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Theravada Books

Mindfulness in Plain English
In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (The Teachings of the Buddha)
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya
A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah (Quest Book)
The Dhammapada
The Path of Purification: Visuddhimagga
Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization
The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya (The Teachings of the Buddha)
Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana
Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond: A Meditator's Handbook
Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah
Practical Insight Meditation
The Life of the Buddha: According to the Pali Canon
The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya
Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English: An Introductory guide to Deeper States of Meditation
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The Heart Sutra by AnonymousThe Diamond Sutra by AnonymousThe Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat HanhThe Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion by Thich Nhat HanhThe Essence of the Heart Sutra by Dalai Lama XIV
Buddhist Sutras
24 books — 13 voters
La Causa del Sufrimiento by Achaan BuddhadasaLa esperanza del Tíbet by José Vicente AlfaroEl libro del mindfulness by Henepola GunaratanaEl cultivo de la atención plena by Henepola Gunaratana
Budismo en español
4 books — 2 voters

Why Buddhism Is True by Robert WrightThe Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way by NāgārjunaWhat the Buddha Taught by Walpola RahulaOneless Oneness by Marcel EschauzierExistential Rationalism by Marcel Eschauzier
Buddhist Philosophy
117 books — 15 voters
Psychotherapy East & West by Alan W. WattsThe Dhammapada by AnonymousWhat the Buddha Taught by Walpola RahulaOn Love and Loneliness by J. KrishnamurtiThe Bhagavad Gita 101 by Matthew Barnes
Indian philosophy
118 books — 16 voters

The Long Discourses of the Buddha by Maurice O'C. WalsheThe Numerical Discourses of the Buddha by Bhikkhu BodhiThe Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha by Bhikkhu BodhiIn the Buddha's Words by Venerable Bhikkhu BodhiThe Dhammapada by Anonymous
Theravada Buddhism
21 books — 9 voters

Quotes Tagged “Theravada”

Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
“ The Buddhist teachings on respect for other people point in two directions. First, the obvious one: respect for those ahead of you on the path. As the Buddha once said, friendship with admirable people is the whole of the holy life, for their words and examples will help get you on the path to release. This doesn’t mean that you need to obey their teachings or accept them unthinkingly. You simply owe it to yourself to give them a respectful hearing and their teachings an honest try. give them a ...more ”
― Thanissaro Bhikkhu, The Karma of Questions
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Sharon Salzberg
“ Meditation can be a refuge, but it is not a practice in which real life is ever excluded. The strength of mindfulness is that it enables us to hold difficult thoughts and feelings in a different way—with awareness, balance, and love ”
― Sharon Salzberg, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
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Groups Tagged "Theravada"

Vipassana Meditation This group is devoted to the Buddhist practice of vipassana meditation in the Theravada traditio…more
7 members, last active 6 months ago
Theravada Buddhism Discussion of literature or authors in Theravada Buddhism tradition.
15 members, last active 13 years ago