What are some good books to read as introductory material to meditation Buddhism, enlightenment, etc.?
There are many good books. “The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying” by Sogyal Rinpoche is excellent. The Dalai Lama’s recent series of books from Harper San Francisco publishers are good (see “Open Heart, Awakened Mind”) as is his autobiographical “Freedom In Exile”. Joseph Goldstein (author of “Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom”), Sharon Salzberg (“Loving Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness”), Ane Pema Chodron (“Wisdom of No Escape”), Charlotte Joko Beck (“Everyday Zen”), Jon Kabat-Zinn (“Wherever You Go, There You Are”) and Jack Kornfield (“A Path With Heart”), and Thich Nhat Hanh (“Peace Every Step” and “The Miracle of Mindfulness”) each have several other excellent books in print.
