the following texts can be found  or ordered through most book stores.  They can also be found online at Amazon.ca, Amazon.com and Wisdom Books.com and Shambhala.com

 

 

The Words of My Perfect Teacher by Patrul Rinpoche (1808-1887) with forewords by H.H. the Dalai Lama and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.

 

This is a classic Tibetan text that outlines the basic Buddhist tenets and teaches preliminary and main practices of the Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism. 

 

 

The Thirty-Seven Practices of the Bodhisattvas: An oral teaching by Geshe Sonam Rinchen, Translated and Edited by Ruth Sonam

 

This ancient Buddhist text was written by Gyelsay Togmay Sangpo in the fourteenth century.  It summarizes captures the "quintessence of the Mahanyana path to perfection".

 

 

The Way of the Bodhisattva  by Shantideva (2006 revised translation and new preface by the Padmakara Translation Group) Pubished by Shambhala Classics

 

Essential text, studied for centuries.  The Way of the Bodhisattva is presented "in the form of a personal meditation in verse, it outlines the path of the Bodhisattvas".

 

 

The Nectar of Manjushri's Speech:  A Detailed Commentary on Shantideva'a Way of the Bodhisattva by Kunzang Pelden, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group

 

A great classic of the Mahayana path and particularly the path of the Bodhisattvas whose only purpose is to become enlightened in order to help all sentient beings.  It serves as a wondrous inspiration to those on the Buddhist path and is a "guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment through generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity , and patience".