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• Abram, David. The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World. New York: Vintage Books / Random House, 1997.
• Almaas, A. H. Diamond Heart Series and Diamond Mind Series. Berkeley, CA: Diamond Books, 1987.
• Almaas, A. H. The Pearl Beyond Price: Integration of Personality into Being, an Object Relations Approach (Diamond Mind). Vol. 2 of Diamond Mind Series. Berkeley, CA: Diamond Books, 1988.
• Amaro, Ajahn. Silent Rain. Redwood Valley, CA: Abhayagiri Forest Monastery, 1996.
• Amaro, Ajahn. Small Boat, Great Mountain: Theravadan Reflections on the Natural Great Perfection. Redwood Valley, CA: Abhayagiri Monastery, 2003.
• Analayo, Perspectives on Satipatthana. Birmingham, UK: Windhorse Publications, 2014.
• Analayo, Satipatthana: The Direct Path to Realization. Birmingham, UK: Windhorse Publications, 2003.
• Arnheim, Rudolf. Visual Thinking. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969.
• Aronson, Harvey. Buddhist Practice on Western Ground: Reconciling Eastern Ideals and Western Psychology. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2004.
• Aronson, Harvey B. Love and Sympathy in Theravada Buddhism . Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1980.
• Ash, Mel. The Zen of Recovery. New York: Putnam, 1993.


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• Batchelor, Stephen. The Awakening of the West: The Encounter of Buddhism and Western Culture. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press, 1994.
• Bayles, David, and Ted Orland. Art & Fear. Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1993.
• Beck, Charlotte Joko. Everyday Zen: Love and Work. San Francisco: Perennial Library /Harper & Row, 1989.
• Bennett-Goleman, Tara. Emotional Alchemy: How the Mind Can Heal the Heart. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2001.
• Bodhi, Bhikkhu. In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (Teachings of the Buddha) Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2005.
• Bodhi, Bhikkhu. The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Samyutta Nikaya
• Buddhadasa, Bhikkhu. Mindfulness With Breathing : A Manual for Serious Beginners . 2 vols. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2000.
• Bodhi, Bhikkhu. Transcendental Dependent Arising: A Translation and Exposition of the Upanisa Sutta. The Wheel Publication No. 277/278. Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society, 1980.
• Bohm, David. Thought as a System. New York: Routledge, 1992.
• Bohm, David. Wholeness and the Implicate Order. New York: Routledge Classics, 2002. First published 1980 by Routledge.
• Boorstein, Sylvia. Pay Attention, for Goodness' Sake : The Buddhist Path of Kindness. New York: Ballantine Books, 2002.
• Brach, Tara. Radical Acceptance : Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha New York: Bantam Books, 2003.
• Brown, Byron. Soul Without Shame: A Guide to Liberating Yourself from the Judge Within. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1999.
• Buddhadasa, Bhikkhu. Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree: The Buddha's Teaching on Voidness. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1994.
• Buddhadasa, Bhikkhu. Mindfulness with Breathing: A Manual for Serious Beginners. Translated by Satikaro Bhikkhu. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1998.
• Buddhaghosa, Bhadantacariya. The Path of Purification: Visuddhimagga Translated by Bhikkhu Nanamoli. Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society, 1991.
• Buswell, Robert E. The Korean Approach to Zen: The Collected Works of Chinul. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1983.
• Buswell, Robert E., and Robert M. Gimello. Paths to Liberation: The Marga and Its Transformations in Buddhist Thought. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1992.
• Byrom, Thomas, trans. The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha (Sacred Teachings) Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1993.


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• Cameron, Julie, with Mark Bryan. Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. New York: Putnam, 1992.
• Cardenal, Ernesto. Abide in Love. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1995.
• Cardenal, Ernesto. To live is to love. New York: Herder & Herder, 1972.
• Carse, James P. Finite and Infinite Games. Reissue ed. New York: Ballantine Books, 1987.
• Chah, Ajahn. Being Dharma: Essence of the Buddha's Teaching. Translated by Paul Breiter. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2001.
• Chittister, Joan, OSB. The Rule of Benedict: Insights for the Ages (Crossroad Spiritual Legacy Series). New York: Crossroad, 1992.
• Chittister, Joan, OSB. Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1991.
• Chodron, Pema. The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times. Boston:Shambhala Publications, 2001.
• Clarke, John, OCD, trans. Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux, Third Edition.
• Cleary, Thomas, trans. Dhammapada: The Sayings of Buddha New York: Bantam Books, 1994..
• Colledge, Edmund, OSA, and James Walsh, SJ, trans. and introduction. Julian of Norwich: Showings (Classics of Western Spirituality). New York: Paulist Press, 1978.
• Culligan, Kevin, OCD, and Regis Jordan, OCD, eds. Carmel and Contemplation: Transforming Human Consciousness. Carmelite Studies VIII. Washington, DC: ICS Publications, Institute of Carmelite Studies, 2000.
• Culligan, Kevin, Mary Jo Meadow, and Daniel Chowning. Purifying The Heart: Buddhist Meditation for Christians. New York: Crossroad, 1994.


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• Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama at Harvard. Translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1988.
• Dalai Lama. A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1994.
• Dalai Lama. Lojong: Training the Mind. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1999.
• Dalai Lama. Transforming the Mind: Teachings on Generating Compassion. Edited by Dominique Side. Translated by Geshe Thupten Kinpa. London: Thorsons, 2000.
• De Caussade, Jean Pierre. Abandonment to Divine Providence. Garden City, NY: Image Books / Doubleday, 1975.
• De Caussade, Jean Pierre. Sacrament of the Present Moment, The. Translated by Kitty Muggeridge. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1989. First published 1966 as L'Abandon à la Providence divine.
• De Chardin, Pierre Teilhard. The Divine Milieu. New York: Perennial Library/Harper & Row,1960.
• De Chardin, Pierre Teilhard. The Phenomenon of Man. New York: Perennial Library / Harper & Row, 1959. First published 1955 by Editions du Seuil, Paris.
• De Mello, Anthony, SJ. Awareness. New York: Image Books / Doubleday, 1992.
• De Mello, Anthony, SJ. Sadhana. St. Louis, MO: The Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1978.
• DeCharms, Christopher. Two Views of Mind: Abhidharma & Brain Science. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1997.
• Dodes, Lance. The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors. New York: HarperCollins, 2002.
• Dunne, John S. Way Of All The Earth. USA: University of Notre Dame Press (by arrangement with Macmillan Company) 1978. Copyright 1972.


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• Epstein, Mark. Going to Pieces without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness. New York: Broadway Books, 1998.
• Epstein, Mark. Open to Desire: The Truth About What the Buddha Taught. New York: Gotham Books, 2005.
• Epstein, Mark. "The Psychodynamics of Meditation: Pitfalls on the Spiritual Path." Journal of Transpersonal Psychology 22, no. 1 (1990), 17-34.
• Epstein, Mark. Thoughts Without A Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective. New York: Basic Books / HarperCollins, 1995.


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• Feild, Reshad. Steps to Freedom. Putney, VT: Threshold Books, 1983.
• Feldman, Christina. Principles of Meditation. London: Thorsons / HarperCollins, 1998.
• Finley, James. Merton's Palace of Nowhere. Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 1978.
• Flickstein, Matthew. Swallowing the River Ganges : A Practice Guide to the Path of Purification Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2001.
• Fox, Matthew. Breakthrough, Meister Eckhart's creation spirituality, in new translation. Garden City, NY: Image Books, 1980.
• Fox, Matthew. Meditations with Meister Eckhart. Introduction and versions by Matthew Fox. Santa Fe,NM: Bear, 1982.
• Fox, Matthew. Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality. Sante Fe, NM: Bear. 1983.
• Franck, Frederick. Zen Seeing, Zen Drawing: Meditation in Action. New York: Bantam Books, 1993.
• Freeman, Laurence. Jesus: The Teacher Within. New York: Continuum, 2000.
• Fritz, Robert. Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life. New York: Ballantine Books, 1984.
• Fritz, Robert. Your Life As Art. Newfane, VT: Newfane Press, 2003.
• Fronsdal, Gil. The Issue at Hand: Essays on Buddhist Mindfulness Practice. San Francisco: Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula, 2001.
• Funk, Robert W. Roy W. Hoover, and the Jesus Seminar. The Five Gospels: What Did Jesus Really Say? The Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1997.


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• Gendlin, Eugene T. Focusing. Rev. ed. New York: Bantam Books, 1981.
• Goldstein, Joseph. The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation (Shambhala Dragon Editions) Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1983.
• Goldstein, Joseph. Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1994.
• Goldstein, Joseph. One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism. San Francisco: Harper, 2002.
• Goldstein, Joseph, and Jack Kornfield. Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation (Shambhala Classics) Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1987.
• Goleman, Daniel. Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama. New York: Bantam Books, 2003.
• Groeschel, Benedict J. Spiritual Passages: The Psychology of Spiritual Development. New York: Crossroad, 1984.
• Gunaratana, Bhante Henepola. Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha?s Path. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2001.
• Gunaratana, Bhante Henepola. Mindfulness in Plain English. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1992.
• Gyatso, Geshe Kelsang. Meaningful to Behold: The Bodhisattva's Way of Life. London: Tharpa Publications, 1980.


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• Hafiz. The Gift: Poems by Hafiz, The Great Sufi Master. Translated by David Ladinsky. New York: Penguin, 1999.
• Hanh, Thich Nhat. Transformation and Healing: The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press, 1990.
• Harrison, Gavin. In the Lap of the Buddha. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1994.
• Hays, Edward. Pray All Ways. Leavenworth, KS: Forest of Peace Publishing, 1981.
• Henry, Patrick, ed. Benedict's Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of St. Benedict. New York: Riverhead Books / Penguin Putnam, 2001.
• Hick, John, and Paul F. Knitter, eds. The Myth of Christian Uniqueness: Toward a Pluralistic Theology of Religions. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1987.
• hooks, bell. All About Love: New Visions. New York: HarperCollins, 2000.
• Hopkins, Jeffrey. Meditation on Emptiness. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1983.
• Hopkins, Jeffrey, et al., ed. and trans. Compassion in Tibetan Buddhism. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1980.
• Huxley, Aldous. The Perennial Philosophy. New York: Harper and Row, 1944.


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• Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. New York: Delta, 1990.
• Kabir. The Kabir Book: Forty-Four of the Ecstatic Poems of Kabir. Translated by Robert Bly. Boston: Beacon Press, 1971.
• Katie, Byron. Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life. New York: Harmony Books, 2002.
• Kavanaugh, Kieran, OCD, and Otilio Rodriguez, OCD, trans. The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross. Washington, DC: ICS Publications, Institute of Carmelite Studies, 1973.
• Keating, Thomas. Open Mind Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel. New York: Continuum, 1994. Published 1986 by St. Benedict's Monastery.
• Keenan, John P. The Gospel of Mark: A Mahayana Reading. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1995.
• Khema, Ayya. When the Iron Eagle Flies: Buddhism for the West. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2000.
• Khema, Ayya. Who Is My Self? A Guide to Buddhist Meditation. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1997.
• Klein, Anne C. Meeting the Great Bliss Queen: Buddhists, Feminists, and the Art of the Self. Boston: Beacon Press, 1995.
• Klein, Anne C. Path to the Middle. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994.
• Kornfield, Jack. Living Dharma: Teachings of Twelve Buddhist Masters. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1996. Originally published 1977 as Living Buddhist Masters.
• Kornfield, Jack. A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life. New York: Bantam Books, 1993.
• Kornfield, Jack. Teachings of the Buddha. Rev. ed. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1993.
• Kramer, Greg. Insight Dialogue: The Interpersonal Path to FreedomBoston: Shambhala Publications, 2007.
• Kramer, Greg. Meditating Together, Speaking from Silence: The Practice of Insight Dialogue. Portland, OR: Metta Foundation, 1999. (See also http://www.metta.org.)
• Krishna, Gopi. Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy of Man. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1997.
• Krishnamurti, J. The First and Last Freedom. Ojai, CA: Krishnamurti Foundation of America, 1954. Published 1975 by HarperCollins.


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• Lawrence, Brother. The Practice of the Presence of God: With Spiritual Maxims. Old Tappan, NJ: Revell, 1999. Reprint edition.
• Levine, Peter. Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1997.
• Levine, Stephen. A Gradual Awakening. New York: Anchor Books, 1979.
• Levine, Stephen. A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last. New York: Bell Tower, 1997.
• Levko, John J. Cassian's Prayer for the 21st Century. Scranton, PA: University of Scranton Press, 2000.
• Light, Alan. The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah" New York: Atria Books, (December 4, 2012)


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• Macy, Joanna. Mutual Causality in Buddhism and General Systems Theory: The Dharma of Natural Systems. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1991.
• Macy, Joanna. World as Lover, World as Self. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press, 1991.
• Macy, Joanna, and Molly Young Brown. Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada: New Society Publishers, 1998.
• Mahasi Sayadaw. The Progress of Insight: A Treatise on Satipatthana Meditation Translated by Nyanaponika Thera. Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society, 1985.
• May, Gerald G. Addiction & Grace. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1988. First paperback edition 1991.
• May, Gerald G. The Awakened Heart: Opening Yourself to the Love You Need. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1991.
• McBrien, Richard P. Catholicism. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1981.
• Meadow, Mary Jo. Gentling the Heart: Buddhist Loving-Kindness Practice for Christians. New York: Crossroad, 1994.
• Merton, Thomas. The Ascent to Truth. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981. First published 1951 by the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani.
• Merton, Thomas. New Seeds of Contemplation. New York: New Directions, 1972. First published 1961 by the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, Inc.
• Merton, Thomas. Thoughts in Solitude. New York: Chapel Book / Dell, 1961. First published 1956 by the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani.
• Mott, Michael. The Seven Mountains of Thomas Merton. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984.


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• Nagao, Gadjin. The Foundational Standpoint of Madhyamika Philosophy. Translated by John P. Keenan. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1989.
• Nanamoli, Bhikkhu (original translation) and Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans. The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya (Teachings of the Buddha) . Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995.
• Napper, Elizabeth. Dependent Arising and Emptiness. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1989.
• Nelson, John E. Healing the Split: Integrating Spirit into Our Understanding of the Mentally Ill (S U N Y Series in the Philosophy of Psychology). Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994.
• Nemeck, Francis Kelly, OMI, and Marie Theresa Coombs, Hermit. O Blessed Night!: Recovering from Addiction, Codependency, and Attachment Based on the Insights of St. John of the Cross and Pierre Teilhard De Char. New York: Alba House, Society of St. Paul, 1991.
• Newland, Guy. The Two Truths. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1992.
• Nisargadatta Maharaj. I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta. Durham, NC: Acorn Press, 1988.
• Nisker, Wes. Buddha Nature: Evolution as a Practical Guide to Enlightenment. New York: Bantam Books, 1998.
• Norbu, Chogyal Namkhai. Dzogchen: The Self-Perfected State. Edited by Adriano Clemente. Translated by John Shane. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1996.
• Nouwen, Henri J. M. The Way of the Heart: Desert Spirituality and Contemporary Ministry. New York: Ballantine Books, 1981.
• Nouwen, Henri J. M. With Open Hands. Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 1972.
• Nouwen, Henri J. M. The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society. Garden City, NY: Image Books / Doubleday, 1972.
• Nyanaponika Thera. Abhidhamma Studies: Researches in Buddhist Psychology Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society, 1949.
• Nyanaponika Thera. The Heart of Buddhist Meditation. York Beach, ME: Samuel Weiser, 1965.


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• Olendzki, Andrew, PhD. Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2010.
• Ouspensky, P. D. The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution. New York: Random House, 1974.


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• Palmer, G. E. H., Philip Sherrard, and Kallistos Ware, ed. and trans. The Philokalia, Volume 1: The Complete Text; Compiled by St. Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain & St. Markarios of Corinth (Philokalia Vol. I). London: Faber and Faber, 1979.
• Pandita, Sayadaw U. In This Very Life : The Liberation Teachings of the Buddha . Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1991.
• Peck, M. Scott. People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983.
• Peers, E. Allison, trans. Interior Castle - Saint Theresa of Avila. Garden City, NY: Doubleday /Image Books, 1961.
• Pennebaker, James, W. The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2011
• Pennington, M. Basil, OCSO. Centering Prayer: Renewing an Ancient Christian Prayer Form. Garden City, NY: Doubleday / Image Books, 1980.
• Piburn, Sidney, ed. The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness; An Anthology of Writings By and About the Dalai Lama. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1993.
• Piyadassi Thera. The Buddha's Ancient Path. Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society, 1949.
• Plattig, Michael, O. Carm. "Freedom to Souls: Spiritual Accompaniment According to the Carmelite Tradition," in Tending the Holy: Spiritual Direction Across Traditions. Edited by Norvene Vest. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 2003.
• Podvoll, Edward M. Recovering Sanity: A Compassionate Approach to Understanding and Treating Pyschosis. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2003.


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• Rabten, Geshe. Echoes of Voidness. London: Wisdom Publications, 1983.
• Radier, Beatrice, ed. The Cloud of Unknowing and Other Works (Penguin Classics). London: Penguin Books, 1977.
• Rahula, Walpola. What the Buddha Taught: Revised and Expanded Edition with Texts from Suttas and Dhammapada . New York: Grove Press, 1959.
• Rees, Mary. Being Prayer -Transforming Consciousness: Good News of Buddhist Practice Houston: Nutshell Publications, 2006.
• Rees, Mary. "Going Beyond What You Believe to Be True ? First Steps." Online meditation course at http://wwwcitta101.org, 2004.
• Rees, Mary. Transforming the Power of Anger and Resentment: Self-Questioning Strategies. Houston: Citta 101, 1994.
• Rilke, Rainer Maria. A Year with Rilke: Daily Readings from the Best of Rainer Maria Rilke by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy. New York: HarperOne, 2009.
• Rilke, Rainer Maria. Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties: Translations and Considerations of Rainer Maria Rilke by John J. L. Mood. New York: W.W. Norton, 1975.
• Rilke, Rainer Maria. Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy. New York: Riverhead Books, 1996.
• Rilke, Rainer Maria. Letters to a Young Poettranslated from the German by Joan M Burnham. New World Library: Novato, CA, 2000 [this a later translation than my copy].
• Rinpoche, Kyabje Kalu. Luminous Mind: The Way of the Buddha. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1997.
• Roberts, Bernadette. The Experience of No-Self: A Contemplative Journey. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1985.
• Rohr, Richard. Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer. New York: Crossroad, 1999.
• Rosenberg, Larry. Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1998.
• Rumi. Open Secret: Versions of Rumi. Translated by John Moyne and Coleman Barks. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1984.


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• Sacks, Oliver. An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales. New York: Vintage Books, 1995.
• Sacks, Oliver. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales. New York: Touchstone Books, 1998.
• Salzberg, Sharon. Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience New York: Riverhead Books, 2002.
• Salzberg, Sharon. Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1997.
• Salzberg, Sharon, and Joseph Goldstein. Insight Meditation: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Meditate. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2001.
• Santorelli, Saki. Heal Thyself: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine. New York: Bell Tower, 1999.
• Segal, Seth Robert. Encountering Buddhism: Western Psychology and Buddhist TeachingsState University of New York Press, Albany, NY. 2003.
• Segal, Zindel V., J. Mark G. Williams, and John D. Teasdale. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse. New York: Guilford Press, 2002.
• Shah, Idries. Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way. New York: Penguin, 1996.
• Shantideva, Acharya. Bodhisattvacharyavatara - A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. Translated by Stephen Batchelor. Dharmsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1979.
• Silananda, U. TThe Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1990.
• Smith, Rodney. Lessons from the Dying. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1998.
• Smith, Rodney. Stepping Out of Self-Deception: The Buddha's Liberating Teaching of No-Self. Boston: Shambhala, 2010.
• Soeng, Mu. The Heart of the Universe: Exploring the Heart Sutra. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2010.
• Soma Thera. The Way of Mindfulness: the Satipatthana Sutta and Commentary. Kandy, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society, 1941.
• Sumedho, Ajahn. Don't Take Your Life Personally . Buddhist Publishing Group, Totnes, Deveon, UK: Amaravati Publications, 2010.
• Sumedho, Ajahn. The Way It Is. Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, Great Gaddesden, UK: Amaravati Publications, 1991.
• Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. New York: Weatherhill, 1970.
• Swidler, Leonard, ed. Toward a Universal Theology of Religion. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1988.


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• Talbot, Michael. The Holographic Universe. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
• Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre. The Divine Milieu (Perennial Classics). New York: Harper & Row, 1960. First published 1957 as Le Milieu Divin.
• Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre. The Phenomenon of Man. New York: Harper & Row, 1959. Originally published 1955 as Le Phénomene Humain.
• Thompson, Helen, BVM. Journey Toward Wholeness: A Jungian Model of Adult Spiritual Growth. New York: Paulist Press, 1982.
• Titmuss, Christopher. Light on Enlightenment: Revolutionary Teachings on the Inner Life. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1999.
• Tolle, Eckhart. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. Novato, CA: New World Library, 1999.
• Toner, Jules J. Commentary on Saint Ignatius Rules for Discernment of Spirits: A Guide to the Principles and Practice (Hadronic Press Monographs in Mathematics). St. Louis, MO: The Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1982.
• Trungpa, Chogyam. Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1973.
• Tweedie, Irina. The Chasm of Fire: A Woman's Experience with the Teachings of a Sufi Master. Reissue ed. Shaftsbury, Dorset, UK: Element Books, 1993.


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• Vanier, Jean. From Brokenness to Community (Harold M. Wit Lectures). Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1992.
• Von Bruck, Michael. "Buddhist Sunyata and the Christian Trinity: The Emerging Holistic Paradigm" in Buddhist Emptiness and Christian Trinity: Essays and Exploration. Edited by Roger Corless and Paul F. Knitter. New York: Paulist Press, 1990.


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• Walsh, John. Evangelization and Justice: New Insights for Christian Ministry. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1982.
• Walsh, Roger. Staying Alive. Boulder, CO: New Science Library, Shambhala Publications, 1984.
• Walsh, Roger, and Frances Vaughan. "The Art of Transcendence: An Introduction to Common Elements of Transpersonal Practices." Journal of Transpersonal Psychology 25, no. 1 (1993).
• Walshe, Maurice, trans. The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya (Teachings of the Buddha) . Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995. First published 1987 as Thus Have I Heard: The Long Discourses of the Buddha.
• Wangyal, Tenzin. Healing with Form, Energy and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2002.
• Ward, Benedicta, SLG, trans. The Sayings of the Desert Fathers. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1975.
• Watts, Alan. The Wisdom of Insecurity. New York: Pantheon Books, 1951.
• Weisman, Arinna, and Jean Smith. The Beginner's Guide to Insight Meditation. New York: Bell Tower, 2001.
• Welwood, John, ed. Awakening the Heart. Boston: New Science Library, Shambhala Publications, 1983.
• Welwood, John. Journey of the Heart: Path of Conscious Love, The. New York: Harper Perennial, 1990.
• Welwood, John. Toward a Psychology of Awakening: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2000.
• Wilber, Ken, Jack Engler, and Daniel P. Brown. Transformations of Consciousness: Conventional and Contemplative Perspectives on Development. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1986.
• Williams, Angel Kyodo. being black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace. New York: Viking Compass, 2000.


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• Zajonc, Arthur, ed. The New Physics and Cosmology Dialogues with the Dalai Lama. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.


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