Here are a few of our favourite books or online resources – there’s lots to explore!
Download our booklet Introduction to Bright Earth Buddhism or read our Statement of Faith.
Books on Pure Land Buddhism
Ocean by Kenneth Tanaka – (available online for free) a general introduction to Buddhism and an introduction to Pure Land Buddhism
Coming Home: Refuge in Pureland Buddhism – Satya’s book on Pure Land Buddhism
Heart of the Shin Buddhist Path by Takamaro Shigaraki
Call of the Infinite: The Way of Shin Buddhism by John Paraskevopoulos
River of Fire, River of Water by Taitetso Unno
Shin Buddhism: Bits of Rubble Turn Into Gold by Taitetso Unno
Songs of Light (Volumes 1, 2 & 3) by George Gatenby
Dharma Breeze by Nobuo Haneda
Let This Be Known: Finding the Shin Buddhist Path by James Pollard
The Promise of Amida Buddha: Honen’s Path to Bliss by Joji Atone
Essential Shin Buddhism: The Path of True Entrusting ed by Alfred Bloom
The Other Buddhism: Amida Comes West by Caroline Brazier
Sutras
The three most important sutras to Pure Land Buddhists, the Larger Pure Land Sutra, the Smaller Pure Land Sutra and the Contemplation Sutra, can be found (translated by Inagaki) here.
General books on Buddhism
The Buddha by Karen Armstrong – a great summary of the Buddha’s life story
A Very Short History of Buddhism by Edward Conze – a good introduction to the entire history of Buddhism
Buddhism Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen
Everyday Zen: Love and Work by Charlotte Joko Beck
Any books by Pema Chodron, Thich Nhat Hahn, Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach etc.
Other
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz – describing Internal Family Systems (the therapy model Satya and Kaspa use) as a personal and spiritual practice. Lots of overlap with Buddhism.
Internal Family Systems: Making A Start (and Getting Curious about Parts) by Emma E. Redfern is another accessible and engaging introduction to IFS.
Parts Work by Tom Holmes is a lovely illustrated introduction to IFS.
Home retreats
Here is a Pure Land retreat you can do at home, run by Nagapriya who is a Triratna Buddhist:
The Promise of a Sacred World: Shinran’s Teaching of Other Power – The Buddhist Centre [Live]