Books

The Issue at Hand : Essays on Buddhist Mindfulness Practice

By Gil Fronsdal

Essays on Buddhist Mindfulness Practice. An inspiring and very accessible compilation of essays and edited talks on the Buddhist practice of mindfulness. As Gil Fronsdal states, "the search for the issue at hand is the search for what is closest at hand, for what is directly seen, heard, smelt, tasted, felt, and cognized in the present." Gil brings the practice of mindfulness not only to formal meditation but to all the varying aspects of every day life.

Wherever You Go, There You Are : Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

By Jon Kabat-Zinn

The time-honored bestseller, updated with a new afterword, celebrating 10 years of influencing the way we live. When Wherever You Go, There You Are was first published in 1994, no one could have predicted that the book would launch itself onto the U.S. bestseller lists nationwide and sell over 750,000 copies to date. 

Talks

Introduction To Mindfulness Talks by Gil Fronsdal 

(these can be streamed or downloaded with the links provided)

Gil Fronsdal: Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation - Week 1

http://www.audiodharma.org/talks/audio_player/2629.html

Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation - Week 2

http://www.audiodharma.org/talks/audio_player/2639.html

Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation - Week 3

http://www.audiodharma.org/talks/audio_player/2645.html

Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation - Week 4

http://www.audiodharma.org/talks/audio_player/2665.html

Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation - Week 5

http://www.audiodharma.org/talks/audio_player/2700.html

There are many other relevant talks athttp://www.audiodharma.org and http://dharmaseed.org/talks/ but the five talks above offer a very solid base from which to begin.