Snow Lion imprint: 135 books
Open Heart, Clear Mind
An Introduction to the Buddha's Teachings
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1990
An open heart is the dwelling place of compassion that extends toward all beings; a clear mind is the source of the penetrating wisdom of deep insight. Their union leads to the enlightened way of life that is at the heart of the spiritual path as taught by the Buddha. This introduction to his teaching...
by Daniel Cozort
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2005
This extraordinary book clearly outlines and discusses the methods for transforming both body and mind through the highest forms of tantric practice.Highest Yoga Tantra is the pinnacle of tantric systems found in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Part One discusses the practices common to sutra and...
by Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
Buddhist teachings provide numerous methods for bringing greater meaning and happiness into our lives and into our relationships with others. In A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path, Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche reveals these methods in direct, vibrant, down-to-earth language. At the core...
Gone Beyond (Volume 1)
The Prajnaparamita Sutras, The Ornament of Clear Realization, and Its Commentaries in the Tibetan Kagyu Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011
The Abhisamayalamkara summarizes all the topics in the vast body of the Prajnaparamita Sutras. Resembling a zip-file, it comes to life only through its Indian and Tibetan commentaries. Together, these texts not only discuss the "hidden meaning" of the Prajnaparamita Sutras—the paths and...
Yantra Yoga
Tibetan Yoga of Movement
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Yantra Yoga, the Buddhist parallel to the Hathayoga of the Hindu tradition, is a system of practice entailing bodily movements, breathing exercises, and visualizations. Originally transmitted by the mahasiddhas of India and Oddiyana, its practice is nowadays found in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism...
The Gathering of Vidyadharas
Text and Commentaries on the Rigdzin Düpa
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
One of the most important sadhana cycles in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, the Rigdzin Düpa, or Gathering of the Vidyadharas, is practiced by tens of thousands of practitioners around the world. This inner guru practice focuses on Padmasambhava as the central figure and is one of the three...
The Treasury of Knowledge: Books Nine and Ten
Journey And Goal
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
Jamgön Kongtrul'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 meditation;...
The Inner Science of Buddhist Practice
Vasubhandu's Summary of the Five Heaps with Commentary by Sthiramati
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2009
The Inner Science of Buddhist Practice contains translations of texts by two historically important Indian Buddhist scholars: Vasubhandhu's "Summary of the Five Heaps" and Sthiramati's commentary on Vasubandhu's root text. These works present the traditional Buddhist analysis of ordinary...
The Life of Shabkar
Autobiography of a Tibetan Yogin
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2001
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...
Tibetan Zen
Discovering a Lost Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Until the early twentieth century, hardly any traces of the Tibetan tradition of Chinese Chan Buddhism, or Zen, remained. Then the discovery of a sealed cave in Dunhuang, full of manuscripts in various languages dating from the first millennium CE, transformed our understanding of early Zen. This...
Turning Confusion into Clarity
A Guide to the Foundation Practices of Tibetan Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
By offering detailed instruction and friendly, inspiring advice for those embarking on the Tibetan Buddhist foundation practices, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche provides gentle yet thorough commentary, companionship, and inspiration for committing to the Vajrayana path.
A Practice of Padmasambhava
Essential Instructions On The Path To Awakening
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
The Indian master Padmasambhava occupies a special place in the hearts of practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. By bringing tantric Buddhism to Tibet from India, he inspired a movement of awakening that for centuries has brought countless practitioners to spiritual fulfillment.
A Practice of Padmasambhava...
How to Free Your Mind
The Practice of Tara the Liberator
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Tara, the feminine embodiment of enlightened activity, is a Buddhist deity whose Tibetan name means "liberator," signaling her ability to free beings from the delusion and ignorance that keep them trapped in ever-recurring patterns of negativity. She embodies a challenge, but one that is...
by Tenzin Wangyal
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
"If we cannot carry our practice into sleep," Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche writes, "if we lose ourselves every night, what chance do we have to be aware when death comes? Look to your experience in dreams to know how you will fare in death. Look to your experience of sleep to discover whether or not you are truly awake."