| 12 Steps On Buddha's Path | Laura | S. | In 12 Steps on Buddha's Path, the author describes her own journey of recovery from alcoholism - an astounishing passage through frightening territory. She marks out the path that allowed her to emerge into a life that is joyous and free. | Book |  | Request |
| 365 Zen | Jean | Smith | Daily readings in the dharma. | Book | | Request |
| 5/20/00 | Eric | Kolvig | | Audio Tape | | Request |
| A Buddhist History of the West | David | Loy | To be self-conscious is to experience ungroundedness as a sense of lack, but what is lacking has been understood differently in different historical periods. Loy examines how the understanding of lack changes at historical junctures and shows how those junctures were so crucial in the development of the West. | Book | | Request |
| A Buddhist's Companion | Ashin | Thittila | An Exposition and Selected Quotes. Collected from lectures, articles and talks given throughout Ashin Thittila's teaching life. An easy and inspirational read on many topics. | Book | | Request |
| A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma (#1) | Bhikkhu | Bodhi (Ed.) | Pali text, translation & explanatory guide | Book | | Request |
| A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma (#2) | Bhikkhu | Bodhi (Ed.) | Pali text, translation & explanatory guide | Book | | Request |
| A Gradual Awakening | Stephen | Levine | "When my Guru wanted to compliment me, he called me simple; when he wished to chide me, he called me clever. This book about vipassana meditation is simple...clear and familiary comfortable. It just is what is. This simplicity surprises me when I realize that the book deals with profound topics that I have often fruitlessly pondered in ancient tomes of Buddhist lore. I always knew in my heart that these matters were quite simple, and so it is a delight to see them so presented." -Ram Dass | Book | | Request |
| A Handbook for the Practice of Anapanasati Bhavana | Buddhadasa | Bhikkhu | Can mindfulness be cultivated? The answer is "yes". In this book, Buddhasasa Bhikkhu reveals the sixteen steps of breathing meditation to attain the 'coolness' (or nibanna) of life. It is only when the mind is truly cool and calm that wisdom or insight (vipassana) can arise. | Book | | Request |
| A Heart as Wide as the World | Sharon | Salzberg | Lovingkindness is a profound exploration of the deepest meanings of love, empathy, and caring. It offers psychological insights of real spiritual balue and practical utility. | Book | | Request |
| A Journey of Awakening | Rabbi Ted | Falcon PhD | For over 30 years the author has explored the frontiers of Jewish spirituality and meditation, and has founded meditative synagogues in Los Angeles and Seattle. This is a guide on how to use the sefirot meditations to find and heal the neglected parts of your being.
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| A Little Book of Parenting Skills | Mark | Brady Ph.D. | This is a booklet containing 52 vital practices to help with the most important job on the planet. | Book | | Request |
| A Meditator's Diary | Jane | Hamilton-Merritt | A vintage paperback from 1976. Hamilton was a Vietnam war correspondent-photographer, who went on to experience intensive Buddhist meditation in Thai temples. She explains the expansion of consciousness that was (and of course, still is) available without drugs. In the 70s, consciousness without drugs was a mystery to Westerners, but common to meditation practitioners in the East. | Book | | Request |
| A New Earth | Eckart | Tolle | Awakening to Your Life's Purpose. With his bestselling spritual guide The Power Of Now, Echart Tolle inspired million of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived "in the now". In A New Earth, Tolle expands on these powerful ideas to show how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness in not only essential to personal happiness, but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world. Tolle describes how our attachment to the ego creates the dysfunction that leads to anger, jealousy, and unhappiness, and shows readers how to awaken to a new state of consciousness and follow the path to a truly fulfilling existence. | Book | | Request |
| A Path With Heart | Jack | Kornfield | "This important guidebook shows in detail and with great humor and insight the way to practice the Buddha's universal teachings here in the West. Jack Kornfield is a wonderful storyteller and a great teacher." - Thich Nhat Hanh | Book |  | Request |
| A Policy of Kindness | Dalai | Lama | A captivating picture of the Dalai Lama whose life philosophy has been fonded upon the concept of universal responsibility and reverence for all living things.
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| A Practical Guide to Buddhist Meditation | X | Paramananda | The original title of this book was Change Your Mind. This book is an accessible and thorough guide based on traditional material but written in a light and modern style. Colorfully illustrated with anecdotes and tips from the author's experience as a meditator and teacher. It also offers refreshing inspiration to seasoned meditators. To take up meditation is to introduce a powerful force for change in your life. If you change you mind, then the world changes too. Meditation can be the beginning of life's great adventure. | Book | | Request |
| A Short History of Buddhism | Edward | Conze | Scholarly, yet easy to read presentation of the spread of Buddhism since its inception. This is a slim, little and fragile 1960 edition. Despite its compactness, it omits no development of importance. Dr. Conze divides Buddhist history into four great epochs with skill, sympathy and deep insight. | Book | | Request |
| A Still Forest Pool #1 | Jack | Kornfield | Co-authored with Paul Breiter. Achaan Chah spent many years walking and meditation in the forest monastery of Wat Ba Pong, engaging in the uncomplicated and disciplined Buddhist practice called dbudanga. This book reflects the quiet, intensive, and joyous practice of the forest monks of Thailand. | Book | | Request |
| A Still Forest Pool #2 | Jack | Kornfield | Co-authored with Paul Breiter. Achaan Chah spent many years walking and meditation in the forest monastery of Wat Ba Pong, engaging in the uncomplicated and disciplined Buddhist practice called dbudanga. This book reflects the quiet, intensive, and joyous practice of the forest monks of Thailand. | Book | | Request |