Guru Rinpoche A Guide to His Work Related Topics Nyingma Lineages: Dudjom Tersar | Longchen Nyingtik | Namcho & Palyul Guides to Other Important Nyingma Figures: Rongzompa | Longchenpa | Jigme Lingpa | Patrul Rinpoche | Sera Khandro | Mipham Rinpoche | Dilgo Khyentse | Dudjom Rinpoche Padmasambhava (8th century), often known colloquially as Guru Rinpoche

Chöd: A Guide for Readers Machig Labdron, The Tibetan Yogini, 19th century Chöd, often pronounced "chö," is a meditative practice found in both the Buddhist and Bön traditions of Tibet. Chöd, translated literally as "cutting through," incorporates chanting, music, and visualization aimed as cutting through hindrances and obscurations that cloud ultimate wisdom and understanding of

Related Reader's Guides Related Tibetan Lineages: Jonang | Shangpa Kagyu | Kagyu Guides to Other Important Tibetan Buddhist Figures: Jamgon Kongtrul | Longchenpa | Tsongkhapa | Jigme Lingpa | Patrul Rinpoche Jetsün Taranatha, Kunga Nyingpo (1575-1634) Portrait of Taranatha, courtesy of the Jonang Foundation Jetsun Taranatha (1575-1634), also known as Kungpa Nyingpo, was a great

Knowing How to Be Satisfied An excerpt from Alive Until You’re Dead by Susan Moon. What is given to us is the chance to become human beings together. Even the challenges and the difficulties are given to us. We didn’t ask for these challenges, but they are given, and what is given is a gift.

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Reunion of Mother and Son The following is an excerpt from The Woman Who Raised the Buddha By Wendy Garling Foreword by H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama The Woman Who Raised the Buddha$18.95 - PaperbackBy: Wendy Garling Add to Cart4 reviews on Amazon Just as Mahaprajapati’s life was upended when Maya died, it was about to happen

"Tommy" Dorsey, Zazen, and Suzuki-Roshi An excerpt from Street Zen Tommy (Issan): “So off I went barefoot, patched pants, long hair. We got up an hour before you were supposed to be there: me, Mickey, and James used to come with us sometimes too. We’d get up in the morning, have a cup of coffee, smoke

On Constantly Being in the Present From Finding Freedom When we think of what seems like the enormous amount of time we have in life, we all have a tendency to put things off that we could do today. This is because we live with promises that life is long and that time is constantly on

Excerpt from Four Men Shaking: Searching for Sanity with Samuel Beckett, Norman Mailer, and My Perfect Zen Teacher I go to sleep early but wake in a panic, realizing at once that Roshi’s talk is simmering in my mind. No label—not “anxiety,” not “terror,” not even “panic”—seems right for my condition until it occurs to

First Free Women Poems Excerpted from The First Free Women Another Mitta ~ Friend My mother always told me, Be good— and you’ll get everything you ever wanted. Now I eat once a day and wear only a shaved head and double robe. It took some strength. It took some courage to try and see