From first sit to first jhana I Tina Rasmussen & Stephen Snyder

Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge: July 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge
Tina Rasmussen I https://luminousmindsangha.com/
Stephen Snyder I https://awakeningdharma.org/

“Stephen Snyder and Tina Rasmussen know what they write about in this book through their own direct experience as dedicated yogis. This book serves as a bridge for Westerners, as a conduit to the traditional teachings of the Buddha.”
—Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw

🕮 Stephen Snyder, Tina Rasmussen I Practicing the Jhanas: Traditional Concentration Meditation as Presented by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw I https://amzn.to/3MOkatN

🧘 My personal reading recommendations for spiritual and personal growth:

🕮 Ajahn Chah / Collected Teachings / Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah / https://amzn.to/3vQYAO0
🕮 Daniel M. Ingram / Mastering the core teachings of the buddha / https://amzn.to/3P9zJMf
🕮 John Yates (Culadasa) / The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness / https://amzn.to/3dlfnCk
🕮 Sadhguru / Inner engineering: A yogi's guide to joy / https://amzn.to/3vRKnR4
🕮 Jack Kornfield / Living Dharma: Teachings and Meditation Instructions from Twelve Theravada Masters / https://amzn.to/3SAftGD
🕮 Philip Kapleau / The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment / https://amzn.to/3zL8vGc