12 Dakinis
Dakini Power - Twelve Extraordinary Women Shaping the Transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in the West — by Michaela Haas
Personal reflections and life stories from 12 contemporary female Tibetan Buddhist teachers.
Masters of Awareness
A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems - Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage — by Nyoshul Khenpo
This work maps out the heart of all the lines of transmission of Dzogpachenpo from the primordial Buddha to the present day.
Masters of Kadam
The Book of Kadam — Attributed to Atisa and Dromtonpa · Library of Tibetan Classic - volume 2
This work is a landmark in the study of Tibetan culture in general and Tibetan Buddhism in particular. Undisputedly one of the greatest works.
Transmitting the Ideal
Original Perfection - Vairotsana's Five Early Transmissions — by Keith Dowman
The root of Dzogchen - main practice of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. Sparkling translation and commentary provide insight and historical background.
Gangama Mahamudra
Tilopa's Mahamudra Upadesha - The Gangama Instructions With Commentary — by Sangyes Nyenpa
This book offers the reader a window into the oral transmission of these instructions, given in a traditional Tibetan context by one of the Kagyu lineage's most learned and accomplished contemporary masters.
Journey to Tibet
Buddhism's Journey to Tibet — by Jamgon Kongtrul - The Treasury of Knowledge - Volume 2
This book presents Kongtrul's masterful history of Buddhism in India and Tibet.
Refining Perception
Buddhahood Without Meditation - A Visionary Account Known as Refining Apparent Phenomena (Nang-Jang) - by Dudjom Lingpa
This work presents the view of the Great Perfection (Dzogchen) through the approach known as trek-chöd (cutting through solidity).
Entrance to the Great Perfection
Entrance to the Great Perfection - A Guide to the Dzogchen Preliminary Practices — by Cortland Dahl
Blending contemporary and traditional perspectives, this groundbreaking work offers guidance on the profound foundational practices of the Great Perfection.
Life and Teaching of Naropa
Life and Teaching of Naropa — by Herbert V. Guenther
Naropa's biography, translated by the world-renowned Buddhist scholar Herbert V. Guenther from hitherto unknown sources, describes with great psychological insight the spiritual development of this scholar-saint. Translated from the original Tibetan with a Philosophical Commentary based on the Oral Transmission.
Kindly Bent to Ease Us
Kindly Bent to Ease Us — by Longchenpa
Longchenpa offers a guide to enlightenment that begins with traditional reflections on the preciousness of a human existence, finite in time but unlimited in opportunities. The translator - Dr. H. V. Guenther - introduces each chapter with explications based on Longchenpa's own commentaries.