It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness
10 best books like It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness (Sylvia Boorstein): Being Nobody, Going Nowhere: Meditations on the Buddhist Path, Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, Hooked!: Buddhist Writings on Greed, Desire, and the Urge to Consume, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha's Path, Turning the Mind Into an Ally, Nothing Special, Buddhism Is Not What You Think: Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs, Sweeping Changes: Discovering the Joy of Zen in Everyday Tasks, Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be: Lessons on Change, Loss, and Spiritual Transformation
In this lucid classic, beloved teacher Ayya Khema introduces the reader to the essence of the Buddhist path. She addresses the how and why of meditation, providing a clear framework for understanding the nature of karma and rebirth and the entirety of the eightfold path. With specific, practical advice...
| Author | Sharon Salzberg |
| ISBN | 1573223409 |
Faith by renowned meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg is one of those books that can change your entire perspective of the world. There are few books that can do that, that can challenge the foundation of your reality. For me, such books were On the Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche and Walden...
| Author | Stephanie Kaza |
| ISBN | 1590301722 |
At one time or another, most of us have experienced an all-consuming desire for a material object, a desire so strong that it seems like we couldn't possibly be happy without buying this thing. Yet, when we give in to this impulse, we often find ourselves feeling frustrated and empty. Advertisers, of...
| Author | Jack Kornfield |
| ISBN | 0553378295 |
“Enlightenment does exist,” internationally renowned author and meditation master Jack Kornfield assures us. “Unbounded freedom and joy, oneness with the divine ... these experiences are more common than you know, and not far away.”
But even after achieving such realization...
| Author | Henepola Gunaratana |
| ISBN | 0861711769 |
From the best-selling author of Mindfulness in Plain English!
In his classic and engaging style, Bhante Gunaratana delves deeply into the noble eightfold path, the Buddha’s most profound teaching on bringing an end to suffering.
With easy-to-understand and specific advice,...
Strengthening, calming, and stabilizing the mind is the essential first step in accomplishing nearly any goal. Growing up American with a Tibetan twist, Sakyong Mipham talks to Westerners as no one can: in idiomatic English with stories and wisdom from American culture and the great Buddhist teachers....
| Author | Charlotte Joko Beck |
| ISBN | 0062511173 |
WHEN NOTHING IS SPECIAL, EVERYTHING CAN BE
The best-selling author of 'Everyday Zen' shows how to awaken to daily life and discover the ideal in the everyday, finding riches in our feelings, relationships, and work. 'Nothing Special' offers the rare and delightful experience of learning...
| Author | Steve Hagen |
| ISBN | 0060730579 |
“[Hagan’s] book will appeal to readers interested in what true Zen practice is supposed to be about beyond all the popular images and colorful stories.”
—Robert M. Pirsig, New York Times bestselling author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Buddhism...
| Author | Gary Thorp |
| ISBN | 0767907736 |
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...
| Author | Surya Das |
| ISBN | 0767908740 |
The beloved American Lama, a spiritual leader whose inimitable light and lively universal teaching style has awakened the spirituality of thousands, now shares an enlightened approach to change and loss, dealing with difficult emotions such as fear, grief, and anger, and the role of crisis in uncovering...
| Author | Chögyam Trungpa |
| ISBN | 1590300513 |
Warning: Using this book could be hazardous to your ego! The slogans it contains are designed to awaken the heart and cultivate love and kindness toward others. They are revolutionary in that practicing them fosters abandonment of personal territory in relating to others and in understanding the...
| Author | Thich Nhat Hanh |
| ISBN | 0743245202 |
Creating True Peace is both a profound work of spiritual guidance and a practical blueprint for peaceful inner change and global change. It is the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh's answer to our deep-rooted crisis of violence and our feelings of helplessness, victimization, and fear. As a world-renowned...
| Author | Phillip Moffitt |
| ISBN | 1594863539 |
Why do we suffer? Is there a purpose to our pain? Noting that human beings have wrestled with such questions for thousands of years, Phillip Moffitt has found answers for his own life in Buddhist philosophy and meditation. Reflecting on his own journey from Esquire magazine editor-in-chief to Buddhist...
| Author | Geri Larkin |
| ISBN | 0890878498 |
A humorous and honest collection of Buddhist wisdom from a Western beginner'Âs perspective.
Instead of promising a straight and clear path to enlightenment, author and teacher Geri Larkin shows us that even stumbling along that path can lead to self-discovery and awakening, especially...
| Author | Lewis Richmond |
| ISBN | 0767902335 |
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...
| Author | Larry Rosenberg |
| ISBN | 1590301366 |
Freedom from suffering is not only possible, but the means for achieving it are immediately within our grasp—literally as close to us as our own breath. This is the 2,500-year-old good news contained in the Anapanasati Sutra , the Buddha's teaching on cultivating both tranquility and deep insight...
| Author | Joseph Goldstein |
| ISBN | 1590300165 |
Of the books on Buddhist meditation I've consulted so far, this one goes at the front of the pack. I had Goldstein pressed against my nose on four days of long walks between my apartment and Main Street in Longmont, Colorado. I understand why much of the advice for meditation is vague, given the nature of...
| Author | Dalai Lama XIV |
| ISBN | 0861710975 |
With characteristic humility, His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins this landmark survey of the entire Buddhist path by saying, "I think an overview of Tibetan Buddhism for the purpose of providing a comprehensive framework of the path may prove helpful in deepening your understanding and practice."...
| Author | Bernard Glassman |
| ISBN | 0517888297 |
A nice follow-up to the movie "How to Cook Your Life". I like the practicality of Zen. The stories about creating social sustainability from the ingredients at hand were truly inspiring. I'll look to the wisdom in this book to bring me right back where I need to be when I get wound up and overwhelmed. Some...
