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2 | Author Title/ First Name | Author Last Name | Book Title | Thich Nhat Hanh | Earth Justice | Racial Justice | LGBTQI+ | Women in Buddhism | Koans/ Poetry | Life of the Buddha | Sitting/ Walking Meditation | Chanting | Guided Meditation | Peace/ Non- Violence | Misc / Other | Comments | |
3 | Shantideva | Bodhisattva | Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life: How to Enjoy A Life of Great Meaning and Altruism | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
4 | Pema | Chodron | How We Live is How We Die | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ||
5 | Pema | Chodron | The Places that Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ||
6 | Norman | Fischer | The World Could be Otherwise: Imagination and the Bodhisattva Path | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | The six paramitas - very accessible | |
7 | Wendy | Garling | Stars at Dawn: Forgotten Stories of Women in the Buddha's Life | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
8 | Wendy | Garling | The Woman Who Raised the Buddha: The Extraordinary Life of Mahaprajapati | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
9 | Bernie | Glassman | Bearing Witness: A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peace | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | . | Radical Peace-Making Work | |
10 | Natalie | Goldberg | Three Simple Lines: A Writer's Pilgramage into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
11 | Joan | Halifax | Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ||
12 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Awakening of the Heart: Essential Buddhist Sutras and Commentaries | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Core Sutra study for Plum Village tradition | |
13 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Being Peace | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | . | Peace | |
14 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Call Me by My True Names | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
15 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Chanting from the Heart Vol. I & II | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | Sutras, chants, ceremonies and practices in the Plum Village tradition | |
16 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Inside the Now | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
17 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Interbeing: 4th Edition: The 14 Mindfulness Trainings of Engaged Buddhism | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Core study for OI Aspirants | |
18 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Love Letter to the Planet | Yes | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
19 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Mindful Movement | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | Mindful exercises | |
20 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Old Path White Cloud | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | The story of the life of the Buddha | |
21 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Peace is Every Step | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | A great introductory book into Engaged Buddhism | |
22 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Silence: The Power of Quiet in a world Full of Noise | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
23 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ||
24 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | The Energy of Prayer: How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
25 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | . | ​ | ||
26 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | The Other Shore | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | Thay's Commentary on his new translation of The Heart Sutra just before his 2014 stroke | |
27 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | The Sun My Heart | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Interbeing | |
28 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology | Yes | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ||
29 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Understanding Our Mind | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Deep dive into the origins (yogacara) of Thay's talks about seeds and store consciousness | |
30 | Thich Nhat | Hanh | Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet | Yes | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Most recent Plum Village/Thay work on eco-justice | |
31 | Stephanie | Kaza | Green Buddhism: Practice and Compassionate Action in Uncertain Times | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Great intro to eco-justice | |
32 | Ruth | King | Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
33 | Angel | Kiyodo Williams | Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation | ​ | ​ | Yes | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
34 | Taigen Dan | Leighton | Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Buddhist Master Hongzhi | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
35 | Taigen Dan | Leighton | Just This Is It: Dongshan and the Practice of Suchness | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ||
36 | Kaira Jewel | Lingo | We Were Made for These Times: 10 Lessons for Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption | . | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ||
37 | David | Loy | Ecodharma: Buddhist Teachings for the Ecological Crisis | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
38 | Vicki | Mackenzie | Cave in the Snow | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | A story of one of the first Buddhist nuns and the challenges she needed to face | |
39 | Joanna | Macy | Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're In Without Going Crazy | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
40 | Kevin | Manders | Transcending: Trans Buddhist Voices | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Essays and poetry by trans Buddhist practitioners | |
41 | Zenju Earthlyn | Manuel | Sanctuary, A Meditation on Home, Homelessness and Belonging | ​ | Yes | Yes | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
42 | Zenju Earthlyn | Manuel | Still Breathing | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
43 | Zenju Earthlyn | Manuel | The Deepest Peace: Contemplations from a Season of Stillness | ​ | Yes | Yes | Yes | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
44 | Zenju Earthlyn | Manuel | The Shamanic Bones of Zen: Revealing the Ancestral Spirit and Mystical Heart of a Sacred Tradition | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | Zen as earth-based practice | |
45 | Eve Myonen | Marko | The Book of Householder Koans: waking Up in the Land of Attachments | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
46 | Susan | Moon | The Hidden Lamp | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Modern koan collections centering women and with commentary by female dharma teachers | |
47 | Susan | Murcott | First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
48 | Susan | Murphy | A Fire Runs Through All Things: Zen Koans for Facing the Climate Crisis | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Beautiful | |
49 | Shohaku | Okamura | Living By Vow: A Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Chants and Texts | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
50 | Shohaku | Okamura | The Mountains and Waters Sutra: A Practitioner's Guide | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Sutra Study - commentary on this beautiful, poetic, mind bending sutra by Eihei Dogen | |
51 | Lama Rod | Owens | The New Saints | ​ | ​ | Yes | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
52 | Ruth | Ozeki | A Tale for the Time Being: A Novel | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | Fiction | |
53 | Ruth | Ozeki | The Book of Form and Emptiness | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | Fiction - stunning novel capturing important issues of our time | |
54 | Sebene | Salasse | You Belong: A Call for Connection | ​ | Yes | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
55 | Gary | Snyder | Mountains and Rivers without End | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Epic poem by Buddhist beat poet Gary Snyder | |
56 | Batchelor | Stephen | Confession of a Buddhist Atheist | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ||
57 | Clark | Strand | Seeds from a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and the Spiritual Journey | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
58 | Joan | Sutherland | Through Forests of Every Color: Awakening with Koans | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
59 | Joan | Sutherland | Vimalakirti & the Awakened Heart: A Commentary on the Sutra Vimalakirti Speaks | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | Vimalakirti is an enlightened householder living in Buddha's time - a favorite! | |
60 | Kazuaki | Tanahashi | Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
61 | Kittisaro and | Thannisara | Listening to the Heart: A Contemplative Journey to Engaged Buddhism | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Thai Forest grounded Engaged Buddhism - beautiful | |
62 | Deborah Eden | Tull | Luminous Darkness: An Engaged Buddhist Approach to Embracing the Unknown | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ||
63 | Robin | Wall Kimmerer | Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants | ​ | Yes | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Not Buddhist and yet powerful teaching in non-dual view and the harms of dualistic thinking | |
64 | Larry | Ward | America's Racial Karma: An Invitation to Heal | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Beautiful - from our Dharma Teacher | |
65 | Matty | Weingast | The First Free Women: Poems of the Early Buddhist Nuns | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Yes | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Beautiful translation of the enlightenment poems of the first nuns (therigatha) | |
66 | Thanissara | Time to Stand Up: An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for Our Earth | ​ | Yes | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | |||