PRIMARY SOURCES
“Vasubhandu’s ‘Three Natures” a paperback book by Ben Connelly is widely available. The Introduction on page IX gives an excellent overview. A pdf version is available on a couple of websites (registering with the site may be required).
“The Three Natures” by Ben Connelly, part of the Spring Practice Session 2024 from the Upaya Zen center Spring Practice Session of 2024; a week-long practice session (no registration with Upaya required).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-04MFOxHLo&t=1136s
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
“The Three Natures” Talk by Ben Connelly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUmacVJjsU4
“Yogachara, The Eight Consciousnesses and The Three Natures” Talk by Ben Connelly (The first 14 mins is meditation. The talk on Yogachara begins after that.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTDN5xavaQA.
“Vasubandhu’s Yogacara Teaching as a Path to Liberation”
A series of talks by recognized Zen teachers, each speaking on a different aspect of Yogacara offered at Upaya Zen Center Spring Practice Period 2024. Registration is required and a voluntary donation requested when you register.
https://www.upaya.org/program/spring-practice-period-vasubandhus-yogachara-teachings-as-a-path-to-liberation-online-2024/
GENRAL REFERENCES ON YOGACARA and ZEN
1. Explanations of Yogacara Buddhism:
https://www.mnzencenter.org/uploads/2/9/5/8/29581455/yogacara_buddhism.pdf
“Inside Vasubandhu’s Yogacara: a Practitioner’s Guide”
by Ben Connelly; Wisdom Publications, widely available
“Living Yogacara; an introduction to Consciousness-Only Buddhism”
Tagawa Shun’ei; Translated and with Introduction by Charles Muller. Available from most booksellers.
Recorded interview with Wiliam Waldon on Yogacara
https://zmm.org/?sfid=1928&_sf_s=Yogacara
2. Two sutras connected to Yogacara teaching:
“The Samdhinirmocana Sutra” and “The Lankavatara Sutra”
https://www.mnzencenter.org/uploads/2/9/5/8/29581455/samdhinirmocana_sutra.pdf
Thomas Cleary translation of the Samdhinirmocana Sutra. This is where Yogacara began. His Preface, and Notes (at the end) are very helpful’ An explication of each section of this originating Yogacara sutra in understandable English terms.
https://terebess.hu/english/Buddhist-Yoga.pdf
The Lankavatara Sutra pdf translations by Red Pine, DT Suzuki, Thomas Cleary.
https://terebess.hu/english/lankavatara-sutra.pdf
3. Buddhist Reference books:
Indian, Chinese, Japanese translated into English and in free, pdf format — an amazing treasure for interested practitioners. ( Specify English) https://terebess.hu/search.html
“The First Book of Zen; a master’s comments on the classic “Poem on Faith in Mind” (Kanchi Sosan) translated from the Chinese by Thomas Cleary with commentary and introduction. Some scholars see this poem as being influenced by or connected to Yogachara. https://terebess.hu/search.html