Buddhism Reference Material

Insight Meditation (Vipasana)

The Experience of Insight* by Joseph Goldstein
A Path with Heart* Jack Kornfield
Lovingkindness* by Sharon Salzberg
Faith* by Sharon Salzberg
One Dharma* by Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation* by Joseph Goldstein
A Heart as Wide as the World* by Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation correspondence course* by Salzberg and Goldstein ($198, soundstrue.com)
The Mind and the Way* by Ajahn Sumedho
An Awakened Life* by Christopher Titmuss
What the Buddha Taught* by Walpola Rahula (good reference for basics and "the lists"
Dipa Ma* by Amy Schmidt
It's Easier than You Think* by Sylvia Boorstein (introduction for non-Buddhists)
Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana
The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree by Buddhadasa Bhikkhu
The Heart of Buddhist Meditation by Nyanponika Thera
Buddhist Dictionary by Nyanatiloka Thera (excellent reference for terminology from Pariyatti)
Dependent Origination by P.A. Payutto (on the Web, search by title and Payutto)
Good, Evil, and Beyond: Kamma in the Buddha's Teachings by P.A. Payutto (on the Web)

The Life of the Buddha* by Bhikkhu Ñanamoli (from Pariyatti Book Service)
In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Cannon* by trans. Bhikkhu Bodhi
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya by translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi; in 2 volumes, Wisdom Publications, $125 (suggested suttas: 1:1, 23, 27; 2:18, 26; 3:8, 25; 4:5; 5:10; 6:1, 2, 15; 7:2, 11, 12; 8:5; 12:1, 2, 15, 16, 17, 23, 65; 15:1, 3, 14; 16:8, 12; 17:2; 20:7; 21:2; 22:1, 3, 33, 43, 51, 55, 59, 79, 80, 85, 86, 93, 94, 95, 101; 35:23, 24, 28, 80, 82, 85, 94, 97, 116, 248; 36:6, 21; 41:1; 43:12-44; 44:10; 45:2; 46:51, 53; 47:6, 19, 20; 48:41, 42; 55:7, 21, 37; 56:11, 31, 34, 35, 38)
Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: An Anthology of Suttas from the Anguttara Nikaya by translated by Nyanaponika Thera and Bhikkhu Bodhi, AltaMira Press
Dhammapada by translated by Gil Fronsdal
Teachings of The Buddha by edited by Jack Kornfield

The Great Compassion: Buddhism and Animal Rights by Norm Phelps (Lantern Books)
To Cherish All Life - A Buddhist Case for Becoming Vegetarian by Philip Kapleau (Harper and Row)

Carefree Dignity* by Tsoknyi Rinpoche
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche (ch. 10)
Natural Great Perfection by Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche
Rainbow Painting by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
As It Is, vol 2 by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
The Flight of the Garuda by translated by Keith Dowman
Self-Liberation through Seeing with Naked Awareness by translated by John M. Reynolds

The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way* by Jay L. Garfield (translation of Nagarjuna)
Verses from the Center* by Stephen Batchelor (poetic rendition of Nagarjuna)
Mother of the Buddhas by Lex Hixon (rendition of selections from Prajñaparamita Sutra)
Time, Space, and Knowledge by Tarthang Tulku
A Flash of Lightening in the Dark of Night by H.H. Dalai Lama (commentary on Shantideva)

Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting* by Jon and Myla Kabat-Zinn
Dharma Family Treasures by ed. Sandy Eastoak
Prince Siddhartha by Johnathan Landaw (life of the Buddha for children)
A Treasury of Wise Action (Jakata tales)

Access to Insight is an excellent Web site with suttas and Theravadin readings: www.actioninsight.org

Amazon.com
Pariyatti Book Service, P.O. Box 15926, Seattle, WA 98115; (800) 829-2748
Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm Street, Sommerville, MA 02144; (800)272-4050, www.wisdompubs.org; a non-profit publisher of Dharma books
www.bookfinder.com is a good site to locate out-of-print books
Bodhi Tree Books, 8585 Melrose Avenue, W. Hollywood, CA 90069; (800)825-9798. Their used book department is sometimes also good for out-of-print books.