Meditation
Barks, Coleman and Michael Gree.  The Illuminated Rumi. (New York: Doubleday, 1997).

Berzin, Alexander.  Developing Balanced Sensitivity. (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1998).

Blofeld, John. The Zen Teachings of Huang Po. (New York: Grove, 1959).

Borysenko, Joan. Fire in the Soul: A New Psychology of Spiritual Optimism. (New York: Warner Books, 1993).

—- Meditations for Overcoming Depression. (Carson: Hay House Audio, 1995).

Boorstein, Sylvia. Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: A Mindfulness Retreat. (San Francisco: Harper, 1996).

Thomas Byrom, trans.. The Dhammapada: the Sayings of the Buddha, (New York: Vintage, 1976).

Chodron, Pema.  When Things Fall Apart. (Boston: Shambhala, 1997).

— The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times. (Boston: Shambhala, 2001)

— Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living (Boston: Shambhala).

Chodron, Tubten.  Working With Anger. (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2001).

Dalai Lama, and Robert Keily, and Dom Laurence Freeman. The Good Heart: A Buddhist Perspective on the Teachings of Jesus. (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1998).

Dalai Lama.  Ethics for a New Millennium. . (New York: Putnam, 1999).

—-  Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection. (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2000).

Dass, Ram. Journey of Awakening. (New York: Bantam, 1978).

——— Grist for the Mill. (Santa Cruz: Unity, 1977).

Das, Surya. Awakening the Buddha Within. (New York: Broadway Books, 1997).

de Mello, Anthony.  Sadhana: a Way to God, Christian Exercises in Eastern Form, (New York: Doubleday, 1984).

—- Awareness. (Image Books, 1990).

—- The Heart of the Enlightened: A Book of Story Meditations. (Image Books, 1991)

—- The Way to Love. (Image Books, 1995).

—- Praying Body and Soul: Principles, Practices, Stories. . (New York: Crossroads, 1997).

Dossey, Larry. Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine. . (New York:Harper Collins, 1993).

——. Prayer is Good Medicine. . (New York: Harper Collins, 1996).

Eppsteiner, Fred and Maloney, Dennis eds., The Path of Compassion: Contemporary Writings on Engaged Buddhism. (Berkeley: Parallax, 1988).

Feurstein, Georg and Wilber, Ken. The Yoga Tradition: History, Religion, Philosophy

and Practice.  (Holm Press, 2001).

Fox, Mathew. A Spirituality Named Compassion. (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1992).

Fryba, Mirko. The Art of Happiness: Teachings of Buddhist Psychology, (Boston: Shambhala, 1989).

Glassman, Bernie.  Bearing Witness: A Zen Master’s Lessons in Making Peace. (New York: Bell Tower, 1998).

Glassman, Bernard and Fields, Rick.  Instructions to the Cook: A Zen Master’s Lessons in Living a Life That Matters. . (New York:vRandom House, 1997).

Goldstein, Joseph. Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom. (Boston: Shambhala, 1993).

Griffiths, Bede. A New Vision of Reality: Western Science, Easter Mysticism, and Christian Faith. (Templegate, 1990).

Govinda, Lama Anagarika. Creative Meditation and Multidimensional Consciousness. (Wheaton: Theosophical Publishing House, 1976).

Handelsman, Judith.  Growing Myself: A Spiritual Journey Through Gardening. (New York: Dutton, 1996).

Hanh, Thich Nhat.  Miracle of Mindfulness. (Boston: Beacon, 1984).

——– For A Future to Be Possible. (Berkeley: Parallax, 1993).

———Being Peace. (Berkeley: Parallax, 1987).

———Peace is Every Step. (New York: Bantam Books, 1991).

———The Heart of Understanding, (Berkeley: Parallax, 1988).

Helminski, Kabir Edmund. Living Presence: A Sufi Way to Mindfulness and the Essential Self. (Los Angeles: JP Tarcher, 1992).

—- The Knowing Heart : A Sufi Path of Transformation. (Boston: Shambhala, 2000).

Hixon, Les. Sufi Meditation. (Pir Publications, 1997).

Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Wherever You Go, There You Are:  Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. (New York: Hyperion, 1994)

Kabat-Zinn, Jon and Myla.  Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting. (New York: Hyperion, 1997).

Kaplan, Aryeh. Jewish Meditation: a Practical Guide. (New York: Schocken, 1985).

Keating, Thomas. Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel. (New York: Harper Collins, 1994).

Kelly, Jack and Marcia. Sanctuaries: The West Coast and Southwest Guide to Lodgings in Monastaries, Abbeys, and Retreats of the United States. (Bell Tower, 1996).

Khalsa, Dharma Singh and Cameron Stauth.  Meditation as Medicine. (Pocket Books, 2001).

Kornfield, Jack. A Path With Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life.  (New York: Bantam, 1993.

— The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology

Krishnamurti, J. Meditations. (Boston: Shambhala,  1979).

Levine, Stephen. A Gradual Awakening. (New York: Anchor-Doubleday, 1989).

———Who Dies? an Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying. (New York: Anchor-Doubleday, 1989).

—- Turning Toward the Mystery: A Seeker’s Journey. (New York: Harper, 2002).

Levine, Stephen and Ondrea.  Embracing the Beloved: Relationship as a Path of Awakening. . (New York:Doubleday, 1995).

Labowitz, Rabbi Shoni. Miraculous Living. (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996).

Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching. Gia-fu Feng and Jane English, trans., (New York: Vintage, 1974).

Levey, Joel and Levey, Michelle. Simple Meditation & Relaxation. (Berkeley: Conari Press, 1999).

—– Wisdom at Work: A Treasure of Tools for Cultivating Clarity, Kindness, and Resilience.  (Berkeley: Conari Press, 1999).

—–  Living in Balance: A Dynamic Approach for Creating Harmony & Wholeness in a Chaotic World. (Berkeley: Conari Press, 1998).

Macy, Joanna andMolly Young Brown. Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World.  (Gabriola Is., Canada: New Society Publishers, 1998).

McDonald, Kathleen. How to Meditate, (Boston: Wisdom, 1989).

McLeod, Ken.  Wake Up To Your Life.  (San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 2001).

Merton, Thomas .Contemplation in a World of Action. (New York: Doubleday, 1973).

———New Seeds of Contemplation. (New York: New Directions, 1976).

Mitchell, Stephen, ed., The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry, (New York: Harper & Row, 1989).

Moore, Thomas. Care of the Soul: A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life. New York: Harper Collins, 1992).

Muller, Wayne. Sabbath. (New York: Bantam, 1999).

Namgyal, Takpo Tashi (trans. Lobsang Lhalungpa). Mahamudra: The Quintessence of Mind and Meditation. (Boston: Shambhala, 1986).

Norbu, Namkhai. The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra, and Dzogchen. (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986).

— The Supreme Source. (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1999).

Nyima, Chokyi. The Union of Dzog Chen & Mahamudra.  (Rhangjung Yeshe Publications,  1994).

Reps, Paul. Zen Flesh, Zen Bones. (Boston: Shambhala, 1994).

Rinpoche. Dilgo Khyentse.  Enlightened Courage. (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1994).

Rinpoche, Kalu. The Dharma that Illuminates All Beings Impartially Like the Light of the Sun and the Moon. (Albany: SUNY:1986).

Rinpoche, Sogyal. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. (San Francisco: Harper, 1992).

Rozman, Deborah. Meditating with Children. (Boulder Creek: University of the Trees, 1977).

Salzberg, Sharon. Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. (Boston: Shambhala, 1997)

— A Heart as Wide as the World. (Boston: Shambhala, 1997)

— Voices of Insight. (Boston: Shambhala, 1991).

—Faith (Boston:Shambhala, 2002).

Steindl-Rast, Brother David. Gratefulness: The Heart of Prayer. (New York: Paulist Press, 1984).

Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, The First Step, a Guide for the New Jewish Spirit, (New York: Bantam, 1983).

Roberts, Bernadette.. What Is Self : A Study of the Spiritual Journey in Terms of Consciousness. (Devorrs & Company, 1996).

Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, (New York: Weatherhill, 1986).

Sudo, Philip Sud.  Zen Computer: Mindfulness and the Machine.

( York: Simon & Schuster, 2000).

Tart, Charles. Living the Mindful Life: A Handbook for Living in the Present Moment. (Boston: Shambhala, 1994).

Thurman, Robert. Inner Revolution. (New York: Riverhead, 1998).

—  Infinite Life ((New York, Riverhead, 2003)

Eckhart Tolle. The Power of Now. (New World Library, 1999).

Trungpa, Chogyam. Shambhala: the Sacred Path of the Warrior. (Boston: Shambhala, 1984).

Tulku, Tarthang . Space Time and Knowledge. (Berkeley: Dharma, 1977).

—– Gesture of Balance. (Berkeley: Dharma, 1977).

———Knowledge of Freedom. (Berkeley: Dharma, 1984).

—– Love of Knowledge. (Berkeley: Dharma, 1987).

—– Sacred Dimensions of Time and Space. (Berkeley: Dharma, 1998).

Tulku, Thondup and Daniel Goleman. The Healing Power of the Mind: Simple Exercises for Health, Well-being, and Enlightenment. (Boston: Shambhala, 1998)

Ueshiba, Morihei (trans. Stevens, John.) The Art of Peace. (Boston: Shambhala, 1992).

Walker, Brian.  Hua Hu Ching: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tsu. (San Francisco: Harper San Francisco, 1992).

Yeshe, Thubten. Introduction to Tantra. (Boston: Wisdom, 1989).

Dhyani Ywahoo, Voices of Our Ancestors: Cherokee Teachings from the Wisdom Fire. (Boston: Shambhala, 1987).

Biographies
Allione, Tsultrim.  Women of Wisdom. (London: Arkana, 1986).

Dalai Lama. Freedom in Exile: the Autobiography of the Dalai Lama. (New York: HarperCollins, 1990).

Du Boulay, Shirley.  Beyond the Darkness: A Biography of Bede Griffiths. (New York: Doubleday, 2002).

Govinda, Lama Anagarika.  The Way of the White Clouds.  (Boston: Shambhala, 1970).

Gyatso, Janet. Apparitions of the Self: The Secret Autobiographies of a Tibetan Visionary. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998).

Nhat Hanh, Thich.  Old Path, White Clouds. (Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1991).

Lhalungpa, Lobsang.  The Life of Milarepa. (Boston: Shambhala, 1984).

Macy, Joanna. Widening Circles. (Gabriola Is. B.C.: New Society Publishers, 2000).

Mackenzie, Vicki. The Boy Lama. (San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1988).

Merrell-Wolff, Franklin. Pathways Through Space. (New York: Julian, 1973).

Ricard, Matthieu.  The Life of Shabkar: Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogi. (Ithaca: SUNY, 1994).

Rinpoche, Kalu. The Chariot for Travelling the Path to Freedom: the Life Story of Kalu Rinpoche. Kenneth McLeod, trans., (San Francisco: Kagyu Dharma, 1985).

Roberts, Bernadette. The Experience of No-Self. (Boston: Shambhala, 1984).

———The Path to No-Self. Life at the Center. (Boston: Shambhala, 1985).

Roach, Michael.   The Diamond Cutter:  The Buddha on Strategies for Managing Your Business and Your Life. (New York: Doubleday, 2000).

Thurman, Robert and Tad Wise. Circling the Sacred Mountain. (New York: Bantam, 1999).

Tulku, Tarthang. Mother of Knowledge. (Berkeley: Dharma, 1983).

Tweedie, Irina. Daughter of First: A Diary of a Spiritual Training With a Sufi Master. (Golden Sufi Center, 1995).

Ullman, Robert and Riechenberg Ullman, Judyth. Mystics, Masters, Saints, & Sages. (Berkeley: Conari Press, 2000).

Yogananda, Paramahansa. Autobiography of a Yogi. (Los Angeles: SRF, 1985).
Extraordinary Human Potential and Performance
Grey, Alex. Sacred Mirrors: The Visionary Art of Alex Grey. (Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, 1990).

—-  Transfigurations (Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions, 2001).

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.  (NEW YORK: Harper and Row, 1990).

—- Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention. (Harper Collins, 1996).

Dass, Ram and Gorman, Paul. How Can I Help? Stories and Reflections on Service. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990).

Garfield, Charles. Peak Performance New Heroes of American Business. (New York: Avon, 1991)

——— and Hal Bennett, Peak Performance: Mental Training Techniques of the World’s Greatest Athletes, (Los Angeles: Warner, 1989).

Ingram, Catherine. In the Footsteps of Gandhi: Conversations with Spiritual Social Activists. (Berkeley: Parallax 1989).

Harman, Willis & Rheingold, Howard. Higher Creativity: Liberating the Unconscious for Breakthrough Insights. (Los Angeles: Tarcher, 1984).

Heckler, Richard Strozzi. Aikido and the New Warrior. (Berkeley: North Atlantic, 1985).

Murphy, Michael.  The Future of the Body: Explorations into the Further Evolution of Human Nature.  (L.A.: Tarcher, 1992).

Murphy, Michael and White, Rhea. In the Zone: Transcendent Experience in Sports. (New York: Penguin, 1995).

Treece, Patricia.  The Sanctified Body. (New York: Doubleday, 1987).

Weber, Renee. Dialogues with Scientists and Sages: the Search for Unity. (London: Arkana, 1990).

Consciousness Research and Creativity
Austin, James. Zen & the Brain. (Cambridge: MIT Press, 1999).

Begley, Sharron.  Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain

Dalai Lama; Benson, Herbert; Thurman, Robert; Goleman, Daniel.  Mind Science: An East-West Dialogue. (Boston: Shambhala, 1991).

Dalai Lama, et. al, Consciousness at the Crossroads: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Brainscience and Buddhism. (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1999).

The Dalai Lama, et al.  Consciousness at the Crossroads:  Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Brain Science and Buddhism

The Dalai Lama, The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality, (New York: Morgan Road Books, Doubleday, 2005).

Davidson, Richard and Anne Harrington.  Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature. (Oxford Press, 2001).

Dossey, Larry. Recovering the Soul: a Scientific and Spiritual Search. (New York: Bantam, 1989).

— Healing Beyond the Body: Medicine and the Infinite Reach of the Mind. (Boston: Shambhala, 2001).

Goleman, Daniel. Healing Emotions. (Boston: Shambhala, 1997).

— Emotional Intelligence. (New York: Bantam, 1997).

Jahn, Robert G. and Dunne, Brenda J.  Margins of Reality: the Role of Consciousness in the Physical World. (HBJ; San Diego, 1987).

McTaggart, Lynne. The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and Your World. (New York: Simon Shuster, 2007).

Murphy, Michael and  Donovan. Steven. The Physical and Psychological Effects of Meditation  (Institute of Noetic Science, 1990).

Newberg, Andrew and Eugene d’Aquili. Why God Won’t Go Away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief. (New York: Ballantine, 2001.)

Radin, Dean. The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomena. (San Francisico: Harper, 1997).

Tiller William A. Science and Human Transformation.  (Walnut Creek, Ca: Pavior, 1997).

Wallace, B. Alan.  Contemplative Science. (2005).

Wilber, Ken; Brown, Daniel; and Engler, Jack. Transformations of Consciousness: Conventional and Contemplative Developmental Approaches. (Boston: Shambhala, 1986)

Websites
For an extensive list of websites exploring research in meditation, mind-fitness, and human potential visit: http://www.wisdomatwork.com/programs/mind-fitness

Relaxation
Borysenko, Joan. Inner Peace for Busy People. (Carlsbad: Hay House, 2001.

Benson, Herbert.The Relaxation’ ‘Response. (New York: Avon, 1976).

——— Beyond the Relaxation Response. (New York: Berkley, 1984).

Davis, Martha et al. The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook. (New Harbinger, 2000).

George, Mike. Learn to Relax. (Chronicle Books, 1998).

Harvey, John R.  Total Relaxation. (New York: Kodansha International, 1998).

Levey, Joel. Self-Guided Relaxation(CD). (Seattle:EarthView, 2000).

Levey, Joel and Michelle Levey A Moment to Relax. Book and CD. (Cronical, 2003).

Tulku, Tarthang. Kum Nye Relaxation. (Berkeley: Dharma, 1978).

 

Concentration
Feurstein, Georg. The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali.  Inner Traditions, 1990

Feurstein, Georg and Wilber, Ken. The Yoga Tradition: History, Religion, Philosophy and Practice.  (Holm Press, 2001).

Gunaratana, Henepola. The Path of Serenity and Insight, (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1985).

Iyengar. B.K.S. Light on Pranayama the Yogic Art of Breathing.  (Crossroad/Herder & Herder, 1995).

Nhat Hanh, Thich. The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation.   (Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1996).

Rinbochay, Lati; and Rinbochay, Denma Lochö; Zahler, Leah; and Hopkins, Jeffrey. Meditative States in Tibetan Buddhism.  (London: Wisdom, 1983).

Levey, Joel & Levey, Michelle The Focused Mindstate: Maximizing Your Potential Through the Power of Concentration. Boxed set of 8 CDs with workbook. (Chicago: Nightingale-Conant, 2006.)

Taimni, I. K..The Science of Yoga. (Wheaton: Theosophical Publishing House, A Quest Book, 1961).

Vivekananda, Swami. Raja Yoga. (New York: Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, 1973).

Buddhaghosa.  Bhikkhu Nanamoli,,trans. The Path of Purification. Kandy: Shri Lanka; Buddhist Publication Society, 1979).