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Please find below a list of the required texts for courses offered at Maitripa College Spring 2013. Course Readers will be available for purchase in the office during the first week of the semester for students enrolled in the course. Fees charged are to offset printing costs only; please let us know if you need financial assistance.
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Books required for class are available locally and/or from the publishers. Local options for book purchases include FPMT’s The Foundation Store, which supports the projects of Lama Zopa. Books are at or below publisher prices, and you can avoid shipping fees by picking up your order in the Maitripa Office (select “Wallis and Futuna” from the dropdown menu in the Country field of the Shipping Address during check out). Powell’s on SE Hawthorne and the downtown City of Books locations both have new and used copies of Buddhist books, and online orders can be held for pick up at either location.
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SPRING 2013 BOOK LISTS:
PHL302: Foundations of Buddhist Thought: The Medium and Great Scope & MDT302: Techniques of Buddhist Meditation: The Medium and Great Scope
Required Books:
The Bodhisattva Vow, Geshe Sonam Rinchen, Snow Lion Publications, 2000.
Buddhist Psychology, Geshe Tashi Tsering, Wisdom Publications, 2006.
Practicing the Path, by Yangsi Rinpoche, Wisdom Publications, 2003.
The Way of the Bodhisattva, Shambhala Publications, 2006/2008.
PHL304: Madhayamaka Philosophy: A Dose of Emptiness & MDT304: Madhyamaka Meditation: Preparation for Vajrayana
Required Books:
Hopkins, Jeffrey. Tsong-kha-pa's Final Exposition of Wisdom. Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications. 2008.
Drefus, Georges and Sara McClintock (Eds.). The Svåtantrika-Pråsangika Distinction: What Difference Does a Difference Make? Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2003.
Cowherds, The. Moonshadows: Conventional Truth in Buddhist Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
A few lengthy excerpts will also be assigned from the below texts, which you may already have from a previous class or may wish to purchase. There are also copies are in the library.
Cabezon, Jose (trans.). A Dose of Emptiness. New York: SUNY, 1992.
Geshe Sopa and Jeffrey Hopkins. Cutting through Appearances. Boston: Snow Lion, 1989.
PHL324: The Good Heart: Leadership through Skillful Means
Nagarjuna. Letter to a Friend.
There are many translations available; Rinpoche approved Alexander Berzin’s translation, free online at the Berzin Archives: http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/archives/sutra/level6_study_major_texts/suhrllekha_letter_friend_nagarjuna/letter_friend.html
Other readings TBD
THL422: Contemplative Care and Counseling Skills
Kottler, Jeffery A. (2010). On Being a Therapist. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons.
THL 305: Engaged Buddhism
Samdhong Rinpoche. Uncompromising Truth for a Compromised World: Tibetan Buddhism and Today’s World. World Wisdom, 2006.
Sulak Sivaraksa. Seeds of Peace: A Buddhist Vision for Renewing Society. Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1992.
Thich Nhat Hanh. Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism. Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1987.
Chappell, David. Buddhist Peacework: Creating Cultures of Peace. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1999.
Plus Course Reader and/or additional articles to be provided
CST002/ CS002: Compassionate Service: Building Bridges
Additional books and/or readings may be added in the course of the semester. These will be used in the first eight weeks:
The Fourteen Dalai Lamas: A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation, Glenn H. Mullin. Clear Light Publishers, 2001 or 2008 editions.
The Interfaith Alternative: Embracing Spiritual Diversity. Steven Greenebaum. New Society Publishers, 2012.
Interfaith Encounters in America. Kate McCarthy. Rutgers University Press. 2007.
CST004/CS004: Buddhist Ministry & Leadership: Building Spiritual Communities - the Dalai Lamas
Additional books and/or readings may be added in the course of the semester. These will be used in the first eight weeks:
The Fourteen Dalai Lamas: A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation, Glenn H. Mullin. Clear Light Publishers, 2001 or 2008 editions.
The World is One Flower: Buddhist Leadership for Peace, Chanju Mun. Blue Pine, 2006.
Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building A Healthy Relationship. Alexander Berzin. Snow Lion Publications, Jul 25, 2000.