Books on Mindfulness and Spirituality

In addition to my books I also recommend:

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh has written many books. His writings are both deep and simple at the same time. These are some of our favorites:

Peace Is Every Step,1991, Bantam.

Being Peace,1987. Parallax Press.

The Miracle of Mindfulness,1975, Beacon Press.

The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching,1998, Parallax Press.

Living Buddha, Living Christ,1995, Riverhead.

By Other Authors

Charlotte Joko Beck, Everyday Zen, 1989, HarperSanFrancisco.

Herbert Benson, M.D., The Relaxation Response,1975, Avon.

Sylvia Boorstein, That's Funny, You Don't Look Buddhist: On Being A Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist, 1997, HarperSanFrancisco.

David Brazier, Zen Therapy: Transcending the Sorrows of the Human Mind, 1995, Wiley. 

Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God, ed. by Donald Demaray, 1997, Alba House.

Sylvia Boorstein, It’s Easier Than You Think, 1997, HarperSanFrancisco.

Achaan Chah, A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah, compiled by Jack Kornfield and Paul Breiter, 1985, Theosophical Publishing House.

David A. Cooper, A Heart of Stillness, 1999, SkyLight Paths Publishing. . 

H.H. the Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler, The Art of Happiness,1998, Riverhead.

Mark Epstein, M.D., Thoughts Without a Thinker1995, Basic Books.

Aldous Huxley, The Perennial Philosophy, 1944, Harper & Row.

Robert A. Johnson, Balancing Heaven and Earth, with Jerry M. Ruhl, 1998, HarperSanFrancisco.

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Full Catastrophe Living, 1990, Delta.

-----, Wherever You Go, There You Are, 1994, Hyperion.

Jack Kornfield, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry, 2000, Bantam.

Lama Surya Das, Awakening the Buddha Within,1997, Broadway.

Lao Tzu, The Way of Life, translated by Witter Bynner, 1962, Capricorn.

Stephen Levine, A Gradual Awakening, 1979, Doubleday.

Thomas Merton, Mystics and Zen Masters, 1961, Delta.

Paul Reps & Nyogen Senzaki, Zen Flesh Zen Bones: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings, 1957, Tuttle.

Sharon Salzberg, A Heart as Wide as the World, 1997, Shambhala.

Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, 1970, Weatherhill.

Nyanaponika Thera, The Power of Mindfulness, 1997, Buddhist Publication Society.

Alan Watts, The Way of Zen, 1957, Vintage.

-----, TAO: The Watercourse Way, 1975, Pantheon.