Insight Meditation: A Psychology of Freedom
10 best books like Insight Meditation: A Psychology of Freedom (Joseph Goldstein): Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation, 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works, Mindfulness in Plain English, The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation, Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself, The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind, A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life, Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
Author | Jon Kabat-Zinn |
ISBN | 1401307787 |
Dear Brother,
When you first asked me about how to practice meditation (was it last week?), I gave you a few vague answers and then dismissed it from my mind, thinking that while it is impressive that you consider it seriously, it is not really vital to you right now. But, yesterday when you...
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...
10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works
Author | Dan Harris |
ISBN | 0062265423 |
7 hrs and 50 mins
Nightline anchor Dan Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable.
After having a nationally televised panic attack...
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 Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science
Author | Culadasa (John Yates) |
ISBN | 0990847705 |
Providing step-by-step guidance for every stage of the meditation path, this uniquely comprehensive guide for a Western audience combines the wisdom from the teachings of the Buddha with the latest research in cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Clear and friendly, this in-depth practice...
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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Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself
Author | Mark Epstein |
ISBN | 0399564322 |
"Most people will never find a great psychiatrist or a great Buddhist teacher, but Mark Epstein is both, and the wisdom he imparts in Advice Not Given is an act of generosity and compassion. The book is a tonic for the ailments of our time."--Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth...
Author | B. Alan Wallace |
ISBN | 0861712765 |
Meditation offers, in addition to its many other benefits, a method for achieving previously inconceivable levels of concentration. Author B. Alan Wallace has nearly thirty years' practice in attention-enhancing meditation, including a retreat he performed under the guidance of the Dalai Lama....
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
Author | Jack Kornfield |
ISBN | 0553372114 |
I can sincerely say this is an excellent book but that it is not the correct book for me at this time. Books tend to be time sensitive documents, meaning if you read one at the “right” time, it can light fireworks under your butt, while if you had read the same book at an earlier or later time of your life,...
Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
Author | Stephen Batchelor |
ISBN | 1573226564 |
A national bestseller and acclaimed guide to Buddhism for beginners and practitioners alike
In this simple but important volume, Stephen Batchelor reminds us that the Buddha was not a mystic who claimed privileged, esoteric knowledge of the universe, but a man who challenged us to understand...
Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness
Author | Mark Epstein |
ISBN | 0767902351 |
For decades, Western psychology has promised fulfillment through building and strengthening the ego. We are taught that the ideal is a strong, individuated self, constructed and reinforced over a lifetime. But Buddhist psychiatrist Mark Epstein has found a different way. Going to Pieces Without...
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
Author | Sharon Salzberg |
ISBN | 1590301870 |
Throughout our lives we long to love ourselves more deeply and find a greater sense of connection with others. Our fear of intimacy—both with others and with ourselves—creates feelings of pain and longing. But these feelings can also awaken in us the desire for freedom and the willingness to take...
Author | Stephen Levine |
ISBN | 0385262183 |
In this intelligent, accessible work, acclaimed poet and meditation teacher Stephen Levine introduces readers to meditation. Filled with practical guidance and advice--as well as extensive personal recollections--A Gradual Awakening explains the value of meditation as a means of attaining...
Author | Annaka Harris |
ISBN | 0062906712 |
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"If you’ve ever wondered how you have the capacity to wonder, some fascinating insights await you in these pages.” --Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals
As concise and enlightening as Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics...
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book
Author | Dan Harris |
ISBN | 0399588949 |
ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play Ultimate Frisbee, and use the word “namaste” without irony. After he had a panic attack on live television, he went on a strange and circuitous journey that ultimately led him to become one of meditation’s...