Bibliography of Buddhism (and Recovery)
Version 05.9
Note: Needs still exist for programs of recovery for those individuals who cannot
accept theological solutions or the “disease / victim” models of addiction. Many alter-
natives to twelve step programs have been proposed. Some of these simply rewrite the steps
to remove words like “made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God
as we understood Him.” (Step 3).
Traditional clinical psychology has its own methods, but is hampered by the fact that
most of its database is drawn from disappointing examples of human behavior, if not brain
damage. Human beings in peak or exceptional performance are still largely outside of this
database. Also, therapists tend to lack important first hand experience with these problems.
For brave souls, the hands down most effective cure for addiction is the careful use
of entheogens within the context of a spiritual discipline, such as peyote within the Native
American Church, ayahuasca (a.k.a. hoasca or daime) in the legal syncretic churches of
South America, ibogaine in Africa, psilocybes and toad venom globally, or even the long-
illegal administration of LSD-25 by clinical psychiatrists. Out of ignorance, arrogance and
fear, repressive governments must even prohibit scientific research into these methods to
insure that they can continue to call any success stories merely anecdotal. Unfortunately,
addiction sufferers must find their own way to these largely illegal Medicines.
The thesis here is that a non-theistic or, in this sense, a-theistic program to relieve
the suffering of craving and aversion has already been in existence as a step program for
two and a half millenia. It does not need to be reworked : there are the Four Noble Truths
and the Noble Eightfold Path. The state of awareness needed to transcend addiction, call it
apotheosis, epiphany, grace or simply gratitude may be arrived at be any number of routes.
This particular path has undergone considerable testing. But, with that said, yes, I am aware
that at least two important popularizers of Buddhism in the West listed in the bibliography
below had serious problems with alcohol addiction. The method here still has to be applied
specifically to the problem.
Abbreviations for Schools:
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T = Theravada |
V = Vajrayana |
M = Mahayana |
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Z = Zen & Chan |
S = Synthesis |
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Buddha’s Words
Babbitt, Irving. The Dhammapada. NY: New Directions, 1965.
Bhikkhu Bodhi. The Connected Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the
Samyutta Nikaya. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2000. (Two Vols)
Bhikkhu Nanamoli, and Bhikkhu Bodhi, tr. The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha:
A New Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995.
Browne, Lewis, ed. The World’s Great Scriptures. NY: Macmillan, 1961.
Conze, Edward, tr. Buddhist Scriptures. NY: Penguin, 1959.
Mascaro, Juan. The Dhammapada: The Path of Perfection. NY: Penguin, 1973.
Walshe, Maurice. The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Digha
Nikaya. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1996.
Warren, Henry Clarke. Buddhism in Translations. NY: Athenium, 1987.
Buddhism
Alabaster, Henry. The Wheel of Law: Illustrations of Buddhism. London: Ballantyne, 1871.
(T)
Arnold, Sir Edwin. The Light of Asia. Wheaton, IL: Quest Books, 1971. (S)
Bahm, A. J. Philosophy of the Buddha. Berkeley: Asian Humanities Press, 1993. (S)
deBarry, William Theodore. The Buddhist Tradition in India, China and Japan. NY:
Vintage, 1972. (S)
Batchelor, Stephen. Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening. NY:
Riverhead Books, 1997. (S)
Beck, Charlotte Joko. Everyday Zen: Love and Work. NY: Harrper & Row, 1989. (Z)
Bercholz, Samuel Sherab Chodzin Kohn., eds. An Introduction to the Buddha and His
Teachings. NY: Barnes and Noble, 1997. (S)
Blofeld, John. Gateway to Wisdom: Taoist and Buddhist Contemplative and Healing
Yogas Adapted for Western Students of the Way. Boulder: Shambhala, 1980. (S)
Blythe, R.H. Zen and Zen Classics. NY: Vintage, 1978. (Z)
Bodhi, Bhikkhu. The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering. Sri Lanka:
Buddhist Publication Society, 1994. (T)
Buddarakkhita, Acharya. Buddhist Manual for Everyday Practice. Bangalore: Buddha
Vacana Trust, 1986. (T)
Burland, C.A. The Way of the Buddha. GB: Hulton Educational, 1972. (S) Grade school
level introduction.
Byles, Marie Beuzeville. Footprints of Gautama the Buddha. Wheaton, IL: Quest Books,
1972. (S)
Chah, Ajahn. Bodhinyana. Thailand: The Sangha, Bung Wai Forest Monastery, 1980. (T)
_____A Taste of Freedom. Thailand: The Sangha, Bung Wai Forest Monastery, 1980. (T)
Chodron, Pema. The Places that Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times.
Boston: Shambhala, 2001. (V)
_____The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness. Boston: Shambhala,
1991. (V)
Conze, Edward. Buddhism: Its Essence and Develpoment. NY: Harper, 1959. (S)
Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. Buddha and the Gospel of Buddhism. NY: Harper
Torchbooks, 1964. (S)
Das, Lama Surya. Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment. NY:
Broadway Books, 1997. (V)
David-Neel, Alexandra. Buddhism: Its Doctrine and its Methods. NY: Avon, 1977. (S)
Dhamma, Dr. Rewata. The First Discourse of the Buddha: Turning the Wheel of Dhamma.
Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1997. (T)
Epstein, Mark. Going on Being: Buddhism and the Way of Change, A Positive Psychology
for the West. NY: Broadway Books, 2001. (S)
_____Thoughts Without a Thinker: Psychtherapy from a Buddhist Perspective. NY: Basic
Books, 1095. (S)
Farrer-Halls, Gill. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Buddhist Wisdom. Wheaton, IL: Quest
Books, 2000. (S)
Fromm, Erich, D.T. Suzuki & R.D. Martino. Zen Buddhism and Psychoanalysis. NY:
Harper Colophon Books, 1960. (Z)
Gard, Richard A., ed. Buddhism. NY: George Braziller, 1962. (S)
Goddard, Dwight. A Buddhist Bible. Boston: Beacon Press, 1970. (S)
Goldstein, Joseph. The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist
Meditation. Boston: Shambhala, 1983. (S)
_____and Jack Kornfield. Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation.
Boston: Shambhala, 1987. (S)
Goleman, Daniel. The Buddha on Meditation and Higher States of Consciousness. Sri
Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society, 1988. (S) Wheel #189/90
Grimm, George. The Doctrine of the Buddha: The Religion of Reason and Meditation.
Delhi:Motilal Banarsidass, 1982. (T)
Guenther, Herbert V. Buddhist Philosophy in Theory and Practice. Baltimore, MD:
Penguin, 1972. (S)
_____Philosophy and Psychology in the Abhidharma. Berkeley, CA: Shambhala, 1976. (T)
Guenther, Herbert V. and Leslie S. Kawamura. Mind in Buddhist Psychology: A
Translation of Ye-shes rgyal-mtshan’s “The Necklace of Clear Understanding”.
Emeryville, CA: Dharma Publishing, 1975. (V)
_____Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part One: Mind. Emeryville, CA: Dharma Publishing, 1973.
_____Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part Two: Meditation. Emeryville, CA: Dharma Publishing,
1976. (V)
_____Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part Three: Wonderment. Emeryville, CA: Dharma
Publishing, 1976. (V)
Gyatso, Lobsang. The Four Noble Truths. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion, 1994. (V)
Gyatso, Tenzin, HH the Dalai Lama. The Joy of Living and Dying in Peace: Core
Teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. SF: Harper, 1991. (V)
_____An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life. NY: Little Brown, 2001.
(V)
_____Path to Bliss: A Practical Guide to Stages of Meditation. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion
Pub., 1991. (V)
Hagen, Steve. Buddhism Plain and Simple. Bosto: Charles E. Tuttle, 1997. (S)
Hall, Manly Palmer. The Noble Eightfold Path. LA: Philosophical Research Society, 1947.
(M) Intro
_____Buddhism and Psychotherapy. LA: Philosophical Research Society, 1979. (M)
Hanh, Thich Nhat. The Heart of Understanding. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press, 1988. (M)
_____The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation. Boston: Beacon Press, 1987.
(Z)
_____Old Path, White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha. Berkeley: Parallax
Press, 1991. (S)
_____Present Moment, Wonderful Moment. Berkeley, CA: Parallax Press, 1990. (T)
Harrison, Gavin. In the Lap of the Buddha. Boston: Shambhala, 1994. (S)
Hart, William. Vipassana Meditation: The Art of Living. SF: Harper & Row, 1987. (T)
Herrigel, Eugen. Zen in the Art of Archery. NY: Vintage, 1973. (Z)
Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha. NY: Bantam, 1981. (Fictional)
Hope, Jane and Borin Van Loon. Introducing Buddha. NY: Totem Books, 1995. (S) Intro.
Humphries, Christmas. Buddhism: An Introduction and Guide. NY: Penguin, 1990. (S)
_____A Buddhist Students’ Manual. London: The Buddhist Society, 1956. (S)
_____The Wisdom of Buddhism. NY: Harper & Row, 1960. (S)
Hyams, Joe. Zen in the Martial Arts. NY: Bantam, 1982. (Z)
Ikeda, Daisaku. Buddhism, The First Millenia. NY: Kodansha, 1982. (S)
Khema, Ayya. Being Nobody, Going Nowhere: Meditations on the Buddhist Path. Boston:
Wisdom Publications, 1987. (S)
Kapleau, Roshi Philip. The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice and Enlightenment.
NY: Anchor, 1989. (Z)
King, Winston L. In the Hope of Nibbana: The Ethics of Theravada Buddhism. LaSalle,
IL: Open Court, 1964. (T)
Kohn, Michael, ed. The Shambhala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen. Boston: Shambhala,
1981. (S)
Kornfield, Jack. After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the
Spiritual Path. NY: Bantam, 2000. (Z)
Kuang, Wu. Open Mouth Already a Mistake. Cumberland, RI: Primary Point Press, 1997.
(Z)
Ling, T.O. A Dictionary of Buddhism: A Guide to Thought and Tradition. NY: Charles
Scribner’s Sons, 1972. (S)
Mizuno, Kogen. Basic Buddhist Concepts. Tokyo: Kosei Pub,, 1994. (S)
Nyanatiloka. Buddhist Dictionary: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines. Sri Lanka:
Buddhist Publication Society, 1988. (T)
Perera, T.H. The Way of the Noble. Sri Lanka: Buddhist Pub. Soc, 1984. (T) Wheel # 126
Rahula, Walpola. What the Buddha Taught. NY: Grove Weidenfeld, 1974. (T)
Reps, Paul. Zen Flesh, Zen Bones. NY: Anchor, 1982. (Z)
Ross, Nancy Wilson. The World of Zen. NY: Vintage, 1960. (Z)
Saddhatissa, H. Buddhist Ethics: Essence of Buddhism. NY: George Braziller, 1970. (T)
Sahn, Sueng. The Compass of Zen. Boston, MA: Shambhala, 1997. (Z)
Sayadaw, Ledi. The Requisites of Enlightenment. Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society,
1983. (T)
Sayadaw, Mahasi. A Discourse on Dependent Origination. Bankok, Thailand:
Buddhadhamma Foundation, 1999. (T)
Sekida, Katsuki. Zen Training: Methods and Philosophy. NY: Weatherhill, 1989. (Z)
Shibayama, Zenkei. Zen Comments on the Mumonkan. NY: Mentor, 1974. (Z)
Shigematsu, Soiku. A Zen Harvest: Japanese Folk Zen Sayings. SF: North Point Press,
1988. (Z)
Spiro, Melsford E. Buddhism in Society: A Great Tradition and its Burmese Vicissitudes.
NY: Haper & Row, 1970. (T)
Stcherbatsky, TH. The Central Conception of Buddhism and the Meaning of the Word
‘Dharma’. Delhi:Motilal Banarsidass, 1994. (T)
Story, Francis. Dimensions of Buddhist Thought. Sri Lanka: Buddhist Publication Society,
1985. (T)
Suzuki, D.T. Introduction to Zen Buddhism. NY: Grove Weidenfeld, 1991. (Z)
_____Manual of Zen Buddhism. NY: Grove Weidenfeld, 1960. (Z)
_____Zen and Japanese Culture. NY: Bollingeen, 1959. (Z)
_____The Zen Doctrine of No-Mind. York Beach, ME: Weiser, 1993. (Z)
Suzuki, D.T., ed. William Barrett. Zen Buddhism. NY: Doubleday Anchor, 1956. (Z)
Suzuki, Shunryu. Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and
Practice. NY: Weaterhill, 1973. (Z)
Thera, Narada. Buddhism in a Nutshell. Ceylon: Buddhist Publication Society, 1966. (T)
Thera, Piyadassi. The Wheel, Vol. I, The Seven Factors of Enlightenment. Ceylon: Buddhist
Publication Society, 1960. (T)
_____The Buddha’s Ancient Path. Buddhist Publication Society, 1987. (T)
Trungpa, Chogyam. Meditation in Action. Boulder: Shambhala, 1969. (V)
_____The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation. Berkeley: Shambhala, 1976. (V)
_____Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior. Boston: Shambhala, 1985. (V)
Watts, Alan. The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are. NY: Vintage, 1972.
(Z)
_____Cloud-Hidden, Whereabouts Unknown. NY: Vintage, 1973. (Z)
_____Death. Millbrae, CA: Celestial Arts, 1977. (Z)
_____The Essential Alan Watts. Millbrae, CA: Celestial Arts, 1977. (Z)
_____In My Own Way. NY: Vintage, 1972. (Z)
_____The Meaning of Happiness. NY: Harper, 1979. (Z)
_____Nature, Man and Woman. NY: Mentor, 1964. (Z)
_____Psychotherapy East and West. NY: Mentor, 1977. (Z)
_____This is It. NY: Vintage, 1973. (Z)
_____The Way of Zen. NY: Mentor, 1957. (Z)
_____The Wisdom of Insecurity. NY: Vintage, 1968. (Z)
Woodward, F.L., tr. Some Sayings of the Buddha, According to the Pali Canon. NY:
Oxford, 1973. (T)
Short List
Besant, Annie. The Noble Eightfold Path.
Sangharakshita. Vision and Transformation, An Intro. 1996
Physics also has an Eightfold Way, Not About Buddhism:
books by Murray Gell-mann, Levy, Silvio
Recovery
A.A. and Related Twelve Step Pograms
Anonymous. Alcoholics Anonymous (The Big Book). A.A. World Services, 1976 (3rd ed).
_____Living Sober. A.A. World Services, 1988.
_____Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. A.A. World Services, 1990.
_____Narcotics Anonymous. Van Nuys, CA: World Service Office, 1987.
Pietsch, William V. The Serenity Prayer. SF: Harper, 1990.
Twelve Step Alternatives and Variations
Ash, Mel. The Zen of Revovery. NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Perigree, 1993. The Twelve Steps
in Zen terms.
Trimpy, Jack. Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction. NY: Pocket
Books, 1996.
_____The Small Book: A Revolutionary Alternative for Overcoming Alcohol and Drug
Dependence. NY: Dell, 1989.
Traditional Psychology
Brown, Stephanie. Treating the Alcoholic: A Deveopmental Model of Recovery. NY: John
Wiley & Sons, 1985.
Frances, Richard J. and Sheldon Miller. Clinical Textbook of Addictive Disorders. NY:
Guilford Press, 1991.
Othmer, Ekkehard and Sieglinde. The Clinical Interview Using DSM-III-R. Washington
DC: American Psychiatric Press, 1989.
Reid, William H. The Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders, Revised for the DSM-III-R.
Washington DC: American Psychiatric Press, 1989.
Spitzer, Robert L., et al, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Arlington,
VA: American Psychiatric Press, 1987. (3rd edition, there is now a 4th)
_____DSM-III-R Casebook. Washington DC: American Psychiatric Press, 1989.
Growth Psychology
Dyal, James, et al. Readings in Psychology: The Search for Alternatives. NY: McGraw Hill,
1975.
Maslow, Abraham. The Farther Reaches of Human Nature. NY: Viking, 1971.
_____Religions, Values and Peak Experiences. NY: Viking, 1970.
Misc.
Hyatt, Carole and Linda Gottlieb. When Smart People Fail. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1987.
Milam, James R. and Katherine Ketcham. Under the Influence: A Guide to the Myths and
Realities of Alcoholism. NY: Bantam, 1988.
Schaef, Ann Wilson. When Society Becomes an Addict. SF: Harper & Row, 1987.
Steiner, Claude. Games Alcoholics Play. NY: Ballantyin Books, 1971.
York, Phyllis and David. Tough Love. NY: Bantam, 1983.
Short List
Schaler, Jeffrey. Addiction Is a Choice. Open Court, 2000.
Jim Hewitt. Alcoholism: A Matter of Choice: A Twenty First Century View of Addiction.
Fox, Vince. Addiction, Change and Choice: The New View of Alcholism.
Satel, Sally and Frederick K. Goodwin. Is Drug Addiction a Brain Disease? Ethics and
Public Policy Center. 30pp.