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Book Resources

A Year To Live, By Stephen Levine
Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom, By Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
Buddhist Psychotherapy: Connecting Early Buddhism to Mindfulness and Western Psychotherapy, By Liang Tien, Debra M. Kawahara, and Venerable Dhammadinna
How to Know God, by Deepak Chopra, MD
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, By Jeff Warren
Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius
Prince Siddhartha: The Story of the Buddha, By Jonathan Landaw and Janet Brooke
Radical Acceptance: Awakening the Love that Heals Fear and Shame, By Tara Brach, Ph.D.
Radical Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power and Strength, By Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program To Realize the Power of Meditation, By Sharon Salzberg
Swamplands of the Soul, by James Hollis
The Art of Flourishing: A Guide to Mindfulness, Self-Care, and Love in a Chaotic World, By Jeffrey Rubin, Ph.D.
The Tao of Pooh, By Benjamin Hoff
Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell)
The Bhagavad Gita
The Dhammapada
The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings, By Thich Nhat Hanh
The Mindful Path: Combining Psychotherapy and Buddhist Practices, By Michael Jones, Ph.D.
The Wisdom of Insecurity, By Alan Watts
The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology, By Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Edwin Bryant)
The Zen of Psychotherapy: Uncovering A Hidden Kindness in Life, By Mark Epstein, MD
Zen Shorts, By Jon J. Muth

Mindfulness Curricula K-12

Mindfulness/Meditation - Twentysomethings and Adults

Conferfences

Wisdom 2.0 - This is a bi-coastal event that brings together thought leaders in contemplative practice, technology, and engaged Buddhism.

The Mind and Life Institute

Mind & Life is a non-profit organization (US tax-exempt 501(c)(3)). Its central mission is “Bridging science and contemplative wisdom to foster insight and inspire action toward flourishing.” In practice, it brings together scientists, contemplative practitioners (e.g., meditation/mindfulness traditions), educators, and others to explore the nature of the mind, consciousness, human flourishing, and how inner experience connects to outer societal change. Learn more about the Mind and Life Institute

Rational Buddhism

The articles below integrate the basic teachings in Albert Ellis' REBT with Buddhism and Buddhist Psychology:

The Buddha and Albert Ellis: The Eightfold Path meets the ABCs of REBT - The Buddha's Eightfold Path meets Albert Ellis' ABCs of REBT. By Morris Seklyo Sullivan
Mindfulness and Rationality - Mindfulness is part bare attention, part rationality. By Morris Seklyo Sullivan
Lions Roar - No Self, No Suffering - Melvin McLeod breaks down the Buddha’s four noble truths and argues it’s not only the ultimate self-help formula, but the best guide to helping others and benefiting the world.
Antidotes to the Eleven Cardinal Fallacies Presented in Elliot D. Cohen's The New Rational Therapy From Buddha and Some of His Greatest Disciples by James D. Patteson, Ph.D.
Relational Buddhism: Toward the Social Construction of Societal Harmony In-Between-Selves - By Maurits G T Kwee