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Be Here Now Summary
Be Here Now
by Ram Dass 1971 116 pages
4.34
41.7K ratings
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Love for Imperfect Things Summary
Love for Imperfect Things
How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
by Haemin Sunim 2016 272 pages
4.21
14.9K ratings
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Zen in the Martial Arts Summary
Zen in the Martial Arts
by Joe Hyams 1979 135 pages
4.19
3.9K ratings
Martial Arts
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Zen
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism Summary
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
by Chögyam Trungpa 1973 272 pages
4.22
8.7K ratings
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Talking Zen Summary
Talking Zen
Reflections on Mind, Myth, and the Magic of Life
by Alan W. Watts 1994 208 pages
4.24
172 ratings
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The Art of Living Summary
The Art of Living
Vipassana Meditation
by William Hart 1987 176 pages
4.37
3.7K ratings
Buddhism
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The Book of Life Summary
The Book of Life
Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti
by J. Krishnamurti 1995 400 pages
4.33
1.7K ratings
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Happiness Summary
Happiness
A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
by Matthieu Ricard 2003 304 pages
4.08
7.9K ratings
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The End of Your World Summary
The End of Your World
Uncensored Straight Talk on the Nature of Enlightenment
by Adyashanti 2004
4.28
3.2K ratings
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead Summary
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
by Padmasambhava 1350 535 pages
4.16
10.3K ratings
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Radical Acceptance Summary
Radical Acceptance
Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
by Tara Brach 2000 355 pages
4.16
32.9K ratings
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Spirituality
Psychology
Mindfulness in Plain English Summary
Mindfulness in Plain English
by Henepola Gunaratana 1992 208 pages
4.15
18.2K ratings
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Philosophy
How to Let Things Go Summary
How to Let Things Go
99 Tips from a Zen Buddhist Monk to Relinquish Control and Free Yourself Up for What Matters
by Shunmyō Masuno 2021 224 pages
3.53
1.3K ratings
Self Help
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Mental Health
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Summary
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing
by David A. Treleaven 2018 264 pages
4.40
910 ratings
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Mental Health
Total Freedom Summary
Total Freedom
The Essential Krishnamurti
by J. Krishnamurti 1996 370 pages
4.37
1.6K ratings
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The Wisdom of a Broken Heart Summary
The Wisdom of a Broken Heart
An Uncommon Guide to Healing, Insight, and Love
by Susan Piver 2009 240 pages
4.15
982 ratings
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The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga Summary
The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga
Notes of the Seminar Given in 1932
by C.G. Jung 1933 176 pages
4.10
551 ratings
Psychology
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Philosophy
The Third Eye Summary
The Third Eye
by T. Lobsang Rampa 1958 224 pages
3.96
4.2K ratings
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Comfortable with Uncertainty Summary
Comfortable with Uncertainty
108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
by Pema Chödrön 2002 222 pages
4.25
7.7K ratings
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The Noble Eightfold Path Summary
The Noble Eightfold Path
Way to the End of Suffering
by Bhikkhu Bodhi 1994 133 pages
4.44
1.3K ratings
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The Buddha and the Borderline Summary
The Buddha and the Borderline
My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder through Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Buddhism, and Online Dating
by Kiera Van Gelder 2010 248 pages
4.12
4.7K ratings
Psychology
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Memoir
Not Always So Summary
Not Always So
Practicing the True Spirit of Zen
by Shunryu Suzuki 2002 176 pages
4.30
2.1K ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Philosophy
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion Summary
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion
Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions
by Christopher K. Germer 2009 306 pages
4.03
5.1K ratings
Psychology
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Still the Mind Summary
Still the Mind
An Introduction to Meditation
by Alan W. Watts 2000 128 pages
4.05
2.7K ratings
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Seeing That Frees Summary
Seeing That Frees
Meditations on Emptiness and Dependent Arising
by Rob Burbea 2014 465 pages
4.64
422 ratings
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The Nature of Consciousness Summary
The Nature of Consciousness
Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter
by Rupert Spira 2017 205 pages
4.52
549 ratings
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Summary
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche 1992 425 pages
4.21
31.4K ratings
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An Introduction to Zen Buddhism Summary
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
by D.T. Suzuki 1934 132 pages
3.95
5.2K ratings
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Zen
Living Buddha, Living Christ Summary
Living Buddha, Living Christ
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1997 240 pages
4.16
18.5K ratings
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The Art of Happiness Summary
The Art of Happiness
by Dalai Lama XIV 1998 322 pages
4.17
122.1K ratings
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Buddhism without Beliefs Summary
Buddhism without Beliefs
A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
by Stephen Batchelor 1997 127 pages
4.01
9.9K ratings
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The Transparency of Things Summary
The Transparency of Things
Contemplating the Nature of Experience
by Rupert Spira 2008 253 pages
4.50
458 ratings
Spirituality
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Buddhism
Radical Compassion Summary
Radical Compassion
Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
by Tara Brach 2019 288 pages
4.22
6.0K ratings
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Breath by Breath Summary
Breath by Breath
The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation
by Larry Rosenberg 1998 240 pages
4.34
934 ratings
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Thoughts Without A Thinker Summary
Thoughts Without A Thinker
Psychotherapy From A Buddhist Perspective
by Mark Epstein 1995 256 pages
3.97
4.3K ratings
Psychology
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The Cow in the Parking Lot Summary
The Cow in the Parking Lot
A Zen Approach to Overcoming Anger
by Leonard Scheff 2008 198 pages
3.99
2.2K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Buddhism
A Monk’s Guide to A Clean House & Mind Summary
A Monk’s Guide to A Clean House & Mind
by Shoukei Matsumoto 2011 130 pages
3.58
6.1K ratings
Self Help
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Buddhism
Opening the Hand of Thought Summary
Opening the Hand of Thought
Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
by Kosho Uchiyama 1993 256 pages
4.41
1.0K ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Spirituality
The Religion of Tomorrow Summary
The Religion of Tomorrow
A Vision for the Future of the Great Traditions-More Inclusive, More Comprehensive, More Complete
by Ken Wilber 2016 816 pages
4.19
253 ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Philosophy
A Path with Heart Summary
A Path with Heart
A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
by Jack Kornfield 1993 384 pages
4.24
11.6K ratings
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Philosophy
Siddhartha's Brain Summary
Siddhartha's Brain
Unlocking the Ancient Science of Enlightenment
by James Kingsland 2016 352 pages
4.10
1.2K ratings
Buddhism
Psychology
Science
The Places That Scare You Summary
The Places That Scare You
A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
by Pema Chödrön 2001 187 pages
4.23
20.6K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners Summary
No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners
Clear Answers to Burning Questions About Core Buddhist Teachings
by Noah Rasheta 2018 147 pages
4.44
5.7K ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Religion
Welcoming the Unwelcome Summary
Welcoming the Unwelcome
Wholehearted Living in a Brokenhearted World
by Pema Chödrön 2019 187 pages
4.36
3.8K ratings
Spirituality
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Self Help
No Self, No Problem Summary
No Self, No Problem
How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism
by Chris Niebauer 2019 192 pages
4.26
3.5K ratings
Psychology
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Start Where You Are Summary
Start Where You Are
A Guide to Compassionate Living
by Pema Chödrön 1994 176 pages
4.23
13.3K ratings
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Tantra Illuminated Summary
Tantra Illuminated
The Philosophy, History, and Practice of a Timeless Tradition
by Christopher D. Wallis 2011 506 pages
4.53
723 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
The Wisdom of No Escape Summary
The Wisdom of No Escape
How to Love Yourself and Your World
by Pema Chödrön 1991 208 pages
4.28
7.9K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change Summary
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change
by Pema Chödrön 2012 128 pages
4.25
6.8K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Why We Meditate Summary
Why We Meditate
The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion
by Daniel Goleman 2022 224 pages
3.92
881 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Buddhism
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