by Thich Nhat Hanh (2011)
"Find peace and calm amid the busyness of your life with this new book by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Designed to be both inspiration and guidebook for those new to mindfulness practice, Making Space offers easy-to-follow instructions for setting up a breathing room, listening to a bell, sitting, breathing, and walking meditations, and cooking and eating a meal in mindfulness. Whether you live alone or with a family, this beautifully illustrated book can help you create a sense of retreat and sanctuary at home"--
Arinna Weisman and Jean Smith
An introduction to Vipassana Buddhism shares the fundamentals of meditation practice, the basic teachings of the Buddha, descriptions and excerpts from Buddhist text, and answers to frequently asked questions about the religion.
Tara Bennett-Goleman
Blends traditional Buddhist teachings with psychology and cognitive neurology into a practical program designed to help conquer self-defeating impulses and negative emotional patterns.
Katsuki Sekida
First published in 1975, Zen Training has become a classic of Zen literature. It was one of the first books to demystify religion without debunking it, to explain hitherto esoteric practices in lucid, everyday terms. It offers concrete guidelines for practicing zazen, seated meditation. Posture, breathing, the function of the abdominal muscles, muscle tone, and the mechanisms of wakefulness and attention are clearly and scientifically explained, so that one learns what actually happens in doing zazen, why it leads to certain psychological experiences, and what their significance is. There is also a chapter on koans that goes far to clarify what for many has seemed one of the most frustrating and baffling aspects of Zen. Again, the reader is told how actually to deal with koans and how they operate as catalysts of enlightenment. The author also draws many significant parallels between Zen and Western philosophy and psychology, comparing traditional Zen concepts with the theories of being and cognition of such thinkers as Heidegger and Husserl. Zen Training marked a turning point in Zen literature in its critical reevaluation of the enlightenment experience called kensho, which the author believes has often been emphasized at the expense of other important aspects of Zen training. The aim of zazen is seen not as the achievement of such experiences as satori or kensho but as the attainment of absolute samadhi, that condition of utters stillness in which thought is cut off, the mind is empty, yet one is in a state of extreme wakefulness and awareness. Absolute samadhi is considered the precondition of any kensho experience of lasting value, and indeed as "the foundation of all Zen activities." This book also goes beyond the earlier stages of Zen training to describe the more advanced stages: what happens after kensho, and above all, how one lives as well as trains in Zen.
Tracy Vinson
God, Walk Me Through This, is a devotional journal that contains 70 devotionals that uplift men and women of all ages along their walk with God. Each devotional has a separate page to reflect and write your personal thoughts. The journal assists in setting goals and challenging yourself to face powerful truths that will help you grow spiritually, personally and emotionally. God, Walk Me Through This can be used for self-reflection, meditation and prayer. It is a vital tool that helps people endure and find victory during and after a hardship, heal from a loss, develop Biblical knowledge and truths, and to seek and find God in every season of your life-- Amazon.