English
Books and Monographs
Lam-rim – Outlines. London: Wisdom Publications, 1977. Reprint, Munich: Aryatara Institut, 1986.
Buddha Nature. Jägerndorf, Germany: Aryatara Institut, 1985.
Buddhist Terms. Jägerndorf, Germany: Aryatara Institut, 1986.
Guidelines for Receiving the Kalacakra Empowerment. Seattle: Dharma Friendship Foundation, 1989.
(Coauthor with Thubten Chodron) Glimpse of Reality. Singapore: NUS Buddhist Society, 1989. Reprint, Hinsdale, Illinois: Buddhadharma Meditation Center, 1991; Second reprint, Singapore: Amitabha (Skt. Amitābha) Buddhist Centre, 1999.
Buddhism and Its Impact on Asia. Asian Monographs, no. 8. Cairo: Cairo University, Center for Asian Studies, June 1996.
(Coauthor with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Translator, and Editor) The Gelug/Kagyü Tradition of Mahamudra. Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1997.
Taking the Kalachakra Initiation. Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1997; Second reprint, Introduction to the Kalachakra Initiation. Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2010.
Kalachakra and Other Six-Session Yoga Texts. Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1998.
Developing Balanced Sensitivity: Practical Buddhist Exercises for Daily Life. Ithaca: Snow Lion, 1998; Revised second edition. berzinarchives.com (incorporated in its separate parts into studybuddhism.com)
The Sensitivity Handbook: Training Materials for Developing Balanced Sensitivity. berzinarchives.com (incorporated in its separate parts into studybuddhism.com)
Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship. Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2000; Second reprint, Wise Teacher, Wise Student: Tibetan Approaches to a Healthy Relationship. Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2010.
The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire. berzinarchives.com (incorporated in its separate parts into studybuddhism.com)
Articles
"Structure of the Gelug Hierarchy." Tibet Journal (Dharamsala, India), vol. 2, no. 3 (autumn 1977).
"An Introduction to Tibetan Astronomy and Astrology." Tibet Journal (Dharamsala, India), vol. 12, no. 1 (spring 1987).
"Working with Emotions: How to Deal with Anger." In Three Drops of Nectar to Cool the Mind. Speech Series, no. 1. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Crazy Wisdom Publications, 1987.
"Kuan Yin – A Meditation on Compassion." In Three Drops of Nectar to Invigorate the Heart. Speech Series, no. 2. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Crazy Wisdom Publications, 1988.
"Tibetan Astrology and Astronomy." Maitreya Magazine (Emst, Holland), vol. 11, no. 4 (1989).
"Tibetan Astro Studies." Chö-Yang, Year of Tibet Edition (Dharamsala, India), (1991).
"Bön Monasteries," "Nyingma Monasteries," "Kagyü Monasteries," "Sakya Monasteries," and "Gelug Monasteries." Chö-Yang, Year of Tibet Edition (Dharamsala, India), (1991).
"Practical Advice Regarding Spiritual Teachers.” Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (New York), vol. 9, no. 3 (spring 2000).
"A Comparison of the Five Tibetan Traditions.” Snow Lion Newsletter (Ithaca, New York), vol. 17, no. 1 (winter 2002).
"Holy Wars in Buddhism and Islam: The Myth of Shambhala.” Mandala: Buddhism in Our Time (Taos, New Mexico), March – May 2002.
"A Healthy Relationship.” Mandala: Buddhism in Our Time (Taos, New Mexico), June – August 2002.
"Renunciation – Determination to Be Free.” Snow Lion Newsletter (Ithaca, New York), vol. 17, no. 3 (summer 2002).
"The Dharma of Islam: A Conversation with Snjezana Akpinar and Alex Berzin.” Inquiring Mind (Berkeley, California), vol. 20, no. 1 (fall 2003).
"Avoiding Confusion in the Spiritual Student-Teacher Relationship." Jivaka Journal of Traditional Thai Medicine (Baltimore, Maryland), issue 2 (2006).
"A Buddhist View of Islam" and "Response to Tehranian" in Islam and Inter-faith Relations: The Gerald Weisfeld Lectures 2006, eds. Lloyd Ridgeon and Perry Schmidt-Leukel. London: SCM Press, 2007, 225-51, 56-60.
"Buddhist-Muslim Doctrinal Relations: Past, Present, and Future" in Buddhist Attitudes toward Other Religions, ed. Perry Schmidt-Leukel. St. Ottilien, EOS Verlag, 2008, 212-236.
"Historical Survey of the Buddhist and Muslim Worlds' Knowledge of Each Other's Customs and Teachings." The Muslim World: A Special Issue on Islam and Buddhism (Hartford, Connecticut), vol. 100, nos. 2 and 3 (April/July 2010), 187-203.
“The Sources of Happiness According to Buddhism” in Glück, eds. Andre Holenstein, Ruth Meyer Schweizer, Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello, Peter Rusterholz, Christian von Zimmermann, Andreas Wagner, Sara Margarita Zwahlen. Bern, Stuttgart, Wien, Haupt Verlag, 2011, 41-52.
Books Translated from Tibetan
Panchen Lama I. The Guru Puja. Dharamsala (Skt. Dharamśālā), India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1976.
(Cotranslator with Sharpa Tulku, and Editor) Akya Yongdzin. A Compendium of Ways of Knowing, with Commentary by Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1977.
(Translator and Editor) Karmapa IX. Mahamudra Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance, with commentary by Beru Khyentze Rinpoche, Supplemented with Ashvaghosha (Skt. Aśvaghoṣa), "Fifty Stanzas on Guru-Devotion," with Commentary by Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1978.
(Cotranslator with Matthew Kapstein, and Editor) Longchenpa. Dzog-chen: The Four-Themed Precious Garland, with Commentary by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche and Beru Khyentze Rinpoche. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1979. Also published in The Jewel in the Lotus: A Guidebook to the Buddhist Traditions of Tibet, ed. Stephen Batchelor. London: Wisdom Publications, 1987.
(Cotranslator with Sharpa Tulku) Dharmarakshita (Skt. Dharmarakṣita). The Wheel of Sharp Weapons. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1980.
(Cotranslator with Sharpa Tulku, and Compiler and Editor) Dhargyey, Geshe Ngawang. An Anthology of Well-Spoken Advice, vol. 1. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1984, reprint 2001. Also published as Princeton: Recordings for the Blind, 1988.
Maitreya. Gyu Lama (The Furthest Everlasting Stream). Soest, Holland: Netherlands Stichting Ontmoeting met Tibetaanse Cultuur, 1986.
Articles Translated from Tibetan
(Cotranslator with Sharpa Tulku) Kamtrul, Garjang. "The History and Geography of Shambhala." Tibet Journal (Dharamsala, India), vol. 1, no. 1 (July-September 1975).
(Cotranslator with Sharpa Tulku) Dhargyey, Geshe Ngawang. "Introduction to the Kalacakra Initiation." Tibet Journal (Dharamsala, India), vol. 1, no. 1 (July-September 1975).
(Cotranslator with Sharpa Tulku) Yong-dzin Ling Rinpoche. "The dGe-lugs Tradition of Buddhism in Tibet." Tibet Journal (Dharamsala, India), vol. 4, no. 1 (spring 1979).
Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche. "Renunciation." In Teachings at Tushita, ed. Glenn Mullin and Nicholas Ribush. New Delhi: Mahayana (Skt. Mahāyāna) Publications, 1981.
(Cotranslator with Sharpa Tulku) The Second Dalai Lama. "The Steps of Visualization for the Three Essential Moments." In Meditations on the Lower Tantras, ed. Glenn Mullin. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1981.
(Cotranslator with Sharpa Tulku, and Editor) The First Panchen Lama. "'The Great Seal of Voidness: The Root Text of the Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra,' with Commentary by Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey." In H. H. the XIVth Dalai Lama et. al. Four Essential Buddhist Texts. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1982.
(Cotranslator with Sharpa Tulku) Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche Cho-kyi Lodro. "The Opening of the Dharma: A Brief Explanation of the Buddha's Many Vehicles" In H. H. the XIVth Dalai Lama et. al. Four Essential Buddhist Texts. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1982.
(Cotranslator with Sharpa Tulku) Thogmey Zangpo. "The Thirty-Seven Bodhisattva Practices." In His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Four Essential Buddhist Commentaries. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1983.
(Translator and Editor) His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, "Commentary on [Thogmey Zangpo's] 'The Thirty-Seven Bodhisattva Practices' and [Tsongkhapa's] 'Three Principles of the Path.'" In His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Four Essential Buddhist Commentaries. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1983.
(Cotranslator with Sharpa Tulku) Tsongkhapa. "Three Principles of the Path," "Lines of Experience," and "The Prayer of the Virtuous Beginning, Middle and End." In The Life and Teachings of Tsong Khapa, ed. Robert Thurman. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1983.
(Cotranslator with Sharpa Tulku) Tsongkhapa. "A Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra: A Brief Indication of the Graded Stages of the Path." In The Life and Teachings of Tsong Khapa, ed. Robert Thurman. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1983. Also published as Tsongkhapa. "A Brief Exposition of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment." In The Jewel in the Lotus: A Guidebook to the Buddhist Traditions of Tibet, ed. Stephen Batchelor. London: Wisdom Publications, 1987.
(Translator and Editor) Namkapel. "The Mind-Training Like the Rays of the Sun: A Commentary by Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama."Chö-Yang (Dharamsala, India), vol. 1, no. 1 (spring 1986).
Works Edited
(Coeditor with Jonathan Landaw) Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Wisdom-Energy I. Honolulu: Publications for Wisdom Culture, 1976. Reprint: London: Wisdom Publications, 1982.
(Coeditor with John Bray) Kuleshov, Nikolai S., Russia's Tibet File: Unknown Pages in the History of Tibet's Independence. Dharamsala, India: Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, 1996.