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From Age-ing to Sage-ing
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi • 1995
The spiritual curriculum no one teaches: how to turn your final decades from decline into meaning.
3.99
368
From Age-ing to Sage-ing Summary
From Age-ing to Sage-ing 97%
The spiritual curriculum no one teaches: how to turn your final decades from decline into meaning.
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 1995
3.99
368 ratings
Still Here
by Ram Dass • 2000
Aging is your final spiritual practice. Learn to do it consciously and die awake.
4.21
2k+
Still Here Summary
Still Here 96%
Aging is your final spiritual practice. Learn to do it consciously and die awake.
by Ram Dass 2000
4.21
2k+ ratings
The Five Invitations
by Frank Ostaseski • 2017
What a hospice founder learned at the bedside: five shifts that make mortality a guide.
4.45
4k+
The Five Invitations Summary
The Five Invitations 96%
What a hospice founder learned at the bedside: five shifts that make mortality a guide.
by Frank Ostaseski 2017
4.45
4k+ ratings
I May Be Wrong
by Björn Natthiko Lindeblad • 2020
A Swedish forest monk's final lesson: stop believing every thought, and uncertainty becomes freedom.
4.27
13k+
I May Be Wrong Summary
I May Be Wrong 96%
A Swedish forest monk's final lesson: stop believing every thought, and uncertainty becomes freedom.
by Björn Natthiko Lindeblad 2020
4.27
13k+ ratings
Buddhism without Beliefs
by Stephen Batchelor • 1997
The Buddha's path works without karma, rebirth, or any belief you can't verify for yourself.
4.01
10k+
Buddhism without Beliefs Summary
Buddhism without Beliefs 96%
The Buddha's path works without karma, rebirth, or any belief you can't verify for yourself.
by Stephen Batchelor 1997
4.01
10k+ ratings
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche • 1992
Preparing for death, in the Tibetan Buddhist view, is how you finally learn to live.
4.21
33k+
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Summary
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying 96%
Preparing for death, in the Tibetan Buddhist view, is how you finally learn to live.
by Sogyal Rinpoche 1992
4.21
33k+ ratings
The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace
by Jack Kornfield • 2002
Forgiveness is for you, not them: practices to release the weight of old pain.
4.31
946
The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace Summary
The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace 96%
Forgiveness is for you, not them: practices to release the weight of old pain.
by Jack Kornfield 2002
4.31
946 ratings
No Death, No Fear
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2002
Death looks solid from here. A Zen master dismantles it, and what remains is not nothing.
4.22
6k+
No Death, No Fear Summary
No Death, No Fear 96%
Death looks solid from here. A Zen master dismantles it, and what remains is not nothing.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2002
4.22
6k+ ratings
Making Friends with Death
by Judith L. Lief • 2001
Contemplate your death to live fully, and the guidelines for sitting with the dying.
4.26
128
Making Friends with Death Summary
Making Friends with Death 95%
Contemplate your death to live fully, and the guidelines for sitting with the dying.
by Judith L. Lief 2001
4.26
128 ratings
When Things Don't Go Your Way
by Haemin Sunim • 2018
A Zen teacher publicly shamed: his hard-won practices for when your world comes apart.
4.12
3k+
When Things Don't Go Your Way Summary
When Things Don't Go Your Way 95%
A Zen teacher publicly shamed: his hard-won practices for when your world comes apart.
by Haemin Sunim 2018
4.12
3k+ ratings
I've Decided to Live 120 Years
by Ilchi Lee • 2017
Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.
4.12
339
I've Decided to Live 120 Years Summary
I've Decided to Live 120 Years 95%
Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.
by Ilchi Lee 2017
4.12
339 ratings
The Big Questions of Life
by Om Swami • 2021
Life changes relentlessly. A monk's rules for staying peaceful, responsible, and useful anyway.
4.37
1k+
The Big Questions of Life Summary
The Big Questions of Life 95%
Life changes relentlessly. A monk's rules for staying peaceful, responsible, and useful anyway.
by Om Swami 2021
4.37
1k+ ratings
Fear
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2012
The mindfulness practice for fear: stop running, breathe, and look at what is actually there.
4.17
10k+
Fear Summary
Fear 95%
The mindfulness practice for fear: stop running, breathe, and look at what is actually there.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2012
4.17
10k+ ratings
The Strong Mind
by Ryuho Okawa • 2018
Crises hit roughly every ten years. The character training that turns them into strength.
3.38
45
The Strong Mind Summary
The Strong Mind 95%
Crises hit roughly every ten years. The character training that turns them into strength.
by Ryuho Okawa 2018
3.38
45 ratings
Real Life
by Sharon Salzberg • 2023
A meditation teacher explains why you feel stuck and what to do that isn't fighting or fixing.
4.21
486
Real Life Summary
Real Life 95%
A meditation teacher explains why you feel stuck and what to do that isn't fighting or fixing.
by Sharon Salzberg 2023
4.21
486 ratings
True Refuge
by Tara Brach • 2012
A four-step meditation tool that quiets shame and fear, then points to the stillness underneath.
4.21
4k+
True Refuge Summary
True Refuge 95%
A four-step meditation tool that quiets shame and fear, then points to the stillness underneath.
by Tara Brach 2012
4.21
4k+ ratings
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
by Haemin Sunim • 2012
A busy mind makes a busy world. Slow the mind, and the world slows with it.
4.02
49k+
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary
The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down 95%
A busy mind makes a busy world. Slow the mind, and the world slows with it.
by Haemin Sunim 2012
4.02
49k+ ratings
Dancing With Life
by Phillip Moffitt • 2008
The Buddhist way to meet pain without flinching: stop chasing joy, start practicing steadiness.
4.27
784
Dancing With Life Summary
Dancing With Life 95%
The Buddhist way to meet pain without flinching: stop chasing joy, start practicing steadiness.
by Phillip Moffitt 2008
4.27
784 ratings
Silence
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2015
The mind's chatter is the real noise. A Zen master's way out: breathe, step, listen.
4.28
9k+
Silence Summary
Silence 95%
The mind's chatter is the real noise. A Zen master's way out: breathe, step, listen.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015
4.28
9k+ ratings
Mind Full to Mindful
by Om Swami • 2018
Sitting still, walking slowly, sipping tea: a Zen monk's small acts for a quiet mind.
4.41
1k+
Mind Full to Mindful Summary
Mind Full to Mindful 95%
Sitting still, walking slowly, sipping tea: a Zen monk's small acts for a quiet mind.
by Om Swami 2018
4.41
1k+ ratings
Happiness Is an Inside Job
by Sylvia Boorstein • 2007
Three Buddhist instructions stop suffering before it starts, and they take less than a minute.
3.90
968
Happiness Is an Inside Job Summary
Happiness Is an Inside Job 95%
Three Buddhist instructions stop suffering before it starts, and they take less than a minute.
by Sylvia Boorstein 2007
3.90
968 ratings
Zen beyond Mindfulness
by Jules Shuzen Harris • 2019
Some patterns survive any amount of sitting. This Zen teacher makes you write them down first.
3.95
75
Zen beyond Mindfulness Summary
Zen beyond Mindfulness 95%
Some patterns survive any amount of sitting. This Zen teacher makes you write them down first.
by Jules Shuzen Harris 2019
3.95
75 ratings
The Gift of Years
by Joan D. Chittister • 2008
Getting older is not decline; it is the stage where life's deepest gifts finally arrive.
4.22
2k+
The Gift of Years Summary
The Gift of Years 95%
Getting older is not decline; it is the stage where life's deepest gifts finally arrive.
by Joan D. Chittister 2008
4.22
2k+ ratings
Zen Training
by Kazuki Sekida • 1975
A Zen master's precise method for sitting: how breath, posture, and attention dissolve the self.
4.04
725
Zen Training Summary
Zen Training 95%
A Zen master's precise method for sitting: how breath, posture, and attention dissolve the self.
by Kazuki Sekida 1975
4.04
725 ratings
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change
by Pema Chödrön • 2012
Three commitments that turn groundlessness into freedom, and uncertainty into a path of awakening.
4.25
7k+
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change Summary
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change 95%
Three commitments that turn groundlessness into freedom, and uncertainty into a path of awakening.
by Pema Chödrön 2012
4.25
7k+ ratings
Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better
by Pema Chödrön • 2015
The collapse you dread contains your next breakthrough: stay with the feeling instead of fleeing it.
4.09
3k+
Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better Summary
Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better 95%
The collapse you dread contains your next breakthrough: stay with the feeling instead of fleeing it.
by Pema Chödrön 2015
4.09
3k+ ratings
Original Love
by Henry Shukman • 2024
From suffering to love: four meditative stages that reveal the boundless heart already within you.
4.32
251
Original Love Summary
Original Love 95%
From suffering to love: four meditative stages that reveal the boundless heart already within you.
by Henry Shukman 2024
4.32
251 ratings
The Monks and Me
by Mary Paterson • 2012
Forty days at Plum Village: breathing, walking, and the slow work of getting out of your own way.
3.75
492
The Monks and Me Summary
The Monks and Me 95%
Forty days at Plum Village: breathing, walking, and the slow work of getting out of your own way.
by Mary Paterson 2012
3.75
492 ratings
Nothing special
by Charlotte Joko Beck • 1993
Enlightenment is not a peak experience. It is the full attention you bring to an ordinary moment.
4.14
3k+
Nothing special Summary
Nothing special 95%
Enlightenment is not a peak experience. It is the full attention you bring to an ordinary moment.
by Charlotte Joko Beck 1993
4.14
3k+ ratings
The Wise Heart
by Jack Kornfield • 2008
Buddhist psychology maps the mind's suffering and reveals the freedom already inside it.
4.34
8k+
The Wise Heart Summary
The Wise Heart 95%
Buddhist psychology maps the mind's suffering and reveals the freedom already inside it.
by Jack Kornfield 2008
4.34
8k+ ratings
Real Love
by Sharon Salzberg • 2017
Before you can love others well, learn to stop being cruel to yourself.
4.12
3k+
Real Love Summary
Real Love 95%
Before you can love others well, learn to stop being cruel to yourself.
by Sharon Salzberg 2017
4.12
3k+ ratings
Lighter
by Yung Pueblo • 2022
You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.
4.05
9k+
Lighter Summary
Lighter 95%
You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.
by Yung Pueblo 2022
4.05
9k+ ratings
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry
by Jack Kornfield • 2000
The breakthrough is not the end. The ordinary years that follow are where the heart grows wise.
4.12
6k+
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry Summary
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry 95%
The breakthrough is not the end. The ordinary years that follow are where the heart grows wise.
by Jack Kornfield 2000
4.12
6k+ ratings
Living Deeply
by Marilyn Mandala Schlitz • 2008
A worldview shift changes more than your situation. The how, from lab to meditation hall.
4.00
253
Living Deeply Summary
Living Deeply 95%
A worldview shift changes more than your situation. The how, from lab to meditation hall.
by Marilyn Mandala Schlitz 2008
4.00
253 ratings
Ageless Soul
by Thomas Moore • 2017
What if aging deepens rather than diminishes you? A soul path through the later years.
3.90
430
Ageless Soul Summary
Ageless Soul 95%
What if aging deepens rather than diminishes you? A soul path through the later years.
by Thomas Moore 2017
3.90
430 ratings
A Life Worth Breathing
by Max Strom • 2010
Breath before ethics. Breath before forgiveness. Breath before a life you are not afraid to leave.
4.27
1k+
A Life Worth Breathing Summary
A Life Worth Breathing 95%
Breath before ethics. Breath before forgiveness. Breath before a life you are not afraid to leave.
by Max Strom 2010
4.27
1k+ ratings
Insight Meditation
by Joseph Goldstein • 1993
Mindfulness aims at freedom, not calm. The path: see clearly, love fully, practice everywhere.
4.26
1k+
Insight Meditation Summary
Insight Meditation 95%
Mindfulness aims at freedom, not calm. The path: see clearly, love fully, practice everywhere.
by Joseph Goldstein 1993
4.26
1k+ ratings
AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND (CLAS
by Deepak Chopra • 1993
How to unlearn biological age: the argument that your cells respond to thought, not just time.
4.05
11k+
AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND (CLAS Summary
AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND (CLAS 95%
How to unlearn biological age: the argument that your cells respond to thought, not just time.
by Deepak Chopra 1993
4.05
11k+ ratings
You Are Here
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2004
We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.
4.30
13k+
You Are Here Summary
You Are Here 95%
We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2004
4.30
13k+ ratings
Ordinary Wonder
by Charlotte Joko Beck • 2021
An old belief of unworthiness runs your life. Sitting meditation is how you face it.
4.48
353
Ordinary Wonder Summary
Ordinary Wonder 95%
An old belief of unworthiness runs your life. Sitting meditation is how you face it.
by Charlotte Joko Beck 2021
4.48
353 ratings
The Intelligent Heart
by Dzigar Kongtrül III • 2016
The source of suffering is self-importance. The remedy is exchanging your peace for others' pain.
4.57
98
The Intelligent Heart Summary
The Intelligent Heart 95%
The source of suffering is self-importance. The remedy is exchanging your peace for others' pain.
by Dzigar Kongtrül III 2016
4.57
98 ratings
Happiness
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2009
A Zen master proves happiness is already here: in your breath, your walking, your eating.
4.09
4k+
Happiness Summary
Happiness 95%
A Zen master proves happiness is already here: in your breath, your walking, your eating.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2009
4.09
4k+ ratings
The Direct Way
by Adyashanti • 2021
Awakening is not a distant goal. Thirty practices to recognize it now, here, in ordinary life.
4.41
149
The Direct Way Summary
The Direct Way 95%
Awakening is not a distant goal. Thirty practices to recognize it now, here, in ordinary life.
by Adyashanti 2021
4.41
149 ratings
Feeding Your Demons
by Tsultrim Allione • 2008
Stop fighting: a five-step Buddhist method for turning cravings and fears into protective allies.
4.10
1k+
Feeding Your Demons Summary
Feeding Your Demons 95%
Stop fighting: a five-step Buddhist method for turning cravings and fears into protective allies.
by Tsultrim Allione 2008
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Energy of Prayer
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2006
Three energies turn prayer from a request into a healing practice. A Zen master explains.
4.04
2k+
The Energy of Prayer Summary
The Energy of Prayer 95%
Three energies turn prayer from a request into a healing practice. A Zen master explains.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2006
4.04
2k+ ratings
The Five Things We Cannot Change
by David Richo • 2005
Five stubborn facts about life nobody escapes: stop resisting them and suffering loses its grip.
4.01
2k+
The Five Things We Cannot Change Summary
The Five Things We Cannot Change 95%
Five stubborn facts about life nobody escapes: stop resisting them and suffering loses its grip.
by David Richo 2005
4.01
2k+ ratings
The Antidote
by Oliver Burkeman • 2012
Positive thinking backfires. The case for embracing failure, mortality, and worst-case scenarios.
4.04
17k+
The Antidote Summary
The Antidote 95%
Positive thinking backfires. The case for embracing failure, mortality, and worst-case scenarios.
by Oliver Burkeman 2012
4.04
17k+ ratings
Kokoro
by Beth Kempton • 2022
The Japanese call the heart's quiet intelligence kokoro. Here is how to hear it.
4.13
648
Kokoro Summary
Kokoro 95%
The Japanese call the heart's quiet intelligence kokoro. Here is how to hear it.
by Beth Kempton 2022
4.13
648 ratings
When Things Fall Apart
by Pema Chödrön • 1996
Difficult emotions are not obstacles; they are the path.
4.27
65k+
When Things Fall Apart Summary
When Things Fall Apart 95%
Difficult emotions are not obstacles; they are the path.
by Pema Chödrön 1996
4.27
65k+ ratings
Peace Is Every Breath
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2011
Use your breath to escape the past, calm the mind, and find joy in washing dishes.
4.14
4k+
Peace Is Every Breath Summary
Peace Is Every Breath 95%
Use your breath to escape the past, calm the mind, and find joy in washing dishes.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2011
4.14
4k+ ratings
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