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The Art of Happiness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.17 — 125,407 ratings — published 1998
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.08 — 880,945 ratings — published 1922
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.19 — 39,608 ratings — published 1975
Mindfulness in Plain English (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.16 — 18,895 ratings — published 1992
An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.15 — 9,302 ratings — published 2001
I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.43 — 7,030 ratings — published 1973
The Wisdom of No Escape: How to Love Yourself and Your World (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.28 — 8,063 ratings — published 1991
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.14 — 35,861 ratings — published 2000
The Way of Zen (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.16 — 23,461 ratings — published
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.38 — 64,561 ratings — published 2016
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.27 — 64,680 ratings — published 1996
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.21 — 49,954 ratings — published 1970
What Makes You Not a Buddhist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.02 — 6,603 ratings — published 2006
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.17 — 6,688 ratings — published 1990
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.21 — 32,629 ratings — published 1992
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.17 — 220,220 ratings — published 2005
How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.08 — 9,700 ratings — published 2002
The Dhammapada (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.27 — 31,230 ratings — published -400
Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.03 — 10,213 ratings — published 1997
The Dalai Lama's Cat and the Power of Meow (The Dalai Lama's Cat, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.49 — 2,775 ratings — published
Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment (Audiobook)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.02 — 26,901 ratings — published 2017
Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,023 ratings — published 2018
The Buddha in Daily Life: An Introduction to the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.31 — 598 ratings — published 1994
The Art of Purring (The Dalai Lama's Cat, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,161 ratings — published 2013
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.22 — 8,888 ratings — published 1973
10% Happier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 3.91 — 115,211 ratings — published 2014
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.33 — 21,314 ratings — published 1998
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.30 — 47,091 ratings — published 1992
The Dalai Lama's Cat (The Dalai Lama's Cat, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.17 — 16,281 ratings — published 2012
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.03 — 9,799 ratings — published 2005
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.15 — 453,213 ratings — published 1997
A Comparative Study of the Religions of Today (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as budhism)
avg rating 4.50 — 6 ratings — published 1985
Cave of the Ancients (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 3.97 — 682 ratings — published 1970
A Brief History of India (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 3.45 — 77 ratings — published 1983
Red Tara Commentary: Instructions for the Concise Practice Known as Red Tara (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 4.32 — 40 ratings — published 1986
Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind" (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 4.19 — 322 ratings — published 2001
Karma for Today's Traveler (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 3.93 — 61 ratings — published 2004
In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (The Teachings of the Buddha)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,334 ratings — published 2005
Taming Untameable Beings: Early Stories of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche with the Pygmies and Other Hippies (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 4.33 — 30 ratings — published 2015
How to Understand the Mind: The Nature and Power of the Mind (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 4.36 — 165 ratings — published 2014
Mahamudra Tantra: The Supreme Heart Jewel Nectar (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 4.35 — 94 ratings — published 2005
Afterzen: Experiences of a Zen Student Out on His Ear (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 3.82 — 196 ratings — published 1999
Buddhism, Sexuality, and Gender (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 3.97 — 37 ratings — published 1991
No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism (The No Self Wisdom Series)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,839 ratings — published 2019
On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,844 ratings — published 1961
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,567 ratings — published 2015
Glimpse of Nothingness: Experiences in an American Zen Community (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 4.05 — 381 ratings — published 1974
A Fire Runs Through All Things: Zen Koans for Facing the Climate Crisis (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 4.20 — 25 ratings — published
Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 3.96 — 25,418 ratings — published 2022
555 Buddha Quotes: Buddha Quotes for Inner Peace, Mindfulness, True Happiness and Emotional Stability (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as budhism)
avg rating 4.50 — 8 ratings — published
“I Don't Have Time to Explain
(Sonnet 2466-2467)
I don't have time to explain basic science,
I don't have time to explain
why vaccines are crucial,
why the earth is not flat.
I don't have time to explain basic theology,
I don't have time to explain why
no religion is truer than another,
and why belief as coping mechanism is okay,
but belief mustn't be confused with truth.
For example, if you wanna talk facts,
most scientific religion is buddhism,
for much of buddhist literature is basic psychology,
sure, all religious meanderings occasionally
align with modern science, but no theology
is more aligned with modern science than buddhism -
likewise, most nonviolent religion is jainism,
to harm even a fly is sin in jainism -
and most charitable religion is sikhism,
nobody goes hungry where there is a sikh langar,
that too without being converted into a sikh.
There are two kinds of divinity in the world,
doctrinal divinity and human divinity -
doctrinal divinity is less holy, more prejudice,
whereas human divinity prioritizes humanity.
There are two kinds of truth in the world,
empirical truth and human truth -
empirical truth is all about facts,
human truth is more than facts -
human truth applies facts wisely among other
instruments to uplift human condition.”
― Sonnets From The Mountaintop
(Sonnet 2466-2467)
I don't have time to explain basic science,
I don't have time to explain
why vaccines are crucial,
why the earth is not flat.
I don't have time to explain basic theology,
I don't have time to explain why
no religion is truer than another,
and why belief as coping mechanism is okay,
but belief mustn't be confused with truth.
For example, if you wanna talk facts,
most scientific religion is buddhism,
for much of buddhist literature is basic psychology,
sure, all religious meanderings occasionally
align with modern science, but no theology
is more aligned with modern science than buddhism -
likewise, most nonviolent religion is jainism,
to harm even a fly is sin in jainism -
and most charitable religion is sikhism,
nobody goes hungry where there is a sikh langar,
that too without being converted into a sikh.
There are two kinds of divinity in the world,
doctrinal divinity and human divinity -
doctrinal divinity is less holy, more prejudice,
whereas human divinity prioritizes humanity.
There are two kinds of truth in the world,
empirical truth and human truth -
empirical truth is all about facts,
human truth is more than facts -
human truth applies facts wisely among other
instruments to uplift human condition.”
― Sonnets From The Mountaintop
“So try not to see something in particular; try not to achieve anything special. You already have everything in your own pure quality. If you understand this ultimate fact, there is no fear. There may be some difficulty, of course, but there is no fear.”
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
― Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
