My home library

It can be very difficult to complete a book reading within a set schedule. Some weeks, I have lots of free time, and I may complete a book in 1-2 days. At other times, I am cramming in a chapter here or there just to get the book finished before the return-due date.

During 2008, I located an online bookstore that sold new and secondhand books from many locations worldwide and accepted payment by Paypal for some of these. Many non-fiction books are worth reading numerous times. I like to have a book on hand, just in case the library is out of those that interest me. For these reasons, I have so far collected a half dozen or so books relating to Buddhism for my home library, with the latest having arrived just last week, yet already having been read.

As it stands, my home library currently contains the following volumes:

* Venerable Acariya Mun Bhuridatta Thera - Acariya Maha Boowa Nanasampanno
* The Tibetan Book of the Dead - WY Evans-Wentz version
* The Dhammapada - Nikunja Vihari Banerjee
* Freedom in Exile: the Autobiography of the Dalai Lama
* A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life - Shantideva
* The Tibetan Book of Yoga - Geshe Michael Roach
* Essence of Vajrayana - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

(I have not yet read the last of these, as one is supposed to reach a certain spiritual development before pursuing such teachings and I wish to ensure that I have reached an appropriate point prior to proceeding. However, I wished to obtain a copy whilst I could for future reading and as encouragement to continue my studies to be able to read it someday in case moments of laziness arose.)