Snow Lion imprint: 135 books
The Fearless Lion's Roar
Profound Instructions on Dzogchen, the Great Perfection
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
This volume is a heartfelt, intimate presentation of the entire system of the Nyingma tradition from sutra to tantra to Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, and how through it, modern-day practitioners can succeed in attaining fully realized buddhahood. Inspiring stories of the great masters Longchenpa...
The Great Secret of Mind
Special Instructions on the Nonduality of Dzogchen
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013
Dzogchen (Great Perfection) goes to the heart of our experience by investigating the relationship between mind and world and uncovering the great secret of mind's luminous nature. Weaving in personal stories and everyday examples, Pema Rigtsal leads the reader to see that all phenomena are the spontaneous...
The Treasury of Knowledge: Books Two, Three, and Four
Buddhism's Journey to Tibet
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2010
Jamgön Kongtrül’s ten-volume Treasury of Knowledge is a unique, encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as they were preserved in Tibet. Tibetan Buddhist teachers expected their students to study Buddhist philosophical texts as well as practice reflection and...
The Life of Longchenpa
The Omniscient Dharma King of the Vast Expanse
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Renowned as a peerless teacher, practitioner, and scholar, Longchenpa thoroughly studied and mastered every one of the many Buddhist vehicles and lineages of teachings existing in Tibet at his time. Through his radiant intellect and meditative accomplishment, in both his teachings and written works,...
Vajra Wisdom
Deity Practice in Tibetan Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013
Vajra Wisdom presents the commentaries of two great nineteenth-century Nyingma masters that guide practitioners engaged in development stage practice through a series of straightforward instructions. The rarity of this kind of material in English makes it indispensable for practitioners and scholars...
The Life and Visions of Yeshé Tsogyal
The Autobiography of the Great Wisdom Queen
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
A new biography of Yeshé Tsogyal, the mother of Buddhism in Tibet, who is considered an enlightened being by millions throughout the Himalayan region as well as the West and remains a powerful female role model of spiritual accomplishment and perfection.
The many layers of the heroic life...
Always Present
The Luminous Wisdom of Jigme Phuntsok
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
What is true happiness? What is the cause of our suffering and dissatisfaction? And how can we live with the kindness and clarity of the Buddha in our own lives? This compact collection of teachings from Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche illuminates these most fundamental questions about the Buddhist path and...
Dakini Power
Twelve Extraordinary Women Shaping the Transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in the W est
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
What drives a young London librarian to board a ship to India, meditate in a remote cave by herself for twelve years, and then build a flourishing nunnery in the Himalayas? How does a surfer girl from Malibu become the head of the main international organization for Buddhist women? Why does the daughter...
Machik's Complete Explanation
Clarifying the Meaning of Chod (Expanded Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
Fear, anger, and negativity are states that each of us have to contend with. Machik's Complete Explanation, the most famous book of the teachings of Machik Lapdrön, the great female saint and yogini of eleventh- to twelfth-century Tibet, addresses these issues in a practical, direct way.
Machik...
by Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2012
The Buddha's path to human transformation declares women and men equally capable of spiritual realization, yet throughout history most exemplars of this tradition have been men. Now, as Buddhism is transmitted to the West, women are playing a major role in its adaptation and development. The conversation...
The Buddhist Path
A Practical Guide from the Nyingma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
An accessible and practical introduction to Tibetan Buddhism as practiced in the Nyingma or 'ancient' tradition, The Buddhist Path presents for us the proper way of cultivating intellect and heart so that our true nature can manifest. The authors provide clear explanations and methods that reveal...
Entrance to the Great Perfection
A Guide to the Dzogchen Preliminary Practices
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
Blending contemporary and traditional perspectives, this groundbreaking work offers guidance on the profound foundational practices of the Great Perfection. It contains classic commentaries by the renowned Tibetan masters Jigme Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, alongside a lively contemporary discussion...
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,...
Stillness, Insight, and Emptiness
Buddhist Meditation from the Ground Up
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Developing an effective meditation practice is the first step toward discerning the true nature of mind and reality as taught by Buddha Shakyamuni. In Stillness, Insight, and Emptiness, Lama Dudjom Dorjee offers instructions that will help beginning meditators establish a firm foundation in the practices...