Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization
10 best books like Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization (Anālayo): Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation, Mindfulness in Plain English, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation, The Dhammapada, In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon, The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya, Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah, Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
| Author | Shunryu Suzuki |
| ISBN | 0834800799 |
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.”
So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books. Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous opening line. In a single stroke, the simple sentence...
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
| Author | Thich Nhat Hanh |
| ISBN | 0807012394 |
In this beautiful and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means of learning the skills of mindfulness--being awake and fully aware. From washing the dishes to answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within...
Mindfulness in Plain English
| Author | Henepola Gunaratana |
| ISBN | 0861713214 |
“A masterpiece.”
—Jon Kabat-Zinn
Since Mindfulness in Plain English was first published in 1994, it has become one of the bestselling — and most
influential — books in the field of mindfulness. It’s easy to see why.
Author Bhante Gunaratana, a renowned...
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
| Author | Thich Nhat Hanh |
| ISBN | 0767903692 |
“If there is a candidate for ‘Living Buddha’ on earth today, it is Thich Nhat Hanh.”
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| Author | Anonymous |
| ISBN | 0938077872 |
The Dhammapada (Pāli; Prakrit: धम्मपद Dhammapada; Sanskrit: धर्मपद Dharmapada) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures. The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikaya,...
In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon
| Author | Bhikkhu Bodhi |
| ISBN | 0861714911 |
The works of the Buddha can feel vast, and it is sometimes difficult for even longtime students to know where to look, especially since the Buddha never explicitly defined the framework behind his teachings. Designed to provide just such a framework, In the Buddha's Words is an anthology of the Buddha's...
This book offers a complete translation of the Majjhima Nikaya, or Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the Pali Canon, the authorized scriptures of Theravada Buddhism. This collection--among the oldest records of the historical Buddha's original teachings--consists...
| Author | Ajahn Chah |
| ISBN | 0861713230 |
Renowned for the beauty and simplicity of his teachings, Ajahn Chah was Thailand's best-known meditation teacher. His charisma and wisdom influenced many American and European seekers, and helped shape the American Vipassana community. This collection brings together for the first time Ajahn...
Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
The mind contains the seeds of its own awakening--seeds that we can cultivate to bring forth the fruits of a life lived consciously. With Mindfulness, Joseph Goldstein shares the wisdom of his four decades of teaching and practice in a book that will serve as a lifelong companion for anyone committed...
| Author | Maurice Walshe |
| ISBN | 0861711033 |
This book offers a complete translation of the Digha Nikaya, the long discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the Pali Canon, the authorized scriptures of Theravada Buddhism. This collection--among the oldest records of the historical Buddha's original teachings, given...
| Author | Buddhadasa Bhikkhu |
| ISBN | 0861711114 |
Any practitioner, after meditating for some time, inevitably wonders what meditation method the historical Buddha Shakyamuni himself used while beneath the Bodhi Tree. Many people understand that prior to his realization, Shakyamuni Buddha studied with many of the great yogis of his time, but...
| Author | Bhikkhu Ñaṇamoli |
| ISBN | 1928706126 |
This unique biography presents the Buddha's revolutionary solution for humanity that leads to the end of ill will, craving and delusion. Though born a prince surrounded by luxuries, Gotama the Buddha was transformed by realizing that no one escapes unhappiness. He spent the remainder of his life...
| Author | Ajahn Brahm |
| ISBN | 0861712757 |
Meditation: it's not just a way to relax, or to deal with life's problems. Done correctly, it can be a way to radically encounter bliss and to begin - and sustain - real transformation in ourselves.
In Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond, self-described meditation junkie Ajahn Brahm shares his...
| Author | Sayadaw U. Pandita |
| ISBN | 0861710940 |
Great book. It gives the perspective of a Burmese meditation master. I liked his description of mindfulness, which he said has been watered down in the West. Mindfulness should "leap forward on to the object [for example, breath], covering it completely, penetrating into it, not missing any part of...
| Author | Jack Kornfield |
| ISBN | 1570621381 |
In this book (previously published under the title Living Buddhist Masters), Jack Kornfield presents the heart of Buddhist practice as taught by twelve highly respected masters from Southeast Asia, Here, renowned teachers such as Mahasi Sayadaw, U Ba Khin, Mohnyin Sayadaw, and Achaan Maha Boowa...
| Author | Buddhaghosa |
| ISBN | 1928706002 |
One of Buddhism’s foundational texts, the Visuddhimagga is a systematic examination and condensation of Buddhist doctrine and meditation technique. The various teachings of the Buddha found throughout the Pali canon are organized in a clear, comprehensive path leading to the final goal of nibbana,...
Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators
| Author | Guy Armstrong |
| ISBN | 1614293635 |
If everything is empty, then what ceases in Nirvana and is born in rebirth? How can you live in the world without feeling trapped by it? Guy Armstrong tackles these questions and more in this richly informed, practical guide to emptiness for the meditator.
It may seem odd for emptiness to...
