Deity Practices & Prayers
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BUDDHIST FASTING PRACTICE: The Nyungne Method of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig by Wangchen Rinpoche, foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama 256 pp. with illustrations. #BUFAPR - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion "In this book, Wangchen Rinpoche has given clear and comprehensive instruction on how to undertake the Nyungne practice. Not only that, but by including stories of the great past masters who have undertaken the practice, accounts of the benefits it has brought, as well as auxiliary practices and recitations, he offers a wealth of background information that will serve as a rich source of knowledge and inspiration."—H.H. the Dalai Lama More ... | |
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CULTIVATING A COMPASSIONATE HEART: The Yoga Method of Chenrezig by Thubten Chodron, foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama 208 pages, paper. #CUCOHE - list price $ 15.95 Our Price $11.16 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Perhaps the most widely known and loved deity throughout the Buddhist world, Chenrezig—also known as Avalokiteshvara, Kuan Yin, or Kannon—is the Buddha of Compassion. Buddhists turn to Chenrezig for protection, friendship, and inspiration on a daily basis. The meditation practice in this book—composed by a teacher with an extensive Western following—is presented as a useful manual for ease of practice. An enlightening—and often humorous—commentary by well-known author Thubten Chodron offers instructions and tips on making the practice even more relevant to daily life. More ... | |
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THE DALAI LAMAS ON TANTRA trans. & intro. by Glenn H. Mullin Cloth, 352 pp. #DALATA - list price $ 24.95 Our Price $17.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Interest in Tantric Buddhism has grown tremendously in recent years, but authentic translations from classical sources remain difficult to find. The great popularity achieved by the early Dalai Lamas was due in part to the clarity and power of their tantric writings. Glenn Mullin's translations present this rich resource to a wider audience, offering a wealth of tantric materials, the most extensive such collection available in print. More ... | |
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THE DARK RED AMULET: Oral Instructions on the Practice of Vajrakilaya by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche 235 pp., 20 b&w photos and images; includes sadhanas in Tibetan and English. #DAREAM - list price $ 16.95 Our Price $11.86 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion The Dark Red Amulet presents the Vajrayana practice of Vajrakilaya according to the oral transmission lineage of the great seventeenth-century treasure-revealer Tsasum Lingpa. Vajrakilaya embodies the enlightened activity of all the buddhas that subjugates delusion and negativity in order to clear obstacles to spiritual practice. The essential purpose of Vajrakilaya practice is to "discover the absolute vajra nature that will transform every duality hindrance into clear wisdom and compassion." More ... | |
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DEITY, MANTRA, AND WISDOM: Development Stage Meditation in Tibetan Buddhist Tantra Jigme Lingpa, Patrul Rinpoche,and Getse Mahapandita Tsewang Chokdrub, translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee, fore. by Trulshik Rinpoche, fore. by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche Cloth, 266 pp. #DEMAWI - list price $ 29.95 Our Price $20.96 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Deity, Mantra, and Wisdom contains four of the most cherished Tibetan Buddhist commentaries on the practices of visualization, mantra recitation, and meditative absorption. These three elements form the core of development stage meditation, one of the most important practices of Buddhist Tantra. The authors of these timeless classics—Jigme Lingpa, Patrul Rinpoche, and Getse Mahapandita—have all profoundly shaped Tibetan Buddhism with their vast scholarship and deep spiritual realization. In these eloquent and inspiring writings, they explain the fundamental philosophy of the development stage, showing not only its profound insights into the nature of reality, but also how to make this view a living experience through the practice of meditation. More ... | |
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ESSENCE OF CLEAR LIGHT: An Overview of the Secret Commentary "Thorough Dispelling of Darkness throughout the Ten Directions" by Ju Mipham Jampal Gyepa'i Dorje, translated by Lama Chönam and Sangye Khandro of the Light of Berotsana Translation Group This is a Restricted Text. Please read the description for instructions. 416 pp., cloth. (Discounts do not apply to restricted texts.) #ESCLLI - $ 95.00 Published by Snow Lion Restriction: Anyone interested in purchasing or reading this text must have received the empowerment of Vajrasattva's Magical Manifestation Matrix for the peaceful and wrathful deities from either the kama or the terma tradition and must have received the reading transmission. More ... | |
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ESTABLISHING APPEARANCES AS DIVINE: Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo on Reasoning, Madhyamaka, and Purity by Heidi I. Köppl Cloth. 160 pp., Tibetan text included. #ESAPDI - list price $ 29.95 Our Price $20.96 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo's concise treatise Establishing Appearances as Divine sets out to prove the provocative point that everything that appears is actually the deity manifest. Transformation of both one's identity and the environment is an important principle of Tantric Buddhist philosophy. In Tantric scriptures one is instructed to visualize oneself as a deity, a divine identity who resides in a perfect sphere. By repeatedly training in this visualization one perfects the transformation and ultimately becomes the deity itself. Do the Tantric teachings hold sentient beings to be intrinsically pure and divine, or do they consider them initially flawed, to be later purified through the visualization of divinity? Is the practice of deity yoga merely a means, or is it more fundamentally connected to the nature of things? These questions were among the main concerns of Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo, the illustrious philosopher of the Nyingma School of the Early Translations. Establishing Appearances as Divine sets out to prove the provocative point that the tradition still highly regards the point of view that everything which appears is actually the deity manifest. More ... | |
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HEALING WITH FORM, ENERGY AND LIGHT: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, edited by Mark Dahlby 176 pp., 5 photos, 30 line drawings, glossary, bibliography. #HEWIFO - list price $ 16.95 Our Price $11.86 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion In the shamanic world-view of Tibet, the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space are accessed through the raw powers of nature and through non-physical beings associated with the natural world. In the Tibetan tantric view, the elements are recognized as five kinds of energy in the body and are balanced with a program of yogic movements, breathing exercises, and visualizations. In these Dzogchen teachings, the elements are understood to be the radiance of being and are accessed through pure awareness. Healing with Form, Energy, and Light offers the reader healing meditations and yogic practices on each of these levels. More ... | |
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HOW TO FREE YOUR MIND: Tara the Liberator by Thubten Chodron 224 pp. #HOFRMI - list price $ 15.95 Our Price $11.16 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion The beloved deity Tara is the feminine embodiment of enlightenment. For centuries, practitioners have turned to her for protection from both external and internal dangers, from fire to arrogance. This well-written book, presented in conversational style, is an authoritative guide to the practice of Tara. Includes very helpful chapters on the whys and hows of various Tara practices as well as a commentary on the "Homage to the 21 Taras." More ... | |
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KEY TO THE PRECIOUS TREASURY: A Concise Commentary on the General Meaning of the "Glorious Secret Essence Tantra" by Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpa'i Nyima, translated by Lama Chönam and Sangye Khandro of the Light of Berotsana Translation Group This is a Restricted Text. Please read the description for instructions. 384 pp., cloth. (Discounts do not apply to restricted texts.) #KEPRTR - $ 95.00 Published by Snow Lion Restriction: Anyone interested in purchasing or reading this text must have received the empowerment of Vajrasattva's Magical Manifestation Matrix for the peaceful and wrathful deities from either the kama or the terma tradition and must have received the reading transmission, as well as permission to study the text. More ... | |
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LUMINOUS ESSENCE: A Guide to the Guhyagarbha Tantra by Jamgon Mipham, translated by the Dharmachakra Translation Committee, Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama Cloth. 182 pp. #LUESGU - list price $ 29.95 Our Price $20.96 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Luminous Essence is a complete introduction to the world of tantric thought and practice. Composed by the renowned Tibetan master Jamgon Mipham (1846-1912), the text provides an overview of the theory and experiential assimilation of a seminal tantric scripture, the Tantra of the Secret Essence (Guhyagarbha Tantra). Embodying the essence of tantric practice, this text has been a central scripture in Tibetan Buddhism for well over a thousand years. Mipham's explanation of this text, here translated for the first time, is one of the most celebrated commentaries on the Tantra of the Secret Essence, which today occupies an important place in the tantric curriculum of Tibetan monastic colleges. More ... | |
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MEDICINE BUDDHA TEACHINGS by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche 242 pp. line drawings. #MEBUTS - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion In this rare gem from Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoce, we learn more than just the details of this particular medicine Buddha practice: Rinpoche has kindly included many basic principles of tantric theory and practice in general. Anyone engage in any Vajrayana practice will find this teaching extremely useful. More ... | |
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THE PRACTICE OF KALACHAKRA by Glenn Mullin, foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama 350 pp., illus. #PRKA - list price $ 29.95 Our Price $20.96 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion "This detailed study of the Kalachakra Tantra discusses the tantric path to enlightenment. Mullin outlines the four classes of tantra, compares the Kalachakra generation and completion stage yogas to mainstream tantras, and details the unique Kalachakra methods for enlightenment in this lifetime. Translations of seven essential texts on the practice of Kalachakra, including a sadhana selected by the Dalai Lama round out this excellent book."--Mandala: A Tibetan Buddhist Journal More ... | |
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A PRACTICE OF PADMASAMBHAVA: Essential Instructions on the Path to Awakening by Shechen Gyaltsap IV and Rinchen Dargye, translated, edited, and introduced by The Dharmachakra Translation Committee, foreword by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche 192 pp., 3 b&w illust., paper. #PRPAES - list price $ 19.95 Our Price $13.96 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion The Indian master Padmasambhava occupies a special place in the hearts of practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. By bringing tantric Buddhism to Tibet from India he inspired a movement of awakening that for centuries has brought countless practitioners to spiritual fulfillment. More ... | |
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THE PRACTICE OF THE SIX YOGAS OF NAROPA translated, edited and introduced by Glenn H. Mullin 176 pp. #PRSIYO - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion The Tibetan tradition known as the Six Yogas of Naropa is one of the most popular tantric systems with all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Structured and arranged by the eleventh-century Indian masters Tilopa and Naropa from various Buddhist tantric legacies, this system of yogic practice was carried to Tibet by Marpa the Translator a generation later. These six yogas--inner heat, illusory body, clear light, consciousness transference, forceful projection, and bardo yoga--continue to be one of the most important living meditation traditions in the Land of the Snows. More ... | |
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THE PRACTICE OF VAJRAKILAYA by Khenpo Namdrol Rinpoche 87 pp., 5 photos, 2 line drawings. #PRVA - list price $ 16.95 Our Price $11.86 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion "The practice of Vajrakilaya blazes at the heart of the ancient Vajrayana traditions of Tibet. The wrathful heruka Vajrakilaya is the yidam deity who embodies the enlightened activity of all the buddhas, manifesting in an intensely wrathful yet compassionate form in order to subjugate the delusion and negativity that can arise as obstacles to the practice of Dharma. In fact, the practice of Vajrakilaya is famous in the Tibetan Buddhist world as the most powerful for removing obstacles, destroying the forces hostile to compassion, and purifying the spiritual pollution so prevalent in this age."--Sogyal Rinpoche More ... | |
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TANTRIC TECHNIQUES by Jeffrey Hopkins 424 pp., paper edition. #TATECH - list price $ 32.95 Our Price $23.07 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Deity yoga is the meditative practice of imagining oneself as an ideal being fully endowed with compassion, wisdom, and their resultant altruistic activities. The idea is that by imagining being a Buddha, one gets closer to actually achieving Buddhahood. Tantric Techniques will give the reader a dynamic sense of the potential of the human mind for self-transformation through step-by-step use of the imagination. More ... | |
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TARA'S ENLIGHTENED ACTIVITY: An Oral Commentary on "The Twenty-one Praises to Tara" by Khenchen Palden Sherab and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal 242 pp., 42 line drawings, 2 photos. #ENACCO - list price $ 16.95 Our Price $11.86 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion The female Buddhist deity Tara is an object of devotional worship and meditative practice for Tibetan Buddhists everywhere, both male and female. She clears away fears, overpowers negative emotions, and enables all beings to reach enlightenment. She has special resonance as a source of female spiritual wisdom. Tibetans of all schools and traditions recite the verses on which this commentary is based. Focused, contemplative meditation in relation to the myriad aspects of Tara work to transform the practitioner's mind into those enlightened qualities and mind states that Tara represents. More ... | |