THE MIDDLE-WAY MEDITATION INSTRUCTIONS OF MIPHAM RINPOCHE by Thrangu Rinpoche
In this exposition, Mipham Rinpoche explains the meditation techniques for developing compassion and expanding this state into aspiration of bodhicitta. Having reached the clarity of this vision prajna begins to manifest. This text gives a detailed explanation of how one meditates to develop this wisdom. While all three vehicles were practiced in Tibet, the Middle-Way Instructions are life the background of a tapestry that allows the integration and display of its parts into a whole.
Mind at Ease: Self-Liberation Through Mahamudra Meditation by Traleg Rinpoche
In this uniquely insightful overview and practice guide, Traleg Rinpoche presents a thorough introduction to the Kagyu Lineage's Mahamudra tradition. The author's approach is straightforward - he presents the Mahamudra teachings as a means of seeing things in, as he says, "a positive open light. Even things we might normally regard as bad and undesirable can be interpreted in a more uplifting way due to the expansiveness of the Mahamudra vision.
BOUNDLESS HEART: The Cultivation of the Four Immeasurables by B. Alan Wallace, ed. by Zara Houshmand
The cultivation of the Four Immeasurables, or "divine abidings," is a core practice of early Buddhism and an invaluable complement to insight meditation. "Citta" refers to both the heart and mind, and their integrated cultivation is crucial to balanced spiritual practice. Developing these four qualities of loving kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity is the indispensable foundation for realizing bodhicitta, the spirit of awakening that animates the Bodhisattva way of life and inspires Vajrayana practice as a whole. Alan Wallace draws on early Buddhist sources and contemporary oral tradition to present accessible meditations on the four immeasurables, together with instructions on meditative quiescence. These teachings were originally offered during a group retreat and includes lively discussions with the participants.
Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunarantana
This step-by-step guide to Insight meditation is truly practical and direct. Venerable Gunaratana's conversational style and use of everyday example imbue the basic teachings of Vipassana meditation with unsurpassable clarity and wit. His deeply spiritual yet nondenominational appraoch invites readers of all baackgrounds to experience the fruits of meditative awareness.
Mindfulness with Breathing: A Manual for Serious Beginners by Buddhadasa Bhikku
This book contains beloved Thai meditation master Buddhadasa Bhikkhu's explanation of one of the most universal of all Buddhist meditation practices, "mindfulness with breathing." Using a straight-forward style of presentation suited to a Western audience, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu provides all you need to know to become free of stress and worry through the "simple and beautiful act of sitting quietly, alive to the breathing, " as taught by Buddha in his Anapanasati Sutta.
In this book, Buddhadasa Bhikkhu will take you by the hand and lead you all the way from the first attempt to observe the in-breaths and out-breaths, to the kinds of insight that have the power to liberate.
Minding Mind: A Course in Basic Meditation by Thomas Cleary
Some types of meditation are aimed at promoting a sense of confidence and well-being in every day life, while other types focus on producing altered states of consciousness, transcending the world, or developing skills for serving other people. The instructions in this book focus on the highest type of all, "pure, clear meditation" : a state of true objectivity that enables the practitioner to use all the other types of meditation freely and consciously, without becoming fixated or obsessed.
Path is the Goal, Basic Handbook of Buddhist Meditation by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
According to the Buddha, no one can attain basic sanity or enlightenment without practicing meditation. The teachings given here on the outlook and technique of meditation provide the foundation that every practitioner needs to awaken as the Buddha did.
TWILIGHT LANGUAGE: Explorations in Buddhist Meditation and Symbolism by Roderick S. Bucknell, Martin Stuart-Fox
This work is an investigation into two matters which to most readers will seem unconnected: the nature of of the Buddha's enlightenment and the meaning of Buddhist symbolism. Its conclusion is that these two are in fact connected because both are ultimately concerned with meditative practices. The authors examine the relationship that appears to exist between Buddhist meditative techniques and certain examples of Buddhist symbolism as found in the earliest Pali texts and in the so-called Twilight Language of the tantras.
Path of Insight Meditation (pocket) by Goldstein & Kornfield
Insight meditation is a Buddhist practice that can lead to understanding our lives, to clearly seeing the true nature of our existence, and to opening our hearts to ourselves and others. This book is a pocket-sized summary of the practices taught in the authors meditation retreats around the world. It includes exercises for strengthening mindfulness, cultivating compassion, and learning to live by the precepts.
PATH TO BLISS, 2nd ed. by the H.H. the Dalai Lama, trans. & ed. by Thupten Jinpa & Christine Cox
Clear, eloquent, simple and profound, His Holiness' teachings are easily accessible to beginning practitioners, yet richly nourishing to those more advanced in practice. In The Path to Bliss, the Dalai Lama shows how visualization, reason, and contemplation can be systematically crafted to enhance personal development. Beginning with practices designed to create an effective mental outlook, His Holiness skillfully guides the student to more advanced techniques for developing the mind's deepest potential and happiness.
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