Over a million copies of Kelsang Gyatso's books have been sold. His books include titles for beginners such as "Introduction to Buddhism", "Transform Your Life" and "How to Solve Our Human Problems", books about the Mahayana path like "Universal Compassion" (Lojong), "The New Heart of Wisdom" (Heart Sutra) and "Joyful Path of Good Fortune" (Lamrim), and books on Vajrayana (Tantra) like "Mahamudra Tantra", "Guide to Dakini Land" and "Essence of Vajrayana". Two of his books are commentaries on Indian Mahayana texts: the book "Ocean of Nectar" is a commentary to Chandrakirti's "Guide to the Middle Way", and "Meaningful to Behold" is a commentary to Shantideva's "Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life" or "Bodhicharyavatara".