BOOK REVIEWS
The Fruitful Darkness (by Joan Halifax)
Joan Halifax is a fascinating Buddhist teacher I enjoy learning from, so I was excited to purchase The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice and Tribal Wisdom on Audible. In…
Bringing Home the Dharma (by Jack Kornfield)
I’ve long been curious about Buddhism and eager to learn more about this rich spiritual tradition. So when Jack Kornfield’s Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are became…
Making Friends with Your Mind (by Pema Chödrön)
Making Friends with Your Mind: The Key to Contentment, recorded from live retreat sessions at The Omega Institute, features Pema Chodron’s gentle, humorous, and down-to-earth teachings…
Embracing the Unknown (by Pema Chödrön)
Buddhism has always been an easy practice for me to connect with because its teachings make perfect sense in a practical and logical way. Pema Chödrön, an American Buddhist nun…
Silence (by Thich Nhat Hanh)
I like to have books for personal growth in my reading rotation. It was an appropriate time for me to read about the benefits of silence and stillness in my mindfulness practice as I embark on a new adventure — retirement.
From Bindu to Ojas (by Ram Dass)
From Bindu to Ojas contains some very early Ram Dass recordings made in 1969. Ram Dass had recently returned from his first trip to India where he met his guru, Maharaji, when he began living…
Bodhisattva Mind: Teachings to Cultivate Courage and Awareness in the Midst of Suffering (by Pema Chodron)
Pema Chodron was asked to come out of her own retreat to offer a weekend retreat to a group at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado. Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, founder of…
Be Love Now (by Ram Dass and Rameshwar Das)
Informative and inspiring. Ram Dass and Rameshwar Das collaborated to share beautiful stories of transforming…
Fierce Self-Compassion (by Kristin Neff)
I’m pretty sure I was introduced to Kristin Neff while utilizing the Calm app. I believe her work on self-compassion was referenced…
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