The Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Himalayan tantric Buddhism require a long period of intensive training in meditation a three-year, three-month retreat before a practitioner is considered to be a qualified teacher. "Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat Manual" was written in the mid-nineteenth century for those who wish to embark on this rigorous training. It guides them in preparing for retreat, provides full details of the program of meditation, and offers advice for their re-entry into the world. "Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat Manual" also introduces us to one of the towering figures of...
The Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Himalayan tantric Buddhism require a long period of intensive training in meditation a three-year, three-month ret...
Wellsprings of the Great Perfection presents the primary sources explaining how the Dzogchen teachings came into this world, who received them and through whom they passed. It is an impressive collection of original translations from a vast number of classical Tibetan documents, including songs of realization by the early masters of the lineage. " The Dzogchen teachings of the Greatest Secret, also known as the Great Perfection, are the words of the compassionate Buddha, and among the causal and resultant vehicles, they are of the type that employ the fruition as the path, Wellsprings of...
Wellsprings of the Great Perfection presents the primary sources explaining how the Dzogchen teachings came into this world, who received them and thr...
