Suggested Reading

Books on Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhism and Buddhist Ideology

  • Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by John Powers, Snow Lion Publications, 1995
  • The Meaning of Life from a Buddhist Perspective by H.H. 14th Dalai Lama, Wisdom Publications, 1993
  • The Buddhism of Tibet by H.H. 14th Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 1987
  • Open Heart, Clear Mind by Thubten Chodron, Snow Lion Publications, 1990
  • Essential Tibetan Buddhism by Robert A. F. Thurman, Crown Publications, 1997
  • The World of Tibetan Buddhism by H.H. 14th Dalai Lama, Wisdom Publications, 1995
  • Kindness, Clarity and Insight, by H.H. 14th Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 1984.
  • Wisdom Energy by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Wisdom Publications, 1982

Books on Meditation and Calming the Mind

  • Mindfulness in Plain English (20th Anniversary Edition) by Bhante Gunaratana, Wisdom Publications, 2011
  • Why Meditate: Working with Thoughts and Emotions by Mattieu Ricard, Hay House, 2010
  • How to Meditate by Kathleen McDonald (Sangye Khadro), Wisdom Publications, 1984
  • The Fine Arts of Relaxation, Concentration and Meditation by Joel and Michelle Levey, Wisdom Publications
  • Mindfulness in Plain English by Ven Gunaratana, Wisdom Publications, 1993
  • Calming the Mind: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on Cultivating Meditative Quiescence by Gen Lamrimpa, Snow Lion Publications, 1995
  • The Experience of Insight by Joseph Goldstein, Shambala Publications

Books on the Graduated Path to Enligtenment (Lam Rim)

  • The Path to Enlightenment by H.H. 14th Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 1995
  • Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightement, Commentary by Geshe Sonam Rinchen, Snow Lion Publications, 1997
  • Path to Bliss, by H.H. 14th Dalai Lama, Snow Lion Publications, 1991
  • Essence of the Path to Enlightement, Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden, Tushita Publications, 1997

More Advanced Books (or Works of Special Interest)

  • Introduction to Tantra: A Vision of Totality by Lama Thubten Yeshe, Wisdom Publications, 1987
  • The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, Harper Collins, 1994
  • The Tantric Distinction: An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, by Jeffrey Hopkins, Wisdom Publications, 1992
  • Taking the Kalachakra Initiation, by Alexander Berzin, Snow Lion Publications, 1997
  • Images of Enlightenment: Tibetan Art in Practice, by Jonathan Landaw and Andy Weber, Snow Lion Publications, 1993

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