Recommended Reading

The number of books, articles, and websites aimed at new meditators can feel overwhelming. Each tradition and each teacher add their own unique voice to the many resources available for those just starting their practice. The team at Meditation Mind has pulled together some of our favorite and most inspiring reading for the novice student seeking guidance, as well as more the experienced practitioner who may want to expand their repertoire of teachings.

General Mindfulness Reading

▲ Radical Acceptance, Tara Brach
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553380990/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_GItAFbGBRFQV8

▲ Self-Compassion, Kristen Neff
https://g.co/kgs/gYLzex

▲ The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577314808/ref=nodl_

▲ Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn
https://g.co/kgs/kyPgHF

▲ Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, Joseph Goldstein
https://g.co/kgs/av3FrK

▲ Lovingkindness, Sharon Salzberg
https://g.co/kgs/fyn96T

▲ Mindfulness in Plain English, Bhante Guanaratana
http://misc.equanimity.info/downloads/mindfulness_in_plain_english.pdf

Secular

▲ Waking Up, Sam Harris
https://g.co/kgs/WjGQc3

▲ The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness, Culadasa (John Yates)
https://g.co/kgs/2qrw2W

Introduction to Buddhism, Zen, & Meditation

▲ What the Buddha Taught, Walpola Rahula
https://goo.gl/uLirp9

▲ The Story and History of Zen
http://poetrychina.net/Story_of_Zen/zenstory0.htm

▲ The Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings, Thich Nhat Hanh
https://g.co/kgs/Roa78W

Essential Zen, Buddhism, & Meditation

▲ The Diamond Sutra
https://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Diamond-Sutra.pdf

▲ The Platform Sutra
https://terebess.hu/zen/HuinengCleary.pdf

▲ The Heart Sutra
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/heartsutra.html

▲ Manual of Insight: The manual of the practice of insight meditation (Vipassana)
http://www.aimwell.org/A%20Manual%20of%20Insight%20Meditation.pdf

▲ Fundamentals of Ch’an (Zen) Meditation Practice
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/chanmed1.pdf

▲ The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307347311/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_XFtAFbJA4AEEP

▲ Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307407802/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_pGtAFbSYK63KN