👀 Practice Of Noticing

Books that cultivate the art of paying attention — to details, patterns, and the overlooked textures of everyday life that most people rush past.

The Art of Noticing

by Rob Walker • 2019

The cure for autopilot: 131 exercises that train your eye and fill your creative well.

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🎨 Creative Practice 🔍 Attention Design 👀 Everyday Observation 🧘 Mindfulness Exercises 🔄 Perception Shift

The Art of Noticing 90%

The cure for autopilot: 131 exercises that train your eye and fill your creative well.

by Rob Walker 2019

3.77

3k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Practice 🔍 Attention Design 👀 Everyday Observation 🧘 Mindfulness Exercises 🔄 Perception Shift

Becoming Sherlock

by Stefan Cain • 2015

Multitasking costs 40% of your focus: reclaim it with trained observation and deduction.

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166

🧠 Observation Training 🏛️ Memory Techniques 🎯 Attention Management 👁️ Body Language 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Becoming Sherlock 89%

Multitasking costs 40% of your focus: reclaim it with trained observation and deduction.

by Stefan Cain 2015

3.44

166 ratings

🧠 Observation Training 🏛️ Memory Techniques 🎯 Attention Management 👁️ Body Language 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The Reality of Being

by Jeanne de Salzmann • 2010

You are asleep, your self an illusion. The practice of observing from within that undoes both.

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299

🕯️ Esoteric Traditions 👁️ Self-Observation 🔍 Attention And Awareness ⛏️ Inner Work 🫧 Ego Dissolution

The Reality of Being 89%

You are asleep, your self an illusion. The practice of observing from within that undoes both.

by Jeanne de Salzmann 2010

4.35

299 ratings

🕯️ Esoteric Traditions 👁️ Self-Observation 🔍 Attention And Awareness ⛏️ Inner Work 🫧 Ego Dissolution

The Practicing Mind

by Thomas M. Sterner • 2006

Frustration is a focus problem. The answer: act, observe, adjust, repeat. No drama required.

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9k+

🏃 Process Orientation 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🧘 Present Awareness 👁️ Non-Judgmental Awareness 🪷 Zen Practice

The Practicing Mind 89%

Frustration is a focus problem. The answer: act, observe, adjust, repeat. No drama required.

by Thomas M. Sterner 2006

3.96

9k+ ratings

🏃 Process Orientation 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🧘 Present Awareness 👁️ Non-Judgmental Awareness 🪷 Zen 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 🔍 Observing Thoughts 🍃 Non-Attachment

The Practice of Not Thinking 89%

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

by Ryūnosuke Koike 2013

3.37

3k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌿 Mindful Living 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🔍 Observing Thoughts 🍃 Non-Attachment

Zen Guitar

by Philip Toshio Sudo • 1997

Your guitar is a dojo: Zen wisdom that transforms practice into a spiritual discipline.

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🧘 Beginner's Mind 🎨 Zen Arts 🎸 Creative Practice 📅 Daily Practice 💫 Authentic Expression

Zen Guitar 89%

Your guitar is a dojo: Zen wisdom that transforms practice into a spiritual discipline.

by Philip Toshio Sudo 1997

4.03

3k+ ratings

🧘 Beginner's Mind 🎨 Zen Arts 🎸 Creative Practice 📅 Daily Practice 💫 Authentic Expression

The Heart of Buddhist Meditation

by Nyanaponika Thera • 1962

The Buddha's map from ordinary attention to the end of suffering: no belief, just watch.

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373

🧘 Insight Meditation 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🏠 Everyday Mindfulness 👁️ Self-Observation

The Heart of Buddhist Meditation Summary

The Heart of Buddhist Meditation 89%

The Buddha's map from ordinary attention to the end of suffering: no belief, just watch.

by Nyanaponika Thera 1962

4.18

373 ratings

🧘 Insight Meditation 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🏠 Everyday Mindfulness 👁️ Self-Observation

The Book of (More) Delights

by Ross Gay • 2023

A year of looking closely: when joy and sorrow share the same sentence.

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📝 Lyric Essays 🙏 Everyday Devotion 🌱 Garden As Teacher 🍂 Midlife Reflection 💔 Joy And Sorrow

The Book of (More) Delights 88%

A year of looking closely: when joy and sorrow share the same sentence.

by Ross Gay 2023

4.25

3k+ ratings

📝 Lyric Essays 🙏 Everyday Devotion 🌱 Garden As Teacher 🍂 Midlife Reflection 💔 Joy And Sorrow

Learning to Silence the Mind

by Osho • 2012

Stop trying to meditate. The secret is simple awareness, hidden behind the noisy mind.

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🧘 Eastern Spirituality 🧠 Awareness Practice 💬 Mental Chatter 🌪️ Cathartic Release 👁️ Witnessing Consciousness

Learning to Silence the Mind 88%

Stop trying to meditate. The secret is simple awareness, hidden behind the noisy mind.

by Osho 2012

4.11

1k+ ratings

🧘 Eastern Spirituality 🧠 Awareness Practice 💬 Mental Chatter 🌪️ Cathartic Release 👁️ Witnessing Consciousness

Se libérer des pensées (ICI / MAINTENAN)

by Lionel Cruzille • 2015

Your thoughts are not your own, and believing them is optional. A practice in liberation.

3.17

☯️ Non-Dual Spirituality 🧘 Present Moment Awareness 👁️ Thought Observation 🫧 Ego Dissolution 💭 Emotional Awareness

Se libérer des pensées (ICI / MAINTENAN) Summary

Se libérer des pensées (ICI / MAINTENAN) 88%

Your thoughts are not your own, and believing them is optional. A practice in liberation.

by Lionel Cruzille 2015

3.17

12 ratings

☯️ Non-Dual Spirituality 🧘 Present Moment Awareness 👁️ Thought Observation 🫧 Ego Dissolution 💭 Emotional Awareness

How to Walk

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2013

Walking is the meditation you're already doing. Here's how to actually arrive.

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👣 Walking Meditation 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ☸️ Buddhist Practice 🚶 Mindful Movement ☀️ Everyday Mindfulness

How to Walk 88%

Walking is the meditation you're already doing. Here's how to actually arrive.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2013

4.16

3k+ ratings

👣 Walking Meditation 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ☸️ Buddhist Practice 🚶 Mindful Movement ☀️ Everyday Mindfulness

Meditation Is Not What You Think

by Jon Kabat-Zinn • 2018

Your attention is under siege. Meditation is how you reclaim it, one moment at a time.

3.55

996

🧘 Secular Mindfulness 🌸 Present Moment Awareness 🔮 Non-Dual Awareness ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 📿 Buddhist Philosophy

Meditation Is Not What You Think Summary

Meditation Is Not What You Think 88%

Your attention is under siege. Meditation is how you reclaim it, one moment at a time.

by Jon Kabat-Zinn 2018

3.55

996 ratings

🧘 Secular Mindfulness 🌸 Present Moment Awareness 🔮 Non-Dual Awareness ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 📿 Buddhist Philosophy

Practicing the Power of Now

by Eckhart Tolle • 1997

Freedom from mental chatter, using only your body and your attention.

4.26

51k+

🧘 Present Moment Awareness 🧘‍♂️ Nondual Teachings 👁️ Thought Observation 🦵 Somatic Awareness ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing

Practicing the Power of Now 88%

Freedom from mental chatter, using only your body and your attention.

by Eckhart Tolle 1997

4.26

51k+ ratings

🧘 Present Moment Awareness 🧘‍♂️ Nondual Teachings 👁️ Thought Observation 🦵 Somatic Awareness ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing

Dropping the Struggle

by Roger Housden • 2016

What if self-improvement is the problem? Finding peace by dropping the fight with your life.

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114

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Acceptance 🍃 Letting Go 🕉️ Non-Dual Wisdom 🐢 Slowing Down

Dropping the Struggle 88%

What if self-improvement is the problem? Finding peace by dropping the fight with your life.

by Roger Housden 2016

3.89

114 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Acceptance 🍃 Letting Go 🕉️ Non-Dual Wisdom 🐢 Slowing Down

Silence

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2015

The mind's chatter is the real noise. A Zen master's way out: breathe, step, listen.

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🧘 Zen Practice 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 🌬️ Breath Awareness 👂 Deep Listening 🔇 Inner Silence

Silence 88%

The mind's chatter is the real noise. A Zen master's way out: breathe, step, listen.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015

4.28

9k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Practice 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 🌬️ Breath Awareness 👂 Deep Listening 🔇 Inner Silence

The Listening Path

by Julia Cameron • 2021

A six-week listening practice to sharpen attention, unlock creativity, and reconnect.

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🎨 Creative Practice 👂 Listening Skills ✨ Spiritual Creativity 🧠 Attention Training 🤫 Silence And Solitude

The Listening Path 88%

A six-week listening practice to sharpen attention, unlock creativity, and reconnect.

by Julia Cameron 2021

3.31

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Practice 👂 Listening Skills ✨ Spiritual Creativity 🧠 Attention Training 🤫 Silence And Solitude

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 💭 Emotional Awareness 🤲 Self-Compassion

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 💭 Emotional Awareness 🤲 Self-Compassion

focus

by Daniel Golman • 2014

Three kinds of focus shape your life. Most people master one and neglect the other two.

4.00

🎯 Attention Training 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🔗 Systems Thinking 🪞 Self-Awareness

focus 88%

Three kinds of focus shape your life. Most people master one and neglect the other two.

by Daniel Golman 2014

4.00

2 ratings

🎯 Attention Training 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏋️ Deliberate Practice 🔗 Systems Thinking 🪞 Self-Awareness

Original Love

by Henry Shukman • 2024

From suffering to love: four meditative stages that reveal the boundless heart already within you.

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251

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 📿 Buddhist Practice 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🌊 Nondual Awareness ❤️ Loving Awareness

Original Love 88%

From suffering to love: four meditative stages that reveal the boundless heart already within you.

by Henry Shukman 2024

4.32

251 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 📿 Buddhist Practice 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🌊 Nondual Awareness ❤️ Loving Awareness

Zen Keys

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1974

True Zen begins where concepts end. A master reveals why the intellect can't save you.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice ☯️ Non-Duality ⛩️ Zen Practice 👁️ Direct Experience

Zen Keys 88%

True Zen begins where concepts end. A master reveals why the intellect can't save you.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 1974

4.01

1k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice ☯️ Non-Duality ⛩️ Zen Practice 👁️ Direct Experience

The Power of Letting Go

by John Purkiss

Stop striving. Clear inner debris, complete past pain, and what you want arrives with less force.

3.69

3k+

🧘 Inner Work 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 👁️ Thought Observation 🕊️ Surrender Practice 💔 Trauma Release

The Power of Letting Go 88%

Stop striving. Clear inner debris, complete past pain, and what you want arrives with less force.

by John Purkiss

3.69

3k+ ratings

🧘 Inner Work 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 👁️ Thought Observation 🕊️ Surrender Practice 💔 Trauma Release

The Process of Learning

by Jack Tenen • 2011

Real learning requires confusion, not goals. A movement teacher's guide to letting the body lead.

5.00

🧠 Somatic Education 🧘 Mind-Body Integration 🤸 Feldenkrais Method 👁️ Non-Judgmental Awareness 🦴 Learning Through Movement

The Process of Learning 88%

Real learning requires confusion, not goals. A movement teacher's guide to letting the body lead.

by Jack Tenen 2011

5.00

1 ratings

🧠 Somatic Education 🧘 Mind-Body Integration 🤸 Feldenkrais Method 👁️ Non-Judgmental Awareness 🦴 Learning Through Movement

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 🍂 Non-Attachment 🌊 Impermanence

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 🍂 Non-Attachment 🌊 Impermanence

Breath by Breath

by Larry Rosenberg • 1998

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

4.35

975

🧘 Insight Meditation 🪷 Theravada Buddhism 🌬️ Mindful Breathing 👁️ Mindful Presence 🏠 Daily Life Mindfulness

Breath by Breath 88%

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 👁️ Mindful Presence 🏠 Daily Life Mindfulness

Not Always So

by Shunryu Suzuki • 2002

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

4.30

2k+

🧘 Zen Practice 📿 Buddhist Teachings 🌸 Everyday Mindfulness 🪷 Meditation Practice 🍃 Non-Attachment

Not Always So 88%

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

by Shunryu Suzuki 2002

4.30

2k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Practice 📿 Buddhist Teachings 🌸 Everyday Mindfulness 🪷 Meditation Practice 🍃 Non-Attachment

Don't Be a Jerk

by Brad Warner • 2016

What Dōgen really taught: you're already enlightened. Now sit down and act like it.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🏯 Soto Zen 🧎 Meditation Practice ☯️ Non-Duality ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

Don't Be a Jerk 88%

What Dōgen really taught: you're already enlightened. Now sit down and act like it.

by Brad Warner 2016

3.97

1k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🏯 Soto Zen 🧎 Meditation Practice ☯️ Non-Duality ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide

by Gil Friedman • 2003

Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.

3.94

208

🧘 Esoteric Psychology 🔍 Self-Observation 🏗️ Inner Work ⚙️ Mechanical Reactions 🧠 Conscious Suffering

Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide 88%

Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.

by Gil Friedman 2003

3.94

208 ratings

🧘 Esoteric Psychology 🔍 Self-Observation 🏗️ Inner Work ⚙️ Mechanical Reactions 🧠 Conscious Suffering

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.

4.16

🪷 Zen Buddhism ❓ Koan Practice ✨ Direct Experience ☯️ Nondual Awareness 📜 Buddhist Philosophy

Introduction to Zen Koans 88%

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 ☯️ Nondual Awareness 📜 Buddhist Philosophy

How to Train a Wild Elephant

by Jan Chozen Bays • 2011

Fifty-two weekly mindfulness exercises you can slip into your existing day, no cushion required.

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1k+

🧘 Mindfulness Practice ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🌿 Everyday Mindfulness 🔄 Habit Change 👤 Body Awareness

How to Train a Wild Elephant 88%

Fifty-two weekly mindfulness exercises you can slip into your existing day, no cushion required.

by Jan Chozen Bays 2011

4.04

1k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🌿 Everyday Mindfulness 🔄 Habit Change 👤 Body Awareness

Buddhism Plain & Simple

by Steve Hagen • 1997

Buddhism without the robes: the self is a mirage, everything flows, and the problem is clinging.

4.03

10k+

📿 Buddhist Philosophy 🪷 Secular Buddhism 🎋 Zen Buddhism 👁️ Direct Awareness 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Buddhism Plain & Simple 88%

Buddhism without the robes: the self is a mirage, everything flows, and the problem is clinging.

by Steve Hagen 1997

4.03

10k+ ratings

📿 Buddhist Philosophy 🪷 Secular Buddhism 🎋 Zen Buddhism 👁️ Direct Awareness 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Awareness

by Osho • 2001

Self-improvement and morality are cages. True freedom is learning to watch your own mind.

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3k+

🧘 Eastern Philosophy 👁️ Witness Consciousness ☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 🎁 Present Moment 🌊 Spontaneous Living

Awareness 88%

Self-improvement and morality are cages. True freedom is learning to watch your own mind.

by Osho 2001

4.31

3k+ ratings

🧘 Eastern Philosophy 👁️ Witness Consciousness ☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 🎁 Present Moment 🌊 Spontaneous Living

Keep Going

by Austin Kleon • 2019

Creativity runs in seasons, not streaks. Ten ways to keep making work through the winter.

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18k+

🎨 Creative Practice 📅 Creative Routines 🧘 Creative Solitude 👁️ Attention And Noticing 🚶 Walking And Thinking

Keep Going 88%

Creativity runs in seasons, not streaks. Ten ways to keep making work through the winter.

by Austin Kleon 2019

4.26

18k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Practice 📅 Creative Routines 🧘 Creative Solitude 👁️ Attention And Noticing 🚶 Walking And Thinking

Fully Engaged

by Thomas M. Sterner • 2016

Thoughts happen whether you approve or not. The skill is choosing which ones get your attention.

4.23

240

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Present Moment Awareness 👁️ Thought Awareness 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Fully Engaged 88%

Thoughts happen whether you approve or not. The skill is choosing which ones get your attention.

by Thomas M. Sterner 2016

4.23

240 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎯 Present Moment Awareness 👁️ Thought Awareness 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Stop Fixing Yourself

by Anthony de Mello • 2021

The search for happiness is its only obstacle: awareness drops the chase.

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🧘 Spiritual Awakening 🪷 Non-Attachment ⏳ Present-Moment Awareness 👁️ Self-Observation ✝️ Christian Mysticism

Stop Fixing Yourself 88%

The search for happiness is its only obstacle: awareness drops the chase.

by Anthony de Mello 2021

4.17

1k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Awakening 🪷 Non-Attachment ⏳ Present-Moment Awareness 👁️ Self-Observation ✝️ Christian Mysticism

The Book of Ichigo Ichie

by Héctor García • 2018

Moments don't repeat. The Japanese practice that trains you to catch them before they vanish.

3.94

9k+

🎌 Japanese Wisdom 🧘 Mindful Living 🍵 Japanese Aesthetics 🍂 Impermanence 👁️ Attention Cultivation

The Book of Ichigo Ichie 88%

Moments don't repeat. The Japanese practice that trains you to catch them before they vanish.

by Héctor García 2018

3.94

9k+ ratings

🎌 Japanese Wisdom 🧘 Mindful Living 🍵 Japanese Aesthetics 🍂 Impermanence 👁️ Attention Cultivation

Meditation and Its Methods According to Swami Vivekanand

by Vivekananda • 1976

The meditation method that starts with a restless mind and ends with the meditator's disappearance.

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3k+

🕉 Vedanta Philosophy 🧠 Mind Training 🕊 Inner Freedom 🎯 Concentration Techniques 🪷 Self-Realization

Meditation and Its Methods According to Swami Vivekanand Summary

Meditation and Its Methods According to Swami Vivekanand 87%

The meditation method that starts with a restless mind and ends with the meditator's disappearance.

by Vivekananda 1976

4.33

3k+ ratings

🕉 Vedanta Philosophy 🧠 Mind Training 🕊 Inner Freedom 🎯 Concentration Techniques 🪷 Self-Realization

Zen Is Right Here

by Shunryu Suzuki • 2001

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

4.18

323

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🏯 Soto Zen 🌉 Modern Zen 📖 Teaching Stories 🧹 Everyday Practice

Zen Is Right Here 87%

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 📖 Teaching Stories 🧹 Everyday Practice

Sit Like a Buddha

by Lodro Rinzler • 2014

Start meditating in ten minutes a day: why eleven days changes everything.

4.14

794

🔰 Beginner Meditation 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🌬️ Breath Meditation 💗 Self-Compassion 📅 Daily Practice

Sit Like a Buddha 87%

Start meditating in ten minutes a day: why eleven days changes everything.

by Lodro Rinzler 2014

4.14

794 ratings

🔰 Beginner Meditation 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🌬️ Breath Meditation 💗 Self-Compassion 📅 Daily Practice

A Million Thoughts

by Om Swami • 2016

A Himalayan monk’s system: still the mind by watching thoughts dissolve, not by fighting them.

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🧘 Meditation Practice 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 👁️ Thought Observation 🌫️ Mental Stillness ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

A Million Thoughts 87%

A Himalayan monk’s system: still the mind by watching thoughts dissolve, not by fighting them.

by Om Swami 2016

4.61

1k+ ratings

🧘 Meditation Practice 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 👁️ Thought Observation 🌫️ Mental Stillness ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

You Are Here

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2004

We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.

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13k+

🧘 Mindful Living 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🌅 Present Moment 🍂 Impermanence 💛 Transforming Suffering

You Are Here 87%

We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2004

4.30

13k+ ratings

🧘 Mindful Living 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🌅 Present Moment 🍂 Impermanence 💛 Transforming Suffering

The Fullness of the Ground

by Judith Blackstone • 2023

Oneness is an experience inside the body, not a concept. The practice of inhabiting yourself awake.

4.79

🕉️ Nonduality 🧘 Embodied Awareness 🙏 Spiritual Practice ✨ Self-Realization 🧠 Consciousness

The Fullness of the Ground 87%

Oneness is an experience inside the body, not a concept. The practice of inhabiting yourself awake.

by Judith Blackstone 2023

4.79

19 ratings

🕉️ Nonduality 🧘 Embodied Awareness 🙏 Spiritual Practice ✨ Self-Realization 🧠 Consciousness

Zen

by Osho • 2003

You are the obstacle you are trying to overcome. Zen begins where self-improvement ends.

4.22

420

🧘 Zen Buddhism ☯️ Nondual Spirituality 🍃 Non-Attachment 🤲 Acceptance Practice 🫧 Ego Transcendence

Zen 87%

You are the obstacle you are trying to overcome. Zen begins where self-improvement ends.

by Osho 2003

4.22

420 ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism ☯️ Nondual Spirituality 🍃 Non-Attachment 🤲 Acceptance Practice 🫧 Ego Transcendence

On Relationship

by J. Krishnamurti • 1992

Your relationships reveal every hidden corner of your mind. The world changes when you look.

4.35

353

🧘 Eastern Philosophy 🔍 Spiritual Inquiry 🪷 Non-Attachment 👁️ Self-Observation 💞 Conscious Relationships

On Relationship 87%

Your relationships reveal every hidden corner of your mind. The world changes when you look.

by J. Krishnamurti 1992

4.35

353 ratings

🧘 Eastern Philosophy 🔍 Spiritual Inquiry 🪷 Non-Attachment 👁️ Self-Observation 💞 Conscious Relationships

The Power of Your Supermind

by Vernon Linwood Howard • 1967

The mind that creates your problems cannot fix them. A different kind of awareness can.

4.34

🧘 Nondual Awareness 🧠 Spiritual Psychology 🔓 Conditioned Thinking 👁️ Self-Observation 🪢 Non-Attachment

The Power of Your Supermind 87%

The mind that creates your problems cannot fix them. A different kind of awareness can.

by Vernon Linwood Howard 1967

4.34

65 ratings

🧘 Nondual Awareness 🧠 Spiritual Psychology 🔓 Conditioned Thinking 👁️ Self-Observation 🪢 Non-Attachment

Stillness Speaks

by Eckhart Tolle • 2003

The silence inside you isn't empty. It's the only part of you that was never broken.

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🧘 Present Awareness 🕊️ Inner Stillness ☯️ Modern Nonduality 🌅 Spiritual Awakening 💨 Ego Dissolution

Stillness Speaks 87%

The silence inside you isn't empty. It's the only part of you that was never broken.

by Eckhart Tolle 2003

4.28

22k+ ratings

🧘 Present Awareness 🕊️ Inner Stillness ☯️ Modern Nonduality 🌅 Spiritual Awakening 💨 Ego Dissolution

On Becoming an Artist

by Ellen J. Langer • 2005

You don't need talent to make art. You need permission to begin badly.

3.75

363

🎨 Art And Mindfulness 🚧 Creative Blocks 👁️ Learning To See 🧠 Psychology Of Creativity 🏋️ Talent Vs Skill

On Becoming an Artist 87%

You don't need talent to make art. You need permission to begin badly.

by Ellen J. Langer 2005

3.75

363 ratings

🎨 Art And Mindfulness 🚧 Creative Blocks 👁️ Learning To See 🧠 Psychology Of Creativity 🏋️ Talent Vs Skill

Writing as a Path to Awakening

by Albert Flynn Desilver • 2017

Writing craft meets meditation: a yearlong practice that sharpens prose and quiets the inner critic.

3.77

128

🖊️ Writing Craft 🎨 Creative Practice 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 📖 Reading As Craft ✨ Creative Spirituality

Writing as a Path to Awakening 87%

Writing craft meets meditation: a yearlong practice that sharpens prose and quiets the inner critic.

by Albert Flynn Desilver 2017

3.77

128 ratings

🖊️ Writing Craft 🎨 Creative Practice 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 📖 Reading As Craft ✨ Creative Spirituality

The Transparency of Things

by Rupert Spira • 2008

Consciousness alone is real. The self is an appearance within it. A calm, unsentimental look.

4.50

480

☯️ Nondual Spirituality 🕉️ Advaita Vedanta 🔍 Self Investigation 👁️ Witnessing Awareness ➡️ Direct Path

The Transparency of Things 87%

Consciousness alone is real. The self is an appearance within it. A calm, unsentimental look.

by Rupert Spira 2008

4.50

480 ratings

☯️ Nondual Spirituality 🕉️ Advaita Vedanta 🔍 Self Investigation 👁️ Witnessing Awareness ➡️ Direct Path

El espejo del cerebro

by Nazareth Castellanos • 2021

Meditation strengthens a brain network that catches distraction. The body, not just the mind, leads.

4.30

1k+

🧠 Neuroscience Of Meditation 🧬 Brain Plasticity 💭 Mind Wandering 🎯 Attention Training ❤️ Emotional Regulation

El espejo del cerebro 87%

Meditation strengthens a brain network that catches distraction. The body, not just the mind, leads.

by Nazareth Castellanos 2021

4.30

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Meditation 🧬 Brain Plasticity 💭 Mind Wandering 🎯 Attention Training ❤️ Emotional Regulation

Mindful Tech

by David M. Levy • 2016

Turn screen time into noticing time: a mindfulness method for unscrolling your life.

3.41

153

🧘 Tech Mindfulness 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👁️ Self-Observation 📴 Digital Detox

Mindful Tech 87%

Turn screen time into noticing time: a mindfulness method for unscrolling your life.

by David M. Levy 2016

3.41

153 ratings

🧘 Tech Mindfulness 🎯 Attention Management 🧠 Emotional Regulation 👁️ Self-Observation 📴 Digital Detox

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