Stopping and Seeing

Stopping and Seeing
Author:
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 225
Release: 1997-03-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0834829398

"Stopping" and "seeing" are sometimes referred to as the yin and yang of Buddhist meditation—complementary twin halves of a unified whole. In essence, "stopping and seeing" refers to stopping delusion and seeing truth, processes back to basic Buddhist practice. One of the most comprehensive manuals written on these two essential points of Buddhist meditation is "The Great Stopping and Seeing," a monumental work written by sixth-century Buddhist master Chih-i. Stopping and Seeing, the first translation of this essential text, covers the principles and methods of a wide variety of Buddhist meditation techniques and provides an in-depth presentation of the dynamics of these practices.

The Bardo Guidebook

The Bardo Guidebook
Author: Chökyi Nyima
Publisher: Rangjung Yeshe Publications
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1991
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9789627341116

Existence is an endless cycle of experience called the four bardos. These four periods include our present life, the process of dying, the after-death experience, and the quest for a new rebirth. Drawing from his intimate knowledge of the innermost Vajrayana teachings, the Tibetan master Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche presents in The Bardo Guidebook straightforward, direct instructions on how to deal with the four bardos.

Dakini Teachings

Dakini Teachings
Author: Padmasambhava
Publisher: Rangjung Yeshe Publications
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2004-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789627341369

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.

The Lotus-born

The Lotus-born
Author: Ye-shes-mtsho-rgyal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

In English translation for the first time, this is "the most authoritative scripture" regarding how the Dharma was planted in Tibet, according to His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Titles in the original Tibetan "The Sanglingma Life Story," it was recorded by the dakini Yeshe Tsogyal, concealed in the ninth century at Sanglingma (Copper Temple) in Samye, and revealed by Nyang Ral Nyima Oser in the twelfth century. In addition to narrating the legendary story of a unique spiritual personality, the book contains oral instructions and advice that he left for the benefit of future generations. Also included are "A Clarification of the Life of Padmasambhava" by Tsele Natsok Rangdrouml;l, an extensive glossary and index, and a bibliography of Tibetan and English sources.

The Life of Shabkar

The Life of Shabkar
Author:
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 1649
Release: 2001-02-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1559398744

The Life of Shabkar has long been recognized by Tibetans as one of the masterworks of their religious heritage. Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol devoted himself to many years of meditation in solitary retreat after his inspired youth and early training in the province of Amdo under the guidance of several extraordinary Buddhist masters. With determination and courage, he mastered the highest and most esoteric practices of the Tibetan tradition of the Great Perfection. He then wandered far and wide over the Himalayan region expressing his realization. Shabkar's autobiography vividly reflects the values and visionary imagery of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as the social and cultural life of early nineteenth-century Tibet.

The Jew in the Lotus

The Jew in the Lotus
Author: Rodger Kamenetz
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 505
Release: 2009-03-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0061745936

While accompanying eight high–spirited Jewish delegates to Dharamsala, India, for a historic Buddhist–Jewish dialogue with the Dalai Lama, poet Rodger Kamenetz comes to understand the convergence of Buddhist and Jewish thought. Along the way he encounters Ram Dass and Richard Gere, and dialogues with leading rabbis and Jewish thinkers, including Zalman Schacter, Yitz and Blue Greenberg, and a host of religious and disaffected Jews and Jewish Buddhists. This amazing journey through Tibetan Buddhism and Judaism leads Kamenetz to a renewed appreciation of his living Jewish roots.

Buddhist Advice for Living & Liberation

Buddhist Advice for Living & Liberation
Author: Nāgārjuna
Publisher: Snow Lion
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2007-01-26
Genre: Psychology
ISBN:

In this foundational text of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, Nagarjuna offers intimate counsel on how to conduct one's life so as to improve one's condition and to gain release from all types of suffering, culminating in Buddhahood.

Golden Letters

Golden Letters
Author: Garab Dorje
Publisher: Snow Lion
Total Pages: 398
Release: 1996
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

In many ways the best guide to Dzogchen teachings. Includes explanations that were previously thought too secret to publish.' Tricycle: The Buddhist Review