Resources
Learning The Longchen Nyingthig Ngndro
The Dzogchen Innermost Essence Preliminary Practice
by Jigme Lingpa,
Translated by Ven. Tulku Thondup
Edited by Brian Beresford
Library of Tibetan Works
and Archives.
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
The Golden Letters:
‘The Three Statements of Garab Dorje’
Forward by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche
Translated by John Myrdhin Reynolds
Padmasambhava Comes to Tibet
by Yeshe Tsogyal with an introduction by Tarthang Tulku
Published by Dharma Publishing
The Trilogy of Rest: Finding Rest Volumes
by Longchenpa
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