Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Susan Piver's books

25 ratings | 2 reviews | avg rating:4.16

more photos (1)

Susan Piver’s Followers (193)

Susan’s Bookshelves

to-read (8)
currently-reading (0)
read (25)
did-not-finish (0)
recently-read (0)

Susan’s Friends (721)

Mark

28 books | 81 friends

Agatha Glowacki

4,785 books | 15 friends

Beth

745 books | 219 friends

Gary

211 books | 485 friends

Trish

935 books | 111 friends

Cheryl McEnaney

571 books | 251 friends

Amy

986 books | 105 friends

Mima.

2,494 books | 1,164 friends

More friends…

Susan Piver

Goodreads Author

Website

http://www.susanpiver.com

Genre

Self Help, Spirituality, Nonfiction

Member Since

April 2008

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/spiver

edit data

Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including the award-winning "How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life", "The Wisdom of a Broken Heart", "Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation", and "The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships".

Piver has been a practicing Buddhist since 1993 and graduated from a Buddhist seminary in 2004. She is an internationally acclaimed meditation teacher, known for her ability to translate ancient practices into modern life. Her work has been featured on the Oprah show, TODAY, CNN, and in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others.

In 2013, she launched the Open Heart Project, the largest virtual mindfulness commun ...more

254 posts
Susan Piver's Blog

Foundations of Spiritual Living: Step Two on the Eightfold Path

Hello, dear Open Heart Project.

Last week, we went back to the foundations and revisited the Four Noble Truths and started our journey along the Noble Eightfold Path.

I find that returning to teachings I’ve encountered many times can be surprisingly useful. When I look again, I often see something I missed before.

This week, we continue with the second step of the Eightfold Path: Right Intention.

Righ

Combine Editions
Susan Piver’s books

Average rating: 4.03 · 3,955 ratings · 453 reviews · 38 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: An Uncommon Guide to Healing, Insight, and Love 4.14 avg rating — 1,074 ratings — published 2009 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships 4.24 avg rating — 580 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say "I Do" 3.81 avg rating — 570 ratings — published 2000 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation 4.10 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life: Opening Your Heart to Confidence, Intimacy, and Joy 3.86 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Create a Deeper Relationship with Yourself and Others 4.13 avg rating — 270 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quiet Mind: A Beginner's Guide to Meditation by Susan Piver (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sharon Salzberg (Goodreads Author), Sakyong Mipham 3.79 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hard Questions for an Authentic Life: 100 Essential Questions for Designing Your Life from the Inside Out 3.45 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joyful Mind: A Practical Guide To Buddhist Meditation 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inexplicable Joy: On the Heart Sutra 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Susan Piver…

rss
Susan’s Recent Updates

Susan Piver wrote a new blog post Foundations of Spiritual Living: Step Two on the Eightfold Path Hello, dear Open Heart Project.Last week, we went back to the foundations and revisited the Four Noble Truths and started our journey along the Noble Read more of this blog post »
Sep 21, 2026 06:34AM · like

More of Susan's books…

Quotes by Susan Piver (?)

“Confidence is the willingness to be as ridiculous, luminous, intelligent, and kind as you really are, without embarrassment.”
― Susan Piver

22 likes

“as unlikely as it may sound, in fact this sorrow is the gateway to lasting happiness, the kind that can never be taken from you.”
― Susan Piver, The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: An Uncommon Guide to Healing, Insight, and Love

7 likes

“Meditating with a goal or in order to accomplish something is not giving the practice a fair shake.Instead let yourself off the self-improvement treadmill, and simply be with yourself in your natural state. The practice isn't about achieving something. It's about letting go.”
― Susan Piver, How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life: Opening Your Heart to Confidence, Intimacy, and Joy

4 likes

See all Susan Piver's quotes »