ALTRUISM Contemplations for the Scientific Age
by Sonam Senge
100 pages
WHY MEDITATE?
A HEART SONG OF VAST RELEASE
by Mark Webber
Mark's refreshing. often poetic approach and thought-provoking questions sweep away cobwebs about the spiritual life so that the natural factors of bliss, clarity, spaciousness and non-separation can be effortlessly experienced and cultivated. A joy to read and contemplate, it follows in the Buddhist tradition of the teachings of Mahamudra, the "Great Seal of Voidness" - the finder pointing directly to the ultimate nature of mind and phenomena.
This book also includes the author's "Homage to Vajra Yogini", a passionate prayer for the liberation of all beings.
80 pages
Buddhist Dictionary
Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines,
by Nyanatiloka
Authentic and lucid explanations of Pali Buddhist terms.
Since its first publication in 1952, Buddhist Dictionary has been a trusted companion and helper in the study of Buddhist
literature. The author, Nyanatiloka Thera, was qualified as few others have ever been to serve as a reliable guide through the field
of Theravada Buddhist terminology and doctrine. Not a mere word dictionary but an aid to the terminology of Theravada
Buddhism, Buddhist Dictionary will be as helpful to the serious lay student as to the professional scholar.
268 pages
The Mirror of the Dhamma
A Manual of Buddhist Chanting & Devotional Texts
Contains pithy renderings of the major tenets of the Buddha's teaching.
Download the pdf for free from the DownloadableTeaching.
16 Stages of Insight Manual (Kammattana-Vipassana Progress)
Describes the 16 Stages of Insight, including the different levels of bliss, the 10 higher defilements and the Stages of Path Moment and Fruition. A valuable reference for one's practice.
In the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, translated from old Tibetan texts, an inspiring, profound collection of prayers, praises and mantras.
The Mahamudra
Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance
by H.H. Wangchuk Dorge, 9th Karmapa.
Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness
by Ven. Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche.
The Tibetan term 'stong nyid sgom rim' means something like 'progressive stages of meditation on emptiness'. The idea of a series of meditation practices on a particular aspect of the Buddha's teachings is that by beginning with one's first rather coarse common-sense understanding, one progress through increasingly subtle and more refined stages until one arrives at complete and perfect understanding. Each stage in the process prepares the mind for the next in so far as each step is fully integrated into one's understanding through the meditation process.
93 Pages
Tales of Awakening
Travels, Teaching, and
Transcendence with Namgyal Rinpoche
(1931-2003)
Gathered by Rab Wilkie & David Berry
Tales of Awakening gathers stories from 65 students of interactions they had with their meditation teacher, Namgyal Rinpoche while in a class or traveling around the world. The book gives a sense of the teachings they received and what they derived from them. There is great diversity in viewpoint, realization before and after the interactions and in the signal the Teacher sent to each student in that moment in their lives. In the sum of the various stories, teachings and quotes the essence of this book emerges. The book is part of a living transmission lineage. Several authors who share in these pages are also teachers. Centers in many countries around the world and books by Namgyal Rinpoche are listed in appendices.
244 Pages
