50 Books like The No Self, No Problem Workbook

No Self, No Problem

by Chris Niebauer • 2019

Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.

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🧠 Neuropsychology ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🪞 Illusion Of Self 📖 Narrative Self 🌌 Consciousness Studies

No Self, No Problem 98%

Split-brain patients proved the self is a story your left hemisphere tells on the fly.

by Chris Niebauer 2019

4.25

4k+ ratings

🧠 Neuropsychology ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🪞 Illusion Of Self 📖 Narrative Self 🌌 Consciousness Studies

Meditation Is Not What You Think

by Jon Kabat-Zinn • 2018

Your attention is under siege. Meditation is how you reclaim it, one moment at a time.

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996

🧘 Secular Mindfulness 🌸 Present Moment Awareness 🔮 Non-Dual Awareness ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 📿 Buddhist Philosophy

Meditation Is Not What You Think Summary

Meditation Is Not What You Think 97%

Your attention is under siege. Meditation is how you reclaim it, one moment at a time.

by Jon Kabat-Zinn 2018

3.55

996 ratings

🧘 Secular Mindfulness 🌸 Present Moment Awareness 🔮 Non-Dual Awareness ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 📿 Buddhist Philosophy

Buddhism Plain & Simple

by Steve Hagen • 1997

Buddhism without the robes: the self is a mirage, everything flows, and the problem is clinging.

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10k+

📿 Buddhist Philosophy 🪷 Secular Buddhism 🎋 Zen Buddhism 👁️ Direct Awareness 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Buddhism Plain & Simple 97%

Buddhism without the robes: the self is a mirage, everything flows, and the problem is clinging.

by Steve Hagen 1997

4.03

10k+ ratings

📿 Buddhist Philosophy 🪷 Secular Buddhism 🎋 Zen Buddhism 👁️ Direct Awareness 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

Nothing special

by Charlotte Joko Beck • 1993

Enlightenment is not a peak experience. It is the full attention you bring to an ordinary moment.

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🧘 Zen Practice 🌿 Mindful Living 💭 Ego Dissolution ⏳ Present Moment ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Nothing special 97%

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

🧘 Zen Practice 🌿 Mindful Living 💭 Ego Dissolution ⏳ Present Moment ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

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

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🇺🇸 American Zen ✍️ Contemplative Writing 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🚫 Spiritual Bypassing

Zen beyond Mindfulness 97%

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

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🇺🇸 American Zen ✍️ Contemplative Writing 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🚫 Spiritual Bypassing

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

by Haemin Sunim • 2012

A Zen monk's deceptively simple path to calm: stop, breathe, and notice what you've been missing.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌿 Mindful Living 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💭 Emotional Awareness 🐢 Slowing Down

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down 97%

A Zen monk's deceptively simple path to calm: stop, breathe, and notice what you've been missing.

by Haemin Sunim 2012

4.02

49k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌿 Mindful Living 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💭 Emotional Awareness 🐢 Slowing Down

What Is Zen?

by Alan W. Watts • 2000

The separate self is a convention. Zen is the immediate, wordless experience that dissolves it.

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706

🧘 Zen Buddhism ☯️ Non-Duality 🕰️ Present Moment 🫧 Ego Dissolution 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation

What Is Zen? 97%

The separate self is a convention. Zen is the immediate, wordless experience that dissolves it.

by Alan W. Watts 2000

4.16

706 ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism ☯️ Non-Duality 🕰️ Present Moment 🫧 Ego Dissolution 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation

How to Train a Wild Elephant

by Jan Chozen Bays • 2011

Fifty-two weekly mindfulness exercises you can slip into your existing day, no cushion required.

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🧘 Mindfulness Practice ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🌿 Everyday Mindfulness 🔄 Habit Change 👤 Body Awareness

How to Train a Wild Elephant 97%

Fifty-two weekly mindfulness exercises you can slip into your existing day, no cushion required.

by Jan Chozen Bays 2011

4.04

1k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🌿 Everyday Mindfulness 🔄 Habit Change 👤 Body Awareness

Ordinary Wonder

by Charlotte Joko Beck • 2021

An old belief of unworthiness runs your life. Sitting meditation is how you face it.

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353

🧘 Zen Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 👁️ Emotional Awareness 🕯️ Meditation Practice 🩹 Emotional Healing

Ordinary Wonder 96%

An old belief of unworthiness runs your life. Sitting meditation is how you face it.

by Charlotte Joko Beck 2021

4.48

353 ratings

🧘 Zen Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 👁️ Emotional Awareness 🕯️ Meditation Practice 🩹 Emotional Healing

The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment

by Chris Niebauer • 2014

The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.

4.18

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🧠 Split-Brain Research 🔬 Neuroscience Of Self ☯️ Nonduality 🤲 Acceptance Practice

The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment Summary

The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment 96%

The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.

by Chris Niebauer 2014

4.18

61 ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🧠 Split-Brain Research 🔬 Neuroscience Of Self ☯️ Nonduality 🤲 Acceptance Practice

Become What You Are

by Alan W. Watts • 1955

The self you're trying to improve is exactly what's in the way.

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🪷 Zen Buddhism ☯️ Eastern Spirituality 🌐 Comparative Mysticism 🪞 Non-Duality ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

Become What You Are 96%

The self you're trying to improve is exactly what's in the way.

by Alan W. Watts 1955

4.07

6k+ ratings

🪷 Zen Buddhism ☯️ Eastern Spirituality 🌐 Comparative Mysticism 🪞 Non-Duality ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

¡Tómate un respiro! Mindfulness

by Mario Alonso Puig • 2017

The neuroscience of mindfulness: how attention quiets suffering by rewiring your brain.

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🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Mind-Body Connection 🌊 Ego Transcendence

¡Tómate un respiro! Mindfulness 96%

The neuroscience of mindfulness: how attention quiets suffering by rewiring your brain.

by Mario Alonso Puig 2017

4.12

1k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience 🔄 Neuroplasticity 💗 Mind-Body Connection 🌊 Ego Transcendence

Neurodharma

by Rick Hanson • 2020

Brain science meets Buddhism: a path to unshakable calm, deep compassion, and lasting contentment.

3.88

682

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity ☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 💗 Compassion Cultivation

Neurodharma 96%

Brain science meets Buddhism: a path to unshakable calm, deep compassion, and lasting contentment.

by Rick Hanson 2020

3.88

682 ratings

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity ☯️ Non-Dual Awareness 💗 Compassion Cultivation

Zen Keys

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1974

True Zen begins where concepts end. A master reveals why the intellect can't save you.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice ☯️ Non-Duality ⛩️ Zen Practice 👁️ Direct Experience

Zen Keys 96%

True Zen begins where concepts end. A master reveals why the intellect can't save you.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 1974

4.01

1k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice ☯️ Non-Duality ⛩️ Zen Practice 👁️ Direct Experience

Original Love

by Henry Shukman • 2024

From suffering to love: four meditative stages that reveal the boundless heart already within you.

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251

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 📿 Buddhist Practice 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🌊 Nondual Awareness ❤️ Loving Awareness

Original Love 96%

From suffering to love: four meditative stages that reveal the boundless heart already within you.

by Henry Shukman 2024

4.32

251 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 📿 Buddhist Practice 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🌊 Nondual Awareness ❤️ Loving Awareness

No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners

by Noah Rasheta • 2018

Most of your suffering is optional, and the Buddha laid out exactly how to opt out.

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6k+

☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🧘 Practical Buddhism 🕊️ Secular Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 🍃 Non-Attachment

No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners Summary

No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners 96%

Most of your suffering is optional, and the Buddha laid out exactly how to opt out.

by Noah Rasheta 2018

4.45

6k+ ratings

☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🧘 Practical Buddhism 🕊️ Secular Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 🍃 Non-Attachment

Thoughts Without A Thinker

by Mark Epstein • 1995

Your therapist and the Buddha share the same project: dissolving the illusion of a solid self.

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4k+

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💥 Ego Deconstruction 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 📖 Psychoanalytic Theory 🕳️ Emptiness Teachings

Thoughts Without A Thinker 96%

Your therapist and the Buddha share the same project: dissolving the illusion of a solid self.

by Mark Epstein 1995

3.97

4k+ ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💥 Ego Deconstruction 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 📖 Psychoanalytic Theory 🕳️ Emptiness Teachings

Buddha in Blue Jeans

by Tai Sheridan • 2011

The simplest meditation guide: sit, breathe, notice what happens. No beliefs required.

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8k+

🪷 Secular Buddhism 🧘 Zen Practice 🌿 Mindful Living 💙 Emotional Acceptance ☁️ Non-Attachment

Buddha in Blue Jeans 96%

The simplest meditation guide: sit, breathe, notice what happens. No beliefs required.

by Tai Sheridan 2011

3.93

8k+ ratings

🪷 Secular Buddhism 🧘 Zen Practice 🌿 Mindful Living 💙 Emotional Acceptance ☁️ Non-Attachment

Happiness

by Matthieu Ricard • 2003

Happiness is a skill. A scientist-monk on the mental training that physically reshapes your brain.

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🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🔬 Meditation Science 📊 Happiness Studies 🏋️ Mental Training 💗 Compassion Practice

Happiness 96%

Happiness is a skill. A scientist-monk on the mental training that physically reshapes your brain.

by Matthieu Ricard 2003

4.09

8k+ ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🔬 Meditation Science 📊 Happiness Studies 🏋️ Mental Training 💗 Compassion Practice

Everyday Zen

by Charlotte Joko Beck • 1989

The real Zen training ground: your boss, your partner, and the emotions you'd rather avoid.

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🧘 Zen Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🌸 Present Moment 💔 Working With Emotions 📿 Practical Dharma

Everyday Zen 96%

The real Zen training ground: your boss, your partner, and the emotions you'd rather avoid.

by Charlotte Joko Beck 1989

4.16

6k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🌸 Present Moment 💔 Working With Emotions 📿 Practical Dharma

Wherever You Go, There You Are

by Jon Kabat-Zinn • 1994

Meditation without a cushion. Your breath, your dishes, and the traffic jam all become practice.

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🧘 Mindfulness Practice ☸️ Secular Buddhism 🔍 Insight Meditation 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🌬️ Breath Awareness

Wherever You Go, There You Are 96%

Meditation without a cushion. Your breath, your dishes, and the traffic jam all become practice.

by Jon Kabat-Zinn 1994

4.13

54k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice ☸️ Secular Buddhism 🔍 Insight Meditation 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🌬️ Breath Awareness

Buddha's Brain

by Rick Hanson • 2009

Turn fleeting positive moments into lasting neural change, and rewire your brain for happiness.

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15k+

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Negativity Bias 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

Buddha's Brain 96%

Turn fleeting positive moments into lasting neural change, and rewire your brain for happiness.

by Rick Hanson 2009

4.01

15k+ ratings

🧠 Contemplative Neuroscience ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧬 Neuroplasticity ⚖️ Negativity Bias 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation

The Little Book of Being

by Diana Winston • 2019

Meditation takes effort. This book teaches the opposite: the awareness you seek is already here.

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425

🧘 Nondual Awareness 🪷 Secular Buddhism 💚 Emotional Healing 🍃 Letting Go ☀️ Daily Mindfulness

The Little Book of Being 96%

Meditation takes effort. This book teaches the opposite: the awareness you seek is already here.

by Diana Winston 2019

3.86

425 ratings

🧘 Nondual Awareness 🪷 Secular Buddhism 💚 Emotional Healing 🍃 Letting Go ☀️ Daily Mindfulness

The Dude and the Zen Master

by Jeff Bridges • 2012

A Zen master and an actor find a movie slacker already understood liberation: stop fighting.

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🪷 Engaged Buddhism 🎬 Pop Spirituality 💗 Self-Compassion 🧠 Beginner's Mind 🍃 Non-Attachment

The Dude and the Zen Master 96%

A Zen master and an actor find a movie slacker already understood liberation: stop fighting.

by Jeff Bridges 2012

3.70

3k+ ratings

🪷 Engaged Buddhism 🎬 Pop Spirituality 💗 Self-Compassion 🧠 Beginner's Mind 🍃 Non-Attachment

The Wakeful Body

by Willa Baker • 2021

The mind loops; the body anchors. To find lasting calm, start with the sensations you ignore.

4.12

413

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🧘 Embodied Mindfulness 🌌 Nondual Awareness 🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 💫 Subtle Body

The Wakeful Body 96%

The mind loops; the body anchors. To find lasting calm, start with the sensations you ignore.

by Willa Baker 2021

4.12

413 ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🧘 Embodied Mindfulness 🌌 Nondual Awareness 🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 💫 Subtle Body

Zen and the Art of Consciousness

by Susan Blackmore • 2009

The self is a trick of the brain and free will a mirage. A Zen psychologist's investigation.

3.57

277

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🪷 Zen Buddhism 👤 Illusion Of Self 🎭 Free Will Debate

Zen and the Art of Consciousness Summary

Zen and the Art of Consciousness 96%

The self is a trick of the brain and free will a mirage. A Zen psychologist's investigation.

by Susan Blackmore 2009

3.57

277 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🤔 Philosophy Of Mind 🪷 Zen Buddhism 👤 Illusion Of Self 🎭 Free Will Debate

El espejo del cerebro

by Nazareth Castellanos • 2021

Meditation strengthens a brain network that catches distraction. The body, not just the mind, leads.

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1k+

🧠 Neuroscience Of Meditation 🧬 Brain Plasticity 💭 Mind Wandering 🎯 Attention Training ❤️ Emotional Regulation

El espejo del cerebro 96%

Meditation strengthens a brain network that catches distraction. The body, not just the mind, leads.

by Nazareth Castellanos 2021

4.30

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Meditation 🧬 Brain Plasticity 💭 Mind Wandering 🎯 Attention Training ❤️ Emotional Regulation

Meditation in Action

by Chögyam Trungpa • 1969

Meditation stripped of mystery: a practice not for escaping life but for finally showing up.

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2k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Mindful Awareness 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🍃 Letting Go 🌏 Modern Buddhism

Meditation in Action 96%

Meditation stripped of mystery: a practice not for escaping life but for finally showing up.

by Chögyam Trungpa 1969

4.15

2k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Mindful Awareness 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🍃 Letting Go 🌏 Modern Buddhism

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 Practice ☸️ Buddhist Meditation 🧠 States Of Consciousness 🌬️ Breathwork ☯️ Nondual Awareness

Zen Training 96%

A Zen master's precise method for sitting: how breath, posture, and attention dissolve the self.

by Kazuki Sekida 1975

4.04

725 ratings

🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Buddhist Meditation 🧠 States Of Consciousness 🌬️ Breathwork ☯️ Nondual Awareness

How to Meditate

by Pema Chödrön • 2013

Stop trying to clear your thoughts. The real practice is learning to sit with everything.

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5k+

🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 📿 Meditation Techniques 💗 Self Compassion 👁️ Present Moment Awareness

How to Meditate 96%

Stop trying to clear your thoughts. The real practice is learning to sit with everything.

by Pema Chödrön 2013

4.19

5k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 📿 Meditation Techniques 💗 Self Compassion 👁️ Present Moment Awareness

Mindfulness for Beginners

by Jon Kabat-Zinn • 2006

Most suffering is self-made. A physician's practice for catching it before it catches you.

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9k+

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ☸️ Secular Buddhism 😌 Stress Reduction 🌬️ Breath Work 👁️ Thought Observation

Mindfulness for Beginners 96%

Most suffering is self-made. A physician's practice for catching it before it catches you.

by Jon Kabat-Zinn 2006

3.78

9k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ☸️ Secular Buddhism 😌 Stress Reduction 🌬️ Breath Work 👁️ Thought Observation

Why We Meditate

by Daniel Goleman • 2022

Meditation practices to calm your mind and befriend your most difficult emotions, not fight them.

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1k+

🧘 Meditation Instruction 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion 👁️ Attention Training 🌸 Loving-Kindness

Why We Meditate 96%

Meditation practices to calm your mind and befriend your most difficult emotions, not fight them.

by Daniel Goleman 2022

3.90

1k+ ratings

🧘 Meditation Instruction 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion 👁️ Attention Training 🌸 Loving-Kindness

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

☸️ Buddhist Teachings 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💗 Lovingkindness 👁️ Insight Meditation

Happiness Is an Inside Job 96%

Three Buddhist instructions stop suffering before it starts, and they take less than a minute.

by Sylvia Boorstein 2007

3.90

968 ratings

☸️ Buddhist Teachings 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💗 Lovingkindness 👁️ Insight Meditation

SUPER BRAIN

by Deepak Chopra • 2012

Consciousness, not the brain, runs your life. Learn the difference and your neural wiring follows.

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4k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🩺 Mind Body Connection 💗 Emotional Intelligence 🌿 Self-Directed Healing

SUPER BRAIN 96%

Consciousness, not the brain, runs your life. Learn the difference and your neural wiring follows.

by Deepak Chopra 2012

3.85

4k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🩺 Mind Body Connection 💗 Emotional Intelligence 🌿 Self-Directed Healing

After Buddhism

by Stephen Batchelor • 2015

Before Buddhism became a religion, it was a practical philosophy for flourishing in this life.

4.20

918

🏛️ Secular Buddhism 📜 Buddhist Philosophy 🔬 Religious Naturalism 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 📖 Buddhist Modernism

After Buddhism 96%

Before Buddhism became a religion, it was a practical philosophy for flourishing in this life.

by Stephen Batchelor 2015

4.20

918 ratings

🏛️ Secular Buddhism 📜 Buddhist Philosophy 🔬 Religious Naturalism 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 📖 Buddhist Modernism

The Wise Heart

by Jack Kornfield • 2008

Buddhist psychology maps the mind's suffering and reveals the freedom already inside it.

4.34

8k+

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Insight Meditation 🌉 Western Buddhism 🧡 Compassion Practice 🍂 Non-Attachment

The Wise Heart 96%

Buddhist psychology maps the mind's suffering and reveals the freedom already inside it.

by Jack Kornfield 2008

4.34

8k+ ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Insight Meditation 🌉 Western Buddhism 🧡 Compassion Practice 🍂 Non-Attachment

Why Meditate

by Matthieu Ricard • 2008

A monk's approach to mastering emotions and uncovering the mind, no conversion required.

3.99

2k+

🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology ❤️ Compassion Practice 🌸 Mindfulness Practice

Why Meditate 96%

A monk's approach to mastering emotions and uncovering the mind, no conversion required.

by Matthieu Ricard 2008

3.99

2k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology ❤️ Compassion Practice 🌸 Mindfulness Practice

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

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔄 Spiritual Integration 💔 Crisis And Awakening ❤️ Compassion Practice

Living Deeply 96%

A worldview shift changes more than your situation. The how, from lab to meditation hall.

by Marilyn Mandala Schlitz 2008

4.00

253 ratings

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔄 Spiritual Integration 💔 Crisis And Awakening ❤️ Compassion Practice

Going to Pieces without Falling Apart

by Mark Epstein • 1998

Your emptiness is not a defect. It's the doorway to wholeness.

3.88

7k+

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🪷 Non-Attachment 💗 Emotional Acceptance ⌛ Impermanence 🌊 Ego Dissolution

Going to Pieces without Falling Apart Summary

Going to Pieces without Falling Apart 96%

Your emptiness is not a defect. It's the doorway to wholeness.

by Mark Epstein 1998

3.88

7k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🪷 Non-Attachment 💗 Emotional Acceptance ⌛ Impermanence 🌊 Ego Dissolution

The Science of Mindfulness

by Ronald D. Siegel • 2014

Your brain evolved to spot threats, not contentment: the neuroscience of retraining it.

4.24

995

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Contemplative Science 🧠 Neuroplasticity 😌 Stress Reduction 🎛️ Emotional Regulation

The Science of Mindfulness 96%

Your brain evolved to spot threats, not contentment: the neuroscience of retraining it.

by Ronald D. Siegel 2014

4.24

995 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🔬 Contemplative Science 🧠 Neuroplasticity 😌 Stress Reduction 🎛️ Emotional Regulation

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

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🪷 Western Buddhism 🧘 Insight Meditation 💪 Emotional Resilience 💗 Compassion Practice

Real Life 96%

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

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🪷 Western Buddhism 🧘 Insight Meditation 💪 Emotional Resilience 💗 Compassion Practice

Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

by Chögyam Trungpa • 1973

The spiritual path has a built-in trap: the self seeking transcendence is still a self seeking.

4.22

9k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🪞 Spiritual Bypassing 👤 Ego And Spirituality 🔥 Vajrayana Buddhism ☁️ Non-Self Teaching

Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism Summary

Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism 96%

The spiritual path has a built-in trap: the self seeking transcendence is still a self seeking.

by Chögyam Trungpa 1973

4.22

9k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🪞 Spiritual Bypassing 👤 Ego And Spirituality 🔥 Vajrayana Buddhism ☁️ Non-Self Teaching

Don't Be a Jerk

by Brad Warner • 2016

What Dōgen really taught: you're already enlightened. Now sit down and act like it.

3.97

1k+

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🏯 Soto Zen 🧎 Meditation Practice ☯️ Non-Duality ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

Don't Be a Jerk 96%

What Dōgen really taught: you're already enlightened. Now sit down and act like it.

by Brad Warner 2016

3.97

1k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🏯 Soto Zen 🧎 Meditation Practice ☯️ Non-Duality ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

Don't Believe Everything You Think

by Joseph Nguyen • 2022

Your thinking manufactures every heavy emotion. The way out is not more effort but less.

3.79

58k+

🧘 Nondual Psychology 🌀 Rumination Relief 🌊 Flow State ☸️ Modern Buddhism 💡 Intuitive Living

Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary

Don't Believe Everything You Think 96%

Your thinking manufactures every heavy emotion. The way out is not more effort but less.

by Joseph Nguyen 2022

3.79

58k+ ratings

🧘 Nondual Psychology 🌀 Rumination Relief 🌊 Flow State ☸️ Modern Buddhism 💡 Intuitive Living

Fear

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2012

The mindfulness practice for fear: stop running, breathe, and look at what is actually there.

4.17

10k+

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😰 Fear And Anxiety 💗 Compassion Practice ☀️ Present Moment Awareness

Fear 96%

The mindfulness practice for fear: stop running, breathe, and look at what is actually there.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2012

4.17

10k+ ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 😰 Fear And Anxiety 💗 Compassion Practice ☀️ Present Moment Awareness

Happiness

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2009

A Zen master proves happiness is already here: in your breath, your walking, your eating.

4.09

4k+

🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Modern Buddhism 🧠 Meditation Techniques 💗 Compassion Practice 🌿 Emotional Healing

Happiness 96%

A Zen master proves happiness is already here: in your breath, your walking, your eating.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2009

4.09

4k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Modern Buddhism 🧠 Meditation Techniques 💗 Compassion Practice 🌿 Emotional Healing

The Art of Solitude

by Stephen Batchelor • 2020

The deeper you go into solitude, the more you find everyone else waiting there.

3.61

1k+

🪷 Secular Buddhism 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🌱 Beginner's Mind 🌑 Inner Work

The Art of Solitude 96%

The deeper you go into solitude, the more you find everyone else waiting there.

by Stephen Batchelor 2020

3.61

1k+ ratings

🪷 Secular Buddhism 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🌱 Beginner's Mind 🌑 Inner Work

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+

🧘 Zen Practice 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 🌬️ Breath Awareness 👂 Deep Listening 🔇 Inner Silence

Silence 96%

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

🧘 Zen Practice 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 🌬️ Breath Awareness 👂 Deep Listening 🔇 Inner Silence

A Path with Heart

by Jack Kornfield • 1993

Meditation alone leaves the deepest wounds untouched. A Buddhist therapist maps the full path.

4.24

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🧘 Insight Meditation 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🚫 Spiritual Bypassing 😰 Difficult Emotions 🏠 Everyday Spirituality

A Path with Heart 96%

Meditation alone leaves the deepest wounds untouched. A Buddhist therapist maps the full path.

by Jack Kornfield 1993

4.24

12k+ ratings

🧘 Insight Meditation 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🚫 Spiritual Bypassing 😰 Difficult Emotions 🏠 Everyday Spirituality

Siddhartha's Brain

by James Kingsland • 2016

The mind's idle state breeds anxiety and craving. Neuroscience shows why an ancient cure works.

4.09

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🧠 Contemplative Science ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Secular Buddhism 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎢 Emotional Regulation

Siddhartha's Brain 96%

The mind's idle state breeds anxiety and craving. Neuroscience shows why an ancient cure works.

by James Kingsland 2016

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧠 Contemplative Science ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Secular Buddhism 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎢 Emotional Regulation

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