A selection of books and CDs are available for sale at the Wednesday night class. IMCW does not sell these materials on the website and we can not take mail orders.
The following books are recommended by IMCW’s teachers. We hope that you enjoy them.
* Denotes books that are good as an introduction to Buddhist practice and teachings.
** Denotes books that are good for more experienced students.
• Vipassana-Mindfulness or Insight Meditation
• Zen
• Tibetan
• Grieving, Death and Dying
• Racism, Equity, Inclusivity
• Engaged Buddhism
• Mindfulness for Children and Teens
• Other
Vipassana-Mindfulness or Insight Meditation
Analayo, Satipatthana: The Direct Path to Realization**
Ajahn Amaro, Small Boat, Great Mountain (link to free copy in .pdf) – (Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, 2003)**
James Baraz, Awakening Joy: 10 Steps That Will Put You on the Road to Real Happiness
Sylvia Boorstein, It’s Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness
Bhikkhu Bodhi, In the Buddha’s Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (Teachings of the Buddha)**
Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha *
Tara Brach, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart *
Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield, Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (Shambhala Classics)*
Joseph Goldstein, Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
Joseph Goldstein, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism
Henepola Gunaratana, Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition*
Henepola Gunaratana, Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha’s Path
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
Mirka Knaster, Living This Life Fully: Stories and Teachings of Munindra
Jack Kornfield, A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life*
Jack Kornfield, with Gil Fronsdal, Teachings of the Buddha
Jack Kornfield, The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
Wes Nisker, Buddha’s Nature: A Practical Guide to Enlightenment Through Evolution
Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught: Revised and Expanded Edition with Texts from Suttas and Dhammapada
Larry Rosenberg, Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation*
Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness*
Ajahn Sumedho, The Sound of Silence: The Selected Teachings of Ajahn Sumedho**
Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness*
Nyanaponika Thera, The Heart of Buddhist Meditation: Satipatthna: A Handbook of Mental Training Based on the Buddha’s Way of Mindfulness**
William Tuttle, Buddhism and Veganism: Essays Connecting Spiritual Awakening and Animal Liberation
Zen
Charlotte Joko Beck, Nothing Special: Living Zen
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
Tibetan
Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics)
Pema Chodron, The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times (Shambhala Library)
Lama Surya Das, Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World
Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller; Revised and Updated Edition
Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Fearless Simplicity: The Dzogchen Way of Living Freely in a Complex World**
Tsoknyi Rinpoche, Open Heart, Open Mind: Awakening the Power of Essence Love
Tsultrum Allione, Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict
Tulku Urgyen Rimpoche, As It Is, Vol. 2**
Grieving, Death and Dying
Bhikkhu Analayo, Mindfully Facing Disease and Death — Compassionate Advice from Early Buddhist Texts (2016)
Joan Halifax, Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death
Joan Halifax, Standing At the Edge
Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear: Comforting Wisdom for Life
Edie Hartshorne, Light in Blue Shadows
Sameet M. Kumar, PhD, Grieving Mindfully — A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss (2005)
Stephen Levine, A Year to Live
Stephen Levine, Healing into Life and Death
Frank Ostaseski, Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
Kathleen Dowling Singh, The Grace in Dying : How We Are Transformed Spiritually as We Die
Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
Racism, Equity, Inclusivity
Hilda Gutierrez Baldoquin, Dharma, Color, and Culture: New Voices in Western Buddhism
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Between the World and Me
Robin DiAngelo, White Fragility (link to pdf)
Gary R. Howard, We Can’t Teach What We Don’t Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools (Multicultural Education Series)
Debby Irving, Waking Up White: and Finding Myself in the Story of Race
Charles R. Johnson, Taming the Ox: Buddhist Stories and Reflections on Politics, Race, Culture, and Spiritual Practice
Ruth King, Mindful of Race Training – A Stimulus for Social Healing & Leadership
Kittisaro & Thanissara, Listening to the Heart: A Contemplative Journey to Engaged Buddhism
Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, The Way of Tenderness: Awakening through Race, Sexuality, and Gender
California Newsreel, “Race: the Power of an Illusion” (film series)
Pax Christi Anti-Racist Team, Building Accountable Relationships with Communities of Color (online resource)
Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker, “Not Somewhere Else, But Here” (essay)
Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Thanissara, Time to Stand Up: An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for Our Earth — The Buddha’s Life and Message through Feminine Eyes (Sacred Activism)
Barbara Trepagnier, Silent Racism: How Well-Meaning White People Perpetuate the Racial Divide
Engaged Buddhism
Fred Eppsteiner, The Path of Compassion: Writings on Socially Engaged Buddhism
Joanna Macy, World as Lover, World as Self: Courage for Global Justice and Ecological Renewal
Donald Rothberg, The Engaged Spiritual Life: A Buddhist Approach to Transforming Ourselves and the World
Mindfulness for Children and Teens
James Baraz, Awakening Joy for Kids
Lee-Anne Gray, Self-Compassion for Teens: 129 Activities & Practices to Cultivate Kindness
Thich Nhat Hanh, A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in Four Pebbles
Thich Nhat Hanh, Mindful Movements: Ten Exercises for Well-Being
Thich Nhat Hanh, Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children
Mitchell Hoffsteader and Betsy Thomson, Meditation, My Friend: Meditation for Kids and Beginners of all Ages
Shauna Shapiro and Chris White, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
Diana Winston, Wide Awake: A Buddhist Guide for Teens
Other
Adyashanti, Emptiness Dancing**
Adyashanti, Falling into Grace
Rezvan Ameli, 25 Lessons in Mindfulness: Now Time for Healthy Living
John Amodeo, Dancing with Fire: A Mindful Way to Loving Relationships
Marc Ian Barasch, Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness
Stephen Batchelor, Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
Toni Bernhard, How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers
Toni Bernhard, How to Wake Up: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide to Navigating Joy and Sorrow
Richard Brown and Patricia Gerbarg, The Healing Power of the Breath: Simple Techniques to Reduce Stress and Anxiety, Enhance Concentration, and Balance Your Emotions
Darlene Cohen, Turning Suffering Inside Out
Mark Epstein, Going to Pieces without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness
Chris Germer, The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions
Daniel Gottleib, Letters to Sam: A Grandfather’s Lessons on Love, Loss, and the Gifts of Life
Linda Graham, Bouncing Back: Rewiring Your Brain for Maximum Resilience and Well-Being
Rick Hanson and Richard Mendius, Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
Barry Heermann, Noble Purpose: Igniting Extraordinary Passion for Life and Work
Stephen Josephs, Dragons At Work
Jonathan Kaplan, Urban Mindfulness: Cultivating Peace, Presence, and Purpose in the Middle of It All
Loch Kelly, Shift into Freedom: The Science and Practice of Open-Hearted Awareness
Jean Kristeller, The Joy of Half a Cookie: Using Mindfulness to Lose Weight and End the Struggle with Food
Robert Lesoine & Marilynne Chophel, Unfinished Conversation: Healing from Suicide and Loss
Nisargadatta Maharaj, I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta
Phillip Moffitt, Dancing with Life: Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning and Joy in the Face of Suffering
Dan Morhaim, The Better End: Surviving (and Dying) on Your Own Terms in Today’s Modern Medical World
Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind
Mary O’Malley, What’s in the Way Is the Way
Lewis Richmond, Aging as a Spiritual Practice
Lorin Roche, Ph.D.,The Radiance Sutras
Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D., Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
Brenda Salgado (edited by), Real World Mindfulness for Beginners: Navigate Daily Life One Practice at a Time
Dan Siegel, Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation
Ronald D. Siegel and Christopher Germer (editors), Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy: Deepening Mindfulness in Clinical Practice
Susan Stone, The Kosambi Intrigue; A Tale in the Time of Buddha – NOTE: This is fiction.
Congressman Tim Ryan, A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit
Eckhart Tolle, New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose
Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth
Sherrie Vavrichek, The Guide to Compassionate Assertiveness: How to Express Your Needs and Deal with Conflict While Keeping a Kind Heart
John Wellwood, Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart
Jo Weston, Mastering Respectful Confrontation: A Guide to Personal Freedom and Empowered, Collaborative Engagement
