South Bay InsightLA
Books
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life
By the Bestselling Author of A History of God
By Karen Armstrong
The Dharma Book Club selection, July 2023
Braiding Sweetgrass
Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
By Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Dharma Book Club selection, May 2023
AWE
The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
By Dacher Keltner
The Dharma Book Club selection, March 2023
How We Live Is How We Die
A Shambhala Press Publication
By Pema Chodron
The Dharma Book Club selection, January 2023
Relational Mindfulness
A Handbook for Deepening Our Connections with Ourselves, Each Other, and the Planet
By Deborah Eden Tull
The Dharma Book Club selection, October 2022
Buddha's Nature
A Practical Guide to Discovering Your Place in the Cosmos
By Wes Nisker
Referenced in the September 2022 Contemplation
In Love with the World
A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying
By Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Referenced in the August 2022 Contemplation
The Beginner's Guide to Walking the Buddha's Eightfold Path
A Jean Smith Guide
By Jean Smith
The Dharma Book Club selection, August 2022
Pass It On
Five Stories That Can Change the World
By Joanna Macy and Norbert Gahbler
The Dharma Book Club selection, June 2022
Ten Poems to Set You Free
Ten Poems Series
By Roger Housden
The Dharma Book Club selection, April 2022
Say What You Mean
How to Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth & Listen Deeply
By Oren Jay Sofer
The Dharma Book Club selection, February 2022
Wintering
The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
By Katherine May
Referenced in the January, 2022 Contemplation
The Dharma of Poetry
How Poems Can Deepen Your Spiritual Practice and Open You to Joy
By John Brehm
The Dharma Book Club selection, December 2021
Dipa Ma
The Life and Legacy of a Buddhist Master
By Amy Schmidt
The Dharma Book Club selection, October 2021
In Paradise
A Novel
By Peter Matthiessen
Referenced in the September, 2021 Contemplation, and the Dharma Book Club selection, September 2021
Ten Poems for Difficult Times
Ten Poems Series
By Roger Housden
Referenced at the Palos Verdes Practice Group, July 25, 2021
Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing
By David A Treleaven
Referenced at the Palos Verdes Practice Group, July 25, 2021
The Transformation
Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma
By James S. Gordon M.D.
Referenced at the Palos Verdes Practice Group, July 25, 2021
The Body Keeps the Score
Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
By Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Referenced at the Palos Verdes Practice Group, July 25, 2021
Finding the Mother Tree
Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
By Suzanne Simard
The South Bay InsightLA Dharma Book Club Selection, July 2021
What the Buddha Taught
Revised and Expanded Edition with Texts from Suttas and Dhammapada
By Walpola Rahula
Referenced at the Mary and Joseph Retreat Center Meditation, June 20, 2021
The Deepest Peace
Contemplations from a Season of Stillness
By Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
Referenced in the June, 2021 Contemplation
The Grace in Aging
Awaken as You Grow Older
By Kathleen Dowling Singh
Referenced at the Palos Verdes Practice Group, May 9, 2021
When You Greet Me I Bow
Notes and Reflections from a Life in Zen
By Norman Fischer
Referenced in the May, 2021Contemplation and the Dharma Book Club August, 2021 Selection
Drinking from the River of Light
The Life of Expression
By Mark Nepo
Referenced at the South Bay InsightLA Dharma Workshop "Haiku by our Sangha" March, 2021
Haiku Mind
108 Poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart
By Patricia Donegan
Referenced at the South Bay InsightLA Dharma Workshop "Spring Breeze: A Haiku Workshop" March, 2021
The Hidden Lamp
Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women
Edited by Florence Caplow and Susan Moon
Referenced during February 9th RB Practice Group
A Fierce Heart
Finding Strength, Courage, and Wisdom in Any Moment
by Spring Washam
The South Bay InsightLA Dharma Book Club Selection, March 2021
Grieving is Loving
Compassionate Words for Bearing the Unbearable
by Joanne Cacciatore
Referenced at South Bay InsightLA Dharma Kitchen, February, 2021
Awake in the Wild
Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self-Discovery
by Mark Coleman
Referenced at the South Bay InsightLA Special Event "Awake in the Wild" February, 2021
Active Hope
How to Face the Mess We're in Without Going Crazy
by Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone
Referenced in the January, 2021 Contemplation
not about dinosaurs
(Poetry from our very own Linda!)
Yoga Nidra
A Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing
by Richard Miller
Referenced at the South Bay InsightLA Special Event, "Yoga Nidra: Waking Up to Deeper Intentions" December, 2020
Waking Up to the Dark
Ancient Wisdom for a Sleepless Age
by Clark Strand
Referenced in the December, 2020 Contemplation
True Refuge
Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart
by Tara Brach, Ph.D.
Referenced at the Palos Verdes Meditation Practice Group, October 11, 2020
Rabindranath Tagore
The Myriad-Minded Man
by Krishna Dutta and Andrew Robinson
Referenced in the September, 2020 Contemplation
Training in Compassion
Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong
by Norman Fischer
Referenced during August 4th RB Sitting Group
See No Stranger
A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love
by Valarie Kaur
Referenced in our August, 2020 Contemplation
America's Racial Karma
An Invitation to Heal
by Larry Ward, PhD
Referenced in our July, 2020 Contemplation
Standing at the Edge
Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet
by Roshi Joan Halifax
Referenced in our June, 2020 Contemplation
Unlearning Meditation
What to do when instructions get in the way
by Jason Siff
Referenced at the Redondo Beach Practice Group, Guest Speaker Jason Siff "The Power of Remembering" dharma talk.
Thoughts are not the enemy
An innovative approach to meditation practice
by Jason Siff
Referenced at the Redondo Beach Practice Group, Guest Speaker Jason Siff "The Power of Remembering" dharma talk.
The Places that Scare You
A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
by Pema Chodron
Referenced at the Redondo Beach Practice Group, "Sowing the Seeds of Compassion" dharma discussion.
Awaken Every Day
365 Buddhist Reflections to Invite Mindfulness and Joy
by Thubten Chodron
Referenced in our March, 2020 Contemplation
Buddha Is As Buddha Does
The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living
by Lama Surya Das
Referenced in our December, 2019 Contemplation
The Little Book of Being
Practices and Guidance for Uncovering your Natural Awareness
by Diana Winston
Referenced in our October, 2019 Contemplation