Preliminary Practice/Ngondro
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THE EXCELLENT PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, translated by The Padmakara Translation Group 140 pp. #EXPAEN - regular price $ 12.95 Our Price $10.36 Published by Snow Lion "The vow to perfect oneself in order to perfect others is called the thought of enlightenment, or bodhichitta. This implies that every single action, word or thought, even the most trivial, is dedicated to the good of all beings.... To accomplish the good of others, we must first perfect ourselves, by purifying and transforming our minds. This is the aim of what we call the preliminary practices, which establish the foundations of all spiritual progress." More ... | |
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FOUNDATIONS OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM by Kalu Rinpoche 200 pp., 8 illustrations: 3 drawing and 5 photos, 6 x 9, second edition. #FOTIB2 - regular price $ 15.95 Our Price $12.76 Published by Snow Lion Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism presents the fundamental practices of this tradition in a clear and easily accessible manner. Beginning with an overview of the Buddhist path, Kalu Rinpoche goes on to explain the preliminary practices of taking refuge, prostrations, Dorje Sempa purification meditation, mandala practice, guru yoga and the guru-disciple relationship. He then discusses the vows of the lay person, the bodhisattva, and the tantric practitioner. The book closes with a wonderful explanation of meditation both with and without an object and the key points of mahamudra meditation. More ... | |
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GREAT PERFECTION: Outer and Inner Preliminaries by the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche, trans. by Cortland Dahl, fore. by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche Cloth, 260 pp. #GRPEOU - regular price $ 24.95 Our Price $19.96 Published by Snow Lion In the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, the Great Perfection is considered the most profound and direct path to enlightenment. The instructions of this tradition present a spiritual shortcut—a radically direct approach that cuts through confusion and lays bare the mind's true nature of luminous purity. For centuries, these teachings have been taught and practiced in secret by some of the greatest adepts of the Buddhist tradition. More ... | |
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GURU YOGA According to the Preliminary Practice of Longchen Nyingtik by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, trans. by Gelong Konchog Tenzin (Matthieu Ricard) 101 pp. #GUYO - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 Published by Snow Lion Why is the practice guru yoga, (union with the nature of the guru) so important? Because, with the help of the outer teacher, the inner teacher (the true nature of our own mind) is discovered. This particular guru yoga is called The Wish-fulfilling Jewel and is the outer practice of the guru from the Longchen Nyingtik revelation of Rigdzin Jikme Lingpa. It was during a summer retreat in France in 1984 that Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche gave teachings on this text. This is a new commentary and not a re-edit of teachings in the book The Wish-fulfilling Jewel. More ... | |
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HEART ESSENCE OF THE VAST EXPANSE: A Story of Transmission by Anne C. Klein Pre-order Now--Available Spring 2009. Cloth. 231 pp. with CD. 96 color photos, 32 line drawings. #HEESVA - regular price $ 32.95 Our Price $26.36 Published by Snow Lion Designed as a beautiful gift for the mind, the eye, the ear, and above all, the heart, this is the first-ever chantable English translation of one of the most beloved and widely used practice texts, the Longchen Nyinthig. This multimedia edition also provides a CD of the chanted text and a selection of rare photographs of sacred sites in Tibet. The vocalist, Jetsun Kacho Wangmo, is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher and singer. More ... | |
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OPENING THE DOOR TO BON by Latri Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche 130 pages, paper. #OPDOBO - regular price $ 18.95 Our Price $15.16 Published by Snow Lion Bon, the ancient pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet, is still practiced today, with a rapidly growing number of readers interested in the shamanism and magic that are part of its complete path to liberation. Full of practical and explicit instructions, this handbook for Westerners details the outer and inner fundamental Bon practices. This volume is part of a first wave of Bon books that are finding an enthusiastic North American audience. More ... | |
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TANTRIC PRACTICE IN NYING-MA by Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche, trans. & ed. by Jeffrey Hopkins, co-edited by Anne Klein 239 pp. #TAPRNY - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 Published by Snow Lion Rinpoche's commentary on the Instructions on the "Preliminaries to the Great Perfection Teaching" contains the classical Nyingma presentation of the Dzogchen preliminaries and practices which lead to Buddhahood. It is an oral commentary on Patrul Rinboche's Kunzang Lamai Shelung (Words of My Perfect Teacher). More ... | |
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BECOMING THE COMPASSION BUDDHA: Tantric Mahamudra in Everyday Life by Lama Yeshe, ed. by Robina Courtin 192 pp. #BECOBU - $ 14.95 Clear commentaries on a guru yoga practice that was written by the Dalai Lama to help develop compassion and wisdom, as well as on mahamudra. Teaches with examples from daily life and introduces meditation practices that all can follow. More ... | |
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A CASCADING WATERFALL OF NECTAR by Thinley Norbu Pre-order now--Due November 2008. 256 pp. #CAWAFA - $ 17.95 Focusing on ngondro (preliminary practices such as taking refuge, Vajrasattva practice, mandala offerings and so forth) this book consists of commentaries--from the tantric point of view-- on two texts. The first is a well-known terma revealed by Dudjom Linpa, and the second is on a text written by HH Dudjom Rinpoche. Now in paper! More ... | |
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A CEREMONY OF OFFERING TO THE GURUS by Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje 144 pp. #CEOFGU - $ 14.95 Ceremony of Offering to the Gurus, by His Holiness Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, was composed for the annual Kagyu Monlam to accord with our present needs and to be accessible to all people. It is a carefully constructed compilation of selected Gurupujas from many different traditions. More ... | |
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CONFESSION OF DOWNFALLS: The Confession Sutra and Vajrasattva Practice trans. & ed. by Brian Beresford 92 pp., 3 line drawings. #CODO - $ 9.95 Contains two fundamental purification methods in Tibetan Buddhism: the Sutra of the Three Heaps and the visualizations and mantra recitation of Vajrasattva. Nagarjuna gives a commentary to the Sutra, and both practices are supplemented by commentaries from Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, Geshe Rabten, Tubten Zopa Rinpoche, and Gegen Kyentse. | |
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ENTERING THE PATH: Outer and Inner Refuge by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 43 pp. #REVO - $ 12.00 Described are the two forms of refuge: going for refuge to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha in their external forms as separate from oneself; we go for inner refuge to the fundamental nature of our own mind, which is indivisible from the jewel of the Buddha. Our fundamental state of mind is totally awake, totally in the state of fully awakened heart. That is what Buddha is. | |
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ESSENTIAL BUDDHIST PRAYERS VOL. 2 340 pp. Spiral-bound. #ESBUP2 - $ 40.00 This easy to use updated edition combines Tibetan phonetics and English translation in a line-by-line format that allows the practitioner to chant in Tibetan and meditate on the meaning simultaneously. It includes: More ... | |
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FIFTY STANZAS ON THE SPIRITUAL TEACHER by Aryashura, comm. by Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey 38 pp. #FISTSP - regular price $ 8.95 Our Price $7.16 Tells how to cultivate the proper relationship between a student and his or her teacher. | |
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FOUNDATION TRAINING IN RITUALS: A Manual for Rituals Training by FPMT 396 pp., plus MP3 #FOTRRI - $ 50.00 In-depth instruction on Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s most frequently suggested practices, this generous volume offers a wealth of information, including instructions on offerings, setting up altars, doing mudras and chants and so on, as well as an array of practices, and guru and medicine buddha pujas. Spiral-bound for ease of use during practice. Comes with a boxed MP3 CD containing chants by Lama Zopa and Lama Yeshe and Ven. Sarah, including Guru Yoga, Heruka Vajrasattva Tsog, and a lot more. | |
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A GUIDE TO THE WORDS OF MY PERFECT TEACHER by Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, translated under Dipamkara, with The Padmakara Translation Group 336 pp. #GUWOMY - $ 25.00 Essential background for Patrul Rinpoche's 19th century classic, Words of My Perfect Teacher. Goes through each of its chapters, expanding and providing helpful information on topics such as Vajrasattva practice, the significance of the Three Jewels, and Madhyamika philosophy. More ... | |
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THE HEART TREASURE OF THE ENLIGHTENED ONES: The Practice of View, Meditation, and Action by Patrul Rinpoche with commentary by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, foreword by the H.H. the Dalai Lama, translated by The Padmakara Translation Group 240 pp. #HETREN - $ 19.95 With his characteristic thoroughness and gentleness, Rinpoche gives extensive commentary on Patrul Rinpoche's text. He has us reflect on our defects and on suffering, then gives essential practices and explains the freedom and harmony that result from this practice. More ... | |
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KARMA CHAKME'S MOUNTAIN DHARMA vol. 1 by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche 400 pp., 1 illus., 2 photos. #KACHI - $ 29.95 Mountain Dharma is a complete text for Tibetan Buddhist practice—everything you need to achieve enlightenment. More ... | |