Bibliography and Resources

These particular books are used as textbooks and may also be ordered through the University of Minnesota Bookstore:
Cameron, M.E. (2002). Karma & Happiness: A Tibetan Odyssey in Ethics, Spirituality, and Healing (Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama). Minneapolis: Fairview Press. Dorjee, P. Jones, J., & Moore, T. (2005). Spiritual Medicine of Tibet: Heal your Spirit, Heal Yourself. (Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama). London: Watkins Publishing.(Out of print only used books available.) Gyal, Y., & Namdul, T (2006). Tibetan Medical Dietary Book: Vol. - I, Potency &Preparation of Vegetables. Dharamsala,, India: Men-Tsee-Khang. Liebler, N., & Moss, S. (2009). Healing Depression the Mind-Body Way: Creating Happiness with Meditation, Yoga, and Ayurveda (Foreword by Dr. Vasant Lad). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Men-Tsee-Khang. (2009). Fundamentals of Tibetan Medicine, 4th Revised Edition. New Delhi, India: Author.

Tibetan Medicine Bibliography

Buddhist Ethics
Dalai Lama. (1999). Ethics for the new millennium. NY: Riverhead Books. Saddhatissa, H. (1997). Buddhist ethics. Boston: Wisdom Publications.

Buddhist Philosophy
Berzin, A. (1997). Taking the Kalachakra Initiation (Foreword by the Dalai Lama). Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion.

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Dalai Lama. (1995). The world of Tibetan Buddhism (G. T. Jinpa, Ed., Trans.). Boston: Wisdom Publications. Dalai Lama. (2001). Discussions with Western Buddhists. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion. Dalai Lama. (2000). A simple path. London: Thorsons. Dalai Lama. (2002). The Buddhism of Tibet (J. Hopkins, Trans. & Ed.). Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion. Dalai Lama. (2005). Essence of the Heart Sutra: The Dalai Lama's Heart of Wisdom teachings. (Jinpa, G.T., Trans. & Ed.). Boston: Wisdom Publications. Dalai Lama, & Cutler, H.C. (1998). The art of happiness. NY: Riverhead Books. Epstein, M. (1995). Thoughts without a thinker. New York: Basic Books. Hansard, C. (2001). The Tibetan art of living. NY: Atria Books.Jackson, R. (Ed.). (2004). Tantric treasures. London: Oxford University Press. Kornfield, J. A. (1993). Path with heart. New York: Bantam Books. Mishra, P. (2005). An end to suffering: the Buddha in the world. London: Picador. Quing, Ven. S.Y. (Ed.). (1992). Lotus fragrance. Hong Kong: HKBA. Revel, J. F., & Ricard, M. (1999). The monk and the philosopher. NY: Schocken. Richard, M. (2003). Happiness: A guide to developing life's most important skill. NY: Little, Brown & Company. Rinpoche, P. (1997). Liberation in the palm of your hand (T. Rinpoche, Ed., M. Richards, Trans.). Boston: Wisdom Publications. Rinpoche, Y.M. (2007). The joy of living: Unlocking the secret and science of happiness. New York: Harmony Books. Rinpoche, Y.M. (2009). Joyful wisdom: Embracing change and finding freedom. New York: Harmony Books. Santideva. (1997). A guide to the bodhisattva way of life. Trans., Wallace, V., & Wallace, B.A. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications. Shantideva. (2003). The way of the bodhisattva: A translation of the bodhicharyavatara. Trans., Padmakara Translation Group. Boston: Shambhala.

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Smith, H. (1994). The illustrated world's religions. NY: HarperCollins Publishers.

Sopa, G.L., Jackson, R., Newman, J. (1985). The wheel of time: The Kalachakra in context. Ithaca: NY: Snow Lion. Tendzin, O. (1987). Buddha in the palm of your hand (D. Holm, Ed.). Boston: Shambhala Publications. Thurman, R., & Wise, T. (2000). Circling the sacred mountain. NY: Bantam. Trungpa, C. (1988). The myth of freedom and the way of meditation (J. Baker & M. Casper, Eds.). Boston: Shambhala Publications. Trungpa, C. (1988). Shambhala (C.R. Gimian, Ed.). Boston: Shambhala.

Buddhist Practice
Boorstein, S. (1997). It's easier than you think. NY: HarperCollins Publishers. Boorstein, S. (1997. That's funny, you don't look Buddhist. NY: HarperCollins. Chodron, P. (1991). The wisdom of no escape. Boston: Shambhala Publications. Chodron, P. (2003). Start where you are. Boston: Shambhala Publications. Dalai Lama. (1991). Path to bliss. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications. Dalai Lama. (1994). A flash of lightning in the dark of night. Boston: Shambhala. Dalai Lama. (2006). How to see yourself as you really are. NY: Atria Books. Hanh, T.N. (1996). Being peace. Berkeley, Calif.: Parallax Press. Hanh, T.N. (1987). Miracle of mindfulness. (M. Ho, Trans.). Boston: Beacon. Hanh, T.N. (1993). The blooming of a lotus. (A. Laity, Trans.). Boston: Beacon. Hanh, T.N. (1993). For a future to be possible. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press. Johnson, S. (1996). The book of Tibetan elders. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Rinpoche, L. Z. (1993). Transforming problems into happiness. Boston: Wisdom. Rinpoche, T.W.(1998). Tibetan yogas of dream and sleep. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion. Rinpoche, T.W. (2000). Wonders of the natural mind: The essence of Dzogchen in the native Bon tradition of Tibet. Foreword by HH the Dalai Lama. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications.

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Roach, G. M. (2004). The Tibetan book of Yoga. New York: Doubleday. Welwood, J. (1983). Awakening the heart. London: Shambhala Publications.

Compassion
Dalai Lama. (1994). Compassion and the individual. Boston: Wisdom. Dalai Lama. (2000). The power of compassion. (G. T. Jinpa, Trans.). New Delhi, India: HarperCollins Publishers India. Dalai Lama, & Carriere, J.C. (1994). Violence and compassion. NY: Doubleday. Gyeltsen, G. T. (1997). Compassion. Boston: Wisdom Publications. Kyabgon, T. (2007). The practice of Lojong: Cultivating compassion through training the mind. Boston: Shambhala.

Dying and Death

Dalai Lama. (1997). The joy of living and dying in peace. NY: HarperCollins. Dalai Lama. (2002). Advice on dying and living a better life.(J. Hopkins, Trans. & Ed.). New York: Atria Books. Evans-Wentz, W. Y. (Ed.). (1960). The Tibetan book of the dead. NY: Oxford. Padmasambhava. (2007). The Tibetan book of the dead: The great liberation by hearing in the intermediate states. (Revealed by Lingpa, T.K.; Trans. by Dorje, G.; Commentary by HH Dalai Lama; Ed. by Coleman, G., & Jinpa, T.). NY: Penguin Books. Rinpoche, G. (Padmasambhava). 2003. The Tibetan book of the dead: The great liberation through hearing in the bardo. Trans., Fremantle, F., & Trungpa, C. Boston: Shambhala. Rinpoche, N.G. (2001). Good life, good death. New York: Riverhead Books. Rinpoche, S. (1994). The Tibetan book of living and dying. (P. Gaffney & A. Harvey, Ed.). New York: HarperCollins Publishers. Thondup, T. (2006). Peaceful death, joyful rebirth. Boston: Shambhala.

Healing the Mind

Dalai Lama. (1995). Awakening the mind, lightening the heart. NY: HarperCollins.

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Dalai Lama. (1997). Healing anger: The power of patience from a Buddhist perspective. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications. Dalai Lama. (2000). The Dalai Lama's book of transformation. London: Thorsons. Dalai Lama. (1994). The way to freedom. (J. F. Avedon and D. S. Lopez, Jr., Eds.). New York: HarperCollins Publishers. Dalai Lama. (2000). Transforming the mind. London: Thorsons. Dalai Lama & Chan, V. (2004). The wisdom of forgiveness: Intimate conversations and journeys. New York: Riverhead Books. Dalai Lama, & Goleman, D. (2004). Destructive emotions. NY: Bantam Books. Goleman, D. (Ed.). (2000). Healing emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on mindfulness, emotions, and health. Boston, MA: Shambhala. Goleman, D. (2004). Destructive emotions: How can we overcome them? A scientific dialogue with the Dalai Lama. NY: Bantam Books. Klein, A.C., & Rinpoche, T.W. (2006). Unbounded wholeness: Dzogchen, Bon, and the logic of the nonconceptual. London: Oxford University Press. Thondup, T. (2001). Boundless healing. Boston: Shambhala. Thurman, R (1998). Inner revolution. New York: Riverhead Books. Yeshe, L. (1999). Becoming your own therapist. Boston: Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. Yeshe, L., & Rinpoche, L.Z. (2000). Wisdom energy. Boston: Wisdom.

Medicine Buddha
Crow, D. (2000). In search of the Medicine Buddha. NY: Tarcher/Putnam. Clark, B. (Trans.) (1995). The quintessence tantras of Tibetan medicine. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications. Drungtso, T. T. (2006). Healing power of mantra: The wisdom of Tibetan healing science. Dharamsala, India: Drungtso Publications. Rinpoche, H.H.D. (Trans.). (1998). Sadhana of the Medicine Buddha. NY: Yeshe Melong.
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Rinpoche, L.Z. (2001). Ultimate healing: The power of compassion. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications.

Rinpoche, K.T. (2004). Medicine Buddha teachings. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion.

Meditation
Dalai Lama. (2000). Dzogchen. (G.T. Jinpa, & R. Barron, Trans.). Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications. Dalai Lama. 2001). Stages of meditation. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications. Kamalasila, A. (1998). The stages of meditation (V.G.L. Sopa, V.E.W.J. Newman, and J. Newman, Trans.). Madison, Wis.: Deer Park Books. Rinpoche, D.T. (2002). The practice of Tibetan meditation: Exercises, visualizations, and mantras for health and well-being. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions. Wallace, B.A. (2006). The attention revolution: Unlocking the power of the focused mind. Boston: Wisdom Publications.

Overview of Tibetan Medicine

Arpaia, J., & Rapgay, L. (1999). Tibetan wisdom for Western life. Hillsboro, OR: Beyond Words Publishing, Inc. Cameron, M.E. (1999). Traditional Tibetan Health Care. Journal of Nursing Law, 6(2), 33-42. Cameron, M.E. (2002). Karma & Happiness: A Tibetan odyssey in ethics, spirituality, and healing (Foreword, HH Dalai Lama). Minneapolis, Fairview Press. Cameron, M.E. (2003). A Tibetan perspective on ethics, spirituality, and healing. Journal of Professional Nursing, 19(5), 245-6. Cameron, M.E. (June, 2004). Traditional Tibetan Medicine Heals Our Bodies, Our Minds. Twin Cities Wellness, p. 14-15 (including photos by M.E. Cameron). Cameron, M.E. (2011, April 29). Tibetan Healing Initiative: A Jewish Perspective. American Jewish World, 15, 19. *Cameron, M.E. (2011). Tibetan Healing Initiative: Tibetan Medicine and Yoga in the 21st Century. Mandala, 18-19.

Tibetan Art of Healing

Baker, I.A. (1997). The Tibetan art of healing. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

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Bradley, T.S. (2000). Thorsons principles of Tibetan medicine. London:

Thorsons. Choedrak, T., & van Grasdorff, G. (2000). The rainbow palace. NY: Bantam. Dakpa, T. (2007). Science of healing: A comprehensive commentary on the Root Tantra and diagnostic techniques of Tibetan medicine. Pittsburgh, PA: Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. Dash, V. B. (1997). Tibetan medicine. Delhi, India: Sri Satguru Publications. Dhonden, Y. (2000). Healing from the Source: The science and lore of Tibetan medicine. (B. A. Wallace, Trans.). Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications. Dhonden, Y. (2000). Health through balance: An introduction to Tibetan medicine. (Hopkins, Rapgay, & Wallace, Trans.). Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass. Dhondup, A.T. (2003). How to study Tibetan medicine: A commentary on the Root Tantra. Sidupur, India: Tselha Dolmaling Institute. Dorjee, P., Jones, J., & Moore, T. (2005). Spiritual medicine of Tibet: Heal your spirit, heal yourself. (Foreword by HHDL). London: Watkins. Dummer, T. (1998). Tibetan medicine and other holistic health-care systems. New Delhi, India: Paljor Publications. Dunkenberger, T. (2000). Tibetan healing handbook: A practical manual for diagnosing, treating, and healing with natural Tibetan medicine. Twin Lakes, WI: Lotus Press, Shangri-La. Forde, Ralph. (2008). Book of Tibetan Medicine: How to use Tibetan healing for personal wellbeing. New York: Gaia books. Finckh, E. (1998). Studies in Tibetan medicine. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications. Fu-kai, Huang Yan, Zhen (2008). An illustrated guide to health cultivation with Tibetan Medicine. New York: Peoples Med Pub House. Gompo, Y.Y. (1988). Gyud-shi. Lhasa: Chakpori Press. Gompo, Y.Y. (2008). The Basic tantra and the Explanatory tantra from the secret quintessential instructions on the eight branches of the ambrosia essence tantra (Gyud-shi) (1st Ed.)(T. Paljor, P. Wangdu, S. Dolma, Trans.) Dharamsala, India.

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Gyal, Y. (Author), & Namdul, T. (Ed.). (2006). Tibetan medical dietary book: Vol. 1. Potency & preparation of vegetables. Dharamsala, India: Men-Tsee-Khang.

Gyatso, Thinley. (2010). Essentials of Tibetan Traditional Medicine. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books. Josayma, T. T., & Dhondup, K. (1990). Dolma and Dolkar: Mother and daughter of Tibetan medicine. New Delhi, India: Yarlung Publications. Kakar, S. (1982). Shamans, mystics, and doctors. Boston: Beacon Press. Khangkar, D. (2002). Tibetan Medicine: The Buddhist way of healing. New Delhi, India: Roli Books, Pvt., and Lustre Press, Pvt. Ltd. Men-Tsee-Khang. (2001). Fundamentals of Tibetan Medicine, 4th Revised Edition. New Delhi, India: Author. Pordie, Laurant (Ed.). Tibetan medicine in the contemporary world: Global politics of medical knowledge and practice. New York: Routledge. Rinpoche, T.W. (2002). Healing with form, energy, and light. Ithaca: Snow Lion. Rinpoche, R. (2001). Tibetan medicine (R.R.J. Kunzang, Trans.). Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications. Sachs, R. (2001). Tibetan ayurveda: Health secrets from the roof of the world. Rochester, VT: Health Arts Press. Samel, G. (2001). Tibetan medicine. London: Little, Brown, & Company. Sans-rgyas-rgya-mtsho, sde-srid. (2010) Mirror of Beryl: A historical introduction to Tibetan medicine (trans. by Gavin Kilty). Boston: Wisdom Publications. Wills, P. (2002). Chakra workbook. Boston: Journey Editions.

Tibetan Culture
Cameron, M.E. (2003). A Tibetan Perspective on Ethics, Spirituality, & Healing, Journal of Professional Nursing,19 (5), 245-6. David-Neel, A. (1973). Initiations and initiates in Tibet. (F. Rothwell, Ed.). London: Rider and Company. Davidson, R.M. (2005). Tibetan renaissance: Tantric Buddhism in the rebirth of Tibetan culture. New York : Columbia University Press. Snellgrove, D., & Richardson, H. (1995). A cultural history of Tibet. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
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Huyser, A. (2001). Singing bowl exercises for personal harmony. Havelte, Holland: Binkey Kok Publications.

Wangyal, L. (2007). My life: My culture. (Foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama). Dharamsala, India: Ridak Publisher and Tibetan Medical & Astrological Institute.

Tibetan History
Avedon, J.F. (1994). In exile from the Land of Snows. NY: HarperPerennial. Craig, M. (1997). Kundun. Washington, DC: Counterpoint. Goldstein, M.C. (1997). The snow lion and the dragon. LA: U CA Press. Goldstein, M C., & Beall, C.M. (1990). Nomads of Western Tibet. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press. Goldstein, M., Siebenschuh, W., & Tsering, T. (1997). The struggle for modern Tibet. Armonk, NY: M E. Sharpe. Harrer, H. (1996). Seven years in Tibet. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996. Harrer, H. (1998). Return to Tibet. New York: Tarcher/Putnam. Hicks, R., & Chogyam, N. (1990). Great Ocean. NY: Penguin Books. Kerr, B. (1993). Sky burial. Chicago: The Noble Press. Kling, K. (1990). Tibet. New York: Thames and Hudson. Lopez Jr., D.S. (1998). Prisoners of Shangri-la. Chicago: U Chicago Press. Newland, G. (2001). Changing minds. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion. Ngodup, T., & Cameron, M.E. (2008). Tibetan Immigration in North America. Tenshug: Long Life Celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Madison, WI: North American Tibetan Association (NATA) and Deer Park Buddhist Center, 19. Patt, D. (1992). A strange liberation. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications. Phuntsok, K., Cameron, M.E., Baisley, T. (2011). Tibetan Immigration in the U.S.: Making Minnesota Home. Mandala, 10-12. Shakya, T. (2000). The dragon in the Land of Snows. NY: Penguin. Yuthok, D. Y. (1995). House of the turquoise roof. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion.

Tibetan Medicines
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D. Dawa. (2001). A clear mirror of Tibetan medicinal plants, Vol. 1. Rome, Italy: Tibet Domani for Men-Tsee-Khang, Tibetan Medicinal and Astrological Institute.

Dekhang, T.D. (2008). A handbook of Tibetan medicinal plants. Dharamsala, India: Men-Tsee-Khang. Kletter, C., & Kriechbaum, M. (Ed.) (2001). Tibetan medicinal plants. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press.

Tibetan Medicine and Science

Adams, Vincanne (Ed.). (2011) Medicine between science and religion: Explorations on Tibetan grounds. New York: Berghahn Books. Dalai Lama, et al. (1991). MindScience. Boston: Wisdom Publications. Dalai Lama. (2005). The universe in a single atom: How science and spirituality can serve our world. London: Little, Brown.
Post, S., & Neimark, J. (2008). Why good things happen to good people: The exciting new research that proves the link between doing good and living a longer healthier, happier life. New York: Broadway Books.

LINKS ON WEBSITES
Tibetan meditation web site links: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~camer008/ a. Meditation on anger: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~camer008/meditation.anger.html b. Meditation on compassion: Om Mani Padme Hum. http://www.tc.umn.edu/~camer008/meditation.compassion.html c. Meditation on healing: Medicine Buddha Mantra. http://www.tc.umn.edu/~camer008/meditation.healing.html d. Tonglen Meditation: "Breathe in suffering; breathe out compassion." http://www.tc.umn.edu/~camer008/meditation.tonglen.html e. Meditation on Death. http://www.tc.umn.edu/~camer008/meditation.death.html

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