##------------------------------## ## Books By Non-Monastics ## ##------------------------------## 3. Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators By GUY ARMSTRONG 4. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist By STEPHEN BATCHELOR (includes a lot about his time as a Tibetan and Zen monk) 7. Be Here Now By RAM DASS 8. Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness By RICK HANSON and FORREST HANSON 11. Cave in the Snow: Tenzin Palmo's Quest for Enlightenment By VICKI MACKENZIE 12. Nine-Headed Dragon River By PETER MATTHIESSEN 13. Reflections on Silver River By KEN McLEOD 16. The First Buddhist Women: Translations and Commentary on the Therigatha By SUSAN MURCOTT 17. Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children By SARAH NAPTHALI 18. The Barn at the End of the World By MARY ROSE O'REILLEY 29. In Search of Buddha's Daughters: A Modern Journey Down Ancient Roads By CHRISTINE TOOMEY (See the full list at http://ixian.com/ead/passages/insight-meditation-center--dharma-friends-reading-recommendations--2020-2021.html .) ##-----------------------------------------## ## List with Just Titles and Authors ## ##-----------------------------------------## 1. The Breakthrough By AJAHN AMARO 2. An Introduction to the Life and Teachings of Ajahn Chah By AJAHN AMARO 3. Emptiness: A Practical Guide for Meditators By GUY ARMSTRONG 4. Confession of a Buddhist Atheist By STEPHEN BATCHELOR 5. Food for the Heart By AJAHN CHAH 6. When Things Fall Apart By PEMA CHODRON 7. Be Here Now By RAM DASS 8. Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness By RICK HANSON and FORREST HANSON 9. Inspiration from Enlightened Nuns By SUSAN ELBAUM JOOTLA 10. The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology By JACK KORNFIELD 11. Cave in the Snow: Tenzin Palmo's Quest for Enlightenment By VICKI MACKENZIE 12. Nine-Headed Dragon River By PETER MATTHIESSEN 13. Reflections on Silver River By KEN McLEOD 14. Alert to the Needs of the Journey By AJAHN MUNINDO 15. In Any Given Moment By AJAHN MUNINDO 16. The First Buddhist Women: Translations and Commentary on the Therigatha By SUSAN MURCOTT 17. Buddhism for Mothers: A Calm Approach to Caring for Yourself and Your Children By SARAH NAPTHALI 18. The Barn at the End of the World By MARY ROSE O'REILLEY 19. Abundant, Exalted, Immeasurable By AJAHN PASANNO 20. Good, Evil and Beyond: Kamma in the Buddha's Teaching By BHIKKHU P.A. PAYUTTO 21. The Art of Meditation By MATTHIEU RICARD 22. Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill By MATTHIEU RICARD 23. Kamma and the End of Kamma (2nd Edition) By AJAHN SUCITTO 24. Unseating the Inner Tyrant By AJAHN SUCITTO 25. Gratitude By AJAHN SUMEDHO 26. The Way It Is By AJAHN SUMEDHO 27. Gifts He Left Behind: The Dhamma Legacy of Phra Ajaan Dune Atulo Translated from the Thai by THANISSARO BHIKKU (Geoffrey DeGraff) 28. Selves & Not-self: The Buddhist Teaching on Anatta By THANISSARO BHIKKHU 29. In Search of Buddha's Daughters: A Modern Journey Down Ancient Roads By CHRISTINE TOOMEY 30. Recollections of Ajahn Chah By VARIOUS AUTHORS (See the full list at http://ixian.com/ead/passages/insight-meditation-center--dharma-friends-reading-recommendations--2020-2021.html .) --- * ---