Some of Our Favorite Books on Buddhism

Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
Anapanasati - Mindfulness with Breathing
Mindfulness with Breathing is a meditation technique anchored In our breathing, it is an exquisite tool for exploring life through subtle awareness and active investigation of the breathing and life. The breath is life, to stop breathing is to die. The breath is vital, natural, soothing, revealing. It is our constant companion. Wherever we go, at all times, the breath sustains life and provides the opportunity for spiritual development.

Anapanasati, Citta, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Insight Meditation, Kaya, Mindfulness with Breathing, Mindfulness with Breathing, Sati, Vedana, Vipassana,

Narada Mahathera
A Manual of Abhidhamma
In the Abhidhamma both mind and matter, which constitute this complex machinery of man, are microscopically analyzed. Chief events connected with the process of birth and death are explained in detail. Intricate points of the Dhamma are clarified. The Path of Emancipation is set forth in clear terms. Modern Psychology, limited as it is comes within the scope of Abhidhamma inasmuch as it deals with the mind, with thoughts, thought-processes, and mental states but it does not admit of a psyche or a soul. Buddhism teaches a psychology without a psyche. Consciousness is defined. Thoughts are analyzed and classified chiefly from an ethical standpoint. All mental states are enumerated. The composition of each type of consciousness is set forth in detail. The description of thought-processes that arise through the five sense-doors and the mind-door is extremely interesting.

Abhidhamma, Citta, Dependent Origination, Dhamma, Paticcasamuppada,

Mahasi Sayadaw
The Satipatthana Vipassana Meditation
Satipatthana Vipassana Meditation is an in depth guide to mindfulness or Sati and explains the Vipassana meditation method as practiced and taught by the Buddha in the Satipatthana Sutta. It explains extensively the instructions given by the Buddha, the practice, and the theory behind it.

Anapanasati, Citta, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Insight Meditation, Kaya, Mindfulness, Mindfulness with Breathing, Satipatthana, Seven Enlightenment Factors, Vedana, Vipassana,