Books for Beginners
Here are some wonderful books to start:
Buddhism Plain and Simple - Steve Hagen
Being Peace, The Heart of the Buddha’s Teachings - Thich Nhat Hanh
A Path With Heart - Jack Kornfield
Buddhism for Dummies - Jonathan Landow
Meditation for Life - - Martine Batchelor
Buddhism Without Beliefs - Stephen Batchelor
It's Easier Than You Think - Sylvia Boorstein
When Things Fall Apart - Pema Chodron
The Places That Scare You - Pema Chodron
Start Where You Are - Pema Chodron
Don’t Bite the Hook - Pema Chodron
Journey of Awakening: A Meditator's Guidebook - Ram Dass
The Art of Happiness - Tenzin Gyatso (Dalai Lama)
The Path of Insight Meditation - Joseph Goldstein
What the Buddha Taught - Walpola Rahula
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism - Chogyam Trungpa
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness - Sharon Salzberg
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind - Suzuki Roshi
Street Zen: The Life and Work of Issan Dorsey - David Schneider
The Religions of Man - Huston Smith
Healing Into Life and Death - Stephen Levine
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirzig