Readings
Theravada Buddhism – Insight Meditation
* means: recommended for newer students of meditation
*Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation. A 28-Day Program by Sharon Salzburg
* The Beginner’s Guide to Insight Meditation by Arinna Weisman
* The Experience of Insight by Joseph Goldstein
* Insight Meditation by Joseph Goldstein
One Dharma by Joseph Goldstein
* A Gradual Awakening by Stephen Levine–working with unworthiness, judging mind
*Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
–one of the most helpful books for many students overcoming shame and a sense of unworthiness.
Soul Without Shame by Byron Brown
—working with the critical judge
* A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield
The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield
* Seeking the Heart of Wisdom by Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield
* Loving Kindness – the Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg
—on the Four Brahma-Viharas or Divine Abodes
A Heart As Wide As the World by Sharon Salzberg
Faith by Sharon Salzberg
* Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratne
*Awakening Joy by James Baraz & Shoshona Alexander
*Dancing with Life by Phillip Moffit
*The Noble Eightfold Path by Bhikkhu Bodhi
–also at Access to Insight website under Theravadin Texts
The Heart of Buddhist Meditation by Nyanaponika Thera
* What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula
–good reference for basics and “lists”
The Heartwood of Bodhi by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
–a look at emptiness
In the Buddha’s Words by Bhikkhu Bodhi
–anthology of Pali suttas with commentary
The Life of the Buddha by Bhikkhu Nanamoli
–selections from Pali suttas
Satipatthana – The Direct Path to Realization by Analayo
–an important book on the central sutta of the Vipassana tradition
The Mind and the Way by Ajahn Sumedho
Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zin
–the classic on working with pain and illness
Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zin
Being Nobody, Going Nowhere by Ayya Khema
Other Buddhist Readings
Zen Buddhism
* Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Suzuki Roshi
* The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh
Peace in Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
Old Path White Clouds by Thich Nhat Hanh
Tibetan Buddhism
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
The Wisdom of No Escape by Pema Chodron
The Places That Scare You by Pema Chodron
The Myth of Freedom and Shambala: Sacred Path of Wisdom by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Dzogchen teachings
Carefree Dignity by Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Fearless Simplicity by Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Open Heart/Open Mind: Awakening the Power of Essence Love by Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Miscellaneous Dharma
When the Swans Came to the Lake by Rick Fields
–A History of Buddhadharma in the west
Toward a Psychology of Awakening by John Welwood
–an interface between Buddhism and Psychology
* The Power of Now by Eckhard Tolle
I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj
Freedom From the Known by J. Krishnamurti
Star Bright by Maureen Garth
–meditations for children
On Death and Dying:
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
A Year To Live by Stephen Levine
Who Dies by Stephen Levine
Healing into Life and Death by Stephen Levine