On Having No Head (Douglas E. Harding)

Full Title: On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious
Major Topic: Direct awareness, experience without conception or projection.
Level: all levels
Douglas Harding’s offbeat approach works wonderfully. Do the exercises. You may find one or more become methods of practice for you.

Wake Up To Your Life (Ken McLeod)

Full Title: Wake Up To Your Life: Discovering the Buddhist Path of Attention
Major Topic: how to practice Buddhism
Level: all levels
A comprehensive manual, almost an encyclopedia, of practice methods, starting with basic meditation and ending with the experience of no separation. The methods are derived principally from the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism. The commentary is likely [...]

Tibetan Book of Living and Dying (Sogyal Rinpoche)

Full Title: Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Major Topic: Death
Level: experienced and advanced
Comprehensive book on traditional Tibetan Buddhism written in contemporary language. The language here is totally mythic. Do not take this book literally.

Mindfulness in Plain English (Bhante Henepola Gunaratana)

Full Title: Mindfulness in Plain English: Updated and Expanded Edition
Major Topic: Mindfulness
Level: all levels
Simple, clear explanation of how to approach meditation and the practice of mindfulness. A good way to clear up misconceptions about mindfulness and meditation and keep your practice on track.

Being Peace (Thich Nhat Hanh)

Full Title: Being Peace
Major Topic: Using mindulness as a basis for peace in our lives and how this natuallly leads to empathy and compassion.
Level: all levels
Thich Naht Hanh has a rare skill to use simple English language to illuminate many aspects of Buddhist practice; highly accessible. Read and enjoy. Thich Naht Hanh’s wisdom slips in [...]