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The Longing for Less

by Kyle Chayka • 2020

The clean lines of minimalism hide a messy history: Zen monks, art rebels, and $8,200 stereos.

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🎨 Modernist Art 📐 Design Philosophy 📰 Cultural Criticism 🇯🇵 Japanese Aesthetics 🚫 Anti-Consumerism

The Longing for Less

The clean lines of minimalism hide a messy history: Zen monks, art rebels, and $8,200 stereos.

by Kyle Chayka 2020 272 pages

3.45

1k+ ratings

🎨 Modernist Art 📐 Design Philosophy 📰 Cultural Criticism 🇯🇵 Japanese Aesthetics 🚫 Anti-Consumerism

Sit Like a Buddha

by Lodro Rinzler • 2014

Start meditating in ten minutes a day: why eleven days changes everything.

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500+

🔰 Beginner Meditation 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🌬️ Breath Meditation 💗 Self-Compassion 📅 Daily Practice

Sit Like a Buddha

Start meditating in ten minutes a day: why eleven days changes everything.

by Lodro Rinzler 2014 112 pages

4.14

500+ ratings

🔰 Beginner Meditation 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🌬️ Breath Meditation 💗 Self-Compassion 📅 Daily Practice

Practicing Peace in Times of War

by Pema Chödrön • 2006

Peace isn't a position. It's a practice. Buddhist tools for the war inside your own mind.

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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💗 Compassion Practice ⚔️ Inner Conflict

Practicing Peace in Times of War

Peace isn't a position. It's a practice. Buddhist tools for the war inside your own mind.

by Pema Chödrön 2006

4.38

1k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💗 Compassion Practice ⚔️ Inner Conflict

I Hope You Die Soon

by Richard Sylvester • 2006

What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?

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☯️ Non-Duality 👤 Illusion Of Self 💥 Radical Non-Duality 🕉️ Advaita 🎭 Spiritual Materialism

I Hope You Die Soon

What if the self is a ghost, and your search for enlightenment is the only cage?

by Richard Sylvester 2006 121 pages

4.45

208 ratings

☯️ Non-Duality 👤 Illusion Of Self 💥 Radical Non-Duality 🕉️ Advaita 🎭 Spiritual Materialism

The Science of Mindfulness

by Ronald D. Siegel • 2014

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

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

The Science of Mindfulness

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

by Ronald D. Siegel 2014 6 pages

4.24

500+ ratings

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

Buddha in Blue Jeans

by Tai Sheridan • 2011

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

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

Buddha in Blue Jeans

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

by Tai Sheridan 2011 31 pages

3.93

7k+ ratings

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

The Relaxed Mind

by Dza Kilung Rinpoche • 2015

Seven stages from scattered mind to effortless presence, built on one principle: relax, don't try.

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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🪜 Progressive Meditation 🧘 Shamatha And Vipassana 🔮 Dzogchen 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

The Relaxed Mind

Seven stages from scattered mind to effortless presence, built on one principle: relax, don't try.

by Dza Kilung Rinpoche 2015 174 pages

4.10

134 ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🪜 Progressive Meditation 🧘 Shamatha And Vipassana 🔮 Dzogchen 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

Zen Lessons

by Thomas Cleary • 1989

Zen's manual for leaders: influence without ego, authority without force, clarity without dogma.

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🛕 Spiritual Leadership 🧘 Zen Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Practice 🌱 Self-Cultivation ⚖️ Ethical Leadership

Zen Lessons

Zen's manual for leaders: influence without ego, authority without force, clarity without dogma.

by Thomas Cleary 1989 169 pages

3.87

231 ratings

🛕 Spiritual Leadership 🧘 Zen Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Practice 🌱 Self-Cultivation ⚖️ Ethical Leadership

The Way of Effortless Mindfulness

by Loch Kelly • 2019

Awareness requires no training, only uncovering: ten-second glimpses into the clarity already here.

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🧘 Nondual Awareness 🛤️ Direct Path ⏱️ Quick Meditations 🧩 Parts Work 💔 Trauma Healing

The Way of Effortless Mindfulness

Awareness requires no training, only uncovering: ten-second glimpses into the clarity already here.

by Loch Kelly 2019 259 pages

3.93

336 ratings

🧘 Nondual Awareness 🛤️ Direct Path ⏱️ Quick Meditations 🧩 Parts Work 💔 Trauma Healing

Modern Buddhism

by Kelsang Gyatso • 2010

The step-by-step path to dismantling the self and awakening a boundless compassion.

3.67

2k+

☸️ Mahayana Buddhism 📖 Contemporary Buddhism 🗺️ Stages Of The Path 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🧠 Buddhist Mind Training

Modern Buddhism

The step-by-step path to dismantling the self and awakening a boundless compassion.

by Kelsang Gyatso 2010 420 pages

3.67

2k+ ratings

☸️ Mahayana Buddhism 📖 Contemporary Buddhism 🗺️ Stages Of The Path 🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🧠 Buddhist Mind Training

Buddhist Boot Camp

by Timber Hawkeye • 2012

The Buddhist art of not needing a vacation: train your mind, drop your expectations.

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5k+

🧘 Secular Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🍂 Letting Go ❤️ Compassion Practice

Buddhist Boot Camp

The Buddhist art of not needing a vacation: train your mind, drop your expectations.

by Timber Hawkeye 2012 160 pages

4.25

5k+ ratings

🧘 Secular Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🍂 Letting Go ❤️ Compassion Practice

Radical Friendship

by Kate Johnson • 2021

How to build friendships that survive hard times, hold truth, and push back against injustice.

4.13

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🧠 Buddhist Psychology ✊ Engaged Buddhism 💗 Loving-Kindness 🗣️ Authentic Communication 🕊️ Spiritual Friendships

Radical Friendship

How to build friendships that survive hard times, hold truth, and push back against injustice.

by Kate Johnson 2021 232 pages

4.13

467 ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology ✊ Engaged Buddhism 💗 Loving-Kindness 🗣️ Authentic Communication 🕊️ Spiritual Friendships

What Now?

by Yael Shy • 2017

Buddhist practice for twenty-something chaos: meditation for anxiety, heartbreak, and staying human.

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🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🎓 Early Adulthood 💗 Emotional Awareness 🌍 Sustainable Activism 🤝 Mindful Relationships

What Now?

Buddhist practice for twenty-something chaos: meditation for anxiety, heartbreak, and staying human.

by Yael Shy 2017 226 pages

4.24

269 ratings

🧘 Buddhist Meditation 🎓 Early Adulthood 💗 Emotional Awareness 🌍 Sustainable Activism 🤝 Mindful Relationships

How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

by Ben Aldridge • 2020

Forty-three strange challenges that retrain your brain to stop running from discomfort.

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🧠 Resilience Training 🚧 Comfort Zone Challenges 🌱 Growth Mindset 🧪 Experiential Self-Help 🫣 Fear Facing

How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

Forty-three strange challenges that retrain your brain to stop running from discomfort.

by Ben Aldridge 2020 247 pages

3.50

500+ ratings

🧠 Resilience Training 🚧 Comfort Zone Challenges 🌱 Growth Mindset 🧪 Experiential Self-Help 🫣 Fear Facing

Brilliant Moon

by Dilgo Khyentse • 2008

He walked out of Tibet with goats and monks, then became the Dalai Lama's teacher.

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🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 📿 Spiritual Biography 🔀 Rimé Movement 🔴 Nyingma Tradition 🌀 Dzogchen Teachings

Brilliant Moon

He walked out of Tibet with goats and monks, then became the Dalai Lama's teacher.

by Dilgo Khyentse 2008 402 pages

4.48

132 ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 📿 Spiritual Biography 🔀 Rimé Movement 🔴 Nyingma Tradition 🌀 Dzogchen Teachings

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

Mindfulness for Beginners

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

by Jon Kabat-Zinn 2006 170 pages

3.78

9k+ ratings

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

Walk Like a Buddha

by Lodro Rinzler • 2013

Buddhism after last call: meditation for people who date, drink, and dread Monday mornings.

3.87

1k+

🧘 Everyday Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🕯️ Meditation Guides 💗 Compassion Practice 💞 Mindful Relationships

Walk Like a Buddha

Buddhism after last call: meditation for people who date, drink, and dread Monday mornings.

by Lodro Rinzler 2013 203 pages

3.87

1k+ ratings

🧘 Everyday Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🕯️ Meditation Guides 💗 Compassion Practice 💞 Mindful Relationships

Mindfulness for Anger Management

by Stephen Dansiger • 2018

Anger is a messenger, not a monster. Mindfulness practices to read its signals before you react.

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😤 Anger Management 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧠 Somatic Awareness

Mindfulness for Anger Management

Anger is a messenger, not a monster. Mindfulness practices to read its signals before you react.

by Stephen Dansiger 2018 162 pages

4.03

120 ratings

😤 Anger Management 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧠 Somatic Awareness

A Cup of Tea

by Osho • 1980

Stop chasing; start floating. The case for emptiness, witness, and a love that needs no object.

4.07

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🧘 Eastern Spirituality 🕉️ Nonduality 👁️ Present-Moment Awareness 🫧 Inner Emptiness 🌊 Surrender Practice

A Cup of Tea

Stop chasing; start floating. The case for emptiness, witness, and a love that needs no object.

by Osho 1980 293 pages

4.07

241 ratings

🧘 Eastern Spirituality 🕉️ Nonduality 👁️ Present-Moment Awareness 🫧 Inner Emptiness 🌊 Surrender Practice

Dancing With Life

by Phillip Moffitt • 2008

The Buddhist way to meet pain without flinching: stop chasing joy, start practicing steadiness.

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500+

🪷 Buddhist Practice 🧘 Insight Meditation 🍃 Non-Attachment ⏳ Impermanence 💗 Compassion Practice

Dancing With Life

The Buddhist way to meet pain without flinching: stop chasing joy, start practicing steadiness.

by Phillip Moffitt 2008 352 pages

4.27

500+ ratings

🪷 Buddhist Practice 🧘 Insight Meditation 🍃 Non-Attachment ⏳ Impermanence 💗 Compassion Practice

On Quality

by Robert M. Pirsig • 2021

Value isn't a judgment we add to reality. It is reality, and everything else follows.

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🏷️ Value Theory ☯️ Nonduality 🌏 Comparative Philosophy 🧘 Eastern Thought 🎨 Creative Process

On Quality

Value isn't a judgment we add to reality. It is reality, and everything else follows.

by Robert M. Pirsig 2021 224 pages

3.64

387 ratings

🏷️ Value Theory ☯️ Nonduality 🌏 Comparative Philosophy 🧘 Eastern Thought 🎨 Creative Process

The Book of Joy

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2016

Their joy survived exile and apartheid. The shifts that make joy a choice, not a reaction.

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🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🛡️ Inner Resilience 💗 Compassion Cultivation 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Book of Joy

Their joy survived exile and apartheid. The shifts that make joy a choice, not a reaction.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2016

4.38

65k+ ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🛡️ Inner Resilience 💗 Compassion Cultivation 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🙏 Gratitude Practice

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

Some patterns survive any amount of sitting. This Zen teacher makes you write them down first.

by Jules Shuzen Harris 2019 183 pages

3.95

75 ratings

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

The Zen of Recovery

by Mel Ash • 1993

Recovery and Zen are parallel routes to awakening. A guide for walking both at once.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 🫂 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve-Step Programs ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

The Zen of Recovery

Recovery and Zen are parallel routes to awakening. A guide for walking both at once.

by Mel Ash 1993 260 pages

4.06

302 ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🫂 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve-Step Programs ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

Focused and Fearless

by Shaila Catherine • 2008

The absorption states known as jhana are trainable, and they change what meditation can deliver.

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🧘 Jhana Practice 🎯 Concentration States 🪷 Samatha Meditation ☸️ Theravada Buddhism 👁️ Vipassana

Focused and Fearless

The absorption states known as jhana are trainable, and they change what meditation can deliver.

by Shaila Catherine 2008 280 pages

4.14

278 ratings

🧘 Jhana Practice 🎯 Concentration States 🪷 Samatha Meditation ☸️ Theravada Buddhism 👁️ Vipassana

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

El espejo del cerebro

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

by Nazareth Castellanos 2021 105 pages

4.30

1k+ ratings

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

Alan Watts–Here and Now

by Peter J. Columbus • 2012

Alan Watts claimed words alone could bring enlightenment; decades of critique put that to the test.

4.13

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌉 East-West Psychology 🌱 American Buddhism ⚡ Sudden Enlightenment 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

Alan Watts–Here and Now

Alan Watts claimed words alone could bring enlightenment; decades of critique put that to the test.

by Peter J. Columbus 2012 263 pages

4.13

15 ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌉 East-West Psychology 🌱 American Buddhism ⚡ Sudden Enlightenment 🧠 Buddhist Psychology

Zen and the Beat Way

by Alan W. Watts • 1900

The Beats rejected careers for passion. Zen had already figured out why that works.

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🧘 Zen Buddhism 📜 Beat Generation ☯️ Eastern Philosophy 👁️ Present Awareness 🍂 Non-Attachment

Zen and the Beat Way

The Beats rejected careers for passion. Zen had already figured out why that works.

by Alan W. Watts 1900 128 pages

4.07

280 ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 📜 Beat Generation ☯️ Eastern Philosophy 👁️ Present Awareness 🍂 Non-Attachment

Buddhism

by Alan W. Watts • 1996

Buddhism as dialogue, not dogma: self-inquiry that unravels the self you think you are.

4.15

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📜 Eastern Philosophy 🕊️ Comparative Religion 🪷 Non-Attachment ☯️ Non-Duality 🧘 Zen Practice

Buddhism

Buddhism as dialogue, not dogma: self-inquiry that unravels the self you think you are.

by Alan W. Watts 1996 128 pages

4.15

500+ ratings

📜 Eastern Philosophy 🕊️ Comparative Religion 🪷 Non-Attachment ☯️ Non-Duality 🧘 Zen Practice

Zen Soup

by Laurence G. Boldt • 1997

Sages East and West distill twelve principles for living with presence, courage, and creativity.

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🪷 Zen Teachings 🌅 Practical Spirituality 📜 Eastern Philosophy 🦉 Wisdom Literature ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

Zen Soup

Sages East and West distill twelve principles for living with presence, courage, and creativity.

by Laurence G. Boldt 1997 190 pages

3.95

106 ratings

🪷 Zen Teachings 🌅 Practical Spirituality 📜 Eastern Philosophy 🦉 Wisdom Literature ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

Meetings with Remarkable People

by Osho • 1999

The spiritual search is backward: you are already whole, and striving only strengthens the ego.

3.84

500+

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality ☯️ Nondual Wisdom 👁️ Witnessing Meditation 🎭 Ego Transcendence 🧘 Meditation Practice

Meetings with Remarkable People

The spiritual search is backward: you are already whole, and striving only strengthens the ego.

by Osho 1999 256 pages

3.84

500+ ratings

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality ☯️ Nondual Wisdom 👁️ Witnessing Meditation 🎭 Ego Transcendence 🧘 Meditation Practice

Tantric Dating

by Catherine Auman • 2017

The chemistry you chase might be childhood baggage. Date the person in front of you instead.

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🧘 Mindful Dating 🕉️ Tantric Philosophy 💞 Conscious Relationships 💖 Self-Acceptance 🧘‍♀️ Loving-Kindness Practice

Tantric Dating

The chemistry you chase might be childhood baggage. Date the person in front of you instead.

by Catherine Auman 2017 90 pages

4.03

117 ratings

🧘 Mindful Dating 🕉️ Tantric Philosophy 💞 Conscious Relationships 💖 Self-Acceptance 🧘‍♀️ Loving-Kindness Practice

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

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

by Chris Niebauer 2014 174 pages

4.18

61 ratings

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

Golf for Enlightenment

by Deepak Chopra • 2003

Golf as spiritual practice: the course reveals your inner life and heals it.

3.60

373

⛳ Golf Psychology 🧘 Sports Spirituality ⏳ Present Awareness 🪷 Non-Attachment ☸️ Eastern Philosophy

Golf for Enlightenment

Golf as spiritual practice: the course reveals your inner life and heals it.

by Deepak Chopra 2003 208 pages

3.60

373 ratings

⛳ Golf Psychology 🧘 Sports Spirituality ⏳ Present Awareness 🪷 Non-Attachment ☸️ Eastern Philosophy

How to Find the Work You Love

by Laurence G. Boldt • 1996

Four signals tell you the work is right. Most people trade all of them for security.

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🎯 Career Fulfillment 🔮 Inner Calling 🧗 Overcoming Self-Doubt 🌱 Natural Talents ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy

How to Find the Work You Love

Four signals tell you the work is right. Most people trade all of them for security.

by Laurence G. Boldt 1996 194 pages

3.84

158 ratings

🎯 Career Fulfillment 🔮 Inner Calling 🧗 Overcoming Self-Doubt 🌱 Natural Talents ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy

Herbie Hancock

by Herbie Hancock • 2014

A five-dollar piano, Miles Davis at 23, a crack addiction hidden from everyone.

4.23

1k+

🎹 Jazz Memoirs 🎸 Jazz Fusion 🎺 Midcentury Jazz 🔄 Musical Reinvention 💻 Electronic Music Pioneers

Herbie Hancock

A five-dollar piano, Miles Davis at 23, a crack addiction hidden from everyone.

by Herbie Hancock 2014 352 pages

4.23

1k+ ratings

🎹 Jazz Memoirs 🎸 Jazz Fusion 🎺 Midcentury Jazz 🔄 Musical Reinvention 💻 Electronic Music Pioneers

Pursuing Consciousness

by Peter Ralston • 2015

Enlightenment is not an experience. It's what remains when you see through the self entirely.

4.72

🌀 Non-Dual Awareness 🧩 Dismantling Self-Identity 🔮 Present Moment Awareness 🗣️ Radical Honesty ☸️ Transcending Suffering

Pursuing Consciousness

Enlightenment is not an experience. It's what remains when you see through the self entirely.

by Peter Ralston 2015 336 pages

4.72

95 ratings

🌀 Non-Dual Awareness 🧩 Dismantling Self-Identity 🔮 Present Moment Awareness 🗣️ Radical Honesty ☸️ Transcending Suffering

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression

by Zindel V. Segal • 2001

Half of recovered patients relapse. Mindfulness training stops the slide before it starts.

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🧘 Mindfulness-Based Therapy 🏥 Depression Treatment 🔄 Relapse Prevention 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 👤 Somatic Awareness

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression

Half of recovered patients relapse. Mindfulness training stops the slide before it starts.

by Zindel V. Segal 2001 471 pages

4.31

452 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness-Based Therapy 🏥 Depression Treatment 🔄 Relapse Prevention 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 👤 Somatic Awareness

Emotional Chaos to Clarity

by Phillip Moffitt • 2012

The reactive mind keeps you spinning. Two skills change your default from chaos to clarity.

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382

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧭 Intentional Living 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💡 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

Emotional Chaos to Clarity

The reactive mind keeps you spinning. Two skills change your default from chaos to clarity.

by Phillip Moffitt 2012 304 pages

4.15

382 ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🧭 Intentional Living 🌊 Emotional Regulation 💡 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

'I' is a Door

by Philip Renard • 2017

The sense of 'I' is both trap and door. Three masters on looking at the looker.

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🕉️ Advaita Vedanta ☯️ Non-Duality 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🪞 Nature Of Self 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

'I' is a Door

The sense of 'I' is both trap and door. Three masters on looking at the looker.

by Philip Renard 2017 73 pages

4.39

120 ratings

🕉️ Advaita Vedanta ☯️ Non-Duality 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🪞 Nature Of Self 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

How to Understand the Mind

by Kelsang Gyatso • 2014

Suffering comes from within: a map of the mind's inner enemies and the path to freedom.

4.36

166

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mind Training 🌀 Emptiness Teachings ⚖️ Karma And Intention

How to Understand the Mind

Suffering comes from within: a map of the mind's inner enemies and the path to freedom.

by Kelsang Gyatso 2014 416 pages

4.36

166 ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mind Training 🌀 Emptiness Teachings ⚖️ Karma And Intention

The Buddha Walks into the Office

by Lodro Rinzler • 2014

How to lead with compassion, survive office karma, and find real meaning at work without quitting.

3.80

500+

🧘 Buddhist Practice 💼 Workplace Spirituality 🧠 Workplace Mindfulness ❤️ Compassionate Leadership 🧭 Mindful Leadership

The Buddha Walks into the Office

How to lead with compassion, survive office karma, and find real meaning at work without quitting.

by Lodro Rinzler 2014

3.80

500+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Practice 💼 Workplace Spirituality 🧠 Workplace Mindfulness ❤️ Compassionate Leadership 🧭 Mindful Leadership

Being Black

by Angel Kyodo Williams • 2000

A Zen priest maps the path from racial suffering to fearless living, using discomfort as fuel.

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329

🧘 Engaged Buddhism 🪷 Zen Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🌿 Mindfulness ✊🏿 Black Buddhism

Being Black

A Zen priest maps the path from racial suffering to fearless living, using discomfort as fuel.

by Angel Kyodo Williams 2000 200 pages

4.15

329 ratings

🧘 Engaged Buddhism 🪷 Zen Practice 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🌿 Mindfulness ✊🏿 Black Buddhism

Less

by Marc Lesser • 2009

Stillness beats busyness. A Zen CEO on doing less and getting the right things done.

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🧘 Workplace Mindfulness 🪷 Stillness Practice ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🐹 Busyness Critique 🔕 Distraction Management

Less

Stillness beats busyness. A Zen CEO on doing less and getting the right things done.

by Marc Lesser 2009 192 pages

3.43

298 ratings

🧘 Workplace Mindfulness 🪷 Stillness Practice ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🐹 Busyness Critique 🔕 Distraction Management

Against the Stream

by Noah Levine • 2007

Buddhism stripped of dogma: a rebel's guide to meditation, ethics, and the end of craving.

4.04

1k+

🧘 Buddhist Practice 🩹 Addiction Recovery ✊ Engaged Buddhism 👁️ Insight Meditation 💗 Compassion Practice

Against the Stream

Buddhism stripped of dogma: a rebel's guide to meditation, ethics, and the end of craving.

by Noah Levine 2007 192 pages

4.04

1k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Practice 🩹 Addiction Recovery ✊ Engaged Buddhism 👁️ Insight Meditation 💗 Compassion Practice

The Grace in Aging

by Kathleen Dowling Singh • 2014

The later decades are a retreat. How to use the losses and the stillness.

4.08

303

🧘 Spiritual Aging 💀 Mortality Practice 📖 Life Review 🤫 Contemplative Silence 🤝 Forgiveness Practice

The Grace in Aging

The later decades are a retreat. How to use the losses and the stillness.

by Kathleen Dowling Singh 2014 306 pages

4.08

303 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Aging 💀 Mortality Practice 📖 Life Review 🤫 Contemplative Silence 🤝 Forgiveness Practice

A Practical Guide to Happiness

by Will Buckingham • 2012

Chasing happiness makes it vanish. What the world's philosophies offer instead.

3.70

138

🧠 Philosophy Of Happiness 📈 Positive Psychology Critique 🏛️ Ancient Greek Ethics ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔄 Happiness Paradox

A Practical Guide to Happiness

Chasing happiness makes it vanish. What the world's philosophies offer instead.

by Will Buckingham 2012 161 pages

3.70

138 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Happiness 📈 Positive Psychology Critique 🏛️ Ancient Greek Ethics ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🔄 Happiness Paradox

Don't Tell Me to Relax

by Ralph De La Rosa • 2020

When staying calm fails: parts work and Buddhist tools to turn emotional chaos into real resilience.

3.77

142

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💖 Self-Compassion 🧩 Internal Family Systems 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🛡️ Boundary Setting

Don't Tell Me to Relax

When staying calm fails: parts work and Buddhist tools to turn emotional chaos into real resilience.

by Ralph De La Rosa 2020 224 pages

3.77

142 ratings

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by Michael Williams 2016 208 pages

4.01

500+ ratings

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Breath, stillness, and the Shaolin virtues: a master's path to an unshakeable mind.

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3.81

500+ ratings

🏯 Shaolin Tradition 🥋 Zen Martial Arts 🌬️ Breathwork ☯️ Qigong 🧠 Mind-Body Practice

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