Bibliography
Among all books referenced, these 100 were most useful in preparing the greatest achievement in life. Most are available on amazon.com by title and/or author; the 30 books quoted (*) are especially recommended.
Buddhism
Buddhist Insight (Indo-Tibetan), by Alex Wayman
Published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishers 1954, 2002
* Essays in Zen Buddhism, by D.T. Suzuki
Published by Grove Press 1949, 2000
* Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism, by Lama Anagarika Govinda [E. Hoffmann]
Published by Weiser Books 1959, 1999
Living Dharma / Teachings of 12 Buddhist Masters, by Jack Kornfield
Published by Shambhala 1977, 1996
One Dharma / The Emerging Western Buddhism, by Joseph Goldstein
Published by HarperSan Francisco 2002
Psychoanalysis and Buddhism / An Unfolding Dialogue, ed. by Jeremy D. Safran
Published by Wisdom Publications 2003
* Radiant Mind / Essential Buddhist Teachings and Texts, edited by Jean Smith
Published by Riverhead Books/The Berkeley Publishing Group 1999
Toward a Psychology of Awakening, by John Welwood, Ph.D.
Published by Shambhala 2000, 2002
Women’s Buddhism / Buddhism’s Women, edited by Ellison Banks Findly
Published by Wisdom Publications 2000
Zen and the Brain / ...Meditation & Consciousness, by James H. Austin, M.D.
Published by MIT Press 1998, 1999
Zen Training / Methods and Philosophy, by Katsuki Sekida
Published by Shambhala Classics 1985, 2005
Christianity
Christian Mystics / Their Lives and Legacies, by Ursula King
Published by Hidden Spring 1985, 2001
The Experience of No-Self / A Contemplative Journey, by Bernadette Roberts
Published by Shambhala 1982, 1993
The Flowering of Mysticism /…New Mysticism - 1200–1350, by Bernard McGinn
Published by Crossroad Publishing 1998
The Foundations of Mysticism / Origins to the Fifth Century, by Bernard McGinn
Published by Crossroad Publishing 1991, 2004
The Growth of Mysticism / Gregory the Great - the 12th C., by Bernard McGinn
Published by Crossroad Publishing 1994, 1999
The Luminous Vision / Six Medieval Mystics...Teachings, by Anne Bancroft
Published by Unwin Paperbacks 1982, 1989
* Mystics of the Christian Tradition, by Steven Fanning
Published by Routledge 2001
New Seeds of Contemplation, by Thomas Merton
Published by New Directions 1961, 2007
* Orthodox Spirituality, by a Monk of the Eastern Church [Father Lev Gillet]
Published by St. Vladimir Seminary Press 1945, 1987
* The Roots of Christian Mysticism, by Olivier Clement
Published by New City Press 1982, 1995
Silence and Witness / The Quaker Tradition, by Michael L. Birkel
Published by Orbis Books 2004
Hinduism
* Daughters of the Goddess / Women Saints of India, by Linda Johnsen
Published by Yes International 1994
The Deeper Dimensions of Yoga / Theory and Practice, by Georg Feuerstein
Published by Shambhala 2003
The Essential Swami Ramdas, compiled with intro. by Susunaga Weeraperuma
Published by World Wisdom 2005
* Hinduism / Its Meaning for the Liberation of the Spirit, by Swami Nikhilananda
Published by Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center 1958, 1992
I Have Become Alive / Secrets of the Inner Journey, by Swami Muktananda
Published by SYDA Foundation 1985, 1992
* The Life Divine, by Sri Aurobindo
Published by E.P. Dutton & Co. 1949, 2006
Light on Life /...Wholeness, Inner Peace and Ultimate Freedom, by B.K.S. Iyengar
Published by Rodale Inc. 2005
* The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi, with forward by Carl Jung
Published by Shambhala 1972, 2004
Sri Ramakrishna / Prophet for a New Age, by Richard Schiffman
Published by Paragon House 1989
Vivekananda / Lessons in Classical Yoga, edited by Dave DeLuca
Published by Namaste Books 2003
Yoga & Psychotherapy / Evolution of Consciousness, by Rama, Ballentine, Ajaya
Published by Himalayan International Institute 1978, 1981
Islam
* Awakening / A Sufi Experience, by Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan
Published by Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam 1999, 2000
Essential Sufism, edited by James Fadiman & Robert Franger
Published by HarpersSan Francisco 1985, 1999
The Garden of Truth / ...Vision and Promise of Sufism, by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Published by HarperCollins 2007
The Knowing Heart / A Sufi Path of Transformation, by Kabir Helminski
Published by Shambhala 1972, 2004
* Mystical Dimensions of Islam, by Annemarie Schimmel
Published by University of North Carolina Press 1975, 1978
The Mystics of Islam, by Reynold A. Nicholson
Published by World Wisdom Inc. 1914, 2002
The Shambhala Guide to Sufism, by Carl W. Ernst
Published by Shambhala 1997
Sufi Essays, by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Published by State University of New York Press 1972, 1999
Sufism / Love & Wisdom, edited by Jean-Louis Michon & Roger Gaetani
Published by World Wisdom 2006
* The Way of the Sufi, by Idries Shah
Published by E.P. Dutton & Co. 1970, 1990
Women of Sufism / A Hidden Treasure, selected by Camille Adams Helminski
Published by Shambhala 2003
Judaism
* The Essential Kabbalah / Heart of Jewish Mysticism, by Daniel C. Matt
Published by Castle Books 1995, 1997
God is a Verb / Kabbalah and Practice of Mystical Judaism, by David A. Cooper
Published by Riverhead Books 1997, 1998
I and Thou, by Martin Buber
Published by Simon & Schuster 1937, 2006
Jewish Mystical Testimonies, compiled by Louis Jacobs
Published by Schoken Books 1976, 1997
Kabbalah / The Mystic Quest in Judaism, by David S. Ariel
Published by Jason Aronson 1988, 2006
* Kabbalah / New Perspectives, by Mose Idel
Published by Yale University Press 1988, 1990
* Kabbalah / The Way of the Jewish Mystic, by Perle Epstein
Published by Shambhala Classics 1978, 2001
Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism, by Gershom Scholem
Published by Schoken Books 1946, 1995
Meditation and Kabbalah, by Aryeh Kaplan
Published by Weiser Books 1982, 1994
Sacred Therapy / Jewish Spiritual Teachings, by Estelle Frankel
Published by Shambhala 2003, 2005
The Work of the Kabbalist, by Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi [Warren Kenton]
Published by Weiser Books 1985, 1993
Comparative Studies
Between Jersusalem and Benares, edited by Hananya Goodman
Published by State University of New York Press 1994 J/H
Christian & Islamic Spirituality / Sharing a Journey, by Maria Jaoudi
Published by Paulist Press 1985, 1993 C/I
The Gospel of John in the Light of Indian Mysticism, by Ravi Ravindra
Published by Inner Traditions 1990, 2004 C/H
A Meeting of Mystic Paths / Christianity and Yoga, by Justin O’Brien
Published by Yes International 1996 C/H
The One Light / Bede Griffith’s Principal Writings, edited by Bruno Barnhart
Published by Templegate Publishers 2001 C/H
Paths to the Heart / Sufism and the Christian East, edited by James S. Cutsinger
Published by World Wisdom, Inc. 2002, 2004 I/C
Philosophies of India (Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism), by Heinrich Zimmer
Published by Princeton University Press 1951, 2008
The Soul of the Story / Meetings with Remarkable People, by Rabbi David Zeller
Published by Jewish Lights Publishing 2006 J/H
Speaking in Silence / Christians and Buddhists..., ed. by Susan Walker
Published by Paulist Press 1987
Three Ways of Asian Wisdom, by Nancy Wilson Ross
Published by Simon and Schuster 1966, 1996 H/B
Mysticism
* The Enlightened Mind / an anthology of sacred prose, edited by Stephen Mitchell
Published by HarperPerennial/HarperCollins 1991, 1993
* The Essential Mystics / The Soul’s Journey into Truth, by Andrew Harvey
Published by Castle Books 1996, 1998
For the Love of God / Handbook for the Spirit, ed. by R. Carlson & B. Shield
Published by New World Library 1990, 2008
God in All Worlds / ...Contemporary Spiritual Writing, ed. by Lucinda Vardey
Published by Pantheon Books 1995
Graceful Exists / How Great Beings Die, edited by Sushila Blackman
Published by Shambhala 1997, 2005
Halfway Up the Mountain / ...Premature Claims to Enlightenment, by M. Caplan
Published by Hohm Press 2001
* History of Mysticism / ...Unchanging Testament, by S. Abhayananda [Stan Trout]
Published by Atma Books 1987, 1996
* An Idealist View of Life, by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 1932, 2003
Living Deeply / ...Transformation in...Life, by M. Schiltz, C. Vieten, T. Amorok
Published by New Harbinger Publications 2007
The Mystic Heart / A Universal Spirituality in...Religions, by Wayne Teasdale
Published by New World Library 1999, 2001
The Mystical Mind / ...Biology of Religious Experience, by Newberg & D’Aquili
Published by Fortress Press 1999
* Mysticism / ...development of spiritual consciousness, by Evelyn Underhill
Published currently by CreateSpace 1911, 2011
Mysticism: Holiness East and West, by Denise and John Carmody
Published by Oxford University Press 1996
Mysticism, Mind, Consciousness, by Robert K.C. Forman
Published by State University of New York Press 1999
Mysticism of Now / The Art of Being Alive, by Rafael Catala
Published by Acropolis Books 1998
Mysticism: A Study and Anthology, by F.C. Happold
Published by Penguin Books 1963, 1990
* Mysticism in the World’s Religion, by Geoffrey Parrinder
Published by Oneworld Publications 1976, 1996
* Mysticism in World Religions, by Sidney Spencer
Published by Penguin Books 1963, 1971
Mystics, Masters, Saints, and Sages, by R. Ullman and J. Reichenber-Ullman
Published by Conari Press 2001
One Cosmos under God / ...Matter, Life, Mind and Spirit, by Robert W. Godwin
Published by Paragon House 2004
One River, Many Wells / Wisdom Springing from Global Faiths, by Matthew Fox
Published by Jeremy Thatcher/Penguin 2000, 2004
* The Perennial Philosophy, by Aldous Huxley
Published by Perennial division of HarperCollins 1944, 2004
Quantum Questions / Mystical Writings of...Greatest Physicists, ed. by Ken Wilber
Published by Shambhala 1984, 2001
Quantum Theology /Spiritual Implications...New Physics, by Diarmuid O’Murchu
Published by Crossroad Publishing 2004
Secret Splendor / The Journey Within, by Charles Earnest Essert
Published by Philosophical Library 1973, 1997
The Simple Feeling of Being / Embracing Your True Nature, by Ken Wilber
Published by Shambhala 2004
The Spiritual Athlete / a primer for the inner life, compiled & edited by Ray Berry
Published by Joshua Press 1992, 2000
The Spiritual Brain / ...for Existence of the Soul, by M. Beauregard & D. O’Leary
Published by HarperCollins 2007
Spiritual Evolution / Scientists discuss their beliefs, ed. by John Marks Templeton
Published by Templeton Foundation Press 1998
Surprised by Grace / A Journey Beyond Personal Enlightenment, by Amber Terrell
Published by True Light Publishing 1997, 2003
The Transcendent Unity of Religions, by Frithjof Schuon
Published by A Quest Book 1984, 1993
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, by David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.
Published by Veritas Publishing 2006
A Treasury of Traditional Wisdom / ...Spiritual Truth, by Whitall N. Perry
Published by Fons Vitae 1971, 2000
The Visionary Window / quantum physicist’s guide to enlightenment, A. Goswami
Published by Quest Books 2000, 2006
Why God Won’t Go Away / ...the Biology of Belief, by A. Newberg & E. D’Aquili
Published by Ballantine 2001
Other References
Autism and the God Connection, by William Stillman
Published by Sourcebooks Inc. 2006
* The Concise Guide to World Religions, by Eliade and Couliano
Published by HarperCollins San Francisco 1991, 2000
* Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion / Eastern & Western Thought, by W. Reese
Published by Humanity Books 1980, 1999
* Dictionary of Psychology, edited by Arthur S. Reber & Emily S. Reber
Published by Penguin Books 1985, 2001
God / A Brief History / The Human Search for Eternal Truth, by John Bowker
Published by DK Publishing 2002
God in the Equation / How Einstein Transformed Religion, by Corey S. Powell
Published by Free Press / Simon and Schuster 2002, 2005
A History of God / ...Judaism, Christianity and Islam, by Karen Armstrong
Published by Gramercy Books 1993, 2004
Life after Death in World Religions, edited by Harold Coward
Published by Orbis Books 1997
* The New Penguin Handbook of Living Religions, edited by John R. Hinnells
Published by Penguin Books 1997, 2003
* Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, edited by John Bowker
Published by Oxford University Press 1997, 2005
The Religion Book / Encyclopedia of Places, Prophets, Saints, & Seers, by J. Willis
Published by Visible Ink 2004
* World Religions / From Ancient History to the Present, ed. by Geoffrey Parrinder
Published by Facts on File Inc. 1971, 1985
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