Download or read book Dzogchen Pilgrimage written by Keith Dowman and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides access to the ancient powerplaces of the Indian subcontinent through pilgrimage or academic study. For most of these places geomancy provided the original locations, and then inhabitants of the subcontinent through Vedic, Upanashadic, Hindu and Buddhist Tantric periods, aware of the environment, sought these pīṭhasthana, as sanctuaries for meditation and yoga. Aimed particularly at Dzogchen yogins and yoginis with a predilection for pilgrimage and retreat, the sources and information are primarily Tantric Buddhist. The Twenty-four Pithas, and alternative powerplaces, listed here alphabetically in the format of a gazetteer, information is provided under the heads of Location, Shiva/Shakta, historical mentions, Buddhist Associations, etc. Occupied by a variety of sadhus down the millenia, the period of Muslim ascendency in India resulted in destruction and loss of a few of the twenty-four. Whatever information discoverable regarding these sites has been brought together here. No other publication dealing with the Twenty-Four Buddhist Pithasthanas is currently available. 80 pages, with an inclusive index.
Download or read book The Yogins of Ladakh written by John Crook and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When John Crock of Bristol University began research in the Zangskar valley of Ladakh in 1977 his prime intention was to investigate the social anthropology of the area through studies of village life. In 1986 Crook returned to Ladakh with into the social organisation, history, meditational practices and philosophy of the yogins who still lived and practiced in the remote parts of the area. This book is a record of the author's adventurous journeys to meet some remarkable men. The yogins were often generous, providing accounts of their training, one of them allowing Crook to photograph a Mahamudra by the eminent Tipun Padma of this difficult work together with that of a biography of the great women yogin Machig Labdron provides the basis for extensive and original discussions of the meaning of Tibetan Buddhism and it's significance in our time.
Download or read book Mind Beyond Death written by Dzogchen Ponlop and published by Shambhala. This book was released on 2008-08-29 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable guidebook through the journey of life and death, Mind Beyond Death weaves a synthesis of wisdom remarkable in its scope. With warm informality and profound understanding of the Western mind, the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche makes the mysterious Tibetan teachings on the bardos—the intervals of life, death, and beyond—completely available to the modern reader. Drawing on a breathtaking range of material, Mind Beyond Death shows us how the bardos can be used to conquer death. Working with the bardos means taking hold of life and learning how to live with fearless abandon. Exploring all six bardos—not just the three bardos of death—Mind Beyond Death demonstrates that the secret to a good journey through and beyond death lies in how we live. Walking skillfully through the bardos of dream meditation and daily life, the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche takes us deep into the mysterious death intervals, introducing us to their dazzling mindscape. This tour de force gives us the knowledge to transform death, the greatest obstacle, into the most powerful opportunity for enlightenment. With both nuts-and-bolts meditation techniques and brilliant illumination, Mind Beyond Death offers a clear map and a sturdy vehicle that will safely transport the reader through the challenging transitions of this life and the perilous bardos beyond death.
Download or read book The Magical Journey written by Gelek Jinpa Nagru and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-15 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary life-story of a Tibetan monk and his spiritual path of Yungdrung Bön: Nagru Gelek Jinpa made a life-changing decision at the age of nineteen to leave behind his life as a shepherd in eastern Tibet and to become a monk. Five years later, after having met a great Bönpo master, Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, Gelek escaped from his homeland to receive teachings on Bön philosophy and its highest system of meditation, dzogchen, from this great master in Kathmandu, Nepal. He tells, with deep insight and humour, of his early years as an uneducated boy herding cows, pigs and yaks; of his studies in various monasteries in Tibet and India and finally in Nepal with his beloved master Yongdzin Rinpoche. He also makes a pilgrimage to Tibet in search of the ancient kingdom of Zhang Zhung and explores age-old holy sites in Nepal. Later on he starts to teach in the West, write books on his adventurous journeys and study filmmaking in Mexico. This thought-provoking and remarkable story of a Tibetan monk and scholar, teacher, author and documentary filmmaker, gives witness to his extraordinary life and spiritual path linked to Tibet's original cultural and spiritual tradition.
Download or read book Effortless Spontaneity written by Dylan Esler and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the key notion of effortlessness in the early Dzogchen tradition of Tibet, focusing on a set of hitherto unstudied commentaries by Nubchen Sangye Yeshe (10th century).
Download or read book How to Practise Dzogchen in Daily Life written by Tsultrim Tenzin and published by Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung Bön. This book was released on 2021-09-20 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This public discourse on the practice of Dzogchen in daily life was given by Drubdra Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin as part of a series of events – conference, rituals, initiations, teachings and cultural program – organised at Triten Norbutse Bönpo Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal to celebrate Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche’s 95th birthday in January 2020.
Download or read book Dreams and Truths from the Ocean of Mind written by Pema Lodoe and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Tibetan lama tells his life story, from childhood with nomadic parents to his entrance into a monastic community, participation in Buddhist retreats, recognition as a reincarnated lama, meeting with the present Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, and study and training in the Dzogchen tradition of Buddhism for service as a teacher to the world--based for the last ten years in California. Sogan Rinpoche's account of his life evokes the beauty of the Tibetan land and people and their unique Dharma culture. It also bears witness to the destruction and oppression of Tibetan culture by the communist colonialism of the government of the People's Republic of China, while inspiring us with the survival in extremity of Buddhist ethics and education. He describes his beloved Golok homeland in the northeast Tibetan region of Amdo, now carved up into Chinese provinces. He vividly evokes the wisdom and kindness of his parents and grandmother, and of his extraordinary teachers who survived harsh treatment in the Chinese gulags. His unflinching description of the harsh cruelty of the Chinese invaders of Tibet forces us to confront the reality of senseless, amoral actions of people driven by delusive convictions and emotions, while his ability to still appreciate the humanness of Tibet's enemies reflects the generous and tolerant Tibetan spirit. Finally, his detailed and sensitive sharing of his remarkable process of inner development allows us to witness how human beings can stretch themselves to encompass truly challenging teachings and practices and emerge with open eyes and open heart, while maintaining humility and positive intentions. His memoir is aptly titled Dreams and Truths, as the dreamlike quality of his many trials and sorrows as well as moments of joy is apparent from his most youthful encounters with death and suffering. He thus exemplifies for us the Buddhist vision of how realistically to remain in this world as a compassionate positive participant without being of this world as caught up in the desperate and futile struggle to live selfishly and unrealistically focused on one's own little agenda rather than on the vast need of all one's fellow beings. The "truths" that he shares are the deep, experiential Buddha teachings, especially the exquisite, expansive wisdom view and compassionate practice and ethic of the Nyingma Dzogchen tradition, in its rigorously nonsectarian form. His adventures show us how one can meet even mundane challenges all the more effectively by actually renouncing selfish concerns. Without showing off, he honestly and poetically shows us how we can take advantage of darkest adversity and turn it into golden opportunity. In his life and work he honors his noble teachers, including his kindest patron, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet.
Download or read book Pith Instructions on Dzogchen written by Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche and published by Foundation for the Preservation of Yungdrung Bön. This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pith Instructions on Dzogchen is an edited transcript of the Dzogchen instructions given by Yongdzin Lopön Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche for the Zhang Zhung Nyengyu Gomdra Group at Shenten Dargye Ling on 17th September, 2015.
Download or read book Every Day Is Magical written by Susan E. Wigget and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EVERY DAY IS MAGICAL: A BUDDHIST PILGRIMAGE IN INDIA AND NEPAL is my memoir of traveling in northern India and Lumbini, Nepal, visiting places significant to the historic Buddha's life. The book combines vivid descriptions of the locales and Indian culture, the Buddha's life and times, and my spiritual progress, in addition to my reactions to my surroundings and Indian society with all its complexities and contradictions.
Download or read book Fearless Simplicity written by Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche and published by Rangjung Yeshe Publications. This book was released on 2003-08-10 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fearless Simplicity is about training in the awakened state of mind, the atmosphere within which all difficulties naturally dissolve. Here, the gifted Tibetan meditation master and author of Carefree Dignity, Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche, in his exceptional and skillful teaching style, guides us through the methods to be at ease with our surroundings and ourselves. He shows us how to de¬velop confidence and be in harmony with every situation as the basis for true compassion and intelligence. As confidence grows stronger, you find yourself turning into a real warrior -- a compassionate bodhisattva warrior. The true bodhi¬sattva spirit grows out of this personal sense of freedom. With this sense of security and freedom, you begin to direct your attention to the needs of others. The compassion expands. This is my point about inner simplicity as the basis for living fearlessly in a complex world. We are now open and spacious and from within that sense of fearless simplicity, you can accommodate all phenomena. You can naturally care for others unpretentiously; no one is a threat any longer. -- Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Download or read book Pilgrimage in Tibet written by Alex McKay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Western image of Tibet as a sacred land is in many ways a mythical construction. But the Tibetans themselves have traditionally mapped out their land in terms of areas of sacred space, and pilgrimage, ensuring a high degree of mobility within all classes of Tibetan society. Pilgrims travelled to local, regional, and national centres throughout recorded Tibetan history. In recent years, pilgrimage has resumed in areas where it had been forbidden by the Chinese authorities, and has now become one of the most prominent religious expressions of Tibetan national identity. In this major new work, leading scholars of Asian pilgrimage traditions discuss historical and contemporary aspects of pilgrimage within the Tibetan cultural world. Myths and legends, material conditions, textual sources, a modern pilgrim's impressions, political and economic influences, biographies and contemporary developments - all these and many other issues are examined here. The result is an informative and often entertaining work which contributes greatly to our knowledge of the history and culture of Tibet as well as the wider issues of religious power and practice.
Download or read book Blazing Splendor written by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-10-08 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful memoir illuminating the profound experiences and magical world of a Tibetan Buddhist master. “Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was among Tibetan Buddhism’s greatest teachers of the twentieth century. His memoir, Blazing Splendor, invites us to join him as he looks back over a life that put him at the center of an unparalleled spiritual abundance. Through his unblinking eyes we meet remarkable contemplative adepts. And through the lens of his awakened awareness, we see the world from a fresh, eye-opening perspective. It is a sweeping account that shares with readers a world where miracles, mystery, and deep insight are the order of the day—a world as reflected through the open, lucid quality of Tulku Urgyen’s mind.” —from the foreword by Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence Blazing Splendor is a rare and profound gift: an intimate view into the world of one of the most celebrated and influential meditation masters of the last century. In these memoirs, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920–96) recounts with incredible lucidity and humility his unique spiritual and familial heritage, his training in Tibetan Buddhism, and remarkable encounters with some of the most renowned masters of Tibet. This wide-reaching narrative stretches across generations to provide insight into the lived experience of contemplative adepts and into life before and after the Cultural Revolution, which left Tibet changed forever. Born the great-grandson of the seminal terma-revealer Chokgyur Lingpa and a holder of both Nyingma and Kagyu lineages, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche tells us of his unique family legacy, in which each generation has been saturated with spiritual accomplishments. He tells of how he, in time, became responsible for learning and then transmitting this lineage of Buddhist teachings, which continues today in the flourishing activities of his surviving sons Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Blazing Splendor is a window into the life of a Mahamudra and Dzogchen master that illuminates the transmission of sacred teachings in a modern world—a world we inhabit too, where the miraculous and the mundane exist side by side. This special, revised edition of the modern classic includes new images and color illustrations.
Download or read book The Sacred Life of Tibet written by Keith Dowman and published by HarperThorsons. This book was released on 1997 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides excellent insight into both ancient and modern Tibet.
Download or read book Unbound Mind written by Aja Vidya Das and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Perfection, or Dzogchen, is the summit of all Buddhist teachings. It's an ancient mystical and non-duality tradition that originates from the Indian Buddhist yogi and Mahasiddha Garab Dorje. Dzogchen refers to the ultimate state of the mind, the true condition of the Being and reality. This text was written as a practical guide to understand the principles of Atiyoga and how to approach and enter this path and meditation. It is not just a philosophical or doctrinal presentation of Dzogchen in the traditional and classical sense. It is a journey of inner exploration based on an experiential approach of the teachings, offering a taste of the vast view of Dzogchen. The Dzogchen view and teachings are here presented true to their origins, keeping the authentic view and essence of the teachings pure; however the approach and language used are in a way that is relevant to our current cultural and social context; a way that can resonate, open the meaning, and deepen the path for these teachings to a modern audience, regardless if they are already familiar with Dzogchen or not. The main principles of Dzogchen are introduced in a gradual but direct manner. It offers fresh ways to understand and support the path for practitioners of all levels, including beginners. This book was written as a journey in two parts. The first part helps the seeker examine their views about life, happiness, the world and reality. It is an invitation to explore the meaning of happiness and freedom, and how to align life in a direction that is supportive to wisdom, freedom and happiness. The second part of the book is a concrete practice manual that includes a preparation stage and practice stage. The view and principles of Dzogchen permeate the entire book in its different aspects, and in some chapters they are outlined and explained clearly. Also throughout the book there are many practical invitations for reflection and introspection exercises, aside from the meditation instructions provided.About the Author: Aja Vidya Das has been a student and practitioner of Dzogchen, and Buddhism in general, for over twenty-three years. Having studied, done several closed retreats and trained extensively under the guidance of some of the most respected Buddhist Teachers of our time, has the necessary qualifications and experience to share and teach Buddhism and the path of Dzogchen. Aja Das started a retreat center and organic farm where he currently lives permanently.
Download or read book Simply Being written by James Low and published by Antony Rowe Publishing Services. This book was released on 2010 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simply Being presents twelve texts collected and translated by James Low, who copied them from the travelling libraries of yogis practicing in the Himalayas. These twelve traditional teachings show us how to recognize our own enlightened being as infinite awareness free of all effort and artifice: Freed from limiting false assumptions, human nature is revealed as a joyful process of open responsiveness.
Download or read book Natural Perfection written by Lonchen Rabjam and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dzogchen, or the "Great Perfection," is considered by many to be the apex of Tibetan Buddhism, and Longchen Rabjam is the most celebrated of all the saints of this remarkable tradition. Natural Perfection presents the radical precepts of Dzogchen, pointing the way to absolute liberation from conceptual fetters and leading the practitioner to a state of pure, natural integration into one's true being. Transcending the Tibetan context or even the confines of Buddhist tradition, Longchen Rabjam delivers a manual full of practical wisdom. Natural Perfection is a shining example of why people have continued to turn to the traditions of Tibet for spiritual and personal transformation and realization. Keith Dowman's illuminating translation of this remarkable work of wisdom provides clear accessibility to the profound path of Dzogchen in the here-and-now.
Download or read book The Royal Tantra on the Brilliant Diffusion of Majestic Space written by Christopher Wilkinson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Perfection, also known as the Atiyoga or Dzogchen (rDzogs chen), is a tradition of esoteric Buddhism that upholds instantaneous enlightenment. The literature of the Great Perfection has been divided up into three groups or sections: The Mind Section (Sems sde), the Space Section (kLong sde), and the Upadesha Instruction Section (Man ngag sde). The Royal Tantra on the Brilliant Diffusion of Majestic Space is the King of the Space Section Tantras, and is here translated in full for the first time. The Space Section transmission is known as the Vajra Bridge (rDo rje zam pa). It is said that Vairochana, a famous translator who was active during the Eighth Century of the Common Era, received the texts and instructions for the Space Section from his teacher Sri Singha, and then passed them down to his student Mipham Gonpo. It is said that for five generations of this lineage every master achieved a rainbow body at the time of his passing away.
