Books and Print
The books listed here are a sample of the many informative and interesting dharma books written: consider these a taste, inviting you to the larger feast.
General interest
The Essence of Buddhist Meditation, Ajahn Chaa
The Essence of Buddhist Meditation, Ajahn Chaa
Being Dharma, Ajahn Chaa
Being Nobody, Going Nowhere, Ayya Khema
Who Is My Self, Ayya Khema
Buddhism Without Beliefs, Stephen Batchelor
The Awakening of the West, Stephen Batchelor
Pay Attention For Goodness’ Sake, Sylvia Boorstein
Don’t Do Something - Just Sit There, Sylvia Boorstein
The Places That Scare You, Pema Chodron
Start Where You Are: A Guide To Compassionate Living, Pema Chodron
When Things Fall Apart, Pema Chodron
Start Where You Are: A Guide To Compassionate Living, Pema Chodron
When Things Fall Apart, Pema Chodron
Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart, Mark Epstein
Thoughts Without a Thinker, Mark Epstein
Open To Desire, Mark Epstein
The Dhammapada: A New Translation, Gil Fronsdal
The Experience of Insight: A Simple & Direct Guide To Buddhist Meditation, Joseph Goldstein
One Dharma, Joseph Goldstein
A Heart Full of Peace, Joseph Goldstein
Seeking The Heart of Wisdom, Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield
Healing Emotions, Daniel Goleman
Destructive Emotions: How Can We Overcome Them, Daniel Goleman
Social Intelligence, Daniel Goleman
One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps, Kevin Griffin
Full Catastrophe Living, JonKabat-Zinn
Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn
Coming To Our Senses, Jon Kabat-Zinn
Everyday Blessings (on parenting), JonK Kabat-Zinn
A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Cha, Jack Kornfield
A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Cha, Jack Kornfield
After the Ecstasy, The Laundry, Jack Kornfield
Teachings Of The Buddha, Jack Kornfield
The Art of Forgiveness, Jack Kornfield
Lovingkindness and Peace, Jack Kornfield
A Gradual Awakening, Stephen Levine
One Year To Live, Stephen Levine
Unattended Sorrow, Stephen Levine
World As Lover, World As Self, Joanna Macy
The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way, Nargarjuna (trans. by J.L.Garfield)
The Heart of Buddhist Meditation, Nyaponika Thera
Living In The Light of Death, Larry Rosenberg
Breath by Breath, Larry Rosenberg
Buddhism: A Way Of Life and Thought, Nancy Wilson Ross
Faith, Sharon Salzberg
The Mindful Brain, Daniel Siegel
Interbeing: A Look at the Precepts as Engaged Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh
On Lovingkindness, Compassion, Appreciative Joy,
Equanimity and Other Matters of the Heart
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, Sharon Salzberg
A Heart As Wide As the World, Sharon Salzberg
A Heart As Wide As the World, Sharon Salzberg
The Art of Forgiveness, Jack Kornfield
Lovingkindness and Peace, Jack Kornfield
Awakening Lovingkindness, Pema Chodron
Start Where You Are: A Guide To Compassionate Living, Pema Chodron
When Things Fall Apart, Pema Chodron
Start Where You Are: A Guide To Compassionate Living, Pema Chodron
When Things Fall Apart, Pema Chodron
The Power of Compassion, Dalai Lama
The Wisdom of Forgiveness, Dalai Lama
Radical Acceptance, Tara Brach
Metta: the Philosophy and Practice of Universal Love, Acharya Buddhaarakhita
The Wisdom of Forgiveness, Dalai Lama
Radical Acceptance, Tara Brach
Metta: the Philosophy and Practice of Universal Love, Acharya Buddhaarakhita
Teachings on Love,Thich Nhat Hanh
Healing Emotions, Daniel Goleman
Introduction to Meditation Practice
A Path With Heart, Jack Kornfield
Mindfulness in Plain English, Ven. Henepola Gunaratana
Breath Sweeps Mind, Jean Smith editor
It’s Easier Than You Think, Sylvia Boorstein
Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom, Goldstein and Kornfield
The Beginner’s Guide to Insight Meditation, Arinna Weisman
Family Practice
Dharma Family Treasures, Sandy Eastoak
Prince Siddhartha (life of the Buddha for children), Jonathan Landaw
A Treasury of Wise Action (Jataka tales), Jonathan Landaw
Meditations with Children, Deborah Rozman
The Centering Book, Gay Hendricks
A Path With Heart, Jack Kornfield
Mindfulness in Plain English, Ven. Henepola Gunaratana
Breath Sweeps Mind, Jean Smith editor
It’s Easier Than You Think, Sylvia Boorstein
Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom, Goldstein and Kornfield
The Beginner’s Guide to Insight Meditation, Arinna Weisman
Family Practice
Dharma Family Treasures, Sandy Eastoak
Prince Siddhartha (life of the Buddha for children), Jonathan Landaw
A Treasury of Wise Action (Jataka tales), Jonathan Landaw
Meditations with Children, Deborah Rozman
The Centering Book, Gay Hendricks
The Second Centering Book, Gay Hendricks
Star Bright (meditations for children), Maureen Garth
The Hungry Tigress: Buddhist Myths, Legends and Jataka Tales, Rafe Martin
Women In The Dharma
Walking On Lotus Flowers: Buddhist Women, Martine Batchelor
Dancing in the Dharma. Biography of Ruth Denison, Sandy Boucher
Woman Awake: A Celebration of Women’s Wisdom, Christina Feldman
Star Bright (meditations for children), Maureen Garth
The Hungry Tigress: Buddhist Myths, Legends and Jataka Tales, Rafe Martin
Women In The Dharma
Walking On Lotus Flowers: Buddhist Women, Martine Batchelor
Dancing in the Dharma. Biography of Ruth Denison, Sandy Boucher
Woman Awake: A Celebration of Women’s Wisdom, Christina Feldman
Quest of the Warrior Woman, Christina Feldman
Being Bodies: Buddhist Women on The Paradox Of Embodiment, Friedman & Moon (eds)
A Gathering of Spirit, Pema Chodron
Being Bodies: Buddhist Women on The Paradox Of Embodiment, Friedman & Moon (eds)
A Gathering of Spirit, Pema Chodron
The First Buddhist Women, Susan Murcott
Knee Deep In Grace: Life and Teaching of Dipa Ma, Amy Schmidt
Women of Wisdom, Tsultrim Allione
Knee Deep In Grace: Life and Teaching of Dipa Ma, Amy Schmidt
Women of Wisdom, Tsultrim Allione
The Life of the Buddha
The Life of the Buddha (a classic), Bhikku Nanamoli
The Awakened One, Sherab Chodzin Kohn
The Life of the Buddha (a classic), Bhikku Nanamoli
The Awakened One, Sherab Chodzin Kohn
Anthologies
Voices of Insight, edited by Sharon Salzberg
The Best Buddhist Writing 2004/2005/2006//2007, edited by Melvin McLeod
Voices of Insight, edited by Sharon Salzberg
The Best Buddhist Writing 2004/2005/2006//2007, edited by Melvin McLeod
Translations and Commentaries on Major Teachings
Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree, Ajahn Buddhadassa
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, Bikkhu Bodhi
Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree, Ajahn Buddhadassa
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, Bikkhu Bodhi
A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma, Bikkhu Bodhi
The Noble Eightfold Path, Bikkhu Bodhi & Bikkhu Nanamoli
The Dammapada: A New Translation, Gil Fronsdal
What the Buddha Taught, Walpola Rahula
The Noble Eightfold Path, Bikkhu Bodhi & Bikkhu Nanamoli
The Dammapada: A New Translation, Gil Fronsdal
What the Buddha Taught, Walpola Rahula
Sources of Books by Mail Order or Internet
Pariyatti Book Service
P.O. Box 15926
Seattle, WA 98115
(800) 829-2748
U.S. distributor for books from Buddhist Publication Society, Sri Lanka.
Pariyatti Book Service
P.O. Box 15926
Seattle, WA 98115
(800) 829-2748
U.S. distributor for books from Buddhist Publication Society, Sri Lanka.
Bodhi Tree Books
8585 Melrose Avenue
W. Hollywood, CA 90069
(800) 825-9798
Their used book department is sometimes good for out-of-print books.
8585 Melrose Avenue
W. Hollywood, CA 90069
(800) 825-9798
Their used book department is sometimes good for out-of-print books.
Wisdom Publications
199 Elm Street
Somerville, MA 02144
(800) 272-4050
A non-profit publisher of Dharma books.
Other Resources:
Access To Insight (dependable source of information in the Theravadan tradition and it includes most of the original Pali Canon).
199 Elm Street
Somerville, MA 02144
(800) 272-4050
A non-profit publisher of Dharma books.
Other Resources:
Access To Insight (dependable source of information in the Theravadan tradition and it includes most of the original Pali Canon).
