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DZOGCHEN: Innermost Essence by Tulku Thondup, ed. by Brian Beresford 129 pp., Tibetan text. #DZINES - $ 8.95 One of the best presentations of Dzogchen meditation. It begins with the Prayer of the Preliminary Practice of Dzogpachenpo Longchen Nyingthig, then presents the common and uncommon preliminary practices, the actual path of guru yoga and the nine yanas. | |
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EMPOWERMENT by Tsele Natsok Rangdrol 128 pp. #EM - $ 14.00 The empowerment ritual is the indispensable entrance door to Vajrayana Buddhism. It activates our natural right to an enlightened rule over our life and spiritual practice. Empowerment contains a wealth of instructions on Buddhist training, particularly Mahamudra and Dzogchen. | |
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EYE OF THE STORM: Vairotsana's Original Transmissions fore. by Bhakha Tulku Pema Rigdzin, trans. and commentary by Keith Dowman 106 pp. #EYST - $ 18.95 The 5 texts translated in this book are considered the first transmission of Dzogchen Ati to Tibet and thus constitute the root and essence--basic, raw Dzogchen. Viarotsana is a pre-eminent Dzogchen master. More ... | |
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FEARLESS SIMPLICITY: The Dzogchen Way of Living Freely in a Complex World by Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche 260 pp. #FESI - $ 22.00 Simplicity is about training in the wakened state of mind, the atmosphere in which all difficulties naturally dissolve. A skillfully written guide through the methods to attain confidence and attain harmony with every situation. | |
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THE FLIGHT OF THE GARUDA: The Dzogchen Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism (2nd ed.) ed. & trans. by Keith Dowman 256 pp. #FLGA - $ 16.95 The teachings of the Dzogchen path—sometimes considered to be hidden or secret—seem to be of particular value to Westerners. This second edition contains translations of five texts, including one previously unavailable, that are essential to understanding Dzogchen. | |
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THE GREAT GATE: A Guidebook to the Guru's Heart Practice by Chokling Dewey Dorje, Dudjom Rinpoche, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, and Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche #GRGAGU - $ 13.95 This wonderful compilation of preliminary practices for the Vajrayana path presents clear, direct, and personal teachings and direct, pithy instructions for meditators, written by an impressive array of great masters. Their methods focus on the simple approach, stating things as they are, guiding the student towards realization. | |
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THE HEALTHY MIND INTERVIEWS ed. by Henry Miles Vyner MD Tsewang Gyatso #HEMIIN - regular price $ 9.95 Our Price $7.96 What makes for a healthy mind? Each pocket-sized volume in this well-conceived series asks this very pertinent question, and other probing questions, of a different master. The most exciting thing about these interviews is that they present direct descriptions of the healthy or egoless mind as it has been experienced by these lamas. Edited by an MD interested in practical descriptions of how lamas experience and describe mental health on all levels. Very interesting material on Dzogchen and subtle states. Three different volumes of interviews with: More ... | |
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ed. by Henry Miles Vyner MD Lopon Tegchoke (See description above.) #HEMILO - regular price $ 9.95 Our Price $7.96 | |
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ed. by Henry Miles Vyner MD Nyima Wangyal (See description above.) #HEMINY - regular price $ 9.95 Our Price $7.96 | |
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HINTING AT DZOGCHEN: A Compendium of Teachings by Tsoknyi Rinpoche by Lotsawa Tony Duff 302 pp. #HIATDZ - $ 35.00 This book is a compendium of dharma teachings given by Tsoknyi Rinpoche, focusing on Thorough Cut—one of the two ultimate teachings of Great Completion—and the teachings of Mahamudra in their entirety. The talks are an ideal way to get a clear understanding of these teachings and the terminology connected with them. The book forms a good introduction to Tibetan Buddhist meditation in general and will be an excellent resource for anyone interested in Thorough Cut and Mahamudra practices in particular. Lotsawa Tony Duff, Rinpoche's translator for these teachings, has translated and arranged this interesting volume. | |
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KINDLY BENT TO EASE US I by Longchen Rabjam (Longchenpa), trans. by H. Guenther 312 pp. #KIBEE1 - $ 16.95 These three volumes are an inspiring introduction to Dzogchen by a leading master. The first section sets forth the preparations, view, essential concepts, ethical basis, and stages of the bodhisattva path, leading to contemplations on mind, reality, creative imagination, and meaningful existence. More ... | |
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KINDLY BENT TO EASE US II by Longchen Rabjam (Longchenpa), trans. by H. Guenther 126 pp. #KIBEE2 - $ 14.95 This section clarifies the qualities useful for meditators. The experience of meditation presented is like the sun emerging from the clouds. More ... | |
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KINDLY BENT TO EASE US III by Longchen Rabjam (Longchenpa), trans. by H. Guenther 171 pp. #KIBEE3 - $ 14.95 Interweaving teachings of Sutra and Tantra, Longchen Rabjam develops the imagery Nagarjuna used to evoke understanding of shunyata, the essential openness of existence. This work offers a broader view of reality, revealing world and experience as an interdependent whole, fluid and alive with meaning. Permeated by rich imagery that derives from immediate experience. More ... | |
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LOSING THE CLOUDS, GAINING THE SKY: Voices of Dzogchen Wisdom ed. by Doris Wolter 352 pp. #LOCLGA - $ 18.95 Readers awaiting a new book from Sogyal Rinpoche (author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying) will be thrilled by this new release featuring several new teachings by him, as well as from the Dalai Lama and many others. More ... | |
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MAGIC DANCE: The Display of the Self-Nature of the Five Wisdom Dakinis by Thinley Norbu 176 pp. #MADA - $ 15.95 In their gross and subtle forms, the five elements of earth, water, air, fire, and space combine to make up the infinite illusory displays of phenomenal existence. Thinley Norbu relates how the energies of the elements manifest within our everyday world, in individual behavior and group traditions, relationships and solitude, medicine and art. He explains their links to the five Buddha families and their respective Wisdom Dakinis and shows how each element relates to our senses, temperament, passions, and karmic potentials--and how to transform them with a calm, vast and playful state of consciousness. | |
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A MARVELOUS GARLAND OF RARE GEMS: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage by Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, trans. by Richard Barron Cloth. 736 pp. #MAGARA - $ 49.00 Maps all the distinct lineages of Dzogchen transmission, from the Buddha to present-day masters. Included are the lives of students of the great masters, stories from the oral tradition, and different teaching styles. More ... | |
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MEDITATION DIFFERENTLY by Herbert Guenther Cloth, 210 pp. #MEDI - regular price $ 17.50 Our Price $14.00 Contrasting Dzogchen and Mahamudra, this classic book on Padmakarpo's definitive work on the four tuning-in phases introduces the Mahamudra approach to meditation. Dzogchen is presented plus a discussion of empowerments which serve as stepping stones to realization. More ... | |
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MIND IN COMFORT AND EASE: The Vision of Enlightenment in the Great Perfection by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, foreword by Sogyal Rinpoche Cloth. 384 pp. #MICOEA - $ 24.95 "This is one of the absolutely best and richest books on meditation practice that I have ever read. Here are finely nuanced Dzogchen teachings, offered by His Holiness with remarkable precision and clarity, and with astonishing humility and candor. A precious resource for anyone who loves the Dharma and is committed to its embodiment. This book has it all."--Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of and Vice Chair of the Mind and Life Institute More ... | |
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MIPHAM'S BEACON OF CERTAINTY: Illuminating the View of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection by John W. Pettit 576 pp. #MIBECE - $ 32.95 "With this outstanding study and translation of Mipham's Beacon of Certainty, John Pettit makes an especially valuable contribution to our knowledge of Buddhist philosophical thought in Tibet.... The remarkable text translated here is traditionally renowned as one of Mipham's foremost essays on Madhyamaka thought, one that is intimately related to the perspective of the Great Perfection (dzogchen) teachings of contemplation. Dr. Pettit's perceptive exploration of this work will be much appreciated by all serious readers in Buddhist Studies and the Philosophy of Religion."--Matthew Kapstein, University of Chicago, author of The Tibetans, Reason's Traces, and The Tibetan Assimilation of Buddhism More ... | |
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NATURAL RADIANCE: Awakening to Your Great Perfection by Lama Surya Das 104 pp. book plus CD. #NARAPA - $ 14.95 "One moment of total awareness is one moment of perfect enlightenment." This is the ultimate teaching of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned as Dzogchen, the subject of Lama Surya Das' newest book. In this book/CD set, he teaches for the first time a complete daily Dzogchen practice in the oral tradition as it was originally transmitted, including guided meditations and chants. More ... | |