Introductory Meditation Reading List
Change
Your Mind:
A Practical Guide to Buddhist Meditation
A
thorough introduction, based on traditional material but written in a light
and modern style. Colorfully illustrated with anecdotes and tips from the
author's experience as a meditation teacher, it also offers refreshing
inspiration to seasoned mediators.
Author
Paramananda
208
pages
ISBN:
0 904766 81 0 $16.95
Meditation: the
Buddhist Way of Tranquility and Insight
This
Windhorse best-seller is a clear and comprehensive handbook of Buddhist
meditation - what it is and where it might take us. Complete with photographs,
charts, and diagrams, the book covers all you need to know to establish
a meditation practice, as well as helpful advice and greater detail for
those wishing to deepen their experience.
Author
Kamalashila
New
edition, 304 pages, Photographs, Charts, Index ISBN:
1 899579 05 2 $25.95
Meditating:
Living a Buddhist Life
A
Western Buddhist offers a guide to traditional Buddhist meditation practices
that is in tune with a modern lifestyle. Accessible and thought-provoking,
this book tells you how to get started with meditation and keep going through
the ups and downs of everyday life. Realistic, witty, and inspiring, Jinananda
steers us through two traditional practices which help to develop clarity,
calmness and positivity, with troubleshooting tips and reflections on the
deeper significance of meditation.
Author
Jinananda
Paperback,
128 pages, 186 x 123mm, Windhorse Publications, 2000 ISBN: 1899579079 $9.99
Introductory
Buddhism Reading List
A
Guide to the Buddhist Path
In
this highly readable anthology, Sangharakshita sorts out fact from myth,
essence from cultural accident, to reveal the fundamental teachings of
Buddhism. The result is a reliable map of the Buddhist path that anyone
can follow.
Author
Sangharakshita
New
edition, 240 pages, 28 illustrations, Appendices, Bibliography ISBN:
1899579044 $12.21
Human
Enlightenment:
an Encounter with the Ideals and Methods of Buddhism
According
to Buddhism, Enlightenment is the natural ideal for humankind. The author
leads us into an encounter with the ideals and methods of Buddhism under
three headings: the ideal of human Enlightenment, the true purpose of meditation,
and the importance of spiritual community.
Author
Sangharakshita
80
pages ISBN:
0 904766 57 8 $6.95
Introducing
Buddhism
This
is a lively and engaging guide for Westerners who want to learn more about
Buddhism as a path of spiritual growth.
Author
Chris Pauling
80
pages ISBN:
0 904766 63 2 $6.50
The
Wheel of Life
This
book is an introduction to one of the best known Buddhist symbols. The
Wheel of Life is a graphic representation of the human predicament. Driven
by the forces of greed, hatred and ignorance, we circle round and round
in a tight knot of habit and suffering. Though at times we feel we are
getting somewhere, the demon of impermanence who grips the wheel ensures
that all our gains are short-lived.
But
all is not gloom and doom. As we begin to see the nature of the wheel,
and the fact that it is ourselves who drive it, we start to see that there
is a way out, a way from the limitations of the wheel into a state of ever
increasing creativity and wisdom.
Author
by Kulananda
Paperback:
84 pages Windhorse Publications ISBN: 1899579303 Price: $11.95
The
Buddhist Path to Awakening
The
word Buddha means 'one who is awake'. The Buddha awakened to Enlightenment,
the dawning of perfect clarity, unceasing compassion and tireless energy.
Rousing us as though from sleep or a dream, the Buddha's teachings can
help us develop a clearer mind and a more compassionate heart. In this
accessible introduction, Tejananda alerts us to the Buddha's wake-up call,
illustrating how the Buddhist path can bring us to a truer understanding
of life.
Author
Tejananda
190
pages
ISBN:
1 899579 02 8 $17.95
The
Principles of Buddhism
Kulananda
offers a succinct answer to the question 'What is Buddhism?'. An excellent
introduction to the basics of the Buddhist tradition.
Author
Kulananda
105
pages, published by Thorsons ISBN:
1 85538 508 2 $11.00
Vision
and Transformation:
an Introduction to the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path
The
Eightfold Path is the most widely known formulation of the Buddha's teaching.
Dating back to the Buddha's very first discourse, it is highly venerated
as a unique treasury of wisdom and practical guidance. Like the teaching
itself, this vivid commentary covers every aspect of life - speech, emotion,
action, and livelihood - reminding us that the spiritual dimension is always
available.
Author
Sangharakshita
176
pages, Index ISBN:
0 904766 44 6 $16.95
Deeper
Beauty: Buddhist Reflections on Everyday Life
How
often do we feel we have no time for reflection? Or little time to care
for others - or even ourselves? Adrift in our lives, we are pulled further
and further away from a sense of who we are. In this book Paramananda speaks
directly to our hearts about what is truly important to us, whether we
are making a cup of tea or sitting at the bedside of a dying friend. Using
simple exercises, reflections, and meditations, we can awaken to the magic
of being fully present in each moment of our day-to-day activities.
Paramananda
draws on his experience as a hospice worker and his many years as a Buddhist
meditation teacher in the FWBO, to offer us courage, kindness, and joy
in our search for meaning. We are invited to a greater intimacy with ourselves
and the world - to plunge beneath the surface of our ordinary lives to
find a deeper beauty.
Author
Paramananda
Paperback,
200 pages, 208 x 138mm, Windhorse Publications, 2002 ISBN:
1899579443 $16.95
What
Makes You Not a Buddhist
Dzongsar
Khyentse is one of the most creative and innovative young Tibetan Buddhist
lamas teaching today. The director of two feature films with Buddhist themes
(the international sensation The Cup and Travelers and Magicians), this
provocative teacher, artist, and poet is widely known and admired by Western
Buddhists.
Moving
away from conventional presentations of Buddhist teachings, Khyentse challenges
readers to make sure they know what they’re talking about before they claim
to be Buddhist. With wit and irony, Khyentse urges readers to move beyond
the superficial trappings of Buddhism—beyond a romance with beads, incense,
and exotic people in robes—straight to the heart of what the Buddha taught.
In
essence, this book explains what a Buddhist really is, namely, someone
who deeply understands the truth of impermanence and how our emotions can
trap us in cycles of suffering. Khyentse presents the fundamental tenets
of Buddhism in simple language, using examples we can all relate to.
Author
Dzongsar Khyentse
Shambhala
Publications / 144 pages ISBN 978-1-59030-406-8 List Price: $19.95
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