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Books for Tibetan Buddhist Study and Practice

Please Note:

The books listed below will be helpful to anyone interested in integrating spiritual practice and

compassion into daily living. Read as many, or none, as time and interest permit!

While intellectual understanding is helpful and academic study is good - the most important

factors for those interested in spiritual development are an open heart and a personal and

experiential spiritual practice which leads to developing more compassion and wisdom; and

produces positive changes in oneself and in relationships with family, friends and the world in general.

May All Beings Benefit!

Bardo Teachings

Tsele Natsok Rangdrol, THE MIRROR OF MINDFULNESS: The Cycle of the Four Bardos. Presentation of Tibetan Buddhist teachings on the endless cycle of experience, the four bardos: life, death, after-death, and rebirth. Instruction is aimed at inspiring and helping the practitioner achieve liberation from deluded existence and awaken to complete enlightenment for the benefit of others.

Dudjom Rinpoche, COUNSELS FROM MY HEART . As a teacher of legendary kindness and wisdom, Dudjom Rinpoche (deceased, former head of the Nyingma lineage) is highly regarded. This volume contains some of the very few of Dudjom Rinpoche's teachings that have ever been translated and published. In it he discusses the Three Jewels, self and cyclic existence and the bardo states between life and death.

Thurman, Robert A. F. (trans.). Bardo Thödol: The Tibetan Book of the Dead.

Sogyal Rinpoche, Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.

General Reading in Tibetan Buddhist Practice

The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice
by Dalai Lama (Author) (Hardcover - March 1995)

How to Practice : The Way to a Meaningful Life
by Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins (Translator)

Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism [A comprehensive overview of the four traditions of Tibetan Buddhism]

by John Powers

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller; Revised and Updated Edition
by Sogyal Rinpoche (Author), et al (Paperback )

Enlightened Journey : Buddhist Practice as Everyday Life
by Tulku Thondup (Author) (Paperback )

The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
by Dilgo Khyentse (Author) (Paperback)

Bodhichitta (Loving-Kindness) and Bodhisattva (Way of the Spiritual Warrior)

A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night : A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life
by Dalai Lama (Author) (Paperback)

A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life: (Bodhicaryavatara)
by Santideva, et al (Paperback - March 1997)

Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective
by Dalai Lama, et al (Paperback - March 1997)

Change of Heart: The Bodhisattva Peace Training of Chagdud Tulku
by Chagdud Tulku, et al (Paperback - November 2003)

Gates to Buddhist Practice: Essential Teachings of a Tibetan Master
by Chagdud, Chagdud Tulku (Paperback )

An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
by The Dalai Lama (Author), The Dalai Lama (Author)

Ngondro (Foundational Teachings) Practice Advice

Words of My Perfect Teacher, Revised Edition
by Patrul Rinpoche (Paperback)

A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher
by Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang (Author) (Paperback )

The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism: Its Fundamentals and History
by Dudjom Rinpoche, Jikdrel Yeshe Dorje, Gyurme Dorje (Translator), Matthew Kapstein (Translator)

The Tantric Path of Purification: The Yoga Method of Heruka Vajrasattva

[Note: This excellent text, while from a different Tibetan Buddhist tradition, contains profound general advice on the meditation practice of Vajrasattva.

For specific practice instructions in the Nyingma tradition, Nam Chö Foundational Practices, please see the Nam Chö Foundational Practice Book and/or for guidance from Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche]
by Thubten Yeshe, et al

Medicine Buddha: Tibetan Medicine

Health Through Balance: An Introduction to Tibetan Medicine
by Yeshi Donden, et al (Paperback - May 1986)

Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psychiatry: The Diamond Healing

by Terry Clifford

Medicine Buddha Teachings
by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

Tibetan Medicine: A Practical and Inspiration Guide to Diagnosing, Treating and Healing the Buddhist Way
by Gerti Samel (Paperback - April 2002)

Healing Power of the Mind
by Tulku Thondup (Author)

Boundless Healing : Meditation Exercises to Enlighten the Mind and Heal the Body
by Tulku Thondup (Author) (Paperback )

Tibetan Medicine: The Buddhist Way of Healing
by Dolkar Khanghar, Dolkar Khangkar (Hardcover - March 2000)

Tibetan Medicine: The Gentle Art of Healing
by Dr Sarah Sallon, Kyle Cathie Ltd (Paperback - September 2004) Not yet released.

Guided Meditations, Explorations and Healings
by Stephen Levine (Author) (Paperback )

The Blooming of a Lotus: Guided Meditation Exercises for Healing & Transformation
by Thich Nhat Hanh, et al

Parenting and Children's Books

Meditating With Children: The Art of Concentration and Centering: A Workbook on New Educational Methods Using Meditation
by Deborah, Ph.D. Rozman (Paperback - August 2002)

Dharma Family Treasures : Sharing Buddhism With Children
by Sandy Eastoak (Editor) (Paperback - June 1997)

Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents (The Little Light of Mine Series)
by Sarah Conover, Valerie Wahl (Illustrator) (Paperback - January 2001)

The Mountains of Tibet
by Mordicai Gerstein (Author) (Paperback)

The Tibetan Art of Parenting: From Before Conception Through Early Childhood
by Anne Hubbell Maiden, Edie Farwell (Contributor) (Paperback - November 1997)