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Why We Meditate Summary
Why We Meditate
The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion
by Daniel Goleman 2022 219 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Meditation
Self Help
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change Summary
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change
by Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn 2012 128 pages
4.25
7k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Take Your Time Summary
Take Your Time
The Wisdom of Slowing Down
by Eknath Easwaran 1994 216 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Wisdom of No Escape Summary
Wisdom of No Escape
by Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn 1991 176 pages
4.28
8k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Zen Keys Summary
Zen Keys
A Guide to Zen Practice
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1974 198 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Religion
The Magic of Awareness Summary
The Magic of Awareness
by Anam Thubten 2012 160 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Zen Training Summary
Zen Training
Methods and Philosophy
by Kazuki Sekida 1975 272 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Philosophy
True Refuge Summary
True Refuge
Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart
by Tara Brach 2012 320 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Self Help
On Love and Loneliness Summary
On Love and Loneliness
A Compelling Investigation of Intimate Relationships, Isolation, and Self-Knowledge
by J. Krishnamurti 1994 155 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Psychology
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him Summary
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him
The Pilgrimage of Psychotherapy Patients
by Sheldon B. Kopp 1972 253 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
The Trauma of Everyday Life Summary
The Trauma of Everyday Life
by Mark Epstein 2013 240 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Buddhism
Philosophy
How to Walk Summary
How to Walk
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2013 120 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Philosophy
The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom Summary
The Dalai Lama's Book of Wisdom
by Dalai Lama XIV 1995 115 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Spirituality
Everyday Zen Summary
Everyday Zen
Love and Work
by Charlotte Joko Beck 1989 240 pages
4.16
6k+ ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Spirituality
The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony Summary
The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony
An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon
by Bhikkhu Bodhi 2016 240 pages
4.48
139 ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Religion
Real Happiness Summary
Real Happiness
The Power of Meditation
by Sharon Salzberg 2011 225 pages
3.99
6k+ ratings
Self Help
Meditation
Spirituality
The Art of Solitude Summary
The Art of Solitude
by Stephen Batchelor 2020 200 pages
3.61
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Buddhism
Spirituality
You Are the Happiness You Seek Summary
You Are the Happiness You Seek
Uncovering the Awareness of Being
by Rupert Spira 2011 200 pages
4.62
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Beyond Religion Summary
Beyond Religion
Ethics for a Whole World
by Dalai Lama XIV 2011 188 pages
4.07
5k+ ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Spirituality
The Attention Revolution, Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind Summary
The Attention Revolution, Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind
by B. Alan Wallace 2006 200 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Meditation
How to Meditate Summary
How to Meditate
A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind
by Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn 2013 184 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
Meditation
Buddhism
Self Help
Insight Meditation Summary
Insight Meditation
The Practice of Freedom
by Joseph Goldstein 1993 179 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Meditation
Spirituality
Zen and the Art of Happiness Summary
Zen and the Art of Happiness
by Chris Prentiss 2006 145 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
After Buddhism Summary
After Buddhism
Rethinking the Dharma for a Secular Age
by Stephen Batchelor 2015 381 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Religion
Nature, Man and Woman Summary
Nature, Man and Woman
by Alan W. Watts 1991 224 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Psychology
The Universe in a Single Atom Summary
The Universe in a Single Atom
The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
by Dalai Lama XIV 2005 224 pages
4.03
9k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Buddhism
There Is Nothing Wrong with You Summary
There Is Nothing Wrong with You
Going Beyond Self-Hate
by Cheri Huber 1997 239 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Buddhism
Smile at Fear Summary
Smile at Fear
Awakening the True Heart of Bravery
by ChΓΆgyam Trungpa 2009 162 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Meaning of Happiness Summary
The Meaning of Happiness
The Quest for Freedom of the Spirit in Modern Psychology and the Wisdom of the East
by Alan W. Watts 1940 280 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Spirituality
Living Buddha, Living Christ Summary
Living Buddha, Living Christ
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1997 250 pages
4.17
19k+ ratings
Religion
Spirituality
Buddhism
Reconciliation Summary
Reconciliation
Healing the Inner Child
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2010 184 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Buddhism
Self Help
Spirituality
The Other Side of Nothing Summary
The Other Side of Nothing
The Zen Ethics of Time, Space, and Being
by Brad Warner 2022 400 pages
4.33
228 ratings
Zen
Buddhism
Philosophy
The Five Keys to Mindful Communication Summary
The Five Keys to Mindful Communication
Using Deep Listening and Mindful Speech to Strengthen Relationships, Heal Conflicts, and Accomplish Your Goals
by Susan Gillis Chapman 2012 227 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Communication
How to Relax Summary
How to Relax
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015 120 pages
4.25
5k+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
Love for Imperfect Things / The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary
Love for Imperfect Things / The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down
by Haemin Sunim
4.36
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Poetry
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Summary
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2021 320 pages
4.38
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Don't Be a Jerk Summary
Don't Be a Jerk
And Other Practical Advice from Dogen, Japan's Greatest Zen Master
by Brad Warner 2016 336 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Zen
Nothing special Summary
Nothing special
Living Zen
by Charlotte Joko Beck 1993 224 pages
4.14
3k+ ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Spirituality
What Is Zen? Summary
What Is Zen?
by Alan W. Watts 2000 96 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Zen
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation Summary
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation
by ChΓΆgyam Trungpa 1976 208 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Meditation for Beginners Summary
Meditation for Beginners
by Jack Kornfield 1998 106 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Meditation
Buddhism
Spirituality
Introduction to Zen Koans Summary
Introduction to Zen Koans
Learning the Language of Dragons
by James Ishmael Ford 2018 197 pages
4.16
67 ratings
Buddhism
Zen
The Pocket Pema Chodron Summary
The Pocket Pema Chodron
by Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn 2008 176 pages
4.36
3k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Taking the Leap Summary
Taking the Leap
Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears
by Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn 2009 87 pages
4.23
8k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Buddhism Plain & Simple Summary
Buddhism Plain & Simple
The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day
by Steve Hagen 1997 165 pages
4.03
10k+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Religion
Radical Compassion Summary
Radical Compassion
Shambhala Publications Authors on the Path of Boundless Love
by Shambhala Publications 2014 117 pages
4.05
266 ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Mindful Path through Worry and Rumination Summary
The Mindful Path through Worry and Rumination
Letting Go of Anxious and Depressive Thoughts
by Sameet M. Kumar 2010 186 pages
4.17
133 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Buddhism
Why Meditate Summary
Why Meditate
Working with Thoughts and Emotions
by Matthieu Ricard 2008 168 pages
3.99
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
Meditation
Spirituality
How to Train a Wild Elephant Summary
How to Train a Wild Elephant
And Other Adventures in Mindfulness
by Jan Chozen Bays 2011 224 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Buddhism
Losing Ourselves Summary
Losing Ourselves
Learning to Live without a Self
by Jay L. Garfield 2022 224 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Buddhism
Psychology
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