Suggested Reading
Here is a selection of readings that I suggest. “SIT RALEIGH DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION FOR BOOK RECOMENDATIONS.”
Against the Stream - Noah Levine. Presenting the basics of Buddhism with personal anecdotes, exercises, and guided meditations and more. Great book.www.againstthestream.com/dharma-punx-merch/against-the-stream-book
The Noble Eightfold Path by Bhikku Bodhi www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/waytoend.html also available as a paperback
The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation. By Thich Nhat Hanh https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209574.The_Heart_of_the_Buddha_s_Teaching
This website is an audio site with guided meditations to practice the entire Satipatthana Sutta. Bhikkhu Analayo has also written a wonderful detailed exploration of the Sutta as well as a written guide to go along with the meditations. This is not light reading, but I cannot recommend it high enough, www.windhorsepublications.com/satipatthana-%20meditation-audio/
Being with Dying - Roshi Joan Halifax. Roshi Joan is a force of nature, if you are not familiar with her do yourself a favor and change that. This book is an unflinching look at death and dying and how to walk through it. There is a CD version where she reads it and guides meditations and a print version. Both are wonderful www.amazon.com/Being-Dying-Cultivating-Compassion-Fearlessness/dp/1590307186
The Bodhisattva's Embrace -Hozan Alan Senauke A beautiful exploration of engaged Buddhism by a wonderful teacher. www.amazon.com/Bodhisattvas-Embrace-Dispatches-Engageds-Buddhisms/dp/0982784406/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OGW91UDZZ9E6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MjY1K4wKZAdojRwS3qDbkYmS9tFDkGzBbcPZa4TByQDGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.4bMd_9B6Jwbei0NL-S6NPriZDHjOxrzDznyJEzy0tRY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Bodhisattva%27s+embrace&qid=1708174364&s=books&sprefix=bodhisattva%27s+embrace%2Cstripbooks%2C74&sr=1-1