“Mindful” Stocking Stuffers: Favorite Buddhist Books.
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My Favorite Daily Reading Book:
Ocean of Dharma by Chogyam Trungpa
My Favorite Buddhist Beginners’ Book:
Most Influential Non-Buddhist Book:
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My Favorite Practice Book:
Touching Enlightenment: Finding Realization in the Body by Reggie Ray
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My Favorite User-Friendly Guide:
Training the Mind: And Cultivating Loving-Kindness by Chogyam Trungpa
My Favorite Buddhist Philosophy Book:
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My Favorite Classic:
Mahamudra: The Moonlight—Quintessence of Mind and Meditation by Dakpo Tashi Namgyal
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My Favorite Western Classic:
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
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Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chogyam Trungpa
Favorite Audio Book:
Buddhist Tantra: Teachings and Practices for Touching Enlightenment by Reggie Ray
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Honorable Mentions
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The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
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Mind At Ease: Self-Liberation through Mahamudra Meditation
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Here's my faves: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2008/07/best-class…
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Adam Swift Nice list, I also have a soft spot for the work of Gil Fronsdal and never travel far without a copy of his translation of the Dhammapada. I also never travel far without a little Big Star, but that is Paul Westerberg's fault.
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Nalanda LGBT Buddhist Cultural and Resource Center there are so many great books available about the dharma today. Love your choices. Anything by Robert Thurman is our choice
Hi Friends of Elephant Journal — I am working on a book that will be available soon. It will also be available for Kindle. I’m very excited about it! I hope one day soon it will be listed here! Until then, I would like to invite you to visit my blog: http://mindfulnesswalks.wordpress.com/2011/05/07/… I wish you all
great success, happiness and peace. Cindi Silva
I am currently reading Touching Enlightenment by Reggie Ray and am enjoying it very much. Living As a River by Bodhipaksa was also a wonderful practice book and the classic Taking the Path of Zen by Robert Aitken Roshi is second to none for an introduction to Zen practice.
Thank you so much for putting this list together. This is my summer to simplify and study. I'm going to make my way thru all of these.
Alan Watts, "The Way of Zen", was my introduction to Zen Buddhism. I read most of his books and they are still my favorites.
Thanks for this. I love "Hardcore Zen" by Brad Warner.
Cutting through Spiritual Materialism & Zen Mind, Beginners Mind would both make my list too. Also Peace is Every Step & Taming the Tiger Within by Thich Nhat Hanh and Start Where You Are, The Places that Scare You, and When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron. An Open Heart by HHDL is one another one I love & recommend to people who are interested in mindfulness but not specifically Buddhism. I can't seem to keep any of these on my shelf…always passing them off to friends!
Thanks for some new suggestions – always looking for something to read!
What a terrific list. Thanks for posting it.
Ajahn Chah – Food for the Heart
A very incisive and powerful collection from the Thai Forest Master.
Thanks Ben!
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