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Each book appears once. Chan, Zen, Pure Land and Tibetan Buddhism also belong to Mahāyāna; each book gives its specific tradition or scope.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. Halifax’s autobiographical reflections on engaged spiritual practice, based on her Wit Lectures at Harvard Divinity School.
Halifax’s autobiographical reflections on engaged spiritual practice, based on her Wit Lectures at Harvard Divinity School.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Pebble meditation for children, families, and educators.
Pebble meditation for children, families, and educators.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. An anthology of writings by and about Thich Nhat Hanh.
An anthology of writings by and about Thich Nhat Hanh.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A short ebook on ecological awareness and caring for the Earth.
A short ebook on ecological awareness and caring for the Earth.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Stories introducing mindfulness to children and adults.
Stories introducing mindfulness to children and adults.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. Hsuan Hua’s illustrated account of Master Hsu Yun’s life, published in two bilingual volumes.
Hsuan Hua’s illustrated account of Master Hsu Yun’s life, published in two bilingual volumes.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness practices for understanding and transforming anger.
Mindfulness practices for understanding and transforming anger.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Answers to questions about practice, relationships, and everyday difficulties.
Answers to questions about practice, relationships, and everyday difficulties.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Autobiographical stories illustrating a life of Buddhist practice.
Autobiographical stories illustrating a life of Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Translations and commentaries on foundational Buddhist sutras.
Translations and commentaries on foundational Buddhist sutras.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A songbook of Plum Village songs and poems set to music.
A songbook of Plum Village songs and poems set to music.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness teachings first offered in a prison setting.
Mindfulness teachings first offered in a prison setting.
Tradition & scopePlum Village · Vietnamese Thiền and engaged Mahāyāna practice
A four-part approach to restoring communication. A helpful companion to the game’s unequal-family-gift story: appreciation, regret and hurt can be expressed without making another person the enemy.
Sister Chân Không offers the Plum Village practice of repairing relationships. Chosen for a specific practical use.
For bringing practice into relationships: Sister Chân Không explains a concrete process for appreciation, regret, hurt and listening.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Connecting personal mindfulness with peace in the wider world.
Connecting personal mindfulness with peace in the wider world.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. A professional training guide identified in Halifax’s bibliography, separate from her general-reader book Being with Dying.
A professional training guide identified in Halifax’s bibliography, separate from her general-reader book Being with Dying.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. Buddhist reflections and practices for meeting dying, caregiving and loss with compassion.
Buddhist reflections and practices for meeting dying, caregiving and loss with compassion.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A translation and commentary on the Sutra on the Middle Way.
A translation and commentary on the Sutra on the Middle Way.
Tradition & scopePlum Village · commentary on the early Buddhist Ānāpānasati discourse
An Ānāpānasati translation and commentary in the Plum Village tradition. Compare its explanations with the full MN 118 translation in this atlas.
Thích Nhất Hạnh joins a central breathing discourse to approachable practice instructions. A useful counterpart to the Thai Forest breath manual.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A writing journal interspersed with mindfulness teachings and poems.
A writing journal interspersed with mindfulness teachings and poems.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Explores consciousness, embodiment, psychology, and meditation.
Explores consciousness, embodiment, psychology, and meditation.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Collected poetry on contemplation, compassion, and lived experience.
Collected poetry on contemplation, compassion, and lived experience.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A Buddhist response to fear, terrorism, and conflict.
A Buddhist response to fear, terrorism, and conflict.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. Collected instructions from Hsuan Hua on sitting meditation and Chan practice.
Collected instructions from Hsuan Hua on sitting meditation and Chan practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. A booklet of Hsuan Hua’s teachings on Chan practice.
A booklet of Hsuan Hua’s teachings on Chan practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. The first volume of Plum Village sutras and chants for recitation.
The first volume of Plum Village sutras and chants for recitation.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. The second volume of Plum Village liturgies and practice texts.
The second volume of Plum Village liturgies and practice texts.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A coloring book pairing artwork with mindfulness reflections.
A coloring book pairing artwork with mindfulness reflections.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A commentary on Nagarjuna’s Treatise on the Middle Way.
A commentary on Nagarjuna’s Treatise on the Middle Way.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Practices connecting inner peace with nonviolent relationships and action.
Practices connecting inner peace with nonviolent relationships and action.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Personal stories and sutra commentary on the cultivation of love.
Personal stories and sutra commentary on the cultivation of love.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Instructions for resting the body and mind through guided relaxation.
Instructions for resting the body and mind through guided relaxation.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Japanese Zen · Sōtō. Uchiyama’s commentary on three writings by Dogen, exploring zazen, practice, and the meaning of the Buddhist way.
Uchiyama’s commentary on three writings by Dogen, exploring zazen, practice, and the meaning of the Buddhist way.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. Sheng Yen’s introduction to Chan history, meditation and daily practice.
Sheng Yen’s introduction to Chan history, meditation and daily practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Japanese Zen · Sōtō. Dogen’s Genjōkōan with commentaries by Nishiari Bokusan, Shunryu Suzuki, and Kosho Uchiyama.
Dogen’s Genjōkōan with commentaries by Nishiari Bokusan, Shunryu Suzuki, and Kosho Uchiyama.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Translation and commentary on the Nirvana chapter of the Dharmapada.
Translation and commentary on the Nirvana chapter of the Dharmapada.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Practices for understanding fear and meeting uncertainty.
Practices for understanding fear and meeting uncertainty.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness, intimacy, and care in committed relationships.
Mindfulness, intimacy, and care in committed relationships.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A translation and commentary on the Amitabha Sutra.
A translation and commentary on the Amitabha Sutra.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Journals from Thich Nhat Hanh’s years of study and exile.
Journals from Thich Nhat Hanh’s years of study and exile.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A contemporary presentation of Buddhist monastic precepts.
A contemporary presentation of Buddhist monastic precepts.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. An anthology on building and sustaining communities of practice.
An anthology on building and sustaining communities of practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A dialogue between Buddhist and Christian approaches to spiritual life.
A dialogue between Buddhist and Christian approaches to spiritual life.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness, ethical consumption, and compassionate civic action.
Mindfulness, ethical consumption, and compassionate civic action.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A collection of practical Plum Village mindfulness exercises.
A collection of practical Plum Village mindfulness exercises.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness guidance for educators and educational communities.
Mindfulness guidance for educators and educational communities.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Japanese Zen · Sōtō. An English collection of writings by Dogen, Menzan Zuiho, and Uchiyama, translated by Shohaku Okumura and published by Sotoshu Shumucho.
An English collection of writings by Dogen, Menzan Zuiho, and Uchiyama, translated by Shohaku Okumura and published by Sotoshu Shumucho.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A childhood story about discovering happiness and inner resources.
A childhood story about discovering happiness and inner resources.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A historical novel set in fourteenth-century Vietnam.
A historical novel set in fourteenth-century Vietnam.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness practices for connection with people, nature, and community.
Mindfulness practices for connection with people, nature, and community.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Japanese Zen · Sōtō. Dogen’s instructions for the Zen cook with Uchiyama’s commentary on wholehearted attention in ordinary activities.
Dogen’s instructions for the Zen cook with Uchiyama’s commentary on wholehearted attention in ordinary activities.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Brief reflections on mindful eating and gratitude.
Brief reflections on mindful eating and gratitude.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness practices for working with conflict and anger.
Mindfulness practices for working with conflict and anger.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Short meditation teachings on concentration and sustained attention.
Short meditation teachings on concentration and sustained attention.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Brief teachings on attentive and compassionate listening.
Brief teachings on attentive and compassionate listening.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness reflections for grief, loss, and remembering loved ones.
Mindfulness reflections for grief, loss, and remembering loved ones.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Brief teachings on cultivating understanding and love.
Brief teachings on cultivating understanding and love.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Short practices for relaxation and mindful awareness.
Short practices for relaxation and mindful awareness.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness teachings on perception and seeing more clearly.
Mindfulness teachings on perception and seeing more clearly.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. An introduction to sitting meditation and mindful breathing.
An introduction to sitting meditation and mindful breathing.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Brief mindfulness practices for recognizing happiness in ordinary moments.
Brief mindfulness practices for recognizing happiness in ordinary moments.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A practical introduction to walking meditation.
A practical introduction to walking meditation.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Stories and photographs celebrating the Plum Village community.
Stories and photographs celebrating the Plum Village community.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Letters to students, monastics, and friends, accompanied by archival photographs.
Letters to students, monastics, and friends, accompanied by archival photographs.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Sōtō · Chinese Chan. A practical commentary on Shitou’s Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage.
A practical commentary on Shitou’s Song of the Grass Roof Hermitage.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Reflections and poems on time and present awareness.
Reflections and poems on time and present awareness.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Commentary on the fourteen mindfulness trainings of engaged Buddhism.
Commentary on the fourteen mindfulness trainings of engaged Buddhism.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Answers to children’s questions about life, relationships, and Buddhist practice.
Answers to children’s questions about life, relationships, and Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Guidance for creating harmonious communities of practice.
Guidance for creating harmonious communities of practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness practices for public service and demanding workplaces.
Mindfulness practices for public service and demanding workplaces.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Sister Chân Không’s memoir of Buddhist practice, peace work, and service.
Sister Chân Không’s memoir of Buddhist practice, peace work, and service.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Japanese Zen · Sōtō. Selected Dharma poems by Uchiyama, translated by Tom Wright and Shohaku Okumura, with photographs by Jisho Takahashi.
Selected Dharma poems by Uchiyama, translated by Tom Wright and Shohaku Okumura, with photographs by Jisho Takahashi.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. Hsuan Hua’s early talks on Chan meditation.
Hsuan Hua’s early talks on Chan meditation.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Explores shared ground between Buddhist and Christian spiritual practice.
Explores shared ground between Buddhist and Christian spiritual practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Collected writings on nonviolence, reconciliation, and social action.
Collected writings on nonviolence, reconciliation, and social action.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness reflections on humanity’s relationship with the Earth.
Mindfulness reflections on humanity’s relationship with the Earth.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Guidance for establishing a meditation space and practice at home.
Guidance for establishing a meditation space and practice at home.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Japanese Zen · Sōtō. Dogen’s Bendōwa with Uchiyama’s commentary, translated by Shohaku Okumura and Taigen Daniel Leighton; previously published as The Wholehearted Way.
Dogen’s Bendōwa with Uchiyama’s commentary, translated by Shohaku Okumura and Taigen Daniel Leighton; previously published as The Wholehearted Way.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. The life and teachings of an early Vietnamese meditation master.
The life and teachings of an early Vietnamese meditation master.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Ten gentle movement exercises supporting mindful awareness.
Ten gentle movement exercises supporting mindful awareness.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A collection of short reflections and meditation instructions.
A collection of short reflections and meditation instructions.
Tradition & scopeSōtō · Chan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. A commentary on Dōgen’s Mountains and Rivers Sutra.
A commentary on Dōgen’s Mountains and Rivers Sutra.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Memories of Thich Nhat Hanh’s early monastic training.
Memories of Thich Nhat Hanh’s early monastic training.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Buddhist reflections on death, continuation, and fear.
Buddhist reflections on death, continuation, and fear.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Practices for meeting suffering with awareness and compassion.
Practices for meeting suffering with awareness and compassion.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A narrative retelling of the Buddha’s life and teachings.
A narrative retelling of the Buddha’s life and teachings.
Tradition & scopeA Zen memoir centered on Shukman’s training in Sanbō Zen.
Shukman recounts his journey through psychological difficulties, an unexpected awakening and sustained Zen training.
A personal companion to Original Love, showing the role of teachers, practice and integration over time.
English edition · 2019
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Teachings and stories on community, resilience, and shared practice.
Teachings and stories on community, resilience, and shared practice.
Tradition & scopeSōtō Zen · Kōshō Uchiyama’s approach to zazen
A Sōtō Zen introduction to zazen and everyday practice. Explore what it means to let thoughts arise without having to follow each one.
Kōshō Uchiyama’s explanation of zazen complements Suzuki’s short talks with a more sustained account of practice.
For beginning Sōtō Zen practice: an introduction to zazen and the relationship between sitting and everyday life.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A translation and commentary on living fully in the present.
A translation and commentary on living fully in the present.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. A translation and practice commentary on the forty-eight cases of the Gateless Barrier.
A translation and practice commentary on the forty-eight cases of the Gateless Barrier.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Selected stories recounting the Buddha’s life.
Selected stories recounting the Buddha’s life.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindful listening and reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis.
Mindful listening and reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Bringing mindful breathing into a busy everyday life.
Bringing mindful breathing into a busy everyday life.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Practical teachings on mindfulness in ordinary daily activities.
Practical teachings on mindfulness in ordinary daily activities.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Daily reflections for mindfulness and compassionate engagement.
Daily reflections for mindfulness and compassionate engagement.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A guided writing journal with fifty-two mindfulness teachings.
A guided writing journal with fifty-two mindfulness teachings.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Practices connecting body awareness and mental steadiness.
Practices connecting body awareness and mental steadiness.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A commentary on the Lotus Sutra and compassionate action.
A commentary on the Lotus Sutra and compassionate action.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness activities for children, families, and educators.
Mindfulness activities for children, families, and educators.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Short verses for mindfulness during everyday activities.
Short verses for mindfulness during everyday activities.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. A translation and edited collection examining the Gateless Barrier through scholarship and practice.
A translation and edited collection examining the Gateless Barrier through scholarship and practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Meditation and reflection on caring for childhood wounds.
Meditation and reflection on caring for childhood wounds.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. A historical study of Sheng Yen and the formation of his Chan lineage.
A historical study of Sheng Yen and the formation of his Chan lineage.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Teachings on rebirth and the continuity of life.
Teachings on rebirth and the continuity of life.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A coloring book combining contemplative places with mindfulness teachings.
A coloring book combining contemplative places with mindfulness teachings.
Tradition & scopeSōtō · Chan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. Reading the Odyssey as a guide to spiritual maturity.
Reading the Odyssey as a guide to spiritual maturity.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindful eating and habits, written with nutritionist Lilian Cheung.
Mindful eating and habits, written with nutritionist Lilian Cheung.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Cultivating quiet and presence amid distraction.
Cultivating quiet and presence amid distraction.
Tradition & scopeChinese Chan silent illumination: Hongzhi’s teachings with commentary from the Dharma Drum tradition.
Guo Gu explains silent illumination through practice instructions and translations of twenty-five teachings by Hongzhi Zhengjue, with his own commentary.
Connects a major Chan practice approach with its classical sources and a contemporary teacher already represented in the Atlas.
Listed English edition · 2021
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. Hsuan Hua’s commentary on Yongjia’s Song of Enlightenment.
Hsuan Hua’s commentary on Yongjia’s Song of Enlightenment.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. Reflections on altruism, empathy, integrity, respect and engagement, and the role of compassion in meeting their challenges.
Reflections on altruism, empathy, integrity, respect and engagement, and the role of compassion in meeting their challenges.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. An introduction to Buddhist monastic training and mindful conduct.
An introduction to Buddhist monastic training and mindful conduct.
Tradition & scopeSōtō · Chan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. Buddhist reflections on maturity, responsibility, and living fully.
Buddhist reflections on maturity, responsibility, and living fully.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Short reflections on anger, fear, and emotional transformation.
Short reflections on anger, fear, and emotional transformation.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Teachings and practices for cultivating the four immeasurables.
Teachings and practices for cultivating the four immeasurables.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Translation and commentary on Master Guishan’s advice for Buddhist practitioners.
Translation and commentary on Master Guishan’s advice for Buddhist practitioners.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindful speaking and deep listening in everyday relationships.
Mindful speaking and deep listening in everyday relationships.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Teachings on freedom, interbeing, and living in the present.
Teachings on freedom, interbeing, and living in the present.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A Buddhist examination of power, leadership, and genuine strength.
A Buddhist examination of power, leadership, and genuine strength.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A short ebook on interdependence and ecological responsibility.
A short ebook on interdependence and ecological responsibility.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Guided meditations for awareness, healing, and transformation.
Guided meditations for awareness, healing, and transformation.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Commentaries on the Vimalakirti and Ugrapariprccha sutras.
Commentaries on the Vimalakirti and Ugrapariprccha sutras.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A translation and commentary on the Diamond Sutra.
A translation and commentary on the Diamond Sutra.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Vietnamese stories and legends retold with Buddhist themes.
Vietnamese stories and legends retold with Buddhist themes.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Reflections and practices exploring the meaning of prayer.
Reflections and practices exploring the meaning of prayer.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. A practical introduction to Chan through Bodhidharma’s teaching.
A practical introduction to Chan through Bodhidharma’s teaching.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. A personal exploration of Buddhist practice, indigenous traditions and relationship with the natural world.
A personal exploration of Buddhist practice, indigenous traditions and relationship with the natural world.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. An introduction to core Buddhist teachings and their application.
An introduction to core Buddhist teachings and their application.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A commentary on the Heart Sutra.
A commentary on the Heart Sutra.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A practical guide to walking meditation.
A practical guide to walking meditation.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. Sheng Yen’s instructions on the Chan practice of silent illumination.
Sheng Yen’s instructions on the Chan practice of silent illumination.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. An explanation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings.
An explanation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A foundational guide to mindfulness in everyday life.
A foundational guide to mindfulness in everyday life.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A Buddhist parable about commitment, compassion, and endurance.
A Buddhist parable about commitment, compassion, and endurance.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A new Heart Sutra translation with explanatory commentaries.
A new Heart Sutra translation with explanatory commentaries.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Teachings and exercises from an extended mindfulness retreat.
Teachings and exercises from an extended mindfulness retreat.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A compact selection of teachings on mindfulness and everyday practice.
A compact selection of teachings on mindfulness and everyday practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Buddhist-Christian conversations with Jesuit priest Daniel Berrigan.
Buddhist-Christian conversations with Jesuit priest Daniel Berrigan.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Japanese Zen · Rinzai. An introduction to Rinzai Zen training, meditation, and daily practice.
An introduction to Rinzai Zen training, meditation, and daily practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Japanese Zen · Sōtō. Uchiyama’s commentary on Dogen’s account of the eight qualities of a great person.
Uchiyama’s commentary on Dogen’s account of the eight qualities of a great person.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. The Shurangama Sutra with Hsuan Hua’s commentary, covering mind, meditation and the path to awakening.
The Shurangama Sutra with Hsuan Hua’s commentary, covering mind, meditation and the path to awakening.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. An English translation of Huineng’s Platform Sutra, edited by Heng Sure and Martin Verhoeven.
An English translation of Huineng’s Platform Sutra, edited by Heng Sure and Martin Verhoeven.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. Huineng’s Platform Sutra with Hsuan Hua’s commentary on Chan teaching and practice.
Huineng’s Platform Sutra with Hsuan Hua’s commentary on Chan teaching and practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Japanese Zen · Sōtō. Uchiyama and Okumura explore the Kannon chapter of the Lotus Sutra and its expression in everyday Zen practice.
Uchiyama and Okumura explore the Kannon chapter of the Lotus Sutra and its expression in everyday Zen practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Short fiction exploring compassion, love, and Vietnamese culture.
Short fiction exploring compassion, love, and Vietnamese culture.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Reflections on developing mindfulness, concentration, and insight.
Reflections on developing mindfulness, concentration, and insight.
Tradition & scopeJapanese Zen · Harada–Yasutani teachings and Kapleau’s practice accounts
Philip Kapleau’s collection of Zen teachings, meditation guidance, teacher–student dialogues and accounts of awakening. It includes Hakuun Yasutani’s introductory lectures and commentary on the kōan Mu. The title’s three pillars are teaching, practice and enlightenment.
Published paperback and ebook editions. Rochester Zen Center freely offers Bodhin Kjolhede’s afterword; this is not the full book.
Vintage paperback listing · 1989
Tradition & scopeZen Buddhism · Alan Watts’s historical and philosophical interpretation
Alan Watts’s introduction to Zen Buddhism explores its origins, history, principles and practice. Written for a Western audience, it presents his interpretation of Zen and its philosophical background.
Available in paperback, ebook and audiobook editions.
Tradition & scopeSōtō · Chan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. Practicing the six perfections through imagination and compassionate action.
Practicing the six perfections through imagination and compassionate action.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A Buddhist approach to ecological responsibility and peace.
A Buddhist approach to ecological responsibility and peace.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Japanese Zen · Sōtō. Kodo Sawaki’s Zen teachings accompanied by reflections from Kosho Uchiyama and Shohaku Okumura.
Kodo Sawaki’s Zen teachings accompanied by reflections from Kosho Uchiyama and Shohaku Okumura.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Selected writings on mindfulness, ethics, poetry, and Buddhist thought.
Selected writings on mindfulness, ethics, poetry, and Buddhist thought.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A collection of Thich Nhat Hanh’s calligraphy.
A collection of Thich Nhat Hanh’s calligraphy.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A translation and commentary on the discourse about grasping teachings.
A translation and commentary on the discourse about grasping teachings.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. Hsuan Hua’s teachings to the early community at Gold Mountain Monastery in San Francisco.
Hsuan Hua’s teachings to the early community at Gold Mountain Monastery in San Francisco.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Teachings on belonging, diversity, and shared humanity.
Teachings on belonging, diversity, and shared humanity.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Guidance on extending meditation into daily living.
Guidance on extending meditation into daily living.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Guided meditations connecting gratitude, compassion, and interdependence.
Guided meditations connecting gratitude, compassion, and interdependence.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A translation and commentary on the four establishments of mindfulness.
A translation and commentary on the four establishments of mindfulness.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Practices cultivating lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.
Practices cultivating lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.
Tradition & scopeModern Zen commentary on the Chinese Chan poem Xinxin Ming.
A reworking of the Xin Xin Ming with commentary and contemplative questions for each stanza.
Pairs a classic Chan poem with prompts for examining nonduality through personal practice.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Two Buddhist sutras with commentary on awakening and happiness.
Two Buddhist sutras with commentary on awakening and happiness.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Buddhist guidance on difficulties encountered by young people.
Buddhist guidance on difficulties encountered by young people.
Tradition & scopePlum Village · a Vietnamese Thiền presentation of Yogācāra-inspired Buddhist psychology
A modern Buddhist-psychology presentation drawing on consciousness teachings. Useful for exploring habits and perception alongside Tagawa’s Hossō account.
Thích Nhất Hạnh interprets consciousness teachings through practice and daily experience.
English edition · 2002
Tradition & scopeSōtō · Chan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. Questions and answers introducing Zen practice and community.
Questions and answers introducing Zen practice and community.
Tradition & scopeSōtō · Chan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. Essays on Zen practice, relationships, culture, and spiritual life.
Essays on Zen practice, relationships, culture, and spiritual life.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A picture book inviting children to discover the Buddha in everyday life.
A picture book inviting children to discover the Buddha in everyday life.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Chinese Chan. Instructions on meditation and cultivation compiled from Hsuan Hua’s lectures.
Instructions on meditation and cultivation compiled from Hsuan Hua’s lectures.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Mindfulness, meaning, and ethical choices at work.
Mindfulness, meaning, and ethical choices at work.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Accessible guidance for mindfulness and presence.
Accessible guidance for mindfulness and presence.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Daily reflections supporting mindfulness and compassionate living.
Daily reflections supporting mindfulness and compassionate living.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. Buddhist teachings on responding to ecological and social crises.
Buddhist teachings on responding to ecological and social crises.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. A commentary on the teachings of Zen master Linji.
A commentary on the teachings of Zen master Linji.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Vietnamese Thiền · Plum Village. An introduction to Vietnamese Zen philosophy and practice.
An introduction to Vietnamese Zen philosophy and practice.
Tradition & scopeSōtō Zen in Shunryu Suzuki’s Japanese lineage and its American San Francisco Zen Center setting; part of Mahāyāna Buddhism.
A classic collection on posture, effort, beginner’s mind and the relationship between sitting and living.
Short talks by the founder of San Francisco Zen Center introduce the attitude of Sōtō Zen practice. Read slowly; it is not a numbered concentration manual.
Tradition & scopeLotus-centered traditions. Lotus Sutra teachings applied to peace and shared responsibility.
Lotus Sutra teachings applied to peace and shared responsibility.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. An English translation of the Bodhicaryāvatāra from Sanskrit and Tibetan.
An English translation of the Bodhicaryāvatāra from Sanskrit and Tibetan.
Tradition & scopeLotus-centered traditions. A concise guide to the sutra’s structure and central teachings.
A concise guide to the sutra’s structure and central teachings.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Hsuan Hua recounts the life and cultivation of Master Chang Ren.
Hsuan Hua recounts the life and cultivation of Master Chang Ren.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Studies the development of the bodhisattva path in early Buddhist texts.
Studies the development of the bodhisattva path in early Buddhist texts.
Tradition & scopeRisshō Kōsei-kai · Japanese Lotus-centered lay Mahāyāna
A modern Lotus-centered teacher connects Buddhist practice with ordinary responsibilities and care for others. Represents Rissho Kosei-kai, not every Lotus-centered school.
Nikkyō Niwano connects Buddhist teaching with lay life in the Rissho Kosei-kai tradition.
English edition · 2011
Tradition & scopeLotus-centered traditions. A chapter-by-chapter explanation of the Threefold Lotus Sutra.
A chapter-by-chapter explanation of the Threefold Lotus Sutra.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. A commentary on the training and discipline of fully ordained Buddhist nuns.
A commentary on the training and discipline of fully ordained Buddhist nuns.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. A historical study of the early Perfection of Wisdom through its second-century Chinese translation.
A historical study of the early Perfection of Wisdom through its second-century Chinese translation.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Talks and dialogues from Hsuan Hua’s European tour on Buddhist practice and harmony among religious traditions.
Talks and dialogues from Hsuan Hua’s European tour on Buddhist practice and harmony among religious traditions.
Tradition & scopeTiantai · Chinese Mahāyāna philosophy rooted in the Lotus Sūtra
An introduction to Tiantai philosophy. Follow how emptiness, conventional existence and the middle are understood together; this is one tradition’s interpretation.
Brook Ziporyn’s account makes a major Chinese philosophical tradition available in substantial detail. Best for readers ready for close study.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Great Master Sying An’s essay on the resolve for awakening, explained by Hsuan Hua.
Great Master Sying An’s essay on the resolve for awakening, explained by Hsuan Hua.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Hsuan Hua’s verses explaining the phrases of the Great Compassion Mantra, in a bilingual illustrated edition.
Hsuan Hua’s verses explaining the phrases of the Great Compassion Mantra, in a bilingual illustrated edition.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Two volumes of instructional talks by Hsuan Hua on Buddhist life and cultivation.
Two volumes of instructional talks by Hsuan Hua on Buddhist life and cultivation.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Letters by Heng Sure and Heng Chau (Martin Verhoeven) recording the practice and discoveries of their bowing pilgrimage.
Letters by Heng Sure and Heng Chau (Martin Verhoeven) recording the practice and discoveries of their bowing pilgrimage.
Tradition & scopeHuayan. A contemporary practice guide to Huayan teachings and the Flower Garland Sutra.
A contemporary practice guide to Huayan teachings and the Flower Garland Sutra.
Tradition & scopeYogācāra · a contemporary commentary by a Sōtō Zen teacher
A Sōtō Zen teacher works through Vasubandhu’s Thirty Verses. Read beside Living Yogācāra to compare a contemporary Western practice commentary with a Japanese Hossō presentation.
Ben Connelly approaches Vasubandhu’s verses through contemporary Zen practice. Pair it with a more textual introduction.
Tradition & scopeLotus-centered traditions. Buddhist reflections on attitudes, flexibility, and everyday experience.
Buddhist reflections on attitudes, flexibility, and everyday experience.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. The eight-volume journals and letters of Heng Sure and Heng Chao (Martin Verhoeven), documenting their pilgrimage and Buddhist practice.
The eight-volume journals and letters of Heng Sure and Heng Chao (Martin Verhoeven), documenting their pilgrimage and Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Teachings on the prescribed communal rites of the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya.
Teachings on the prescribed communal rites of the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya.
Tradition & scopeLotus-centered traditions. Niwano’s account of his spiritual journey and interfaith work.
Niwano’s account of his spiritual journey and interfaith work.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Hsuan Hua’s talks on Guan Yin and the cultivation of compassionate awareness.
Hsuan Hua’s talks on Guan Yin and the cultivation of compassionate awareness.
Tradition & scopeYogācāra · a Japanese Hossō presentation
A Japanese Hossō teacher introduces consciousness-only thought. A useful entry into Yogācāra’s account of experience before tackling its dense classical texts.
Tagawa Shun’ei’s introduction brings Hossō teaching into conversation with the reader’s experience.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Martin Verhoeven’s journal, published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
Martin Verhoeven’s journal, published by the Buddhist Text Translation Society.
Tradition & scopeIndian Madhyamaka · translation and commentary on Nāgārjuna’s root verses
A translation and commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā. It follows Nāgārjuna’s arguments about emptiness chapter by chapter.
Siderits and Katsura explain Nāgārjuna’s arguments chapter by chapter. Chosen for primary-text access and philosophical depth, rather than beginner simplicity.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Hsuan Hua’s verses and explanations on the ten realms and the consequences of intention and conduct.
Hsuan Hua’s verses and explanations on the ten realms and the consequences of intention and conduct.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Hsuan Hua’s answers to questions about Buddhist practice and everyday concerns.
Hsuan Hua’s answers to questions about Buddhist practice and everyday concerns.
Tradition & scopeShingon · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. A study and translation of Myōe’s writings on the Mantra of Light and the interaction of Buddhist thought and ritual.
A study and translation of Myōe’s writings on the Mantra of Light and the interaction of Buddhist thought and ritual.
Tradition & scopeShingon · Japanese esoteric Buddhism; texts by Kūkai and Kakuban
Translated works by two major Shingon figures. A study resource for understanding the tradition; ritual training belongs in its teacher-led context.
Kūkai and Kakuban’s works offer direct access to this tradition’s own explanations, in a BDK translation.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. A collection of sayings by Hsuan Hua, introduced by Martin Verhoeven.
A collection of sayings by Hsuan Hua, introduced by Martin Verhoeven.
Tradition & scopeHuayan · Shingon. Hayao Kawai’s study of the Japanese monk Myōe and his dream records, translated into English by Mark Unno.
Hayao Kawai’s study of the Japanese monk Myōe and his dream records, translated into English by Mark Unno.
Tradition & scopeHuayan · Chinese Mahāyāna philosophy
A study of Huayan’s vision of mutual interpenetration. Read beside the Avataṃsaka guide and ask how relationship differs from saying that everything is identical.
Garma C. C. Chang’s presentation introduces the interrelated world of Huayan. A tradition-specific study rather than a general beginner book.
Tradition & scopeHuayan. Hsuan Hua’s multivolume commentary on the Avatamsaka Sutra, including the published English chapters and related introductory material.
Hsuan Hua’s multivolume commentary on the Avatamsaka Sutra, including the published English chapters and related introductory material.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. A historical study of the emergence of the bodhisattva ideal in Buddhist literature.
A historical study of the emergence of the bodhisattva ideal in Buddhist literature.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Hsuan Hua’s verses and commentary explaining the Heart Sutra.
Hsuan Hua’s verses and commentary explaining the Heart Sutra.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Tanahashi’s guide to the Heart Sutra includes a translation prepared with Joan Halifax.
Tanahashi’s guide to the Heart Sutra includes a translation prepared with Joan Halifax.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Practical talks on Buddhist teachings, meditation, recitation and everyday life from six DRBA teachers.
Practical talks on Buddhist teachings, meditation, recitation and everyday life from six DRBA teachers.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Hsuan Hua’s commentary on the Yogacara classification of the hundred dharmas.
Hsuan Hua’s commentary on the Yogacara classification of the hundred dharmas.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Hsuan Hua’s explanations of the Buddhist teachings gathered in the Sutra in Forty-Two Sections.
Hsuan Hua’s explanations of the Buddhist teachings gathered in the Sutra in Forty-Two Sections.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Hsuan Hua’s commentary on the Earth Store Sutra, including vows, karma and compassionate practice.
Hsuan Hua’s commentary on the Earth Store Sutra, including vows, karma and compassionate practice.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Hsuan Hua’s commentary on the Diamond Sutra’s teaching of wisdom and freedom from attachment.
Hsuan Hua’s commentary on the Diamond Sutra’s teaching of wisdom and freedom from attachment.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. The Lotus Sutra with Hsuan Hua’s explanations, published as a fourteen-volume English series.
The Lotus Sutra with Hsuan Hua’s explanations, published as a fourteen-volume English series.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. An anthology of Buddhist writings on engaged practice and peace.
An anthology of Buddhist writings on engaged practice and peace.
Tradition & scopeYogācāra. A practice commentary on Yogācāra’s three natures and their implications for individual and collective liberation.
A practice commentary on Yogācāra’s three natures and their implications for individual and collective liberation.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. A ten-volume bilingual collection of Hsuan Hua’s Dharma talks.
A ten-volume bilingual collection of Hsuan Hua’s Dharma talks.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. A bilingual collection of teachings delivered during Hsuan Hua’s 1993 visit to Taiwan.
A bilingual collection of teachings delivered during Hsuan Hua’s 1993 visit to Taiwan.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Hsuan Hua’s explanations of Xuanzang’s verses on the eight consciousnesses.
Hsuan Hua’s explanations of Xuanzang’s verses on the eight consciousnesses.
Tradition & scopeVietnamese Thiền. A Buddhist account of the Vietnam War and proposals for peace.
A Buddhist account of the Vietnam War and proposals for peace.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Hsuan Hua’s essays and verses on moral conduct and Buddhist cultivation; also titled Water Mirror Turning Back Heaven.
Hsuan Hua’s essays and verses on moral conduct and Buddhist cultivation; also titled Water Mirror Turning Back Heaven.
Tradition & scopeMahāyāna. Introductory talks on Buddhist principles and spiritual practice.
Introductory talks on Buddhist principles and spiritual practice.
Theravāda traditions and modern insight approaches share this browsing shelf. Each book names its specific tradition or approach.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Loving-kindness practice in relation to views and disagreement.
Loving-kindness practice in relation to views and disagreement.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Teachings on practice, kindness and broadening the heart.
Teachings on practice, kindness and broadening the heart.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study of the five aggregates and release.
A study of the five aggregates and release.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A two-volume comparison of the Pāli middle-length discourses with parallels preserved in other traditions.
A two-volume comparison of the Pāli middle-length discourses with parallels preserved in other traditions.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An annotated translation and guide to Anuruddha’s concise manual of Theravāda Abhidhamma.
An annotated translation and guide to Anuruddha’s concise manual of Theravāda Abhidhamma.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Weekly meditation practices for developing awareness outdoors through changing seasons and landscapes.
Weekly meditation practices for developing awareness outdoors through changing seasons and landscapes.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Bilingual reflections on generosity as a Buddhist practice.
Bilingual reflections on generosity as a Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Instructions for cultivating forgiveness and releasing resentment.
Instructions for cultivating forgiveness and releasing resentment.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Three essays by Ajaan Lee on understanding suffering.
Three essays by Ajaan Lee on understanding suffering.
Tradition & scopeStories and lovingkindness practice from the modern insight movement.
Personal stories and Buddhist reflections explore attention, kindness and the opportunities for practice in daily life.
A readable companion to formal meditation instructions, emphasizing how understanding develops through experience.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Reflections on cultivating peace through meditation and compassion.
Reflections on cultivating peace through meditation and compassion.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Collected teachings of Thai Forest master Ajaan Mun.
Collected teachings of Thai Forest master Ajaan Mun.
Tradition & scopeInsight. Meditations and reflections for responding to suffering and difficult periods with awareness.
Meditations and reflections for responding to suffering and difficult periods with awareness.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Reads the Buddha’s life through early discourses and themes relevant to meditation practice.
Reads the Buddha’s life through early discourses and themes relevant to meditation practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Practical teachings drawn from early Buddhist discourses.
Practical teachings drawn from early Buddhist discourses.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Teaching stories inspired by monastic life and the Buddhist path of transformation.
Teaching stories inspired by monastic life and the Buddhist path of transformation.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
Walking meditation as a way to develop balance, steadiness and a peaceful relationship with everyday life.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Concise loving-kindness instructions including the six Rs.
Concise loving-kindness instructions including the six Rs.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. A collection of Ajahn Chah’s teaching selected and edited for English-speaking readers.
A collection of Ajahn Chah’s teaching selected and edited for English-speaking readers.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. Ten talks on Buddhist practice given in Thailand and England.
Ten talks on Buddhist practice given in Thailand and England.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A translation of Dhammapāla’s account of the perfections cultivated on the bodhisatta path.
A translation of Dhammapāla’s account of the perfections cultivated on the bodhisatta path.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. A collection of teaching similes and comparisons.
A collection of teaching similes and comparisons.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Nyanaponika’s essays examining Abhidhamma accounts of mind and experience.
Nyanaponika’s essays examining Abhidhamma accounts of mind and experience.
Tradition & scopeEarly Buddhist emptiness meditation based on the Greater and Smaller Discourses on Emptiness, interpreted by a Theravāda scholar-monk.
A progressive guide to emptiness practice. Useful for experienced meditators comparing early Buddhist approaches with later emptiness teachings.
Anālayo develops a meditation-focused reading of the early discourses on emptiness. Chosen for its distinct source-based practice contribution.
Tradition & scopeContemporary Buddhist stories and practice from the modern insight movement.
A collection of stories and Buddhist teachings about meeting personal and shared difficulties with care.
An accessible entry through storytelling for readers interested in compassion and participation in the world.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Retreat teachings on impermanence, meditation and understanding suffering.
Retreat teachings on impermanence, meditation and understanding suffering.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Essays on developing understanding along the Buddhist path.
Essays on developing understanding along the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Reflections on applying Buddhist insights amid ordinary pressures.
Reflections on applying Buddhist insights amid ordinary pressures.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Two short talks on practice, self-perception and self-knowledge, published as Bodhi Leaf 105.
Two short talks on practice, self-perception and self-knowledge, published as Bodhi Leaf 105.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. A short introduction to Ajahn Chah’s life, practice and teaching style.
A short introduction to Ajahn Chah’s life, practice and teaching style.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
A brief overview of Buddhism for readers seeking an initial orientation to its teachings and practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Upāsikā Kee Nanayon’s instructions for contemplative practice.
Upāsikā Kee Nanayon’s instructions for contemplative practice.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Buddhist mindfulness practices that use direct contact with nature as a setting for exploration.
Buddhist mindfulness practices that use direct contact with nature as a setting for exploration.
Tradition & scopeA family and classroom adaptation of James Baraz’s modern insight-based Awakening Joy program, coauthored with educator Michele Lilyanna.
Activities and reflections for parents, caregivers and educators practicing with children.
Fills a practical family need: supporting adults’ practice while offering activities that can be shared with children.
Tradition & scopeBuddhist-inspired everyday practice from James Baraz’s modern insight teaching and Awakening Joy course, accessible across beliefs.
A practical companion to Baraz’s Awakening Joy course, with exercises for cultivating well-being amid ordinary difficulties.
An accessible route from Buddhist practice into gratitude, kindness and daily life, grounded in a long-running teaching program.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Meditation and community practices for meeting exclusion and building inclusive sanghas.
Meditation and community practices for meeting exclusion and building inclusive sanghas.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Questions and answers on awareness, right attitude, and wisdom.
Questions and answers on awareness, right attitude, and wisdom.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Retreat instructions on receptive awareness, adapted from Andrea Fella’s teaching in the tradition of Sayadaw U Tejaniya.
Retreat instructions on receptive awareness, adapted from Andrea Fella’s teaching in the tradition of Sayadaw U Tejaniya.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Teachings and remembered advice from Ajaan Fuang.
Teachings and remembered advice from Ajaan Fuang.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A short booklet of breathing-meditation instructions.
A short booklet of breathing-meditation instructions.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Teachings on the four bases of spiritual success.
Teachings on the four bases of spiritual success.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Four treatises by Ajaan Lee on Buddhist practice.
Four treatises by Ajaan Lee on Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Teachings on cultivating an inner refuge through Buddhist practice.
Teachings on cultivating an inner refuge through Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A short practical introduction to Buddhist meditation and mindful living.
A short practical introduction to Buddhist meditation and mindful living.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. Talks introducing Buddhist teaching through the perspective of direct practice.
Talks introducing Buddhist teaching through the perspective of direct practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Instructions on meditation and bringing Buddhist understanding into daily life.
Instructions on meditation and bringing Buddhist understanding into daily life.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Essays on the Buddhist path and release.
Essays on the Buddhist path and release.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study guide to aging, illness, death, and separation.
A study guide to aging, illness, death, and separation.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study of the Buddha’s training for freedom.
A study of the Buddha’s training for freedom.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Insight. Five strategies from early Buddhist teachings for working with distracting thoughts.
Five strategies from early Buddhist teachings for working with distracting thoughts.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Instructions for developing jhāna and integrating concentration with insight.
Instructions for developing jhāna and integrating concentration with insight.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A historical and textual investigation of women’s ordination in early and contemporary Theravāda Buddhism.
A historical and textual investigation of women’s ordination in early and contemporary Theravāda Buddhism.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. A collection of Dhamma talks using everyday language and examples.
A collection of Dhamma talks using everyday language and examples.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A guide to cultivating the four qualities of loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity.
A guide to cultivating the four qualities of loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Breathing, loving-kindness, forgiveness and walking-meditation instructions.
Breathing, loving-kindness, forgiveness and walking-meditation instructions.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
An approach to mindfulness of breathing that emphasizes the experience of breath-energy within the body.
Tradition & scopeModern insight teaching on everyday life, drawing broadly on Buddhist practice.
Teachings on carrying meditation into relationships, work, difficulty and service.
Broadens retreat-centered practice into the responsibilities and choices of a whole life.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
Reflections on the environment and the role Buddhist practice can play in how people relate to the natural world.
Tradition & scopeContemporary brahmavihāra practice rooted in Theravāda; Snyder also teaches Zen.
Guided practices in lovingkindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity, with exercises in gratitude and forgiveness.
Connects cultivation of the four brahmavihāras with concentration, emotional patterns and everyday relationships.
Tradition & scopeInsight. Brief Buddhist reflections for bringing mindfulness and kindness into ordinary life.
Brief Buddhist reflections for bringing mindfulness and kindness into ordinary life.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
An introduction to Buddhist observances from talks by Ajahn Sucitto and Ajahn Candasiri, compiled by Barry Durrant.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A historical examination of Romantic ideas in modern Buddhism.
A historical examination of Romantic ideas in modern Buddhism.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Pāli and English recitations of selected discourses and devotional texts.
Pāli and English recitations of selected discourses and devotional texts.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Applies Buddhist teachings to work, relationships and everyday concerns.
Applies Buddhist teachings to work, relationships and everyday concerns.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Teachings on dependent arising and the cessation of suffering.
Teachings on dependent arising and the cessation of suffering.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Talks on practice, community and establishing Buddhism in the West.
Talks on practice, community and establishing Buddhism in the West.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
Brief practices for finding calm and clarity amid ordinary activities, intended for people with little spare time.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Short teachings on sustaining awareness and wisdom in daily life.
Short teachings on sustaining awareness and wisdom in daily life.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Teachings of Thai Forest master Ajaan Funn.
Teachings of Thai Forest master Ajaan Funn.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Reflections on Buddhist practice and cultivating happiness.
Reflections on Buddhist practice and cultivating happiness.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Explores compassion and emptiness through early discourses and their application in meditation.
Explores compassion and emptiness through early discourses and their application in meditation.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Reflections and meditation practices for responding to suffering with compassion.
Reflections and meditation practices for responding to suffering with compassion.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. A photographic journal of pilgrimage in Sri Lanka.
A photographic journal of pilgrimage in Sri Lanka.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Ajaan Lee’s guide to Buddhist meditation and training.
Ajaan Lee’s guide to Buddhist meditation and training.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An edited collection on generosity from several Theravāda perspectives.
An edited collection on generosity from several Theravāda perspectives.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Translations and analysis of teachings associated with early Buddhist women.
Translations and analysis of teachings associated with early Buddhist women.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Examines feeling tone and its role in mindfulness and insight meditation.
Examines feeling tone and its role in mindfulness and insight meditation.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A step-by-step explanation of dependent origination, suffering and its ending.
A step-by-step explanation of dependent origination, suffering and its ending.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. A study guide to desire and Buddhist training.
A study guide to desire and Buddhist training.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study guide to desire and Buddhist training.
A study guide to desire and Buddhist training.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Teachings on integrating Buddhist understanding with daily responsibilities.
Teachings on integrating Buddhist understanding with daily responsibilities.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Developing continuous awareness and understanding throughout ordinary activities.
Developing continuous awareness and understanding throughout ordinary activities.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A booklet devoted to the discourse on the six sets of six.
A booklet devoted to the discourse on the six sets of six.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A booklet devoted to the Greater Discourse to Saccaka.
A booklet devoted to the Greater Discourse to Saccaka.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A booklet devoted to the discourse on right understanding.
A booklet devoted to the discourse on right understanding.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A collection of essays on Buddhist teaching and its application to contemporary life.
A collection of essays on Buddhist teaching and its application to contemporary life.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda, in the Ajahn Chah–Ajahn Sumedho tradition.
Short extracts from Ajahn Sucitto’s talks and books, paired with photographs. A freely offered collection for reading a little at a time and reflecting in daily life; distinct from the ongoing Dhamma Tracks newsletter.
Brief reflections make his approach to meditation and everyday practice accessible in small readings.
Listed English edition · 2025
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Collected research on early Buddhist long-discourse traditions and their textual parallels.
Collected research on early Buddhist long-discourse traditions and their textual parallels.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study guide to discernment and true happiness.
A study guide to discernment and true happiness.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
A guide to monastic conventions and their place in relationships between monks, nuns and lay communities.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Translations of ten discourses about early Buddhist nuns, with notes.
Translations of ten discourses about early Buddhist nuns, with notes.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A practical guide to creating a personal mindfulness retreat.
A practical guide to creating a personal mindfulness retreat.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Practical instruction on observing the mind without fighting its difficulties.
Practical instruction on observing the mind without fighting its difficulties.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Reflections on compassion and responding to suffering.
Reflections on compassion and responding to suffering.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Talks on awareness, emotional freedom and releasing identification with experience.
Talks on awareness, emotional freedom and releasing identification with experience.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Studies of early Buddhist meditation, concentration, mindfulness and liberating insight.
Studies of early Buddhist meditation, concentration, mindfulness and liberating insight.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An investigation of oral transmission and the formation of early Buddhist texts.
An investigation of oral transmission and the formation of early Buddhist texts.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A practical explanation of the Noble Eightfold Path in everyday life.
A practical explanation of the Noble Eightfold Path in everyday life.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Textual and historical studies of the Chinese collection of numerically arranged discourses.
Textual and historical studies of the Chinese collection of numerically arranged discourses.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Bilingual teachings on emptiness and the nature of awareness.
Bilingual teachings on emptiness and the nature of awareness.
Tradition & scopeMahāsi · Theravāda. Reflections and exercises for integrating meditation with work, relationships and ordinary activities.
Reflections and exercises for integrating meditation with work, relationships and ordinary activities.
Tradition & scopeMahāsi · Theravāda. Retreat instructions on meditation techniques, hindrances and factors of awakening.
Retreat instructions on meditation techniques, hindrances and factors of awakening.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. Teachings on impermanence, attachment and the ending of suffering.
Teachings on impermanence, attachment and the ending of suffering.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Guidance for preparing for, attending and leaving a silent insight meditation retreat.
Guidance for preparing for, attending and leaving a silent insight meditation retreat.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. Talks on learning from experience and developing insight.
Talks on learning from experience and developing insight.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Collected scholarly studies examining mindfulness from several textual and practical perspectives.
Collected scholarly studies examining mindfulness from several textual and practical perspectives.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Retreat teachings on aging, illness, and death.
Retreat teachings on aging, illness, and death.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Essays on the social and ethical responsibilities of Buddhist practice.
Essays on the social and ethical responsibilities of Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on developing the seven awakening factors.
Talks on developing the seven awakening factors.
Tradition & scopeA personal account of faith and practice from a teacher of the modern insight movement.
A personal exploration of trust on the contemplative path, informed by Salzberg’s life and Buddhist practice.
Examines confidence grounded in experience, including the place of inquiry and uncertainty.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Teachings on understanding fear and cultivating freedom from it.
Teachings on understanding fear and cultivating freedom from it.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. A contemplative account of travel and pilgrimage in Japan.
A contemplative account of travel and pilgrimage in Japan.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Meditation guidance developed from an introductory teaching series.
Meditation guidance developed from an introductory teaching series.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Brief reflections on awareness, belonging, and living with greater authenticity.
Brief reflections on awareness, belonging, and living with greater authenticity.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A collection of poems exploring spiritual experience.
A collection of poems exploring spiritual experience.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Essays on priorities in Buddhist practice.
Essays on priorities in Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Ajaan Suwat’s teachings on meditation and discernment.
Ajaan Suwat’s teachings on meditation and discernment.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Chah’s collected teachings
Talks on training the heart from an influential Thai forest teacher. Begin with one short teaching and notice how it relates to an ordinary difficulty.
Ajahn Chah’s collected talks introduce the practical tone and priorities of a highly influential modern forest lineage.
English collection · 2002
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Ajaan Lee’s talks on training the heart.
Ajaan Lee’s talks on training the heart.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Buddhist reflections on care for the natural world.
Buddhist reflections on care for the natural world.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. A bilingual English–Thai book on forgiveness and compassion.
A bilingual English–Thai book on forgiveness and compassion.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A focused explanation of the four noble truths.
A focused explanation of the four noble truths.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Ajaan Lee’s explanation of the foundations of mindfulness.
Ajaan Lee’s explanation of the foundations of mindfulness.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Studies of key concepts in the Pāli discourses, from craving toward liberation.
Studies of key concepts in the Pāli discourses, from craving toward liberation.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A second collection of studies of concepts and practices in the Pāli discourses.
A second collection of studies of concepts and practices in the Pāli discourses.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. An introduction to applying mindfulness to stress, suffering, and ordinary activities.
An introduction to applying mindfulness to stress, suffering, and ordinary activities.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A guide to renunciation for lay practitioners, drawing on early Buddhist discourses and everyday examples.
A guide to renunciation for lay practitioners, drawing on early Buddhist discourses and everyday examples.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. A companion collection of talks on breathing meditation.
A companion collection of talks on breathing meditation.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Recollections and teachings of Ajaan Dune Atulo.
Recollections and teachings of Ajaan Dune Atulo.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An explanation of refuge and ethical commitments in Buddhist practice.
An explanation of refuge and ethical commitments in Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. A retreat guide to practicing the ten perfections.
A retreat guide to practicing the ten perfections.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Reflections on gratitude toward parents, teachers and the Buddhist path.
Reflections on gratitude toward parents, teachers and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Biographical studies of prominent disciples in the early Buddhist tradition.
Biographical studies of prominent disciples in the early Buddhist tradition.
Tradition & scopePilgrimage memoir by a Thai Forest Theravāda monk and a lay naturalist.
Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott continue the walking pilgrimage recounted in Rude Awakenings, bringing their different perspectives to the journey.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An anthology of early Buddhist discourses in English translation.
An anthology of early Buddhist discourses in English translation.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Buddhist practices for steadiness, kindness, and emotional balance.
Buddhist practices for steadiness, kindness, and emotional balance.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Essays on discernment, goodwill, and Buddhist practice.
Essays on discernment, goodwill, and Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Guided meditation practices for developing awareness and calm.
Guided meditation practices for developing awareness and calm.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A free introductory booklet on establishing a meditation practice.
A free introductory booklet on establishing a meditation practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Khema’s account of her life and development as a Buddhist nun.
Khema’s account of her life and development as a Buddhist nun.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Contemplations of change and impermanence grounded in the Pāli discourses.
Contemplations of change and impermanence grounded in the Pāli discourses.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A comparison of ancient Greek and early Buddhist approaches to ethics, knowledge and selfhood.
A comparison of ancient Greek and early Buddhist approaches to ethics, knowledge and selfhood.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. Short similes selected and translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Short similes selected and translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Tradition & scopeEarly Buddhist discourses · Pāli canon anthology translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi
A thematic anthology of Pāli discourses. Read one theme alongside its original suttas to connect everyday life, meditation and liberation.
Bhikkhu Bodhi’s thematic anthology gives a substantial primary-text foundation, with introductions that explain where each discourse fits.
For meeting the early discourses: a thematic Pāli anthology with introductions by Bhikkhu Bodhi. Read one theme at a time.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks exploring the four noble truths.
Talks exploring the four noble truths.
Tradition & scopeBurmese Theravāda · Mahāsi-lineage insight practice taught by U Paṇḍita
A Burmese meditation master’s detailed presentation of insight practice. Read alongside a gentler introductory guide to see how different teachers emphasize effort and continuity.
U Pandita’s teachings convey the rigor and practical detail of intensive noting practice. Particularly relevant before a retreat in this style.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Instructions for using the sound of silence in meditation.
Instructions for using the sound of silence in meditation.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Ajaan Lee’s teachings on meditation and inner resources.
Ajaan Lee’s teachings on meditation and inner resources.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Teachings on applying insight practice to the mind and daily experience.
Teachings on applying insight practice to the mind and daily experience.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study guide to the first stage of awakening.
A study guide to the first stage of awakening.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Introduces mindfulness through its Buddhist context and practical exercises.
Introduces mindfulness through its Buddhist context and practical exercises.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
A concise starting guide covering meditation attitude, posture and bringing practice into daily activities.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Teachings on awareness as a refuge amid changing experience.
Teachings on awareness as a refuge amid changing experience.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Papers examining Buddhist doctrine, interpretation and monastic issues.
Papers examining Buddhist doctrine, interpretation and monastic issues.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A short introduction to meditation and bringing awareness into daily life.
A short introduction to meditation and bringing awareness into daily life.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. An accessible introduction to Buddhist practice through everyday stories.
An accessible introduction to Buddhist practice through everyday stories.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Ninety short reflections collected for Sumedho’s ninetieth year.
Ninety short reflections collected for Sumedho’s ninetieth year.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. A second collection of similes, complementary to In Simple Terms.
A second collection of similes, complementary to In Simple Terms.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Questions and answers from the 2011 Jhana Grove retreat.
Questions and answers from the 2011 Jhana Grove retreat.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An account of Gunaratana’s life, monastic training and teaching in the West.
An account of Gunaratana’s life, monastic training and teaching in the West.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Examines compulsive wanting and the cultivation of appreciative joy.
Examines compulsive wanting and the cultivation of appreciative joy.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
A revised and expanded exploration of intentional action and mental cultivation, relating both to liberation.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Questions and answers on karma, choice, and responsibility.
Questions and answers on karma, choice, and responsibility.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Ajaan Lee’s guidance on breathing meditation and concentration.
Ajaan Lee’s guidance on breathing meditation and concentration.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A guide to Buddhist meditation and its place in everyday life.
A guide to Buddhist meditation and its place in everyday life.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Bilingual reflections on simplicity and contentment.
Bilingual reflections on simplicity and contentment.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An anthology of Theravāda nuns’ reflections that includes a contribution by Ayya Santussika.
An anthology of Theravāda nuns’ reflections that includes a contribution by Ayya Santussika.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Sutta-based instructions on meditation, loving-kindness and the path to liberation.
Sutta-based instructions on meditation, loving-kindness and the path to liberation.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Buddhist teachings presented with questions and exercises for personal exploration.
Buddhist teachings presented with questions and exercises for personal exploration.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. A memorial book gathering reflections on the life of a young boy.
A memorial book gathering reflections on the life of a young boy.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. Nine talks addressed to lay and monastic practitioners.
Nine talks addressed to lay and monastic practitioners.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Forest traditions · Theravāda. Portraits and teachings of Theravada meditation masters; revised edition of Living Buddhist Masters.
Portraits and teachings of Theravada meditation masters; revised edition of Living Buddhist Masters.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda-rooted lovingkindness practice in Sharon Salzberg’s modern insight teaching context; presented for a general audience.
A forthcoming workbook with more than fifty lovingkindness practices, reflections, writing prompts and accompanying guided audio meditations for everyday practice.
An established insight teacher’s first workbook turns her lovingkindness teaching into structured exercises and reflection, offering a distinct practical companion to her earlier books.
Forthcoming paperback and ebook · January 26, 2027 · 2027
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Practical Dhamma talks on developing the mind.
Practical Dhamma talks on developing the mind.
Tradition & scopeBrahmavihāra practice grounded in Pāli suttas and Ayya Khema’s contemporary Theravāda teaching.
Love, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity in meditation and ordinary life. Includes connections between these practices and concentration.
A substantial free collection of suttas, stories and instructions on the four boundless qualities. Its specific contribution is the combination of sources and practical guidance.
Listed English edition · 2026
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Instructions and reflections on developing friendliness and working with anger.
Instructions and reflections on developing friendliness and working with anger.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda-rooted mettā and brahmavihāra practice in the modern insight tradition.
Teachings, stories and meditation exercises develop lovingkindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity.
A central modern introduction to mettā and the other brahmavihāras.
For exploring lovingkindness: Sharon Salzberg introduces mettā and related heart practices through instructions and everyday examples.
Listed English edition · 1995
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Comparative studies of the Chinese middle-length discourse collection.
Comparative studies of the Chinese middle-length discourse collection.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A biographical and doctrinal study of the Buddha’s disciple Mahā Kaccāna.
A biographical and doctrinal study of the Buddha’s disciple Mahā Kaccāna.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A practical approach to meeting self-criticism with mindfulness and compassion.
A practical approach to meeting self-criticism with mindfulness and compassion.
Tradition & scopeBurmese Theravāda · Mahāsi’s insight system and Pāli commentarial framework
A major Burmese insight-meditation manual. Useful for understanding a systematic, intensive approach and its textual framework; it is more detailed than a first introduction to meditation.
Mahāsi Sayadaw’s systematic account documents the training behind an influential modern vipassanā lineage. A reference for committed practitioners.
English translation · 2016
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Poems exploring Buddhist practice and the play of the mind.
Poems exploring Buddhist practice and the play of the mind.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. A further collection of Amaro’s poetry and contemplative reflections.
A further collection of Amaro’s poetry and contemplative reflections.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A short teaching on contemplative investigation of not-self.
A short teaching on contemplative investigation of not-self.
Tradition & scopeAn introduction to vipassanā in the modern insight tradition, with Theravāda roots.
An introduction to insight meditation using the breath, bodily sensations and emotions as places to begin.
A straightforward starting point for establishing a regular practice.
Sounds True book edition · 2008 · First published · 2004
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. An illustrated introduction to meditation with practical exercises.
An illustrated introduction to meditation with practical exercises.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An explanation of the ten contemplations in the Girimānanda Sutta.
An explanation of the ten contemplations in the Girimānanda Sutta.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
An accessible guide to why and how to meditate, connecting formal practice with the cultivation of an inner life.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
A meditation manual introducing practices for awareness and calm, suitable for developing a regular practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Talks on breath meditation and the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study guide to meritorious action and happiness.
A study guide to meritorious action and happiness.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study guide to mindfulness of the body.
A study guide to mindfulness of the body.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Applies early Buddhist reflections and mindfulness to the challenges of climate change.
Applies early Buddhist reflections and mindfulness to the challenges of climate change.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Early Buddhist teachings and contemplations for meeting illness, aging and death.
Early Buddhist teachings and contemplations for meeting illness, aging and death.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Explores connections between early Buddhist mindfulness and contemporary ecological responsibility.
Explores connections between early Buddhist mindfulness and contemporary ecological responsibility.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Everyday examples and exercises for cultivating mindfulness.
Everyday examples and exercises for cultivating mindfulness.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Analyzes the characteristics and functions of mindfulness in early Buddhist sources.
Analyzes the characteristics and functions of mindfulness in early Buddhist sources.
Tradition & scopeSri Lankan Theravāda mindfulness and vipassanā, presented for contemporary readers by Bhante Gunaratana.
An accessible meditation manual in a Theravāda framework, with practical explanations of attention and mindfulness.
Bhante Gunaratana’s sustained introduction is useful when you want one coherent account of vipassanā, including common difficulties and the attitude of practice.
For beginning insight meditation: practical instructions, common difficulties, and the attitude of practice in a Theravāda framework.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A guide to breath mindfulness with translations of relevant early Buddhist discourses.
A guide to breath mindfulness with translations of relevant early Buddhist discourses.
Tradition & scopeAjahn Brahm’s Theravāda absorption-and-insight approach, rooted in his training with Ajahn Chah in the Thai Forest tradition.
A method of breath meditation, letting go, nimitta and absorption, followed by insight. Read within the author’s own framework.
Ajahn Brahm’s full practice manual is an important counterpart to Brasington: the two use different criteria for jhāna.
Tradition & scopeSatipaṭṭhāna practice through Joseph Goldstein’s modern insight-teaching perspective, grounded in early Pāli teachings.
A sustained practical commentary on mindfulness, useful for moving from introductory instruction toward deeper retreat practice.
Goldstein’s detailed treatment of the four foundations of mindfulness connects close reading with decades of retreat teaching at IMS.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Secular Buddhism. Explores mindfulness through Buddhist teaching, contemporary psychology and practical training.
Explores mindfulness through Buddhist teaching, contemporary psychology and practical training.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Instruction and reflection on Buddhist meditation.
Instruction and reflection on Buddhist meditation.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Nine retreat talks explaining selected Buddhist discourses.
Nine retreat talks explaining selected Buddhist discourses.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Further retreat talks explaining Buddhist discourses and their practice.
Further retreat talks explaining Buddhist discourses and their practice.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Bilingual teachings on personal preference and the Middle Way.
Bilingual teachings on personal preference and the Middle Way.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. Short reflections arranged by theme for contemplation and practice.
Short reflections arranged by theme for contemplation and practice.
Tradition & scopeContemporary Buddhist practice from the modern insight movement, written for a general audience.
Stories and practices explore freedom, kindness and presence amid ordinary circumstances.
A daily-life companion for bringing meditation into periods of uncertainty and change.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Essays clarifying the Buddha’s teachings and their practice.
Essays clarifying the Buddha’s teachings and their practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study guide to beneficial conversation and practice.
A study guide to beneficial conversation and practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Introductory essays on Buddhist practice and its purpose.
Introductory essays on Buddhist practice and its purpose.
Tradition & scopeEarly Buddhist teachings on the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path, translated from the Theravāda Saṃyutta Nikāya.
A narrower companion to In the Buddha’s Words, useful when the core structure of the path is your main study question.
A concentrated anthology of Saṃyutta Nikāya teachings edited and translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi, centered on the Four Noble Truths and the eightfold path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A life of the Buddha assembled from early discourses.
A life of the Buddha assembled from early discourses.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Early Buddhist discourses and reflections on nonviolence.
Early Buddhist discourses and reflections on nonviolence.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Bilingual reflections on uncertainty and attachment to views.
Bilingual reflections on uncertainty and attachment to views.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Reflections on self-concern, letting go and happiness.
Reflections on self-concern, letting go and happiness.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Four essays on ethics within the Buddhist path of purification and liberation.
Four essays on ethics within the Buddhist path of purification and liberation.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Three talks on refuge, breathing meditation and nibbāna.
Three talks on refuge, breathing meditation and nibbāna.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An earlier selection of Aṅguttara discourses, distinct from Bodhi’s complete translation.
An earlier selection of Aṅguttara discourses, distinct from Bodhi’s complete translation.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A memorial collection with biography, bibliography, appreciations and selected writings.
A memorial collection with biography, bibliography, appreciations and selected writings.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. Talks on meditation and the development of the mind.
Talks on meditation and the development of the mind.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An anthology of discourses on the noble eightfold path.
An anthology of discourses on the noble eightfold path.
Tradition & scopeEarly Pāli verse dialogues interpreted by a contemporary Theravāda and insight teacher.
Read the early verse dialogues alongside Brasington’s explanation of their implications for awakening.
A focused commentary on the questions of the Pārāyana chapter of the Sutta Nipāta, offered freely by a teacher with a long concentration-and-insight teaching career.
Listed English edition · 2025
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
A short guide to cultivating meditation while standing, with attention to posture and embodied awareness.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
Reflections on developing the perfections, including generosity, patience and truthfulness, through daily practice.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Explores attention and the perfections as a path of kindness.
Explores attention and the perfections as a path of kindness.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Compares satipaṭṭhāna instructions across Pāli and parallel early Buddhist discourses.
Compares satipaṭṭhāna instructions across Pāli and parallel early Buddhist discourses.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Commemorative reflections and teachings associated with Ajahn Amaro.
Commemorative reflections and teachings associated with Ajahn Amaro.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Poetry reflecting on love, change, nature and Dharma.
Poetry reflecting on love, change, nature and Dharma.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A Pāli-discourse-based exploration of stream entry and the subsequent path of practice.
A Pāli-discourse-based exploration of stream entry and the subsequent path of practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda concentration practice in Pa-Auk Sayadaw’s method, presented by Tina Rasmussen and Stephen Snyder.
A detailed guide to absorption practice in Pa Auk Sayadaw’s Theravāda system, drawing on the authors’ intensive retreat experience.
Offers the deep-absorption approach to jhāna alongside the lighter-absorption approaches represented elsewhere in the collection.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Essays connecting Buddhist understanding with practical training.
Essays connecting Buddhist understanding with practical training.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. An inquiry into views, assumptions and the possibility of liberating understanding.
An inquiry into views, assumptions and the possibility of liberating understanding.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Practices for meeting self-judgment and suffering with awareness and compassion.
Practices for meeting self-judgment and suffering with awareness and compassion.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Explains RAIN as a practice for awareness and compassionate response.
Explains RAIN as a practice for awareness and compassionate response.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. A record of pilgrimage and reflection in Egypt.
A record of pilgrimage and reflection in Egypt.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A guided reader that teaches Pāli through passages from the early discourses.
A guided reader that teaches Pāli through passages from the early discourses.
Tradition & scopeModern insight-informed mindfulness and lovingkindness applied to social engagement.
Meditation practices and reflections connect inner steadiness with responding to suffering in the wider world.
Brings mindfulness and compassion into engagement and service, including how to keep caring through difficulty.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Meditation practices for attention, relationships, and difficult moments at work.
Meditation practices for attention, relationships, and difficult moments at work.
Tradition & scopeAccessible concentration, mindfulness and lovingkindness from the modern insight tradition.
A structured introduction to concentration, mindfulness and lovingkindness, with exercises to support an ongoing meditation habit.
A practical first book for readers who want to begin and sustain daily meditation.
Tradition & scopeContemporary insight and lovingkindness teaching for everyday life from IMS cofounder Sharon Salzberg.
A practical, story-led guide to participating more fully in life. A different use from a technical meditation manual.
IMS co-founder Sharon Salzberg applies a mature insight-and-lovingkindness perspective to isolation, change and renewed connection.
Tradition & scopeModern insight-informed mindfulness and lovingkindness for relationships.
Reflections and practices explore care for oneself and others, and habits that obstruct connection.
Applies lovingkindness to the emotional and relational situations in which practice is tested.
English edition · 2017
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Examines early Buddhist accounts of rebirth alongside contemporary research and methodological questions.
Examines early Buddhist accounts of rebirth alongside contemporary research and methodological questions.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A guide to evaluating teachings through Buddhist criteria.
A guide to evaluating teachings through Buddhist criteria.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.
An introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Daily reflections supporting relaxed, continuous awareness and understanding.
Daily reflections supporting relaxed, continuous awareness and understanding.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Dhamma reflections by Ayya Santussika, offered freely by Karuna Buddhist Vihara.
Dhamma reflections by Ayya Santussika, offered freely by Karuna Buddhist Vihara.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A concise guide to the attitudes supporting mindful observation.
A concise guide to the attitudes supporting mindful observation.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda-based jhāna practice · Ayya Khema–Leigh Brasington approach
Settling attention, cultivating joy and navigating the jhānas. The author’s site provides excerpts, not the complete commercial book.
One of the clearest dedicated guides to the Ayya Khema–Brasington approach. Read it alongside the Jhana comparison to understand its particular absorption criteria.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study of mindfulness within the Buddhist path.
A study of mindfulness within the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Collected essays on Buddhist practice and community life.
Collected essays on Buddhist practice and community life.
Tradition & scopePilgrimage memoir by a Thai Forest Theravāda monk and a lay naturalist.
Ajahn Sucitto and Nick Scott recount their pilgrimage on foot through India in alternating voices: a monk and a naturalist meeting travel’s difficulties and surprises.
Free-distribution edition · 2010
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Reflections on practice and relationships in a forest monastery.
Reflections on practice and relationships in a forest monastery.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
A booklet on gathering attention through ease and present-moment enjoyment.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Collected studies of the connected-discourse collection preserved in Chinese.
Collected studies of the connected-discourse collection preserved in Chinese.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A practical guide to cultivating the four establishments of mindfulness.
A practical guide to cultivating the four establishments of mindfulness.
Tradition & scopeEarly Buddhist mindfulness · Pāli discourse study in a Theravāda context
A detailed study of the foundations of mindfulness. Read it with MN 10 and notice how discourse, traditional commentary and modern interpretation relate.
A close reading of the Satipaṭṭhāna discourse by a monk-scholar whose work joins textual study and meditation practice.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Integrates mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication for clearer, more compassionate conversations.
Integrates mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication for clearer, more compassionate conversations.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda-rooted insight meditation as taught in the modern insight movement.
An introduction to insight practice that connects attention to body and mind with understanding and compassion.
A foundational practice guide by two teachers central to the modern insight movement.
Paperback reissue · 2024 · First published · 1987
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Retreat teachings on the strategic use of not-self.
Retreat teachings on the strategic use of not-self.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. An illustrated guide to cultivating stillness and contemplative space in daily life.
An illustrated guide to cultivating stillness and contemplative space in daily life.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Collected talks and journals, including an account of walking through Britain.
Collected talks and journals, including an account of walking through Britain.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An examination of how the Buddha handled questions.
An examination of how the Buddha handled questions.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Explores affinities between Theravāda practice and Dzogchen.
Explores affinities between Theravāda practice and Dzogchen.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Daily readings drawn from historical and contemporary Buddhist teachers.
Daily readings drawn from historical and contemporary Buddhist teachers.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A short beginner’s guide to establishing a meditation practice and working with obstacles.
A short beginner’s guide to establishing a meditation practice and working with obstacles.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Ajaan Lee’s introductory talks on meditation practice.
Ajaan Lee’s introductory talks on meditation practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Insight. A practical introduction to the Noble Eightfold Path as personal and communal practice.
A practical introduction to the Noble Eightfold Path as personal and communal practice.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. Eight talks translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Eight talks translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Ajaan Mahā Boowa’s talks on meditation practice.
Ajaan Mahā Boowa’s talks on meditation practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Collected comparative research on early Buddhist discourses and monastic discipline.
Collected comparative research on early Buddhist discourses and monastic discipline.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Retreat teachings on the four brahmavihāras.
Retreat teachings on the four brahmavihāras.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Early talks and a conversation transcribed by the Wat Pah Nanachat community.
Early talks and a conversation transcribed by the Wat Pah Nanachat community.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Practical teachings on meditation in the Theravāda tradition.
Practical teachings on meditation in the Theravāda tradition.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study guide to cultivating the ten perfections.
A study guide to cultivating the ten perfections.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A memoir of travel, ordination and practice in Asia from 1967 to 1977.
A memoir of travel, ordination and practice in Asia from 1967 to 1977.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Reflections on practicing Buddhism while remaining rooted in Jewish life.
Reflections on practicing Buddhism while remaining rooted in Jewish life.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Collected teachings: Peace Is a Simple Step, Seeds of Understanding, Direct Realization, The Sound of Silence and The Wheel of Truth.
Collected teachings: Peace Is a Simple Step, Seeds of Understanding, Direct Realization, The Sound of Silence and The Wheel of Truth.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A translation and explanation of the discourse classifying speculative views.
A translation and explanation of the discourse classifying speculative views.
Tradition & scopeInsight. Stories and meditations on forgiveness, compassion, and meeting everyday difficulties.
Stories and meditations on forgiveness, compassion, and meeting everyday difficulties.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. The life story of Thai Forest teacher Ajaan Lee.
The life story of Thai Forest teacher Ajaan Lee.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Retreat teachings on the realization of stream entry.
Retreat teachings on the realization of stream entry.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. A literary examination of the Buddha’s language and teaching imagery.
A literary examination of the Buddha’s language and teaching imagery.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Two introductory lectures on the Buddha’s life, teaching and path.
Two introductory lectures on the Buddha’s life, teaching and path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A lecture on the Buddha’s life and the continuing significance of his teaching.
A lecture on the Buddha’s life and the continuing significance of his teaching.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A translation and commentary on the Aṭṭhakavagga, the Book of Eights.
A translation and commentary on the Aṭṭhakavagga, the Book of Eights.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Essays on friendship, compassion, intimacy and liberation.
Essays on friendship, compassion, intimacy and liberation.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study of humor in the Pāli Canon.
A study of humor in the Pāli Canon.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A year of selections from Buddhist discourses for daily reflection.
A year of selections from Buddhist discourses for daily reflection.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Selected discourses on social relationships, community and the conditions for harmony.
Selected discourses on social relationships, community and the conditions for harmony.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. A concise overview of the Buddha’s path of practice.
A concise overview of the Buddha’s path of practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A detailed explanation of Theravāda monastic discipline.
A detailed explanation of Theravāda monastic discipline.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Reflections on bringing Buddhist practice into everyday responsibilities and relationships.
Reflections on bringing Buddhist practice into everyday responsibilities and relationships.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Theravāda · Thai Forest. A substantial one-volume collection of Chah’s translated Dhamma talks.
A substantial one-volume collection of Chah’s translated Dhamma talks.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A complete English translation of the connected-discourse collection with introductions and notes.
A complete English translation of the connected-discourse collection with introductions and notes.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Traces formative Abhidharma ideas through early Buddhist discourse collections.
Traces formative Abhidharma ideas through early Buddhist discourse collections.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Gil Fronsdal’s translation of the early Buddhist collection of teaching verses.
Gil Fronsdal’s translation of the early Buddhist collection of teaching verses.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An annotated translation of the discourse on right view and its commentary.
An annotated translation of the discourse on right view and its commentary.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A translation and study of the first discourse of the Majjhima Nikāya.
A translation and study of the first discourse of the Majjhima Nikāya.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Ajaan Lee’s chant and explanation of the six properties.
Ajaan Lee’s chant and explanation of the six properties.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Spiritual principles and exercises connecting meditation, relationships and social action.
Spiritual principles and exercises connecting meditation, relationships and social action.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Retreat teachings introducing mindfulness and the development of insight.
Retreat teachings introducing mindfulness and the development of insight.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. An explanation of central Buddhist teachings and their practical implications.
An explanation of central Buddhist teachings and their practical implications.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Retreat teachings on the five spiritual faculties.
Retreat teachings on the five spiritual faculties.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A comparative study of textual accounts concerning the establishment of the Buddhist nuns’ order.
A comparative study of textual accounts concerning the establishment of the Buddhist nuns’ order.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A practice guide to mindfulness of body, feelings, mind and phenomena.
A practice guide to mindfulness of body, feelings, mind and phenomena.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. A short explanation of the Four Noble Truths and their practice.
A short explanation of the Four Noble Truths and their practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A translation and explanation of the discourse on the fruits of contemplative life.
A translation and explanation of the discourse on the fruits of contemplative life.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Reflections on happiness and the Buddhist path, published as Bodhi Leaf 154.
Reflections on happiness and the Buddhist path, published as Bodhi Leaf 154.
Tradition & scopeEarly Buddhist gradual training presented through Leigh Brasington’s contemporary Theravāda and insight-practice approach.
A step-by-step presentation of the gradual training drawing on the early discourses, with practice commentary.
Puts jhāna back into the larger training in conduct, sense restraint, meditation and understanding. Chosen as a free companion to a concentration-only reading list.
For following a gradual path of practice: a free guide connecting conduct, sense restraint, meditation and understanding, grounded in the early discourses.
Listed English edition · 2024
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A translation and study of dependent origination in the Mahānidāna Sutta.
A translation and study of dependent origination in the Mahānidāna Sutta.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Explores Buddhist responses to consumerism and ecological and political problems.
Explores Buddhist responses to consumerism and ecological and political problems.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. A collection of essays on Buddhist practice.
A collection of essays on Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Meditation talks from Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo.
Meditation talks from Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. A contemplative travel journal from an Arctic journey.
A contemplative travel journal from an Arctic journey.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Five Dhamma talks by Ajaan Suwat.
Five Dhamma talks by Ajaan Suwat.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. A thematic collection of teachings on nibbāna with explanatory reflections.
A thematic collection of teachings on nibbāna with explanatory reflections.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Essays on applying mindfulness in formal meditation and daily life.
Essays on applying mindfulness in formal meditation and daily life.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A separately published, condensed study of jhāna and its place in the Buddhist path.
A separately published, condensed study of jhāna and its place in the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeJhāna and insight practice in Shaila Catherine’s contemporary Theravāda teaching, based on Pāli Buddhist meditation frameworks.
Instructions for cultivating concentration, joy and absorption, with attention to how samādhi supports insight.
Shaila Catherine’s revised Focused and Fearless makes a sustained course of concentration practice available with updated framing. Its 2024 date is a revision, not a wholly new work.
Revised edition of Focused and Fearless · 2024 · First published · 2008
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Retreat teachings connecting mindfulness and intentional action.
Retreat teachings connecting mindfulness and intentional action.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Essays on asking useful questions in Buddhist practice.
Essays on asking useful questions in Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Practices and reflections for developing kindness toward oneself and others.
Practices and reflections for developing kindness toward oneself and others.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Retreat teachings considering Buddhist vehicles and their shared practice.
Retreat teachings considering Buddhist vehicles and their shared practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Translations of the shorter and greater discourses on the lion’s roar.
Translations of the shorter and greater discourses on the lion’s roar.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Secular Buddhism. Short exercises and reflections exploring focused mindfulness and natural awareness.
Short exercises and reflections exploring focused mindfulness and natural awareness.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A short illustrated meditation booklet with exercises for reflection.
A short illustrated meditation booklet with exercises for reflection.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A short introduction to the Dhammapada and its practical message.
A short introduction to the Dhammapada and its practical message.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Ten Dhamma talks on meditation and inner development.
Ten Dhamma talks on meditation and inner development.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A complete English translation of the Majjhima Nikāya with explanatory material.
A complete English translation of the Majjhima Nikāya with explanatory material.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Reflections on mindfulness and Buddhist practice in everyday life.
Reflections on mindfulness and Buddhist practice in everyday life.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. A phenomenological approach to the Buddha’s teachings.
A phenomenological approach to the Buddha’s teachings.
Tradition & scopeEarly Buddhist discourses · interpretation by a Thai Forest Theravāda monk
An essay with translations from the Pāli canon exploring nibbāna through ancient Indian fire imagery. Ṭhānissaro examines clinging, sustenance and release to develop his interpretation of nibbāna as ‘unbinding’.
Complete text, PDF, EPUB and audiobook available from dhammatalks.org.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A guided journal combining mindfulness advice, reflection and space for writing.
A guided journal combining mindfulness advice, reflection and space for writing.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Exercises and reflections based on the four establishments of mindfulness.
Exercises and reflections based on the four establishments of mindfulness.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Essays on the Buddha’s strategic approach to practice.
Essays on the Buddha’s strategic approach to practice.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
An anthology combining recollections of Ajahn Sucitto with his Dhamma reflections from 1985–2017.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Meditation talks exploring the eightfold path.
Meditation talks exploring the eightfold path.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A systematic explanation of the eight factors of Buddhist training.
A systematic explanation of the eight factors of Buddhist training.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A complete translation of the numerically arranged discourse collection.
A complete translation of the numerically arranged discourse collection.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An examination of becoming and its role in suffering.
An examination of becoming and its role in suffering.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A compact introduction to insight meditation, ethical conduct, and everyday practice.
A compact introduction to insight meditation, ethical conduct, and everyday practice.
Tradition & scopeClassical Theravāda · Buddhaghosa’s Visuddhimagga
The Visuddhimagga in a complete English translation. A foundational Theravāda synthesis of ethics, concentration and wisdom; compare its structured account with the earlier discourses.
Buddhaghosa’s Visuddhimagga is essential for understanding the commentarial path and absorption system. Use it with context and guidance.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A detailed study of meditative absorption in Theravāda sources.
A detailed study of meditative absorption in Theravāda sources.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Guidance for developing loving-kindness and an open heart.
Guidance for developing loving-kindness and an open heart.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. A Buddhist novel edited for a modern English-language edition.
A Buddhist novel edited for a modern English-language edition.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Examines Buddhist teachings in relation to power, institutions and social change.
Examines Buddhist teachings in relation to power, institutions and social change.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Retreat teachings exploring karma and purposeful Buddhist practice.
Retreat teachings exploring karma and purposeful Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. An illustrated guide to meditation techniques and daily practice.
An illustrated guide to meditation techniques and daily practice.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. An inquiry into spiritual experience, difficulty and awakening.
An inquiry into spiritual experience, difficulty and awakening.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An examination of Vinaya issues concerning bhikkhunī ordination.
An examination of Vinaya issues concerning bhikkhunī ordination.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An examination of Vinaya and historical arguments concerning women’s full ordination.
An examination of Vinaya and historical arguments concerning women’s full ordination.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. An English translation and study of the Chinese text concerning the monk Nāgasena.
An English translation and study of the Chinese text concerning the monk Nāgasena.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study of dependent co-arising and release.
A study of dependent co-arising and release.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Investigates the signless, the deathless and descriptions of realizing nirvana in early Buddhism.
Investigates the signless, the deathless and descriptions of realizing nirvana in early Buddhism.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Ajaan Lee’s teachings on freedom through Buddhist practice.
Ajaan Lee’s teachings on freedom through Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Explores mindfulness within a wider spiritual life.
Explores mindfulness within a wider spiritual life.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Instruction in insight meditation, mindfulness, and meeting obstacles to practice.
Instruction in insight meditation, mindfulness, and meeting obstacles to practice.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study guide to the four brahmavihāras.
A study guide to the four brahmavihāras.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A translation of the Suttanipāta alongside explanatory commentarial material.
A translation of the Suttanipāta alongside explanatory commentarial material.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A short Buddhist reflection on freedom and liberation.
A short Buddhist reflection on freedom and liberation.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Explores rebirth’s place in Buddhist understanding and practice.
Explores rebirth’s place in Buddhist understanding and practice.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Teachings for practitioners familiar with meditation and Theravāda Buddhism.
Teachings for practitioners familiar with meditation and Theravāda Buddhism.
Tradition & scopePāli canon anthology · commentary from a Thai Forest Theravāda perspective
Translations from the Pāli canon with commentary, organized around the 37 qualities conducive to awakening. Connects mindfulness, effort, concentration and wisdom within a sustained study of the path.
Brings related passages together with a forest-tradition teacher’s interpretation. A substantial companion to the Atlas’s introductory readings; the translated passages and modern commentary are clearly distinguished.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Ajaan Mahā Boowa’s teachings on training the mind.
Ajaan Mahā Boowa’s teachings on training the mind.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Forest traditions · Thai Forest. Essays on karma, goodwill, and the possibility of release.
Essays on karma, goodwill, and the possibility of release.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda · Pāli Canon selections with Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu’s commentary.
An anthology of Pāli Canon passages about awakening while hearing Dhamma, with commentary on the listener’s preparation and the qualities associated with noble attainment.
A focused new collection connecting canonical accounts of listening with the practical cultivation of discernment, rather than treating listening as a passive activity.
Tradition & scopeMahāsi · Theravāda. A practical exploration of forgiving others, receiving forgiveness and forgiving oneself.
A practical exploration of forgiving others, receiving forgiveness and forgiving oneself.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A study of the causal sequence leading from suffering toward liberation.
A study of the causal sequence leading from suffering toward liberation.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Reflections on loss, fear and responses to violence.
Reflections on loss, fear and responses to violence.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Meditation and reflection for finding refuge amid change and difficulty.
Meditation and reflection for finding refuge amid change and difficulty.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Stories and reflections on recognizing inherent goodness beneath self-doubt.
Stories and reflections on recognizing inherent goodness beneath self-doubt.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
A translation and practical commentary on the Buddha’s first discourse, exploring the middle way and the four noble truths.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Teachings on aging, illness, death, and the deathless.
Teachings on aging, illness, death, and the deathless.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Essays and practices for recognizing and working with the five hindrances.
Essays and practices for recognizing and working with the five hindrances.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajahn Sucitto’s teaching context.
A short reflection on perfectionism and harsh self-judgment, approached through intention and empathy.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Collected research on Buddhist monastic discipline and its textual traditions.
Collected research on Buddhist monastic discipline and its textual traditions.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Talks on the fruits of Buddhist practice, based on the Sāmaññaphala Sutta.
Talks on the fruits of Buddhist practice, based on the Sāmaññaphala Sutta.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. An anthology of insight meditation teachings and accounts from Western practitioners.
An anthology of insight meditation teachings and accounts from Western practitioners.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Conversations about Buddhist practice, monastic life, women’s ordination and ecological responsibility.
Conversations about Buddhist practice, monastic life, women’s ordination and ecological responsibility.
Tradition & scopeCore Buddhist teachings explained mainly through Walpola Rahula’s Sri Lankan Theravāda and Pāli-text perspective.
A short account of the Four Noble Truths, not-self and the path. Its perspective should not be mistaken for an exhaustive survey of every Buddhist tradition.
Rahula’s concise exposition offers a useful introduction to core teachings through a Theravāda lens, with translated sources.
For an overview of core teachings: a concise introduction through Walpola Rahula’s Theravāda perspective.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Answers to practical questions about Buddhist teaching, meditation and daily life.
Answers to practical questions about Buddhist teaching, meditation and daily life.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A practical approach to recognizing the mind during ordinary activities.
A practical approach to recognizing the mind during ordinary activities.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. A meditation guide exploring selfhood and stages of contemplative experience.
A meditation guide exploring selfhood and stages of contemplative experience.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Explores equanimity, intention and dependent arising.
Explores equanimity, intention and dependent arising.
Tradition & scopeForest traditions · Thai Forest · Theravāda. Reflections on renunciation, responsibility and spiritual practice.
Reflections on renunciation, responsibility and spiritual practice.
Tradition & scopeInsight. Buddhist practices for teenagers navigating stress, emotions, relationships and ethical choices.
Buddhist practices for teenagers navigating stress, emotions, relationships and ethical choices.
Tradition & scopePa-Auk · Theravāda · Insight. Detailed guidance on concentration and insight within the Pa-Auk approach.
Detailed guidance on concentration and insight within the Pa-Auk approach.
Tradition & scopeThai Forest Theravāda · Ajaan Lee and Ajaan Fuang’s breath-meditation approach
A detailed breath-meditation manual in the Thai forest tradition. Pair its practical instructions with MN 118; distinguish the modern explanation from the sutta itself.
A coherent breath-meditation course from basic sitting through concentration and insight, written by a teacher in the Ajaan Lee–Ajaan Fuang lineage.
Tradition & scopeTheravāda. Dhamma teachings on discovering the resources of the heart.
Dhamma teachings on discovering the resources of the heart.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Explores women’s experience of Buddhist practice, social conditioning and personal freedom.
Explores women’s experience of Buddhist practice, social conditioning and personal freedom.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. Contemplative exercises for developing courage, resilience, and compassionate action.
Contemplative exercises for developing courage, resilience, and compassionate action.
Tradition & scopePure Land. Talks on recitation of Amitabha Buddha’s name and Pure Land practice.
Talks on recitation of Amitabha Buddha’s name and Pure Land practice.
Tradition & scopePure Land. The Medicine Master Sutra with Hsuan Hua’s explanations of its vows and practice.
The Medicine Master Sutra with Hsuan Hua’s explanations of its vows and practice.
Tradition & scopePure Land. Lectures from a 1975 Amitabha recitation session explaining Pure Land practice.
Lectures from a 1975 Amitabha recitation session explaining Pure Land practice.
Tradition & scopeJōdo Shinshū · Japanese Pure Land Mahāyāna
An influential introduction to Shin Buddhism through personal and poetic language. Explore entrusting and compassion without assuming that Pure Land is simply another technique of silent meditation.
Taitetsu Unno introduces Shin Buddhist faith and practice; included to give Pure Land a contemporary voice alongside the scriptures.
For a first encounter with Shin Buddhism: entrusting, compassion and everyday life, written for readers with or without prior experience.
Tradition & scopePure Land. Hsuan Hua’s explanation of the Amitabha Sutra and Pure Land practice.
Hsuan Hua’s explanation of the Amitabha Sutra and Pure Land practice.
Tradition & scopePure Land · Jōdo Shinshū. An introduction to Buddhist teaching collected from Tsuji’s Dharma messages and temple writings.
An introduction to Buddhist teaching collected from Tsuji’s Dharma messages and temple writings.
Tradition & scopePure Land Mahāyāna scriptures · shared across traditions, including Jōdo-shū and Jōdo Shinshū
Read the scriptures behind Pure Land devotion, vows and aspiration. Compare their imagery with the introductory Pure Land reading in the atlas.
Three central scriptures in one scholarly translation, freely available from BDK.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Daily reflections for thoughtful and compassionate living.
Daily reflections for thoughtful and compassionate living.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Daily reflections on intentions, compassion, and Buddhist practice.
Daily reflections on intentions, compassion, and Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A call for compassionate global responsibility.
A call for compassionate global responsibility.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Commentary on Śāntideva’s bodhisattva path.
Commentary on Śāntideva’s bodhisattva path.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An interview with the Fourteenth Dalai Lama conducted by Glenn H. Mullin.
An interview with the Fourteenth Dalai Lama conducted by Glenn H. Mullin.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An accessible introduction to Buddhist practice.
An accessible introduction to Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Kagyu · Nyingma. Instructions and commentary connecting Mahāmudrā and Atiyoga.
Instructions and commentary connecting Mahāmudrā and Atiyoga.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Instructions on compassion and the awakening mind.
Instructions on compassion and the awakening mind.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Advice from Yeshe and Zopa on ordination, monastic community and support for the Sangha.
Advice from Yeshe and Zopa on ordination, monastic community and support for the Sangha.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Commentary on Buddhist guidance and ethical practice.
Commentary on Buddhist guidance and ethical practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Buddhist guidance on preparing for death.
Buddhist guidance on preparing for death.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Collected reflections on happiness and living.
Collected reflections on happiness and living.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Training in compassion and Buddhist meditation.
Training in compassion and Buddhist meditation.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Compassion exercises bringing together Buddhist practice and clinical psychology.
Compassion exercises bringing together Buddhist practice and clinical psychology.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Universal ethics for contemporary life.
Universal ethics for contemporary life.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · Pema Chödrön’s presentation of Buddhist practice for contemporary life.
Returns to Chögyam Trungpa’s The Myth of Freedom to examine meditation, discomfort and habitual ways of seeking escape.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Madhyamaka. Reconciling appearances with the understanding of emptiness.
Reconciling appearances with the understanding of emptiness.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · an introduction to Buddhist foundations
An introduction to Buddhist foundations through a Tibetan teaching perspective, beginning with questions, investigation and the wish for happiness.
The opening volume of the Dalai Lama and Thubten Chodron’s Library of Wisdom and Compassion makes the path’s wider questions accessible.
For a Tibetan Buddhist introduction: the Dalai Lama and Thubten Chodron begin with questions, investigation and the wish for happiness.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Buddhist perspectives on satisfaction at work.
Buddhist perspectives on satisfaction at work.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Cultivating happiness amid shared social difficulties.
Cultivating happiness amid shared social difficulties.
Tradition & scopeDrikung Kagyu · bodhicitta, afflictive emotions and the nature of mind.
Collected oral teachings on working with afflictive emotions, cultivating bodhicitta and recognizing the nature of mind.
Free English PDF.
English edition · Drikung Dharma Surya Center · 2026
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Daily reflections on awareness, kindness, and Buddhist practice.
Daily reflections on awareness, kindness, and Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Developing compassion through Buddhist mind training.
Developing compassion through Buddhist mind training.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Meditation practices for recognizing care and extending compassion.
Meditation practices for recognizing care and extending compassion.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A study of attentional training, including a translation of Tsongkhapa on meditative stability.
A study of attentional training, including a translation of Tsongkhapa on meditative stability.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · Śāntideva’s bodhisattva path, explained by a Tibetan Buddhist teacher.
A verse-by-verse commentary on Śāntideva’s Way of the Bodhisattva. Previously published as No Time to Lose.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Guidance on the path toward awakening.
Guidance on the path toward awakening.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. An explanation of Chenrezig practice and the cultivation of compassion.
An explanation of Chenrezig practice and the cultivation of compassion.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. Teachings on Vajrasattva purification practice.
Teachings on Vajrasattva purification practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. A combined edition of two collections of public talks on Buddhism, meditation and understanding the mind.
A combined edition of two collections of public talks on Buddhism, meditation and understanding the mind.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Buddhist reflections on contemporary human concerns.
Buddhist reflections on contemporary human concerns.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An approach to ethics grounded in humanity.
An approach to ethics grounded in humanity.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Essays on the lives, practice, and experience of Buddhist nuns.
Essays on the lives, practice, and experience of Buddhist nuns.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. Ten shorter writings by the First Dalai Lama, compiled, edited and translated by Glenn H. Mullin.
Ten shorter writings by the First Dalai Lama, compiled, edited and translated by Glenn H. Mullin.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Living with the four noble truths.
Living with the four noble truths.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An illustrated exploration of paradise and pure lands through Himalayan Buddhist painting and sculpture.
An illustrated exploration of paradise and pure lands through Himalayan Buddhist painting and sculpture.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Exploring the potential for Buddhist awakening.
Exploring the potential for Buddhist awakening.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A scholarly study of Indian and Tibetan debates about buddhahood.
A scholarly study of Indian and Tibetan debates about buddhahood.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma. Düdjom Lingpa’s visionary text with related commentaries by Sera Khandro.
Düdjom Lingpa’s visionary text with related commentaries by Sera Khandro.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Questions and answers introducing Buddhist beliefs, practices, and community.
Questions and answers introducing Buddhist beliefs, practices, and community.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Comparing common foundations across Buddhist traditions.
Comparing common foundations across Buddhist traditions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Brings Buddhist philosophy into conversation with modern physics.
Brings Buddhist philosophy into conversation with modern physics.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Teachings on refuge, bodhicitta and the mind, drawn from courses in England and the Netherlands.
Teachings on refuge, bodhicitta and the mind, drawn from courses in England and the Netherlands.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · Pema Chödrön’s presentation of Buddhist practice for contemporary life.
Short selections from Chödrön’s writings on awareness, compassion and habitual emotional patterns.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Commentary on the Thirty-Seven Bodhisattva Practices.
Commentary on the Thirty-Seven Bodhisattva Practices.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Edited dialogues on consciousness, the brain and Buddhist accounts of mind.
Edited dialogues on consciousness, the brain and Buddhist accounts of mind.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Examines Buddhist meditation as a method of investigating consciousness.
Examines Buddhist meditation as a method of investigating consciousness.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Applying compassion and wisdom throughout the path.
Applying compassion and wisdom throughout the path.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. An introduction to Chenrezig meditation and the development of compassion.
An introduction to Chenrezig meditation and the development of compassion.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Guidance for maintaining daily meditation.
Guidance for maintaining daily meditation.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Selected reflections on Buddhist wisdom.
Selected reflections on Buddhist wisdom.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Buddhist guidance for meeting everyday difficulties and emotional challenges.
Buddhist guidance for meeting everyday difficulties and emotional challenges.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. Explanations of Buddhist deity yoga.
Explanations of Buddhist deity yoga.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Dialogues between Buddhist practitioners and scientists about difficult emotions.
Dialogues between Buddhist practitioners and scientists about difficult emotions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Conversations about responsibility and education.
Conversations about responsibility and education.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A commentary on the Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas.
A commentary on the Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Exercises for lucid dreaming and an introduction to Tibetan dream yoga.
Exercises for lucid dreaming and an introduction to Tibetan dream yoga.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions · Nyingma. Teachings on the Great Perfection tradition.
Teachings on the Great Perfection tradition.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma. Line-by-line commentary on a Dzogchen practice manual, with guided meditations.
Line-by-line commentary on a Dzogchen practice manual, with guided meditations.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Teachings and meditations from a five-day retreat on understanding attachment and developing inner freedom.
Teachings and meditations from a five-day retreat on understanding attachment and developing inner freedom.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Commentary on the Eight Verses of Mind Training.
Commentary on the Eight Verses of Mind Training.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A commentary on the Heart Sutra.
A commentary on the Heart Sutra.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An accessible collection of Buddhist teachings.
An accessible collection of Buddhist teachings.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Commentary on insight practice in Düdjom Lingpa’s Vajra Essence.
Commentary on insight practice in Düdjom Lingpa’s Vajra Essence.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Buddhist art · female buddha forms across traditions
An illustrated exploration of female buddha forms and their place in Tibetan religious art. The volume accompanies an exhibition drawing on the Shelley and Donald Rubin collections.
Edition in author bibliography · 2003
Tradition & scopeTibetan Buddhism · Dzogchen.
Songs on recognizing the nature of mind by the nineteenth-century Tibetan yogi, in a modern translation by Nida Chenagtsang.
Print and digital editions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Core Buddhist practices and the Three Jewels.
Core Buddhist practices and the Three Jewels.
Tradition & scopeYuthok Nyingthig · Vajrayāna.
A guide to Yuthok Nyingthig ngöndro, Outer Guru Yoga and seven-day retreats, with translated texts and explanatory commentary.
Print and digital editions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Four teaching commentaries; Wallace translated two of the included works.
Four teaching commentaries; Wallace translated two of the included works.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A collection of foundational Buddhist commentaries.
A collection of foundational Buddhist commentaries.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. The Dalai Lama’s autobiography in exile.
The Dalai Lama’s autobiography in exile.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Introductory teachings on the path to enlightenment from Yeshe and Zopa’s first visit to Europe.
Introductory teachings on the path to enlightenment from Yeshe and Zopa’s first visit to Europe.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Vajrayāna · tantric writings of the Dalai Lamas
Selections from eight Dalai Lamas place tantric methods within a wider Buddhist path. Useful for exploring how these teachers explain the foundations and purpose of Vajrayāna.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Gelug · mind-training verses of the Seventh Dalai Lama
Brief verses use humor and everyday images to illuminate Buddhist mind training. Mullin’s commentary draws out the meaning of the Seventh Dalai Lama’s often earthy metaphors.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Commentary on stories of the Buddha’s past lives.
Commentary on stories of the Buddha’s past lives.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Dialogues between Buddhist philosophy and the sciences of mind.
Dialogues between Buddhist philosophy and the sciences of mind.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A guide to five groups of Buddhist meditation practices.
A guide to five groups of Buddhist meditation practices.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A commentary on the Wheel of Sharp Weapons and responsibility for actions.
A commentary on the Wheel of Sharp Weapons and responsibility for actions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Guided meditations following the gradual path of Tibetan Buddhism.
Guided meditations following the gradual path of Tibetan Buddhism.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Outlines and contemplation points for meditating on the gradual path.
Outlines and contemplation points for meditating on the gradual path.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Reflections on cultivating happiness and kindness.
Reflections on cultivating happiness and kindness.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Śāntideva’s teachings on patience explained.
Śāntideva’s teachings on patience explained.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Conversations examining emotion through Buddhist and scientific perspectives.
Conversations examining emotion through Buddhist and scientific perspectives.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Guidance on harmony, compassion, and ethical living.
Guidance on harmony, compassion, and ethical living.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma. Four Dzogchen texts, including root instructions and explanatory teachings.
Four Dzogchen texts, including root instructions and explanatory teachings.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Reflections on compassion and shared humanity.
Reflections on compassion and shared humanity.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Collected speeches, interviews, and public statements.
Collected speeches, interviews, and public statements.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. An explanation of Tara practice and its application to emotional difficulties.
An explanation of Tara practice and its application to emotional difficulties.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Guidance for establishing a daily Buddhist practice.
Guidance for establishing a daily Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Practical teachings given to participants in a year-long meditation retreat.
Practical teachings given to participants in a year-long meditation retreat.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Teachings on understanding and meditating on emptiness.
Teachings on understanding and meditating on emptiness.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · Pema Chödrön’s presentation of Buddhist practice for contemporary life.
Connects Tibetan teachings on the bardos with everyday transitions and preparation for death.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Commentary on foundational stages-of-the-path texts.
Commentary on foundational stages-of-the-path texts.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Conversations about society and human responsibility.
Conversations about society and human responsibility.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma · Kagyu. A memoir of wandering retreat, illness, and insights into impermanence.
A memoir of wandering retreat, illness, and insights into impermanence.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An introduction to the Dalai Lama’s teachings.
An introduction to the Dalai Lama’s teachings.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Developing compassion and the aspiration for awakening.
Developing compassion and the aspiration for awakening.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Madhyamaka. A detailed explanation of emptiness in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy.
A detailed explanation of emptiness in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A concise presentation of Buddhist foundations.
A concise presentation of Buddhist foundations.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. An introduction to the perspective and methods of Buddhist tantra.
An introduction to the perspective and methods of Buddhist tantra.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma · Kagyu. Meditative approaches to uncertainty, emotional difficulty, and liberating insight.
Meditative approaches to uncertainty, emotional difficulty, and liberating insight.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. An explanation of Kālacakra initiation and practice.
An explanation of Kālacakra initiation and practice.
Tradition & scopeYuthok Nyingthig · Vajrayāna.
A discussion of partnered tantric yoga, vows, subtle anatomy, sexual health and abuse in the context of Tibetan Buddhism.
Print and digital editions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Collected explanations of Buddhist thought and practice.
Collected explanations of Buddhist thought and practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Collected teachings on Buddhist practice and developing wisdom, including Lama Yeshe’s final Kopan course discourses.
Collected teachings on Buddhist practice and developing wisdom, including Lama Yeshe’s final Kopan course discourses.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. A year of daily reflections on the graduated path, drawn from teachings by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
A year of daily reflections on the graduated path, drawn from teachings by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Tradition & scopeYuthok Nyingthig · meditation and Sowa Rigpa.
Explores the relationship between Yuthok Nyingthig meditation, traditional Tibetan elemental constitutions, and approaches to daily life.
Print and digital editions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Teachings on dying, the intermediate state, rebirth and transference of consciousness.
Teachings on dying, the intermediate state, rebirth and transference of consciousness.
Tradition & scopeYuthok Nyingthig · Mahāmudrā.
Yuthok Nyingthig Mahāmudrā root text and commentary, progressing through meditation instruction to the four yogas of Mahāmudrā.
Print and digital editions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Teachings on developing wisdom and compassion.
Teachings on developing wisdom and compassion.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · Pema Chödrön’s presentation of Buddhist practice for contemporary life.
Presents the three commitments as a framework for ethical conduct, care for others and openness to change.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Buddhist death teachings · Dalai Lama and Karma Lingpa sources
Nine Tibetan texts explore impermanence, preparation for death and accounts of practitioners’ final days. Mullin introduces writings by several Dalai Lamas and Karma Lingpa.
Snow Lion paperback edition · 2009
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Teachings on care and universal responsibility.
Teachings on care and universal responsibility.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Introducing kindness to young children.
Introducing kindness to young children.
Tradition & scopeDrikung Kagyu · Mahāmudrā, the preliminaries, calm abiding and insight.
Drikung Kagyu teachings on the preliminaries, calm abiding, insight and the nature of mind, transcribed from his 1997 San Francisco teachings.
Free English PDF.
Edition date not confirmed
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. Teachings on meditation and the nature of mind in the Mahamudra tradition.
Teachings on meditation and the nature of mind in the Mahamudra tradition.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Practical reflections on paths to liberation.
Practical reflections on paths to liberation.
Tradition & scopeDrikung Kagyu · calm abiding, insight and the generation and completion stages.
Teachings on calm abiding, insight, bodhicitta and the nature of mind, drawn from his August 2015 teachings at Drikung Dharma Surya Center.
Free English PDF.
English edition · Drikung Dharma Surya Center · 2018
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma. Tibetan Buddhist instructions on contemplation, transformation and dream practice.
Tibetan Buddhist instructions on contemplation, transformation and dream practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Explores contemplative inquiry and assumptions in the scientific study of mind.
Explores contemplative inquiry and assumptions in the scientific study of mind.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. A collection of lower-tantra meditation manuals selected and translated from writings of the Dalai Lamas.
A collection of lower-tantra meditation manuals selected and translated from writings of the Dalai Lamas.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Gelug · contemplative advice from the Seventh Dalai Lama
A collection of the Seventh Dalai Lama’s advice on cultivating the mind, presented with Mullin’s translations and introductions. A route into Tibetan contemplative poetry and practical reflection.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. An explanation of Dzogchen view and meditation.
An explanation of Dzogchen view and meditation.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Compares contemplative approaches to mind across science and religious traditions.
Compares contemplative approaches to mind across science and religious traditions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Detailed instruction on mindfulness of body, feelings, mind and phenomena.
Detailed instruction on mindfulness of body, feelings, mind and phenomena.
Tradition & scopeYuthok Nyingthig · Ati Yoga / Dzogchen.
Commentary on Yuthok’s Ati Yoga text, including preliminary practices and trekchö, with Tibetan root verses and English explanations.
Print and digital editions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. The Dalai Lama’s early autobiography.
The Dalai Lama’s early autobiography.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Personal reflections on life and spiritual responsibility.
Personal reflections on life and spiritual responsibility.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Photographs and personal reflections on Tibet.
Photographs and personal reflections on Tibet.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Kagyu · Nyingma. A root text and commentary on Mahāmudrā and Dzogchen practice.
A root text and commentary on Mahāmudrā and Dzogchen practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma. Translated teachings and commentary on the six bardos.
Translated teachings and commentary on the six bardos.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Short reflections on positive attitudes and understanding.
Short reflections on positive attitudes and understanding.
Tradition & scopeDrikung Kagyu · Om Ah Hung recitation and meditation.
Bilingual teachings on Om Ah Hung recitation, visualization, bodhicitta and the nature of mind.
Free Chinese–English PDF.
Chinese–English edition · Garchen Dharma Institute (Taiwan) · 2016
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An introduction to Buddhist teachings and their application in daily life.
An introduction to Buddhist teachings and their application in daily life.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Study and meditation outlines accompanying introductory Buddhist teachings.
Study and meditation outlines accompanying introductory Buddhist teachings.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma. Translations of two works on view and meditation in Lerab Lingpa’s lineage.
Translations of two works on view and meditation in Lerab Lingpa’s lineage.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An introduction to Buddhist philosophical understanding.
An introduction to Buddhist philosophical understanding.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Teachings on understanding and compassionate motivation.
Teachings on understanding and compassionate motivation.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Buddhism · the Thirteenth Dalai Lama’s life and teachings
A biography of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama alongside translated teachings and talks. It connects his role in Tibetan public life with his presentation of the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A personal conversation about wisdom and peace.
A personal conversation about wisdom and peace.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Lamrim guidance for developing meditation.
Lamrim guidance for developing meditation.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Introducing calm awareness to young children.
Introducing calm awareness to young children.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A collection of introductory Tibetan Buddhist prayers and meditation practices.
A collection of introductory Tibetan Buddhist prayers and meditation practices.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A collection of Buddhist meditations, bodhicitta practices, and verses.
A collection of Buddhist meditations, bodhicitta practices, and verses.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. A collection of action-tantra meditation and ritual texts.
A collection of action-tantra meditation and ritual texts.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Selected short teachings for everyday reflection.
Selected short teachings for everyday reflection.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Selected teachings on kindness and human responsibility.
Selected teachings on kindness and human responsibility.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Madhyamaka. A commentary connecting ethical conduct with Nagarjuna’s account of emptiness.
A commentary connecting ethical conduct with Nagarjuna’s account of emptiness.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · Pema Chödrön’s presentation of Buddhist practice for contemporary life.
Applies Buddhist teachings on anger and aggression to cultivating peace in personal and wider relationships.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Commentary on Śāntideva’s chapter about wisdom.
Commentary on Śāntideva’s chapter about wisdom.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An anthology of guidance for people considering Buddhist monastic ordination.
An anthology of guidance for people considering Buddhist monastic ordination.
Tradition & scopeDrikung Kagyu · collected instructions on compassion, bodhicitta and Buddhist practice.
A collection of 108 short teachings on compassion, bodhicitta and Buddhist practice, compiled by Drikung Dharma Surya Center.
Free English PDF.
English edition · Drikung Dharma Surya Center · 2013
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Madhyamaka. Analytical meditation on the nature of reality.
Analytical meditation on the nature of reality.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Articles and practices on taking refuge and observing Buddhist precepts.
Articles and practices on taking refuge and observing Buddhist precepts.
Tradition & scopeDrikung Kagyu · refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.
Bilingual teachings on refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, with explanations of the refuge vow and its practice.
Free Chinese–English PDF.
Chinese–English edition · Garchen Dharma Institute (Taiwan) · 2016
Tradition & scopeTibetan Buddhist and Vajrayāna practice, including the modern Shambhala teachings.
Reflections on Buddhist practice in ordinary life from the founder of Shambhala Publications, drawing on decades of study and teaching in a Tibetan Buddhist and Shambhala setting.
A substantial new practice book by an influential Buddhist publisher and teacher, bringing the path into work, relationships, and everyday habits.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An anthology of composed and translated instructions on calm and insight.
An anthology of composed and translated instructions on calm and insight.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Explores suffering, liberation, and buddha nature.
Explores suffering, liberation, and buddha nature.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Madhyamaka. Investigating selfhood and the understanding of emptiness.
Investigating selfhood and the understanding of emptiness.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Gelug · the Third Dalai Lama’s lamrim and related writings
A historical English edition of the Third Dalai Lama’s stages-of-the-path text, with commentary by the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. Related to the later presentation in The Path to Enlightenment.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Practical Buddhist advice drawn from talks to young people.
Practical Buddhist advice drawn from talks to young people.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Reflections on love, peace and the celebration of Christmas from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective.
Reflections on love, peace and the celebration of Christmas from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. Six writings by the First Dalai Lama concerning Tara tantra, in an English translation published by Tibet House.
Six writings by the First Dalai Lama concerning Tara tantra, in an English translation published by Tibet House.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Buddhist-scientific dialogues on consciousness and death.
Buddhist-scientific dialogues on consciousness and death.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A dialogue on consciousness in sleep, dreams and dying.
A dialogue on consciousness in sleep, dreams and dying.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Selected spiritual songs and teachings of the Seventh Dalai Lama, translated and edited by Glenn H. Mullin.
Selected spiritual songs and teachings of the Seventh Dalai Lama, translated and edited by Glenn H. Mullin.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Reflections on Buddhist and Christian spiritual practice.
Reflections on Buddhist and Christian spiritual practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Commentary on Kamalaśīla’s meditation instructions.
Commentary on Kamalaśīla’s meditation instructions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · lojong and the cultivation of bodhicitta.
Explains the traditional lojong slogans through compassion, difficult emotions and ordinary relationships.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Commentary on training attention through meditative quiescence.
Commentary on training attention through meditative quiescence.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma. Two Dzogchen texts with oral commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche.
Two Dzogchen texts with oral commentary by Gyatrul Rinpoche.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · Pema Chödrön’s presentation of Buddhist practice for contemporary life.
Examines shenpa—the experience of getting hooked—and habitual reactions, through Tibetan Buddhist teaching.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Buddhist approaches to understanding emotions and cultivating a balanced mind.
Buddhist approaches to understanding emotions and cultivating a balanced mind.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. An introduction to Buddhist tantric philosophy.
An introduction to Buddhist tantric philosophy.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. The Second Dalai Lama’s writings on tantric yoga, compiled, edited and translated by Glenn H. Mullin.
The Second Dalai Lama’s writings on tantric yoga, compiled, edited and translated by Glenn H. Mullin.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A collection of teachings by Tibetan Buddhist masters, including Lama Yeshe. Revised from Teachings at Tushita, originally coedited by Glenn H. Mullin and Nicholas Ribush.
A collection of teachings by Tibetan Buddhist masters, including Lama Yeshe. Revised from Teachings at Tushita, originally coedited by Glenn H. Mullin and Nicholas Ribush.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Commentary on Tsongkhapa’s three principal paths.
Commentary on Tsongkhapa’s three principal paths.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Buddhist perspectives on psychological well-being.
Buddhist perspectives on psychological well-being.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Mind-training commentary with translations of instructions attributed to Atiśa.
Mind-training commentary with translations of instructions attributed to Atiśa.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A staged guide to developing stable, clear attention.
A staged guide to developing stable, clear attention.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. Teachings on the inner-heat yoga tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Teachings on the inner-heat yoga tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Interviews on religion, politics, and Buddhist practice.
Interviews on religion, politics, and Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Conversations on compassion and social responsibility.
Conversations on compassion and social responsibility.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Conversations with Desmond Tutu on lasting joy.
Conversations with Desmond Tutu on lasting joy.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A guided journal for cultivating everyday joy.
A guided journal for cultivating everyday joy.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Madhyamaka. Tibetan Buddhist foundations and Madhyamaka philosophy.
Tibetan Buddhist foundations and Madhyamaka philosophy.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Buddhist reflections and practices for eating with awareness and gratitude.
Buddhist reflections and practices for eating with awareness and gratitude.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Collected teachings on cultivating compassion.
Collected teachings on cultivating compassion.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Lectures introducing Buddhist philosophy and practice.
Lectures introducing Buddhist philosophy and practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. An introduction to the three principal aspects of the path and the foundations of tantric practice.
An introduction to the three principal aspects of the path and the foundations of tantric practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Buddhist art and sacred biography · accounts of miraculous flight
An exhibition catalog exploring images and traditional stories of Buddhist masters in flight. It treats miraculous flight as a theme in Tibetan sacred art and religious biography.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Foundations for reasoning, ethics, and Buddhist practice.
Foundations for reasoning, ethics, and Buddhist practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Practices of loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity.
Practices of loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Explanations of Buddhism’s four noble truths.
Explanations of Buddhism’s four noble truths.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Buddhist history · the Dalai Lama succession and its Gelug setting
A broad portrait of the Dalai Lama lineage, combining biographies with selections from teachings, poetry and other writings. A useful starting point for Mullin’s work on Tibet’s religious history.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Kagyu. A commentary on Gelug-Kagyu mahāmudrā practice.
A commentary on Gelug-Kagyu mahāmudrā practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A Buddhist interpretation of Christian scripture.
A Buddhist interpretation of Christian scripture.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. The third volume of Tsongkhapa’s staged presentation of the Buddhist path.
The third volume of Tsongkhapa’s staged presentation of the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Dzogchen meditation explained through Patrul Rinpoche’s poetry.
Dzogchen meditation explained through Patrul Rinpoche’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An introduction to Buddhist wisdom and practice.
An introduction to Buddhist wisdom and practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Guidance on meaningful life and peaceful dying.
Guidance on meaningful life and peaceful dying.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma · Kagyu. Introduces meditation through Tibetan Buddhist teaching and conversations with neuroscience.
Introduces meditation through Tibetan Buddhist teaching and conversations with neuroscience.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. An exposition of the Kālacakra tantra.
An exposition of the Kālacakra tantra.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Reflections on compassion and meaning through work with incarcerated people.
Reflections on compassion and meaning through work with incarcerated people.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. An account of Geshé Rabten’s life with selections from his teachings.
An account of Geshé Rabten’s life with selections from his teachings.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A biography of Kyabjé Ling Rinpoche.
A biography of Kyabjé Ling Rinpoche.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Concise reflections on Buddhist teachings.
Concise reflections on Buddhist teachings.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Short reflections offering encouragement for daily life.
Short reflections offering encouragement for daily life.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A children’s introduction to sharing joy.
A children’s introduction to sharing joy.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Short teachings for reflection and daily living.
Short teachings for reflection and daily living.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Explaining dependent arising and cyclic existence.
Explaining dependent arising and cyclic existence.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Madhyamaka. Reasoning and practice on the Middle Way.
Reasoning and practice on the Middle Way.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Buddhist art · sacred objects and their historical context
An introduction to Tibetan sacred art through paintings, sculptures, musical instruments and ritual objects, including personal objects of the Dalai Lama and works from Drepung Loseling.
Edition in author bibliography · 1996
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Writings surrounding the Nobel Peace Prize.
Writings surrounding the Nobel Peace Prize.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An overview of Buddhist thought and practice.
An overview of Buddhist thought and practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Gelug · lamrim commentary on the Third Dalai Lama’s Essence of Refined Gold
The Dalai Lama’s explanation of the Third Dalai Lama’s Essence of Refined Gold, with reflections on the stages of Buddhist training. Later published under the title Refining Gold.
Edition in author bibliography · 1994
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Teachings from Jade Buddha Temple on Buddhist practice and well-being.
Teachings from Jade Buddha Temple on Buddhist practice and well-being.
Tradition & scopeDrikung Kagyu · commentary on Thogme Sangpo’s Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas.
Commentary on Thogme Sangpo’s Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas, drawn from teachings in Munich in 2010.
English edition from Edition Garchen Stiftung.
English edition · Edition Garchen Stiftung · 2024
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Daily selections on cultivating inner peace.
Daily selections on cultivating inner peace.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Six public teachings and question-and-answer sessions on Buddhism, meditation and the mind.
Six public teachings and question-and-answer sessions on Buddhism, meditation and the mind.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · Pema Chödrön’s presentation of Buddhist practice for contemporary life.
Explores bodhicitta and the possibility of responding to fear and difficulty with an open heart.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Collected political speeches and writings.
Collected political speeches and writings.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Conversations exploring Buddhism and contemporary life.
Conversations exploring Buddhism and contemporary life.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Practical reflections on compassion and responsibility.
Practical reflections on compassion and responsibility.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Vajrayāna · Kālacakra, mainly through Dalai Lama and Gelug sources
An introduction to Kālacakra’s theory and practice, followed by translations of seven traditional texts. It discusses generation and completion stages within this specific tantric system.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Vajrayāna · Indian Six Yogas texts with Gelug commentaries
A collection of Indian and Tibetan writings on the Six Yogas, including works by Tilopa, Naropa and later lineage masters. Mullin supplies translation, introduction and historical context.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Buddhist pilgrimage · Dalai Lama focus, with sites across traditions
A photographic journey through monasteries, retreat caves and other sites associated with the Dalai Lamas. Historical introductions, biographical sketches and passages from their writings accompany the locations.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Buddhism · the Second Dalai Lama’s life and teachings
An account of Gendun Gyatso’s life accompanied by translations of his spiritual writings. It introduces the Second Dalai Lama’s visionary and poetic teaching style.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Childhood stories introducing compassion to young readers.
Childhood stories introducing compassion to young readers.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A commentary on the traditional Tibetan mind-training instructions.
A commentary on the traditional Tibetan mind-training instructions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Vajrayāna · Tsongkhapa’s Gelug presentation of the Six Yogas
Mullin’s translation of Tsongkhapa’s Three Inspirations, a detailed Gelug exposition of the Six Yogas of Naropa. A companion for studying the tradition’s completion-stage teachings.
Edition in author bibliography · 2005
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Selected speeches on Tibet and universal values.
Selected speeches on Tibet and universal values.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Critiques approaches to subjectivity in the study of consciousness.
Critiques approaches to subjectivity in the study of consciousness.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Nyingma · an illustrated, abridged Bardo Thödol edition
An illustrated, abridged presentation of the Bardo Thödol. Mullin provides context and interpretation alongside Thomas Kelly’s photographs; this is a selected edition rather than a complete translation of the larger cycle.
Edition in author bibliography · 2009
Tradition & scopeTibetan Nyingma / Dzogchen texts · Evans-Wentz edition with Jung’s commentary
A collection centered on a Dzogchen text about recognizing the nature of mind, traditionally attributed to Padmasambhava. It also includes a summary of his life and teachings of Padampa Sangye. The 2000 edition adds a foreword by Donald S. Lopez Jr.
An influential early English presentation of Tibetan Buddhist texts. Lopez’s foreword provides context for the translations and examines Evans-Wentz’s editorial interpretations.
Oxford edition with new foreword · 2000 · First published · 1954
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Reflections on truth, love, and happiness.
Reflections on truth, love, and happiness.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions · Madhyamaka. A commentary on Gelug guru yoga.
A commentary on Gelug guru yoga.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma. A translation of Düdjom Lingpa’s extended Dzogchen teaching.
A translation of Düdjom Lingpa’s extended Dzogchen teaching.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma. A commentary on Dudjom Rinpoche’s instructions for retreat practice.
A commentary on Dudjom Rinpoche’s instructions for retreat practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An introduction to the graduated Buddhist path.
An introduction to the graduated Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Stories illustrating compassion in public life.
Stories illustrating compassion in public life.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Stories and conversations exploring forgiveness.
Stories and conversations exploring forgiveness.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · Pema Chödrön’s presentation of Buddhist practice for contemporary life.
An introduction to meditation and embracing the changing circumstances of life without rejecting oneself.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An overview of Tibetan Buddhist thought and practice.
An overview of Tibetan Buddhist thought and practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A freely distributed commentary on cultivating the bodhisattva way of life.
A freely distributed commentary on cultivating the bodhisattva way of life.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An introduction to Tibetan Buddhist principles and practice.
An introduction to Tibetan Buddhist principles and practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey’s explanation of Tibetan Buddhist mental training.
Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey’s explanation of Tibetan Buddhist mental training.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Reflections on dialogue among religious traditions.
Reflections on dialogue among religious traditions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Gelug · the First Dalai Lama on the Seven-Point Mind Training
The First Dalai Lama’s teachings on training the mind in the Mahāyāna path, in Mullin’s English translation. Connects contemplative cultivation with the qualities of a bodhisattva.
Edition in author bibliography · 1997
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Commentary on Śāntideva’s chapter about wisdom.
Commentary on Śāntideva’s chapter about wisdom.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Madhyamaka. The Dalai Lama’s commentary on Śāntideva’s chapter on wisdom.
The Dalai Lama’s commentary on Śāntideva’s chapter on wisdom.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. A commentary on the six-session guru yoga of Kālacakra.
A commentary on the six-session guru yoga of Kālacakra.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. A commentary on transforming difficulty through bodhisattva practice.
A commentary on transforming difficulty through bodhisattva practice.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Short practices for connecting ordinary activities with Buddhist intentions.
Short practices for connecting ordinary activities with Buddhist intentions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Mind-training teachings for compassion and wisdom.
Mind-training teachings for compassion and wisdom.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Nyingma · Kagyu. Detailed guidance on Tibetan Buddhist foundational practices and their meaning.
Detailed guidance on Tibetan Buddhist foundational practices and their meaning.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. An introduction to compassion, emptiness and the tantric meditation practice of Maitreya.
An introduction to compassion, emptiness and the tantric meditation practice of Maitreya.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Teachings on compassion and shared responsibility.
Teachings on compassion and shared responsibility.
Tradition & scopeDrikung Kagyu · Vajrakīlaya deity practice and bodhicitta.
Teachings on Vajrakīlaya visualization, deity practice and bodhicitta.
Paperback and ebook editions.
English edition · Snow Lion · 2022
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. The Vajrayāna culmination of the Buddhist path.
The Vajrayāna culmination of the Buddhist path.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. An account of Tibet’s struggle and future.
An account of Tibet’s struggle and future.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Public teachings on compassion and human values.
Public teachings on compassion and human values.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Sakya. A history of the Sakya tradition translated into English.
A history of the Sakya tradition translated into English.
Tradition & scopeYuthok Nyingthig · Ati Yoga / Dzogchen.
Short meditation instructions and teachings on recognizing the nature of mind, intended as a companion to Mirror of Light.
Print and digital editions.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · Pema Chödrön’s presentation of Buddhist practice for contemporary life.
Reflections on compassion, disagreement, adversity and recognizing the goodness of others.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Accessible Buddhist reflections on desire, dissatisfaction and the search for happiness.
Accessible Buddhist reflections on desire, dissatisfaction and the search for happiness.
Tradition & scopeTibetan Mahāyāna · Pema Chödrön’s presentation of Buddhist practice for contemporary life.
Teachings on meeting fear, loss and uncertainty with awareness and compassion.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Meditations for expanding love and concern.
Meditations for expanding love and concern.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Gelug. Introductory Buddhist teachings given by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Introductory Buddhist teachings given by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Collected statements on ethics and responsibility.
Collected statements on ethics and responsibility.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Practical Buddhist methods for responding to anger, resentment, and envy.
Practical Buddhist methods for responding to anger, resentment, and envy.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions. Conversations about compassion and social responsibility.
Conversations about compassion and social responsibility.
Tradition & scopeTibetan traditions · Vajrayāna · esoteric traditions. Explanations of Buddhist yoga tantra practice.
Explanations of Buddhist yoga tantra practice.
Tradition & scopeYuthok Nyingthig · ritual practice.
A bilingual Tibetan and English practice manual for the Yuthok Nyingthig gaṇapūjā, with visualization images.
Pay-what-you-want digital practice booklet.
Tradition & scopeYuthok Nyingthig · preliminary practices.
A preliminary-practice retreat manual that includes Shanglon protector practice and a short gaṇapūjā, with visualization images.
Pay-what-you-want digital practice booklet.
Tradition & scopeYuthok Nyingthig · guru yoga.
A bilingual Tibetan and English practice booklet with visualization images for the Yuthok Nyingthig Outer Guru Yoga.
Pay-what-you-want digital practice booklet.
Tradition & scopeYuthok Nyingthig · protector practice.
A short bilingual Tibetan and English booklet for Shanglon protector practice, with images of the relevant visualizations.
Pay-what-you-want digital practice booklet.
Tradition & scopeYuthok Nyingthig · Tibetan-language practice collection.
A Tibetan-language collection of Yuthok Nyingthig teachings, associated commentaries and supplementary practices in a hardcover shrine edition.
Tibetan-language hardcover edition.
Tradition & scopeEarly Buddhist manuscript traditions · historical study of Gandhāra
An introduction to early manuscripts with selected translations. Useful for seeing the diversity of early Buddhism; this is historical scholarship, not a surviving Sarvāstivāda practice lineage.
Richard Salomon introduces the discoveries and significance of Gandhāran Buddhist literature. Chosen for its contribution to early textual history.
English edition · 2018
Tradition & scopeEarly schools & ordination. A four-volume English translation of the Chinese middle-length discourses, coedited by Anālayo.
A four-volume English translation of the Chinese middle-length discourses, coedited by Anālayo.
Four volumes published in 2013, 2020, 2022 and 2023; year is first volume. · 2013
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Tradition & scopeA modern insight teacher’s broad synthesis of meditation, psychology and spiritual life, informed by Theravāda training.
Meditation, emotional life, teachers and community, with a broad contemporary insight orientation.
Kornfield’s long-standing guide treats the psychological and relational challenges that can accompany spiritual practice.
Tradition & scopeA cross-religious exploration of awakening and everyday life by a modern insight teacher, drawing on Buddhist and other spiritual traditions.
Explores spiritual awakening and the ongoing work of living it in ordinary life.
A useful counterweight to attainment-focused reading, directing attention to integration, relationships and everyday responsibilities.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A poetry collection on family, migration, love and loss, including the wartime displacement of Shukman’s Jewish relatives.
A poetry collection on family, migration, love and loss, including the wartime displacement of Shukman’s Jewish relatives.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. An edited collection examining encounters between Buddhist traditions and psychotherapy across cultural settings.
An edited collection examining encounters between Buddhist traditions and psychotherapy across cultural settings.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Essays examining Buddhist traditions and their contemporary relevance, edited by Jackson and Makransky.
Essays examining Buddhist traditions and their contemporary relevance, edited by Jackson and Makransky.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeAcademic public-health research methodology.
An edited guide to collaborative public-health research and health equity.
Third edition: publisher lists December 2017; author describes it as the 2018 edition. · 2017
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Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Dialogues about Buddhism, consciousness, and neuroscience.
Dialogues about Buddhism, consciousness, and neuroscience.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Dialogues connecting contemplative practice and science.
Dialogues connecting contemplative practice and science.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A short novel and four stories about travelers and unsettled lives.
A short novel and four stories about travelers and unsettled lives.
Tradition & scopeA contemporary synthesis of Zen and Theravāda approaches to awakening.
Snyder’s practice-oriented account of awakening draws on Zen and Theravāda, with meditations, self-inquiry and guidance on integrating insight.
Useful for exploring a contemporary teacher’s map of realization and embodiment; read its framework as one teaching perspective.
Tradition & scopeA contemporary reading across early Pāli teachings and Nāgārjuna’s Madhyamaka, by a teacher in Ayya Khema’s and modern insight circles.
A practitioner’s reading of dependent arising and emptiness. Includes both early Buddhist material and later perspectives; the author’s interpretation is explicit.
A useful bridge from Brasington’s meditation teaching to dependent origination and emptiness, with a revised second edition freely offered.
Second edition · 2024
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Poems and contemplative reflections by Joseph Goldstein.
Poems and contemplative reflections by Joseph Goldstein.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Conversations about climate, ethics, and interdependence.
Conversations about climate, ethics, and interdependence.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A dialogue connecting Buddhist and psychological perspectives.
A dialogue connecting Buddhist and psychological perspectives.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Theravāda. A meditator’s exploration of emptiness drawing on Theravāda and Mahāyāna teachings.
A meditator’s exploration of emptiness drawing on Theravāda and Mahāyāna teachings.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A poetic journal of travels in Japan.
A poetic journal of travels in Japan.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Essays connecting experimental writing, language, and religious practice.
Essays connecting experimental writing, language, and religious practice.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Chan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. A free practice manual presenting five complementary approaches to mindfulness.
A free practice manual presenting five complementary approaches to mindfulness.
Tradition & scopeTibetan medicine · Sowa Rigpa.
A commentary on the Root Tantra explaining the principles, diagnosis and therapeutic framework of traditional Tibetan medicine.
Print and digital editions.
Tradition & scopeInterfaith spirituality and social action.
Interviews about the connection between spiritual commitments and social action.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Conversations on Buddhism and the mind sciences.
Conversations on Buddhism and the mind sciences.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Dialogues about emotions, health, and contemplative practice.
Conversations on emotions, meditation, health, and the relationship between mind and body.
Tradition & scopeTraditional Tibetan medicine; catalogued for translation contribution.
An account of traditional Tibetan medical theory and practice.
Tradition & scopeSustainable Compassion Training adapted from Tibetan Nyingma and Kagyu sources and psychology for multi-faith and secular practice.
Step-by-step Sustainable Compassion Training, with attention to receiving care, extending compassion and wisdom.
Makransky and Condon join an established Tibetan contemplative framework with psychological research in a structured compassion-training method.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Shukman’s first poetry collection.
Shukman’s first poetry collection.
Tradition & scopeAcademic public-health and addiction research.
An edited research collection on culturally situated approaches to alcohol-related problems.
Tradition & scopeTranspersonal psychology and comparative spirituality.
An edited exchange examining Ken Wilber’s ideas through psychology, spirituality and related disciplines.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A children’s story introducing kindness and ways to meet strong emotions.
A children’s story introducing kindness and ways to meet strong emotions.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Buddhist ethics applied to leadership and business.
Buddhist ethics applied to leadership and business.
Tradition & scopeContemporary Zen and Theravāda practice integrated with psychological inquiry.
Meditations and reflective exercises examine identity, emotional conditioning and beliefs about a separate self.
Brings psychological work into the exploration of awakening, emphasizing the patterns that can persist in daily life.
Tradition & scopeA contemporary synthesis of Zen and Theravāda perspectives on awakening and its integration.
An exploration of qualities Snyder associates with awakening, with exercises for recognizing and cultivating them in lived experience.
Extends the focus beyond initial insight to its ongoing integration, drawing on both Zen and Theravāda practice.
Tradition & scopeModern insight lovingkindness alongside Indo-Tibetan Mahāyāna teachings on patience and compassion.
Salzberg and Thurman explore anger, hostility and compassion through Buddhist teachings and practical exercises.
Offers a focused application of lovingkindness to conflict, difficult relationships and self-directed hostility.
10th anniversary edition · 2023 · First published · 2013
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A poetic collage engaging Dōgen and Leslie Scalapino.
A poetic collage engaging Dōgen and Leslie Scalapino.
Tradition & scopeComparative introduction to meditation.
An introduction to several forms of meditation with exercises for developing a personal practice.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. An exchange between Buddhist and scientific perspectives.
An exchange between Buddhist and scientific perspectives.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Insight. Mindfulness practice explored through connection, relationship and the experience of separateness.
Mindfulness practice explored through connection, relationship and the experience of separateness.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A collection of fiction about travelers, including The Garden of God, Old Providence and Darien Dogs.
A collection of fiction about travelers, including The Garden of God, Old Providence and Darien Dogs.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. An exhibition catalogue of Khalsa’s visual art, with essays by Gary Michael Dault and Brian Meehan.
An exhibition catalogue of Khalsa’s visual art, with essays by Gary Michael Dault and Brian Meehan.
Tradition & scopeIndigenous studies and psychology.
Examines colonial history, Indigenous perspectives and the practice of psychology.
Tradition & scopeA modern mindfulness adaptation for physical pain from Shinzen Young’s cross-tradition teaching approach.
A focused guide to working with physical pain through mindfulness. The publisher notes it was previously released as Break Through Pain. Meditation practice here complements appropriate medical care.
Included for its specific practice focus. It is distinct from the shorter free pain-related articles on the author’s website.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeTibetan yoga · Sowa Rigpa.
Introduces twenty-four traditional exercises involving movement, breathing and self-massage, with their Tibetan medical and yogic context.
Print and digital editions.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Dialogues between Buddhist thought and modern physics.
Dialogues between Buddhist thought and modern physics.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Chan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Tibetan traditions. An exploration of shared Buddhist practice across traditions.
An exploration of shared Buddhist practice across traditions.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Poetic adaptations of the Psalms through a Zen perspective.
Poetic adaptations of the Psalms through a Zen perspective.
Tradition & scopeA broadly accessible meditation synthesis by Sanbō Zen teacher Henry Shukman, drawing on his Zen background in a secular presentation.
A contemporary presentation from the teacher behind The Way app; useful for readers who want a connected path rather than scattered exercises.
An accessible synthesis from Sanbō Zen teacher Henry Shukman, organized around mindfulness, support, absorption and awakening.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. An appeal for shared environmental responsibility.
An appeal for shared environmental responsibility.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A novel about a foreign correspondent’s adventures and moral failures in North Africa.
A novel about a foreign correspondent’s adventures and moral failures in North Africa.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Shukman’s memoir of New Mexico, where he lived and taught.
Shukman’s memoir of New Mexico, where he lived and taught.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Classical Buddhist perspectives on science and philosophy.
Classical Buddhist perspectives on science and philosophy.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Classical Buddhist perspectives on science and philosophy.
Classical Buddhist perspectives on science and philosophy.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Classical Buddhist perspectives on science and philosophy.
Classical Buddhist perspectives on science and philosophy.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Classical Buddhist perspectives on science and philosophy.
Classical Buddhist perspectives on science and philosophy.
Tradition & scopeInsight · Chan · Seon · Thiền · Zen. A free manual introducing sensory noting in Unified Mindfulness.
A free manual introducing sensory noting in Unified Mindfulness.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Halifax’s photographs from Tibet, Burma and other Asian settings, accompanied by an essay on seeing.
Halifax’s photographs from Tibet, Burma and other Asian settings, accompanied by an essay on seeing.
Tradition & scopeModern insight practice · a synthesis drawing on early Buddhism and Madhyamaka
A contemporary practice exploration of emptiness and dependent arising. Read as a creative insight-meditation interpretation, not a substitute for all classical Madhyamaka positions.
Burbea turns dependent arising and emptiness into a progressive inquiry into how perception works. Best read with an established practice; his separate Jhana retreat is linked under Subjects.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Halifax’s illustrated study of shamanic traditions and the figure of the wounded healer.
Halifax’s illustrated study of shamanic traditions and the figure of the wounded healer.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A collection of shamanic narratives compiled and edited by Joan Halifax.
A collection of shamanic narratives compiled and edited by Joan Halifax.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeSōtō · Chan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Insight. Three Buddhist teachers offer guidance for meeting uncertainty and difficulty.
Three Buddhist teachers offer guidance for meeting uncertainty and difficulty.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. An early travel book by Henry Shukman, published by Flamingo.
An early travel book by Henry Shukman, published by Flamingo.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. An illustrated children’s story about courage and friendship when a girl meets a lost dog in a thunderstorm.
An illustrated children’s story about courage and friendship when a girl meets a lost dog in a thunderstorm.
Tradition & scopeInterfaith anthology of spiritual stories.
A collection of teaching stories drawn from several spiritual traditions.
Edition date not confirmed
Tradition & scopeInterfaith spirituality and social action.
Conversations with activists about the spiritual roots of their work.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. An anthology compiled by Kornfield from Buddhist texts across several traditions.
An anthology compiled by Kornfield from Buddhist texts across several traditions.
Tradition & scopeTraditional Tibetan medicine; catalogued for translation contribution.
An annotated translation of a traditional Tibetan medical text.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. An anthology of contemporary Buddhist teaching selected by Kornfield.
An anthology of contemporary Buddhist teaching selected by Kornfield.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Collected statements on protecting the environment.
Collected statements on protecting the environment.
Tradition & scopeMedieval Japanese Buddhism · a historical survey across schools
A medieval Japanese account of eight Buddhist traditions. Read it as an influential historical classification, then compare it with the atlas’s overlapping modern relationships.
Gyōnen’s account shows how Buddhist traditions were understood in its own period. Read as a historical source, with its particular perspective.
English translation · 1994
Tradition & scopeA comparative study of samādhi across Theravāda texts and contemporary insight teachers, presenting several approaches.
A comparative study rather than one unified meditation course. Particularly useful alongside the Atlas’s Jhana subject guide.
Shankman brings textual discussion together with interviews with meditation teachers. Selected specifically to clarify disagreement about samādhi and jhāna.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A discussion of universal responsibility.
A discussion of universal responsibility.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Grof and Halifax’s study of experiences surrounding death and altered states of consciousness.
Grof and Halifax’s study of experiences surrounding death and altered states of consciousness.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Shukman’s novel of travel, discovery and danger in South America.
Shukman’s novel of travel, discovery and danger in South America.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeComparative scholarship on early Mahāyāna Prajñāpāramitā and early Buddhist Āgama literature.
A comparative study of early Perfection of Wisdom materials and Āgama literature, exploring continuities and developments between early Buddhist teachings and Mahāyāna. A substantial scholarly work rather than an introductory meditation manual.
An established scholar-practitioner connects early Buddhist and Mahāyāna textual traditions through close comparative study, giving readers a focused route into the development of wisdom literature.
Listed English edition · 2025
Tradition & scopeWomen’s spirituality.
An exploration of women’s spiritual development, healing and empowerment.
Tradition & scopeShinzen Young’s cross-tradition mindfulness framework, drawing on vipassanā, Zen, Vajrayāna and wider contemplative traditions.
An account of Shinzen’s meditation framework, personal training and dialogue with science. Read it as one teacher’s cross-tradition interpretation of practice.
A substantial introduction to the teacher’s overall approach, complementing his more technical free practice manuals.
Listed English edition · 2016
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeTibetan medicine · Sowa Rigpa.
An introduction to the theory and practice of Sowa Rigpa, the traditional Tibetan medical system.
Print and digital editions.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A dialogue between science and spiritual inquiry.
A dialogue between science and spiritual inquiry.
Tradition & scopeJack Kornfield’s contemporary synthesis of Buddhist psychology and meditation, informed by his modern insight teaching.
Stories and reflections bringing Buddhist psychology into conversation with meditation and emotional life.
A substantial companion to A Path with Heart, useful for exploring Kornfield’s synthesis of Buddhist practice and psychology.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Collected teachings on ecological responsibility.
Collected teachings on ecological responsibility.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeTibetan medicine · Sowa Rigpa.
Explains Kunyé massage and other external therapies within the traditional Tibetan medical system, including techniques, tools and their context.
Print and digital editions.
Tradition & scopeChan · Seon · Thiền · Zen · Tibetan traditions. A Zen approach to the Tibetan mind-training slogans.
A Zen approach to the Tibetan mind-training slogans.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A travel account based on Shukman’s year working as a musician in the Caribbean.
A travel account based on Shukman’s year working as a musician in the Caribbean.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
A volume of Norman Fischer’s poetry.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. Applies Unified Mindfulness to emotional patterns and psychological difficulties.
Applies Unified Mindfulness to emotional patterns and psychological difficulties.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A children’s story about breathing, fear, and compassion.
A children’s story about breathing, fear, and compassion.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A picture book introducing children to meditation through a puppy’s story.
A picture book introducing children to meditation through a puppy’s story.
Tradition & scopeTWIM: an independent, Pāli-sutta-focused approach with Theravāda roots.
A short introduction to TWIM, using loving-kindness and the 6 Rs. Read as a modern teacher’s practical interpretation of early Buddhist meditation teachings.
An introduction to Bhante Vimalaramsi’s TWIM method, included as a specific contemporary interpretation of meditation practice.
Reissued guide · 2017
Tradition & scopeBön. Meditations on inner refuge, awareness, and openness.
Meditations on inner refuge, awareness, and openness.
Tradition & scopeBön. Breathing and movement practices from the Tibetan Bön tradition.
Breathing and movement practices from the Tibetan Bön tradition.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. An edited collection examining encounters between Buddhist thought and modern science.
An edited collection examining encounters between Buddhist thought and modern science.
Tradition & scopeEarly schools & ordination. A comparative history of Buddhist meditation methods and their changing theoretical explanations.
A comparative history of Buddhist meditation methods and their changing theoretical explanations.
Tradition & scopeSecular Buddhism. The authors examine ego, human evolution, and suffering through the aftermath of September 11.
The authors examine ego, human evolution, and suffering through the aftermath of September 11.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A comparative exploration of consciousness, scientific inquiry and contemplative traditions.
A comparative exploration of consciousness, scientific inquiry and contemplative traditions.
Tradition & scopeSecular Buddhism. An introduction to mindfulness combining scientific research with exercises for everyday life.
An introduction to mindfulness combining scientific research with exercises for everyday life.
Tradition & scopeBön. Bön perspectives and practices concerning the five elements.
Bön perspectives and practices concerning the five elements.
Tradition & scopeBön. A transcript of Bön teachings given at Omega Institute.
A transcript of Bön teachings given at Omega Institute.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. A historical survey of nonduality across the Upanishads, Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta, and modern Western approaches.
A historical survey of nonduality across the Upanishads, Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta, and modern Western approaches.
Tradition & scopeAcademic study of Chinese religious history.
A historical study of bodily practices and religious sanctity in late imperial China.
Tradition & scopeGeneral or comparative study. An accessible biography of the historical Buddha.
An accessible biography of the historical Buddha.
Tradition & scopeBön. Meditations for recognizing awareness and expressing creative qualities.
Meditations for recognizing awareness and expressing creative qualities.
Tradition & scopeEarly schools & ordination. A historical examination of claims of superiority across Buddhist traditions.
A historical examination of claims of superiority across Buddhist traditions.
Tradition & scopeSecular Buddhism. Guidance for educators on teaching mindfulness to adolescents.
Guidance for educators on teaching mindfulness to adolescents.
Tradition & scopeBön. Transcribed teachings on the foundational practices of this Bön lineage.
Transcribed teachings on the foundational practices of this Bön lineage.
Tradition & scopeSecular Buddhism. A secular introduction to mindfulness meditation, with step-by-step practice instructions.
A secular introduction to mindfulness meditation, with step-by-step practice instructions.
Tradition & scopeSecular Buddhism. A structured mindfulness curriculum for teaching adolescents.
A structured mindfulness curriculum for teaching adolescents.
Tradition & scopeBön. A Bön Buddhist guide to dream and sleep yoga.
A Bön Buddhist guide to dream and sleep yoga.
Tradition & scopeBön. An accessible presentation of Bön soul-retrieval meditation practices.
An accessible presentation of Bön soul-retrieval meditation practices.
Tradition & scopeBön. A book and practice guide to the Bön sacred syllables.
A book and practice guide to the Bön sacred syllables.
Tradition & scopeBön. Movement, sound, and awareness practices from Tibetan Bön.
Movement, sound, and awareness practices from Tibetan Bön.
Tradition & scopeBön. Oral commentaries on the Bön Dzogchen Twenty-One Nails teachings.
Oral commentaries on the Bön Dzogchen Twenty-One Nails teachings.
Tradition & scopeBön. A study and translation of a Bön Dzogchen philosophical text.
A study and translation of a Bön Dzogchen philosophical text.
Tradition & scopeBön. An introduction to Bön Dzogchen and its contemplative view.
An introduction to Bön Dzogchen and its contemplative view.
Book types describe format and purpose. Tradition tags describe the book’s content and teaching perspective, using author, publisher and tradition sources. A book can appear on several shelves.
Mahāyāna is a broad family that includes Chan, Seon, Thiền, Zen, Pure Land and Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Modern insight is a contemporary teaching network, not a single historical lineage. Each book names its particular tradition, comparative scope or modern synthesis.
First reads are suggestions for particular starting points, with a reason for each selection. They are not a ranking.
Dates identify the linked English edition, which may be a translation, revision or reprint. Original publication dates are shown separately where confirmed.
