People ask me what I would recommend reading. I don't recommend reading, I recommend practice.
I put some stuff below as part of the "Usual Texts" stuff that gets recommended by others frequently that I read, that I considered helpful.
Ariadne's Usual Texts
My texts come from the Pāḷi Canon in the Thai Forest tradition. My primary inspiration is Ajahn Brahm
Additional Resources
Zen Mind, Beginners Mind - Shunryu Suzuki
Bramaviharas
Boundless Heart - Christina Feldman
Loving-Kindness - Sharon Salzberg
Jhanas
The Jhanas in Theravada Buddhism - Henepola Gunaratana
The Path of Serenity and Insight - Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Trauma Aware
Dissociation, Mindfulness, and Creative Meditations - Christine Forner
Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness - David Treavlan
Self Compassion
Radical Acceptance - Tara Brach
Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff
Center for Mindful Self-Compassion (Meditations and Exercises)
The Power of Vulnerability - Brene Brown (A video on shame)
Elder Texts
The Path of Purification - Visuddhimagga (not canon)
The Abhidhammattha Sangaha (not canon)
The Path of Discrimination - Patisambhidamagga
v2.1- Last edit 17-Jan-2025
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