Dzogchen Essentials: The Path that Clarifies Confusion by Padmasambhava, Translated by Marcia Binder Schmidt

Both Tibetan Buddhism and Bon consider Dzogchen the natural, primordial state of unconditioned wakefulness. Practiced by both schools of thought, Dzogchen is seen as the most direct path to enlightenment. While there is some source text contained in Dzogchen Essentials, it is primarily a collection of treatises and essays by monks and scholars about their interpretation of the Dzogchen teachings. Regardless of it's lack of source material, Dzogchen Essentials offers the western mind a rare glimpse inside of an ancient school of enlightened beings. If you've never heard of Dzogchen, or have heard of it and find it fascinating, this book will surely leave you in a better place than before you read it.

The Tibetan Yogas of Dream & Sleep by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

While most westerns are familiar with yoga and sleep, few see them in the same light. Ordained as both a Buddhist and Bon monk, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche explains the concept of dream yoga with an expertise and sincerity never before seen in the west. While most of us in the west see sleeping and dreaming a regenerative, Wangyal Rinpoche illuminates the aspect of progressing and edifying our consciousness as we sleep. Through carefully worded exercises and examinations of concepts, Wangyal Rinpoche explains these esoteric practices so that those of us who are not ordained as monks can garner positive experiences from our daily and nightly lives.