Books

TAT Foundation Press Books

The TAT Foundation Press publishes essential books for the spiritual seeker. Here, you’ll find honest guides to spiritual awakening rather than mystical stories of enlightened gurus on mountaintops. These are work of practical spirituality for those on a sincere spiritual search. All of TAT’s spiritual books are available in paperback and Kindle format on Amazon. If you prefer an Amazon alternative, try Ethical Revolution, which will direct you to other booksellers in your country.

As an introduction to the work of Rose, Passages highlights the tools and techniques for self-realization that Rose recommended. It is a concise yet deep plunge into these valuable spiritual teachings.
Looking for love is a path to spiritual completion, and looking for completion is a path to love. The authors chronicle their paths to ultimate wholeness of being and unconditional love with stories in prose and verse.
Art Ticknor was a long-time student of Richard Rose and is a frequent presenter at TAT Foundation events. Sense of Self is a collection of written exchanges with students, along with poems, aphorisms and short essays.
A collection of spiritual poetry and photography that immerses the reader in the sacred, reflective spaces of water.
Howdie weaves Zen, Shamanism, Nonduality, Advaita, Gnostic Christianity, Alchemy, Ancient Egypt, Hollywood films, and the teachings of Richard Rose into a story of spiritual awakening with a message for all
A surprising story of spiritual awakening behind the wheel of a truck. The book’s ultimate message is that spiritual awakening is at hand.
From fasting to falling in love, teaching kids to 30-day solitary retreats, a Zen master in West Virginia to an Indian guru in Germany, and a dozen other adventures and misadventures, Subtraction presents a wholehearted search for God, our true nature, or whatever you call that splinter in your mind which won’t let you rest.
The serious seeker will find this book, and the depth of Tess’ generosity, refreshing and uplifting. Tess not only openly reveals her own path, but continually supports and encourages ours.
This Army veteran, surveyor, reporter, and jack-of-all-trades handyman offers an unwavering portrait of the determination and single-mindedness that led him to experience what he calls completion.
Jim Burns was the only living person that Richard Rose spoke of as having “made the trip.” At Home with the Inner Self consists of transcripts from informal talks recorded in 1984 and 1985. New to the third edition is an interview conducted in 2006.
An outstanding anthology of the best spiritual essays, poems, and humor from the TAT Forum online magazine.
Art shares his lessons and discoveries – from human failings to transcendent revelations with an insider’s view of what it means to be a modern spiritual seeker.
A survey of people’s experiences with celibacy as a spiritual practice. Examines the effect of celibacy on intuition and energy level as well as other benefits and difficulties of this practice.
A beautiful book of poetry and photographs, likened to “Rumi with a Nikon,” the authors’ creative wanderings touch a deep cord of recognition of the profound in everyday life.
The Listening Attention is our innate ability to observe the world and ourselves without identification. Separate from the world of the mind and action, it points the way home.
These insightful new versions of classic spiritual literature are presented without commentary … clear and poetic, yet intensely faithful to the language and nuance of the originals, they invite direct communication with the masters, and vibrate with a revelatory self-evidence that resonates in the mind and heart long after reading.
In sharing the simple facts of his life experience, Art takes us on an extraordinary journey, which hopes “to inspire another with a possibly unimagined possibility, and to encourage another to persevere.”

Books by Richard Rose

Richard Rose wrote seven books over a span of thirty years. Each deals directly with a specific aspect of the spiritual search. He approaches the study of self, and the study of the human mind, in as scientific a manner as is possible in what must always be a subjective realm. He does not labor to create a paradigm of words and concepts. Rather, he intently and expertly disarms many of the preconceptions a spiritual seeker brings to the table. Although his books are not easy reading, he speaks to the heart and head simultaneously but leaves much unsaid, allowing, or rather forcing, readers to stretch the limits of their mentality. Those who venture into the mind and thought of Richard Rose via his books—or his Albigen System—will come away from the effort changed in an undeniable way.

The aim of this book is to approach reality. It is an indispensable guidebook to the path of self-knowledge and realization. It contains an examination of spiritual systems, blocks and aids to spiritual progress, and a common sense approach to the spiritual search. Order The Albigen Papers at Richard Rose Teachings
The idealism and romanticism of youth, the realism of maturity, and the wisdom of spiritual attainment are eloquently and poignantly expressed in Richard Rose’s poetry and prose. Order Carillon at Richard Rose Teachings
This is a recommended introduction to Richard Rose. It is a compilation of lectures, interviews, and discussions addressing such topics as Zen, spiritual systems, dreams, moods, miracles, psychology, perception, intuition, and many more. Order The Direct Mind Experience at Richard Rose Teachings
An examination of the role of tension in life, the creation and conservation of human energy, and the use of that energy for spiritual attainment. Order Energy Transmutation at Richard Rose Teachings 
A unique, but sensible approach to meditation — a system that advises looking for traumatic instances of the past to bring about an understanding of your true Self. Order Meditation at Richard Rose Teachings 
A small book packed with information; a road map to interior discovery. It presents the author’s examination of perception, levels of mind and spiritual progress, and the method of self observation. Order Psychology of the Observer at Richard Rose Teachings

Other Recommended Spiritual Books

After the Absolute is Dave Gold’s remarkable story of meeting Richard Rose and becoming a student of the Albigen System.
A serious book for the ripe individual, for those who are ready at any moment to fall from the tree of delusion. Haunted Universe is made to shake that tree violently, helping such a borderline person fall into the “feeling/knowing” state prerequisite to Final Discovery.
An inspiring collection, selected by Richard Rose, of hard-to-find writings from spiritual traditions around the world. Included are works by Ramana Maharshi, H.P. Blavatsky, Francis Thompson, Richard Rose, and Franz Hartmann, as well as selections from the Upanishads, the Platform Sutra, and Elegant Sayings. Order Profound Writings at Richard Rose Teachings 
An early student of Richard Rose, Augie Turak’s painstakingly honest account spans his time with Mr. Rose and the years of search afterwards, offering “a powerful blueprint for a purposeful life.”


TAT Journal Archive (1977-1986)

The TAT Forums before it became the “TAT Forum.” The table of contents for the issues may be found here TAT Journal Archive and the actual issues are linked from there to a companion site.