Journey to Enlightenment

Journey to Enlightenment
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Poet, scholar, philosopher, and master of Vajrayana (Tibetan) Buddhism, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche led a life of profound dedication to spiritual enlightenment and teaching. During the final fourteen years of his life his personal assistant was Matthieu Ricard. Together they traveled throughout Tibet, Bhutan, India, and Nepal, returning to the places of Khyentse Rinpoche's youth: his birthplace in Eastern Tibet; the monastery of Shechen which he had entered at the age of eleven; and the retreats where he spent years in meditation and study. At every stop on his journey, Khyentse Rinpoche was welcomed with elaborate ceremonies and outpourings of devotion. Ricard's deeply personal photographs of this journey are enhanced by a biographical narrative that is interspersed with extensive passages from the writings and teachings of Khyentse Rinpoche. Together, these images and texts form an inspiring portrait of one of the great spiritual leaders and teachers of our time. Many masters of Tibetan Buddhism studied with Khyentse Rinpoche, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who regarded him as his principal instructor in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

Journey to Enlightenment

Journey to Enlightenment
Author: Matthieu Ricard
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2016-01-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0834802821

An inspiring portrait of one of the great spiritual leaders of the twentieth century, this book follows Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in his travels to Tibet, Bhutan, India, and Nepal, revisiting important places from his past. His birthplace in eastern Tibet, the monastery of Shechen that he entered at age eleven, the retreat grounds where he spent years in meditation and study—these are some of the stops along the way. Told in intimate detail by his personal assistant, Matthieu Ricard, this condensed biographical narrative integrates extensive passages from the writings and teachings of the master himself to impart a rare view of his journey to enlightenment. Note: This edition, excerpted from the first volume of The Collected Works of Dilgo Khyentse, is an abridged adaptation of the heavily photographed, full-color Aperture edition from 1996. It contains 36 black-and-white photographs.

The Path to Enlightenment

The Path to Enlightenment
Author: Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications, Incorporated
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1995
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

One of the most accessible introductions to Tibetan Buddhism ever published.

Your Journey to Enlightenment

Your Journey to Enlightenment
Author: Simran Singh
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2013-12-30
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1601634919

Your Journey to Enlightenment awakens an ancient knowing that you are a Master and have always been. The moment has come for a new visionary that engages in a radical approach to living, being, and knowing. This rebel visionary is fully engaged from the heart and gut and goes against the norm, not allowing systems to rule his or her expression. Your Journey to Enlightenment lays out 12 guiding principles that will help you discover how to: Live in constant, unfolding potential, without attachment to outcomes Live awake and aware, soaring as a magnetizing force in personal and global expansion Live and walk an authentic path of devotion, unlocking inherent gifts Live a process of self-activated awakening for mastery of the multidimensional experience

On the Path to Enlightenment

On the Path to Enlightenment
Author: Matthieu Ricard
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2013-06-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0834828537

An anthology of the most inspiring and instructive texts on spiritual enlightenment from great Tibetan masters—handpicked by a best-selling author and Tibetan Buddhist monk Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard has selected and translated some of the most profound and inspiring teachings from the eight traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. The selected teachings are from the Buddha himself, Nagarjuna, Guru Rinpoche, Atisha, Shantideva, and Asanga; the great masters of the past, Thogme Zangpo, the Fifth Dalai Lama, Milarepa, Longchenpa, and Sakya Pandita; and contemporary masters, including the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and Mingyur Rinpoche. The teachings address such topics as: • The nature of the mind • The foundations of taking refuge, generating altruistic compassion, acquiring merit, and following a teacher • View, meditation, and action • How to remove obstacles and make progress on the Buddhist path Inspired by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Ricard creates his anthology with Khyentse’s religious philosophy in mind: “When we come to appreciate the depth of the view of the eight great traditions [of Tibetan Buddhism] and also see that they all lead to the same goal without contradicting each other, we think, ‘Only ignorance can lead us to adopt a sectarian view.’”

Evolutionary Enlightenment

Evolutionary Enlightenment
Author: Andrew Cohen
Publisher: SelectBooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2011-09
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1590792297

In Evolutionary Enlightenment, Andrew Cohen redefines spiritual awakening for our contemporary world—a world characterized by exponential change and an ever-expanding appreciation for the processes of evolution. Cohen’s message is simple, yet profound: Life is evolution, and enlightenment is about waking up to this fundamentally creative impulse as your own deepest, most authentic self. Through five tenets for living an enlightened life, Cohen will empower you to wholeheartedly participate in the process of change as your own spiritual practice. Evolutionary Enlightenment not only makes deep sense of life today; it will show you how to play an active role in shaping the world of tomorrow.

The Road to Enlightenment

The Road to Enlightenment
Author: Yogmata Keiko Aikawa
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1568365489

In The Road to Enlightenment, Yogmata Keiko Aikawa shares her own experiences and the wisdom she’s gained from her forty-five-year study of yoga, meditation, and healing arts. Her hope is that readers will find answers to their questions about how to live a true and happy life in the spirit of love and peace. Yogmata Keiko Aikawa’s interest in yoga began in Japan when she was in her teens. During the 1970s, she traveled throughout India, visiting countless yoga schools; and then continued her studies in the U.S. and other Western countries for the next decade. In 1985, Aikawa met the legendary master Pilot Baba, who, in turn, introduced her to his teacher, the great sage Hari Baba. She then embarked on an austere and rigorous training program in the Himalayas. It was during this period that Yogmata Keiko Aikawa achieved samadhi, which she describes as "the highest goal of life. It means to reach the essence of the source that brings success to all, such as health, beauty, business, world peace, natural balance, and ultimately complete enlightenment." For over forty years, Yogmata Keiko Aikawa has dedicated herself to helping humanity by working tirelessly to spread the wisdom and insights she’s gained through her studies. She has set up a foundation to support her work, as well as many charitable causes, and she teaches others the way of peace and love, meditation, and samadhi.

Fictions of Enlightenment

Fictions of Enlightenment
Author: Qiancheng Li
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2003-12-31
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780824825973

Fictions of Enlightenment is the first book to examine the fascinating and intricate relationship between Buddhism and the development of Chinese vernacular fiction. Qiancheng Li brings Buddhist models to bear on the vision, structure, and narrative form of three classics of late imperial literature—Journey to the West, Tower of Myriad Mirrors, and Dream of the Red Chamber—arguing that by fashioning their plots after the narratives of certain Mahāyāna sutras, the novelists transformed Buddhist concepts into narrative structures. Within the traditional Chinese novel Li even defines a new genre: the fiction of enlightenment.

Dreaming Me

Dreaming Me
Author: Jan Willis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2012-06-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0861718364

Jan Willis is not Baptist or Buddhist. She is simply both. Dreaming Me is the story of her life, as a child growing up in the Jim Crow South, dealing with racism in an Ivy League college, and becoming involved with the Black Panther Party. But it wasn't until meeting Lama Yeshe, a Tibetan Buddhist monk living in the mountains of Nepal, that she realized who the real Jan Willis was, and how to make the most of the life she was living.