Movement · Awaken

Contemplative Practice & Meditation

Vipassana, contemplative prayer, presence, the lineages of practice.

The Shelf (30)

Owned and referenced — the working library of the inquiry.

  • Armstrong, J. (2020). The Bhagavad Gita comes alive: A radical translation. VASA Publishing. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Attar, F. (1984). The conference of the birds (A. Darbandi & D. Davis, Trans.). Penguin Classics. (Original work published ca. 1177) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Bernstein, G. (2016). The universe has your back: Transform fear to faith. Hay House. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Coleman, G., & Jinpa, T. (Eds.). (2006). The Tibetan book of the dead: First complete translation (G. Dorje, Trans.). Viking. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • de Mello, A. (1990). Awareness: The perils and opportunities of reality. Doubleday. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • de Montfort, L. M. (1985). True devotion to Mary (F. W. Faber, Trans.). Montfort Publications. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • de Montfort, L. M. (2010). The secret of the rosary (M. Barbour, Trans.). TAN Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Goleman, D., & Davidson, R. J. (2017). Altered traits: Science reveals how meditation changes your mind, brain, and body. Avery. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Hanson, R. (2020). Neurodharma: New science, ancient wisdom, and seven practices of the highest happiness. Harmony Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • ★ Hart, W. (1987). The art of living: Vipassana meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka. HarperOne. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Hunt, S. (2021). Transitory nature: Breaking binaries for integrated being. Numinous Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Loori, J. D. (2002). Riding the ox home: Stages on the path of enlightenment. Shambhala. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Johnston, W. (Ed.). (1973). The cloud of unknowing. Image Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Keating, T. (1992). Invitation to love: The way of Christian contemplation. Element. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Keating, T. (1994). Intimacy with God: An introduction to centering prayer. Crossroad. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Kopp, Z. W. (2021). The Zen ox-herding pictures: The path to enlightenment. Books on Demand. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Krishnamurti, J. (1995). The book of life: Daily meditations with Krishnamurti. HarperSanFrancisco. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Lazic, T. (2015). The great work: Self-knowledge and healing through the wheel of the year. Llewellyn Publications. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Masters, R. A. (2010). Spiritual bypassing: When spirituality disconnects us from what really matters. North Atlantic Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • McFarlane, E., & Saywell, J. (2000). Questions for the soul. Villard. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Osho. (2001). Intimacy: Trusting oneself and the other. St. Martin's Griffin. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Ram Dass. (1971). Be here now. Lama Foundation. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Satchidananda, S. S. (2012). The yoga sutras of Patanjali (Translation and commentary). Integral Yoga Publications. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • ★ Singer, M. A. (2015). The surrender experiment: My journey into life's perfection. Harmony Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Stryker, R. (2011). The four desires: Creating a life of purpose, happiness, prosperity, and freedom. Delacorte Press. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Tiso, F. V. (2014). Liberation in one lifetime: Biographies and teachings of Milarepa. North Atlantic Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Tiso, F. V. (2016). Rainbow body and resurrection: Spiritual attainment, the dissolution of the material body, and the case of Khenpo A Chö. North Atlantic Books. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Tolle, E. (2001). Practicing the power of now: Essential teachings, meditations, and exercises from The power of now. New World Library. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Hart, W. (1987). The art of living: Vipassana meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka. HarperOne. Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Yogananda, P. (1998). Autobiography of a yogi. Self-Realization Fellowship. (Original work published 1946) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
Curated Recommendations (5)

Recommended by Foundation Labs — not yet vetted. Said plainly, so you can weigh it yourself.

  • Goldstein, J. (2013). Mindfulness: A practical guide to awakening. Sounds True. (recommended — not yet vetted) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Kabat-Zinn, J. (1994). Wherever you go, there you are: Mindfulness meditation in everyday life. Hyperion. (recommended — not yet vetted) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Kornfield, J. (1993). A path with heart: A guide through the perils and promises of spiritual life. Bantam Books. (recommended — not yet vetted) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Nhat Hanh, T. (1975). The miracle of mindfulness: An introduction to the practice of meditation. Beacon Press. (recommended — not yet vetted) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗
  • Suzuki, S. (1970). Zen mind, beginner's mind. Weatherhill. (recommended — not yet vetted) Bookshop ↗ · Amazon ↗

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