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The best and most fascinating spiritual books reviewed by Katinka Hesselink

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Best books about Buddhism and Buddha

These are my personal reviews of some of the best books about Buddhism you’ll find. 

See also Buddha’s World, the section of my site devoted to Buddhism, it’s history, philosophy and world-view. More recent material has appeared on my Buddhist blog: Contemporary Buddhism.

Wisdom of the Kadam Masters & Kadampa Teachings

July 31st, 2015

Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears

April 29th, 2015

No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva

April 28th, 2015

The Places That Scare You: quotes and review

April 27th, 2015

Best Thich Nhat Hanh Books

January 23rd, 2015

Best Dalai Lama Books List

January 21st, 2015

The Buddhist Handbook, by John Snelling

December 2nd, 2014

Best Dalai Lama Biography: Kundun by Mary Craig

November 21st, 2014

Dakini Power: Twelve Extraordinary Women Shaping the Transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in the West

May 5th, 2014

Mindfulness for Dummies

April 24th, 2014

HH the Dalai Lama, Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World

March 30th, 2014

Buddhist Texts Through the Ages, Edward Conze

November 13th, 2013

The Power of an Open Question: The Buddha’s Path to Freedom

November 13th, 2013

Best Zen Buddhism Books

July 28th, 2013

Best books on Buddhism, according to my readers

July 28th, 2013

Best Buddhist Books

February 20th, 2013

Crooked Cucumber: the Life and Zen Teachings of Shunryu Suzuki

August 28th, 2012

Guided meditations on the Stages of the Path, Thubten Chodron

February 15th, 2012

When the chocolate runs out, Lama Yeshe

September 2nd, 2011

Work, Sex, Money: real life on the path of mindfulness, Chogyam Trungpa

April 6th, 2011

Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, Shunryu Suzuki, 40th anniversary edition

February 3rd, 2011

Beyond Happiness: The Zen Way to True Contentment, Ezra Bayda

December 8th, 2010

Rebel Buddha: on the road to freedom

November 23rd, 2010

The Undying Lamp of Zen: the Testament of Zen Master Torei

November 11th, 2010

Goddesses of the celestial gallery, Romio Shrestha

June 2nd, 2010

Book review categories

  • Academic (15)
  • Bahai Faith (1)
  • Best of (11)
    • Children (4)
  • Biography (10)
  • Buddhism (25)
  • Chinese spirituality (1)
  • Christianity (8)
  • Death and life (11)
  • Hinduism (9)
  • Islam and Sufism (3)
  • Not recommended (1)
  • Spiritual Development (10)
  • Spiritual Fiction (2)
  • Theosophy (11)
  • Western Esotericism (2)
  • Yoga (7)
Katinka Hesselink
Katinka Hesselink

Book review categories

  • Academic (15)
  • Bahai Faith (1)
  • Best of (11)
    • Children (4)
  • Biography (10)
  • Buddhism (25)
  • Chinese spirituality (1)
  • Christianity (8)
  • Death and life (11)
  • Hinduism (9)
  • Islam and Sufism (3)
  • Not recommended (1)
  • Spiritual Development (10)
  • Spiritual Fiction (2)
  • Theosophy (11)
  • Western Esotericism (2)
  • Yoga (7)

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