Category Archives: Books

Books by Jason Espada








Clicking on any of these will take you to their individual pages, with samples, and ordering information.

More below.

 

Then there is this.

Buddhist Poetry


From four collections, 1985 to 2018.





2009-2015.



2006 to 2007.

And this, 1985 to 2005.

 

If resources are an issue, get in touch with me and I’ll make it not an issue.


Free ebooks, in .pdf format, updated 10/2/2023

A Resource for the Practice of Meditation – Third Edition (2023)

A Key to Buddhist Wisdom Teachings

A Concise Set of Buddhist Healing Prayers and Practices

The Wisdom of Impermanence – Twenty Eight Essays (updated 10/16/2024)

Ten Essays on Healing

As Editor:

An Anthology of Buddhist Prayer (2008)

Metta and Readings on the Mahayana (updated 10/17/2024)

Cultivating the Field of Joy – Buddhist Readings to Uplift the Heart

The Stages of the Path Teachings – A Selection of Texts

The Beautiful Path – Readings on Ethics, to Soothe and Brighten the Mind (updated 11/13/2023)

Essays on Purification, by Various Authors

Vajrasattva Commentaries, by Various Authors

Mahayana Prayers and Poetry.pdf; Audio (2012)

Teachings on Bodhicitta, in two volumes: One, and Two

Great Perfection Teachings  (updated 4/3/2024)

Teachings on Mahamudra – Volume One

Teachings on Mahamudra – Volume Two

Readings on the Middle Way

Essays on the Middle Way

Paritta Recitation – Protective Readings from the Pali Canon, Audio, (2022)

with an introduction, The Blessings of Paritta.pdf; Audio (2021)

Reflections on Impermanence and Transcendent Renunciation

Aiming for Freedom – Readings on Transcendent Renunciation (2023)

Teachings on Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh

On The Avatamsaka Sutra

Opening the Door to Pure Perception (2023)

On the Vajrayana

In Praise of the Vajrayana

A Collection of Prayers to Tara  (updated 2/14/2021)

Chenrezig Sadhanas and Commentaries – in four volumes: One, Two, Three, and Four

A Collection of Buddhist Methods for Healing (279 pgs., 2020)

Dedication Prayers

Dedication Prayers from Various Teachers

Dedication Prayers – 6/16/2021

Prayers for the time of transition – 4/26/2020

Teachings on Humility from the Buddhist and Christian Traditions

The Discourses of the Buddha – from the Pali Canon

Audio – on youtube; and, on Bandcamp

Reflections on this precious human life

Essays on Buddhist Prayer (2023)

An Ocean of Prayers – Introduction and Contents (2023)

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