One thousand years ago, Gampopa, the illustrious heart son of Tibet's great yogin Milarepa, essentialized the entire Buddhist path in a concise set of pith instructions that became known as the Four Dharmas of Gampopa. Since that time, this profound teaching has been used by many eminent masters as a vehicle for imparting the key points of Buddhist practice, including, in the fourteenth century, the incomparable Longchenpa, whose brilliant exposition of the Four Dharmas illuminates the culmination of the path from a Dzogchen perspective. "The Light of the Sun" presents a new translation of Longchenpa's "Precious Mala of the Four Dharmas," alongside the original Tibetan text, with the lucid, accessible, and relevant commentary of contemporary Dzogchen master Choegyal Namkhai Norbu. Born in eastern Tibet in 1938, Choegyal Namkhai Norbu is an internationally known Dzogchen teacher and author as well as an eminent scholar of the history and culture of Tibet. He studied with renowned masters of various Tibetan Buddhist traditions at important monasteries and colleges, demonstrating exceptional capacity to learn and receiving degrees in both philosophy and letters and traditional medicine. In 1960, he emigrated to Italy as a professor of Tibetology, where about a decade later he began to give instructions to a growing following of Western students, initially on Yantra Yoga and subsequently on Dzogchen, the Total Perfection teachings of the Tibetan spiritual traditions. He is the founder of the International Dzogchen Community, created to encourage the teaching and practice of the Dzogchen point of view and meditation methods, and travels worldwide giving teachings and speaking at international conferences. A prolific author of books on Dzogchen, Yantra Yoga, and Tibetan history, medicine, and culture, he also founded ASIA and the Shang Shung Institute, two nonprofit organizations dedicated to supporting the Tibetan people and preserving Tibetan culture.
Tibetan medicine, an ancient profound knowledge, is slowly making headway, in the West, into the mainstream culture of health and well-being. This is thanks to the continuous, unrelenting efforts of many scholars and dedicated individuals and institutions. They tirelessly work to keep alive not only the medical tradition but also all aspects of Tibetan civilization with its rich, invaluable cultural heritage. The present book contains the proceeds of the Third Tibetan Cultural Event - Tibetan Medical Seminar, held in Tenerife (Spain) in 2013, with the participation of distinguished Tibetan doctors residing and working both in Tibet and in the West. Speakers: Professor Namkhai Norbu, Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen, Dr. O Tsokchen (Ai Cuo Qian), Dr. Lhusham Gyal, Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen, Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, Fabio Andrico, Aldo Oneto Presentations 1. Prof. Namkhai Norbu: Origin and History of Tibetan Medicine 2. Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen: The Influence of Behavior and Lifestyle on Health 3. Dr. Lhusham Gyal: Dealing with Mental Illnesses from the Perspective of Tibetan Medicine 4. Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo and Fabio Andrico: The Practice of Yantra Yoga for a Correct Balance Between Mind, Energy, and Body 5. Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo: Diet, Behavior, and Care of Pregnant Woman According to Tibetan Medicine 6. Dr. Lhusham Gyal: Methods of Diagnosis in Tibetan Medicine 7. Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen, Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, and Aldo Oneto: External Therapies in Tibetan Medicine: Theory, Practice, and Demonstration 8. Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo: Conception and Embryology According to Tibetan Medicine 9. Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen: Diet Based on Personal, Seasonal, and Environmental Conditions 10. Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo: Birth and Pediatrics in Tibetan Medicine 11. Dr. Lhusham Gyal: Preparation and Usage of Tibetan Herbal Medicines 12. Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen: Geriatrics in Tibetan Medicine 13. Concluding Remarks by Ch gyal Namkhai Norbu and Phuntsog Wangmo 14. Ch gyal Namkhai Norbu: Death According to Tibetan Medicine
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