Suggested Readings
For all of you interested in further exploring meditation practice, here is a list of suggested readings complied by our advisor Mark Hart.
Theravadin Practice:
Brach, Tara. Radical Acceptance. New York: Bantam, 2003.
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree. Wisdom Publications, 1995.
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. Mindfulness with Breathing: A Manual for Serious Beginners. Wisdom Publications, 1997.
Goldstein, Joseph. The Experience of Insight. Boulder, CO: Shambala, 1983.
Goldstein, Joseph & Jack Kornfield. Seeking the Heart of Wisdom. Boulder: Shambala, 1994.
Henepola Gunaratana. Mindfulness in Plain English. Boston: Wisdom Publication, 1994.
Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. New York: Dell Publishing, 1990.
Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. New York: Hyperion, 1994.
Khema, Ayya. Being Nobody, Going Nowhere. Boston: Wisdom, 1987.
Khema, Ayya. Who Is My Self? Boston: Wisdom, 1997.
Kornfield, Jack. A Path with Heart: A Guide through the Perils and Promises of the Spiritual Life. New York: Bantam Books, 1993.
Salzberg, Sharon. Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Boulder, CO: Shambala, 1995.
Salzberg, Sharon. Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience. New York: Riverhead, 2002.
Schmidt, Amy. Knee Deep in Grace: The Extraordinary Life and Teaching of Dipa Ma. Lake Junaluska, NC: Presnet Perfect Books, 2003.
Sole-Leris, Amadeo. Tranquility and Insight. Boston: Shambala, 1986. (This is probably out of print, but worth trying to find a used copy.)
Sumedho, Ajahn. The Sound of Silence. Bsoton: Wisdom, 2007.
U Pandita Sayadaw. In This Very Life: The Liberation Teachings of the Buddha. Boston, Wisdom, 1992.
Tibetan Practice (primarily Dzogchen and Mahamudra)
Makransky, John. Awakening Through Love. Boston: Wisdom, 2007.
Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Carefree Dignity. Hong Kong: Ranjung, 2000 (distributed by Random House).
Urgyen Rinpoche. As It Is, vol. 2. Hong Kong: Ranjung, 2000.
Zen Practice:
Beck, Charlotte Joko. Everyday Zen. San Francisco: Harper, 1989.
Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen Mind, Beginners Mind. New York: Weatherhill, 1970.
Other Buddhist Practice:
Hahn, Thich Nhat. Being Peace. Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1987.
Hahn, Thich Nhat. The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching. New York: Broadway, 1999.
Non-Buddhist (mostly Advaita Vedanta)
Adyashanti. Emptiness Dancing. Los Gatos, CA: Open gate Publishing, 2004.
Adyashanti. The End of Your World. Boulder: Sounds True, 2008.
Frazier, Jan. When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening. Newburyport, MA: Weiser Books, 2007.
Nisargadatta Maharaj. I Am That. Durham, NC: The Acorn Press, 1973.
Tolle, Eckhardt. The Power of Now.