Recommended Reading
When the Iron Eagle Flies: Buddhism for the West
Ayya Khema
Ayya Khema was born in Germany in 1923 and ordained as a nun in Sri Lanka. This book gives an introduction to both meditation and fundamental Buddhist teachings.
"And what, monks, is that path, that way of attaining final Nibbana without clinging? It is this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right concentration. This is the path, the way for the fading away of lust.”
~ The Buddha
SN 45:41-48