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Gampopa (1079-1153) was a physician from Gampo, Tibet and the foremost student of the famous Tibetan yogi Milarepa. Gampopa is known for combining the Kadampa tradition of Atisha with the Mahamudra teachings, thus establishing the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.Gampopa's Four Dharmas distill the essence of the Buddhist path into four profound lines that can be easily remembered.In this detailed commentary, foremost scholar and practitioner Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche provides the essential oral instructions that elucidate the meaning and relevance of Gampopa's four-line prayer.

An oral commentary to Geshe Langri Tangpa's poem Mind Training in Eight Verses. Lojong, or Mind Training, is a form of Mahayana Buddhist practice common to both the Sutra and Tantra traditions. Its principal aim is to develop and strengthen Bodhichitta, the wish to achieve enlightenment in order to help all living beings. The concise presentation of this teaching makes it the ideal companion for your briefcase or pocketbook, or your daily contemplations. The humorous and warm-hearted oral commentary by Abbot Emeritus of Sera Mey Monastery Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tharchin, makes the meaning of the verses come alive to the modern mind.

NEWA concise manual on how to prepare oneself to enter the secret paths of Buddhism written by the greatest master of ancient Middle Asia.The Tibetan master Tsongkapa was born over six centuries ago. He was perhaps the greatest commentator of Buddhism in history, and wrote more than 10,000 pages in explanation of the ancient books of Buddhist Wisdom.Since its creation by Tsongkapa six centuries ago, "Preparing for Tantra: The Mountain of Blessings" has been a prayer and guide used by Lamas as a preparation for the secret teachings of Buddhism. The important work appears here in full with commentary by the illustrious Pabongka Rinpoche (1878-1941), generally regarded as the foremost Tibetan Buddhist teacher of the last century.

The spread of the teachings of Gautama Buddha began in India over two thousand years ago and reached perhaps its highest peak in the hidden mountain kingdom of Tibet, five centuries before our time. The greatest luminary of this renaissance of the religion of total peace was Tsongkapa (1357-1419). He inspired a movement that by the time Tibet was lost in 1959 saw nearly a million monks living in thousands of monasteries around the country.Tsongkapa was the greatest commentator in the history of Buddhism and wrote some 10,000 pages in eloquent explanation of the entire range of the ancient Buddhist classics. He undertook the challenge of compressing all his knowledge into a single poem. The result was his famous Three Principal Paths fourteen verses written for a favored student in a faraway land.Tsongkapa's masterpiece appears here with a commentary by the illustrious Pabongka Rinpoche (1878-1941), generally regarded as the foremost Tibetan teacher of Buddhism during the last century. The work has… Leer más

To know Lama was to know he loved chocolate! It was his favorite metaphor to epitomize our attachments.This funny and trenchant little volume answers the question of how we can be happy even after the chocolate has run out. By cutting the cords of attachment, we discover the indestructible happiness that has always been available to us.
This beautiful little book captures the remarkable personality of Lama, who played an integral role in introducing Tibetan Buddhism to the world. When the Chocolate Runs Out will delight both readers who have known Lama Yeshe for decades and those who have never met this timelessly inspiring spiritual teacher.
This little book of wisdom is a perfect companion to How to Be Happy by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

When we add kindness to mindfulness we get "kindfulness," a new approach to meditation. Kindfulness is the cause of relaxation. It brings ease to the body, to the mind, and to the world. Kindfulness allows healing to happen. So don't just be mindful, be kindful!
With his trademark knack for telling engaging stories paired with step-by-step anyone-can-do-it instructions, Brahm brings alive and makes accessible powerful tools for transformation. This slim, beautifully designed volume is a quickstart guide for living a life of joy and compassion.

This final, public section of The Light of Wisdom, Volume III, Teachings on the Secret Empowerment, is once again a compilation of three texts: (1) Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo (The Gradual Path of the Wisdom Essence), a terma root text recorded by Yeshe Tsogyal and revealed in unison by Chokgyur Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo; (2) The Light of Wisdom, a commentary on the Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo by Jamgon Kongtrul the Great; (3) Entering the Path of Wisdom, notes on these teachings collected by Jokyab Rinpoche. These teachings on tsa lung practice, channels, wind-energies, and essences (bindus) is kept secret like the name of the empowerment itself that authorizes the practitioner to engage in these trainings. After reviewing the material and discussing with one of my teachers, both of us fully aware of the constraints, I felt it best to share this volume with sincere Western practitioners who will need and benefit from these teachings.If you want to practice by merging yourself with the four empowerments,… Leer más

There is no more powerful mind than bodhicitta. There is no more joyous mind than bodhicitta. For the accomplishment of one's own ultimate purpose, the awakening mind is supreme, and to accomplish the purpose of all other living beings there is nothing superior to bodhicitta. The awakening mind is the unsurpassable way to collect merit. To purify obstacles bodhicitta is supreme. For protection from interferences bodhicitta is supreme. It is the unique, all-encompassing method. Every kind of ordinary and supra-mundane power can be accomplished through bodhicitta. Thus, it is absolutely precious.Even though we personally may find difficulty in immediate and thorough generation of such a mind, we should at least direct our thoughts towards it. To train our mind in such an ultimately altruistic manner from the very beginning of our practice of Dharma is vitally important.A MEDITATION ON COMPASSION"The Inseparability of the Spiritual Master and Avalokiteshvara: A Source of all Powerful Attainments"All… Leer más

NewThis illustrated book of children's stories presents the wisdom of Mahayana Buddhism through the accessible and entertaining lens of a modern Buddhist family with two rambunctious elementary school-aged children. Five of the chapters retell traditional stories of the life of the Buddha in a way that makes their lessons relevant to modern life. One contains a simple guided meditation practice based on the teachings of Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh for use with children and one describes the family's visit to hear a Tibetan Buddhist Rinpoche give a Dharma teaching about bodhicitta. At the end of the book, a Conversations with Children section and Glossary of Terms provide additional context to foster family or Dharma group discussions. Introductions are by His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche and Venerable Bardor Tulku Rinpoche.

In this exposition, Mipham Rinpoche explains the meditation techniques for developing compassion and expanding this state into aspiration of bodhicitta. Having reached the clarity of this vision prajna begins to manifest. This text gives a detailed explanation of how one meditates to develop this wisdom. While all three vehicles were practiced in Tibet, the Middle-Way Instructions are life the background of a tapestry that allows the integration and display of its parts into a whole.

Milarepa, Tibet's greatest saint, had two major disciples: Gampopa, who established the monastic foundation of the Kagyu lineage and Rechungpa, who traveled to India and brought back profound teachings which were absorbed into several kagyu lineages.Rechungpa's biography stands out because of the orthodox unfolding of his realization. Rechungpa's pride and arrogance caused him to go against Milarepa's advice three times, putting his practice at risk. Even with this obstacle, Rechungpa's undying devotion to Milarepa served as the cause for enlightenment as evidenced by Rechungpa's achievement of rainbow body at his death.

Many times Thrangu Rinpoche has said that Buddhist practitioners often concentrate on meditation and that is, of course, good. But if they don't match their meditation with compassion, unselfish behavior and engaging in virtuous actions, their meditation will never go well. To encourage his students to engage in these positive behaviors, he has recommended that they study the Bodhisattva Path.Rinpoche has published a translation of Shantideva's Bodhisattva's Way of Life which covers compassion, bodhichitta, and each of the six paramitas in a very detailed manner. So some of his students asked him if there were something a little shorter.In this book the great practitioner, Tokme Zangpo, condensed these teachings on the Bodhisattva's way into 37 profound verses. Each verse is short and many monks have memorized these verses to remind them when they have strayed from the path of compassion and bodhichitta. This teaching covers relative and ultimate bodhichitta, meditation and practice, abandoning the… Leer más

When Buddhism came to Tibet, the great masters of meditation determined that to practice Buddhism properly, all three vehicles or levels of Buddhism had to be studied and practiced.The first vehicle of this practice is the hinayana path, which includes the careful examination of the self, the meticulous accumulation of merit, and of course, the meditation on the Buddha's first teaching--the Four Noble Truths. The practice of this vehicle is basic shamatha and vipashyana meditation.The second vehicle of this practice is the mahayana path, which involves the understanding of the emptiness of phenomena and an understanding of the ultimate and the conventional truths. The practice of the mahayana is embarking upon the bodhisattva path by engendering great compassion and practicing the six perfections.Finally the third vehicle is explained--the vajrayana, which involves doing the preliminary preparations, engaging in meditation on the yidams, and doing the meditation of looking directly at mind, which is… Leer más

Vajrayana Buddhism differs from other branches of Buddhism in providing an accelerated path to enlightenment based on Dzogchen principles. The word dzogchen, translated variously as Great Perfection and Great Completeness, conveys the idea that our nature as intrinsic awareness has many qualities that make it "perfect": indestructibility, incorruptible purity, non-discriminating openness, flawless clarity, profound simplicity, all-pervading presence, and attitude of equality toward all beings. The path to connecting to these qualities was once secretly held and privately transmitted; The Great Gate: A Guidebook to the Guru's Heart Practice makes the Vajrayana path and techniques available to contemporary seekers.Drawing on the work of four renowned Tibetan masters, The Great Gate compiles concise instructions on Dzogchen's foundational practices, which comprise a powerful method for turning the mind toward the Dharma and opening to the Dzogchen perspective. This revised edition features a new… Leer más

The heart of Buddhist teaching is the method on how " to let confusion dawn as wisdom," recognizing the awakened state that is already present in oneself. In "Repeating the Words of the Buddha " Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche unfolds the path to enlightenment, which is simply the gradual uncovering if this awakened state. With the benevolence and brilliance of a realized being, Rinpoche illustrates in a lucid, humorous fashion the essential points of spiritual practice, inseparable from everyday life."Buddhahood is not outside. It is not some 'thing' that magically descends upon you and transforms you into a buddha. The basis for awakening to enlightenment is to experience the buddha in yourself. The qualities of an enlightened buddha are not his qualities, they are the qualities of the buddha-nature fully manifest. We also possess that same potential but it is hidden, lying dormant."

Written in 1963-just four years after his escape from Tibet and four years after completing his education-Opening the Eye of New Awareness is the Dalai Lama's first religious work. Originally intended for Tibetan lay people, Westerners, and "those who do not have the leisure to study the great texts," this is the Dalai Lama's own summation of Buddhist doctrine and practices as they have been practiced in Tibet for a thousand years. It is a work of consummate scholarship by a twenty-seven-year-old monk, wise beyond his years. A new introduction by Professor Lopez provides insight into the historical and philosophical context of His Holiness' work.

The subject of death makes a lot of people uneasy. Most of us just don't know much about death especially how to handle it and how to prepare for it and we may feel anxious and afraid whenever we start to contemplate either the death of a loved one or our own death. But as Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the founder and spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, tells us in this powerful and moving little book, our anxiety can be a "wholesome fear" one that ultimately enriches and nourishes our life by leaving us no choice to but to face difficult truths and live more authentically because of them. Truly, we can use the challenges that surround death and dying as spurs to take up the practices right now that will lead to peace and compassion and joy ultimately, to a good life, and, when the time inevitably comes, a good death.

This collection of translated writings addresses the issue of engaging in secular life with Buddhist intentions. It includes practical advice by the great Tibetan teachers such as Patrul Rinpoche and Jigme Lingpa. Combining folktales and poetry, their teachings pieces impart the essence of spirituality in a pithy, direct fashion.

Achieving Bodhichitta is a compilation of oral teachings given in the 1980s by Sermey Khensur Lobsang Tharchin on the two methods of achieving bodhichitta--the Sevenfold Instruction on Cause and Effect and Equality and Exchange Between Self and Others. These two instructions are presented according to the unique system established by Je Tsongkapa, which combines them into an eleven-step method of practice. This book includes a concise yet thorough presentation of the instruction for achieving calm abiding (shamatha) based on the explanations found in Je Tsongkapa's Great Exposition on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Lamrim Chenmo).

In Awakening from the Daydream, meditation teacher David Nichtern reimagines the ancient Buddhist allegory of the Wheel of Life. Famously painted at the entryway to Buddhist monasteries, the Wheel of Life encapsulates the entirety of the human situation. In the image of the Wheel we find a teaching about how to make sense of life and how to find peace within an uncertain world.Nichtern writes with clarity and humor, speaking to our contemporary society and its concerns and providing simple practical steps for building a mindful, compassionate, and liberating approach to living.