Not a library. A trail of signs: books, audiobooks, films and people that marked the way for me. One or two lines on why each one is here, and a link. Some I return to every few years; some changed a direction once and that was enough.
People
Teachers, and people whose way of working left a mark.
- Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche, my teacher. Trained with him in Tsa Lung and Tummo; certified Tsa Lung teacher in his lineage. tulkulobsang.org →
- Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, meditation teacher. I am in his Tergar Meditation Teacher Program until 2027. tergar.org →
- Sadhguru, founder of Isha. Studied with him at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore in 2021 and received the Shambhavi Mahamudra initiation. isha.sadhguru.org →
- Who else meditates: writers, scientists, musicians, athletes, business leaders, statesmen. A list with sources, one line each. See the list →
One person a day, with a line about how they sit: Echoes. The full list of names is on Who Meditates.
Books
In English
- Snowboarding to Nirvana, Frederick Lenz. Found it at JFK in 1997, waiting for a flight, with almost no English. This is where AMNIMAKEN begins.
- Surfing the Himalayas, Frederick Lenz
- The Snow Leopard, Peter Matthiessen
- Magic and Mystery in Tibet, Alexandra David-Néel
- My Journey to Lhasa, Alexandra David-Néel
- Initiations and Initiates in Tibet, Alexandra David-Néel
- The Secret Oral Teachings in Tibetan Buddhist Sects, Alexandra David-Néel & Lama Yongden
- Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, W. Y. Evans-Wentz
- Darkness Over Tibet, Theodore Illion
- The Bliss of Inner Fire, Lama Thubten Yeshe
- The Seven Points of Mind Training, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
- Karma: A Yogi’s Guide to Crafting Your Destiny, Sadhguru
In Russian
- Радостная мудрость, Йонге Мингьюр Ринпоче
- Будда, мозг и нейрофизиология счастья. Как изменить жизнь к лучшему, Йонге Мингьюр Ринпоче
- Превращая заблуждение в ясность, Йонге Мингьюр Ринпоче
- Руководство по практике прозрения, Махаси Саядо
- Нерушимые истины. Живая духовность тибетского буддизма, Реджинальд Рэй
- Просветлённый бродяга. Жизнь и учения Патрула Ринпоче, Матьё Рикар
- Автобиография йога, Парамаханса Йогананда
- Учения по практике Чод, Гарчен Ринпоче
- Письмена истинного сознания. Буддийские психосоматические практики, Евгений Торчинов
- Драгоценная сокровищница устных наставлений, Лонгчен Рабджам
- Драгоценная сокровищница Дхармадхату, Лонгчен Рабджам
- Тибетская йога Неджанг, Нида Ченагцанг
- Йога сна I. Открытие себя, Нида Ченагцанг
- Сияющая пустота, Франческа Фримантл
Audiobooks
- Title, Author, read by Narrator. One line on why. Listen →
Films
- Title (Director, year). One line on why. Watch →
Music
467 artists from my Deezer library, sorted the way AMNIMAKEN is: music for moving and music for sitting still. Ten from each side first; the rest unfold below.
Lines
Music for moving: rock, prog, electronic, psychedelic, world rhythms.
- Led Zeppelin
- Pink Floyd
- The Beatles
- King Crimson
- Radiohead
- Nirvana
- Metallica
- Shpongle
- The Doors
- Аквариум
and 291 more →
- 1 Giant Leap
- 10cc
- 5'nizza
- A Silent Film
- Alan Parsons Project
- Alice Merton
- Andy Korg
- Annie Lennox
- Aphrodite's Child
- Apocalyptica
- Armand Amar
- ASM
- Ayreon
- Beatles
- Bel Canto
- Blindspott
- Bloc Party
- Blue Foundation
- Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Boris Grebenshikov
- Brian May
- C.C. White
- Camouflage
- Cedric Myton
- Chairlift
- Charles Bradley
- Cheb i Sabbah
- Chinese Man
- Count Basie And His Orchestra
- Craig Young Music
- Crowded House
- Dave Stewart
- David Bowie
- David Gilmour
- Deep Purple
- Demis Roussos
- Depeche Mode
- Diane Schuur
- Dictaphone
- Dire Straits
- DJ Drez
- DJ Pippi
- Dr.Tikov & Magic Band
- Dream Theater
- Drummatix
- Dub FX
- Dub Pistols
- Dubdiver
- Duran Duran
- Eagles
- Electric Light Orchestra
- Elton John
- Eric Clapton
- Eurythmics
- Evanescence
- Father John Misty
- Fatoumata Diawara
- FKA twigs
- Florence + The Machine
- Foo Fighters
- Francesca Belmonte
- Frank Zappa
- Freddie Mercury
- Freyia
- FRQNCY
- Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors
- Genesis
- Gentle Giant
- George Harrison
- George Martin
- Gnarls Barkley
- Go Dugong
- Grateful Dead
- Greta Van Fleet
- Grimes
- GSS
- Hallucinogen
- Ian Gillan
- Imagine Dragons
- INXS
- Irina Mikhailova
- Isadora
- Jah9
- Jain
- Jan Blomqvist
- Janelle Monáe
- Jay Hawkins
- Jeff Beck
- Jeff Healey
- Jeff Lynne
- JEON SOMI
- Jethro Tull
- Jim Morrison
- Jimi Hendrix
- Jimmy Hendrix
- Jimmy Page
- Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
- Jockstrap
- Joe Bonamassa
- John Frusciante
- John Lennon
- Jon Anderson
- Justin Currie
- Kabaka Pyramid
- Kahaberi
- Kalki
- Kara Kross
- Karen O
- Karsh Kale
- Katy Perry
- Kaya Project
- Ken Boothe
- Kendra Morris
- Khanums
- Kingdom Come
- Kongos
- Kristen Lawrence
- Kutiman
- Ky-Mani Marley
- L'Impératrice
- La Femme
- Laurent Garnier
- Leo Sayer
- Levon Minassian
- Liliac
- Limp Bizkit
- Linkin Park
- Lisa Stansfield
- Louna
- LP
- Maceo Plex
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Mahmut Orhan
- Manic Street Preachers
- Mano Negra
- Manowar
- Manu Chao
- Maria Daines
- Mark Knopfler
- Masaladosa
- Matteo
- MAX BARSKIH
- Mbongwana Star
- Medusa
- MEG MYERS
- Mick Jagger
- Midival Punditz
- Midlake
- Mike Patton
- Miley Cyrus
- Milky Chance
- Miraz
- Morten Harket
- Mountain
- Muse
- My Sleeping Karma
- Mylène Farmer
- Naâman
- Nick Barbachano
- Nina Nesbitt
- Nini Badurashvili
- Nini Nutsubidze
- Noize MC
- NTO
- Nuera
- Odesza
- Of Monsters and Men
- Okean Elzy
- Olena Uutai
- Orange Blossom
- Oxia
- Ozzy Osbourne
- P!nk
- Patricia Kaas
- Patti Smith
- Pendragon
- Peter Gabriel
- Phoenix
- Pink Martini
- PJ Harvey
- Placebo
- PlayRadioPlay!
- Pole Folder
- Polo & Pan
- Pretty Lights
- Procol Harum
- Qntal
- Queen
- Rage Against the Machine
- Raja Ram
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Remko Arentz
- Renzo Zong
- Rick Wakeman
- Rise Against
- Robert Miles
- Robert Plant
- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
- Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation
- Roger Waters
- Rumble
- Róisín Murphy
- Santana
- Saodaj'
- Saving Grace
- Scratch Bandits Crew
- Seal
- Seinabo Sey
- Selim Sesler
- Semisonic
- Sepultura
- Serj Tankian
- Settlers
- Shaman Jungle
- Shanti People
- Shara
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
- Sheryl Crow
- Sia
- Silverchair
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Sirius & Nyla
- Skunk Anansie
- SOFI TUKKER
- Sonic Youth
- Spoek Mathambo
- Stephan Bodzin
- Steve Howe
- Steve Tyler
- Steven Tyler
- Suns of Arqa
- Supertramp
- Talking Heads
- Tash Sultana
- Taucher
- Taylor Swift
- Tego Calderón
- The Alan Parsons Project
- The Amazons
- The Architect
- The Bird And The Bee
- The Chemical Brothers
- The Cranberries
- The Cure
- The Devil Makes Three
- The Jeff Healey Band
- The Manhattan Transfer
- The Pineapple Thief
- The Rolling Stones
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- The Struts
- The Velvet Underground
- The Who
- Theo Gramal
- Thom Yorke
- Three Days Grace
- Tina Turner
- Tom Misch
- Tom Morello
- Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- Tommy Emmanuel
- Tommy James and The Shondells
- Tonolec
- Train
- Tribal from the Trap
- Troublemakers
- Two Steps from Hell
- Ty Segall
- U.D.O.
- U2
- Vladimir Cosma
- Warlock
- Wett Brain
- Whitney Houston
- Y.A.Chernyshova (Ю.А.Чернышова)
- Yaima
- Yello
- Yes
- Youngblood Brass Band
- Youssou N'Dour
- Youthstar
- Yuksek
- Zaire Black
- Zhubin Kalhor
- Аукцыон
- Жанна Агузарова
- Звуки Му
- Кино
- Леонид Федоров
- Линда
- Пикник
Mind
Music for sitting still: mantra, ambient, neoclassical, slow jazz, songs to listen to.
- The Gyuto Monks
- Lama Gyurme
- Deva Premal
- Nils Frahm
- Ólafur Arnalds
- Sigur Rós
- Portishead
- Leonard Cohen
- Ravi Shankar
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
and 156 more →
- Afterlife
- Agnes Obel
- Air
- Ajeet Kaur
- Akarpa Rinpoche
- Al Green
- Anouk Aiata
- Anoushka Shankar
- Anton Batagov
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Anugama
- atmoravi
- Bahramji & Mashti
- Bar Music Masters
- Barry Goldstein
- beatfarmer
- Beth Gibbons
- Bill Withers
- Biosphere
- Bonobo
- Brie O'Banion
- Buddha Bar
- Buddha Bar Lounge
- Bugge Wesseltoft
- Camélia Jordana
- Chelsea Wolfe
- Chick Corea
- Chinmaya Dunster
- Chinmaya Dunster & the Celtic Ragas Band
- City & Vine
- Clannad
- Claude Debussy
- Constance Demby
- Cowboy Junkies
- Dan Gibson's Solitudes
- Daniel Masson
- David Norland
- Dechen Shak-Dagsay
- Diana Krall
- Diane Arkenstone
- Eiko Ishibashi
- Elisabeth Kontomanou
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Emancipator
- Enya
- Etta Jones
- Everything But The Girl
- Fink
- Fiona Apple
- Geeta Mali
- Gidge
- Govinda
- Guy Sweens
- Ho Si Qiang / Meditation Music Zone
- Hooverphonic
- Imogen Heap
- Ingrid Michaelson
- Ivan & Alyosha
- Jane Birkin
- Jean-Michel Jarre
- Jon & Vangelis
- Jonathan Goldman
- Joni Mitchell
- Just Friends
- Kalya Scintilla
- Kaminanda
- Karunesh
- Kate Bush
- Khatia Buniatishvili
- Kishi Bashi
- Kitaro
- Klaus Schulze
- Lalah Hathaway
- Laura Fygi
- Laurie Anderson
- Lemongrass
- Leon Bridges
- Lhasa
- Lhasa Meditation Orchestra
- Liquid Bloom
- Liquid Mind
- Lisa Gerrard
- Loreena McKennitt
- Ludovico Einaudi
- Lula Pena
- Lund Quartet
- Makaya McCraven
- Malou
- Manish Vyas
- Massive Attack
- Matthew Kocel
- Merkaba
- Michael Kiwanuka
- Mike Oldfield
- Moby
- MokuMoku
- Morcheeba
- Nawang Khechog
- Nessi Gomes
- Nick Cave
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
- Nino Katamadze
- Norah Jones
- Parastoo Ahmadi
- Philip Glass
- Phutureprimitive
- Pochill
- Prem Joshua
- Rachael Yamagata
- Rachelle Ferrell
- Rahul Sharma
- Ram Dass
- Ratnabali
- Ray Charles
- Rhiannon Giddens
- Rising Appalachia
- Sade
- Secret Garden
- Skye & Ross
- Snatam Kaur
- SOHN
- Solar Fields
- Solfeggio Healing Music
- Sophie Villy
- Sounds of Isha
- Stacey Kent
- Stimmhalt
- Sting
- Sudha
- Tangerine Dream
- Tanita Tikaram
- Tanvi Senjaliya
- Tenzin Choegyal
- The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
- The Silk Road Ensemble
- The xx
- Thievery Corporation
- Tibet2Timbuk2
- Tinavie
- Tom Waits
- Tori Amos
- Tosca
- Tracey Thorn
- Tricky
- Ty Burhoe
- Ustad Sabri Khan
- Ustad Sabri Khan & Sons
- Vangelis
- Vega
- Waldeck
- Warpaint
- Yanni
- Yasmine Hamdan
- Yungchen Lhamo
- Мария Чайковская
- Михаил Щербаков