A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM
by John Powers

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April, 2008      1559392967, 978-1559392969
160 pages, 4 pages of color photographs
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Lucid and economical, the Concise Introduction delivers a brisk, fast-moving survey. For many years, Powers' nearly six hundred-page Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism has served as the field's most authoritative and comprehensive introductory text on Tibet's distinctive Buddhist tradition. Now Powers has responded to requests to provide an introductory text in compact form. This slimmed-down reference explains the core Buddhist doctrines and the practices of meditation and tantra in an engaging manner. A survey of the four main sects of Tibetan Buddhism and a succinct history of the Tibetan cultural region complete this work.

Praise for Powers' previous book, Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism:

"The best single-volume introduction to Tibetan Buddhist practice and culture."—Library Journal

"A comprehensive and eminently comprehensible overview...Powers' substantial Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism...is able to discuss even the most complex aspects of Tibetan Buddhism in a straightforward and engaging manner.... He conveys the drama of the history of this multifaceted tradition...while his descriptions of Tibetan geography, architecture...[etc.] give us a vivid picture of life in Tibet."—Booklist

"The vitality of Tibetan Buddhism in exile has exceeded anything anyone could have predicted; hence the need of a book that presents its history, doctrines, lineages, practices and tantric essence in a cogent way. John Powers' Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism does this!"—Professor Huston Smith

"...presents the wide spectrum of Tibetan Buddhism in clear, concise form with Western methodology and critical appreciation. This work beautifully elucidates the nature of the complex religious and philosophical disciplines of Tibet."—Lobsang Lhalungpa, author of The Life of Milarepa

John Powers received an M.A. in Indian Philosophy from McMaster University and a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from the University of Virginia. A specialist in Indo-Tibetan philosophy and meditation theory, he has published widely on Buddhist thought and practice. He teaches at the Center for Asian Societies and Histories at the Australian National University. He lives in Canberra, Australia.

ESTABLISHING APPEARANCES AS DIVINE: Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo on Reasoning, Madhyamaka, and Purity
by Heidi Köppl

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May, 2008      1559392886, 978-1559392884
152 pages
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Esoteric Tibetan Buddhist scriptures teach practitioners to visualize themselves as deities residing within a mandala. By doing so, they assert, the practitioner will eventually become the deity itself. But are sentient beings intrinsically pure, or does visualization practice and contemplation of the deity qualities make them pure? In this eleventh-century commentary, the renowned Nyingma (Ancient School) scholar Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo sets out his analysis of the nature of purity. This penetrating study, directed towards scholars and serious practitioners, contains Koppl's English-language translation of Rongzom's original text and her explication of his views.

Koppl's incisive analysis offers a description of Rongzom's career and works and gives special attention to his critique of Madhyamaka philosophy, comparing his position to the work of his Nyingma successors. Some of Rongzom's approaches, Koppl shows, are unconventional even in a Nyingma context.

Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo is considered the greatest Nyingma scholar of the eleventh century.

Heidi Köppl is a translator and scholar of Tibetan Buddhist texts associated with the Dharmachakra Translation Committee. She lives in Kathmandu, Nepal.

VINEGAR INTO HONEY: Seven Steps to Understanding and Transforming Anger, Aggression, and Violence
by Ron Leifer, M.D.

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May, 2008      1559392932, 978-1559392938
144 pages
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Our desires and our fears are woven into a tangled web of conflicts. We want both to eat dessert and to be thin. We want money but don't want to work. Anything that threatens our sense of self and its striving for happiness is perceived as a threat to our very lives—the response to which is defensiveness, anger, aggression, and violence.

Vinegar into Honey proposes a new paradigm for understanding the relationship between stress, anxiety, anger, and depression. Leifer provides detailed instructions for working with anger and other painful emotions. The process of transforming suffering into equanimity and compassion is central in Buddhist psychology and practice. Each of the steps in Vinegar into Honey reflects views and methods drawn from Buddhist tradition. Leifer's work holds promise for psychotherapists and their patients, individuals seeking to understand and work with their anger, and people interested in the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy.

Ron Leifer, M.D., is a psychiatrist with more than forty-five years experience in the practice of private psychotherapy. He trained in psychiatry under Thomas Szasz and became a Buddhist practitioner in 1980 when he became a student of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche. He founded the Ithaca Dharma Society and teaches meditation. He is the author of In the Name of Mental Health and The Happiness Project and more than fifty articles in professional journals on psychiatry and the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

BUDDHISM FOR BUSY PEOPLE: Finding Happiness in an Uncertain World
by David Michie

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June, 2008      1559392983, 978-1559392983
240 pages
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What does it take to be happy? We've all asked ourselves this question at some point, but few of us have found the path to lasting fulfillment.

David Michie thought he had achieved his life's goals—the high-level job, the expensive city apartment, the luxury car, the great vacations—but a small voice was telling him he wasn't really happy. A chance remark from a naturopath sent him to his local Buddhist center. There he began the most important journey of his life.

In this simple but beautifully written book, David Michie opens the door to the core teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. With wry, self-deprecating humor, he shows us how he began to incorporate Buddhist practices into his daily life. He explains how he came to understand the difference between the temporary pleasures of ordinary life and the profound sense of well-being and heartfelt serenity that comes from connecting with our inner nature.

Every once in a while you come across an extraordinary book with the power to change your life. Buddhism for Busy People is one such book.

"Michie demystifies the ancient teachings of Buddha, and writes about them with easy style."—Australia Sunday Mail

"...enjoyably practical advice on transforming our everyday thoughts and actions into a spiritual adventure."—Venerable Tenzin Palmo, author of Reflections on a Mountain Lake

"Michie condenses the virtues of Buddhism into a reasonably easy to navigate text that may go some way toward answering the big question, or at least provide a starting point for introspection."-Australia Herald Sun

"It is an immensely readable book filled with wry, self-deprecating humor."—Australia Post

David Michie is a corporate communications consultant, published novelist, and Buddhist practitioner. He lives in Perth, Australia.

THE KARMAPA'S MIDDLE WAY: Feast for the Fortunate
by the Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje, introduction by Dzogchen Ponlop, translated by Tyler Dewar

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June, 2008      1559392894, 978-1559392891
850 pages
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Marked by eloquent poetry, vigorous and extensive analysis, and heart instructions on breaking through the veils of confusion to independently experience the true nature of things, The Karmapa's Middle Way contains the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje's comprehensive commentary on the Indian master Chandrakirti's seminal text, the Entrance to the Middle Way. This commentary, A Feast for the Fortunate, is the Ninth Karmapa's abridgement of the Eighth Karmapa Mikyö Dorje's masterpiece, The Chariot of the Takpo Kagyü Siddhas. In it readers will find previously unavailable material on the Karmapas' Middle Way view and a rare window into a philosophically charged era of Middle Way exposition in Tibetan Buddhism.

In this book, Chandrakirti and the Karmapa present in precise detail the essential Buddhist concept of emptiness, through which the Mahayana path of compassionate altruism becomes complete.

"Of all the philosophical traditions that claim to be the Middle Way, it is only the view of Nagarjuna, the Middle Way tradition's progenitor, that is universally accepted as the Middle Way. Chandrakirti's Madhyamakavatara, moreover, is renowned in all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism as the supreme commentary on Nagarjuna's approach to emptiness and is considered mandatory reading in all Tibetan Buddhist colleges. The Karmapa's Middle Way is a presentation of the full text of the Madhyamakavatara along with an illuminating and at times controversial commentary by the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje of Tibet's Karma Kagyu lineage. By elucidating the intention of the Eighth Karmapa Mikyo Dorje's Chariot of the Takpo Kagyu Siddhas, this book will provide a great contribution to the field of Middle Way studies and enlighten English language readers as to a unique and relatively unexplored presentation of the vital concept of emptiness."—Dzogchen Ponlop

The Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje (1556-1603), was a prolific author on a wide range of sutra and tantra topics and is most renowned in the Kagyu tradition for his instructions on Mahamudra.

Tyler Dewar translates for Nalandabodhi Buddhist centers and lives in Seattle, Washington.

LION OF SIDDHAS: The Life and Teachings of Padampa Sangye
by Padampa Sangye and Chökyi Senge, translated by David Molk, with Lama Tsering Wangdu Rinpoche

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June, 2008      1559392991, 978-1559392998
362 pages, photographs
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Padampa Sangye's influence on the Buddhism of Tibet and China is profound. All four schools of Tibetan Buddhism consider him a seminal teacher. This translation of his biography introduces us to a transcendent, irascible, and iconoclastic figure. Padampa Sangye encouraged his disciples to disregard social conventions, disdain social contacts, and break through their cultural conditioning. Although able to deliver lengthy sermons, Padampa Sangye taught just as often entirely without words, or with cryptic messages similar to Zen koans. His outlandish style and miraculous deeds will captivate readers. The comprehensive presentation of his spiritual career, teachings, and deeds will make it an indispensable reference work for students of Eastern spirituality.

Praise for Molk's previous book, Chod in the Ganden Tradition:

"A fabulous book—uplifting and enlightening.... Molk's many years of study and practice shine through in his retelling of this most amazing Dharma legacy."—Glenn Mullin, author of The Dalai Lamas on Tantra

David Molk began the study of Buddhism twenty-five years ago with Zong Rinpoche and has translated for many Tibetan lamas. He lives in Big Sur, California.

MIND BEYOND DEATH—New in Paper
by Dzogchen Ponlop

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June, 2008      1559393017, 978-1559393010
375 pages, 4-page color insert
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Mind Beyond Death is an indispensable guidebook through the journey of life and death. Using humorous analogies and his profound understanding of the Western mind, Dzogchen Ponlop makes the mysterious Tibetan teachings on the bardos—the intervals between waking and sleep, between life and death, and beyond—completely available to the modern reader.

Drawing on a breathtaking range of material, this young, popular teacher shows us how the bardos can be used to conquer death. Working with the bardos means taking hold of life and learning how to live with fearless abandon, and Mind Beyond Death demonstrates that the secret to a good journey through death and beyond lies in how we live.

Walking skillfully through the bardos of dream, meditation, and daily life, we then travel deep into the mysterious death intervals and become familiar with their dazzling mindscape. This tour de force gives us the knowledge to transform the greatest obstacle of death into the most powerful opportunity for enlightenment.

"One of the most brilliant Tibetan Buddhist teachers of his generation."—Sogyal Rinpoche

"'The way to meet death fully,' says Ponlop Rinpoche, 'is to die every day, to every moment, to everything...even to our joy.' At forty-one, Ponlop Rinpoche, who makes his home in Seattle, is at the forefront of a new generation of traditionally-trained Tibetan Buddhist scholar-teachers. You're sure to hear more from him in the future."—Shambhala Sun

"Clear and skillful...extraordinarily articulate...."—New Age Retailer

Dzogchen Ponlop is one of the foremost scholars and educators of his generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. An accomplished meditation master, calligrapher, visual artist, and poet, he is also well versed in Western culture and technology. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

ARYADEVA'S FOUR HUNDRED STANZAS ON EMPTINESS: With Commentary by Gyel-tsap
by Aryadeva and Gyel-tsap, translated by Ruth Sonam, additional commentary by Geshe Sonam Rinchen

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July, 2008      1559393025, 978-1559393027
400 pages
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Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas is a foundational work of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy, and Gyel-tsap's commentary is arguably one of the most important written about it. There are no other English translations of the Four Hundred Stanzas with this commentary in print.

Mahayana practitioners, Aryadeva says, must eliminate both obstructions to liberation and obstructions to the perfect knowledge of all phenomena. This requires a powerful understanding of selflessness, and an accumulation of merit resulting from the kind of love, compassion, and altruistic intention cultivated by bodhisattvas. The first half of Aryadeva's work focuses on developing merit, and the second explains that all phenomena are empty of intrinsic existence. Gyel-tsap's commentary on Aryadeva's text takes the form of a lively dialogue. Geshe Sonam Rinchen provides additional commentary.

"A fine and readable translation of an important work of Mahayana Buddhist thought. In the hands of Geshe Sonam Rinchen and Ruth Sonam, the Tibetan text translated in these pages truly becomes 'the essence of good explanations.'"—José Ignacio Cabezón, University of California Santa Barbara

Geshe Sonam Rinchen studied at Sera Je Monastery and in 1980 received the Lharampa Geshe degree. He is currently resident scholar at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India.

Ruth Sonam began studying with Geshe Sonam Rinchen in 1978 and has worked as his interpreter since 1983.

CHÖD PRACTICE IN THE BON TRADITION
by Alejandro Chaoul, foreword by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

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August, 2008      1559392924, 978-1559392921
118 pages, 12 b&w photographs
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This book is the first to trace the history of Chöd practice in Tibet's indigenous Bön tradition. Chod ("cutting through") is a meditative practice in which the practitioner imagines offering his or her body in sacrifice through elaborate contemplative visualization. Although a meditative practice, Chod is not done sitting comfortably on a cushion in a shrine room, but instead is often practiced in terrifying places like cemeteries or charnal grounds. The feelings of fear that result are used by the Chod practitioner to "cut through" his or her own ego. Chod contains elements of early shamanism, of sutric and tantric teachings also found in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, and of the Tibetan highest school of Dzogchen.

"In the last few years the interest in chod has suddenly re-emerged, and a few books have been written about it from the Buddhist perspective. Chaoul's work on chod from the Bon's perspective could not be more timely. His thorough analysis of this syncretic and fascinating religious practice and the use of the metaphor of cutting as a way to go beyond assumed boundaries, provides a broader picture of chod and sheds light on the interrelation of Buddhism and Bon."—Giacomella Orofino, University of Naples

Alejandro Chaoul obtained his Ph.D. at Rice University and has also completed the seven-year program at the Ligmincha Institute for the study of the Bon-Buddhist tradition of Tibet. He is currently Assistant Professor at the John McGovern Center for Health, Humanities and the Human Spirit in University of Texas Medical School at Houston, where he teaches meditation and yoga to patients. He lives in Houston, Texas.

HEART ESSENCE OF THE VAST EXPANSE: A Story of Transmission
by Anne Carolyn Klein

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Summer, 2008      1559392835, 978-1559392839
231 pages, 96 color photographs, 32 line drawings, with accompanying CD
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This book is for anyone who appreciates the splendor of landscape, the beauty of spiritual music, anyone with an anthropologist's eye for other cultures, and especially for Western practitioners of Buddhism, members of the large community that takes "Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse" as central to its practice. Tibetan tradition lives through the performance of its religious texts—transmission through songs, images, and words. This book offers elements of all three, and is designed as a beautiful gift for the mind, the eye, the ear, and above all, the heart.

The first-ever chantable English translation of one of the most beloved and widely used of practice texts, this multimedia edition also provides a CD of the chanted text and a selection of rare photographs of sacred sites in Tibet. The vocalist, Jetsun Kacho Wangmo, is a Tibetan Buddhist teacher and singer.

Anne Carolyn Klein, author of Unbounded Wholeness, is professor of religious studies at Rice University. She lives in Houston.

LIGHT OF FEARLESS INDESTRUCTIBLE WISDOM: The Life and Legacy of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche
by Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche

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August, 2008      1559393041, 978-1559393041
336 pages, replete with color and b&w photos
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Master of masters, visionary, poet, revealer of profound spiritual treasures, Dudjom Rinpoche was a paramount figure in the history of twentieth-century Tibet. He worked closely with the present Dalai Lama to reinvigorate Tibetan culture and spiritual practice following the Chinese invasion of their homeland. Nyingma masters and devotees, both lay and ordained, unanimously appointed him Supreme Head of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, and he served in this capacity until his death in 1987. He wrote over two dozen volumes of poetry, music, history, and philosophy. In addition, he assembled and published texts which might otherwise have been lost and delivered unprecedented numbers of initiations and teachings to thousands of individuals.

Written by a Nyingma master who served for several years as Dudjom Rinpoche's secretary, this biography celebrates a teacher whose hardships in exile did not diminish his zest for scholarship and practice. "I, the tiger, do not need a rich mansion," he wrote after leaving Tibet. "The tiger's forest thickets are my rich mansion."

Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche (Khentrul Tsewang Dongyal) is a teacher at Padmasambhava Buddhist Centers. He lives in New York.

HURRY UP AND MEDITATE: Your Starter Kit for Inner Peace and Better Health
by David Michie

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September, 2008      1559393068, 978-1559393065
160 pages
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If meditation were available in capsule form, it would be the biggest selling drug of all time. It has been scientifically proven to deliver highly effective stress relief, boost our immune systems, and dramatically slow the aging process. It has also been shown to make us much happier and more effective thinkers. Given all the physical and psychological benefits, why aren't more of us doing it?

In his thought-provoking and entertaining book, David Michie explains the nuts and bolts of meditation. As a busy professional, as well as a long-term meditator, he also gives a first-hand account of how to integrate this transformational practice into everyday life. Combining leading edge science with timeless wisdom, Hurry Up and Meditate provides all the motivation and tools you need to achieve greater balance, better health, and more panoramic perspective on life.

"The idea of infusing our daily schedule with new-found tranquility may sound appealing—but not everyone is temperamentally suited to sitting around in the lotus position chanting 'Om.' Not to mention the fact that some of us just have very active minds. We'd like to meditate—but we're just not capable of switching off.
    "Whoa! Back up a little! These are what I call the most common 'buts' of meditation—as in 'I'd like to meditate, but...' And the amazing thing is that it's exactly the people who use the 'too busy,' 'too hard,' and 'too hyper' justifications who stand to gain the most from meditation.
    "How can I be so sure of this? Because I was one of them.
    "This book has been written for people in a hurry, and its message is quite simple: meditation is probably the best chance you've got to combat stress, cultivate happiness, enhance your performance, realize your goals, and attain mastery of your mental, emotional, and material destiny."—from the Introduction to Hurry Up and Meditate

"Direct, unsentimental and compelling, this is a book for the skeptics, ditherers, and those (many) of us who lapse in our meditative practices. If there is someone in your life you'd like to introduce to meditation, Hurry Up and Meditate is an ideal conversation-starter."—Amanda Sinclair, Melbourne Business School; author, Leadership for the Disillusioned

David Michie is a corporate communications consultant, long-time meditator and author of the best-selling Buddhism for Busy People. He lives in Australia.

THE TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE, Book Eight, Part Three: The Elements of Tantric Practice
by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé, translated by Ingrid Loken McLeod and Elio Guarisco

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September, 2008      155939305X, 978-1559393058
448 pages
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Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye's Treasury of Knowledge in ten volumes is a unique encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as they were presented in Tibet. The Elements of Tantric Practice sets forth the inner system of meditation—that of highest yoga tantra, which comprises two phases. The phase of creation relies primarily on the use of the imagination to effect personal transformation. In the phase of completion, practitioners actually achieve these transformations by the use of powerful inner yogas that manipulate the inner energies and constituents of the mind and body, leading to the realization of the fundamental nature of mind and phenomena. Together these practices constitute, in Kongtrul's words, "a magnificent tradition composed of teachings explicitly set forth in the tantras...cherished by scholars and siddhas of [ancient] India who achieved total realization [by relying] on it."

Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé (1813-1900), a pivotal figure in eastern Tibet's nonsectarian movement, was one of the most outstanding writers and teachers of his time.

IMPERMANENCE: The Time of Man
by David Hodge and Hi-Jin Hodge

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October, 2008      1559393072, 978-1559393076
144 pages, 108 b&w photographs and DVD
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Impermanence, one of Buddhism's "three marks of existence," expresses the idea that all conditioned existence is in flux. Asked to contribute to a 2005 exhibit celebrating the work of the Dalai Lama, multimedia artists David and Hi-Jin Hodge interviewed over a hundred people about impermanence and change in their lives. Their subjects ranged from philosophers to gardeners, economists to spiritual leaders, doctors to patients. The Hodges promised themselves that they would stop when the interviews started to duplicate each other--but that never happened. Even the shyest people could talk about the topic for a long time; even those who appeared far from contemplative had thought deeply about impermanence. The result was incredibly moving. The Hodges' installation consisted of a large, circular arrangement of mounted iPods on which the interviews played simultaneously, each on its own screen. The San Jose Mercury News called the piece "one of the most popular works in the exhibition."

Now this unique record has been made available for a wider audience; it includes both a book and a DVD so that the interviews can be viewed as they were seen in the original exhibit. The book is more than a beautiful record of the exhibit; it blends art, philosophy, and everyday life to present a kaleidoscope of views on a topic everyone has wrestled with. What does it mean that we are constantly changing? How do people confront ideas like death and change? Though impermanence is a central Buddhist concept, it's also a universal concern. We all grow up, change, and eventually pass into another state. Impermanence: The Time of Man provides a range of voices, both profound and heartwarming, that address these questions.

Although the museum installation was a powerful experience, this book and its accompanying DVD stand alone, a potent exploration of the issue of impermanence in everyday life and how individuals learn to stay open and present in a world of constant change.

David Hodge and Hi-Jin Hodge are filmmakers and artists whose work explores complex human and social questions. They live in Half Moon Bay, California.

NATURAL GREAT PERFECTION: Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra Songs
by Nyoshul Khenpo and Lama Surya Das

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October, 2008      1559393122, 978-1559393126
202 pages, 7 b&w photographs
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Dzogchen is the consummate practice of Tibetan Buddhism. A pure awareness practice applicable to any circumstance and readily integrated into modern life, Dzogchen directly introduces us to the inherent freedom, purity and perfection of being that is our true nature.

"This book is wonderful--a treasure house of liberating Dharma. Nyoshul Khenpo's wisdom...opens our minds and inspires our practice."--Joseph Goldstein, author of Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

"A spiritual gem. These heart-songs and teachings of this spiritual master are essential reading."--Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and The Meditative Mind

"...a testament to the vibrancy of Dzogchen lineages, proof that the Natural Great Perfection is alive and well."--The Mirror

Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, one of the most eminent Tibetan meditation masters, is remembered for his brilliant teaching style.

Lama Surya Das is an author, meditation teacher, poet, and founder of the Dzogchen Meditation Center. His many books include The Big Questions, Buddha Is as Buddha Does, Natural Radiance, and Awakening the Buddha Within. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.

YANTRA YOGA: The Tibetan Yoga of Movement
by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, translated by Adriano Clemente

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October, 2008      1559393084, 978-1559393089
424 pages, 45 b&w photographs, 838 b&w line drawings
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Yantra Yoga offers the practitioner an intriguing new approach to awareness practice, parallel to the Hatha Yoga of the Hindu tradition. It will serve to enhance one's physical health, energy, and mental balance. Called the Union of Sun and Moon energy, it is a dynamic system of trulkhor (movement) and differs from more widespread yogas in that it is done without the holding of the asanas (postures). The progression of postures is done with coordinated breath that helps us to relax and achieve a state that is beyond our normal dualistic concepts. Yantra Yoga is a very rich body of knowledge that includes 4 preliminary series, 75 various asanas, 7 breathing practices, 7 lotuses and the vajra wave--108 aspects in all.

Profusely illustrated with drawings and photographs,Yantra Yoga presents Tibet's trulkhor yoga tradition as taught by one if its master exponents, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu.

Yantra Yoga's movements, exercises, and methods of concentration are all based on an eighth-century text whose translation is included, illuminated by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu's commentary. Detailed charts for the timing of the breathing exercises are also included.

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu is one of the great living masters of Dzogchen. He was a professor at the Oriental Institute of the University of Naples, Italy, and is the author of The Crystal and the Way of Light and Dzogchen: The Self-Perfected State.

Adriano Clemente first studied Yantra Yoga with Chogyal Namkhai Norbu in the 1970s. He lives in Italy.

THE DARK RED AMULET: Oral Instructions on the Practice of Vajrakilaya
by Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche

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November, 2008      1559393114, 978-1559393119
160 pages, illustrations, line drawings
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The wrathful deity Vajrakilaya embodies the enlightened activity of all the buddhas in order to subjugate delusion and negativity that can arise as obstacles to spiritual practice. The Vajrakilaya system of meditation is practiced widely in Tibet as well as in Western Buddhist centers.

Written by the renowned scholars Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, The Dark Red Amulet presents a line-by-line description of this Vajrayana practice and describes the history of its oral transmission lineage. This book conveys the essential meaning of the Vajrakilaya teachings and provides an invaluable guide for Tibetan Buddhist practitioners to "discover the absolute vajra nature that will transform every duality hindrance into clear wisdom and compassion."

The book includes a translation of a brief biography of the text's terton, Tsasum Lingpa, and a chapter of students' questions and the Khenpos' answers.

Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche are co-founders and co-directors of Padmasambhava Buddhist Centers. They live in New York.

LIVING IN THE FACE OF DEATH: The Tibetan Tradition
by Glenn H. Mullin

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November, 2008      1559393106, 978-1559393102
240 pages
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Until recently, contemporary Western society viewed death the way the Victorians viewed sex--as taboo, a forbidden subject. Yet Tibetan tradition incorporates death into everyday life. Over the centuries Tibetans have developed a wide-ranging literature on death, of which The Tibetan Book of the Dead--whose author, Karma Lingpa, has a selection included here--is perhaps the best-known. Eight other short texts include works by the Second, Seventh, and Thirteenth Dalai Lamas, and cover meditation techniques to prepare for death, rituals for preparing the dead, and accounts of what transpires during the bardo (the state of consciousness between death and rebirth).

"The translations of the nine texts sparkle with such clarity that the multi-faceted gems of Tibetan Buddhist belief shine boldly."--Publisher's Weekly

"This study performs the service of presenting the Tibetan understanding of death as a whole--circumambulating it, as we might say, to view it in the round."--Huston Smith

Glenn H. Mullin is an internationally renowned Tibetologist, author, and expert on Buddhist meditation. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and Ulan Baatar, Mongolia.