Jack Kornfield

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1. Thich Nhat Hanh

   Author of Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Being Peace, Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

2. Pema Chödrön

   Author of Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living (Shambhala Classics), The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness, Awakening Loving-Kindness (Shambhala Pocket Classics)

3. Jack Kornfield

   Author of A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life, After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path, The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace

4. Chogyam Trungpa

   Author of Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness

5. Joseph Goldstein

   Author of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (Shambhala Classics), Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism

6. Sharon Salzberg

   Author of Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, A Heart as Wide as the World

7. Jon Kabat-Zinn

   Author of Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness, Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness

8. Mark Epstein

   Author of Thoughts Without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective, Going to Pieces without Falling Apart, Open to Desire

9. Charlotte Joko Beck

   Author of Everyday Zen: Love & Work, Nothing Special: Living Zen

10. Thomas Cleary

    Author of Zen Lessons (Shambhala Pocket Classics), The Blue Cliff Record, Zen Essence (Shambhala Dragon Editions)

11. Dalai Lama

    Author of How to Practice : The Way to a Meaningful Life, The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus, The Path to Enlightenment

12. Shunryu Suzuki

    Author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai

13. Robert Aitken

    Author of Taking the Path of Zen, The Mind of Clover: Essays in Zen Buddhist Ethics, Encouraging Words: Zen Buddhist Teachings for Western Students

14. Stephen Batchelor

    Author of Buddhism Without Beliefs, Living with the Devil, Alone with Others: An Existential Approach to Buddhism

15. Lama Surya Das

    Author of Awakening the Buddha within: eight steps to enlightenment, Awakening The Buddhist Heart: Integrating Love, Meaning, and Connection into Every Part of Your Life, The Snow Lion's Turquoise Mane: Wisdom Tales from Tibet

16. Sylvia Boorstein

    Author of It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness, That's Funny, You Don't Look Buddhist: On Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist, Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake: The Buddhist Path of Kindness

17. Stephen Levine

    Author of A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last, A Gradual Awakening, Healing into Life and Death

18. Thomas Moore

    Author of Care of the Soul : A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life, The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life, The Soul's Religion: Cultivating a Profoundly Spiritual Way of Life

19. Ajahn Chah

    Author of A Still Forest Pool: The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah (Quest Book), Food for the Heart: The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah, Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings

20. Larry Rosenberg

    Author of Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation, Living in the Light of Death: On the Art of Being Truly Alive