All posts tagged “recommendations”

▲

3

▼

terrormortus — 14 years ago — permalink

Mindfulness in Plain English By Ven. Henepola Gunaratana
I found it from another member who reccomended it (interesting enough to answer another question of the week) and after reading it started using Vipassana meditation myself.
It's a very nice little book that is about a hundred pages. It's set up as a very basic guide to get one started practicing meditation. While it is a Buddhist method of meditation the author tries to represent it without requiring the reader to start practicing Buddhism as well. The later chapters make it very obvious of the author's spiritual beliefs but its a very nice book overall.

Reply to this post

▲

3

▼

fredclaymeyer — 14 years ago — permalink

I really love Illusion's Game: The Life and Teaching of Naropa, by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. It's just packed with psychologial insights, and I remember it speaking to me in a way that's really distinct.

Reply to this post

▲

1

▼

patricia1958 — 12 years ago — permalink

Buddha's Map and Breath of Love are my two favorite meditation books. Buddha's Map is easy to understand, and the instructions are simple to follow, and the techniques are effective. Breath of Love is more of a scholarly work but it is a great introduction to the 6 r's mindfulness practice. I use both of these books daily.

Reply to this post

▲

1

▼

capemaggie — 12 years ago — permalink

thank you, Patricia1958 - so appreciate your recommendations.  

Reply to this post

▲

1

▼

patricia1958 — 12 years ago — permalink

You are quite welcome

Reply to this post

▲

1

▼

tomchicago01@gmail.com — 8 years ago — permalink

I am reading Ayya Khema's "Being Nobody, Going Nowhere".  She is direct, down-to-earth, no-nonsense.

Reply to this post

▲

1

▼

NEBULABUFF — 6 years ago — permalink

     In addition to the books I mentioned in the Question of The Week asking what methods I use in my practice, I would also recommend any books by Thomas Moore ("Care of The Soul" and others), Gary Zukav ("Seat of The Soul" and others) and Thomas Merton ("The Seven Story Mountain" and others).  The truth is, there are so many great books to choose from dealing directly with meditation and especially spirituality in general, a complete list would be enormously long.  Have fun finding your favorites!  Just search "meditation" or "spirituality" in Amazon or Google and you'll be overwhelmed with possibilities.

Reply to this post