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Click to enlarge	10 QUESTIONS FOR THE DALAI LAMA--DVD directed by Rick Ray, music by Peter Kater 85-min. DVD. #TEQUDV - $ 29.95 If you had only one hour, what would you ask the Dalai Lama? In Ten Questions for the Dalai Lama, this award-winning documentary by the director of The Soul of India examines some of the fundamental questions of our time with the Dalai Lama in this well-produced film. Includes rare historical footage as well as images taken with hidden camera in Tibet. More ...
Click to enlarge	21 TARAS: Our Journey through Life produced, directed, edited, composed by Anahata Iradah, featuring the work of Prema Dasara DVD includes 29 sections. #21TADV - $ 25.00 The Dance of Tara is an expression of the highest human ideals. The goal of the practice is to manifest enlightened mind—to integrate all dimensions of consciousness, to see clearly the truth behind phenomena, to develop the mind, so it may function in life, empowered and inspired. More ...
Click to enlarge	AH HO YE: Pointing Out the Nature of Mind A mind treasure revealed by Terton Kunzang Dechen Lingpa 90-min. DVD. #AHHOYE - $ 29.99 Kunzang Dechen Lingpa Rinpoche (1928-2006) was a Dzogchen master and terton, a teasure finder, recognized by HH Dudjom Rinpoche. AH HO YE is a revealed mind treasure containing profound pith instructions for the realization of the nature of mind.
Click to enlarge	ATISHA'S LAMP FOR THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT DVD by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 14 talks on 7-DVD set. #ATLADV - $ 140.00 Almost like attending a retreat, this 4-camera, live-mix DVD provides 21 hours of great teaching on Atisha's Lampfor the Path to Enlightenment and its commentary by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye. These talks provide clear and engaging instructions on the 3 types of practitioners, bodhicitta, training in discipline and concentration, secret mantra and so on. Ponlop Rinpoche is known for his lucidity, humor, excellent English, and sharp intellect.
Click to enlarge	THE BARDO TEACHINGS by the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche 24-hour, 7-DVD set. #BATEDV - $ 140.00 A rich trove of teachings and practices on the bardo, this 7-CD set allows one to have an extensive, in-depth experience of attending a retreat on this potent material. Rinpoche gives commentary on teachings from Padmasambhava and Karma Lingpa, with additional material on phowa from the Six Yogas of Naropa section of Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye's Treasury of Knowledge. Live-mix video system makes this a pleasure to watch. More ...
Click to enlarge	BARDO TEACHINGS MP3 CD SET by the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche MP3 CD set. #BATEMP - $ 63.00 In it’s deepest meaning, bardo is the experience of awakened mind in every present moment. In order to realize that state, these extensive teachings on bardo present 6 bardos: living, dreaming, meditation, dying, dharmata and becoming. In these talks, The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche teaches practices for realizing nature of mind that are most appropriate for each bardo, basing his commentary on bardo teachings of Padmasambhava. Rinpoche supplements this with the bardo and powa yogas from the Six Yogas of Naropa section of Jamgon Kongtrul Lodr� Thaye’s Treasury of Knowledge. Translation assistance from Gerry Weiner. Fourteen talks on 2 MP3 CDs. These talks provided the basis for Rinpoche's book, Mind Beyond Death. More ...
Click to enlarge	THE BLADE WHEEL OF MIND TRANSFORMATION DVD set by His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama Approx. 12 hrs., 3-DVD set. #BLWHDV - $ 65.00 Over the course of three days' teaching hosted by Tibet House U.S., His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama transmits and explains the seminal Buddhist text known as the Blade Wheel of Mind Transformation--a teaching characterized by its focus on practical advice for turning adversity to advantage on the spiritual path--from ignorance and suffering to enlightenment and freedom. Includes an introduction and a summary by Robert A.F. Thurman. More ...
Click to enlarge	BLESSINGS: The Tsoknyi Nangchen Nuns of Tibet DVD narrated by Richard Gere, compiled by Victress Hitchcock, Jampa Kalden, Cynthia Kneen 90-min. DVD gift version. There are English subtitles when needed, English voice-over for the Tibetan. #BLTSDV - $ 24.95 In the summer of 2005, renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche III led a group of Western women students to Nangchen, a remote nomadic region of Eastern Tibet. They journeyed to meet the Tsoknyi Nangchen nuns—3000 women who practice the ancient yogic traditions initiated in the 1800s by the first Tsoknyi Rinpoche, who envisioned a time when these women would become some of the most accomplished spiritual practitioners in the world. Despite all 40 nunneries being destroyed during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, a handful of survivors kept their practices alive, and emerged to rebuild their sanctuaries by hand... stone by stone. Now the wisdom tradition of the nuns is once again vital and growing. Blessings is the compelling story of these remarkable female practitioners. More ...
Click to enlarge	THE BODHICHARYAVATARA--DVD by The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, translation assistance by Tyler Dewar 3-DVD set. #BOCHDV - $ 72.00 In this engaging, profound commentary on Shantideva's classic text, Rinpoche explains the physical and mental supports that are the support for bodhicitta, and the characteristics of relative and ultimate bodhicitta. He concludes with practical methods for maintaining bodhicitta. 6 talks, including Q&A.
Click to enlarge	BRILLIANT MOON: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche DVD directed and produced by Neten Chokling, narrated by Richard Gere and Lou Reed, written by Neten Chokling and Tenzing Choyang Gyari, exec produced by Shechen Rabjam, cinematography by Matthieu Ricard and Vivian Kurtz 56 min DVD. #BRMODV - $ 24.95 Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche chronicles the life of the writer, poet, and meditation master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, one of Tibet's most revered 20th-century Buddhist teachers. Known as the teacher of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Royal Family of Bhutan, his life and teachings were an inspiration to all who encountered him. Two of his admirers are Richard Gere and Lou Reed, who provide the narration for his dangerous journey out of China and the subsequent spread of his influence around the world. More ...
Click to enlarge	BUDDHIST BASICS & KALACHAKRA ANIMATED: An Interactive Multimedia CD Rom by She Drup Ling 2 multimedia CDs. #BUBAKA - $ 34.95 Features a detailed 3-dimensional model of the Kalachakra mandala palace and its main deities. The CD offers a practical guide for the Kalachakra initiation by providing the user with a visual aid to the complex initiation process as well as an explanation of the Inner, Outer and Alternative Kalachakra, and for those who have had the initiation, an animated sadhana. More ...
Click to enlarge	CHAMPION OF COMPASSION: Kalachakra DVD by Tashi Eugyal, narrated by Thupten Jinpa 65-min. DVD #CHCODV - $ 14.95 This well-made documentary focuses on many aspects of the Kalachakra initiation--its purpose (with an extensive commentary by the abbot of Namgyal, India), the sand mandala, sacred dance--and is filled with beautiful footage of HH the Dalai Lama in Toronto. Special features include a history of Tibet and its struggle, as well as a glimpse into what it takes to organize such an event! Narrated by His Holiness' translator.
Click to enlarge	CHOD by Lama Wangdu Rinpoche 45-min DVD. #CHDV - list price $ 30.00 Our Price $24.00 (you save 20%) Chod is an ancient and powerful ritual that teaches the essence of sacrifice, and works for the healing of the body as well as environmental disturbances. Master Lama Wangdu completed this practice in 108 cremation grounds and has trained and practiced with Dudjom Rinpoche, Chatral Rinpoche, and Urgyen Tulku Rinpoche. DVD comes with very useful optional English subtitles.
Click to enlarge	CHOD: Practice Demonstration DVD with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Geshe Yungdrung Gyaltsen, and Menri Lopon Trinley Nyima Rinpoche 70-min. 2-DVD set. #CHPRDE - $ 29.95 This powerful 2-disc learning tool for students of Chod starts with a short and effective Bonpo Chod practice perfomed by Tenzin Wangyal, author of Healing with Form, Energy, And Light ( with sadhana subtitles). It includes optional learning modes, Chod practice and drumming lesson performed by the Lopon, talks on the practical and esoteric uses of Chod, and much more. Spoken and written commentary in English, with Spanish and Polish translations as well. This DVD is for those students who wish to learn how to use the Chod drum and Bon flat bell. To fully engage with this practice, it is necessary that one has received the transmission for this practice from a qualified Bon lama. More ...
Click to enlarge	CHOGYAM TRUNGPA RINPOCHE'S A SYMPHONY OF GREAT BLISS: An Experiential Song of Luminous Mahamudra Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, comm. by Ven. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, with trans. by David Karma Choephel 3-disc, 6.5-hr. DVD set. #CHTRDV - $ 60.00 Trungpa composed A Symphony of Great Bliss at the age of nineteen while he was fleeing from Tibet. This delightful and profound doha presents the view, path and fruition of Mahamudra in language that is both colorful and instructive. Thrangu Rinpoche’s commentary on this text provides insight into the circumstances surrounding this doha and teaches the meaning of the doha with clarity and precision. More ...
Click to enlarge	A COMMENTARY ON THE AWAKENING MIND BY ARYA NAGARJUNA DVD by HH the XIV Dalai Lama, with Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen, translated by Thupten Jinpa 4-DVD set with booklet containing Nagarjuna's text, translated by Thupten Jinpa. #COAWDV - $ 70.00 This well-produced DVD set covers the Dalai Lama's teachings on this key text by Nagarjuna. Beautifully filmed in Pasadena in 2006, the 4-DVD set comes with a booklet containing Nagarjuna's text in English. Watching this great DVD enables you to experience these wonderful teachings. More ...
Click to enlarge	COMPASSION AND WISDOM: A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life video by James Zito Approx. 2 1/2 hrs. #COWI - $ 22.00 A primer of compassionate living, this DVD combines interviews with many of the world's greatest Buddhist teachers--including Sakya Trizin, Tai Situ, Tsultrim Allione and others, plus 45 minutes with the Dalai Lama--with rare footage of Buddhist art and architecture. An in-depth examination of the Bodhisattva path, with discussions of issues such as pollution, stress, care of the dying etc. More ...
Click to enlarge	COMPASSION IN EXILE: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama a film by Mickey Lemle, music by Philip Glass 62 min. DVD, NTSC. #COEXDV - $ 24.95 This is the story of the Dalai Lama, and it is filled with wonderful photos (much never before seen), film clips and candid interviews with His Holiness, his family and other prominent people and Tibetans who have left Tibet. With candor and humor, the Dalai Lama describes his upbringing and the key moments in his life leading to his becoming head of state at age sixteen, meeting with Mao Zedong, and of his life in exile and non-violent struggle on behalf of his people. This DVD is inspiring throughout.
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