Buddhism for Today    by Robert Donaldson
Price: Free! 7970 words. Language: English. Published on June 15, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
Buddhism is a religion that, historically, is said to have been founded by Shakyamuni Buddha in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains sometime around 600 B.C. Some historians believed that Shakyamuni lived as far back as 1,000 B.C.

Camino Meditations    by Kelly Watt
Price: $4.99 USD. 15850 words. Language: English. Published by Hamilton  Stone  on June 8, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
Camino Meditations is a pocket book for spiritual adventurers. This small practical book includes short inspirational chapters, followed by simple walking meditations, journal exercises and action steps. The writing is peppered with Camino wisdoms Watt learned on her own pilgrimage walking with fellow meditation practitioners.

The Enlightenment of Jesus    by David W. Jones
Price: $5.25 USD. 38010 words. Language: English. Published on May 17, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
What if Jesus showed up at your house one night, tapped you on the shoulder, and told you to wake up to the life you were missing? What would you do? Each chapter begins with an encounter with Jesus followed by simple steps to living life awake using ideas from Zen, mindfulness, and the encounters and teachings of Jesus from the Gospels.

Dharamsala Diaries: A Spiritual Travelogue    by Swati Chopra
Price: $2.99 USD. 107780 words. Language: English. Published on May 9, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Spiritual awakening.
This lyrical travelogue of the spirit takes you to Dharamsala, the Himalayan town that is the home in exile of the Dalai Lama. Through the stories of the seekers, wanderers and refugees that gather here, this book explores the nature of the spiritual journey and, indeed, of life itself.

Tibetan Buddhist Tales and other True Stories.    by Lyse Lauren
Price: $5.99 USD. 35200 words. Language: Australian English. Published on May 4, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
This is a collection of short stories which took place in the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal and India during the 1980s and nineties. Either I participated directly or heard them first hand while I was living near my Tibetan Masters and endeavouring to follow Their teachings. They provide a unique glimpse into a way of life that is not normally known of or even accessible to many in the West.

The Key to the Castle: Zen and Travel Stories of Trust    by Sue Schleifer
Price: $4.99 USD. 50210 words. Language: English. Published on May 2, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.
What happens to a beginning student of Zen as she sits and watches her mind? How is a Zen retreat like a vacation? Whether visiting her aging mom, hiking in northern Thailand, crossing a rain-swelled creek in South Africa, or eating formal meals at a Zen retreat, Schleifer asks, “What is going on here?” Her discoveries become ours in this clear and poignant account of inner and outer journeys.

If You Fall Down Seven Times Get Up Eight: Aspects of Practice for Gay and Lesbian Buddhists    by Deshi
Price: $7.99 USD. 41860 words. Language: English. Published by Typhoon Media on May 1, 2013. Nonfiction » Gay and Lesbian » Sociology.
Offers both male and female, beginner and veteran a discussion of those aspects of Buddhist practice which benefit gay people and which address current issues of prejudice and homophobia.

Buddhist Meditation and the Internet: Practices and Possibilities    by Joanne Miller
Price: $6.99 USD. 36720 words. Language: English. Published by Typhoon Media on May 1, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
We now know that people are trying to reproduce online much of what they do offline. So why is it that meditation is only a very small part of Buddhist Internet activity?

Mindfulness and Vipassana - Meditation for Everyone    by Hiten Vyas
Price: $4.99 USD. 6880 words. Language: English. Published on April 29, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
An eBook (6851 words) which teaches you both the Mindfulness Meditation and Vipassana Meditation techniques and how you can use them to calm unhelpful thoughts, emotions and sensations, and bring peace to your mind and life.

Thus Have I Heard -- Buddhist Parables and Stories    by Minh Thanh
Price: Free! 44100 words. Language: American English. Published by YMBA  on April 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
Buddhism has always been fond of parables and many of these were used by the Buddha himself. He taught by parables, "for men of good understanding will readily enough catch the meaning of what is taught under the shape of a parable."