Our Books
These are books written by Bhante Gunaratana and are available commercially either at your local bookseller or through online retailers. Click on a book name for more information. Please consider researching the venues that offer this book through the Internet or your local bookstore. When visiting the Bhavana Society Monastery and Meditation Center, we will have some of these books available on our small book stand. The priceless gift of the Dhamma has been made available by the generous contribution of others. If you would like to help continue making such Dhamma Dana publications available at no cost, your offering would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English (2009)
Bhante Gunaratana
An Introductory guide to deeper states of meditation.
Bhavana Vandana: Devotions for Meditation (1999, 2008)
Bhante Gunaratana
Daily chanting book in English and Pali (free download).
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness (2001, 2015)
Bhante Gunaratana
Bhante G's practical guide to The Buddha's teaching.
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in Plain English (2012)
Bhante Gunaratana
The Buddha referred to this teaching as "the direct path for the purification of beings."
Jhanas in Theravadan Buddhist Meditation (1988)
Bhante Gunaratana
A brief explanation of deep meditative states. A Spanish language version Las Jhanas en la Meditacion Budista Theravada is available for free download.
Journey to Mindfulness (2002, 2017)
Bhante Gunaratana
Bhante Gunaratana's life story. The "Expanded Anniversary Edition" includes five additional chapters.
Loving-Kindness in Plain English (2017)
Bhante Gunaratana
The practice of Metta, also translated as loving-friendliness (also available in Spanish).
Meditation on Perception (2014)
Bhante Gunaratana
Ten Healing Practices to Cultivate Mindfulness (also available in Vietnamese).
Mindfulness in Plain English (2001, 2015)
Bhante Gunaratana
A meditation handbook (also available in Spanish, Vietnamese).
The Mindfulness in Plain English Journal (2016)
Bhante Gunaratana
Mindfulness allows you to delve deeply into life.
The Mindfulness in Plain English Collection (2017)
Bhante Gunaratana
An anniversary collection, presented in a beautiful collector’s edition, of three of Bhante Gunaratana’s bestselling classics.
The Path of Serenity and Insight: An Explanation of the Buddhist Jhānas (1985, 2009)
Bhante Gunaratana
An extensive look at the Jhanas based on his Ph.D. dissertation, A Critical Analysis of the Jhanas in Theravada Buddhist Meditation, (Philosophy. American University, Washington, D.C., 1980).
Preserving the Dhamma: Writings in Honor of the Eightieth Birthday of Bhante Gunaratana (2007)
This is a collection of essays and Dhamma teachings in honor of Bhante Gunaratana’s 80th birthday.
For a list of other translations of Bhante G's writings in non-English languages, please see our page for: International Editions.