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Author
Publisher
Shambhala
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Revised Second Edition.
Language
English
Description
"If we cannot carry our practice into sleep," Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche writes, "if we lose ourselves every night, what chance do we have to be aware when death comes? Look to your experience in dreams to know how you will fare in death. Look to your experience of sleep to discover whether or not you are truly awake"--
Author
Publisher
Wisdom
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The teachings in this book concern Virupa's Treasury of Dohas. Virupa is one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas, the Indian masters who practiced meditation according to the Vajrayana or tantric Buddhist path and achieved high levels of realization. The teachings in this book on the Mahasiddha Virupa's mystical songs were conducted over the course of several years by Khenpo Lama Migmar at the Sakya Institute in Cambridge, MA. The classes were then transcribed...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Tibetan
Description
Lobsang Tsundu is a 13 year old Tibetan boy living and studying to be a monk (Lama) in Kopan monastery, situated on a little hill at the edge of Katmandu valley. Following Tibetan tradition, Tsundu, the middle son, was chosen by his parents to be a monk.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Once brutally persecuted under the Soviet regime, Buddhism is back in Buryatia in Southern Siberia. But with a past where lamas were killed in prisons and temples burned to ashes, there are few masters left to pass on the tradition.
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Language
English
Description
Following in Your Footsteps: The Lotus-Born Guru in Nepal presents the incredible feats of Guru Padmasambhava in the Himalayan land of Nepal. This tantric embodiment of awakening spent years in retreat in these hills and valleys, gave countless teachings to disciples and hid treasures beyond number.
The Lotus-Born Guru in Nepal explores the sacred sites where Guru Padmasambhava's activities unfolded. Closely following Orgyen Lingpa's Pema Kathang:...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Vajrayana system of Tibetan Buddhism has many techniques, few difficulties and is meant for people of higher capabilities. Because each of us possesses the enlightened essence, when many people participate in a great accomplishment practice, then many enlightened essences are gathered together in one place. Hence, practice will be more effective. If we have recognized and realized our enlightened essence, then circumstances will be perfect. Even...
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Series
Language
English
Description
The collection of teachings presented in As It Is, Volume II, is selected from talks given by the Tibetan meditation master Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche between1994 and 1995. The emphasis in Volume I was on the development stage practice; Volume II focuses primarily on the completion stage. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was someone with extraordinary experience and realization, a fact known throughout the world. It is evident to everyone that he was unlike anyone...
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English
Description
The Way and the Mountain is a selection of Marco Pallis' most important writings on Tibetan Buddhism. He provides the keen observations of a Westerner as he makes sense of spiritual practices, moral systems, modes of dress, and other traditions that are often hard to understand unless described by an open and seeking soul.
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English
Description
The Middle Way is widely accepted to be the pinnacle of the Buddha's profound philosophical approach and the key to understanding the definitive meaning of a vast number of teachings. However, common misconceptions about how emptiness is the ultimate nature of reality can have a significant impact on the degree of profundity that can subsequently, be experienced. If our view is limited, our realisation will also be limited. For this reason, as we...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Light of Wisdom, Volume II contains the root terms -hidden treasure text - of Padmasambhava, The GradualPath of the Wisdom Essence and its commentary The Light of Wisdom by Jamgön Kongtru¨l the Great. Annotations on the commentary Entering the Path of Wisdom spoken by Jamyang Drakpa and recorded by Jokyab Rinpoche are included as well as clarifications from other masters. Volume II presents in-depth explanations of the Vajrayana Buddhist perspective....
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English
Description
Since its original publication in 1987, this book has fulfilled the wish of His Eminence Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche that it provide brief but profound instructions on preparing for death. Because it is short and accessible, it has been read by a wide range of people, many of whom have commented that it is a book they feel comfortable giving to their elderly parents or to friends who are dealing with life-threatening illnesses. A rich array of literature...
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Language
English
Description
Dzigar Kongtrul guides us through intelligent reasoning to identify our deluded perception of a truly existing self and shows us the key to awakening from this fundamental confusion. Rinpoche's brilliant commentary on the classical Indian Buddhist text, The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva is a testament to this inspiring teacher's compassionate and compelling style. Uncommon Happiness is saturated with advice from an adept practitioner of the...
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Language
English
Description
In this succinct teaching presented in 2006 by His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa in Bodhgaya, India, students are guided through a shortened version of the preliminaries for mahamudra practice, which His Holiness composed with the aim of benefiting practitioners from developed countries who often lead busy lives. The complete practice, in Brief Recitations, is written in English, Tibetan, and Tibetan transliteration, and complete instructions...
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English
Description
Critically exploring medical thought in a cultural milieu with no discernible influence from the European Enlightenment, Being Human in a Buddhist World reveals an otherwise unnoticed intersection of early modern sensibilities and religious values in traditional Tibetan medicine. It further studies the adaptation of Buddhist concepts and values to medical concerns and suggests important dimensions of Buddhism's role in the development of Asian and...
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English
Description
Available until now only in limited editions, Venerable Father has become an underground classic among Buddhists, especially those practicing the Thai tradition. It details the joys and struggles of Paul Breiter's years with Ajahn Chah, who was perhaps Thailand's best-known and most-loved Buddhist master. Breiter describes Ajahn Chah as a figure who is at once human yet extraordinary, an orthodox yet unconventional teacher whose remarkable skill,...
17) The Third Eye
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Language
English
Description
The story of Tibet at the turn of the century as seen through the eyes of a boy. T. Lobsang Rampa was, preordained to be a Tibetan priest, a sign from the stars that could not be, ignored. When he left his wealthy home to enter the monastery, his heart was, filled with trepidation, with only a slight knowledge of the rigorous spiritual training and physical ordeal that awaited him...This is his story, a hauntingly beautiful and deeply inspiring journey...
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Language
English
Description
This book mixes stunning photographs of Tibet's most sacred monasteries of the early Dalai Lamas with text on the historical relevance of these sites in the unfolding of Tibetan Buddhism. Appearing throughout the book are brief biographies, inspirational quotations, and passages from the writings of the early Dalai Lamas.
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English
Description
"The Dudjom Tersar Ngondro-succinct, unelaborate, and grounded in guru yoga-provides a superb means of opening the door to the nature of mind. The Tibetan word ngondro means 'to go before' or 'preliminary,' and these preliminary practices fall into two basic categories. The first, that of the outer preliminaries, common to both the Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhist paths, consists of contemplation of the 'four thoughts that turn the mind.' Then there...
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