The Middle Way Books | Summaries & Audio

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

4.27

31k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 📜 Early Buddhism 🧠 Mind Training

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

by Walpola Rahula 1959

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13k+ ratings

🧘 Theravada Buddhism 📜 Pali Canon 🚪 Introductory Buddhism

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

Being Peace

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1987

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

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☸️ Engaged Buddhism 🧘 Zen Practice 🌻 Everyday Mindfulness

Being Peace 89%

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

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 89%

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

by Pete Egoscue 2000

4.17

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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 💗 Loving-Kindness

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 89%

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

by Thubten Chodron 2001

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📖 Buddhist Fundamentals 🧠 Buddhist Philosophy 🧘 Meditation Practice

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

by Shunryu Suzuki 2002

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🧘 Zen Practice 📿 Buddhist Teachings 🌸 Everyday Mindfulness

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 89%

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

by Steve Hagen 2003

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🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🎋 Zen Practice 🧠 Mindfulness

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 89%

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

by Bhikkhu Bodhi 1994

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🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Philosophy ⚖️ Buddhist Ethics

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 89%

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

by Kelsang Gyatso 2010

3.67

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☸️ Mahayana Buddhism 📖 Contemporary Buddhism 🗺️ Stages Of The Path

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

Ethics for the New Millennium

by Dalai Lama XIV • 1999

Transform empathy into happiness, tame destructive emotions, and act ethically without religion.

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⚖️ Secular Ethics 🕊️ Interfaith Dialogue ❤️ Compassion Cultivation

Ethics for the New Millennium 89%

Transform empathy into happiness, tame destructive emotions, and act ethically without religion.

by Dalai Lama XIV 1999

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⚖️ Secular Ethics 🕊️ Interfaith Dialogue ❤️ Compassion Cultivation

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 89%

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

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2004

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6k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🪷 Zen Buddhism 😠 Anger Management

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 89%

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

by Noah Rasheta 2018

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6k+ ratings

☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🧘 Practical Buddhism 🕊️ Secular Buddhism

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 89%

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

by Shunryu Suzuki 1970

4.21

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🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

The Other Side of Nothing

by Brad Warner • 2022

Time is not a container, the self is a process, and harming others is self-harm.

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🪷 Zen Buddhism 📖 Buddhist Philosophy ☯️ Nonduality

The Other Side of Nothing 89%

Time is not a container, the self is a process, and harming others is self-harm.

by Brad Warner 2022

4.33

228 ratings

🪷 Zen Buddhism 📖 Buddhist Philosophy ☯️ Nonduality

Courage

by Osho • 1977

Fear and courage start identically. The coward obeys the shaking; the courageous person sails.

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🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🦅 Fear And Courage 🧘 Meditation Practice

Courage 89%

Fear and courage start identically. The coward obeys the shaking; the courageous person sails.

by Osho 1977

4.15

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🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🦅 Fear And Courage 🧘 Meditation Practice

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 89%

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

by Thich Nhat Hanh 1998

4.33

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌿 Mindfulness Practice 💔 Suffering Transformation

Focused and Fearless

by Shaila Catherine • 2008

The absorption states known as jhana are trainable, and they change what meditation can deliver.

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🧘 Jhana Practice 🎯 Concentration States 🪷 Samatha Meditation

Focused and Fearless 89%

The absorption states known as jhana are trainable, and they change what meditation can deliver.

by Shaila Catherine 2008

4.14

278 ratings

🧘 Jhana Practice 🎯 Concentration States 🪷 Samatha Meditation

Conquest of Mind

by Eknath Easwaran • 1988

Turn the thoughts that control you into the foundation of an unshakeably peaceful mind.

4.30

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🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mind Training

Conquest of Mind 89%

Turn the thoughts that control you into the foundation of an unshakeably peaceful mind.

by Eknath Easwaran 1988

4.30

495 ratings

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mind Training

Buddhism Plain & Simple

by Steve Hagen • 1997

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

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📿 Buddhist Philosophy 🪷 Secular Buddhism 🎋 Zen Buddhism

Buddhism Plain & Simple 89%

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

by Steve Hagen 1997

4.03

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📿 Buddhist Philosophy 🪷 Secular Buddhism 🎋 Zen Buddhism

Beyond Religion

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2011

Ethics without religion, grounded in compassion and reason, from the Dalai Lama.

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🏛️ Moral Philosophy 🧘 Applied Buddhism 💗 Compassion Cultivation

Beyond Religion 89%

Ethics without religion, grounded in compassion and reason, from the Dalai Lama.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2011

4.07

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Moral Philosophy 🧘 Applied Buddhism 💗 Compassion Cultivation

Breath by Breath

by Larry Rosenberg • 1998

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

4.35

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🧘 Insight Meditation 🪷 Theravada Buddhism 🌬️ Mindful Breathing

Breath by Breath 89%

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 89%

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

by Kosho Uchiyama 1993

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1k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 📿 Buddhist Practice 🪷 Meditation Practice

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 89%

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

by Haemin Sunim

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🧘 Buddhist Self-Help ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

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 89%

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 Alan W. Watts • 1996

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

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📜 Eastern Philosophy 🕊️ Comparative Religion 🪷 Non-Attachment

Buddhism 89%

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 Art of Happiness in a Troubled World

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2008

Personal happiness is not selfish, the Dalai Lama argues, but the foundation of a peaceful society.

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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🌍 Engaged Buddhism

The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World Summary

The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World 89%

Personal happiness is not selfish, the Dalai Lama argues, but the foundation of a peaceful society.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2008

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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🌍 Engaged Buddhism

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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🧘 Mindful Living 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🌅 Present Moment

You Are Here 89%

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

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2004

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🧘 Mindful Living 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🌅 Present Moment

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 89%

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

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 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

The Art of Living

by William Hart • 1987

Your reaction to sensation, not the event, causes suffering. Watch without feeding it and it stops.

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🧘 Insight Meditation 🧠 Buddhist Psychology ⚖️ Equanimity Practice

The Art of Living 89%

Your reaction to sensation, not the event, causes suffering. Watch without feeding it and it stops.

by William Hart 1987

4.37

4k+ ratings

🧘 Insight Meditation 🧠 Buddhist Psychology ⚖️ Equanimity Practice

Buddha in Blue Jeans

by Tai Sheridan • 2011

The simplest meditation guide: sit, breathe, notice what happens. No beliefs required.

3.93

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🪷 Secular Buddhism 🧘 Zen Practice 🌿 Mindful Living

Buddha in Blue Jeans 89%

The simplest meditation guide: sit, breathe, notice what happens. No beliefs required.

by Tai Sheridan 2011

3.93

8k+ ratings

🪷 Secular Buddhism 🧘 Zen Practice 🌿 Mindful Living

The Experience of Insight

by Joseph Goldstein • 1976

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

4.27

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🧘 Insight Meditation 📿 Theravada Buddhism 🛡️ Buddhist Ethics

The Experience of Insight 89%

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

Against the Stream

by Noah Levine • 2007

Buddhism stripped of dogma: a rebel's guide to meditation, ethics, and the end of craving.

4.04

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🧘 Buddhist Practice 🩹 Addiction Recovery ✊ Engaged Buddhism

Against the Stream 89%

Buddhism stripped of dogma: a rebel's guide to meditation, ethics, and the end of craving.

by Noah Levine 2007

4.04

2k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Practice 🩹 Addiction Recovery ✊ Engaged Buddhism

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.

4.38

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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Practicing Peace in Times of War Summary

Practicing Peace in Times of War 89%

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

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 89%

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

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2021

The planet won't be saved by exhausted people. A Zen practice for staying in the fight.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌿 Buddhist Ecology 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Summary

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet 89%

The planet won't be saved by exhausted people. A Zen practice for staying in the fight.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2021

4.38

2k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌿 Buddhist Ecology 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

The Power of an Open Question

by Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel • 2010

Life is groundless. The Buddhist path isn't a belief; it's learning to rest in not knowing.

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☸️ Buddhist Philosophy ❓ Inquiry Practice 🌌 Emptiness Teachings

The Power of an Open Question 88%

Life is groundless. The Buddhist path isn't a belief; it's learning to rest in not knowing.

by Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel 2010

4.10

233 ratings

☸️ Buddhist Philosophy ❓ Inquiry Practice 🌌 Emptiness Teachings

The Monks and Me

by Mary Paterson • 2012

Forty days at Plum Village: breathing, walking, and the slow work of getting out of your own way.

3.75

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🪷 Zen Buddhism ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

The Monks and Me 88%

Forty days at Plum Village: breathing, walking, and the slow work of getting out of your own way.

by Mary Paterson 2012

3.75

492 ratings

🪷 Zen Buddhism ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

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

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

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 88%

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

The Tao of Inner Peace

by Diane Dreher • 1990

Stop fighting life. The Tao shows how to find peace by moving with the current, not against it.

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☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🧘 Inner Peace 🕊️ Self-Acceptance

The Tao of Inner Peace 88%

Stop fighting life. The Tao shows how to find peace by moving with the current, not against it.

by Diane Dreher 1990

4.11

1k+ ratings

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🧘 Inner Peace 🕊️ Self-Acceptance

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 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

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

Zen and the Beat Way

by Alan W. Watts • 1900

The Beats rejected careers for passion. Zen had already figured out why that works.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 📜 Beat Generation ☯️ Eastern Philosophy

Zen and the Beat Way 88%

The Beats rejected careers for passion. Zen had already figured out why that works.

by Alan W. Watts 1900

4.07

280 ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 📜 Beat Generation ☯️ Eastern Philosophy

The Road to Happiness

by Gyonpo Tshering • 2012

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

3.73

🧘 Buddhist Wisdom 📜 Buddhist Proverbs ☮️ Inner Peace

The Road to Happiness 88%

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

by Gyonpo Tshering 2012

3.73

11 ratings

🧘 Buddhist Wisdom 📜 Buddhist Proverbs ☮️ Inner Peace

A Path with Heart

by Jack Kornfield • 1993

Meditation alone leaves the deepest wounds untouched. A Buddhist therapist maps the full path.

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🧘 Insight Meditation 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🚫 Spiritual Bypassing

A Path with Heart 88%

Meditation alone leaves the deepest wounds untouched. A Buddhist therapist maps the full path.

by Jack Kornfield 1993

4.24

12k+ ratings

🧘 Insight Meditation 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🚫 Spiritual Bypassing

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