Contemporary Authors

• Wisdom-Energy: Two Tibetan Lamas on a Lecture Tour in the West Conch Press (Honolulu, HI), 1976
• The Direct and Unmistaken Method of Purifying Yourself of and Protecting Yourself Against the Causes of Problems, Such as Cancer, AIDS, Depression, Difficult Relationships, Earthquakes, Economic Troubles, and So Forth, and of Bringing Happiness to All Beings: The Practice and Benefits of the Eight Mahyana Precents Wisdom Publications (Boston, MA), 1991
• Transforming Problems into Happiness Wisdom Publications (Boston, MA), 1992
• Zovlong Amgaland Urvuulakhui Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Traditions in Mongolia 1993
• The Door to Satisfaction: The Heart Advice of a Tibetan Buddhist Master Wisdom Publications (Boston, MA), 1994
• Gaden Iha Gyama: The Hundreds of Deities of the Land of Joy Kathmandu, Nepal (Kopan Monastery), 1996
• Wisdom Energy: Basic Buddhist Teachings Wisdom Publications (Boston, MA), 2000
• The Wheel of Great Compassion: The Practice of the Prayer Wheel in Tibetan Buddhism Wisdom Publications (Boston, MA), 2000
• Transforming Problems into Happiness Wisdom Publications (Boston, MA), 2001
• The Door to Satisfaction: The Heart Advice of a Tibetan Buddhist Master Wisdom Publications (Boston, MA), 2001
• Ultimate Healing: The Power of Compassion Wisdom Publications (Boston, MA), 2001
• Dear Lama Zopa: Radical Solutions for Transforming Problems Into Happiness: Answers to Letters on Anger, Animals, Children, Death, Depression, Divorce, Dreams, Drugs, Fame, Fear, Forgiveness, God, Grief, Healing, Jealousy, Money, Relationships, Suing, Vegetarianism, War and Other Life Struggles Wisdom Publications (Boston, MA), 2007
• Virtue and Reality: Method and Wisdom in the Practice of Dharma Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (Boston, MA), 2008
• How to Be Happy Wisdom Publications (Somerville, MA), 2008
• Making Life Meaningful Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (Boston, MA), 2008
• How Things Exist: Teachings on Emptiness Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (Boston, MA), 2008
• The Heart of the Path: Seeing the Guru as Buddha Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (Boston, MA), 2009
• Teaching from the Medicine Buddha Retreat: Land of Medicine Buddha, October-November 2001 Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (Boston, MA), 2009
• The Joy of Compassion Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (Lincoln, MA), 2010
• Wholesome Fear: Transforming Your Anxiety About Impermanence and Death Wisdom Publications (Boston, MA), 2010
• Kadampa Teachings Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (Boston, MA), 2010
• Bodhisattva Attitude: How to Dedicate Your Life to Others Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (Boston, MA), 2012
• How to Practice Dharma: Teachings on the Eight Worldly Dharmas Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (Boston, MA), 2012
• Wisdom Energy: Basic Buddhist Teachings Wisdom Publications (Boston, MA), 2012
• The Perfect Human Rebirth: Freedom and Richness on the Path to Enlightenment Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (Boston, MA), 2013
• How to Enjoy Death: Preparing to Meet Life's Final Challenge Without Fear Somerville, MA (Wisdom Publications), 2016
• Sun of Devotion, Stream of Blessings Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (Boston, MA), 2016
• Abiding in the Retreat: A Nyung Nä Commentary Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (Boston, MA), 2017
• The Four Noble Truths: A Guide for Everyday Life Wisdom (Somerville, MA), 2018

1. The Four Noble Truths : a guide for everyday life LCCN 2017048508 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- author. Main title The Four Noble Truths : a guide for everyday life / Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Yeo Puay Huei. Published/Produced Somerville, MA : Wisdom, [2018] Description viii, 293 pages 23 cm ISBN 9781614293941 (pbk. : alk. paper) CALL NUMBER BQ4230 .T49 2018 Copy 1 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms 2. Abiding in the retreat : a nyung nä commentary LCCN 2017024196 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- author. Main title Abiding in the retreat : a nyung nä commentary / compiled and edited by Ailsa Cameron. Published/Produced Boston : Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, 2017. Description xv, 192 pages ; 23 cm ISBN 9781891868696 (pbk.) CALL NUMBER BQ4710.A84 T573 2017 CABIN BRANCH Copy 1 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 3. Sun of devotion, stream of blessings LCCN 2016024514 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- author. Main title Sun of devotion, stream of blessings / Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Gordon McDougall. Published/Produced Boston : Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, 2016. Description xiii, 236 pages ; 23 cm ISBN 9781891868856 CALL NUMBER BQ7604 .T493 2016 CABIN BRANCH Copy 1 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 4. How to enjoy death : preparing to meet life's final challenge without fear LCCN 2015023644 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title How to enjoy death : preparing to meet life's final challenge without fear / Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; compiled and edited by Robina Courtin. Published/Produced Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, [2016] Description xiv, 439 pages, [12] pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm ISBN 1614292981 (pbk. : alk. paper) CALL NUMBER BQ4487 .T59 2016 Copy 1 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms 5. The perfect human rebirth : freedom and richness on the path to enlightenment LCCN 2013035486 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title The perfect human rebirth : freedom and richness on the path to enlightenment / Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Gordon McDougall ; series editor, Nicholas Ribush. Published/Produced Boston : Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, [2013] Description xiv, 230 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. ISBN 9781891868504 Shelf Location FLM2014 127906 CALL NUMBER BQ7645.L35 T52 2013 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLM1) 6. Wisdom energy : basic Buddhist teachings LCCN 2012004022 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Yeshe, 1935-1984, author. Main title Wisdom energy : basic Buddhist teachings / Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Jonathan Landaw. Edition [3rd edition]. Published/Produced Boston : Wisdom Publications, [2012] ©2012 Description xi, 146 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm ISBN 1614290016 (pbk. : alk. paper) CALL NUMBER BQ4302 .T495 2012 LANDOVR Copy 2 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 7. How to practice dharma : teachings on the eight worldly dharmas LCCN 2012020805 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title How to practice dharma : teachings on the eight worldly dharmas / Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Gordon McDougall ; series editor, Nicholas Ribush. Published/Produced Boston : Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, 2012. Description xiv, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. ISBN 9781891868283 Shelf Location FLM2014 103813 CALL NUMBER BQ4190 .T58 2012 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLM1) 8. Bodhisattva attitude : how to dedicate your life to others LCCN 2011053463 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title Bodhisattva attitude : how to dedicate your life to others / Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Sarah Thresher. Published/Created Boston : Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, 2012. Description viii, 266 pages ; 22 cm. ISBN 9781891868276 CALL NUMBER BQ4398.5 .T58 2012 LANDOVR Copy 2 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 9. Kadampa teachings LCCN 2009048745 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title Kadampa teachings / Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche ; edited by Ailsa Cameron. Edition 1st ed. Published/Created Boston : Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, 2010. Description 280 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN 9781891868245 Shelf Location FLS2014 072959 CALL NUMBER BQ7670.4 .T48 2010 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLS1) 10. Wholesome fear : transforming your anxiety about impermanence & death LCCN 2009044737 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title Wholesome fear : transforming your anxiety about impermanence & death / Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Kathleen McDonald. Published/Created Boston : Wisdom Publications, c2010. Description x, 158 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN 0861716302 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780861716302 (pbk. : alk. paper) Shelf Location FLM2014 103311 CALL NUMBER BQ4302 .T53 2010 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLM1) CALL NUMBER BQ4302 .T53 2010 FT MEADE Copy 2 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 11. Teachings from the Medicine Buddha retreat : Land of Medicine Buddha, October-November 2001 LCCN 2009030924 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title Teachings from the Medicine Buddha retreat : Land of Medicine Buddha, October-November 2001 / Thubten Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Ailsa Cameron. Published/Created Boston, Mass. : Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, 2009. Description xvi, 414 p. : ill., photographs ; 23 cm. ISBN 9781891868238 CALL NUMBER BQ8938 .T49 2009 Copy 1 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms 12. The heart of the path : seeing the guru as Buddha LCCN 2008052190 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title The heart of the path : seeing the guru as Buddha / Thubten Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Ailsa Cameron ; foreword by H.H. Sakya Trizin. Published/Created Boston : Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, c2009. Description xxi, 494 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN 9781891868214 Shelf Location FLM2014 103048 CALL NUMBER BQ7758.C62 T538 2009 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLM1) 13. How things exist : teachings on emptiness LCCN 2007048611 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title How things exist : teachings on emptiness / Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Ailsa Cameron. Published/Created Boston : Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, 2008. Description 127 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN 9781891868207 (pbk.) Links Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip085/2007048611.html Shelf Location FLS2014 071218 CALL NUMBER BQ7640 .T49 2008 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLS1) 14. Making life meaningful LCCN 2007050101 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title Making life meaningful / Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Nicholas Ribush. Published/Created Boston : Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, 2001 (2008 printing). Description 132 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. ISBN 9781891868078 (pbk.) 1891868071 (pbk.) Links Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip086/2007050101.html Shelf Location FLS2014 073064 CALL NUMBER BQ7805 .T484 2008 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLS1) 15. How to be happy LCCN 2008015537 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title How to be happy / Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Josh Bartok and Ailsa Cameron. Published/Created Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, c2008. Description 131 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. ISBN 0861711963 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780861711963 (hardcover : alk. paper) Links Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0815/2008015537.html CALL NUMBER BQ7775 .T79 2008 CABIN BRANCH Copy 1 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 16. Virtue and reality : method and wisdom in the practice of dharma LCCN 2008033741 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title Virtue and reality : method and wisdom in the practice of dharma / Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Nicholas Ribush. Published/Created Boston : Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, c2008. Description 108 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN 9781891868023 (pbk. : alk. paper) Links Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0824/2008033741.html Shelf Location FLS2014 072744 CALL NUMBER BQ7805 .T4845 2008 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLS1) 17. Dear Lama Zopa : radical solutions for transforming problems into happiness : answers to letters on anger, animals, children, death, depression, divorce, dreams, drugs, fame, fear, forgiveness, God, grief, healing, jealousy, money, relationships, suing, vegetarianism, war and other life struggles LCCN 2007010095 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title Dear Lama Zopa : radical solutions for transforming problems into happiness : answers to letters on anger, animals, children, death, depression, divorce, dreams, drugs, fame, fear, forgiveness, God, grief, healing, jealousy, money, relationships, suing, vegetarianism, war and other life struggles / illustrations and calligraphy by the author ; edited by Robina Courtin, with Diana Finnegan and Michelle Bernard. Published/Created Boston : Wisdom Publications, c2007. Description xviii, 206 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN 0861712897 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780861712892 (pbk. : alk. paper) Links Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007010095.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0712/2007010095-d.html CALL NUMBER BQ7775 .T49 2007 FT MEADE Copy 2 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 18. The joy of compassion LCCN 2010029701 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title The joy of compassion / Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche ; edited by Nicholas Ribush. Edition Slightly rev. ed. Published/Created Lincon, MA : Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive, c2006 (2010 printing) Description 115 p. ; 22 cm.. ISBN 9781891868177 Shelf Location FLS2014 073384 CALL NUMBER BQ4360 .T49 2006 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLS1) 19. Ultimate healing : the power of compassion LCCN 2001016531 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title Ultimate healing : the power of compassion / Lama Zopa Rimpoche ; edited by Ailsa Cameron ; foreword by Lillian Too. Published/Created Boston : Wisdom Publications, c2001. Description xvi, 271 p. ; 23 cm. ISBN 0861711955 (pbk. : alk. paper) CALL NUMBER BQ7670.6 .T5 2001 FT MEADE Copy 2 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 20. The door to satisfaction : the heart advice of a Tibetan Buddhist master LCCN 2001046787 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title The door to satisfaction : the heart advice of a Tibetan Buddhist master / by Thubten Zopa ; foreword by Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche ; edited by Ailsa Cameron & Robina Courtin. Published/Created Boston : Wisdom, c2001. Description xvi, 174 p. ; 23 cm. ISBN 0861713109 (pbk. : alk. paper) CALL NUMBER BQ7670.6 .T49 2001 FT MEADE Copy 2 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 21. Transforming problems into happiness LCCN 2001022242 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title Transforming problems into happiness / Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; forewrd by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Published/Created Boston, MA : Wisdom Publications, c2001. Description viii, 91 p. ; 23 cm. ISBN 0861711947 (alk. paper) CALL NUMBER BQ5660 .T48 2001 FT MEADE Copy 2 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 22. The wheel of great compassion : the practice of the prayer wheel in Tibetan Buddhism LCCN 00043822 Type of material Book Main title The wheel of great compassion : the practice of the prayer wheel in Tibetan Buddhism / edited and introduced by Lorne Ladner ; with translations by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche ... [et al.] ; foreword by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. Published/Created Boston, MA : Wisdom Publications, c2000. Description xxii, 134 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. ISBN 0861711742 (alk. paper) Shelf Location FLM2014 121570 CALL NUMBER BQ5075.P73 W44 2000 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLM1) 23. Wisdom energy : basic Buddhist teachings LCCN 00034960 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Yeshe, 1935-1984. Main title Wisdom energy : basic Buddhist teachings / Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Jonathan Landaw with Alexander Berzin. Edition 25th anniversary rev. ed. Published/Created Boston, MA : Wisdom Publications, c2000. Description xi. 146 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN 086171170X (alk. paper) CALL NUMBER BQ4302 .T49 2000 Copy 1 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms 24. Gaden lha gyama : the hundreds of deities of the land of joy LCCN 98907255 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title Gaden lha gyama : the hundreds of deities of the land of joy / commentary by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. Published/Created Kathmandu : Kopan Monastery, 1996. Description 117 p. ; 25 cm. Shelf Location FLM2014 130388 CALL NUMBER BQ7699.G87 T595 1996 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLM1) 25. The door to satisfaction : the heart advice of a Tibetan Buddhist master LCCN 93035945 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title The door to satisfaction : the heart advice of a Tibetan Buddhist master / by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Ailsa Cameron and Robina Courtin. Published/Created Boston : Wisdom Publications, 1994. Description xv, 159 p. ; 24 cm. ISBN 0861710584 (pbk. : acid-free paper) : CALL NUMBER BQ7670.6 .T49 1992 FT MEADE Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 26. Zovlong amgaland urvuulakhui LCCN 2006533441 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title Zovlong amgaland urvuulakhui / Lama Zopa Renbu̇u̇chiĭ. Published/Created [S.l.] : Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Traditions in Mongolia, 1993. Description 72 p. ; 21 cm. ISBN 9992977175 CALL NUMBER MLCSM 2006/00441 Mong LANDOVR Copy 1 Request in Asian Reading Room (Jefferson LJ150) - STORED OFFSITE 27. Transforming problems into happiness LCCN 92014723 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title Transforming problems into happiness / by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Ailsa Cameron and Robina Courtin. Published/Created Boston : Wisdom Publications, 1992. Description 88 p. ; 23 cm. ISBN 086171038X : CALL NUMBER BQ5660 .T48 1992 FT MEADE Copy 2 Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms - STORED OFFSITE 28. The direct and unmistaken method of purifying yourself of and protecting yourself against the causes of problems, such as cancer, AIDS, depression, difficult relationships, earthquakes, economic troubles, and so forth, and of bringing happiness to all beings : the practice and benefits of the eight Mahyana precepts LCCN 92140053 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche, 1945- Main title The direct and unmistaken method of purifying yourself of and protecting yourself against the causes of problems, such as cancer, AIDS, depression, difficult relationships, earthquakes, economic troubles, and so forth, and of bringing happiness to all beings : the practice and benefits of the eight Mahyana precepts / commentaries by Trijang Dorje Chang and Geshe Lamrimpa ; compiled and translated by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. Published/Created Boston : Wisdom Publications, 1991. Description 38, [1] p. ; 22 cm. ISBN 0861710959 Shelf Location FLS2014 134262 CALL NUMBER BQ5395 .T49 1991 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLS1) 29. Wisdom-energy : two Tibetan lamas on a lecture tour in the West LCCN 76020333 Type of material Book Personal name Thubten Yeshe, 1935-1984. Main title Wisdom-energy : two Tibetan lamas on a lecture tour in the West / Thubten Yeshe and Thubten Zopa Rinpoche ; edited by Jonathan Landaw and Alexander Berzin. Published/Created Honolulu : Conch Press, c1976. Description 88 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. ISBN 0917260015 Shelf Location FLM2014 130390 CALL NUMBER BQ7795 .T48 OVERFLOWA5S Request in Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms (FLM1)

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  Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kopan Monastery, 1980. Photo by Robin Bath.
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  Born in the Mount Everest region of Thami in 1946, Rinpoche was recognized soon afterwards by His Holiness Tulshig Rinpoche and five other lamas as the reincarnation of the great yogi Kunsang Yeshe. Rinpoche was taken under the care of FPMT’s founder Lama Thubten Yeshe, soon after leaving Tibet, in Buxa Duar, India, in the early 1960’s. Rinpoche was with Lama Yeshe until 1984 when Lama Yeshe passed away and Lama Zopa Rinpoche took over as spiritual director of FPMT.

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Wisdom Publications in transition at 25
Judith Rosen
Publishers Weekly.
260.50 (Dec. 9, 2013): p9+.
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Full Text:
We're at a watershed," said Tim McNeill, CEO and publisher of Wisdom Publications, a Buddhist publisher
in Somerville, Mass. For him, that's an accurate description, for the changes taking place at the 10-person
press, which evolved from seekers sharing their notes about the teachings of Tibetan Lama Thubten Yeshe
and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, founders of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, into
a publisher of books from all Buddhist traditions. In January 2014, Wisdom will mark its first 25 years as a
full-fledged publisher with a change in distribution from PGW to Simon & Schuster, which will handle
worldwide distribution, except for the U.K. and Australia.
McNeill has been at the helm of Wisdom since 1988, after being asked to transform the then nascent press
into a viable trade house. One of his first actions was moving the press to Boston from London, where in
1983, Yeshe's followers had established a charitable organization to publish books and distribute those of
other Buddhist presses. Unfortunately, their enthusiasm outweighed their business sensibility, and they
racked up $750,000 in losses. Within a decade of McNeill coming on board, he had mostly retired the debt,
and Wisdom was named one of PW's fastest-growing small presses in 1998. Now he is on a mission to
ready Wisdom for its next major transition, to a new CEO by 2017. "I'm very conscious that I don't want to
be an obstacle to Wisdom's next step of evolution," said McNeill.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
McNeill was at one time pejoratively labeled "a corporate Buddhist," but his knowledge of both the.
religious and business worlds has enabled him to turn Wisdom into a successful, albeit not-for-profit,
operation by publishing a mix of contemporary and classic Buddhist titles, including 15 works by the Dalai
Lama, and practical books on mindfulness. That solid financial footing enables Wisdom to publish scholarly
works like the Library of Tibetan Classics hardcover series, which will include 32 volumes when it is
completed sometime around 2025, or to spend $180,000 in printing costs this year to keep the Teachings of
Buddha Pall translation series available. "We're balancing scholarly and textual resources with trade books,"
said McNeill. "We're trying to make sure, as interest in techniques like mindfulness explode, that the
essential Buddhist philosophical roots aren't severed."
Moving Wisdom's distribution is the first step in the press's transition. "In terms of going forward, we're
placing a bet on Simon & Schuster. They have only 20 or 24 client publishers," said McNeill, who thinks
that Wisdom wilt benefit from being in a smaller distribution bag. S&S won him over with its staff's
enthusiasm for the list, in particular Michael Selleck, executive v-p of sales and marketing at S&S, who told
him that Wisdom's time has come. "We're making that our new mantra," said McNeill. Sales to date are
about even with last year, McNeill said, something he is satisfied with given the preparation necessary with
the switch in distributors.
Before the new agreement goes into effect on January 1, Wisdom had begun repositioning itself with a new
Web site (www.wisdompubs.org), introduced last month. On it, the press has begun offering free content,
including 48 of the 152 sutras in The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, translated by Bhikkhu
Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi, under a Creative Commons license. McNeill hopes the free content will
promote interest in the complete book as well as discourage piracy. (Expensive titles like The Nyingma
School of Tibetan Buddhism by Dudjom Rinpoche, which retails for $90, are among the press's most pirated
e-books.) The new site also enables Wisdom to better promote collections of its books, provide photos and
information on its authors and books--and to sell direct. Wisdom is also selling some books before
publication, and received more than 1,400 pre-pub orders for The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha,
which helped offset the cost of printing 10,000 copies.
To fulfill McNeill's aspiration to make Wisdom more robust, McNeill said he is 'considering making greater
use of the press's nonprofit status by doing more fund-raising. Last year, donations were 4% of the press's
overall revenue of $2.3 million. More proceeds from fund-raising could enable the press to publish even
more academic titles, ones that McNeill said even university presses are shying away from, like Wisdom's
16-volume Studies in Tibetan Buddhism series. At present, though, McNeill has no plans to tinker with
Wisdom's publishing schedule of 24 to 26 titles a year.
Rosen, Judith
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Rosen, Judith. "Wisdom Publications in transition at 25." Publishers Weekly, 9 Dec. 2013, p. 9+. General
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• Foreword Reviews
  https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-four-noble-truths/
  Word count: 299

  Suffering is our national obsession. From wonder drugs to life-changing diet plans, to exist in the modern world is to be constantly plied with images of a life free of suffering. The Four Noble Truths, compiled from the teachings of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, presents a different course. Aimed at uprooting the very causes of our suffering from the inside out, this work outlines an ancient framework for radical freedom in the modern age.

  A work of devotion by Rinpoche’s longtime student Yeo Puay Huei, The Four Noble Truths possesses all the richness of a disciple’s meticulous notebook. Particularly lovely are the anecdotes from Rinpoche’s life shared at the close of each chapter, precious glimpses into a life lived in the dharma typically accessible only from the intimacy of studenthood.

  The lessons explain the human condition with the extemporaneous tone of the teacher’s expository speech for the students at his feet. This is both the book’s triumph and its downfall; for all its richness, it is not a work for the uninitiated. Like borrowing a student’s notebook, it’s enriching if you’re taking the class and want to compare observations, but for the aspirant without a guide, the lessons may be intimidating, esoteric in their simplicity, and rife with seemingly impossible expectations and the occasional fire-and-brimstone image.

  Heavy on theory and light on practices, The Four Noble Truths is best suited to enrich an existing library of Buddhist thought. These teachings of Lama Zopa Rinpoche are a sweet contemplation of life on the path. Generous, sincere, pleasantly conversational, and punctuated with bountiful metaphor, The Four Noble Truths brings the guru into your living room, with enough inspiration to enliven practice through many rereadings to come.

• Publishers Weekly
  https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-61429-394-1
  Word count: 232

  Using a mix of personal stories, familiar fables, simple analogies, and a touch of gentle humor, Zopa (How to Enjoy Death), a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, skillfully explains how Buddhism’s four noble truths (suffering, the cause of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path to end suffering) offer hope for genuine happiness. As cofounder of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, Zopa is well positioned to illustrate the Buddhist view that delusion and karma (which literally means action) operate to perpetuate suffering through multiple lifetimes. In a sometimes stern tone, he explains that circumstances in one’s life are the result of actions in this life or previous lives, and that negative karma can lead to rebirth in the nonhuman realms. A well-organized master class based on 45 years of Zopa’s teachings, the book covers a range of key Buddhist ideas such as the five aggregates and interdependent origination. He also explains the basic Mahayana tradition of pursuing enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. Though treatments of some complex topics—such as Vajrayana and the path of tantra—are hard to follow, this useful book clearly explains the Buddhist belief that the mind creates suffering through the mistaken notion of the self’s inherent existence. Buddhists and readers looking to understand the four noble truths better will get much out of Zopa’s book.

• Buddhist Book Reviews
  http://www.buddhist-book-reviews.com/mahayana-buddhism/the-four-noble-truths
  Word count: 561

  The Four Noble Truths: A Guide to Everyday Life presents a rich selection of teachings from Tibetan Buddhist scholar and co-founder of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Edited by Yeo Puay Huei, the teachings in this title were given over a period of forty-five years and are supplemented by anecdotes and stories from Rinpoche’s life, many of which were taken from journals kept by his monk attendant and secretary of three decades, Ven. Roger Kunsang. This gives readers a wonderfully personal insight into Rinpoche’s life, and in many cases the anecdotes Illustrate how the teachings provided can be applied in day to day situations.

  Following a preface by the editor, the book itself opens with an extensive introduction which discusses Working with the Mind. Here, Rinpoche explains how both happiness and suffering come from within, rather than from the external world, and how we therefore need to transform our minds if we are to achieve liberation.

  With that important preliminary teaching in place, we then embark on a detailed exploration of the four noble truths. Rinpoche defines these as, ‘Guru Shakyamuni Buddha’s psychological method for us to break free from suffering and to attain everlasting happiness.’

  The Truth of Suffering is the first topic to be explored, and the chapter details the various ways in which we experience suffering. Rinpoche discusses the six general sufferings, impermanence, death, the three categories of the suffering of samsara, the three realms of samsara and more.

  The Truth of the Cause of Suffering comes next, and Rinpoche explains that suffering is caused by delusion and karma. The six root delusions and their antidotes, as well as karma, are then discussed in detail, giving the reader valuable insight into how both delusion and karma cause life in samsara and its continuation in different bodies.

  Having carefully detailed what many of us would consider to be the ‘bad news’ about life, Rinpoche then turns his attention to the ‘good news’, The Truth of Cessation, explaining that, ‘removing the delusion of ignorance will remove all other delusions that hinder our liberation and enlightenment.’ We are then presented with teachings on severing the root of suffering, achieving nirvana and achieving full enlightenment, to mention just a few of the main topics covered here.

  The Truth of the Path discusses the path which can ‘be relied on to accomplish the end of suffering.’ Rinpoche opens by answering the question: What is Dharma? and then goes on to discuss taking refuge, the importance of having a guru, the three principle aspects of the Mahayana path, renunciation, bodhicitta, wisdom realising emptiness, the two truths, meditation and the six perfections.

  Living in Awareness of the Four Noble Truths is the topic of the final chapter, and outlines ways in which we can live the teachings in our daily lives. Here, Rinpoche teaches us how to transform problems into the spiritual path, purify negatives and practice the five powers in life so that we will be able to do so at the time of death.

  The breadth and depth of wisdom in this book is immense, and The Four Noble Truths is therefore a title that you will benefit from and treasure for a lifetime.

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