11 Best Buddhist Books
Buddhist is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Buddhist audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 11 Buddhist audiobooks below.
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The Art of Living
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 5 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 06, 2017
- Language: English
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4.42(4249 ratings)
4.42(4249 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDIn troubled times, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh–one of the mostIn troubled times, there is an urgency to understand ourselves and our world. We have so many questions, and they tug at us night and day, consciously and unconsciously. In this important volume Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh–one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today–reveals an art of living in mindfulness that helps us answer life’s deepest questions and experience the happiness and freedom we desire.
Thich Nhat Hanh presents, for the first time, seven transformative meditations that open up new perspectives on our lives, our relationships and our interconnectedness with the world around us. Based on the last full talks before his sudden hospitalization, and drawing on intimate examples from his own life, Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how these seven meditations can free us to live a happy, peaceful and active life, and face ageing and dying with curiosity and joy and without fear.
Containing the essence of the Buddha’s teachings and Thich Nhat Hanh’s poignant, timeless, and clarifying prose, The Art of Living provides a spiritual dimension to our lives. This is not an effort to escape life or to dwell in a place of bliss outside of this world. Instead, this path will allow us to discover where we come from and where we are going. And most of all, it will generate happiness, understanding, and love, so we can live deeply in each moment of our life, right where we are.
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Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrator: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 9 hours 19 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: October 05, 2021
- Language: English
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4.36(627 ratings)
4.36(627 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USD“When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing. And at that moment you can have real communication with the Earth… We have to wake up together. And if we wake“When you wake up and you see that the Earth is not just the environment, the Earth is us, you touch the nature of interbeing. And at that moment you can have real communication with the Earth… We have to wake up together. And if we wake up together, then we have a chance. Our way of living our life and planning our future has led us into this situation. And now we need to look deeply to find a way out, not only as individuals, but as a collective, a species.”–Thich Nhat Hanh
We face a potent intersection of crises: ecological destruction, rising inequality, racial injustice, and the lasting impacts of a devastating pandemic. The situation is beyond urgent. To face these challenges, we need to find ways to strengthen our clarity, compassion, and courage to act.
Beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is blazingly clear: there’s one thing we all have the power to change, which can make all the difference, and that is our mind. Our way of looking, seeing, and thinking determines every choice we make, the everyday actions we take or avoid, how we relate to those we love or oppose, and how we react in a crisis.
Mindfulness and the radical insights of Zen meditation can give us the strength and clarity we need to help create a regenerative world in which all life is respected. Filled with Thich Nhat Hanh’s inspiring meditations, Zen stories and experiences from his own activism, as well as commentary from Sister True Dedication, one of his students Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet shows us a new way of seeing and living that can bring healing and harmony to ourselves, our relationships, and the Earth.
Plus, exclusive to the audiobook, you can continue your awakening with the meditations that are the foundation of this book, directly from Thich Naht Hanh himself.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
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You Belong
- By: Sebene Selassie
- Narrator: Sebene Selassie
- Length: 8 hours 35 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: August 25, 2020
- Language: English
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4.29(638 ratings)
4.29(638 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USD“A POWERFUL WORK OF SPIRITUALITY AND ANTI-RACISM”–Publishers Weekly “IF YOU READ ONE BOOK IN 2020, MAKE IT THIS ONE.”–Tricycle From much-admired meditation expert Sebene Selassie, You Belong is a call to action,“A POWERFUL WORK OF SPIRITUALITY AND ANTI-RACISM”–Publishers Weekly
“IF YOU READ ONE BOOK IN 2020, MAKE IT THIS ONE.”–Tricycle
From much-admired meditation expert Sebene Selassie, You Belong is a call to action, exploring our tangled relationship with belonging, connection, and each other
You are not separate. You never were. You never will be.
We are not separate from each other. But we don’t always believe it, and we certainly don’t always practice it. In fact, we often practice the opposite–disconnection and domination. From unconscious bias to “cancel culture,” denial of our inherent interconnection limits our own freedom.
In You Belong, much-admired meditation expert Sebene Selassie reveals that accepting our belonging is the key to facing the many challenges currently impacting our world. Using ancient philosophy, multidisciplinary research, exquisite storytelling, and razor-sharp wit, Selassie leads us in an exploration of all the ways we separate (and thus suffer) and offers a map back to belonging.
To belong is to experience joy in any moment: to feel pleasure, dance in public, accept death, forgive what seems unforgivable, and extend kindness to yourself and others. To belong is also to acknowledge injustice, reckon with history, and face our own shadows. Full of practical advice and profound revelations, You Belong makes a winning case for resisting the forces that demand separation and reclaiming the connection–and belonging–that have been ours all along.
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Buddhist Boot Camp
- By: Timber Hawkeye
- Narrator: Timber Hawkeye
- Length: 2 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: February 19, 2013
- Language: English
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4.25(3787 ratings)
4.25(3787 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USDBuddhism is all about training the mind, and boot camp is an ideal training method for this generation’s short attention span. The chapters in this small book can be read in any order, and are simple and easy to understand. Each story,Buddhism is all about training the mind, and boot camp is an ideal training method for this generation’s short attention span. The chapters in this small book can be read in any order, and are simple and easy to understand. Each story, inspirational quote, and teaching offers mindfulness-enhancing techniques that anyone can relate to. You don’t need to be a Buddhist to find the Buddha’s teachings motivational. As the Dalai Lama says, “Don’t try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are.”
So whether it’s Mother Teresa’s acts of charity, Gandhi’s perseverance, or your aunt Betty’s calm demeanor, as long as you’re motivated to be better today than you were yesterday, it doesn’t matter who inspires you. Regardless of religion, geographical region, race, ethnicity, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, flexibility, or vulnerability, if you do good you feel good, and if you do bad you feel bad.
Buddhism isn’t just about meditating. It’s about rolling up your sleeves to relieve some of the suffering in the world. If you are ready to be a soldier of peace in the army of love, welcome to Buddhist Boot Camp!
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Matters of Vital Interest
- By: Eric Lerner
- Narrator: William Dufris
- Length: 7 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: October 16, 2018
- Language: English
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4.2(112 ratings)
4.2(112 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0025.98 USDA memoir of the author’s decades-long friendship and spiritual journey with the late singer, songwriter, novelist, and poet Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen passed away in late 2016, leaving behind many who cared for and admired him, but perhapsA memoir of the author’s decades-long friendship and spiritual journey with the late singer, songwriter, novelist, and poet Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen passed away in late 2016, leaving behind many who cared for and admired him, but perhaps few knew him better than longtime friend Eric Lerner. Lerner, a screenwriter and novelist, first met Cohen at a Zen retreat forty years earlier. Their friendship helped guide each other through life’s myriad obstacles, a journey told from a new perspective for the first time.
Funny, revealing, self-aware, and deeply moving, Matters of Vital Interest is an insightful memoir about Lerner’s relationship with his friend, whose idiosyncratic style and dignified life was deeply informed by his spiritual practices. Lerner invites readers to step into the room with them and listen in on a lifetime’s ongoing dialogue, considerations of matters of vital interest, spiritual, mundane, and profane. In telling their story, Lerner depicts Leonard Cohen as a captivating persona, the likes of which we may never see again.
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Theravada Buddhism, Simple Guides
- By: Diana St. Ruth
- Narrator: Steven Crossley
- Length: 2 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: April 28, 2020
- Language: English
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4.16(29 ratings)
4.16(29 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThis book will help you appreciate the timeless wisdom of the oldest form of Buddhism in existence, understand what it means to be a Buddhist, recognize the key practices and traditions of Theravada Buddhism, and avoid faux pas inThis book will help you appreciate the timeless wisdom of the oldest form of Buddhism in existence, understand what it means to be a Buddhist, recognize the key practices and traditions of Theravada Buddhism, and avoid faux pas in conversation–both in traveling and personal relationships.
Access the world’s religions through this entry in this series of simple guides that provide concise, accessible introductions to the world’s major religions. Written by experts in the field, these guides offer an engaging and sympathetic description of the key concepts, beliefs, and practices of different faiths. By offering essential insights into the core values, customs, and beliefs of different societies, they also enable visitors to be aware of the cultural sensibilities of their hosts and to behave in a way that fosters mutual respect and understanding. Ideal for spiritual seekers and travelers alike, these guides aim to open the doors of perception.
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Living a Life of Harmony
- By: Darren Cockburn
- Narrator: Darren Cockburn
- Length: 7 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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4(2 ratings)
4(2 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USD7 simple yet powerful guidelines provide a compass for navigating life harmoniously, cultivating a peaceful mind, and spreading kindness * Offers 7 guidelines for living a life of harmony and peace based on existing guidance from Buddhism, Yoga, and7 simple yet powerful guidelines provide a compass for navigating life harmoniously, cultivating a peaceful mind, and spreading kindness
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* Offers 7 guidelines for living a life of harmony and peace based on existing guidance from Buddhism, Yoga, and other great teachings, integrated and updated for the modern world
* Explains how to implement the guidelines in daily life on a practical basis, supported by real-life examples and practices
* Illustrates in-depth how and why each of these guidelines hold value and how they provide a set of tools to help us deal with life’s ups and downs more skillfully, mindfully, and compassionately
In our very busy world it’s easy to get lost in the details and demands of everyday living. Fatigued and overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information, the myriad of choices our technologically advanced communication era offers, we lose sight of what life is all about. How do we find balance and harmony in this overloaded world? And how do we navigate life in tune with our soul as well as with modern society?
As author Darren Cockburn explains, we are all part of one big universal process that encompasses and connects everything–every thought, emotion, action, nature, all there is. Over the centuries, religions and philosophies have provided direction on how to act ethically and in accordance with this process, yet in our modern world, these “rules” may seem outdated or too rigid. Integrating and updating existing guidance from Buddhism, Yoga, and other great teachings, the author offers 7 guidelines for living a life of harmony and balance: honor the body, bring awareness and acceptance into every moment, act with kindness, understand the truth and communicate it skillfully, do only what needs to be done, harmoniously obtain and retain only what you need, and apply the guidelines to your digital device usage. He illustrates how and why each of these guidelines hold value, revealing their interconnections, and explains how to implement them practically in daily life, sharing real-life examples as well as practices to support each guideline and deepen your existing spiritual practice.
The author explores how the 7 easy-to-practice guidelines help us gain a deeper understanding of the universal process of life, as well as provide a set of tools to help us deal with life’s ups and downs more skillfully. They enable us to face life empowered and confident, peacefully observe and accept what life presents us with, cultivate compassion and kindness, as well as spread mindfulness to those around us. Practiced together, these guidelines provide a simple yet powerful compass to guide you to a peaceful mind and harmonious living, much needed in today’s world. -
How to Stay Human in a F*cked-Up World (Spanish edition)
- By: Tim Desmond
- Narrator: Cesar Ramones
- Length: 4 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: July 07, 2020
- Language: Spanish
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3.83(820 ratings)
3.83(820 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USD?Como podemos ser mas conscientes cuando el mundo esta j*dido? Como mantenerse humano en un mundo j*dido es la respuesta fresca y atractiva a esta importante pregunta. Si has intentado la atencion plena y has fallado, le entendemos. Probablemente le?Como podemos ser mas conscientes cuando el mundo esta j*dido?
Como mantenerse humano en un mundo j*dido es la respuesta fresca y atractiva a esta importante pregunta. Si has intentado la atencion plena y has fallado, le entendemos. Probablemente le dijeron que se sentara en una almohada en una habitacion oscura, meditar o contar sus respiraciones. Pero la atencion plena no se trata de separarnos de los problemas del mundo. En cambio, se trata de volver a aprender como salir, conectarse con el sufrimiento de cada ser viviente y, al hacerlo, abrazar su propio sufrimiento personal para curarse, transformarse, crecer y finalmente encontrar la paz.
Tim Desmond, un estimado filosofo budista que ha dado conferencias sobre psicologia tanto en Harvard como en Yale y estudio con el maestro zen Thich Nhat Hanh, ha pasado su vida cultivando nuevas formas de cerrar la brecha entre la antigua tradicion de la atencion plena y la vida moderna. Con How to Stay Human in a F * cked Up World Desmond llega directamente al corazon de nuestro dolor colectivo con una practica de atencion plena que le cambia la vida para sobrevivir al mundo a veces miserable en el que vivimos, con estrategias e informacion que puede comenzar a utilizar para sentirse. Mas conectados, alegres, y presentes hoy.
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Buddhism
- By: Joan Duncan Oliver
- Narrator: Joan Duncan Oliver
- Length: 4 hours 50 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: April 30, 2019
- Language: English
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3.78(179 ratings)
3.78(179 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDThis program includes an introduction read by the author. A modern guide to the teachings of Buddhism. Buddhism: An Introduction to the Buddha’s Life, Teachings, and Practices is an indispensable guide to a 2,600-year-old wisdom traditionThis program includes an introduction read by the author.
A modern guide to the teachings of Buddhism.
Buddhism: An Introduction to the Buddha’s Life, Teachings, and Practices is an indispensable guide to a 2,600-year-old wisdom tradition that has transformed the lives of millions across centuries and around the world. Readers will learn how Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha, one of the most influential spiritual leaders of all time, and discover how they too can follow his revolutionary methods to attain happiness and inner freedom. Along with accessible overviews of central teachings–the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, karma, core virtues like kindness and compassion, and more–Buddhism covers such basics as:
– the three main Buddhist traditions–Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana–historically and their relevance today
– the role of meditation and mindfulness in Buddhist practice
– step-by-step instruction in key Buddhist practicesWriting in an engaging, approachable style, author Joan Duncan Oliver outlines the fundamentals of Buddhism for every listener, revealing its timeless truths and their relevance for finding peace in uncertain times. A practitioner of Buddhist meditation for forty years, Oliver has written extensively on Buddhist wisdom and its application to daily life. Her practical approach makes Buddhism an essential modern guidebook to an ancient tradition.
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Good Life, Good Death
- By: Nawang Gelek Rimpoche
- Narrator: Brian Nishii
- Length: 4 hours 2 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDWho are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? How do we get there? Many have asked these questions, and many have attempted to answer them. But there is another question Good Life, Good Death asks us to contemplate: How does the idea ofWho are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? How do we get there? Many have asked these questions, and many have attempted to answer them. But there is another question Good Life, Good Death asks us to contemplate: How does the idea of life after death affect how we live our lives?
Gelek Rimpoche tells stories of the mystical Tibet he lived in, as well as the contemporary America he became a citizen of, and shares the wisdom of the great masters. He asks us to open our minds and see if we can entertain a bigger picture of life after life, even for a moment. He makes the connection between powerful emotions such as anger, obsession, jealousy, and pride, and our past as well as our future.
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Emotional Awareness
- By: Dalai Lama
- Narrator: Richard Gere
- Length: 8 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: December 23, 2008
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDTwo leading thinkers engage in a landmark conversation about human emotions and the pursuit of psychological fulfillment At their first meeting, a remarkable bond was sparked between His Holiness the Dalai Lama, one of the world’s most reveredTwo leading thinkers engage in a landmark conversation about human emotions and the pursuit of psychological fulfillment
At their first meeting, a remarkable bond was sparked between His Holiness the Dalai Lama, one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders, and the psychologist Paul Ekman, whose groundbreaking work helped to define the science of emotions. Now these two luminaries share their thinking about science and spirituality, the bonds between East and West, and the nature and quality of our emotional lives.
In this unparalleled series of conversations, the Dalai Lama and Ekman prod and push toward answers to the central questions of emotional experience. What are the sources of hate and compassion? Should a person extend her compassion to a torturer–and would that even be biologically possible? What does science reveal about the benefits of Buddhist meditation, and can Buddhism improve through engagement with the scientific method? As they come to grips with these issues, they invite us to join them in an unfiltered view of two great traditions and two great minds.
Accompanied by commentaries on the findings of emotion research and the teachings of Buddhism, their interplay–amusing, challenging, eye-opening, and moving–guides us on a transformative journey in the understanding of emotions.
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