Snow Lion Publications Publisher Books


The Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path (Dream Flag Series)The Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path (Dream Flag Series)
"Specific and pragmatic, these instructions are applicable to every state of...
The Practice of KalachakraThe Practice of Kalachakra
The Dalai Lama taught the popular Kalachakra to thousands of people in New York, Bloomington,...
Developing Balanced Sensitivity: Practical Buddhist Exercises for Daily LifeDeveloping Balanced Sensitivity: Practical Buddhist Exercises for Daily Life
This book introduces a series of techniques that can be practiced by people from all backgrounds...
Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom: The Life and Legacy of H. H. Dudjom RinpocheLight of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom: The Life and Legacy of H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche
Master of masters, visionary, poet, revealer of profound spiritual treasures, Dudjom Rinpoche...
The Power and the Pain: Transforming Spiritual Hardship into JoyThe Power and the Pain: Transforming Spiritual Hardship into Joy
By illustrating how we can mine our problems and use them as fertile ground to develop our...


A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life (text only) by Santideva,V. A. Wallace,B. A. WallaceA Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life (text only) by Santideva,V. A. Wallace,B. A. Wallace
Best Price: $198.87
A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life [Paperback] Santideva (Author), Vesna A. Wallace...
Wise Teacher, Wise Student: Tibetan Approaches to a Healthy RelationshipWise Teacher, Wise Student: Tibetan Approaches to a Healthy Relationship
The relationship with a spiritual teacher can be the most rewarding and life-enhancing...
White Lotus: An Introduction to Tibetan CultureWhite Lotus: An Introduction to Tibetan Culture
Best Price: $143.08
Tibetan Arts of Love: Sex, Orgasm & Spiritual HealingTibetan Arts of Love: Sex, Orgasm & Spiritual Healing
Best Price: $13.36
I am new to the study of eastern religions, and I enjoyed this book. About a third of it is...
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path To EnlightenmentThe Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path To Enlightenment


Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building A Healthy RelationshipRelating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building A Healthy Relationship
This book explores the sources of misunderstanding and reexamines traditional Buddhist teachings...
Tibetan Arts of Love: Sex, Orgasm & Spiritual HealingTibetan Arts of Love: Sex, Orgasm & Spiritual Healing
The sixty-four arts of love-making are lucidly presented.
Translating Buddhism from TibetanTranslating Buddhism from Tibetan
Best Price: $51.68
I began my studies of Tibetan in late Oct 2009. It was difficult to choose a place to start. ...
Answers: Discussions with Western BuddhistsAnswers: Discussions with Western Buddhists
Best Price: $4.60
In India it has become the tradition for the Dalai Lama to spend several days giving teachings...
Sacred Ground: Jamgon Kongtrul on Pilgrimage and Sacred GeographySacred Ground: Jamgon Kongtrul on Pilgrimage and Sacred Geography
Best Price: $17.44
Describes two journeys: a journey outward to specific pilgrimage places in Eastern Tibet and a...

Dzogchen TeachingsDzogchen Teachings
This book is a kind of treasure trove of practical often secret material that every Buddhist...
The Treasury of Knowledge, Book 6, Part 4: Systems of Buddhist Tantra: 6-4The Treasury of Knowledge, Book 6, Part 4: Systems of Buddhist Tantra: 6-4
In Tibetan religious literature, Jamgon Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge stands out as a...
Women of WisdomWomen of Wisdom
Women of Wisdom is an exploration and celebration of the spiritual potential of all women, as...
A Spacious Path to Freedom: Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra and AtiyogaA Spacious Path to Freedom: Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra and Atiyoga
This manual of Tibetan meditation simply and thoroughly presents the profound Dzogchen and...
Tantric TechniquesTantric Techniques
I have the bias of not liking Jeffrey Hopkins style of translation. Especially the translation...

The Treasury of Knowledge: Books Two, Three, and Four: Buddhism's Journey to TibetThe Treasury of Knowledge: Books Two, Three, and Four: Buddhism's Journey to Tibet
This masterful history of Buddhism in India and Tibet describes the Buddha's life, his...
Guru Yoga: According to the Preliminary Practice of Longchen NyingtikGuru Yoga: According to the Preliminary Practice of Longchen Nyingtik
Why is the practice of guru yoga (union with the nature of the guru) so important?
Enlightened Courage: An Explanation of the Seven-Point Mind TrainingEnlightened Courage: An Explanation of the Seven-Point Mind Training
Condenses the path to Buddhahood into straight-forward practical instructions based on a famous...
Health Through Balance: An Introduction to Tibetan MedicineHealth Through Balance: An Introduction to Tibetan Medicine
The best work on Tibetan medicine ever to appear in English.--Dr. Barry Clark
The Six Yogas of Naropa: Tsongkhapa's CommentaryThe Six Yogas of Naropa: Tsongkhapa's Commentary
Anyone who has read more than a few books on Tibetan Buddhism will have encountered references...

Music in the Sky: The Life, Art and Teachings of the Seventeenth Karamapa, Karmapa Orgyen Trinley DorjeMusic in the Sky: The Life, Art and Teachings of the Seventeenth Karamapa, Karmapa Orgyen Trinley Dorje
Includes with brief biographies of all sixteen previous Karmapas, specially composed for this...
The Thirty-Seven Practices of BodhisattvasThe Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas
Conveys the quintessence of the Mahayana path to perfection.
The Courage to Feel: Buddhist Practices for Opening to OthersThe Courage to Feel: Buddhist Practices for Opening to Others
When circumstances are challenging, how do we react? This book offers methods to help us develop...
Fluenet Tibetan (Novice and Intermediate Levels, Volume 1)Fluenet Tibetan (Novice and Intermediate Levels, Volume 1)The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen (Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy)The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen (Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy)
Chogyal Namkhai Norbu examines the sprirtual path from the viewpoint of Dzogchen.

Death, Intermediate State and RebirthDeath, Intermediate State and RebirthGuru Rinpoche: His Life and Times (Tsadra Foundation Series)Guru Rinpoche: His Life and Times (Tsadra Foundation Series)
To Tibetan Buddhists, Guru Rinpoché is a Buddha. This book recounts Guru...
Penetrating Wisdom: The Aspiration of SamantabhadraPenetrating Wisdom: The Aspiration of Samantabhadra
This extremely clear and accessible work presents the path to complete awakening according to...
Taking The Kalachakra InitiationTaking The Kalachakra InitiationChod Practice in the Bon TraditionChod Practice in the Bon Tradition
This book is the first to trace the history of Chod practice in Tibet's indigenous Bon...

The Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul: A Gem of Many Colors (Tsadra Foundation Series)The Autobiography of Jamgon Kongtrul: A Gem of Many Colors (Tsadra Foundation Series)
This much-awaited first English edition of Jamgon Kongtrul's autobiography is refreshingly...
The Tibetan Treasure Literature: Revelation, Tradition, and Accomplishment in Visonary BuddhismThe Tibetan Treasure Literature: Revelation, Tradition, and Accomplishment in Visonary Buddhism
Over the course of Tibetan history, revelations-known as Treasures-have been discovered hidden...
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment: Lam Rim Chen MoThe Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment: Lam Rim Chen Mo
Best Price: $21.98
(Because this is volume three, please refer to my review on volume one, ISBN 1559391529, for a...
Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas on the Middle Way: With Commentary by Gyel-tsap (Textual Studies and Translations in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism)Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas on the Middle Way: With Commentary by Gyel-tsap (Textual Studies and Translations in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism)
Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas is a foundational work of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy, and...
The Center of the Sunlit Sky: Madhyamaka in the Kagyu Tradition (Nitartha Institute Series)The Center of the Sunlit Sky: Madhyamaka in the Kagyu Tradition (Nitartha Institute Series)
Madhyamaka is a potent and universally accessible means of calming our suffering and awakening...

The Bodhisattva VowThe Bodhisattva Vow
These teachings by Geshe Sonam Rinchen explain the altruistic wish to attain enlightenment and...
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, Volume Two: 2The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, Volume Two: 2
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Llam rim chen mo) is one of the...
Mind in Tibetan BuddhismMind in Tibetan Buddhism
Details the nature of mind and its functions.
The Dalai Lamas on TantraThe Dalai Lamas on Tantra
This is a unique collection of authentic teachings by the Dalai Lamas on Tantric Buddhism and...
Choosing Simplicity: A Commentary on the Bhikshuni PratimokshaChoosing Simplicity: A Commentary on the Bhikshuni Pratimoksha
The search to understand our mind and heart, to be at peace withing ourselves, is the most...

Dalai Lama: A Policy of KindnessDalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness
This book offers a comprehensive view of the Dalai Lama, both his personal life and his thoughts...
Tantric Practice in Nying-maTantric Practice in Nying-ma
"...an all-encompassing presentation of Vajrayana philosophy and practice. There is much...
Fundamental Mind: The Nyingma View of the Great CompletenessFundamental Mind: The Nyingma View of the Great Completeness
Precise and detailed presentation of the nature of mind from the Dzogchen point of view.
Working with AngerWorking with Anger
Best Price: $5.99
This is a wonderful book. I've been working on my anger for some time and reading this book...
Luminous Essence: A Guide to the Guhyagarbha TantraLuminous Essence: A Guide to the Guhyagarbha Tantra
Luminous Essence is a complete introduction to the world of tantric thought and practice....

Feminine Ground: Essays on Women and TibetFeminine Ground: Essays on Women and Tibet
"Brings to the fore the voices of the major Western women scholars of Tibetan Buddhism...an...
The Moon of Wisdom: Chapter Six of Chandrakirti's Entering the Middle Way with Commentary from the Eighth Karmapa Mikyo Dorje's Kagyu SiddhasThe Moon of Wisdom: Chapter Six of Chandrakirti's Entering the Middle Way with Commentary from the Eighth Karmapa Mikyo Dorje's Kagyu Siddhas
This important work, selected by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso as the text for his worldwide teaching...
The Path to Bliss, 2nd EditionThe Path to Bliss, 2nd Edition
Clear, eloquent, simple and profound, His Holiness' teachings are easily accessible to...
Heartfelt AdviceHeartfelt Advice
In ninety-five separate sections, Lama Dudjom Dorjee guides readers through an overview of basic...
Health Through Balance: An Introduction to Tibetan MedicineHealth Through Balance: An Introduction to Tibetan Medicine
Best Price: $8.50
This book is a compilation of lectures given by Dr. Donden at the University of Virginia to...

The Psychology of Buddhist TantraThe Psychology of Buddhist Tantra
This book is unique in the way in which it explains the rich iconography of Tibetan Buddhism in...
Calming the Mind: Tibetan Buddhist Teaching on Cultivating Meditative QuiescenceCalming the Mind: Tibetan Buddhist Teaching on Cultivating Meditative Quiescence
Manual on how to cultivate stability, clarity and bring awareness into each moment of living.
Atisha's Lamp for the Path to EnlightenmentAtisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment
The famous source of the graduated teachings on the path to enlightenment found in all schools...
Reflections On A Mountain Lake: Teachings on Practical BuddhismReflections On A Mountain Lake: Teachings on Practical Buddhism
Collection of Dharma teachings addressing issues of common concern to Buddhist practitioners...
Eight Verses for Training the MindEight Verses for Training the Mind
Best Price: $12.00
How do we free ourselves from the demon of self-concern? These instructions are found here in...

Straight from the Heart: Buddhist Pith InstructionsStraight from the Heart: Buddhist Pith InstructionsKing of the Empty Plain: The Tibetan Iron-Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo (TsadraKing of the Empty Plain: The Tibetan Iron-Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo (TsadraA Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of LifeA Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life
In the whole of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition there is no single treatise more deeply revered...
Appearance & Reality: The Two Truths in the Four Buddhist Tenet SystemsAppearance & Reality: The Two Truths in the Four Buddhist Tenet Systems
When someone seeks to understand Buddhism, where should one start: With the elaboration on what...
Mind TrainingMind Training
Expressed in a colloquial, intimate style, this teaching contains the essence of the Seven-Point...

Healing from the Source: The Science and Lore of Tibetan MedicineHealing from the Source: The Science and Lore of Tibetan Medicine
Dr. Yeshi Donden, the long-time personal physician of HH the Dali Lama, draws from over fifty...
Sky Dancer: The Secret Life & Songs of the Lady Yeshe TsogyelSky Dancer: The Secret Life & Songs of the Lady Yeshe Tsogyel
One of the few texts dealing with the spiritual evolution of a female aspirant.
The Path to EnlightenmentThe Path to Enlightenment
One of the most accessible introductions to Tibetan Buddhism ever published.
Buddhism for Busy People: Finding Happiness in an Uncertain WorldBuddhism for Busy People: Finding Happiness in an Uncertain World
What does it take to be happy? We've all asked ourselves this question at some point, but...
Maitreya's Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being: Commentary by MiphamMaitreya's Distinguishing Phenomena and Pure Being: Commentary by Mipham
Mipham's comentary cogently supports Maitreya's text in a detailed analysis of how...

The Union of Bliss and Emptiness: Teachings on the Practice of Guru YogaThe Union of Bliss and Emptiness: Teachings on the Practice of Guru Yoga
Guru Yoga is an important aspect of the tantric practice of Mahayana Buddhism and the foundation...
Two Views of Mind: Abhidharma & Brain ScienceTwo Views of Mind: Abhidharma & Brain Science
Scientists compares and contrasts the Buddhists theory of perception and Western neuroscience.
The Four Noble TruthsThe Four Noble Truths
The first teaching of the Buddha and the foundation teaching for all forms of Buddhism.
Compassionate ActionCompassionate Action
This is the first book to become available in the West by one of the most revered spiritual...
Working with AngerWorking with Anger
Anger plagues all of us on a personal, national, and international level. Yet, we see people,...

Introduction to Tibetan BuddhismIntroduction to Tibetan Buddhism
The expanded edition of the classic reference, one of Snow Lion's top ten bestsellers....
The Excellent Path to Enlightenment: Oral Teachings on the Root Text of Jamyang Khyentse WangpoThe Excellent Path to Enlightenment: Oral Teachings on the Root Text of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Clear instructions on the foundation practices that illuminate the heart of tantric practice.
No Self No ProblemNo Self No Problem
No Self, No Problem is about how to realize the ultimate meaning of life in each moment by...
The Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path (Dream Flag Series)The Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path (Dream Flag Series)
"Specific and pragmatic, these instructions are applicable to every state of...
The Practice of KalachakraThe Practice of Kalachakra
The Dalai Lama taught the popular Kalachakra to thousands of people in New York, Bloomington,...

Developing Balanced Sensitivity: Practical Buddhist Exercises for Daily LifeDeveloping Balanced Sensitivity: Practical Buddhist Exercises for Daily Life
This book introduces a series of techniques that can be practiced by people from all backgrounds...
Light of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom: The Life and Legacy of H. H. Dudjom RinpocheLight of Fearless Indestructible Wisdom: The Life and Legacy of H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche
Master of masters, visionary, poet, revealer of profound spiritual treasures, Dudjom Rinpoche...
The Power and the Pain: Transforming Spiritual Hardship into JoyThe Power and the Pain: Transforming Spiritual Hardship into Joy
By illustrating how we can mine our problems and use them as fertile ground to develop our...
A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life (text only) by Santideva,V. A. Wallace,B. A. WallaceA Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life (text only) by Santideva,V. A. Wallace,B. A. Wallace
Best Price: $198.87
A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life [Paperback] Santideva (Author), Vesna A. Wallace...
Wise Teacher, Wise Student: Tibetan Approaches to a Healthy RelationshipWise Teacher, Wise Student: Tibetan Approaches to a Healthy Relationship
The relationship with a spiritual teacher can be the most rewarding and life-enhancing...

White Lotus: An Introduction to Tibetan CultureWhite Lotus: An Introduction to Tibetan Culture
Best Price: $143.08
Tibetan Arts of Love: Sex, Orgasm & Spiritual HealingTibetan Arts of Love: Sex, Orgasm & Spiritual Healing
Best Price: $13.36
I am new to the study of eastern religions, and I enjoyed this book. About a third of it is...
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path To EnlightenmentThe Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path To EnlightenmentZurchungpa's TestamentZurchungpa's Testament
A renowned classic of Buddhism previously unavailable in English explained by one of the most...
The Practice of MahamudraThe Practice of Mahamudra
Mahamudra, the highest level of teaching within Tibetan Buddhism, rewards study and practice...

The Wheel of Time: The Kalachakra in ContextThe Wheel of Time: The Kalachakra in Context
Discuss Buddhist background history, initiation rites, generation and completion stage practices...
Tibetan Cooking: Recipes for Daily Living, Celebration, and CeremonyTibetan Cooking: Recipes for Daily Living, Celebration, and Ceremony
A wonderful Tibetan cookbook by an author who was a cook at a Tibetan monastery. Recipes are...
Transcendent Wisdom, Revised EditionTranscendent Wisdom, Revised Edition
This extraordinarily clear exposition on the wisdom section of the Guide to the...
Gems of Wisdom from the Seventh Dalai Lama (Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy)Gems of Wisdom from the Seventh Dalai Lama (Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy)
The Seventh Dalai Lama (1708-1757) stands as one of the most beloved Buddhist masters in...
Bodhicitta: Cultivating the Compassionate Mind of EnlightenmentBodhicitta: Cultivating the Compassionate Mind of Enlightenment
Presents the classical methods for developing the mind of enlightenment and examines a wide...

The Dalai Lama at HarvardThe Dalai Lama at Harvard
A comprehensive introduction to Buddhism.
The Practice of DzogchenThe Practice of Dzogchen
One of the most comprehensive works on the Nyingma to appear in English.
Impermanence: Embracing ChangeImpermanence: Embracing Change
What does it mean that we are constantly changing? How do people confront ideas like death and...
  
Book Subjects
Snow Lion Publications Publisher Books: