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The Noble Eightfold Path Summary
The Noble Eightfold Path
Way to the End of Suffering
by Bhikkhu Bodhi 1994 133 pages
4.44
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Religion
Awake Summary
Awake
It's Your Turn
by Angelo DiLullo 2021 476 pages
4.61
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Siddhartha Summary
Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse 1922 152 pages
4.08
800k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Literature
Zen Summary
Zen
The Art of Simple Living
by Shunmyō Masuno 2009 224 pages
3.88
11k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Spirituality
Love for Imperfect Things Summary
Love for Imperfect Things
How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
by Haemin Sunim 2016 272 pages
4.21
14k+ ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Spirituality
What the Buddha Taught Summary
What the Buddha Taught
by Walpola Rahula 1959 151 pages
4.18
12k+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Religion
Being Aware of Being Aware Summary
Being Aware of Being Aware
by Rupert Spira 2017 128 pages
4.33
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Psychology
The Transparency of Things Summary
The Transparency of Things
Contemplating the Nature of Experience
by Rupert Spira 2008 253 pages
4.51
100+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People Summary
Zen and the Art of Dealing with Difficult People
How to Learn from Your Troublesome Buddhas
by Mark Westmoquette 2021 216 pages
3.71
100+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Unfinished
The Wise Heart Summary
The Wise Heart
A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
by Jack Kornfield 2008 448 pages
4.33
7k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Psychology
The Tibetan Book of the Dead Summary
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
by Padmasambhava 1350 535 pages
4.17
10k+ ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Spirituality
The Art Of Living Summary
The Art Of Living
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2017 206 pages
4.43
9k+ ratings
Spirituality
Buddhism
Philosophy
A Path with Heart Summary
A Path with Heart
A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
by Jack Kornfield 1993 384 pages
4.24
11k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Against the Stream Summary
Against the Stream
A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries
by Noah Levine 2007 192 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Anger Summary
Anger
Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2001 227 pages
4.08
11k+ ratings
Buddhism
Self Help
Spirituality
Comfortable with Uncertainty Summary
Comfortable with Uncertainty
108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
by Pema Chödrön 2002 222 pages
4.25
7k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism Summary
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
by Chögyam Trungpa 1973 272 pages
4.22
8k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Insight Meditation Summary
Insight Meditation
The Practice of Freedom
by Joseph Goldstein 1993 179 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Psychology
Zen Keys Summary
Zen Keys
A Guide to Zen Practice
by Thich Nhat Hanh 1974 198 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Religion
Toward a Psychology of Awakening Summary
Toward a Psychology of Awakening
Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation
by John Welwood 2000 352 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Psychology
Buddhism
Spirituality
Osho Zen Tarot Summary
Osho Zen Tarot
by Osho 1995 176 pages
4.42
1k+ ratings
Tarot
Spirituality
Philosophy
Zen in the Art of Archery Summary
Zen in the Art of Archery
by Eugen Herrigel 1948 81 pages
3.99
15k+ ratings
Philosophy
Zen
Buddhism
The Experience of Insight Summary
The Experience of Insight
A Simple & Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation
by Joseph Goldstein 1976 169 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Dhammapada Summary
The Dhammapada
by Anonymous 114 pages
4.27
29k+ ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Art of Solitude Summary
The Art of Solitude
by Stephen Batchelor 2020 200 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
Philosophy
Buddhism
Spirituality
Mindfulness in Plain English Summary
Mindfulness in Plain English
by Henepola Gunaratana 1992 208 pages
4.15
18k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddha's Brain Summary
Buddha's Brain
The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
by Rick Hanson 2009 252 pages
4.00
14k+ ratings
Psychology
Buddhism
Spirituality
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change Summary
Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change
by Pema Chödrön 2012 128 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Mindfulness on the Go Summary
Mindfulness on the Go
Simple Meditation Practices You Can Do Anywhere
by Jan Chozen Bays 2014 248 pages
4.20
100+ ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Health
Zen Guitar Summary
Zen Guitar
by Philip Toshio Sudo 1997 208 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Music
Philosophy
Spirituality
Thoughts Without A Thinker Summary
Thoughts Without A Thinker
Psychotherapy From A Buddhist Perspective
by Mark Epstein 1995 256 pages
3.97
4k+ ratings
Psychology
Buddhism
Spirituality
Peace Is Every Breath Summary
Peace Is Every Breath
A Practice for Our Busy Lives
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2011 160 pages
4.13
4k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion Summary
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion
Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions
by Christopher K. Germer 2009 306 pages
4.03
5k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Spirituality
The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga Summary
The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga
Notes of the Seminar Given in 1932
by C.G. Jung 1933 176 pages
4.11
500+ ratings
Psychology
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Art of Living Summary
The Art of Living
Vipassana Meditation
by William Hart 1987 176 pages
4.37
3k+ ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Nature of Consciousness Summary
The Nature of Consciousness
Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter
by Rupert Spira 2017 205 pages
4.53
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Psychology
You Are the Happiness You Seek Summary
You Are the Happiness You Seek
Uncovering the Awareness of Being
by Rupert Spira 2011 200 pages
4.68
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Opening the Hand of Thought Summary
Opening the Hand of Thought
Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
by Kosho Uchiyama 1993 256 pages
4.41
500+ ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Spirituality
The Three Pillars of Zen Summary
The Three Pillars of Zen
Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment
by Philip Kapleau 1965 480 pages
4.08
6k+ ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Philosophy
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