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Top 10 Books on Theravada Buddhism
Nov 24th
Our Top-10 lists aim to represent a particular topic through the selected outstanding books, balancing classic texts and latest titles, popular books and less known must-reads. Here’s a selection on Theravada and General Buddhism from Watkins Books shelves:
1. A Still Forest Pool by Achaan Chah £15.50 (online £13.95)
Thai Buddhist master Achaan Chah’s insights – compiled here by Jack Kornfield and Paul Breiter – refelect the quiet, intensive, and joyous practice of the forest monks in Thailand and awaken the spirit of inquiry, wonderment, understanding and deep inner peace.
2. Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening by Stephen Batchelor £8.99
This lucid examination of the Buddha’s core teaching demystifies Buddhism by explaining, without jargon or obscure terminology, what awakening is and how to practise it.
3. In the Buddha’s Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon by Bhikkhu Bodhi (Editor)£11.99 (online £10.79)
The renowned scholar-monk Bhikkhu Bodhi here presents selected discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon, the earliest record of what the Buddha taught. Divided into ten thematic chapters, In the Buddha’s Words reveals the full scope of the Buddha’s discourses, from family life and marriage to renunciation and the path of insight. Taken as a whole, these texts bear eloquent testimony to the breadth and intelligence of the Buddha’s More >
Top 10 Books on Tibetan Buddhism
Nov 12th
Our Top-10 lists aim to represent a particular topic through the selected outstanding books, balancing classic texts and latest titles, popular books and less known must-reads. Here’s a selection on Tibetan Buddhism from Watkins Books shelves:
1. Becoming Enlightened by Dalai Lama £7.99
The Dalai Lama considers the Buddha’s core teachings on interdependence and karma, explaining how our lives are inextricably linked and how our own actions create the world we find ourselves in. Practical, step-by-step exercises, steeped in wisdom, show how to make the most of each moment; how to undo the negative effects of past deeds; and how to grow spiritually closer to finding deep inner happiness.
2. Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chogyam Trungpa £14.50
Tibetan meditation master Chogyam Trungpa presents an overview of the spiritual path and warns of common mistakes along that path. The author exposes the traps that practitioners fall into by attempting to use Buddhist teachings as a support for rather than an antidote to the problems of the ego. This modern spiritual classic offers a brilliant discussion of the many forms of self-deception and sidetracks along the spiritual path.
3. Flight of the Garuda – The Dzogchen Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism by Keith Downman £11.99
The book conveys the heart advice of one of the More >
