Thanissaro BhikkhuCritiques

Early Buddhism borrowed two of its central terms from the workings of fire. Upadana or clinging, originally referred to the fuel that kept fire burning; nibbana, the name of the goal, is to a fires going out. This is the first book to examine these terms from the perspective of how the early Buddhists themselves viewed fire -- what they saw happening as a fire burned, and what happened to the fire when it went out, to show what light this perspective throws on Buddhist doctrine in general and the practice of meditation in particular.

Ajaan Suwat Suvaco (27 August 1919 – 5 April 2002), born in Thailand, was a Buddhist monk who founded four monasteries in the western United States. Thai Forest Tradition.

This book is a short introduction to the basic principles of Buddhism: the Buddha, the Dhamma (his teachings), and Sangha (the community of his noble disciples), also known as the Triple Refuge.

Study guide for the Five Aggregates of Clinging, from the Pali Canon.
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A careful and deep re-examination of Anatta, with a focus on Buddha’s original teachings on “Not-Self”. Very different from an understanding of “No Self”. Excellent.

Right Mindfulness: Memory & Ardency on the Buddhist Path. For the past several decades, a growing flood of books, articles, and teachings has advanced theories about the practice of mindfulness which are highly questionable and—for anyone hoping to realize the end of suffering—seriously misleading. The main aim of this book is to show that the practice of mindfulness is most fruitful when informed by the Buddha’s own definition of right mindfulness and his explanations of its role on the path.

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From an Amazon Book Review:
This is one of the best introductions to meditation I've read in my twenty years of practicing and learning about meditation. The simplicity of the writing and the mundane nature of the topics covered successfully disguise the fact that the author is very highly regarded and probably the most prolific translator of the original Buddhist Pali texts in the United States. He is also a lifelong monk with 40+ years of meditation experience. Though nothing can replace learning meditation in person from someone skilled at it, read this book carefully from cover to cover, and then again a few more times, and don't be fooled by the simplicity. A lot of this is a direct distillation and modernization of instructions straight from the mouth of the first Buddhist. (and if you want to know more about that, seek out some of his other books)