What are some of the practical books based on Buddhism ?

[Rishabh R]

Today I ordered - What the Buddha taught . Excited for the book. It would be my 10th book that I would be reading .

[BipolarGrowth]

This is my current reading list that I’m working to complete. Most of the books are focused on Buddhism or related spiritual traditions. I’ve read several of the books already, and they have all been recommended to me by reliable sources. 
 

Also, you can check out Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha by Daniel M. Ingram which is one of my favorites. He has a free version online here: https://www.mctb.org/mctb2/

Seeing that Frees by Rob Burbea is also a top favorite of mine. 
 

 

Crazy Wisdom by Chögyam Trungpa

Journey without Goal by Chögyam Trungpa

Meditation in Action by Chögyam Trungpa

Born in Tibet by Chögyam Trungpa

Nagarjuna The Philosophy of the Middle Way translated by David Kalupahana

Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha (2nd Edition) by Daniel Ingram 

Majjhima Nikāya: The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha by Bhikku Bodhi and Bhikku Nyanamoli 

Book Recommendations Made in MCTB2

B. Alan Wallace’s Dreaming Yourself Awake: Lucid Dreaming and Tibetan Dream Yoga for Insight and Transformation 

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep (1st book) & Wonders of the Natural Mind (2nd book)

Sleeping, Dreaming, and dying: an exploration of consciousness with the Dalai Lama edited and narrated by Francisco Varela

TA today a new introduction to transactional analysis by Ian Stewart and Vann Joines

Saints & Psychopaths by Bill Hamilton

Nisargadatta’s I Am That

Pointing Out the Great Way by Daniel P. Brown (it’s a book on mahamudra)

Clarifying the Natural State by Dakpo Tashi Namgyal (highly recommended Vajrayana book)

The Lotus Sutra

The Avatamsaka Sutra

Jay Michaelson’s book Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment 

A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield (about integration of awakening) 

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield (about integration of awakening) 

The Spectrum of Consciousness by Ken Wilbur

Integral Spirituality by Ken Wilbur

 

The Omnivore’s Dilemma 

 

The Tipitaka, also known as the Pali Canon, is divided into three main “baskets” or collections:

Vinaya Pitaka (Basket of Discipline)

Suttavibhanga (Division of Rules)

Khandhakas (Sections)

Parivara (Accessory)

Sutta Pitaka (Basket of Discourses)

Digha Nikaya (Long Discourses)

Majjhima Nikaya (Middle-Length Discourses)

Samyutta Nikaya (Connected Discourses)

Anguttara Nikaya (Numerical Discourses)

Khuddaka Nikaya (Minor Collection), which includes texts like the Dhammapada, Jataka tales, and others.

Abhidhamma Pitaka (Basket of Higher Doctrine)

Dhammasangani (Enumeration of Phenomena)

Vibhanga (The Book of Analysis)

Dhatukatha (Discussion of Elements)

Puggalapannatti (Descriptions of Individuals)

Kathavatthu (Points of Controversy)

Yamaka (The Book of Pairs)

Patthana (The Book of Relations)

These collections form the core of Theravada Buddhist teachings

The Short Length Discourses of the Buddha 

The Long Length Discourses of the Buddha

The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha

The Bhagavad Gita 

The Ashtavakra Gita 

The Avadhuta Gita 

The Ribhu Gita 

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The Small Book of Christian Mysticism 

The Big Book of Christian Mysticism 

Designing Destiny by Daaji 

[Ishanga]

@BipolarGrowth I think when You are reading this much material, it should be used as a secondary path to Realization, if You get too hooked in by book reading, then the knowledge is purely Intellectual, it will get You not too far on the path, it has to be second or third in line of actual Sadhana or Spiritual Practice which is totally Internal, not Intellectual and most Experiential in nature.. 

All of Us have access to the most Intelligence thing in the known Universe, that is our own Body and Mind, I'm not talking about thinking, thoughts, ideologies picked up from outside sources, I'm talking about the Intelligence within Your own system, the thing that make Your Heart continue to beat when Your Unconscious of the world in Deep Sleep, the thing controlling the millions of chemical interactions going on each second of Your life, this thing that is watching all the systems within Your Body and regulates it via hormones, neurological firings and neuro pathways being formed or left behind, there are millions of things going on within each of out systems that we are unaware of , where do Your dreams come from, what is producing the content of the Dreams and why is it this way, do You know the answer?? Probably not, so focus primarily on this Intelligence that is within You, get Silent, have a space btwn the mind chatter and what is You, then this Intelligence will come into Your Awareness, now You are a virtual God!

Edited December 29, 2024 by Ishanga

[Jacob Morres]

I remember reading this one a few years ago 

https://www.amazon.com/Experience-Insight-Simple-Buddhist-Meditation/dp/1611808162/ref=asc_df_1611808162?mcid=c836bd94a40e3f78b90b92eb75629ccc&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693033695478&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12771427384004161331&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1026515&hvtargid=pla-929917253172&psc=1&dplnkId=a751ee72-5dff-481e-9fad-d576c0593ee0

Very inspiring book on the theory and practice of insight meditation. Damn just reminded me how much gold there is out there 

Edited December 31, 2024 by Jacob Morres

[Ramanujan]

@BipolarGrowth nice list keep it up

[Ramanujan]

Osho has everything u need to reach nirvana

Oshos teachings can be found for free here

Osho World
https://oshoworld.com
Osho World

[Ramanujan]

@BipolarGrowth how is your bipolar disease going

[Husseinisdoingfine]

5 hours ago, Ramanujan said:

Osho has everything u need to reach nirvana

Oshos teachings can be found for free here

Osho World
https://oshoworld.com
Osho World

Be careful with clinging to one teacher, eventually you will have to let go of all gurus.

[M A J I]

Buddha nature is within you, few books will lead you there.