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Meditation Book Summaries

Radical Acceptance
by Tara Brach • 2000
Why you feel fatally flawed, and how embracing each moment as it comes frees you from shame.
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36k+
Radical Acceptance Summary
Radical Acceptance
Why you feel fatally flawed, and how embracing each moment as it comes frees you from shame.
by Tara Brach 2000 352 pages
4.14
36k+ ratings
The Silva Mind Control Method
by José Silva • 1977
From the founder: a simple alpha-state technique that puts psychic perception within anyone's reach.
3.92
4k+
The Silva Mind Control Method Summary
The Silva Mind Control Method
From the founder: a simple alpha-state technique that puts psychic perception within anyone's reach.
by José Silva 1977 240 pages
3.92
4k+ ratings
The Art of Living
by Epictetus
Freedom is self-command. A Greek slave turned philosopher on the one distinction that unlocks it.
4.24
37k+
The Art of Living Summary
The Art of Living
Freedom is self-command. A Greek slave turned philosopher on the one distinction that unlocks it.
by Epictetus 126 pages
4.24
37k+ 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
8k+
Silence Summary
Silence
The mind's chatter is the real noise. A Zen master's way out: breathe, step, listen.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015 189 pages
4.28
8k+ ratings
The Tools
by Phil Stutz • 2012
Move toward pain, command your shadow, and tap a higher force: five tools that outlast motivation.
3.89
9k+
The Tools Summary
The Tools
Move toward pain, command your shadow, and tap a higher force: five tools that outlast motivation.
by Phil Stutz 2012 288 pages
3.89
9k+ ratings
The Craving Mind
by Judson Brewer • 2017
One simple brain loop hooks us on cigarettes, smartphones, and love. The way out isn't willpower.
3.68
5k+
The Craving Mind Summary
The Craving Mind
One simple brain loop hooks us on cigarettes, smartphones, and love. The way out isn't willpower.
by Judson Brewer 2017 257 pages
3.68
5k+ ratings
Unwinding Anxiety
by Judson Brewer MD PhD • 2020
Anxiety is a learned habit, not a broken brain. Rewire the loop with mindfulness, not willpower.
3.88
14k+
Unwinding Anxiety Summary
Unwinding Anxiety
Anxiety is a learned habit, not a broken brain. Rewire the loop with mindfulness, not willpower.
by Judson Brewer MD PhD 2020 303 pages
3.88
14k+ ratings
Anger
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2001
Stop suppressing anger. A Buddhist practice for meeting it with awareness and letting it transform.
4.08
12k+
Anger Summary
Anger
Stop suppressing anger. A Buddhist practice for meeting it with awareness and letting it transform.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2001 227 pages
4.08
12k+ ratings
Psychic Witch
by Mat Auryn • 2020
You have five psychic senses. Here is the training regimen for waking every one of them.
4.25
3k+
Psychic Witch Summary
Psychic Witch
You have five psychic senses. Here is the training regimen for waking every one of them.
by Mat Auryn 2020 380 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
Full Catastrophe Living
by Jon Kabat-Zinn • 1990
A mindfulness program that retrains attention so stress, pain, and illness lose their grip.
4.16
16k+
Full Catastrophe Living Summary
Full Catastrophe Living
A mindfulness program that retrains attention so stress, pain, and illness lose their grip.
by Jon Kabat-Zinn 1990 720 pages
4.16
16k+ ratings
Healing Is the New High
by Vex King • 2021
Trauma lives in more than your thoughts. A guide to healing every dimension of yourself.
3.98
4k+
Healing Is the New High Summary
Healing Is the New High
Trauma lives in more than your thoughts. A guide to healing every dimension of yourself.
by Vex King 2021 304 pages
3.98
4k+ ratings
Freedom
by Osho • 2004
Real freedom isn't political. It's inner work: seeing through the beliefs society implanted in you.
4.09
4k+
Freedom Summary
Freedom
Real freedom isn't political. It's inner work: seeing through the beliefs society implanted in you.
by Osho 2004 186 pages
4.09
4k+ ratings
The Naked Now
by Richard Rohr • 2009
God is hiding where your dualistic mind refuses to look. The mystics learned to see there.
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5k+
The Naked Now Summary
The Naked Now
God is hiding where your dualistic mind refuses to look. The mystics learned to see there.
by Richard Rohr 2009 187 pages
4.26
5k+ ratings
Rewire Your Brain
by John B. Arden • 2010
Anxiety, low mood, fuzzy memory: all are patterns your brain learned and all can be unlearned.
3.88
1k+
Rewire Your Brain Summary
Rewire Your Brain
Anxiety, low mood, fuzzy memory: all are patterns your brain learned and all can be unlearned.
by John B. Arden 2010 256 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Into the Magic Shop
by James R. Doty • 2016
A magic shop gave him everything he wanted; losing it all taught him what he actually needed.
4.23
28k+
Into the Magic Shop Summary
Into the Magic Shop
A magic shop gave him everything he wanted; losing it all taught him what he actually needed.
by James R. Doty 2016 287 pages
4.23
28k+ ratings
Being in Love
by Osho • 2008
The tighter you hold, the less you have. Real closeness starts with learning to be entirely alone.
3.99
3k+
Being in Love Summary
Being in Love
The tighter you hold, the less you have. Real closeness starts with learning to be entirely alone.
by Osho 2008 256 pages
3.99
3k+ ratings
Peak Mind
by Amishi P. Jha • 2021
Attention is a trainable resource. The minimum effective dose: 12 minutes a day, five days a week.
4.03
2k+
Peak Mind Summary
Peak Mind
Attention is a trainable resource. The minimum effective dose: 12 minutes a day, five days a week.
by Amishi P. Jha 2021 368 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
Fear
by Osho • 2007
Fear is the ego's shadow, not the world's warning. Awareness dissolves it; love dispels it.
4.13
2k+
Fear Summary
Fear
Fear is the ego's shadow, not the world's warning. Awareness dissolves it; love dispels it.
by Osho 2007 192 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Electric Body, Electric Health
by Eileen Day McKusick • 2021
Your body is electric. Boost your voltage from disease into healing with sound and grounding.
4.41
355
Electric Body, Electric Health Summary
Electric Body, Electric Health
Your body is electric. Boost your voltage from disease into healing with sound and grounding.
by Eileen Day McKusick 2021 305 pages
4.41
355 ratings
The Magic of Manifesting
by Ryuu Shinohara • 2019
Fifteen techniques for tuning your inner frequency until the life you want picks up the signal.
4.23
1k+
The Magic of Manifesting Summary
The Magic of Manifesting
Fifteen techniques for tuning your inner frequency until the life you want picks up the signal.
by Ryuu Shinohara 2019 148 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Hardwiring Happiness
by Rick Hanson • 2013
Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.
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5k+
Hardwiring Happiness Summary
Hardwiring Happiness
Your brain hoards bad moments and shrugs off good ones. Four steps to override the wiring.
by Rick Hanson 2013 304 pages
3.65
5k+ ratings
Effortless Mastery
by Kenny Werner • 1996
Your brain blocks what your fingers already know. A method for playing music without thinking.
4.22
2k+
Effortless Mastery Summary
Effortless Mastery
Your brain blocks what your fingers already know. A method for playing music without thinking.
by Kenny Werner 1996 192 pages
4.22
2k+ ratings
No Mud, No Lotus
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2014
Stop running from your pain. Mindfulness turns the heaviest days into the soil that grows joy.
4.25
15k+
No Mud, No Lotus Summary
No Mud, No Lotus
Stop running from your pain. Mindfulness turns the heaviest days into the soil that grows joy.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2014 128 pages
4.25
15k+ ratings
The Miracle of Mindfulness
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1975
A Zen monk's lesson: the dishwasher is a meditation hall; your breath is the only tool.
4.19
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The Miracle of Mindfulness Summary
The Miracle of Mindfulness
A Zen monk's lesson: the dishwasher is a meditation hall; your breath is the only tool.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1975 160 pages
4.19
39k+ ratings
The Practicing Mind
by Thomas M. Sterner • 2006
Frustration is a focus problem. The answer: act, observe, adjust, repeat. No drama required.
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8k+
The Practicing Mind Summary
The Practicing Mind
Frustration is a focus problem. The answer: act, observe, adjust, repeat. No drama required.
by Thomas M. Sterner 2006 116 pages
3.96
8k+ ratings
The Antidote
by Oliver Burkeman • 2012
Positive thinking backfires. The case for embracing failure, mortality, and worst-case scenarios.
4.04
16k+
The Antidote Summary
The Antidote
Positive thinking backfires. The case for embracing failure, mortality, and worst-case scenarios.
by Oliver Burkeman 2012 236 pages
4.04
16k+ ratings
The Book of Awakening
by Mark Nepo • 1999
The life you want hides inside the one you have. A poet's year of daily unearthing.
4.22
10k+
The Book of Awakening Summary
The Book of Awakening
The life you want hides inside the one you have. A poet's year of daily unearthing.
by Mark Nepo 1999 436 pages
4.22
10k+ ratings
Creative Visualization
by Shakti Gawain • 1978
Turning your imagination into a precision tool for health, wealth, and relationships.
4.12
26k+
Creative Visualization Summary
Creative Visualization
Turning your imagination into a precision tool for health, wealth, and relationships.
by Shakti Gawain 1978 175 pages
4.12
26k+ ratings
Light on Yoga
by B.K.S. Iyengar • 1966
The 600-photo manual that turned a set of postures into a complete spiritual discipline.
4.29
10k+
Light on Yoga Summary
Light on Yoga
The 600-photo manual that turned a set of postures into a complete spiritual discipline.
by B.K.S. Iyengar 1966 544 pages
4.29
10k+ ratings
Fierce Self-Compassion
by Kristin Neff • 2021
Self-compassion has a fierce side. It sets boundaries, channels anger, and demands what you deserve
3.87
3k+
Fierce Self-Compassion Summary
Fierce Self-Compassion
Self-compassion has a fierce side. It sets boundaries, channels anger, and demands what you deserve
by Kristin Neff 2021 384 pages
3.87
3k+ 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
What a hospice founder learned at the bedside: five shifts that make mortality a guide.
by Frank Ostaseski 2017 304 pages
4.45
4k+ ratings
Better Sex Through Mindfulness
by Lori A. Brotto • 2018
Desire often follows arousal, not the reverse. Mindfulness exercises that help women close that gap.
4.02
500+
Better Sex Through Mindfulness Summary
Better Sex Through Mindfulness
Desire often follows arousal, not the reverse. Mindfulness exercises that help women close that gap.
by Lori A. Brotto 2018 272 pages
4.02
500+ 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.
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12k+
You Are Here Summary
You Are Here
We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2004 165 pages
4.30
12k+ ratings
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
by Stephen LaBerge • 1989
Learn to notice when you are dreaming, and then rewrite the script: the original training manual.
4.22
3k+
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming Summary
Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
Learn to notice when you are dreaming, and then rewrite the script: the original training manual.
by Stephen LaBerge 1989 335 pages
4.22
3k+ ratings
Life Between Lives
by Michael Newton • 2004
The hypnotic method that heals present-day suffering by finding its origins in past lives.
4.24
1k+
Life Between Lives Summary
Life Between Lives
The hypnotic method that heals present-day suffering by finding its origins in past lives.
by Michael Newton 2004 240 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
The Stoic Challenge
by William B. Irvine • 2019
See adversity as a resilience workout: reframe a setback fast enough and the anger never arrives.
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6k+
The Stoic Challenge Summary
The Stoic Challenge
See adversity as a resilience workout: reframe a setback fast enough and the anger never arrives.
by William B. Irvine 2019 192 pages
3.74
6k+ ratings
Mastering Astral Projection
by Robert Bruce • 2004
A 90-day system for conscious out-of-body travel, built on energy work and trance training.
4.15
207
Mastering Astral Projection Summary
Mastering Astral Projection
A 90-day system for conscious out-of-body travel, built on energy work and trance training.
by Robert Bruce 2004 504 pages
4.15
207 ratings
The Three Pillars of Zen
by Philip Kapleau • 1965
The classic guide to zazen: how sitting, breathing, and a wordless koan dismantle the everyday mind.
4.08
7k+
The Three Pillars of Zen Summary
The Three Pillars of Zen
The classic guide to zazen: how sitting, breathing, and a wordless koan dismantle the everyday mind.
by Philip Kapleau 1965 480 pages
4.08
7k+ ratings
SynchroDestiny
by Deepak Chopra • 1998
Coincidence is the universe speaking. Here is how to listen and turn the message into miracles.
4.20
2k+
SynchroDestiny Summary
SynchroDestiny
Coincidence is the universe speaking. Here is how to listen and turn the message into miracles.
by Deepak Chopra 1998 304 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Lighter
by Yung Pueblo • 2022
You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.
4.05
8k+
Lighter Summary
Lighter
You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.
by Yung Pueblo 2022 279 pages
4.05
8k+ ratings
What Is Tao?
by Alan W. Watts • 2000
The most important truth refuses to be named. What follows from that changes everything.
4.17
1k+
What Is Tao? Summary
What Is Tao?
The most important truth refuses to be named. What follows from that changes everything.
by Alan W. Watts 2000 96 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Life's Amazing Secrets
by Gaur Gopal Das • 2018
Life drifts out of alignment in four places. A monk's spiritual practice for keeping them steady.
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9k+
Life's Amazing Secrets Summary
Life's Amazing Secrets
Life drifts out of alignment in four places. A monk's spiritual practice for keeping them steady.
by Gaur Gopal Das 2018 208 pages
4.23
9k+ ratings
No Boundary
by Ken Wilber • 1979
A single illusion fuels all suffering: the line between the observer and the observed.
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1k+
No Boundary Summary
No Boundary
A single illusion fuels all suffering: the line between the observer and the observed.
by Ken Wilber 1979 162 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Philosophy As a Way of Life
by Pierre Hadot • 1981
Ancient philosophy trained the self like a muscle. Modernity forgot the exercises.
4.31
1k+
Philosophy As a Way of Life Summary
Philosophy As a Way of Life
Ancient philosophy trained the self like a muscle. Modernity forgot the exercises.
by Pierre Hadot 1981 309 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
Integral Life Practice
by Ken Wilber • 2006
Cross-training the self: a workout for your mind, your body, and everything you suppress.
4.09
500+
Integral Life Practice Summary
Integral Life Practice
Cross-training the self: a workout for your mind, your body, and everything you suppress.
by Ken Wilber 2006 388 pages
4.09
500+ 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
The breakthrough is not the end. The ordinary years that follow are where the heart grows wise.
by Jack Kornfield 2000 336 pages
4.12
6k+ 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
How to unlearn biological age: the argument that your cells respond to thought, not just time.
by Deepak Chopra 1993 342 pages
4.05
11k+ ratings
Search Inside Yourself
by Chade-Meng Tan • 2012
Mindfulness training from a Google engineer: the emotional skills that matter more than IQ.
4.04
9k+
Search Inside Yourself Summary
Search Inside Yourself
Mindfulness training from a Google engineer: the emotional skills that matter more than IQ.
by Chade-Meng Tan 2012 288 pages
4.04
9k+ ratings
Solve for Happy
by Mo Gawdat • 2017
Happiness is your default. Your brain just hides it. The framework for clearing the interference.
3.97
10k+
Solve for Happy Summary
Solve for Happy
Happiness is your default. Your brain just hides it. The framework for clearing the interference.
by Mo Gawdat 2017 368 pages
3.97
10k+ ratings
Chakra Healing
by Margarita Alcantara • 2017
Your body's seven energy centers steer your health; here is how to fix each one.
3.94
4k+
Chakra Healing Summary
Chakra Healing
Your body's seven energy centers steer your health; here is how to fix each one.
by Margarita Alcantara 2017 190 pages
3.94
4k+ ratings
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