Buddhism category: 3907 books
Tantra
The Foundation of Buddhist Thought, Volume 6
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
In this sixth and final volume in the Foundation of Buddhist Thought series, Geshe Tashi Tsering brings his familiar, helpful approach to the esoteric practices of Buddhist tantra. Anticipating the many questions Westerners have upon first encountering tantra's colorful imagery and veiled language,...
by Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2004
This guide provides readers with essential background information for studying and practicing with Patrul Rinpoche's *Words of My Perfect Teacher—*the text that has, for more than a century, served as the reliable sourcebook to the spiritual practices common to all the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism....
by Padmasambhava Guru Rinpoche, Yeshe Tsogyal
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2013
Treasures from Juniper Ridge combines meditation and pith practiceinstructions in a way that is easy to apply and comprehend. It is a compilationof discovered teachings, termas, by the greatest master of VajrayanaBuddhism, Padmasambhava, hidden by his female disciple, Yeshe Tsogyal.Treasures is replete...
Treasury of the True Dharma Eye
Zen Master Dogen's Shobo Genzo
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Treasury of the True Dharma Eye (Shobo Genzo, in Japanese) is a monumental work, considered to be one of the profoundest expressions of Zen wisdom ever put on paper, and also the most outstanding literary and philosophical work of Japan. It is a collection of essays by Eihei Dogen (1200–1253), founder...
The Method of No-Method
The Chan Practice of Silent Illumination
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Here is a spiritual practice uncomplicated enough for anyone to learn, yet rich enough to be worked with for a lifetime. The traditional Chan (Chinese Zen) practice called Silent Illumination begins with nothing more than putting aside all thoughts except the awareness of oneself "just sitting."...
Mahamudra and Related Instructions
Core Teachings of the Kagyu Schools
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2010
The Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism began in the eleventh century with such renowned figures as Marpa and Milarepa, and its seminal meditative traditions are Mahamudra and the six Dharmas of Naropa. Mahamudra teachings focus on the cultivation of profound insight into the nature of the mind. The...
The Lion's Roar
An Introduction to Tantra
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2001
This book is based on two historic seminars of the 1970s, in which Chögyam Trungpa introduced the tantric teachings of Tibetan Buddhism to his Western students for the first time. Each seminar bore the title "The Nine Yanas." Yana, a Sanskrit word meaning "vehicle," refers to...
by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
In Repeating the Words of the Buddha, Tulku UrgyenRinpoche unfolds the path to enlightenment, which is simplythe gradual uncovering of the awakened state alreadypresent in us.With the benevolence and brilliance of a realized being,Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche illustrates in a lucid, humorous fashionthe essential...
by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
The real test of our Buddhist practice happens not on the cushion or in the protected space of retreat, but moment-to-moment in daily life, particularly when we find ourselves in uncomfortable situations. How do we respond? In this book, one of the most respected Western figures of contemporary Buddhism,...
Luminous Mind
The Way of the Buddha
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2012
Luminous Mind is a remarkable compilation of the oral and written teachings of the late Kalu Rinpoche - who was called "a beacon of inspiration" by the Dalai Lama. A master of meditation and leader of the Shangpu Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, Kalu Rinpoche taught with an inviting, playful and...
Rimey Lama Chopa
A Tibetan Rimey Tantric Feast
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991) was one of the greatest Tibetan Buddhist teachers of the 20th century. While a practitioner in the Nyingma lineage, he held empowerments and teachings from many traditions and was a strong supporter of the Rimey non-sectarian movement. This Rimey Lama Chopa is a...
Freeing the Heart and Mind
Introduction to the Buddhist Path
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
His Holiness Sakya Trizin, the head of the glorious Sakya lineage, one of the four primary schools of Tibetan Buddhism, presents here the essential Buddhist teachings of the four noble truths, universal compassion, and the proper motivation for practice. This book opens by sharing a private teaching...
Confusion Arises as Wisdom
Gampopa's Heart Advice on the Path of Mahamudra
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
The Tibetan Buddhist teachings on the freedom that comes from perceiving the emptiness of all phenomena—teachings known collectively by the name Mahamudra—are presented here with remarkable clarity through commentary on a twelfth-century text. The text is "Gampopa's Great Teachings to the...
Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth
A Tibetan Buddhist Guidebook
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2006
Buddhism teaches that death can be a springboard to enlightenment—yet for all but the most advanced meditators, it will be the gateway to countless future lives of suffering in samsara. Tulku Thondup wrote this guide to help us heal our fear and confusion about death and strengthen our practice...