Dharma Studio Library Catalog
The Dharma Studio has a library of 200 + titles of Buddhist and Buddhist-related books available for free loan*. Most of the titles are entered below, in some loosely grouped categories, not alphabetical—hopefully not too chaotic but the better for browsing. Categories interpenetrate, so you will find foundational and basic texts under the Tibetan and Zen headings, for example, as well. There is also a large collection of cassette tapes of dharma talks and chanting by Tibetan teachers (thanks to a recent gift by a long time Nyimgma practioner) that has not yet been catalogued but is available for loan.
Please come by the Dharma Studio to borrow books before or after any meditation or class session, or contact Ven Lianghua Su Jill Eggers at jilleggers9@gmail.com, if you would like to arrange to come by at another time to check out a book. Looking forward to sharing these with you!
*Several titles, mostly sutras, are not available for out-of-house loan but can be read at the Dharma Studio.
General/Foundational
Buddhism Without Beliefs Stephen Batchelor
What the Buddha Taught Walpole Rahula
Buddha Karen Armstrong
Spiritual Materialism Chogyam Trungpa
Meditation: Mindfulness in Action Chogyam Trungpa
Why Buddhism is True Robert Wright
Buddha Jon Ortner
Sutras
The Flower Ornament Scripture: A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
Dhammapada Translated by Eknath Easwaren
Dhammapada Translated by K. Sri Dhammananda
The Lankavatara Sutra Translated and commentary by Red Pine
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjima Nikaya
Mahayana Purification: The Sutra of the Three Heaps With commentary by Acharya Nagarjuna, Translated and Edited by Brian Beresford
The Vimilakirti Sutra
The Platform Sutra
The Great Discourse of Causation
The Holy Teaching of Vimilakirti: A Mahayana Scripture Robert A F Thurman
The Diamond Sutra Translated by Red Pine
The Heart Sutra Osho
The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom Translated and edited by Edward Conze
The Adornment of the Middle Way: Shantarashita’s Madhyamakalankara with Commentary by Jagon Mipham
The Lotus Sutra Translation by Gene Reeves
Mother of the Buddhas: Meditations on the Prajaparamita Sutra Les Hixon
Contemporary
The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living HH The Dalai Lama
The Joy of Living and Dying His Holiness The Dalai Lama
No Time to Lose: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva Pema Chodron
Comfortable with Uncertainty Pema Chodron
The Places That Scare You Pema Chodron
Always Maintain a Joyful Mind: And Other Lojong Teachings on Awakening Compassion and Fearlessness Pema Chodron
The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching Thich Naht Hanh
Chanting From the Heart Thich Naht Hanh
The Novice Thich Nhat Hanh
Living Buddha, Living Christ Thich Naht Hanh
Boundless Healing: Meditation Exercise to Enlighten the Mind and Heal the Body Tulku Thondup
The Healing Power of Mind: Simple Meditation Exercises for Health, Well-Being, and Enlightenment Tulku Thondup
Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World Matthieu Ricard
The Practice of Pure Awareness: Somatic Meditation for Awakening the Sacred Reginald Ray
Touching Enlightenment: Finding Realization In the Body Reginald Ray
Indestructible Truth: The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism
Reginald Ray
Secret of the Vajra World Reginald Ray
Ancient Teachings in Modern Times: Buddhism in the 21st Century Venerable Lama Losang Samten
A Year to Live Stephen Levine
Faith Sharon Salzberg
Siddhartha (2 copies) Hermann Hesse
A Lived Life (6 copies) Venerable Deok Wun
The Circle of Wonder (2 copies) Venerable Deok Wun
Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death Joan Halifax
Tracking Bodhidharma Andy Ferguson
The Heart of Buddhist Meditation Nyanaponika Thera
Eloquent Silence Edited by Roko Sherry Chayat
The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion Through Training the Mind Traleg Kyabgon
Touching the Earth: The Power of Our Inner Light to Transform the World Seon master Daehaeng
Pure-Land Zen,Zen Pure-Land: Letters from Patriarch Lin Kuang Translated by Master Thich Thien T’am
The Method of No Method: The Chan Practice of Silent Illumination Chan Master Sheng Yen
Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi (2) Taigen Dan Leighton
Everything is Light Keith Dowman
Turning the Mind Into an Ally Sakyong Mipham
Traveling to the Other Shore Venerable Master Shing Yun
The Book of Awakening Mark Nepo
Reality is Not What it Seems Carlo Rovelli
Wonderland: The Zen of Alice Daniel Doen Silberberg
Tibetan/Vajrayana
The Way of the Bodhisattva Shantideva
The Words of My Perfect Teacher Patrul Rinpoche
Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth Tulku Thondup
The Tibetan Book of the Dead Introduction by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between Translated by Robert A. F. Thurman
The Tibetan Book of the Dead Translated and with Commentary by Francesca Fremantle and Chogyam Trungpa
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Sogyal Rinpoche
Finding Rest in the Nature of Mind/The Trilogy of Rest, Volume I Longchenpa
Finding Rest in Meditation/The Trilogy of Rest, Volume II Longchenpa
Finding Rest in Illusion/The Trilogy of Rest, Volume III Longchenpa
Treasury of Precious Qualities, Book One Jigme Lingpa
Treasury of Precious Qualities, Book Two Jigme Lingpa
A Mound of Jewels: Three Upadesha Tantras of the Great Perfection Translated by Christopher Wilkinson
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland Nagarjuna. Edited by Jeffrey Hopkins
Nagarjuna’s Guide to the Bodhisattva Path Nagarjuna
In Praise of Dharmadhatu—translation of Nagarjuna’s hymn to Buddha nature. Nagarjuna
Buddhahood Without Meditation: Dudjom LIngpa’s Vision of the Great Perfection Translation by B. Alan Wallace
Practicing the Path Yangsi Rinpoche
Vajrayana: An Essential Guide to Practice Traleg Kyabgon
The Mahamudra: Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance Wang-Ch’ug Dor-je, The Ninth Karmapa
Essentials of Mahamudra Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
Oracles and Demons of Tibet/The Cult and Iconography of the Tibetan Protective Deities Rene De Nebsky-Wojkowitz
The Life and Revelations of Pema Lingpa Translated by Sarah Harding
Transforming Problems Into Happiness Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Dangerous Friend: The Teacher-Student Relationship in Vajrayana Buddhism Rig’dzin Dorje
Shambala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior (2 copies) Chogyam Trunpga
Orderly Chaos Chogyam Trungpa
Glimpses of Abhidharma Chogyan Trungpa
The Tea Cup and the Skull Cup Chogyam Trungpa
The Heart of the Buddha Chogyam Trungpa
The Path of Dharma Art Chogyam Trungpa
Spiritual Materialism Chogyam Trungpa
Meditation: Mindfulness in Action Chogyam Trungpa
Illusion’s Game Chogyam Trungpa
Crazy Wisdom Chogyam Trungpa
Buddhist Ethics Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye
Magic Dance: The Display of Self Nature of the Five Wisdom Dakinis Thinley Norbu
The Cycle of Day and Night Namkhai Norbu
The Crystal and The Way of Light Namkhai Norbu
Tibetan Folk Tales
The Divine Madman: The Sublime Life and Songs of Drukpa Keith Dowman
Mahamudra: The Quintessence of Mind and Meditation
Tilopa
Amrita of Eloquence” A Biography of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche Lama Karma Drodhull
The Practice of the Six Yogas of Naropa
Traveling the Path of Compassion. HH the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
Dharma Teachings Venerable Kalu Rinpoche
Five Monlams (Tibetan Prayers) Translated by Lama Sherap Dorje and adapted by Ari Goldfield
The Light of Wisdom, Vol III: Teaching on the Secret Empowerment. Root Text by Padmasambhava with Commentary by Jamgon Kontrul the First
Zen
The Zen Teachings of Bodhidharma Translated by Red Pine
Zen Liturgy Paul Lynch
Tibetan Zen: Discovering a Lost Tradition Sam van Schaik
The Eight Gates of Zen: a Program of Zen Training John Daido Loori
The Heart of Being John Daido Loori
Poison Blossoms From a Thicket of Thorns Hakuin Zenji
The Gateless Gate Koun Yamada
Training in Compassion: Zen Teachings on the Practice of Lojong Norman Fischer
A Buddha From Korea: The Zen Teahings of T’aego Translated by J.C. Cleary
Riding the Ox Home John Daido Loori
Ceasing of Notions: An Early Zen Text From The Dunhuang Caves Soko Morinaga
Invoking Reality: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen John Daido Loori
Doctrine of No-Mind D.T. Suzuki
The Zen Monk’s Life Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Manual of Zen Buddhism D.T. Suzuki
Wake Up and Laugh: The Dharma Teachings of Zen Master Daehaeng
No River to Cross: Trusting The Enlightenment That’s Always Right There Zen Master Daehaeng
Touching the Earth: The Power of Our Inner Light to Transform the World. Seon Master Daehaenga
No Beginning No End: The Intimate Heart of Zen Jakusho Kwong, with foreword by Thich Naht Hanh
Taoism, Confucinanism
Tao Te Ching Translated by Stephen Mitchell
The Tao The King: sayings of Lau Tzu Translation by C. Spurgeon Medhurst
The Essential Tao Thomas Cleary
The Inner Teachings of Taoism Chang-Po Tuan
Grace Unfolding: Psychotherapy In the Spirit of the Tao Te Ching Johanson and Kurtz
The Other Way: A Book of Meditaition Experiences Based on the I Ching Carol Anthony
The Analects of Confucius, two translations
Master of the Three Ways: Reflections of a Chinese Sage on Living a Satisfying Life Hung Ying Ming. (2 copies)
The Secret of the Golden Flower Thomas Cleary translation
Immortal Sisters: Secret Teachings of Taoist Women Translated by Thomas Cleary
ART Practice
Zen and Creativity John Daido Loori
True Perception: The Path of Dharma Art. Chogyam Trungpa
On Not Being Able to Paint Marion Milner
The Way of Chinese Painting
Walking in This World Julia Cameron
POETRY
After Ikku, and Other Poems Jim Harrison
Mountains and Rivers Without End Poems by Gary Snyder
The Poetry of Zen (2 copies) Hamill/Seaton
Because of the Rain: Korean Zen Poems
Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryokan
What? 108 ZenPoems Ko Un
Japanese Death Poems Yoel Hoffman
The Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share, and Teach Haiku William Higginson
General/Related
The Lost Art of Good Conversation Sakyong Mipham
Becoming Your Own Therapist Lama Yeshe
Silence Robert Sardello
Karma/Nirvana: Two Buddhist Tales Paul Carus
The Clonfort House Chronicles, Part 1: The Enchanters Russell Pitts (Ven Deok Wun)
Work as a Spiritual Practice Lewis Richmond
The Naked Now Richard Rohr
A New Earth Eckhart Tolle
The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle
Ocean of Dharma: The Everyday Wisdom of Chogyam Trungpa
Maitreya’s Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being Ju Mipham
War of the Worldviews Deepak Chopra, Leonard Mlodinow
Meditation: Advice to Beginners Boka Rinpoche
Living Ahimsa Diet: Nourishing Love and Life Maya Tiwari
Silence Shusaku Endo
Simplicity Roho
The Gifts of Imperfection Brena Brown
The Wisdom of the Enneagram Don Richard Riso
The Enneagram Made Easy Elizabeth Wagae, Renee Baron
Facets of Unity A.H. Almaas
The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram Sandra Maitri
The Book of Joy His Holiness The Dalai Lama
The Wonders of Solitude Dale Salwak
Buddhist Mandalas Lisa Tenzin-Dolma
Close to the Ground Geri Larkin
In a Zen Garden Judith Glover
Inner Simplicity Elaine St James
Other Spiritual Traditions
The Bhagavad Gita Eknath Easwaren
The Upanishads Eknath Easwaren
The Great Swan: Meetings with Ramakrishna Les Hixon
Always We Begin Again
The Other Side of Silence: A Guide to Christian Meditation Morton T. Kelsey
The Hymns of Zarathustra Jacque Duchesne-Gullemin