Preliminary Practice/Ngondro
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LONG LIFE LAMA CHOPA with Request to the Dakinis Root text composed by the First Panchen Lama Losang Chokyi Gyaltsan 120 pp. #LOLILA - $ 12.00 The Long Life Puja is a traditional offering puja to a teacher. Based on the practice of the Lama Chöpa Guru Puja, it creates the cause for the lama to live long and remain among us. This edition contains all the most up-to-date prayers and order of prayers as done in our tradition in an easy to follow format, as well as extensive advice on organizing a long life puja, a teaching on the long life dakinis, and other useful information. More ... | |
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NGONDRO COMMENTARY: Instructions for the Concise Preliminary Practices of the New Treasure of Dudjom by Jane Tromge 144 pp. #NGCO - $ 13.95 Written then concealed by Padmasambhava, this concise ngondro was intended for these degenerate times when few people have leisure to practice. This ngondro is an extremely powerful practice for turning the mind toward dharma, for purifying obscurations, and for opening the mind to the Dzogchen perspective. Compiled from the Teachings of H.E. Chagdud Tulku. | |
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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 NAMGYLAMA compiled and trans. by Loma Zopa Rinpoche 48 pp. #PRNABO - $ 7.99 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 ... | |
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THE PRELIMINARY PRACTICE OF ALTAR SET-UP & WATER BOWL OFFERINGS by Lama Zopa 36 pp. #PRPR2 - $ 6.00 This is an updated and revised edition of this very useful handbook that offers a complete explanation of how to set up a personal altar and make water bowl offerings, activities that are an integral part of the preliminary practices taught by the Buddha. In addition to giving full explanations of the objects on the altar, this booklet includes an extensive offering practice and the Light Offering Prayer, by Atisha. More ... | |
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THE PRELIMINARY PRACTICE OF THE NEW TREASURE OF DUDJOM by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche 120 pp., color photos, cloth. #PRPR - $ 20.00 Contains: Prayer to the Legendary Incarnations Called Crystal Pearls; Prayer of Calling the Lama from Afar; Concise Recitation and Practice of the New Treasure of Dudjom; Prayers for the Long Life of Teachers and the Spread of Teachings; Ngondro Practice: The Dzogchen View; Meaning of the 100-Syllable Mantra of Vajrasattva; Calling the Lama From Afar by Shenphen Dawa Rinpoche. More ... | |
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THE PRELIMINARY PRACTICE OF PROSTRATIONS to the Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas transl. and instructions by Lama Zopa Rinpoche 100 pp. #PRPRPR - $ 18.00 One of the most powerful practices for purifying karma associated with having done harmful actions, this confession and prostration practice is said to empower all our other practices. This user-friendly manual is spiral-bound to lie flat, and contains teachings on the benefits of making prostrations, with options and clear guidelines for doing the practice. | |
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PRELIMINARY PRACTICES OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM by Geshe Rabten 83 pp. #PRPRTI - $ 14.00 The ordinary and extraordinary practices for purification and generation of merit are profound teachings. Simple to understand, they are difficult and demanding to put into practice. Geshe Rabten illumines these practices with clear understanding. | |
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THE TORCH OF CERTAINTY Jamgon Kongtrul, translated by Judith Hanson, Foreword by Chogyam Trungpa #TOCE - $ 18.95 The torch of certainty is an essential text for any serious Buddhist practitioner of the Kagyu lineage. The text, written by Jamgon Kongtrul and translated by Judith Hanson, describes the four ordinary foundation practices and the four special foundation practices. These are commonly known as the ngondro practice. | |
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THE WISH-FULFILLING JEWEL: The Practice of Guru Yoga According to the Longchen Nyingthig Tradition by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, translated by The Padmakara Translation Group 120 pp. #WIFUJE - $ 15.00 In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, devotion to one's guru or spiritual master is considered to be of the utmost importance in spiritual practice. These teachings are based on the instructions of Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa. | |
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WORDS OF MY PERFECT TEACHER by Patrul Rinpoche, forewords by H.H. the Dalai Lama and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, translated by The Padmakara Translation Group 512 pp. #WOMYPE - $ 25.00 This is a classic commentary on the preliminary practices of Longchen Nyingthig, a cycle of teachings of the Nyingma school. Patrul Rinpoche teaches through a wealth of stories, quotations, and references to everyday life, giving the book the atmosphere of an oral teaching. This is a new and revised edition. More ... | |