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Book & Audio/Video References

Hubert Benoit

The Light of Zen in the West: Incorporating The Supreme Doctrine and The Realization of the Self along with articles Buddha and the Intuition of the Universal and Techniques of Timeless Realization. Translated by Graham Rooth, published by Sussex Academic Press (Brighton, Great Britain; +44 (0)1273 699533). Available through Amazon.com in the US.
	The Supreme Doctrine: Psychological Studies in Zen Thought. Now published as Zen and the Psychology of Transformation: The Supreme Doctrine, by Inner Traditions (Rochester, VT; 800/246-8648).
The Interior Realization, published by Samuel Weiser, Inc. (York Beach, ME; 800/423-7087). No longer in print; now available in The Light of Zen in the West (see above).

Garma Chang Teachings of Zen. Appears to be out of print. May be available through on-line used booksellers (see others links below).

Robert S. DeRopp The Master Game, back in print (2003) published by Gateway Books & Tapes (E.J. Gold organization; Nevada City, CA; 800/869-0658).

Foyan (1067 - 1120) Instant Zen: Waking Up in the Present translated by Thomas Cleary. Published by North Atlantic Books; also available from on-line booksellers.

The Gospel According to Zen, "an extraordinary ecumenical collection of readings in the new consciousness... with commentaries by Erich Fromm, D.T. Suzuki, Alan Watts, J. Krishnamurti and others," edited by Sohl & Carr, published by Mentor, also appears to have gone out of print.

Douglas Harding

See Publications of the Greatest Teachers on this site for a complete list of his works and publisher link.

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Huang Po (9th Century Zen master) The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind, translated by John Blofeld (whose autobiographical Wheel of Life was published by Shambhala), published by Grove Press (800/521-0178). Also available from on-line booksellers.

Hui Hai (8th Century Zen master) The Zen Teachings of Hui Hai on Sudden Illumination, translated by John Blofeld. 2006 edition published by the Buddhist Publishing Group. Also available from on-line booksellers.

	Hui-neng (6th Patriarch of Zen in China, 638-713AD) The Sutra of Hui-neng (also known as The Platform Sutra), translated by AF Price and Wong Mou-lam, was published in one volume together with The Diamond Sutra by Shambhala but now seems to be out of print. It is available from on-line booksellers.
The Sutra of Hui-neng, with Hui-neng's Commentary on the Diamond Sutra, translated by Thomas Cleary, back in print by Shambhala. Interesting to compare this translation with the one by Price and Wong. It is also available through on-line booksellers.

	Christmas Humphreys The Way of Action: a working philosophy for Western life. Available from on-line booksellers.
A Western Approach to Zen, is published by Theosophical Publishing House (Wheaton, IL 800/669-9425; e-mail: questbooks@aol.com.

St. John of the Cross The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, includes Ascent of Mt. Carmel, Dark Night of the Soul, Spiritual Canticle, and Living Flame of Love, as well as letters, poetry, and his Sayings of Light and Love; translations by Kicran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriquez. Published by ICS Publications; also available from on-line booksellers.

J. Krishnamurti The First & Last Freedom, published by Harper Collins (800/242-7737).
	Freedom from the Known, also from the above source.
J. Krishnamurti: A Biography, by Pupul Jayakar, is especially informative concerning his earlier life and teaching methods. Published by Viking Penguin (TN, 800/526-0275 for orders). Also refer to Penguin Putnam, the parent company (NY, 800/788-6262).

	Nisargadatta Maharaj I am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, published by the Acorn Press (1010 Wyldwood Road, PO Box 3279, Durham, NC 27715-3279; 914/471-3842, fax 477-2622). Also available from on-line booksellers.
Seeds of Consciousness: The Wisdom of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, also from the above sources.

	Ramana Maharshi Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi, available as a free download from the Ramana Maharshi Asrama. Also available from on-line booksellers.
The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi, edited by Arthur Osborne, available through the Ramana Maharshi Asrama in printed form or as a free download. Also available from on-line booksellers. * Video tape: The Sage of Arunachala, available through the Ramana Maharshi Asrama (72-63 Yellowstone Blvd., Forest Hills, NY 11375; 718/575-3215).

* Franklin Merrell-Wolff See Publications of the Greatest Teachers on this site for a complete list of his works and publisher link. *

Images of Essence: The Standing Now is a contemplative meditation in words and pictures conveying an achingly beautiful reminder of our quest for light, love, truth, and being. Its harmony of sight and sound remind us of our true home. See The Mystic Missal site for a selection of sample pages and for ordering. A beautiful present for yourself, a loved one, a friend.

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