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Here are some suggested readings



"Born in Tibet"
Author: Chögyam Trungpa
Foreword by Marco Pallis Chöyam Trungpa--meditation master, scholar, and artist--was identified at the age of only thirteen months as a major tulku, or Details
 
"Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism"
Author: Chögyam Trungpa
The now classic Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism is the record of two series of lectures given by Trungpa Rinpoche in 1970-71. "First discussed are the various ways in which people involve... Details
 
"Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness"
Author: Chögyam Trungpa
WARNING: Using this book could be hazardous to your ego! The slogans it contains are designed to awaken the heart and cultivate love and kindness toward others. They are revolutionary in that... Details
 
"Shambhala, The Sacred Path of the Warrior"
Author: Chögyam Trungpa Edited by Carolyn Gimian Foreword by Osel Tendzin
 
"Crazy Wisdom"
Author: Chögyam Trungpa
Chögyam Trungpa describes "crazy wisdom" as an innocent state of mind thathas the quality of early morning--fresh, sparkling, and completely awake. This fascinating book examines the life of... Details
 
"Glimpses of Abidharma" From a Seminar on Buddhist Psychology
Author: Chögyam Trungpa
The Abhidharma is a collection of Buddhist scriptures that investigate the workings of the mind and the states of human consciousness. In this book, Chögyam Trungpa shows how an examination of the... Details
 
"Illusion's Game. The Life and Teaching of Naropa "
Author: Chögyam Trungpa
In what he calls a "200 percent potent" teaching, Chögyam Trungpa reveals how the spiritual path is a raw and rugged "unlearning" process that draws us away from the comfort of conventional... Details
 
"Meditation in Action"
Author: Chögyam Trungpa
This classic teaching by a Tibetan master continues to inspire both beginners and long-time practitioners of Buddhist meditation. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche shows that meditation extends beyond the... Details
 
"Mudra Early Poems and Songs "
Author: Chögyam Trungpa
A mudra is a symbolic gesture or action that gives physical expression to an inner state. This book of poetry and songs of devotion, written by Chögyam Trungpa between 1959 and 1971, is spontaneous... Details
 
"The Art of Calligraphy"
Author: Chögyam Trungpa
During the twenty-year period of his remarkable proclamation of Buddhist and Shambhala teachings in the West, calligraphy was a primary means of expression for Chogyam Trungpa. This book showcases... Details
 
"The Heart of the Buddha"
Author: Chögyam Trungpa
This compelling collection of essays, talks, and seminars by Chögyam Trungpa presents the basic teachings of Buddhism as they relate to everyday life. The book is divided into three parts. In... Details
 
"The Lion's Roar"
Author: Chögyam Trungpa
This book is based on two historic seminars of the 1970s, in which Chögyam Trungpa introduced the tantric teachings of Tibetan Buddhism to his Western students for the first time. Each seminar bore... Details
 
"The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation"
Author: Chögyam Trungpa
Freedom is generally thought of as the ability to achieve goal and satisfy desires. But what are the sources of these goals and desires? If they arise from ignorance, habitual patterns, and... Details
 
"Great Eastern Sun The Wisdom of Shambhala"
Author: Chögyam Trungpa Edited by Carolyn Gimian
The journey that began in Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior reaches a new level of intimacy and depth in this book, based on talks Chögyam Trungpa gave in the last ten years of his life.... Details
 
"Timely Rain Selected Poetry of Chogyam Trungpa "
Author: Chögyam Trungpa. Edited by David Rome
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"Dharma Art"
Author: Chögyam Trungpa. Edited by Judith Lief
"Dharma art" refers to creative works that spring from the awakened meditative state, characterized by directness, unselfconsciousness, and nonaggression. Trungpa Rinpoche shows that dharma art... Details
 
"The Dawn of Tantra"
Author: Herbert V. Guenther, Chögyam Trungpa
Westerners wanting to know about tantra--particularly the Buddhist tantra of Tibet--often find only speculation and fancy. Tibet has been shrouded in mystery, and "tantra" has been called upon to... Details
 
The Five Wisdom Energies : A Buddhist Way of Understanding Personalities, Emotions, and Relationships
Author: Irini Rockwell
This book invites us to celebrate our strengths and work with our weaknesses by learning to identify and utilize five basic personal styles or energies. Written in a playful and accessible way,... Details
 
Sacred World : The Shambhala Way to Gentleness, Bravery, and Power
Author: Jeremy Hayward, Karen Hayward
The Haywards take the reader on a journey through ordinary experience into the sacred world, uncovering obstacles to living in sacredness and exploring ways to work with these obstacles. Their... Details
 
Letters to Vanessa: On Love, Science, and Awareness in an Enchanted World
Author: Jeremy Hayward, Vanessa Hayward
Ingram In a series of moving letters to his teenage daughter, physicist Jeremy Hayward, author of PERCEIVING ORDINARY MAGIC and other books on the interface between science and spirituality,... Details
 
Making Friends with Death A Buddhist Guide to Encountering Mortality
Author: Judith Lief
In Making Friends with Death, Buddhist teacher Judith Lief, who's drawn her inspiration from The Tibetan Book of the Dead, shows us that through the powerful combination of contemplation of death... Details
 
Dakini's Warm Breath. The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism
Author: Judith Zimmer-Brown
The primary emblem of the feminine in Tibetan Buddhism is the dakini, or "sky-dancer," a semi-wrathful spirit-woman who manifests in visions, dreams, and meditation experiences. Western scholars... Details
 
Awakening Loving-Kindness
Author: Pema Chodron
This book is about saying yes to life, about making friends with ourselves and our world, about accepting the delightful and painful situation of "no-exit." It exhorts us to wake up wholeheartedly... Details
 
Start Where You Are
Author: Pema Chodron
With insight and humor, Pema Chödrön presents down-to-earth guidance on how we can "start where we are"--embracing rather than denying the painful aspects of our lives. Pema Chödrön frames her... Details
 
The Places That Scare You. A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times.
Author: Pema Chodron
In The Places That Scare You, Pema Chödrön continues the teachings of When Things Fall Apart, showing how at the core of the most painful experiences lie the seeds of spiritual awakening. Here... Details
 
The Wisdom of No Escape
Author: Pema Chodron
This book is about saying yes to life in all its manifestations--embracing the potent mixture of joy, suffering, brilliance, and confusion that characterizes the human experience. Pema Chödrön... Details
 
When Things Fall Apart. Heart Advice for Difficult Times.
Author: Pema Chodron
The beautiful practicality of her teaching has made Pema Chödrön one of the most beloved of contemporary American spiritual authors among Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. A collection of talks... Details
 
Going Buddhist: Panic and Emptiness, the Buddha and Me
Author: Peter J. Conradi
Josephine Hart
A rare delight... Challenging and very moving...
Daily Telegraph, 31 January 2004
...short, sweet and enchanting... Details
 
Indestructible Truth The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism
Author: Reginald Ray
Indestructible Truth is one of the most thorough introductions to the Tibetan Buddhist worldview ever published--at the same time it is also one of the most accessible. The author presents complex... Details
 
Secret of the Vajra World The Tantric Buddhism of Tibet
Author: Reginald Ray
 
Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies for Modern Life
Author: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

Excerpt from Ruling Your World

You're stuck in the airport security line, late for a flight. The line isn't moving. You're angry at the security personnel for taking so long, you're... Details
 
Turning the Mind Into an Ally
Author: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Is the mind our enemy? It can be, suggests Shambhala International's director Mipham in his first book. The key to peaceful and sane living,... Details
 
"The Tibetan Book of the Dead The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo "
Author: Translated by Francesca Fremantle, Chögyam Trungpa
In this classic of the world's religious literature - traditionally read aloud to the dying - death and rebirth are seen as a process that offers the possibility of attaining ultimate liberation.... Details
 
"The Life of Marpa the Translator"
Author: Translated by Nalanda Translation Committee, Chögyam Trungpa
Marpa the Translator, the eleventh-century farmer, scholar, and teacher, is one of the most renowned saints in Tibetan Buddhist history. In the West, Marpa is best known through his teacher, the... Details
 

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