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On Meditation:

Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation, Analayo

Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, Lama Shenpen Hookham - translator

The Science of Enlightenment, Shinzen Young

Stages of Meditation, The Dalai Lama

Genuine Happiness, Alan Wallace

The Attention Revolution, Alan Wallace

Right Concentration: A Practical Guide to the Jhānas, Leigh Brasington

Focused and Fearless, Shaile Catherine

Practicing the Jhanas: Traditional Concentration Meditation as Presented by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw, Snyder, Stephen

The Four Faces of Love: The Brahma Viharas,Gil Fronsdal

The Four Sublime States: Contemplations on Love, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy and Equanimity, Nyanaponika Thera

Head & Heart Together: Bringing Wisdom to the Brahma-viharas, Thanissaro Bhikkhu

The Four Immeasurables, Alan Wallace

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry, Jack Kornfield

Four Stages of Enlightenment, Wikipedia

Almaas, The Unfolding Now

Wallace, Genuine Happiness

On the Buddha and Buddhism:

Buddha, Karen Armstrong

The Foundations of Buddhism, Rupert Gethin

What the Buddha Taught, Walpola Rahula

Hoofprint of the Ox: Principles of the Chan Buddhist Path as Taught by a Modern Chinese Master, Sheng-Yen

Handbook for Mankind, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Confession of a Buddhist Atheist, Stephen Batchelor

Buddhism without Beliefs, Stephen Batchelor

the Wings to Awakening, Thanissaro Bhikkhu

The Dhammapada, Eknath Easwaran

Essence of the Heart Sutra, The Dalai Lama

Hua-yen Buddhism: The Jewel Net of Indra, Francis H. Cook

Anatta and Rebirth, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu

Nama Rupa, Ajahn Brahm

Kornfield, A Path With Heart

Trungpa, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior

Chodrin, When Things Fall Apart

Moore, Care of the Soul

On Contemporary Brain Science:

The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, Ian McGilchrist

On Meditation Posture:

Posture-Pedia, Stephanie Nash

On Meditation Philosophy + Related Subjects:

Trying Not To Try: Ancient China, Modern Science and the Power of Spontaneity, Edward Slingerland

Mutual Causality in Buddhism and General Systems Theory, Joanna Macy

Daumal, Mount Analogue

Fritz, Path of Least Resistance

Gendlin, Focusing

Lao Tze, Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell translation)

On Anatomy:

Kapit + Elson, The Anatomy Coloring Book

Lasater, Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology and Asana

Calais-Germain, The Anatomy of Movement

Myers, Anatomy Trains

On Yoga and Ayurveda:

Desikachar, TheHeart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice

Feuerstein, Tantra, The Path of Ecstasy

Frawley, Yoga And Ayurveda

Hartranft, TheYoga Sūtra of Patañjali

Iyengar, Light on Yoga

Levine, Waking the Tiger

Mitchell, Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation

Rosen, Original Yoga: Rediscovering Traditional Practices of Hatha Yoga

Ashley-Farrand, Healing Mantras

Clark, The Complete Guide to Yin Yoga

Clark, Your Body Your Yoga

Cope, Yoga and the Quest for the Self

Grilley, Yin Yoga: Principles and Practice

Hirschi, Mudras: Yoga in Your Hands

Johnson, Bone, Breath, and Gesture: Practices of Embodiment

Kuriyama, The Expressiveness of the Body and the Divergence of Greek and

Chinese Medicine

Lad, The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies

Lasater, Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times

Mehta + Mehta, Yoga: The Iyengar Way

Powers, Insight Yoga

Singleton, Yoga Body

Srisagar, The Hot Belly Diet

Stiles, Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy

Strom, A Life Worth Breathing