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A collection of readings on the six yogas of Naropa - inner heat, illusory body, clear light, consciousness transference, forceful projection and bardo yoga. This work discusses the practices, their context and the historical continuity of this esoteric tradition, which is said to bring full enlightenment in one lifetime.

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Including a 60-minute CD of mantras, this practical, step-by-step handbook to Tibetan meditation is written by a world-renowned Tibetan lama. 100 b&w illustrations. 8-page color insert.

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This is a practical manual to the two types of mediation that form the core of Buddhist spiritual practice.

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Khenpo Namdrol presents a lucid and detailed explanation of the history and practice of Vajrakilaya.

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Tantra is generally associated with the esoteric use of power and sex, mysterious rituals undertaken by initiates, wrathful gods and goddesses, as well as breathtakingly beautiful mandalas, deeply moving chants intoned by brocade-draped Tibetan monks to the syncopated rhythms of bells and drums. This book clarifies the nature of tantric practice.

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"As his life drew to a close, thirteenth-century Zen master Eihei Dogen chose to make his final teaching an interpretation of the Buddha's own final teaching, which was on the eight qualities of a great person. The inimitable Japanese Zen teacher Kosho Uchiyama Roshi delivers an insightful commentary on these eight qualities"--

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"Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche's teachings on the practice of the sadhana"--

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From an award-winning journalist, here is the story of an unforgettable journey from the east to the west in the company of the extraordinary women who choose to dedicate their lives to Buddhism.

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The Six Perfection (generosity, ethical discipline, patience, enthusiastic effort, concentration, and wisdom) are practiced by Bodhisattvas who have the supreme intention of attaining enlightenment for the sake of all living beings.

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Anyone who has read more than a few books on Tibetan Buddhism will have encountered references tot he Six Yogas of Naropa. The six practices-inner heat, illsory bosy, clear light, consciousness transference, forceful projection and bardo yoga-gradually came to prevade thousands of monastaries, nunneries, and hermitages throughout Central Asia over the past five and a half centuries.

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When The Sound of One Hand Clapping came out in Japan in 1916 it caused a scandal. Certainly the nameless Zen renegade who smuggled the book out to the world was bent on exposing the monasteries of his day as factories for making monks rather than centers of No-Mind. A century later, things look very different. This book deals with this topic.

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Zen is probably the most well known yet misunderstood version of Buddhism in the West. The Spirit of Zen presents the most basic principles and practices of Zen in a simple yet authentic fashion. The Spirit of Zen guides you down the path to enlightenment with stories, history and practical guidance from the masters of Zen.

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Dzogchen is the Tibetan tradition that introduces the practitioner directly to the nature of his or her own mind. This is a presentation of one of the tradition's ancient texts, the Kunjed Gyalpo or All-Creating King.

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Hui-Neng (638-713) was an illiterate woodcutter who attained enlightenment in a flash. He became the Sixth Patriarch of Chinese Zen, and founder of the "Sudden Enlightenment" school. This collection of his talks is the only Zen record of its kind to be honoured with the term "scripture".

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Compilation of Ch'ogyam Trungpa Rinpoche's Vajradhatu Seminary teachings in three volumes.

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Originally published under title: The teacup and the skullcup: Cheogyam Trungpa on Zen and Tantra. Halifax, N.S.: Vajradhatu Publications 2007.

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Conveys the quintessence of the Mahayana path to perfection.

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The wish for freedom, the altruistic intention, and the wisdom realizing emptiness constitute the essence of the Buddhist path. In this teaching, Geshe Sonam Rinchen explains, in clear and readily accessible terms, Je Tsongkhapas (13571419) famed presentation of these three essential topics.