A Buddhist Reading List
3. 
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
by:
Shunryu Suzuki
4.21 avg rating β 48,738 ratings 4. 
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
by:
Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn
4.27 avg rating β 61,832 ratings 5. 
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
by:
Thich Nhat Hanh
4.31 avg rating β 45,711 ratings 6. 
The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
by:
Thich Nhat Hanh
4.33 avg rating β 20,231 ratings 
9. 
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
by:
Jon Kabat-Zinn
4.13 avg rating β 52,361 ratings 10. 
Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World
by:
Surya Das
4.19 avg rating β 15,091 ratings 
13. 
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by:
Eckhart Tolle
4.15 avg rating β 429,663 ratings 
16. 
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
by:
Robert M. Pirsig
3.78 avg rating β 241,445 ratings 17. 
Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality
by:
Brad Warner
4.02 avg rating β 7,041 ratings 18. 
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
by:
Jack Kornfield
4.24 avg rating β 11,621 ratings 
23. 
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
by:
Tara Brach
4.15 avg rating β 33,754 ratings 24. 
The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
by:
Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn
4.23 avg rating β 20,762 ratings 25. 
The Wisdom of No Escape: How to Love Yourself and Your World
by:
Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn
4.28 avg rating β 7,927 ratings 26. 
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings
by:
Paul Reps
4.17 avg rating β 8,466 ratings 27. 
The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness
by:
Yongey Mingyur
4.26 avg rating β 8,230 ratings 28. 
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
by:
Dalai Lama XIV
4.03 avg rating β 9,699 ratings 29. 
Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living
by:
Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn
4.24 avg rating β 13,437 ratings 
31. 
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
by:
Thich Nhat Hanh
4.19 avg rating β 38,229 ratings 32. 
36. 
The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment
by:
Philip Kapleau
4.08 avg rating β 6,973 ratings 37. 
Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day
by:
Steve Hagen
4.04 avg rating β 9,984 ratings 38. 
Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
by:
Thich Nhat Hanh
4.42 avg rating β 6,830 ratings 39. 
No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva
by:
Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn
4.37 avg rating β 3,485 ratings 40. 
The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
by:
Jack Kornfield
4.34 avg rating β 7,833 ratings 
44. 
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path
by:
Jack Kornfield
4.11 avg rating β 6,217 ratings 45. 
Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
by:
Robert Wright
4.02 avg rating β 25,750 ratings 
47. 
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama
by:
Dalai Lama XIV
4.17 avg rating β 6,624 ratings 48. 
Going to Pieces without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness
by:
Mark Epstein
3.87 avg rating β 7,244 ratings 
50. 
Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?: Inspiring Stories for Welcoming Life's Difficulties
by:
Ajahn Brahm
4.44 avg rating β 1,943 ratings 
52. 
In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon
by:
Bhikkhu Bodhi
4.23 avg rating β 4,142 ratings 
54. 
Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
by:
Pema ChΓΆdrΓΆn
4.24 avg rating β 7,822 ratings 
60. 
62. 
Awakening the Buddhist Heart: Integrating Love, Meaning, and Connection into Every Part of Your Life
by:
Surya Das
4.17 avg rating β 908 ratings 63. 
Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
by:
Rick Hanson
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 14,703 ratings 64. 
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
by:
Sharon Salzberg
4.21 avg rating β 7,677 ratings 65. 
Insight Meditation: A Step-by-step Course on How to Meditate
by:
Sharon Salzberg
4.37 avg rating β 781 ratings 
67. 
Buddha Mind, Buddha Body: Walking Toward Enlightenment
by:
Thich Nhat Hanh
4.23 avg rating β 467 ratings 
72. 
Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye
by:
Brad Warner
4.07 avg rating β 2,946 ratings 73. 
Breathe! You Are Alive: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing
by:
Thich Nhat Hanh
4.32 avg rating β 1,255 ratings 
77. 
Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah
by:
Ajahn Chah
4.50 avg rating β 1,001 ratings 78. 
79. 
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya
by:
Bhikkhu Bodhi
4.56 avg rating β 1,276 ratings 
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85. 
Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions
by:
Thich Nhat Hanh
4.08 avg rating β 5,355 ratings 
88. 
Thoughts Without A Thinker: Psychotherapy From A Buddhist Perspective
by:
Mark Epstein
3.97 avg rating β 4,315 ratings 89. 
90. 
Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
by:
Matthieu Ricard
4.09 avg rating β 7,973 ratings 
92. 
From Buddha to Jesus: An Insider's View of Buddhism and Christianity 3.95 avg rating β 202 ratings
93. 
The Lotus Sutra: A Contemporary Translation of a Buddhist Classic
by:
Gene Reeves
4.14 avg rating β 308 ratings 94. 
Against the Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries
by:
Noah Levine
4.03 avg rating β 1,724 ratings 
96. 
The Accidental Buddhist: Mindfulness, Enlightenment, and Sitting Still, American Style
by:
Dinty W. Moore
3.91 avg rating β 1,435 ratings 
98. 
There Is Nothing Wrong with You: Going Beyond Self-Hate
by:
Cheri Huber
4.17 avg rating β 2,389 ratings 99. 
How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America
by:
Rick Fields
4.11 avg rating β 207 ratings 100. 
The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology of Writings By and About the Dalai Lama
by:
Dalai Lama XIV
4.19 avg rating β 154 ratings