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A Heart as Wide as the World: Stories on the Path of Lovingkindness

10 best books like A Heart as Wide as the World: Stories on the Path of Lovingkindness (Sharon Salzberg): The Lost Art of Compassion: Discovering the Practice of Happiness in the Meeting of Buddhism and Psychology, Walking Meditation [With CD and DVD], Sweeping Changes: Discovering the Joy of Zen in Everyday Tasks, Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala, Indestructible Truth: The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism, Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living, Awake at Work: 35 Practical Buddhist Principles for Discovering Clarity and Balance in the Midst of Work's Chaos, Infinite Life, At Home in the Muddy Water: A Guide to Finding Peace Within Everyday Chaos, Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake: Practicing the Perfections of the Heart--The Buddhist Path of Kindness

The Lost Art of Compassion: Discovering the Practice of Happiness in the Meeting of Buddhism and Psychology
AuthorLorne Ladner
ISBN0060750529
Now in paperback, this practical guide to cultivating compassion delivers Buddhist and psychological insight right where we need it most—navigating the difficulties of our daily lives.

Compassion is often seen as a distant, altruistic ideal cultivated by saints, or as an unrealistic...
Walking Meditation [With CD and DVD]
AuthorNguyen Anh-Huong
ISBN1591794730
What if every step you took deepened your connection with all of life and imprinted peace, joy, and serenity on the earth? With Walking Meditation, listeners enjoy the first comprehensive instructional program in this serene spiritual practice to help them walk with presence and peace of mind whether...
Sweeping Changes: Discovering the Joy of Zen in Everyday Tasks
AuthorGary Thorp
ISBN0767907736
Your home is an extension of yourself; therefore, when your home is in turmoil, your life is in turmoil. However, when you attend to your home, you begin to feel less hurried and more in tune with the world around you. There is delight and calm to be found in the midst of washing dishes or changing the water...
Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala
AuthorChögyam Trungpa
ISBN1570628181
Chögyam Trungpa had a vision of a society of enlightened people, or at least of people on the path to enlightenment. These are the Shambhala warriors, people "brave enough not to give in to the aggression and contradictions that exist in society." A companion volume to Trungpa's classic Shambhala:...
Indestructible Truth: The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism
AuthorReginald A. Ray
ISBN1570629102
Indestructible Truth is one of the most thorough introductions to the Tibetan Buddhist world view ever published; at the same time it is also one of the most accessible. The author presents complex and sophisticated teachings and practices in nontechnical language, using engaging stories and personal...
Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living
AuthorSurya Das
ISBN0060747293
In 2006 His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who calls Lama Surya Das the American Lama, said to an American audience, "It is not enough just to meditate and pray, which are always good things to do, but we also must take positive action in this world."

In the process of awakening, the Buddha realized that...
Awake at Work: 35 Practical Buddhist Principles for Discovering Clarity and Balance in the Midst of Work's Chaos
AuthorMichael Carroll
ISBN1590302729
Work can often be frustrating. On the job we frequently face conflicts, difficult personalities, disappointing results—a variety of challenges and obstacles. In this unique book Michael Carroll, a Buddhist meditation teacher and a corporate executive, shares Buddhist wisdom on how to transform...
Infinite Life
AuthorRobert A.F. Thurman
ISBN1594480699
One of Time magazine's 25 Most Influential People in America writes about taking responsibility for our own happiness and our actions

Robert Thurman is America's most popular and charismatic Buddhist. His first book, Inner Revolution, is an international bestseller and his lectures sell...
At Home in the Muddy Water: A Guide to Finding Peace Within Everyday Chaos
AuthorEzra Bayda
ISBN1590301684
May we exist like a lotus, / At home in the muddy water. / Thus we bow to life as it is.



This verse is an important reminder, says Ezra Bayda, of what the spiritual life is truly about: the willingness to open ourselves to whatever life presents—no matter how messy or complicated. And...
Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake: Practicing the Perfections of the Heart--The Buddhist Path of Kindness
AuthorSylvia Boorstein
ISBN0345448103
According to the Buddha, the path of kindness is the path of happiness. Now Sylvia Boorstein, nationally bestselling author of It’s Easier Than You Think, has taken the 2500-year-old practice of developing the qualities of a compassionate heart—the core of the Buddha’s own practice—and...
The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace
AuthorJack Kornfield
ISBN0553802054
You hold in your hand an invitation:

To remember the transforming power of forgiveness and lovingkindness. To remember that no matter where you are and what you face, within your heart peace is possible.

In this beautiful and graceful little book, internationally renowned Buddhist...
One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism
AuthorJoseph Goldstein
ISBN0062517015
The Dharma Of Freedom

Joseph Goldstein has written an ambitious, short book which attempts to synthesize the wisdom and teachings of various Buddhist traditions and which offers thoughts on the possible future course of Buddhism in the West. The book is also a practitioner's guide and a manual...
Work as a Spiritual Practice: A Practical Buddhist Approach to Inner Growth and Satisfaction on the Job
AuthorLewis Richmond
ISBN0767902335
A guide to developing and maintaining a spiritual life on the job, drawn from the teachings and practices of Buddhist tradition.

Most people associate Buddhism with developing calmness, kindness, and compassion through meditation. Lewis Richmond's Work as a Spiritual Practice shows...
The Energy of Prayer: How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice
AuthorThich Nhat Hanh
ISBN1888375558
In order to understand why people pray, The Energy of Prayer examines the applications and effectiveness of prayer in Buddhist and other spiritual traditions. Arguing that prayer is not about asking some external force for what we need, but about creating an internal environment in which it is easier...
Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering
AuthorAjahn Chah
ISBN1590302176
Ajahn Chah (1919–1992) was admired for the way he demystified the Buddhist teachings, presenting them in a remarkably simple and down-to-earth style for people of any background. He was a major influence and spiritual mentor for a generation of American Buddhist teachers, including Jon Kabat-Zinn,...
Buddha or Bust: In Search of Truth, Meaning, Happiness, and the Man Who Found Them All
AuthorPerry Garfinkel
Why does an idea that’s 2,500 years old seem more relevant today than ever before? How can the Buddha’s teachings help us solve many of the world’s problems? Journalist Perry Garfinkel circumnavigated the globe to discover the heart of Buddhism and the reasons for its growing popularity—and...
In This Very Life
AuthorSayadaw U. Pandita
ISBN0861710940
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...
The Faith to Doubt: Glimpses of Buddhist Uncertainty
AuthorStephen Batchelor
ISBN1619025353
Kierkegaard said that faith without doubt is simply credulity, the will to believe too readily, especially without adequate evidence, and that “in Doubt can Faith begin.” All people involved in spiritual practice, of whatever persuasion, must confront doubt at one time or another, and find...
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