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Please note. There are hundreds of great sources of information on meditation, dharma, and Dzogchen. The intent here is to provide a pithy source of “sourcebooks”, downloads, and web sites. As understanding deepens–so can the well.

Books

• The Wisdom of No Escape —Pema Chodron
  Remarkably accessible. Life is difficult, but here's news you can use. Big hearted, and sage advice.
  
  
• The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation—Chogyam Trungpa
  A wonderful and timeless (modern) guide to the complete path of Tibetan Buddhism and meditation.
  Mindfulness and Awareness—and Boredom–are must reads.
  
  
• Being Right Here—James Low
  Short and to the point. A very good primer on Dzogchen view–from preliminaries to awakening.
  
  
• Cultivating the Empty Field—the Silent Illumination of Master Honghzi- Taigen Dan Leighton
  Dogen’s predecessor provides poetic instruction on just sitting (shikantaza) practice. It shares much in common with Dzogchen meditation. Beautiful.
  
  
• Dzogchen-The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection—His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama
  Expectations are problematic! Parts of this book provide a remarkably clear and precise explanation of Dzogchen view and meditation. Descriptive guide of course to subtle, to clear light states of mind.
  
  
• The Words of My Perfect Teacher—Patrul Rinpoche
  (Padmakara Translation Group)
  THE Nyingma sourcebook explains the preliminaries and extraordinary preliminaries (ngondro). The suggestion is that the reader take refuge and/or has a legitimate teacher before embarking on this journey (book).
  

Downloads (short)

• How to Meditate—for beginners from ZMM
  
  
• Honesty—article from Shambhala Sun–H.E. Shyalpa Rinpoche
  
  
• Maha Ati—Jigme Lingpa, Translated by Chogyam Trungpa
  
  
• Dzogchen Practice in Every Day Life—H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
  
  
• Reflection of Moon on Water—Longchenpa, translated by Keith Dowman
  
  
• Words of Advice—Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche
  
  
• Dzogchen View on Ngondro—H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche