Useful Books and Links

Here are some recommendations of books and authors who/which I found to be insightful. Some are recommended to me by Thusness/PasserBy. Note that I am not an avid reader, so the books I have read are limited.

This post will be updated time to time, when I have found new books worth mentioning.


Books list updated: 17th October 2012



Me: AEN's E-Journal


(Arranged Alphabetically)

Aaron:
Any articles and books by Aaron: http://www.deepspring.org/

Ajahn Brahmavamso:

Topic: Theravada; jhana meditation

Mindfulness, Bliss, and Beyond: A Meditator's Handbook

Website: http://www.bswa.org/ (many of his talks are available for download there)

Actual Freedom/The Third Alternative/Richard/etc:
Topic: Actualism

Good articles on 'No-Self': http://actualfreedom.com.au/

Bernadette Roberts:

Topic: Christian contemplative tradition

What is Self: The Study of the Spiritual Journey in Terms of Consciousness

Blog: http://www.bernadettesfriends.blogspot.com/

Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

Topic: Theravada; essential Buddhist mindfulness meditation

Mindfulness in Plain English
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness

Website: http://www.bhavanasociety.org/

Book available for free reading online: http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html

Bernie Glassman:

Topic: Zen

Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen

Buddha:

Topic: Buddhism

What The Buddha Taught (by Walpola Rahula)
 In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (Teachings of the Buddha) by Bhikkhu Bodhi
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya (Teachings of the Buddha)  
Basic Teachings of the Buddha (Modern Library Classics) (by Glenn Wallis)

Related websites:

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sutta.html

http://www4.bayarea.net/~mtlee/

Very good presentation of Buddha's teachings: http://measurelessmind.ca/

Charles Genoud:
Topic: Awareness Practice/Emptiness/Anatta  

Gesture of Awareness: A Radical Approach to Time, Space, and Movement

Website: http://www.vimalakirtiusa.org/index.html

Charlie Singer:

Topic: Buddhism/Dzogchen

Reflections in a Mirror: The Nature of Appearance in Buddhist Philosophy

Charlotte Joko Beck:

Topic: Zen

 Everyday Zen: Love and Work

Nothing Special: Living Zen

Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche:

Topic: Dzogchen

The Supreme Source: The Fundamental Tantra of the Dzogchen Semde KUNJED GYALPO

The Cycle of Day and Night: An Essential Tibetan Text on the Practice of Dzogchen

The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra, and Dzogchen

Dzogchen: The Self-Perfected State

The Mirror: Advice on the Presence of Awareness (See excerpts from http://buddha-inside.blogspot.com/2007/06/mirror-advice-on-presence-and-awareness.html)
Dream Yoga and the Practice of Natural Light, Revised
Dzogchen Teachings

Website: http://www.tsegyalgar.org/

Dakpo Tashi Namgyal:

Topic: Mahamudra (seriously recommended meditation manuals!)
  
Clarifying the Natural State: A Principal Guidance Manual for Mahamudra

Mahamudra: The Moonlight: Quintessence of Mind and Meditation


Dalai Lama:
Topic: Buddhism; Dzogchen


How to See Yourself As You really Are
Lighting the Way 
Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection

Website: http://www.dalailama.com/


Darryl Bailey:
Dismantling the Fantasy
Essence

Website: http://darrylbailey.net/

David:

Good articles on 'No-Self': http://justperception.net/

David Carse:

Topic: Advaita

 Perfect Brilliant Stillness: Beyond the Individual Self

David Loy:

Nonduality: A Study in Comparative Philosophy

A list of his written articles and interviews can be found at: http://www.holosforum.org/davidloy.html - many of his articles such as Nondual Thinking are well written on the aspect of Non-Duality.

Dharma Dan (Daniel M. Ingram):
Topic: Theravada; Mahasi Sayadaw style meditation

Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha (available for free download here).

Website: http://www.interactivebuddha.com/

Dogen:
Topic: Zen

Moon in a Dewdrop: Writings of Zen Master Dogen, edited by Kazuaki Tanahashi
Enlightenment Unfolds
Sounds of Valley Streams

Douglas Harding
Topic: Advaita
 
On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious
Website: http://www.headless.org/

Dudjom Lingpa

Topic: Dzogchen

Buddhahood Without Meditation: A Visionary Account Known As Refining One's Perception (Nang-jang)

Eckhart Tolle
Deeply transformative and inspirational even for beginners.

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
Stillness Speaks
Website: http://www.eckharttolle.com/

Godfrey Devereux:
Commentary of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: http://www.yogadarshana.com/

Greg Goode:
Topic: Advaita
 

The Direct Path: A User Guide
Standing as Awareness: Dialogs from Nondual Dinners
Nondualism in Western Philosophy

Website: http://www.heartofnow.com/

Check out his articles at: http://www.heartofnow.com/files/dialogs.html

Hakuun Yasutani
Topic: Zen; Dogen studies

Flowers Fall: A Commentary on Zen Master Dogen's Genjokoan

Hee-Jin Kim
Topic: Zen; Dogen studies

Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist

Articles: http://hsuyun.budismo.net/en/dharma/index.html

Hsu Yun:
Zen; Good self-inquiry advice.

Articles: http://hsuyun.budismo.net/en/dharma/index.html

Huang Po:

Topic: Zen

The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind, transl. by John Blofeld

Hui Hua:

Topic: Zen

Ch'an Master Hui Hua: Zen teachings of instantaneous awakening, transl. by John Blofeld

James M. Corrigan:
Topic: Advaita
 

An Introduction to Awareness

Website: http://www.anintroductiontoawareness.com/

Jean Klein:
Topic: Advaita
 

I Am
Excerpts from books available for reading at: http://www.nirvikalpa.com/content.php?page=klein

Jeff Foster:
Topic: Advaita
 

The Wonder of Being: Awakening to an Intimacy Beyond

An Extraordinary Absence: Liberation in the Midst of a Very Ordinary Life

Website: http://www.lifewithoutacentre.com/

Jiddu Krishnamurti:

Freedom from the Known

Website: http://www.jkrishnamurti.org/

Joan Tollifson:

Awake in the Heartland: The Ecstasy of What Is
Painting the Sidewalk with Water

Website: http://www.joantollifson.com/

John Astin:

This is Always Enough

Out Beyond Ideas (Downloadable: Free eBook)

Website: http://www.integrativearts.com/writings.html, http://www.integrativearts.com/blog/

John Myrdhin Reynolds:

Topic: Dzogchen

Self-Liberation Through Seeing with Naked Awareness

The Golden Letters

Website: http://vajranatha.com/

John Wheeler:

Topic: Advaita

Clear in Your Heart: The Radiant Mirror of Self-Shining Awareness

Judith Blackstone:

The Empathic Ground: Intersubjectivity and Nonduality in the Psychotherapeutic Process 
Belonging Here: A Guide for the Spiritually Sensitive Person

Website: http://www.realizationcenter.com/

Keith Dowman:

Topic: Dzogchen

The Flight of Garuda
Natural Perfection: Longchenpa's Radical Dzogchen
Original Perfection: Vairotsana's Five Early Transmissions

Website: http://www.keithdowman.net/

Ken Wilber:
Topic: Advaita

A Simple Feeling of Being: Embracing Your True Nature
A Brief History of Everything 
One Taste: Daily Reflections on Integral Spirituality

Website: http://www.kenwilber.com/

Kenneth Folk:
Topic:  Advaita, Buddhism, Theravada, Meditation

Website: http://kennethfolkdharma.com/

Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche:

Topic: Mahamudra

Essentials of Mahamudra: Looking Directly at the Mind 
Pointing Out the Dharmakaya
Crystal Clear: Practical Advice for Mahamudra Meditators
Vivid Awareness: The Mind Instructions of Khenpo Gangshar

Website: http://www.rinpoche.com/

Leo Hartong:
Topic: Advaita
 

Awakening to the Dream: The Gift of Lucid Living

From Self to Self: notes & quotes in response to 'Awakening to the Dream'

Website: http://www.awakeningtothedream.com/

LIberation Unleashed:
Topic: No-self; affiliated with Ruthless Truth

Website: http://liberationunleashed.com/

Mu Soeng
Topic: Buddhism/Emptiness teachings

The Heart of the Universe: Exploring the Heart Sutra


Nathan Gill
Topic: Advaita

Being - The Bottom Line
Already Awake

Website: http://www.nathangill.com/

Padmasambhava:

Topic: Dzogchen; Vajrayana; Buddhism
 

Treasures from Juniper Ridge: The Profound Treasure Instructions of Padmasambhava to the Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal

Ramesh S. Balsekar:
Topic: Advaita
 

Consciousness Speaks: Conversations With Ramesh S. Balsekar

Website: http://www.rameshbalsekar.com/

Ramana Maharshi:

Topic: Self-inquiry

Be as You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi
The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi

Website: http://www.sriramanamaharshi.org/

Rupert Spira:
Topic: Advaita
 

The Transparency of Things: Contemplating the Nature of Experience

Website: http://non-duality.rupertspira.com/page.aspx

Ruthless Truth/Ciaran/etc:

Topic: No-self

Website: http://www.ruthlesstruth.com/

'Sailor' Bob Adamson
Topic: Advaita
 

Only That: The Life and Teaching of Sailor Bob Adamson

One Essence Appearing as Everything

Presence-Awareness: Just This and Nothing Else

What's Wrong with Right Now, Unless You Think About It?

Website: http://members.iinet.net.au/~adamson7/index.html

Articles available for reading at: http://www.theendofseeking.net/Sailor%20Bob%20-%20About.html

Seung Sahn: 
Topic: Korean Zen

Dropping Ashes on the Buddha: The Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn

Website: http://www.kwanumzen.org/

Steve Hagen:

Topic: Buddhism and Zen

Buddhism Is Not What You Think: Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs

Meditation Now or Never

Buddhism Plain & Simple

How the World Can Be the Way It Is: An Inquiry for the New Millennium into Science, Philosophy, and Perception

Website: http://www.dharmafield.org/

 
Tan Kheng Khoo:
Topic: Varied
 

List of articles written by long time meditation teacher Dr. Tan on meditation and various teachings by different teachers and religions, recent articles (e.g. those on Taoism I - General., Theravada Buddhism, Tony Parsons, etc.) are well-written on the experience of Anatta/No-Self: http://www.kktanhp.com/

Ted Biringer

Topic: Zen; Dogen studies

The Flatbed Sutra of Louie Wing: The Second Ancestor of Zen in the West
Website: http://dogenandtheshobogenzo.blogspot.com/

Tejananda John Wakeman:

Pure Awareness (Available at http://tejanandajohnwakeman.googlepages.com/pureawareness)
Entering Pure Awareness (Available at http://www.vajraloka.org/tejanandasarticles/Entering%20Pure%20Awareness%20-%208-03.pdf)
Other writings: http://tejanandajohnwakeman.googlepages.com/writings

Website: http://tejanandajohnwakeman.googlepages.com/

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche:

Topic: Bon, Dzogchen

The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep
Website: https://www.ligmincha.org/

Thich Nhat Hanh:
Topic: Buddhism, Zen
 

The Sun My Heart

Peace Is Every Step
No Death, No Fear
Breathe! You Are Alive

Website: http://www.plumvillage.org/

Toni Packer: 
Topic: Awareness Practice, Anatta
 
The Silent Question: Meditating in the Stillness of Not-Knowing

The Wonder of Presence: And the Way of Meditative Inquiry

The Light of Discovery

Website: http://www.springwatercenter.org/

Tony Parsons:
Topic: Advaita

Nothing Being Everything

All There Is

The Open Secret

Website: http://www.theopensecret.com/

U.G. Krishnamurti

The Mystique of Enlightenment (Part Two)

Available for reading here: http://www.well.com/user/jct/mystiq2.htm

Website: http://www.well.com/user/jct/


Venerable Yin Shun
Topic: Buddhism


The Way to Buddhahood

Walpola Rahula
Topic: Buddhism


What The Buddha Taught