The Sun of Wisdom is Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso's extensive teaching on Nagarjuna's great masterpiece The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way . Nagarjuna's Fundamental Wisdom is the foundation of the reasoning and proof of the second turning of the wheel of dharma that all phenomena are...

Full Title: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel: The Practice of Guru Yoga According to the Longchen Nyingthig Tradition. This is Dilgo Khyentse's commentary on the Guru Yoga practice of the Nyingma lineage.

This book whose full title is Training in Tenderness: Buddhist teachings on tsewa, The radical openness of heart that can change the world is a unique teaching in that it explains the whole length and breadth of the Tibetan word tsewa (Tib. brtse ba) which can roughly be translated as...

The 12th Tai Situ Rinpoche is one of the outstanding teachers of the Kagyu Lineage and is head of Palpung Sherabling. The Tai Situ lineage goes back in an unbroken lineage for twelve generations. Tai Situ teaches in fluent English and also is a calligrapher, author, and geomancer. The Treasury of...

The 12th Tai Situ Rinpoche is one of the outstanding teachers of the Kagyu Lineage and is head of Palpung Sherabling. The Tai Situ lineage goes back in an unbroken lineage for twelve generations. Tai Situ teaches in fluent English and also is a calligrapher, author, and geomancer. The Treasury of...

Myingjur gives a very readable explanation of first how we enter the path of Buddhism. He then explains the Four Common Foundations which are the thoughts we should have before beginning any practice. Finally, he explains the Four Special  or Unique Foundations which in Tibetan are called...

Pema Chödrön is one of the three best selling Buddhist teachers. She has the amazing ability to take problems and concerns that we ordinary people all have and to show us how to get through this using the wisdom of Buddhism. The full title of this book is Welcoming the Unwelcome:...

Pema Chödrön is one of the three best selling Buddhist teachers. She has the amazing ability to take problems and concerns that we ordinary people all have and to show us how to get through this using the wisdom of Buddhism. This book covers a number of topics. It begins with...

THICHNHAT HANH is a Vietnamese Zen monk, a former professor at the University of Saigon, and a noted poet. He is the author of a number of works on Buddhism and has published three books in English: Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire, Vietnam Poems, and Zen Poems. He is internationally known as one of...

Buddha Nature by Khenpo Tsultrim is a very detailed examination of the Uttaratantra Shatra which is also known as the Sublime Coninuum . The Uttaratantra is one of the five books of the Maitreya Buddha which were given to Asanga in the Fourth Century CE. This book is considered to be one of the...

There are many, many books on Dogchen, the principle meditation of the Nyingma Lineage. Dzogchen is a meditation of looking directly at one's mind and is similar to Mahamudra. Zen is, of course, a major type of meditation that originated in Japan and this meditation too involves looking at...

  There are three major sets of teachings in Buddhism which were taught by the Buddha at three different times. These are usually called the three vehicles of Buddhism. The first vehicle was the Foundation teachings which were based on the words of the Buddha that were recorded during his...

Yeshe Tsogyalworked very closely with Padmasambhava when Buddhism was first introduced to Tibet. She is credited with becoming the first Tibetan to reach enlightenment. (Padmasambhava was not a Tibetan.  This book of all the hardships in her life, her realizations, and her work with...

Tara is one of most loved femine deities in India and Tibet. Tara like a good mother main purpose is to provide protection for those who need it. Tara came out of a tear of compassion of Chenrezig and provides protection from things such as poisonous snakes (a serious problem in India and other...

One of the foundations of the second and third turning of the Wheel of Dharma is the two truths. These are the two realities that we experience. The first truth or reality is the conventional reality in which all appearances in this world appear to us as solid and real. This is the reality of...

White Tara is practiced by all four major schools in Tibet. There are actually several Tara practices, but White Tara's special function is to promote long life both for the practitioner and for all others. Ultimately, White Tara is the nature of Dharmakaya and accomplishing her practice leads...