfect Things / The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down 88%

The hidden peace beneath your racing thoughts: a Buddhist monk's short lessons on slowing the mind.

by Haemin Sunim

4.36

3k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Self-Help ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

After Buddhism

by Stephen Batchelor • 2015

Before Buddhism became a religion, it was a practical philosophy for flourishing in this life.

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🏛️ Secular Buddhism 📜 Buddhist Philosophy 🔬 Religious Naturalism

After Buddhism 88%

Before Buddhism became a religion, it was a practical philosophy for flourishing in this life.

by Stephen Batchelor 2015

4.20

918 ratings

🏛️ Secular Buddhism 📜 Buddhist Philosophy 🔬 Religious Naturalism

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

by Shunryu Suzuki • 1970

Mastery narrows your vision. The Zen practice of not-knowing is how you get it back.

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🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind 88%

Mastery narrows your vision. The Zen practice of not-knowing is how you get it back.

by Shunryu Suzuki 1970

4.21

50k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

Secular Buddhism

by Stephen Batchelor • 2017

Buddhism without rebirth or ritual: four practical tasks for flourishing in this life, right now.

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🧘 Secular Buddhism 🤔 Agnostic Spirituality 🛠️ Practice Over Belief

Secular Buddhism 87%

Buddhism without rebirth or ritual: four practical tasks for flourishing in this life, right now.

by Stephen Batchelor 2017

3.88

289 ratings

🧘 Secular Buddhism 🤔 Agnostic Spirituality 🛠️ Practice Over Belief

The Art of Happiness

by Dalai Lama XIV • 1998

Happiness is a skill: mental training, not circumstances, brings lasting joy, says the Dalai Lama.

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🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💞 Compassion Practice ☮️ Inner Peace

The Art of Happiness 87%

Happiness is a skill: mental training, not circumstances, brings lasting joy, says the Dalai Lama.

by Dalai Lama XIV 1998

4.17

126k+ ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💞 Compassion Practice ☮️ Inner Peace

Comfortable with Uncertainty

by Pema Chödrön • 2002

Uncertainty is the path, not the obstacle. 108 teachings on cultivating fearlessness and compassion.

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🧘 Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Lojong Mind Training 🍂 Impermanence

Comfortable with Uncertainty 87%

Uncertainty is the path, not the obstacle. 108 teachings on cultivating fearlessness and compassion.

by Pema Chödrön 2002

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8k+ ratings

🧘 Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Lojong Mind Training 🍂 Impermanence

How to Communicate Like a Buddhist

by Cynthia Kane • 2016

Four Buddhist speech rules that trade complaints and gossip for clarity and quiet.

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🗣️ Mindful Communication 📿 Right Speech 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

How to Communicate Like a Buddhist Summary

How to Communicate Like a Buddhist 87%

Four Buddhist speech rules that trade complaints and gossip for clarity and quiet.

by Cynthia Kane 2016

4.09

422 ratings

🗣️ Mindful Communication 📿 Right Speech 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

An Introduction to Zen Buddhism

by D.T. Suzuki • 1934

Why Zen rejects logic, sacred books, and uses impossible questions to break the mind open.

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☸️ Zen Buddhism 📿 Mahayana Buddhism ☯️ Nonduality

An Introduction to Zen Buddhism 87%

Why Zen rejects logic, sacred books, and uses impossible questions to break the mind open.

by D.T. Suzuki 1934

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5k+ ratings

☸️ Zen Buddhism 📿 Mahayana Buddhism ☯️ Nonduality

Awakening the Buddha Within

by Surya Das • 1997

A Western lama's guide to awareness and compassion: ancient Tibetan practices for your actual life.

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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧭 Western Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice

Awakening the Buddha Within 87%

A Western lama's guide to awareness and compassion: ancient Tibetan practices for your actual life.

by Surya Das 1997

4.19

15k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧭 Western Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice

Zen Lessons

by Thomas Cleary • 1989

Zen's manual for leaders: influence without ego, authority without force, clarity without dogma.

3.87

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🛕 Spiritual Leadership 🧘 Zen Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Practice

Zen Lessons 87%

Zen's manual for leaders: influence without ego, authority without force, clarity without dogma.

by Thomas Cleary 1989

3.87

231 ratings

🛕 Spiritual Leadership 🧘 Zen Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Practice

Walk Like a Buddha

by Lodro Rinzler • 2013

Buddhism after last call: meditation for people who date, drink, and dread Monday mornings.

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🧘 Everyday Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🕯️ Meditation Guides

Walk Like a Buddha 87%

Buddhism after last call: meditation for people who date, drink, and dread Monday mornings.

by Lodro Rinzler 2013

3.87

1k+ ratings

🧘 Everyday Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🕯️ Meditation Guides

Breath by Breath

by Larry Rosenberg • 1998

Breath as teacher: a guide to the meditation that builds clarity, steadiness, and real freedom.

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🧘 Insight Meditation 🪷 Theravada Buddhism 🌬️ Mindful Breathing

Breath by Breath 87%

Breath as teacher: a guide to the meditation that builds clarity, steadiness, and real freedom.

by Larry Rosenberg 1998

4.35

975 ratings

🧘 Insight Meditation 🪷 Theravada Buddhism 🌬️ Mindful Breathing

Opening the Hand of Thought

by Kosho Uchiyama • 1993

No goal, no technique, no self-improvement: why sitting still is the entire Zen path.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 📿 Buddhist Practice 🪷 Meditation Practice

Opening the Hand of Thought 87%

No goal, no technique, no self-improvement: why sitting still is the entire Zen path.

by Kosho Uchiyama 1993

4.43

1k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 📿 Buddhist Practice 🪷 Meditation Practice

The Art Of Living

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2017

We are made of everything else. We survive our bodies. The peace we seek is already here.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌱 Mindful Living 🔗 Interconnectedness

The Art Of Living 87%

We are made of everything else. We survive our bodies. The peace we seek is already here.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2017

4.44

11k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌱 Mindful Living 🔗 Interconnectedness

Buddhism

by Alan W. Watts • 1996

Buddhism as dialogue, not dogma: self-inquiry that unravels the self you think you are.

4.15

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📜 Eastern Philosophy 🕊️ Comparative Religion 🪷 Non-Attachment

Buddhism 87%

Buddhism as dialogue, not dogma: self-inquiry that unravels the self you think you are.

by Alan W. Watts 1996

4.15

889 ratings

📜 Eastern Philosophy 🕊️ Comparative Religion 🪷 Non-Attachment

The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom

by Dalai Lama XIV • 1995

Train your mind, not your circumstances. A pocket guide to lasting contentment from the Dalai Lama.

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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 💗 Compassion Practice 🧠 Emotional Regulation

The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom 87%

Train your mind, not your circumstances. A pocket guide to lasting contentment from the Dalai Lama.

by Dalai Lama XIV 1995

4.23

3k+ ratings

☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 💗 Compassion Practice 🧠 Emotional Regulation

Seeing That Frees

by Rob Burbea • 2014

Perception is mind-made. A meditation manual for dismantling the illusion and finding freedom.

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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🧘 Insight Meditation 🌌 Buddhist Emptiness

Seeing That Frees 87%

Perception is mind-made. A meditation manual for dismantling the illusion and finding freedom.

by Rob Burbea 2014

4.63

487 ratings

☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🧘 Insight Meditation 🌌 Buddhist Emptiness

Buddhism

by Michael Williams • 2016

The Buddhist toolkit for ending stress and anxiety: no faith required, no cushion needed.

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🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🏙️ Modern Buddhism 🧘‍♂️ Meditation Practice

Buddhism 87%

The Buddhist toolkit for ending stress and anxiety: no faith required, no cushion needed.

by Michael Williams 2016

4.01

692 ratings

🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🏙️ Modern Buddhism 🧘‍♂️ Meditation Practice

Introduction to Zen Koans

by James Ishmael Ford • 2018

Koans are logic-eating dragons. A map to the untameable language that forces the mind awake.

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🪷 Zen Buddhism ❓ Koan Practice ✨ Direct Experience

Introduction to Zen Koans 87%

Koans are logic-eating dragons. A map to the untameable language that forces the mind awake.

by James Ishmael Ford 2018

4.16

67 ratings

🪷 Zen Buddhism ❓ Koan Practice ✨ Direct Experience

Practicing Peace in Times of War

by Pema Chödrön • 2006

Peace isn't a position. It's a practice. Buddhist tools for the war inside your own mind.

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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Practicing Peace in Times of War Summary

Practicing Peace in Times of War 87%

Peace isn't a position. It's a practice. Buddhist tools for the war inside your own mind.

by Pema Chödrön 2006

4.38

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People

by Mark Westmoquette • 2021

Your most difficult person is a hidden teacher. Zen practices for transforming conflict into growth.

3.66

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🧘 Zen Practice 😤 Difficult People 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People Summary

Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People 87%

Your most difficult person is a hidden teacher. Zen practices for transforming conflict into growth.

by Mark Westmoquette 2021

3.66

159 ratings

🧘 Zen Practice 😤 Difficult People 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Zen

by Shunmyō Masuno • 2009

You don't need a monastery. A Zen priest's small, daily prescriptions for a calmer mind.

3.87

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🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🌸 Mindful Living

Zen 87%

You don't need a monastery. A Zen priest's small, daily prescriptions for a calmer mind.

by Shunmyō Masuno 2009

3.87

13k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🌸 Mindful Living

Happiness Is an Inside Job

by Sylvia Boorstein • 2007

Three Buddhist instructions stop suffering before it starts, and they take less than a minute.

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☸️ Buddhist Teachings 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

Happiness Is an Inside Job 87%

Three Buddhist instructions stop suffering before it starts, and they take less than a minute.

by Sylvia Boorstein 2007

3.90

968 ratings

☸️ Buddhist Teachings 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

When Things Fall Apart

by Pema Chödrön • 1996

Difficult emotions are not obstacles; they are the path.

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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌱 Spiritual Self-Help

When Things Fall Apart 87%

Difficult emotions are not obstacles; they are the path.

by Pema Chödrön 1996

4.27

65k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌱 Spiritual Self-Help

7 Treasures of Awakening

by Joseph Goldstein • 2014

The seven qualities that awaken the mind: a practical map from the Buddha's own psychology.

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🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Insight Meditation 🛕 Theravada Buddhism

7 Treasures of Awakening 87%

The seven qualities that awaken the mind: a practical map from the Buddha's own psychology.

by Joseph Goldstein 2014

4.11

198 ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Insight Meditation 🛕 Theravada Buddhism

The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . .

by Lodro Rinzler • 2012

Four archetypal animals teach meditation, fearlessness, and compassion. No robes required.

3.83

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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice ☸️ Buddhist Practice

The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . . Summary

The Buddha Walks into a Bar . . . 87%

Four archetypal animals teach meditation, fearlessness, and compassion. No robes required.

by Lodro Rinzler 2012

3.83

4k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice ☸️ Buddhist Practice

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