Reading List
Advaita Vedanta
“Be as you are, the Spiritual Teachings of Ramana Maharshi” edited by David Godman
“Shankara’s Crest Jewel of Discrimination, Viveka-Chudamani” translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood
Christian Contemplative Tradition and Practical/Pastoral Theology
“Open Heart Clear Mind” by Thomas Keating
“Silent Music, the Science of Meditation” by William Johnston
“Moral Injury: Restoring Wounded Souls” by Larry Graham
“Postcolonializing God: An African Practical Theology” by Emmanuel Lartey
Theravada Buddhism
“The 4 Noble Truths” by Ajhan Sumedho
“Mindfulness in Plain English” by Venerable Henepola Gunaratana
“The Paradox of Becoming” by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Thich Nhat Hanh
“Peace is Every Step”
“Old Path White Clouds”
“The Path of Emancipation”
“Breathe, You Are Alive: The Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing”
Tibetan Buddhism
“Clarifying the Natural State” by Dagpo Tashi Namgyal with commentary by Thrangu Rinpoche
“Crystal Clear” by Thrangu Rinpoche
“Ordinary Consciousness and Buddha Awakening” by Thrangu Rinpoche
“Indestructible Truth” by Reginald Rey
“Illumined Mind” by Kalu Rinpoche
Zen Buddhism
“Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind” by Suzuki Roshi
“The Way to Bodhidharma” by Shodo Harada Roshi
“The Zen Teachings of Huang Po on the Transmisson of Mind” translated by John Blofeld
Therapy
“The Illustrated Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living” by Russ Harris
“ACT Made Simple: An Easy-To-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy” by Russ Harris
“In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness” by Peter Levine
Critical Race Theory
“Racial Formation in the United States” by Michael Omi and Howard Winant
“The Possessive Investment in Whiteness” by George Lipsitz
“How Race Takes Place” by George Lipstiz
Other
“A Brief History of Everything” by Ken Wilber
“A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle
“How to Know God, The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali” translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood
“Sivananda Companion to Yoga”
“The Complete Guide to Macrobiotics” by Aveline Kushi
“Introduction to Macrobiotics” by Oliver Cowmeadow
Down with the Dharma 