Book Recommendations
by Lama Surya Das
Updated 08 November 2004
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Book Recommendations by Lama Surya Das Updated 08 November 2004 |
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Former Book Club Choices Other Reading Recommendations |
Surya's Book Club |
Periodically, Lama Surya chooses a particular book to recommend. Some of his past choices include: (Purchasing a book from Dzogchen.org or Amazon.com using any of the links on this page helps to support the work of Dzogchen Center) One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism by Joseph Goldstein
Blue Jean Buddha: Voices of Young Buddhists by Sumi Loundon &
Jack Kornfield
Good Life, Good Death: Tibetan
Wisdom on Reincarnation.
Gelek
Rinpoche
An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Shadows of the Sacred.
Frances Vaughan Buddha.
Karen Armstrong Bhagavad
Gita : A New Translation. Stephen Mitchell (Editor) Toward
a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy and the Path of
Personal and Spritual Transformation. John Welwood My
Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging After
the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path Essential
Spirituality. Dr. Roger Walsh Yoga
and the Quest for the True Self. Stephen Cope Voices
of Insight. Sharon Salzberg (Editor) The
Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Eckhart Tolle. The
Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living. HH the Dalai Lama &
Howard C. Cutler
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Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life. Thich Nhat Hanh. New York: Bantam Books, 1991. The
Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation. Thich Nhat Hanh. Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom. Joseph Goldstein. Zen Flesh, Zen Bones. Paul Reps, Nyogen Senzaki. The Healing Power of Mind. Tulku Thondup. Rainbow
Painting. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Sogyal Rinpoche. Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Sharon
Salzberg. Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. Shunryu Suzuki. I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta. Maharaj Nisargadatta. Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on
Wholeness. Mark Epstein. Nothing Special: Living Zen. Charlotte Joko Beck, Steve Smith
(editor). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times. Pema
Chodron. It’s Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness.
Sylvia Boorstein. Living Budda, Living Christ. Thich Nhat Hanh. Natural Great Perfection: Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra
Songs. Dzogchen, The Self-Perfected State. Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior. Chogyam Trungpa
Rinpoche. Gratefulness, The Heart of Prayer: An Approach to Life in Fullness.
The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus.
A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual
Life. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life.
Jon Kabat-Zinn. Whole Heaven Catalog: A Resource Guide to Products, Services, Arts,
Crafts, and Festivals of Religious , Spiritual, and Cooperative Communities.
Marcia M. Kelly, Jack Kelly. The Eye of the Spirit: An Integral Vision for a World Gone Slightly Mad.
Ken Wilber. Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones: The Practice of View,
Meditation, and Action. Patrul Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse. A Heart as Wide as the World. Sharon Salzberg. Meditation. Eknath Easwaran. Gandhi, the Man: The Story of His Transformation. Eknath
Easwaran. The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker’s Guide to Making Travel Sacred.
Philip Cousineau. The Practice of the Presence of God. A Year to Live: How to Live This Year As If It Were Your Last.
Stephen Levine. Centering Prayer in Daily Life and Ministry. The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi. Arthur Osborne
(editor). Contemplative Prayer. Thomas Merton (introduction by Thich Nhat
Hanh). Autobiography of a Yogi. Paramahansa Yogananda. The Way of a Pilgrim: And the Pilgrim Continues His Way.
Reginald M. French (translator). Tao Te Ching. Lao-Tzu, Stephen Mitchell (translator). Jewish Renewal: A Path to Healing and Transformation. Michael
Lerner. Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal. Rachel Naomi Remen
(foreword by Dean Ornish). Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Robert Pirsig. Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in
Everyday Life. Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening.
Stephen Batchelor. Stalking Elijah: Adventures with Today’s Jewish Mystical Masters.
Rodger Kamenetz. Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama. His
Holiness the Dalai Lama. How Can I Help? Ram Dass and Paul Gorman. Fire in the Soul: A New Psychology of Spiritual Optimism. Joan
Borysenko. The Kabir Book: Forty-Four of the Ecstatic Poems of Kabir.
Robert W. Bly. Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Real Happiness.
Robert Thurman. The Zen Teachings of Huang Po. Huang Po, John Blofield
(translator). The Essential Rumi. Jalal Al-Din Rumi, Coleman Barks
(translator), John Moyne (translator). Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti. Jiddu Krishnamurti. Walking. Henry David Thoreau. Chanting: Discovering Spirit in Sound. Robert Gass, Kathleen
Brehony. How to Meditate: A Practical Guide. Kathleen McDonald. How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter. Sherwin
B. Nuland. The Work of This Moment. Toni Packer. Dharma Family Treasures: Sharing Buddhism with Children. Sandy
Eastoak (editor). The Healing of America. Marianne Williamson, Mary A. Naples
(editor). The Spirited Walker: Fitness Walking for Clarity, Balance and Spiritual
Connection. Spontaneous Healing: How to Discover and Enhance Your Body’s
Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself. Andrew Weil. The Art of Breathing: Six Simple Lessons to Improve Performance,
Health, and Well-Being. The Art of Doing Nothing. Veronique Vienne, Erica Lennard
(photographer). Repeating the Words of the Buddha. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. The Snow Lion’s Turquoise Mane: Wisdom Tales from
Tibet. Thoughts Without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective. Mark Epstein, M.D. New York: BasicBooks, 1995. Everyday Zen: Love and Work. Charlotte Joko Beck (edited by Steve Smith). San Francisco: HarperSan Francisco, 1989. The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice. His Holiness the Dalai Lama (translated, edited, and annotated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa). Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995. The
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