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These are just a few of the books and teachers I have found particularly relevant and inspiring.

  • Awareness Alone Is Not Enough (PDF), Dhamma Everywhere and other teachings available from Sayadaw U (Ashin) Tejaniya including Don’t Look Down on the Defilements pp. 1-39 , pp. 40-65 , and pp. 66-78 (PDF)
  • Blossoms of Friendship, and other titles (not that easy to find) by Vimala Thakar (you can also find On an Eternal Voyage at Scribd)
  • Choiceless Awareness,  Freedom from the Known, etc. –the teachings of J. Krishnamurti
  • Dismantling the Fantasy: An Invitation to the Fullness of Life and by Darryl Bailey
  • Everyday Zen: Love and Work by Charlotte Joko Beck
  • Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering and The Teachings of Ajahn Chah (PDF)–really anything spoken by Ajahn Chah
  • Intuitive Awareness (PDF), The Way It Is (HTML), and The Sound of Silence and other teachings from Ajahn Sumedho
  • The Light of Discovery and The Wonder of Presence and other books from Toni Packer
  • Small Boat, Great Mountain: Theravādan Reflections on The Natural Great Perfection by Ajahn Amaro (downloadable)
  • Stepping Out of Self-Deception: The Buddha’s Liberating Teaching of No-Self by Rodney Smith


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