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Answer Your Love Letters: Footnotes to a Zen Practice    by Adam Fisher
Price: $9.99 USD. 48150 words. Published on May 9, 2010. .

"Answer Your Love Letters" is a series of short reflections and observations by an author who has spent 40 years practicing Zen Buddhism. The book offers no cookie-cutter answers to the serious and intimate questions any reader might have. "Answer Your Love Letters" is, in its way, simply a love letter that the reader may choose to answer.
How Things Exist: Teachings on Emptiness    by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Price: $0.99 USD. 34140 words. Published by Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive on October 27, 2010. .

This book begins with a general talk by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on universal responsibility and compassion that is followed by four chapters detailing the Prasangika Madhyamaka view of emptiness, or ultimate reality, as taught in the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and how to meditate on it, according to the author’s personal experience.
The Light of the Ancient Buddhas: Ballads of Emptiness and Awakening    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 4450 words. Published on February 23, 2011. .

Keizan's thirteenth century "Denkoroku", The Transmission of the Light, is a sophisticated Zen fairytale about enlightenment and the empty ground of Being. Keizan uses archetypal myths, legends, and dreams to describe the luminous and awakened Zen mind. Poet-Philosopher Zen Priest Tai Sheridan transforms eighteen of the stories into lyrical ballads that focus on the light of the Universal Self.
The Zen Wheel of Life Mantra: A Song of Luminous Wisdom and Love    by Tai Sheridan, Ph.D.
Price: Free! 2250 words. Published on March 9, 2011. .

Poet-Philosopher and Zen Priest Tai Sheridan 's Wheel of Life Mantra is a poetic expression of the Bhavacakra, an ancient mandala that presents the most significant wisdom teachings of Buddhism. It is used to contemplate the causes and conditions of suffering, and as a guide to non-dual wisdom, loving kindness, compassion, and equanimity.
The Path    by Silent Temple
Price: $11.99 USD. 17830 words. Published on April 10, 2011. .

The Path offers a beautifully poetic vision of an unorthodox spiritual journey spanning nearly a decade and a half. The author, Silent Temple, is neoZen in his orientation but also subtly existential and unbounded in his sensibilities. The book is beautifully illustrated by the author, as well. A must read by Western and Eastern audiences for its insights, depth of vision, and artistic mastery.
Mahayana Buddhism in Translation 3: Paramarthastava or Hymn of the Supreme Reality    by Joshua Norager
Price: $0.99 USD. 1610 words. Published on December 10, 2011. .

A translation of the Paramarthastava, attributed to the Buddhist philosophy of emptiness Nagarjuna Acharya, founder of the Madhyamika school. It consists of 11 verses of praise (stuti) to the Buddha in his supramundane aspect as transcending all concepts --- a classic of Buddhist literature, relevant alike to Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana), Mahamudra, Dzogchen, Ch'an, Zen or any adherents of Nondual
Buddhism in Translation 4: Hymn to the Diamond of the Mind or the Cittavajrastava    by Joshua Norager
Price: $0.99 USD. 820 words. Published on December 10, 2011. .

7 verses on the Vajra or Diamond of the Nondual Mind as described by the Mahayana school of Buddhism (Tibetan & otherwise), Zen, Mahamudra & Dzogchen etc., attributed to the founder of the Madhyamika sect, the Ven. Nagarjuna --- translated from the Tibetan by Joshua Norager.
Buddhism in Translation 6: Hymn to the World-Transcendent or the Lokatitastava    by Joshua Norager
Price: $0.99 USD. 2500 words. Published on December 11, 2011. .

The Lokatitastava by Arya Nagarjuna (with notes) --- 28 verses written by the Buddhist sage & philosopher Nagarjuna on the subject of Emptiness --- a classic of Buddhist literature, relevant alike to Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana), Mahamudra, Dzogchen, Ch'an, Zen or any adherents of Nonduality. , translated from the Sanskrit by Joshua Norager
Buddhism in Translation 5: Acintyastava or Hymn of the Inconceivable    by Joshua Norager
Price: $0.99 USD. 4120 words. Published on December 11, 2011. .

The Acintyastava by Acharya Nagarjuna (with notes) --- 59 verses written by the Buddhist sage & philosopher Nagarjuna on the subject of Emptiness --- a classic of Buddhist literature, relevant alike to Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana), Mahamudra, Dzogchen, Ch'an, Zen or any adherents of Nonduality, translated from the Sanskrit by Joshua Norager
Buddhism in Translation 17: The Trikayastava or Song of the Three Bodies of Buddha by Nagarjuna    by Joshua Norager
Price: $0.99 USD. 1810 words. Published on December 13, 2011. .

A translation of the Tibetan version of the Trikayastava, attributed to Arya Nagarjuna on the nature of the Three Bodies (Trikaya) of the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas --- the Dharmakaya, Sambhogakaya, & Nirmanakaya as established in Nondual Mahayana Buddhism, with references to the possible Sanskrit terms used in the original