Shambhala: 1067 books
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...
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...
Where God Happens
Discovering Christ in One Another
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2007
The place "where God happens," according to Rowan Williams's striking new reading of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, is between each other. It's a truth that we of the twenty-first century most urgently need to learn in order to heal the experience of alienation that has become endemic to...
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...