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Light of Wisdom, Volume I

By: Padmasambhava

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The Light of Wisdom Vol. I contains the root terma ---hidden treasure text --- of Padmasambhava, The Gradual Path of the Wisdom Essence and its commentary The Light of Wisdom by Jamgon Kongtrul the Great. Annotations on the commentary Entering the Path of Wisdom spoken by Jamyang Drakpa and recorded by Jokyab Rinpoche are included as well as clarifications from other masters. Volume I presents in-depth explanations of the Vajrajana Buddhist perspective. It begins with the nature of the ground, the buddha nature present in all beings, continues with the teachings that are common to all vehicles, and concludes with the Mahayana and the link to Vajrayana. This essence of the causal and resultant vehicles, Especially the core of the realization the three sections of the inner tantras, Linking together the ground with the path, Makes you abandon the temporary defilements along with their tendencies, Realize fruition and quickly accomplish the welfare of self and others, In this way it is in conformity with each yet exalted above them all. -Padmasambhava The root text of Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo, a terma revealed by the great treasure- finder Chokgyur Lingpa, and its commentary by Kongtrul Rinpoche, the great translator in person, form together a complete scripture that embodies all the tantras, statements and instructions of the Nyingma School of the early translations, which is most rare to find in the past, present, or future. -Kyabje Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche

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Rangjung Yeshe Publications

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9627341371

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Natural Liberation

Padmasambhava's Teachings on the Six Bardos

By: Padmasambhava

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Natural Liberation

Padmasambhava's Teachings on the Six Bardos

By: Padmasambhava

A perfect companion to the well-known Tibetan Book of the Dead. In life and in death, in meditation and in sleep, every transitional stage of consciousness, or bardo, provides an opportunity to overcome limitations, frustrations, and fears. The profound teachings in this book provide the under- standing and instruction necessary to turn every phase of life into an opportunity for uncontrived, natural liberation. Like the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Natural Liberation is a terma, a "hidden treasure" attributed to the eighth-century master Padmasambhava. Gyatrul Rinpoche's lucid commentary accompanies the text, illuminating the path of awakening to the point of full enlightenment. Natural Liberation is an essential contribution to the library of both scholars and practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Simon and Schuster

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0861717244

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9780861717248

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

By: Padmasambhava,John Baldock

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead

By: Padmasambhava,John Baldock

Said to have its origins in the 'treasure texts' that were supposedly hidden away by Padmasambhava, the Lotus Guru, in Tibet in the 8th century, The Tibetan Book of the Dead was traditionally read aloud to the dying or recently deceased as a guide to the afterlife. It explains how to recognize the true nature of the mind so that after death it will be possible to attain enlightenment and liberation from the suffering associated with the endless cycle of death and rebirth. For many, reading The Tibetan Book of the Dead has been a revelatory experience on the path to finding a sense of spirituality and self-knowledge.

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Arcturus Publishing

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1789501350

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9781789501353

Dakini Teachings

A Collectin of Padmasambhava's Advice to the Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal

By: Padmasambhava

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Dakini Teachings

A Collectin of Padmasambhava's Advice to the Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal

By: Padmasambhava

The words of advice collected here are part of the ancient tradition of religious texts known as terma that were hidden in secret places during the first spread of Buddhism in Tibet in the ninth century.

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Rangjung Yeshe Publications

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9627341363

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9789627341369

Dzogchen Essentials

The Path that Clarifies Confusion

By: Padmasambhava

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Dzogchen Essentials

The Path that Clarifies Confusion

By: Padmasambhava

The Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice known as Dzogchen is a pragmatic method for getting in touch with the pure, clear awareness that is hidden under our constant flow of anxious thoughts. Dzogchen Essentials makes available the methods to meet and utilize this rich spiritual path. Marcia Binder Schmidt, a long time, close attendant to one of the foremost Dzogchen Masters of the last century, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, has put together the most comprehensive and accessible collection of the essential instructions vital to this subject. She has organized them into a handbook for the genuine trainee of this tradition. The book includes a useful preface an introductory teaching by a leading Dzogchen Master as well as classical and original pieces that impart crucial explanations. This is a book for the layperson as well as the scholar. For centuries, Dzogchen has been a secretly held and privately transmitted teaching, which was unknown beyond the confines of Tibetan culture. But that changed in the final decades of the last century, as many Tibetans saw the long-awaited unfolding of a famous ninth-century prophecy: "When the Dark Age is rampant, the Dzogchen teachings will blaze like wildfire.

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9627341533

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9789627341536

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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1583945733

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9781583945735

A Garland of Views

A Guide to View, Meditation, and Result in the Nine Vehicles

By: Padmasambhava,Jamgon Mipham,Padmakara Translation Group

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A Garland of Views

A Guide to View, Meditation, and Result in the Nine Vehicles

By: Padmasambhava,Jamgon Mipham,Padmakara Translation Group

A Garland of Views presents both a concise commentary by the eighth-century Indian Buddhist master Padmasambhava on a chapter from the Guhyagarbha Tantra on the different Buddhist and non-Buddhist philosophical views, including the Great Perfection (Dzogchen), and an explicative commentary on Padmasambhava’s text by the nineteenth-century scholar Jamgön Mipham (1846–1912). Padmasambhava’s text is a core text of the Nyingma tradition because it provides the basis for the system of nine vehicles (three sutra vehicles and six tantra vehicles) that subsequently became the accepted way of classifying the different Buddhist paths in the Nyingma tradition. Mipham’s commentary is the one most commonly used to explain Padmasambhava’s teaching. Mipham is well known for his prolific, lucid, and original writings on many subjects, including science, medicine, and philosophy, in addition to Tibetan Buddhist practice and theory.

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Shambhala Publications

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0834840065

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Following in Your Footsteps

The Lotus-Born Guru in Nepal

By: Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche

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Following in Your Footsteps

The Lotus-Born Guru in Nepal

By: Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche

Following in Your Footsteps - The Lotus-Born Guru in Nepal, is the first of a three-part series of books dedicated to the sacred sites of Padmasambhava in India, Nepal, and Tibet. This series will trace the full arch of the journey of the Guru, who, beyond being a historical personage, is known as the very embodiment and personification of the tantric Buddhism. In this, the first of this three part series of books, we will present Guru Rinpoche's life and deeds in Nepal. The mountains and valleys of Nepal played a unique role in the life of Guru Rinpoche. It is here that Guru Rinpoche went on extensive retreat, gave countless teachings to disciples, hid terma treasures and blessed the hills and valleys. In these pages we will encounter the stories behind the sites, learning how these miraculous events unfolded, and how masters throughout the ages have drawn upon their inspiration. The first part of this book presents an introduction to sacred sites, an introduction to Guru Rinpoche, traditional literature surrounding Guru Rinpoche, and an overview of Guru Rinpoche's time in Nepal. The second part, the main body of the book, tells of Guru Rinpoche's life in Nepal through the places where he practiced and accomplished the path, taming hosts of humans and spirits all along the way. Finally, the third part presents an essential selection of prayers for invoking Guru Padmasambhava. Why focus this first book on Nepal? It is because generations ago, a certain devoted young man made the aspiration to be reborn as a realised master in the land of Nepal, before the great Jarung Kashor Stupa - this devoted son later became known as Padmasambhava. Aspirations hold power, and it is our aspiration that this guide serve as a catalyst for your own journey, to follow in the footsteps of the one renowned as the Lotus-Born.

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Rangjung Yeshe Publications

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173287171X

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The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation

By: Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz,Carl Gustav Jung,Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

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The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation

By: Walter Yeeling Evans-Wentz,Carl Gustav Jung,Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute

This Book Is Based On The Paramount Teachings Of The Most Illustrious Teachers Of Tibet And India, Who Have Transmitted Their Teachings To The Peoples Of Occident. Dr. C.G. Jung, Has Contributed A Lengthy Psychologiocal Commentary And Analyses The Difference Between Eastern And Western Thought-Process, And Suggests That The Sages Of The Orient Appear To Have Recognized In Their Own Peculiarly Oriental Manner The Unconscious In Man Long Prior To Its Discovery By European Psychologists.

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812150970X

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9788121509701

Treasures from Juniper Ridge

The Profound Treasure Instructions of Padmasambhava to the Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal

By: Padmasambhava,Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

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Treasures from Juniper Ridge

The Profound Treasure Instructions of Padmasambhava to the Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal

By: Padmasambhava,Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

Treasures from Juniper Ridge is a collection of “hidden” or terma teachings given by Padmasambhava, the Tantric master who brought Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet. According to Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Padmasambhava hid many teachings to be uncovered later by “revealers of hidden treasures.” The special quality of the terma teachings is that they provide guidance appropriate for each period of time and individual person. By working with Padmasambhava, Yeshe Tsogyal, his mystic spiritual consort, was able to compile and codify these precious insights and hide them for use by future generations. Treasures from Juniper Ridge presents a variety of significant revelations for seekers on the advanced path of the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition, as well as in-depth explanations of assorted aspects of practice: deity-focused meditation, nonconceptual meditation, death and dying, and recognizing the nature of mind. The book outlines ways for the modern student to apply these teachings while remaining true to Vajrayana Buddhism’s traditional principles From the Trade Paperback edition.

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North Atlantic Books

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1583943285

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Following in Your Footsteps, Volume III: the Lotus-Born Guru in Tibet

By: Guru Padmasambhava

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Following in Your Footsteps, Volume III: the Lotus-Born Guru in Tibet

By: Guru Padmasambhava

Following in Your Footsteps, Volume III: The Lotus-Born Guru in Tibet connects the reader with the sacred sites of Guru Padmasambhava―the forefather of Tibetan Buddhism. This volume provides guidance through multiple resources so that today's practitioners can follow in the footsteps of Padmasambhava and bring his blessings onto their path. This book is the third of a three-part series dedicated to the sacred sites of the Lotus-Born in Nepal, India, and Tibet. Padmasambhava spent hundreds of years training with the greatest masters of India, practicing in charnel grounds, protecting the Dharma, and spreading these marvelous teachings far and wide. The Lotus-Born Guru in Tibet explores the sacred sites where Guru Padmasambhava's activities unfolded. Closely following Orgyen Lingpa's Pema Kathang: The Chronicles of Padma--one of the single most important treasure biographies of Guru Padmasambhava--these narratives are interwoven with rare accounts and visions from realized Tibetan masters, such as Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo, Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa, and Jamyang Khyentsé Chökyi Lodrö. The Lotus-Born Guru in Tibet offers a translation of Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa's The Wish-fulfilling Tree--a treasure biography of Guru Padmasambhava--along with teachings by the contemporary Tibetan masters Neten Chokling Rinpoché and Phakchok Rinpoché. You will also find a collection of essential supplications and prayers--in both English and Tibetan--and beautifully rendered paintings to guide and inspire your journey into this miraculous world. Travel with us through these pages and discover the history and benefits of practices offered to support our pilgrimage.

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Following in Your Footsteps

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1732871752

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The Light of Wisdom

The Conclusion

By: Koṅ-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas,Padma Sambhava

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The Light of Wisdom

The Conclusion

By: Koṅ-sprul Blo-gros-mthaʼ-yas,Padma Sambhava

The role of a Vajra Master in a student's spiritual development to clear away hindrances on the path and enhance self-realization forms the core of this final volume in the Light of Wisdom series. Padmasambhava, the lotus-born founder of Vajrayana Buddhism, established Buddhist doctrine in Tibet during the eighth century. He concealed teachings in the form of hidden treasures, to be revealed at an appropriate time in the future. The book is a combination of three texts: the root text, The Gradual Path of the Wisdom Essence comprising oral instructions of Padmasambhava, recorded by his chief female disciple, Yeshe Tsogyal; The Light of Wisdom by Jamgön Kongtrül, one of the most prominent Buddhist masters of nineteenth-century Tibet, an extensive commentary on this sacred scripture; and Entering the Path of Wisdom, annotations on the commentary by Jamyang Drakpa, a student of Jamgön Kongtrül as dictated to the scholar Jokyab Rinpoche.

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North Atlantic Books

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9627341843

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9789627341840

Dispeller of Obstacles

The Heart Practice of Padmasambhava

By: Guru Padmasambhava Rinpoche,Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo,Pema Tashi Putsi

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Dispeller of Obstacles

The Heart Practice of Padmasambhava

By: Guru Padmasambhava Rinpoche,Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo,Pema Tashi Putsi

The Dispeller of Obstacles is the heart essence of the accomplished master Padmasambhava who perceives the three times in the entirity. It is the quintessence of one billion heart sadhanas of the Guru, the most unique terma buried in the land of Tibet; and it is the first among the Four Cycles of Guru Sadhana. This Guru's Heart Practice that Dispels all Obstacles contains in completeness all the profound key points of the view, meditation and conduct of the Three Inner Yoga Tantras. It manifested from the secret treasury of the great wisdom, the vast realization of the Second Buddha of Uddiyana, as the selfexisting natural vajra sounds in perfect melodious tones. Its expressions that are unmodified by the intellect of ordinary people, its words that are without delusion, and its meaning that is unmistaken, are exclusively due to the kindness of the three powerful knowledge Holders Khyentse, Kongtrul, and Chokling, the great beings of the three families, who incarnated as masters to compile and propagate an ocean of secret teachings. It is exclusively through their kindness that this teaching was established in writing as the splendor of unending welfare and happiness for the disciples in the Land of Snow and propagated to flourish everywhere.

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9627341959

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Book's by Padmasambhava

Light of Wisdom, Volume I

Light of Wisdom, Volume I

Natural Liberation

Natural Liberation

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Dakini Teachings

Dakini Teachings

Dzogchen Essentials

Dzogchen Essentials

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

A Garland of Views

A Garland of Views

Following in Your Footsteps

Following in Your Footsteps

The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation

The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation

Treasures from Juniper Ridge

Treasures from Juniper Ridge

Following in Your Footsteps, Volume III: the Lotus-Born Guru in Tibet

Following in Your Footsteps, Volume III: the Lotus-Born Guru in Tibet

The Light of Wisdom

The Light of Wisdom

Dispeller of Obstacles

Dispeller of Obstacles

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