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books

books i own or recommend etc.

when i read a book typically it becomes part of my daily workflow with a checklist

sequence

here is the general sequence of books i plan to read

book topic notes
turning confusion to clarity ngondro
stilling the mind shamatha relaxing the mind into it's natural state
fathoming the mind vipassana recognizing the nature of impermanent objects
open mind dzogchen recognizing the deepest levels of awareness
heart of the great perfection vol 1 dzogchen
heart of the great perfection vol 2 dzogchen
heart of the great perfection vol 3 dzogchen
heart of the great perfection vol 4 dzogchen
zen flesh zen bones koans i read this anytime, it's a collection of small stories and koans

khenpo sherab sangpo

  • the path

mingyur rinpoche

tokul urgyen rinpoche

lerab lingpa

dudjom lingpa

  • stilling the mind
  • fathoming the mind
  • vajra essence
    • vol 1
      • the sharp vajra of conscious awareness tantra
      • essence of clear meaning
      • the foolish dharma of an idiot clothed in mud and feathers
      • the enlightened view of samantabhadra
    • vol 2
      • buddhism without meditation
      • the fine path to liberation
      • garland for the delight of the fortunate
    • vol 3
      • the vajra essence

dzogchen ponlop

loch kelly

zen

  • zen flesh zen bones
    • 101 zen stories
    • the gateless gate - collection of koans
    • 10 bulls
    • centering

krisnamurti

Meditation-is-not
  • verbal or visual thought and chatter
  • it's not phony propaganda systems of authority systems repition suppression
  • it is - empty clean and highy observant - wipe the slate clean and observe the dynamic flow of existence truth is alive always changing silent not chatter