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Naked Awareness

Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen

By: Karma Chagme

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Naked Awareness

Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen

By: Karma Chagme

In this classic seventeenth-century presentation of the union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, Karma Chagmé, one of the great teachers of both these lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, begins with an overview of the spirit of awakening and the nature of actions and their ethical consequences. Next, drawing from his enormous erudition and profound experience, Chagmé gives exceptionally lucid instructions on the two phases of Dzogchen practice—the "breakthrough" and the "leap-over"—followed by an accessible introduction to the practice of the transference of consciousness at the time of death. The concluding chapters of this treatise present a detailed analysis of Mahamudra meditation in relation to Dzogchen practice. This tour de force of scholarly erudition and contemplative insight is made all the more accessible by the lively commentary of the contemporary Nyingma Lama Gyatrul Rinpoche. Although this book stands alone, it is the concluding section of a single body of teachings by Karma Chagmé, the earlier section published under the title A Spacious Path to Freedom. Karma Chagmé was a major teacher of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and his writings have also become central to the Payul Nyingma order, making him an ideal figure to integrate these two great meditation systems.

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Shambhala Publications

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1559391464

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Sky Dharma

The Foundations of the Namchö Treasure Teachings

By: Karma Chagme,Rigdzin Kunzang Sherab

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Sky Dharma

The Foundations of the Namchö Treasure Teachings

By: Karma Chagme,Rigdzin Kunzang Sherab

The inspiring life story of Tertön Migyur Dorje, who revealed a new cycle of Tibetan Buddhist teachings, together with a commentary on the preliminary practices written by his main student. Tertön Migyur Dorje revealed the Namchö treasure teachings while in a three-year retreat that began when he was only thirteen. The Great Compassionate One (Avalokiteshvara) and Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) appeared to him in pure visionary experience and gave him these teachings. Migyur Dorje then dictated them to his teacher Karma Chagme. The Namchö treasures later became the main teachings and practices of the Palyul lineage, and these teachings continue to be presented in Palyul monasteries and retreat centers throughout Asia, North America, and Europe. This book brings together two texts that have inspired countless practitioners in this lineage. The first text tells the life story of Migyur Dorje. It was composed by Karma Chagme, the master who first recognized the seven-year-old Migyur Dorje as an exceptional tulku and tertön and who was responsible for preparing him to be a major treasure revealer. The second text is a commentary on the Namchö preliminary practices. Written by Rigdzin Kunzang Sherab, Migyur Dorje’s main student and the first throne holder of the Palyul lineage, it explains the foundational practices that should be completed before pursuing more advanced ones: the four contemplations that turn the mind to dharma and the fivefold practice of taking refuge, arousing bodhichitta, mandala offering, Vajrasattva purification, and Guru Yoga.

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1559395044

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Luminous Clarity

A Commentary on Karma Chagme's Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen

By: Karma Chagme,Khenchen Thrangu

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Luminous Clarity

A Commentary on Karma Chagme's Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen

By: Karma Chagme,Khenchen Thrangu

An accessible commentary by a popular and respected Tibetan Buddhist master opens the door for Westerners to Karma Chagme's classic text that integrates two of the great meditation systems of Tibet: Mahamudra and Dzogchen. This book grows out of an oral teaching that Khenchen Thrangu gave in Crestone, Colorado, on Karma Chagme's text Meaningful to Behold: The Essential Instructions of the Compassionate One on the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Thrangu Rinpoche explains in lucid detail the advanced meditation practices of Mahamudra and Dzogchen and also their similarities and differences, including advice on how to safely perform some of the more advanced Dzogchen practices. Many chapters include his answers to questions from the audience, which give the book an intimate feeling.

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Shambhala Publications

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1559394528

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Awakening Upon Dying

By: Padmasambhava,Karma Lingpa

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Awakening Upon Dying

By: Padmasambhava,Karma Lingpa

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Awakening Upon Dying, with introductory commentary by Dzogchen Buddhist master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, is a new translation of the ancient text also known as The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Intermediate State. Both a practical guide and intriguing historical, cultural, and spiritual document, this new version incorporates recent discoveries that have allowed for a better translation of previously ambiguous passages. Revealing a set of instructions designed to facilitate the inner liberation of the dead or dying person, the book provides a guide to navigating the bardo--the interval between death and rebirth. Originally composed by Padmasambhava, an important Indian master of the eighth century, the Tibetan Book of the Dead was concealed in Tibet until it was discovered in the fourteenth century by Karma Lingpa, a famous Tibetan tertön (discoverer of ancient texts). Describing in detail the characteristics and fantastic visions of each stage beyond death, the book includes invocations to be read aloud to the dying person, to help his or her successful journey toward the stage of liberation. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu's introduction clarifies the texts from the Dzogchen point of view and provides a scholarly summary of the ancient material based on his oral teachings and written works. In addition, material from several of Namkhai Norbu's more recent written works and oral teachers have been added, including an essay on the four intermediate states after death entitled Birth, Life, and Death. A full-color 16-page insert of traditional Tibetan art highlights Tibet's unique aesthetic wisdom.

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North Atlantic Books

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1583945555

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Bhutan the Unremembered Nation

Art and Ideals

By: Ura

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Bhutan the Unremembered Nation

Art and Ideals

By: Ura

The process of modernization has brought discontinuities in collective memory. This volume and its prequel provide an act of collective remembrance, knitting together many voices and stories. It shows the readers a world of the past before modernization began in the 1960s. Volume 2 covers the monumental architecture of dzongs (castles) and administration of the country, authority and power, cosmological concepts and beliefs, religions and rites, visualization and meditation, visual arts, and folk drama that affected the daily life of the people. Some chapters also dwell on monastic life and monkhood, and Guru Rinpoche's imprints on the land and its people.

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Oxford University Press

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0192868578

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Dispelling the Darkness of Suffering

By: Karma Trinlay Rinpoche

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Dispelling the Darkness of Suffering

By: Karma Trinlay Rinpoche

Dispelling the Darkness of Suffering is a clear and authoritative, line by line commentary upon “ The Seven Points of Mind Training” a classic text of mind training practice, which contains the pith instructions that show the way in which to transform everyday life into the path of enlightenment. Karma Thinley Rinpoche' s commentary brilliantly illuminates these instructions, enabling us to apply them in any situation we encounter.

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2360170546

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Naked Awareness

Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen

By: Karma Chagme

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Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen

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Sky Dharma

The Foundations of the Namchö Treasure Teachings

By: Karma Chagme,Rigdzin Kunzang Sherab

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The Foundations of the Namchö Treasure Teachings

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Dpal 'jig rten dbang phyug gi cho ga'i zin bris rab gsal thar pa'i lam chen las bdag bskyed kyi dka' ba'i gnad rnams bkrol ba don 'grel nyi ma'i 'od zer

By: Karma-chags-med (Gnas-mdo)

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Dpal 'jig rten dbang phyug gi cho ga'i zin bris rab gsal thar pa'i lam chen las bdag bskyed kyi dka' ba'i gnad rnams bkrol ba don 'grel nyi ma'i 'od zer

By: Karma-chags-med (Gnas-mdo)

Light Rays of the Sun: A Description Elucidating the Difficult Points of Generating Oneself as the Glorious Transcendent Conqueror, the Great Compassionate One Jinasagara (Gyalwa Gyatso)." This text is instructions on engaging in the tantric meditative practice of the deity Avalokiteshvara (spyan ras gzigs) by the 17th century Kagyu and Nyingma teacher Khedrup Raga Asey (Mkhas-grub rā-ga a-sya; 1613-1678) also known as Karma Chagme (Karma chags-med). This is especially related to the creation stage (bskyed rim) of tantric meditation.

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9380754167

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Book's by Karma Chagme

Naked Awareness

Naked Awareness

Sky Dharma

Sky Dharma

Luminous Clarity

Luminous Clarity

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Bhutan the Unremembered Nation

Bhutan the Unremembered Nation

Dispelling the Darkness of Suffering

Dispelling the Darkness of Suffering

Naked Awareness

Naked Awareness

Sky Dharma

Sky Dharma

Dpal 'jig rten dbang phyug gi cho ga'i zin bris rab gsal thar pa'i lam chen las bdag bskyed kyi dka' ba'i gnad rnams bkrol ba don 'grel nyi ma'i 'od zer

Dpal 'jig rten dbang phyug gi cho ga'i zin bris rab gsal thar pa'i lam chen las bdag bskyed kyi dka' ba'i gnad rnams bkrol ba don 'grel nyi ma'i 'od zer

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