bibliography

Here’s a list of books I’ve referred to, or quoted from, in recent posts:

Armstrong, K. (2001). Buddha. New York: Viking Penguin.

Armstrong, K. (2006). The great transformation: the beginning of our religious traditions. Toronto: Vintage.

Arrien, A. (2007). The second half of life: gates of wisdom. Boulder, CO: Sounds True.

Bhante Henepola Gunaratana. (2001). Eight mindful steps to happiness: walking the buddha’s path. Boston, MA: Wisdom Publ.

Barks, C. (Tran.). (1997). The essential Rumi. Edison, NJ: Castle Books.

Barrows, A. & J. Macy. (Trans.). (1996). Rilke’s book of hours: love poems to god. New York: Riverhead.

Bayda, E. (2002). Being zen: bringing meditation to life. Boston: Shambala.

Bayda, E. (2003). At home in muddy waters: a guide to finding peace within everyday chaos. Boston: Shambala.

Bays, J.C. (2003). Jizo Bodhisattva: guardian of children, travelers, and other voyagers. Boston: Wisdom Publ.

Beck, C.J. (1993). Nothing special: living zen. HarperSanFrancisco.

Birx, E. (2002). Healing zen: buddhist wisdom on compassion, carig, and caregiving–for yourself and others. New York: Penguin Compass.

Bly, R. (Ed.). (1977).The Kabir book: forty-four ecstatic poems by Kabir. Boston: Beacon Press.

Bly, R., Hillman, J. & M. Meade. (Eds.) (1992). The rag and bone shop of the heart: poems for men. HarperCollins.

Bourgeault, C. (2004). Centering prayer and inner awakening. Cambridge, MA: Cowley Publ.

Brach, T. (2003). Radical acceptance: embracing your life with the heart of a buddha. New York: Bantam.

Brady, M. (ed.). 2003). The wisdom of listening. Boston: Wisdom Publ.

Brazier, D. (1995). Zen therapy: transcending the sorrows of the human mind. New York: John Wiley.

Bridges, W. (1980). Transitions: making sense of life’s changes. Addison-Wesley.

Corr, C.A. & Corr, D.M. (1996). (eds.). Handbook of childhood death and bereavement. New York: Springer.

Cunningham, L.S. (Ed.). 1992). Thomas Merton, spiritual master: the essential writings. Paulist Press.

de Waal, E. (1992). A seven day journey with Thomas Merton. Ann Arnor, MI: Servant Publ.,

de Waal, E. (1997). Living with contradiction: an introduction to Benedictine spirituality. Harrisburg, PA: Moorehouse Publ.

Deida, D. (2005). Finding god through sex: awakening the one of spirit through the two of flesh. Boulder, CO: Sounds True.

Eliot, T.S. (1944). The four quartets. London: Faber and Faber.

Fischer, N. (2003). Taking our places: the Buddhist path to truly growing up. HarperSanFrancisco.

Fromm, E. (1956). The art of loving. New York: Harper & Row.

Griffiths, B. (1977). Return to the center. Templegate.

Hanh, Thich Nhat. (1990). Present moment, wonderful moment: mindfulness verses for daily living. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press.

Harvey, A. (Ed.). (1996). The essential mystics: the soul’s journey into truth. Edison, NJ: Castle Books.

Harvey, A. (2000). The direct path: creating a personal journey to the divine using the world’s spiritual traditions. New York: Broadway Books.

Housden, R. (2001). Ten poems to change your life. New York: Harmony Books.

Housden, R. (2004). Ten poems to last a lifetime. New York: Harmony Books.

Housden, R. (2004). Seven sins for a life worth living. New York: Harmony Books.

Hunt, P. (Ed.). (1974). Thomas Merton, monk: a monastic tribute. New York: Sheed & Ward.

Johanson, G. & R. Kurtz. (1991). Grace unfolding: psychotherapy in the spirit of the Tao-te ching. Belltower.

Johnston, C.R. (2006). Mindful politics: a Buddhist guide to making the world a better place. Boston: Wisdom Publ.

Kearney, M. (1996). Mortally wounded: stories of soul pain, death, and healing. New York: Scribner.

Keating, T.  (1994). Intimacy with God: an introduction to centering prayer. New York: Crossroad Publ.

Kornfield, J. & C. Feldman. (1996). Soul food: stories to nourish the spirit and the heart, New York: Harper.

Kornfield, J. (1993). A path with heart: a guide through the perils and promises of spiritual life. New York: Bantam.

Krootsma, D. (2005). The singing life of birds—an intimate guide to the private life of birds: how, when, why, and where birds sing. Houghton Mifflin.

Levine, S. (1987). Healing into life and death. New York: Anchor Books.

Levine, S. (1997). A year to live: how to live this year as if it were your last. New York: Belltower.

Levine, S. & A. (1995). Embracing the beloved: relationship as a path of awakening. New York: Anchor Books.

Loy, D.R. (2008). Money, sex, war, karma: notes for a Buddhist revolution. Boston: Wisdom Publ.

Maté, G. (2008). In the realm of hungry ghosts: close encounters with addictions. Toronto: Knopf.

May, G.G. (2003). The dark night of the soul: a psychiatrist explores the connections between darkness and spiritual growth. HarperSanFrancisco.

McLeod, M. (Ed). (2006). Mindful politics: a Buddhist guide to making the world a better place. Boston: Wisdom Publ.

Merton, T. (1950). The sign of Jonas. New York: HBJ.

Merton, T. (1957). The silent life. London: Sheldon Press.

Merton, T. (1968). Zen and the birds of appetite. New York: New Directions.

Merton, T. (1975). The Asian journals of Thomas Merton. (edited). New York: New Directions.

Monk Kidd, S. (2002). The secret life of bees. Penguin.

Monks of New Skete, The. (1999). In the spirit of happiness. New York: Little, Brown.

Moore, T. (2004). Dark night of the soul: a guide to finding your way through life’s ordeal. New York: Gotham Books.

Nouwen, H.J.M.  (1996). The inner voice of love: a journey through anguish to freedom. (London: Darton, Longman, Todd) New York: Doubleday.

Nouwen, H.J.M. (1972). With open hands: bringing prayer into your life. New York: Ballantine.

Nouwen, H.J.M. (2002). A cry for mercy: prayers from the Genesee. New York: Doubleday.

O’Donohue, J. (1994).  Anam Cara: a book of Celtic wisdom. New York: Harper.

O’Donohue, J. (2004). Beauty: rediscovering the true sources of compassion, serenity and hope. HarperCollins.

Oliver, M. (1992). New and selected poems. Boston: Beacon Press.

Palmer, P. J. (1999). Let your life speak: listening for the voice of vocation. New York: John Wiley.

Palmer, P. J (2004). A hidden wholeness: the journey toward an undivided life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Preece, R. (2006). The wisdom of imperfection: the challenge of individuation in Buddhist life. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publ.

Rilke, R.M. (1984). Notes to a young poet. (trans. S. Mitchell). New York: Random House.

Salzberg, S. (1995). Loving-kindness: the revolutionary art of happiness. Boston: Shambala.

Starr, M. (trans). (2002). Dark night of the soul (St. John of the Cross). New York: Riverhead. 

Starr, M. (trans). (2003). Interior castle (St. Teresa of Avila). New York: Penguin.

Suzuki, S. (1970). Zen mind, beginner’s mind. New York: Weatherhill.

Steindl-Rast, D.  with S. Lebell. (1998). Music of silence: a sacred journey through the hours of the day. Berkeley, CA: Seastone.

Teasdale, W. (2002). A monk in the world: cultivating a spiritual life. Novata, CA: New World Library.

Uchiyama, K. (2004). Opening the hand of thought. Tom Wright, et al. (Trans.). Boston: Wisdom Publ.

Vanier, J. (1986). Man and women he made them. Paulist Press.

Vanier, J. (1998). Becoming human. Toronto: Vanasi.

Vaughan, F. (1979). Awakening intuition. New York: Anchor Books.

Vaughan, F. (1995). Shadows of the sacred: seeing through spiritual illusions. Wheaton, IL: Quest Books.

Vaughan-Lee, L. (1998). Catching the thread: sufism, dream-work, and Jungian psychology. Inverness, CA: The Golden Sufi Center.

Vaughan-Lee, L. (2000). Love is a fire: the sufi’s mystical journey home. Inverness, CA: The Golden Sufi Center.

Whyte, D. (2004). The house of belonging. Langley, WA: Many Rivers Press.

Wilber, K. (2000). One taste: daily reflections on integral spirituality. Boston: Shambala.

Wilber, K. (2000). A theory of everything: an integral vision of business, politics, science and spirituality. Boston: Shambala.

Wilber, K. (2001). No boundary: eastern and western approaches to personal growth. Boston: Shambala.

Wilber, K. (2004). The simple feeling of being: embracing your true nature. Boston: Shambala.

Yalom, I.D. (2002). The gift of therapy: an open letter to a new generation of therapists and their patients. New York: HarperPerennial.