Download or read book Riding Windhorses written by Sarangerel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book written about Mongolian and Siberian shamanism by a shaman trained in that tradition. • A thorough introduction to Mongolian and Siberian shamanic beliefs and practices, which, until the collapse of the Soviet Union, were banned from being practiced. • Includes rituals for healing and divination techniques. In traditional Mongolian-Buryat culture, shamans play an important role maintaining the tegsh, the "balance" of the community. They counsel a path of moderation in one's actions and reverence for the natural world, which they view as mother to humanity. Mongolians believe that if natural resources are taken without thanking the spirits for what they have given, those resources will not be replaced. Unlike many other cultures whose shamanic traditions were undermined by modern civilization, shamans in the remote areas of southern Siberia and Mongolia are still the guardians of the environment, the community, and the natural order. Riding Windhorses is the first book written on Mongolian and Siberian shamanism by a shaman trained in that tradition. A thorough introduction to Mongolian/Siberian shamanic beliefs and practices, it includes working knowledge of the basic rituals and various healing and divination techniques. Many of the rituals and beliefs described here have never been published and are the direct teachings of the author's own shaman mentors.
Download or read book Windhorse Warrior written by R C Friedericks and published by Niyogi Books. This book was released on 2018-08-16 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Windhorse Warrior offers an inside look at the struggles and aspirations of the Tibetan people during the 1950s. It is a tale that weaves together the politics of occupation and resistance, an other-worldly romance between a Chinese communist and an educated Tibetan woman, and the soaring vision of the Tibetan spiritual heart. Chuang Wei Ming, a young zealot from Shanghai, arrives in Lithang—on the eastern Tibetan plateau—with a mission to prepare the people for Maoism but soon outgrows its limiting worldview. Chuang falls in love with the beautiful and intelligent Dechen, who introduces him to the richness of Tibetan Buddhism. Palden Rinpoche, Dechen’s spiritual teacher, includes Chuang in their plan for a general spiritual awakening based on the Legend of King Gesar of Ling. Together, they pursue a pure communism infused with Buddhist teachings to create an ‘enlightened society’. This is a story that extends beyond the decade in which it is set. Its message is true today in the global context of oppression and disparity, fake news, and injustice. Those who believe in a just and beautiful world will find themselves longing for an ‘enlightened society’ filled with spiritually awakened women and men, free to pursue their true potential and eager to enrich the lives of others.
Download or read book Riding the Windhorse written by Kathleen Diane Noble and published by Hampton Press (NJ). This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritual intelligence is not a static product, but a dynamic and fluid process that can transform one's personal and community life."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Uncontrived Mindfulness written by Vajradevi and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to ending suffering through the practice of mindfulness In Uncontrived Mindfulness Vajradevi guides us in the practice of exploring our experience as it happens. The emphasis is on cultivating wisdom, using the tools of attention and curiosity to see through the delusion that is causing our suffering.
Download or read book Myth of Meditation written by Paramananda and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2019-05-29 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paramananda guides us in grounding meditative experience in the body, turning towards experience in a kindly and intelligent way, and seeing through to another way of understanding and being in the world.
Download or read book Riding the Windhorse written by Robert S. Corrington and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That creativity and the quest for wholeness can support the erratic flight of the windhorse of manic-depression."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Windhorse written by Kaushik Barua and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-10-05 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To restore their religion in its home, they have to first relinquish their faith. A group of Tibetan rebels set up an armed resistance movement against Chinese occupation - defying the instructions of their spiritual head, the Dalai Lama.Lhasang grew up in Eastern Tibet but was forced to flee after the Chinese occupation, making the death-defying trek across the Himalayas with his family. Fighting poverty and frustration, he finds solace in the armed resistance that is being cobbled together in the refugee camps in India. Norbu, the scion of an affluent Tibetan expatriate family, befriends Dolma, a young college student, and interacts with the newly arrived refugees from Tibet. He is drawn towards the resistance.
Download or read book What Is the Sangha written by Sangharakshita and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It can be a surprise to find that Buddhism gives great importance to the Sangha, the spiritual community. Some may feel that their guru or teacher is all that they need. To others, the idea of sharing their inner and outer lives with others can seem a challenge or even a threat. But the spiritual community is not about unthinking conformity or belonging to a comfortable group. Rather, it is the free association of developing individuals choosing to help each other along the path.
Download or read book Puja written by and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puja: The Triratna Book of Buddhist Devotional Texts is a beautifully illustrated collection of Buddhist devotional rituals and verses. In this version (the 2022 reprint of the 7th Edition) the Vajrasattva mantra is now given in received phonetic transcription as well as Sanskrit.
Download or read book Ordination written by Moksananda and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2014-08-22 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding something of true value that evokes our faith and commitment is rare indeed, especially in a time when positive myths are in danger of disappearing. Those in the West today seeking ordination as Buddhists are still convinced of the need to commit to the search for spiritual awakening. Looking at themes such as altruism, purity, loyalty, and courage, and drawing on the examples of the Triratna Buddhist Order, Ordination offers some of the mystery and challenge, confusion and joy the quest can entail.
Download or read book It s Not Out There written by Danapriya and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2020-10-02 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of us are always looking outside ourselves for something. But this something, this ‘it’, is not out there. ‘It’ is within us. In 'It’s Not Out There', Buddhist teacher and mentor, Danapriya, shows you how to stop looking outside yourself for happiness and fulfilment. He explains how to uncover the fertile ground of your own potential, so you can live the life you are here for.
Download or read book Training in Tenderness written by Dzigar Kongtrul and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Spirituality Books of 2018 - Spirituality & Practice A little guide to cultivating tsewa: the loving warmth of heart from which the awakened mind arises--from the popular Buddhist teacher and author of The Intelligent Heart. This is a call to a revolution of heart. In Tibetan Buddhism, it is taught that one of the most essential qualities of enlightenment is tsewa, a form of warm energy and openness of heart. It is the warmth we express and receive through empathy with others, especially those closest to us. In this compact gem of a book, Dzigar Kongtrul opens the door to this life-changing energy and shows us how to transform our attitude toward ourselves and those around us through its practice. And through its practice, we can actually heal our fractured world. This is a guide to the building blocks of compassion and the purest and deepest form of happiness. And with these tools, we can awaken the most powerful force in the world—a tender, open heart.
Download or read book Free Time written by Vajragupta Staunton and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our fast moving world many people can feel their time is wound tight, their lives constantly hassled and hectic. 'Fast-forward' seems to be the collective default setting. So often we can be over busy and over stimulated, and this can send stress levels higher and higher. In Free Time!, Vajragupta Staunton shows us that investigating our experience of time, and considering our relationship with it, can be deeply and powerfully transformative.
Download or read book Inconceivable Emancipation written by Sangharakshita and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mahayana Buddhism emphasizes the ideal of the Bodhisattva, one who seeks to become Enlightened out of a compassionate desire to help all living beings. In the Vimalakirti-Nirdesa we meet the Bodhisattva Vimalakirti, a worker of wonders, a formidable debator and skilful teacher. Sangharakshita's commentary illuminates this original text, its myths and symbols, and explores the powerful figure of Vimalakirti and the significance of his teachings.
Download or read book I Hear Her Words written by Alice Collett and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there gender equality in Buddhist traditions? What do Buddhist texts say about women? This book tells the stories of many inspiring Buddhist women who overcame attempted constraint to gain liberation and become esteemed teachers. An ideal introduction to gender studies in Buddhism and the history of women in the tradition.
Download or read book Windhorse Woman written by Lynn V. Andrews and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-12-03 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Windhorse Woman, the sixth book in her bestselling Medicine Woman series, an odyssey of the spirit will take Lynn V. Andrews to the completion of the circle of learning as an apprentice shaman and the start of another quest for the truth only reached through struggle on the human path. Outside of Kathmandu where the majestic Himalayas thrust their jagged peaks against Nepal’s azure sky, Lynn V. Andrews begins her most momentous journey yet. Her destination is a remote valley high in the mountains where she is searching for a secret hidden for three millennia. More than fifteen years ago, Lynn Andrews became an apprentice to Agnes Whistling Elk, an Indigenous shamaness in the far north. Then, with help from other wise women of the Sisterhood of the Shields—a secret society of Indigenous shamaness women from around the world—she continued her quest for selfhood. In Windhorse Woman, on the roof of the world in Nepal, Lynn seeks an urgent solution to both the wounds of woman’s inner self and the ongoing destruction of Mother Earth. Believing the key lies with the healing powers of woman, Lynn follows an extraordinary dream to a Nepalese woman who’ll become her new teacher. But also waiting in this high land of snow is an awesome male force, Windhorse. Unlike the male antagonists of her past who embodied only negative male energies, Windhorse is ready to offer a passionate marriage of spirit and flesh—and a oneness of all-surpassing love able to transform Lynn’s destiny and perhaps our own.
Download or read book Mind in Harmony written by Subhuti and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It's not our bank balance, looks, social status or popularity that determines how happy, free and fulfilled we are in life. Finally, what really counts is our state of mind. Subhuti helps us to identify what's going on in our mind, and see clearly what's helpful and what will end in tears.' Vessantara. 'This is a refreshing approach to the classical Abhidharma material, relentlessly experiential and eminently practical.' Andrew Olendzki
