TGBC Lazy Learner: Meditation Techniques for a Peaceful Mind and Happy Life with Nathan Smith of Mind Makes This World Podcast

The Good Book Club Podcast

A presentation on the practice of meditation by Nathan Smith from Mind Makes This World Podcast. Nathan gives us an insightful overview of the concept of meditation and different meditation methods. He also leads us through a brief meditation exercise. Whether meditation is already a part of your life or you've always wanted to learn more, you'll find something valuable in this presentation. This book club bonus event was originally held on January 17th, 2022.

Nathans Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@mindmakesthisworld/videos

Meditation in theory and practice (according to the not unquestionable view of Nathan Smith)

Science

- Yi-Yuan Tang, The Science of Mindfulness Meditation

- Richard J. Davidson, Daniel Goleman, Altered Traits

- Andrew Newberg, Eugene d'Aquili, The Mystical Mind

- Andrew Newberg, Neurotheology

- Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis

- Daniel Siegel, Aware

- Daniel Siegel, Mindsight

- Peter Wayne, The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi

Therapy

- Hayao Kawai, Buddhism and the Art of Psychotherapy

- Stuart Sovatsky, Words from the Soul

- Rachael Wooten, Tara

Buddhism

- Tibetan & Bon

- Robert Thurman, The Tibetan Book of the Dead

- Chogyam Trungpa, The Tibetan Book of the Dead

- Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, In Love with the World

- Alejandro Chaoul, Tibetan Yoga

- Nyima Dakpa, Khyung Mar: The Red Garuda

- Stephen Hayes, Heart of Light, Blade of Thunder

- Theravada

- Ajahn Sumedho, Don’t Take Your Life Personally

- Ajahn Sumedho, Teachings of a Buddhist Monk

- Chan

- Sheng Yen, The Method of No Method

- David Hinton, China Root

- Zen

- Meido Moore, The Rinzai Zen Way

- Meido Moore, Hidden Zen

- Diana St. Ruth, Experience Beyond Thinking

- Henry Shukman, One Blade of Grass

- Alan Watts, What Is Zen?

- Shinshu Roberts, Being-Time

- Shin

- D.T. Suzuki, The Buddha of Infinite Light

- Takamaro Shigaraki, The Heart of the Shin Buddhist Path

Hinduism and Yoga

- Leila Worby, Ancient Yoga for Modern Practitioners

- Swami Adiswarananda, Meditation & Its Practices

- Swami Prabhavananda, The Sermon on the Mount According to Vedanta

- Om Swami, A Million Thoughts

- Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Yoga Nidra

- Jay Shetty, Think Like a Monk

Tantra

- Christopher Wallis, Tantra Illuminated

- Christopher Wallis, The Recognition Sutras

- Lee Lyon, The 112 Meditations from the Book of Divine Wisdom

Taoism

- Chen Kaiguo, Zheng Shunchao, Opening the Dragon Gate

- Wang Mu, Foundations of Internal Alchemy

- Eva Wong, Cultivating Stillness

- Alan Watts, What Is Tao?

- Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

Christianity

- Kallistos Ware, The Jesus Prayer

- A Monk of Mount Athos, The Watchful Mind: Teachings on the Prayer of the Heart

- Robin Amis, Holy Hesychia: The Stillness That Knows God

- William Johnston, The Cloud of Unknowing: and The Book of Privy Counseling

- Thomas Merton, Contemplative Prayer

- Rocco Errico, Setting a Trap for God

- John Main, Way of Unknowing

- John Main, Word into Silence

- Christopher Pramuk, Sophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton

- Neil Douglas-Klotz, The Hidden Gospel

Judaism

- Brian Schachter, Kabbalah for Beginners

- Elie Wiesel, Somewhere a Master

Islam

- Kabir Edmund Helminski, Living Presence

- Javad Nurbakhsh, The Psychology of Sufism

- Javad Nurbakhsh, Jesus in the Eyes of the Sufis

Secular

- Eric Harrison, Brain Training with Buddha

- K. Ramakrishna Rao, Anand C. Paranjpe, Psychology in the Indian Tradition

- Jonardon Ganeri, Attention, Not Self

- Iain McGilchrist, Ways of Attending

- Dan Harris, 10% Happier

- Sam Harris, Waking Up

- Robert Wright, Why Buddhism Is True

- Douglas Harding, On Having No Head

- Hereward Tilton, The Path of the Serpent