Required Books list: Fall 2015 Most courses at Maitripa College will require readings provided as PDF via each courses’ Google Classroom site. Instructors have provided the following list of books that students will be required to purchase or borrow from a library for specific courses. The course syllabus is the authoritative source of information, as readings may be changed, and not all courses are listed here. Please endeavor to obtain books prior to the start of the semester. At least one copy of all required books are held in the Course Reserve shelves of the library, available for 2-hour, on-site circulation. PHL321: Mindfulness & Compassion: Mind Training Jinpa, Thupten (Ed.) (2011). Essential Mind Training. Simon and Schuster. (Contains “Seven- Point Mind Training” by Chekawa Yeshe Dorje and Commentary by Se Chilbu Chokyi Gyaltsen) Horton Namkha Pal (1373-1447). Mind Training Like the Rays of Sun. Blo sbyong nyi ma’I ‘od zer. Xylograph edition reprinted by Tibetan Cultural Printing Press, Dharamsala, 1986. English translation by Brian Beresford of this text is available under the title Mind Training Like the Rays of Sun. Ed. By Jeremy Russell. Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, 1992. Baumeister, Roy F. and John Tierney (2011). Willpower: Rediscovering the greatest human strength. London: The Penguin Press. Jinpa, Thupten (2015). A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to Be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives. New York: Hudson Street Press. PHL301: Introduction to Buddhist Thought Yangsi Rinpoche. Practicing the Path. Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 2003. Tsongkhapa. The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, Volume I, translated by the Lamrim Chenmo Translation Committee. Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2000. Sopa, Lhundub. Cutting Through Appearances. Itahca: Snow Lion, 1989. Yeshe, Thubten. Introduction to Tantra. Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 2001. MDT301: Introduction to Buddhist Meditation Yangsi Rinpoche, Practicing the Path. Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 2003. Tsongkhapa. The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, Volume I; translated by the Lamrim Chenmo Translation Committee. Itahca: Snow Lion, 2000. Sopa, Lhundub. Cutting Through Appearances. Itahca: Snow Lion, 1989. Yeshe, Thubten. Introduction to Tantra. Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 2001. McDonald, Kathleen. How to Meditate. Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 2005. Lati, Denma Lochӧ Rinbochay, Meditative States in Tibetan Buddhism. Trans. Leah Zahler & Jeffry Hopkins. Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 1997. PHL303: Madhyamaka Philosophy: Where is the Middle Way? (MDT303 similar or same) Tegchok, Khensur Jampa. Insight Into Emptiness. Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 2012. Hopkins, Jeffrey. Tsong-kha-pa’s Final Exposition of Wisdom. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications. 2008. Yangsi Rinpoche. Practicing the Path. Somerville: Wisdom Publications, 2003. CST131: Topics in Chaplaincy, Pastoral Counseling, and Contemplative Care Wegela, Karen K. (2011). What Really Helps: Using Mindfulness and Compassionate Presence to Help, Support, and Encourage Others. Boston: Shambhala Press. McRaney, David. (2014). You are Now Less Dumb: How to Conquer Mob Mentality, How to Buy Happiness, and All the Other Ways to Outsmart Yourself. New York: Gotham Books. .