Buddhism Library

Spread the loveIn “My Spiritual Journey,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama offers a rare and intimate look at his personal life and beliefs, providing a powerful complement to his more formal teachings. This book is a spiritual autobiography, where the Dalai Lama reflects on the extraordinary circumstances of his life—from his youth as the spiritual...

Spread the loveIn “Advice on Dying,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama offers a profound and compassionate guide that, despite its title, is fundamentally about how to live a better life. Drawing on ancient Tibetan Buddhist teachings, the Dalai Lama explains the process of death and dying not as a morbid or fearful subject, but as...

Spread the loveIn “Against the Stream,” Noah Levine, a Buddhist teacher and author with a deeply personal story of addiction and recovery, presents a powerful manual for modern-day spiritual revolutionaries. The book’s title encapsulates its core message: that the path to freedom and inner peace often involves going against the current of societal norms and...

Spread the loveIn “An Introduction to Buddhism,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama offers a concise and accessible guide to the core principles of Buddhist philosophy and practice. The book is not a historical account but a spiritual and ethical handbook, intended to provide a clear path for living a more meaningful life. The Dalai Lama...

Spread the loveIn “Awakening the Buddha Within,” Lama Surya Das, one of the most respected Western Buddhist teachers, presents a comprehensive and accessible guide to the Tibetan Buddhist path to enlightenment. The book’s central premise is that we all have an inherent “Buddha nature”—a capacity for wisdom, compassion, and inner peace—that can be awakened and...

Spread the loveIn “Beyond Religion,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama presents a powerful argument for a universal, secular ethics—a moral framework grounded not in religious dogma, but in the shared human values of compassion, kindness, and interdependence. The book’s core message is that while religion can be a source of great good, it is not...

Spread the loveIn “Bring Me the Rhinoceros,” Zen teacher John Tarrant presents a compelling and accessible guide to the world of Zen koans—the famous paradoxical riddles that challenge conventional thinking. The book’s title comes from a classic koan, which Tarrant uses as a central metaphor for facing life’s seemingly impossible problems. Tarrant’s core argument is...

Spread the loveIn “Bringing Home the Dharma,” renowned meditation teacher Jack Kornfield offers a practical and compassionate guide to integrating spiritual practice into the fabric of everyday life. The book’s central theme is captured in its subtitle, “Awakening Right Where You Are.” Kornfield teaches that we don’t need to retreat to a monastery or seek...

Spread the loveIn “Buddha Mind, Buddha Body,” Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh offers a simple yet profound guide to living with greater awareness and peace by integrating the mind and the body. The book’s core teaching is that our mind and body are not separate entities, but are deeply interconnected. When we are not in...

Spread the loveIn “Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment,” renowned spiritual author Deepak Chopra offers a fictionalized and deeply personal account of the life of Siddhartha Gautama, the man who would become the Buddha. This is not a historical textbook but a spiritual narrative that reimagines the Buddha’s journey from a life of royal privilege to...

Spread the loveIn “Buddhism for Beginners,” Buddhist nun Thubten Chodron offers a clear, practical, and highly accessible introduction to the core principles of Buddhism. The book is designed for readers with no prior knowledge, providing a simple yet profound roadmap to understanding the Buddha’s teachings. Thubten Chodron addresses common questions about karma, reincarnation, a...More

Spread the loveIn “Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown: A Mountain Journal,” philosopher and writer Alan Watts offers a deeply personal and contemplative look at his life and teachings. The book is not a formal treatise but a series of journal entries written during a retreat in a remote mountain cabin. Watts uses this secluded setting to explore...