All LYWA print books, except Big Love, are free, with postage charged at checkout. To help keep your shipping costs low, we encourage ordering multiple books at once. You can also read our books online, listen to audiobooks, purchase ebooks, download free PDFs or order select print-on-demand titles. We now offer free book shipments to FPMT centers, study groups and services. You can download our catalog here.
Begin with our "Starter Pack", a selection of four of our most popular titles:
This collection contains teachings Lama Yeshe gave in England in 1976 and the Netherlands in 1980. Lama taught mainly on refuge and bodhicitta and also gave a public lecture on the nature of the mind.
Lamrim teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 3rd & 4th Kopan Meditation Courses, held at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, in October-November 1972 and March-April, 1973.
Rinpoche’s Animal Friends features more than one hundred images of soft toys, known as plushies, which were decorated and blessed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. The toys are inscribed with profound messages and powerful mantras, and are a reminder of Rinpoche’s great love for us and his unique means to inspire and open our hearts.
This book is the official, authorized biography of Lama Yeshe. It contains personal stories of the lamas and the students who learned, lived and traveled with them. If you knew Lama, you will be reminded of his wisdom and charisma; if you did not, this is the perfect introduction. Set of two 700-page hardcover volumes in a slipcase with over 1,550 photographs, maps and other illustrations, full color throughout.
Lamrim Year is a unique study program which provides a 365-day outline of the graduated path to enlightenment in a clear, practical format that is suitable for both individual and group practice. A free Lamrim Year Companion website is also available, making it easy for you to engage with the daily meditations in both text and audio formats on any device.
This book presents Lama Zopa Rinpoche's teachings on bodhicitta, the mind of enlightenment, based on verses from inspiring texts by Khunu Lama Rinpoche and Shantideva.
This five-book set is designed for students seeking to deepen their understanding and practice. The Study Pack includes:
• The Perfect Human Rebirth,by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
• Daily Purification: A Short Vajrasatttva Practice,by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
• Abiding in the Retreat,by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
• How Things Exist, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
• Life, Death and After Death by Lama Yeshe
This expanded edition contains both of the very popular Lama Yeshe booklets, Becoming Your Own Therapist and Make Your Mind an Ocean. This book contains public talks on Buddhism and the mind, and includes question and answer sessions, as well as a lecture on the Buddhist approach to mental illness.
This book deals with the eight worldly dharmas, essentially, how craving desire and attachment cause us to create problems and suffering and how to abandon these negative minds in order to find perfect peace and happiness.
