Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung? by Ajahn Brahm is also available under the title Opening the Door of Your Heart, but because we’re the kind of reviewers who prefer the gritty realism of manure to the notion of skipping lightly through emerald … [Continue reading]
Awakening the Buddha Within
Awakening the Buddha Within by Lama Surya Das was a game-changer when it was first published in 1997 and its ability to help people transform their lives hasn’t faded in the slightest. The book brings the wisdom of the Tibetan tradition to Western … [Continue reading]
Buddhism Without Beliefs
Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening by Stephen Batchelor is a relatively slim volume, but it packs a mighty punch. The author (who has been a monk in the traditions of both Tibetan Buddhism and Zen Buddhism) strips away much … [Continue reading]
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa is one of our favourite books of all time, and it is one that is as popular today as it was when it was first published in 1984. That said, we aren’t quite sure whether we should actually … [Continue reading]
Jake Fades
Buddhist fiction isn’t nearly as plentiful as non-fiction, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t some real gems to be found, and Jake Fades by David Guy is definitely one of them. Set in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Jake Fades revolves around an … [Continue reading]