Resources
Learning The Longchen Nyingthig Ngndro
Words of My Perfect Teacher revised edition
by Patrul Rinpoche
translation: Padmakara Translation Group
pub: HarperCollins
Tantric Practice in Nying-Ma
by Khetsun Sangpo
translator: Hopkins
pub: Snow Lion
Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse
by Anne Carolyn Klein
pub: Snow Lion
A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems
by Nyoshul Khenpo
transl: Richard Barron (Chokyi Nyima)
pub: Padma Publishing
A Guide to Words of My Perfect Teacher
by Khenpo Ngaw Pelzang
Masters of Meditation & Miracles Lives of the Great Buddhist Masters of India & Tibet
by Tulku Thondup
The Life and Visions of Yeshe Tsogyal: The Autobiography of the Great Wisdom Queen
by Yeshe Tsogyal
revealed by Drime Kunga
translated by Chonyi Drolma
pub: Snow Lion
White Lotus: An Explanation of The Seven Line Pryaer to Guru Padmasambhava
by Jamgon Mipham
pub: by Shambala Books
These teachers belong to the Longchen Nyingthig lineage of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, a cycle of mystical teachings
revealed by the great scholar and adept Jigme Lingpa.
The Life of Longchenpa: The Omniscent Dharma King of the Vast Expanse
Compiled and edited by Jampa Mackenzie Stewart
pub: Snow Lion
Guru Yoga According to the Preliminary Practice of Longchen Nyingtik
By Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Translated by Matthieu Ricard
Not for Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices
by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
Recommended Books
The Wheel of Life: Buddhist Perspectives on Cause & Effect
by The Dalai Lama
pub: Wisdom Publications
A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
by Santideva: transl: Wallace:
pub: Snow Lion
Mindfulness in Plain English
by Bhante Gunarantna
Wisdom Publication
The Small Golden Keys
(gives concise definitions/explanations of key Dharma terms)
by Thrinley Norbu
The Buddhist Psycology of Awakening: An In-Depth Guide to Abhidarma
by Steven Goodman
Shambhala Publications
The Guru Drinks Bourbon?
by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
Apparitions of the Self: The Secret Autobiographies of a Tibetan Visionary (Jigme Lingpa)
by Janet Gyatso
pub: Princeton University Press
Along with other inspirational books about Padmasambhava, Yeshe Tsogyel, Longchen Rabjam(Longchenpa) and Jigme Lingpa
Advanced Reading
The Precious Treasury Set
The Seven Treasuries, authored by the fourteenth-century Nyingma master Longchen Rabjam (Longchenpa)
Padma Publishing
Dispeller of Obstacles: The Heart Practice of Padmasambhava
translation. Erik Pema Kunsang
Rangjung Publications
Books About Tara and Tara Practices
The Smile of Sun and Moon
A Commentary on the Praise to the Twenty One Taras
by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche
trans: Anna Ortova
pub: Sky Dancer
Tara’s Enlightened Activity
by Khenchen Palden Sherab & Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal
pub: Snow Lion