Preliminary Practice/Ngondro
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THE EXCELLENT PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT Oral teachings on the root text of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, translated by The Padmakara Translation Group Featured Dharma Quote of the Week! -- 50% off until February 10th. 126 pp., 12 photos & illustrations, practice text, glossary #EXPAEN - list price $ 16.95 Our Price $8.47 (you save 50%) 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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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 - list price $ 24.95 Our Price $17.46 (you save 30%) 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 - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $10.46 (you save 30%) 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, foreword by Adzom Paylo Rinpoche, preface by Tulku Thondup Rinpoche Cloth, 262 pp. 95 color photos, 7 line drawings, plus 150 min. MP3 CD. #HEESVA - list price $ 29.95 Our Price $20.96 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Beautiful, evocative and eminently useful, this rich array of texts, chants on CD, and images handsomely fills out the practices of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse tradition. More ... | |
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OPENING THE DOOR TO BON by Latri Khenpo Geshe Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche 130 pages, paper. #OPDOBO - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) 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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PREPARING FOR TANTRA: Creating the Psychological Ground for Practice by Rob Preece 224 pp., 10 b&w illustrations, paper. #PRTACR - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion The preliminary practices of Tantra aren't a hurdle to be gotten through in order to get somewhere else; they're an extraordinarily rich collection of practices which have much to offer as a means of cultivating and maturing the practitioner's psychological ground. They can enable experiences to unfold, and they can clear the way when there seem to be problems or hindrances practitioners are struggling with. More ... | |
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A CASCADING WATERFALL OF NECTAR by Thinley Norbu 256 pp. #CAWAFA - $ 18.95 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 Lingpa, and the second is on a text written by HH Dudjom Rinpoche. Now in paper! More ... | |
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FREEDOM IN BONDAGE: The Life and Teachings of Adeu Rinpoche translated by Erik Pema Kunsang, compiled and edited by Marcia Binder Schmidt, forword by Tsoknyi Rinpoche 192 pp., paper. #FRBOLI - $ 18.95 More than a prison memoir, Freedom in Bondage is infused with Adeu Rinpoche's equanimity and wisdom and demonstrates the remarkable way in which he imparted Buddhist teachings. His life story and profound observations present a compassionate face to the hardships he and so many others endured and triumphed over, inspiring a book that is rich in spiritual realization, pith instructions, and human dignity. 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 - $ 29.95 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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ILLUMINATING THE PATH: Ngondro Instructions According to the Nyingma School of Vajrayana Buddhism by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche 206 pp. b&w illus. #ILPANG - $ 18.00 In Illuminating the Path, Venerable Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche give clear and profound explanations on how to practice the path of Ngondro, the foundational set of practices of Tibetan Buddhism. More ... | |
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KARMA CHAKME'S MOUNTAIN DHARMA vol. 1 by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche 400 pp., 1 illus., 2 photos. #KACHI - list price $ 29.95 Our Price $23.96 (you save 20%) Mountain Dharma is a complete text for Tibetan Buddhist practice—everything you need to achieve enlightenment. More ... | |
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LONGCHEN NYINGTHIG CHOD PRACTICE "SOUND OF DAKINI LAUGHTER": Liturgy by Jigmey Lingpa, Profound Instructions by Patrul, and Commentary by the Author
by Tony Duff, with the Padma Karpo Translation Committee 180 pp., 2 color plates, Tibetan texts. #LONYCH - $ 25.00 Longchen Nyingthig contains a text for Chod practice which Jigmey Lingpa received as mind treasure from Longchenpa. The text consists of an explanation of the practice and liturgy for it. The text is popularly known by its Tibetan name "khadro gayjang" or "Sound of Dakini Laughter." This book contains a fresh translation of the text, one which is accurate yet maintains the rhythms and poetry of the Tibetan original. The text assumes a high level of understanding of the system and its terminology. Therefore, the most popular commentary to the text, by Dza Patrul, has also been included. It explains the visualizations of the practice and makes some very important comments about the right and wrong way to practice Chod. More ... | |
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LONGCHEN NYINGTHIG PRELIMINARIES "THE EXCELLENT PATH TO OMNISCIENCE": A Rich Collection of Texts, Commentaries, and Prayers for the Practice by Tony Duff, with the Padma Karpo Translation Committee 292 pp., 2 color plates, Tibetan texts. #LONYPR - $ 25.00 This book is a complete resource for the Longchen Nyingthig preliminaries. It contains a fresh translation of the liturgy by the first Dodrupchen. There are three major commentaries to the Longchen Nyingthig, each showing the practice from a different perspective. Commentary by Khyentse Wangpo is a manual of procedures for the practice. Commentary by Yukhog Chadralwa, a highly realized master of the late twentieth century whose works have not been seen in English so far, is an advanced commentary that shows how the preliminaries lead into the main practices of Thorough Cut (Thregcho) and Direct Crossing (Thogal). These two commentaries were written by Tibetans for Tibetans and sometimes need clarification for Westerners. Therefore, the author has written an extensive commentary that elucidates the meaning of the liturgy in clear English. The commentary is written by a qualified Western teacher. All three commentaries contain many quotes from great masters of the lineage which give further insight into the meaning of the practice. The author's commentary contains deep explanations given by the current Dodrupchen in one of his major commentaries. More ... | |
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NGONDRO COMMENTARY: Instructions for the Concise Preliminary Practices of the New Treasure of Dudjom by H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, compiled by Jane Tromge 152 pp., 5 line drawings, paper. #NGCO - $ 13.95 "The Ngondro, or Preliminary, practices in Tibetan Buddhism establish the foundation for the entire Vajrayana path—they are as fundamental to the practitioner's development as the alphabet is to written language. Among the preliminaries of the various lineages, the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro of the Nyingma tradition is possibly the most concise. Written, then concealed in the eighth century by Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), it was intended for these degenerate times when few people have leisure to practice. His Holiness Dudjom Lingpa revealed this treasure; his incarnation, His Holiness Dudjom Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, from whom I had the excellent fortune to receive these teachings, clarified the text and taught it widely. More ... | |
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NGONDRO FOR OUR CURRENT DAY: A Short Ngondro Practice and Its Instructions by the Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, root text translated by Tyler Dewar, other materials translated by David Karma Choephel 120 pp. #NYOUCU - $ 14.95 In this succinct teaching presented in 2006 by His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa in Bodhgaya, India, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa compiled this condensed practice text especially for those who wish to complete their preliminary practices in the context of busy work lives. This book, essential for the growing number of people who want to practice His Holiness Karmapa's Brief Recitations for the Mahamudra Preliminaries, includes not only the texts necessary to do the practices but also the instructions His Holiness gave when he taught them in Bodhgaya. More ... | |
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PEARL ROSARY: The Path of Purification by Khenchen Rinpoche, Konchog Gyaltshen, edited by Khenmo Trinlay Chodron 514 pp. #PEROPA - $ 29.95 "The content of this text is primarily meant for people who are far away and don't have the opportunity to engage in Dharma practice in the presence of the teacher. The book itself is a representation of the teacher, and therefore is meant to help one's Dharma practice. The text describes the methods of visualization and how to incorporate practice into our day to day life experience. The visualization of these deities is mainly concerned with the practices of tantrayana and mantrayana, which are the highest forms of practice. The path of visualization is very powerful and if properly engaged in, it is capable of transforming our life within a single moment."--His Holiness Drigung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, from the Foreword More ... | |
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PRACTICES OF NAMGYALMA compiled and trans. by Loma Zopa Rinpoche 48 pp. #PRNABO - list price $ 7.99 Our Price $6.39 (you save 20%) The practice of Namgyalma removes obstacles to long life, brings purification, and helps those with severe disease. The texts in this book offer the Namgyalma pujas and practice, as well as the meaning of the mantras. More ... | |