Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism
10 best books like Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism (Lama Anagarika Govinda): Be Here Now, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Crazy Wisdom, Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism, Women Of Wisdom, The Mind of Clover: Essays in Zen Buddhist Ethics, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation: The Wish-Fulfilling Gem of the Noble Teachings, Secret of the Vajra World: The Tantric Buddhism of Tibet, Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America, Self-Liberation Through Seeing with Naked Awareness
Describes one man's transformation upon his acceptance of the principles of Yoga & gives a modern restatement of the importance of the spiritual side of human nature. Illustrated.
The book is divided into four sections:
Journey: The Transformation: Dr Richard Alpert, PhD into Baba...
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
| Author | Padmasambhava |
| ISBN | 1855384124 |
Imagine that as you leave your body at death, you hear the voice of a loved one whispering in your ear explanations of everything you see in the world beyond. Unlike other translations of the Bar do thos grol, the so-called
Tibetan Book of the Dead
, Robert Thurman's takes literally the entire gamut of...
| Author | Chögyam Trungpa |
| ISBN | 1570628947 |
Chögyam Trungpa describes "crazy wisdom" as an innocent state of mind that has the quality of early morning—fresh, sparkling, and completely awake. This fascinating book examines the life of Padmasambhava—the revered Indian teacher who brought Buddhism to Tibet—to illustrate the principle...
| Author | Judith Simmer-Brown |
The primary emblem of the feminine in Tibetan Buddhism is the dakini, or "sky-dancer," a semi-wrathful spirit-woman who manifests in visions, dreams, and meditation experiences. Western scholars and interpreters of the dakini, influenced by Jungian psychology and feminist goddess theology,...
| Author | Tsultrim Allione |
| ISBN | 1559391413 |
Women of Wisdom explores and celebrates the spiritual potential of all women, as exemplified by the lives of six Tibetan female mystics. These stories of great women who have achieved full illumination, overcoming cultural prejudices and a host of other problems which male practitioners do not encounter,...
| Author | Robert Aitken |
| ISBN | 0865471584 |
In Taking the Path of Zen, Robert Aitken provided a concise guide to zazen (Zen meditation) and other aspects of the practice of Zen. In The Mind of Clover he addresses the world beyond the zazen cushions, illuminating issues of appropriate personal and social action through an exploration of the philosophical...
| Author | Gampopa |
| ISBN | 1559390921 |
In all his studies, The Jewel Ornament of Liberation is one of the texts that Khenpo [Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche, the translator of this edition] found to be most inspiring. Lord Gampopa lays out the teachings in a clear and systematic way that is understandable to beginners. At the same time, the work...
This book provides an entrée into the Tantric (or Vajrayana) Buddhism of Tibet, as conveyed by Tibetan masters teaching in the West, and as received by their Western students. The Tantric tradition is a unique collection of lesser-known texts, concepts, and meditation practices that are usually...
Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America
| Author | Chris Arnade |
| ISBN | 0525534733 |
Widely acclaimed photographer and writer Chris Arnade shines new light on America's poor, drug-addicted, and forgotten--both urban and rural, blue state and red state--and indicts the elitists who've left them behind.
Like Jacob Riis in the 1890s, Walker Evans in the 1930s, or Michael...
Self-Liberation Through Seeing with Naked Awareness
| Author | Karma Lingpa |
| ISBN | 1559391448 |
A text belonging to the same cycle as The Tibetan Book of the Dead, this instruction on the method of "self-liberation" presents the essence of Dzogchen, "the Great Perfection," regarded in Tibet as the highest and most esoteric teaching of the Buddha.
Teaching the attainment of Buddhahood...
Yantra Yoga: The Tibetan Yoga of Movement: A Stainless Mirror of Jewels: A Commentary on Vairocana's the Union of the Sun and Moon Yantra
| Author | Namkhai Norbu |
| ISBN | 1559393084 |
Yantra Yoga, the Buddhist parallel to the Hathayoga of the Hindu tradition, is a system of practice entailing bodily movements, breathing exercises and visualizations. Originally transmitted by the mahasiddhas of India and Oddiyana, its practice is nowadays found in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism...
