Resources
There are many excellent resources available. Reading and listening can be helpful and inspiring, but they aren't substitutes for practice. Sitting regularly, and practicing in community, is what develops stability and insight.
Getting started
- Larry Rosenberg, Three Steps to Awakening
- Joseph Goldstein & Jack Kornfield, Seeking the Heart of Wisdom
Meditation and recovery
- Kevin Griffin, One Breath at a Time
Deepening practice
- Larry Rosenberg, Breath by Breath
- Charlotte Joko Beck, Nothing Special, Ordinary Wonder
- Ezra Bayda, Being Zen
- Cheri Huber, Trying to Be Human
- Pema Chödrön, The Wisdom of No Escape, When Things Fall Apart
Buddhist foundations
- Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
- Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Noble Eightfold Path
Heart centered practice
- Kevin Griffin, Living Kindness
- Sharon Salzberg, Lovingkindness
- Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance
Audio and podcasts
- Joseph Goldstein, Insight Hour
- Dharma Seed (archive of recorded dharma talks)
- Tricycle Talks
- Kevin Griffin, Dharma and Recovery
- Flourishing After Addiction
Practice tools
- Insight Timer (free timer and guided meditations)
- Waking Up (subscription based course and teaching library)