Women Of Wisdom
10 best books like Women Of Wisdom (Tsultrim Allione): The Words of My Perfect Teacher, The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk, Reflections On A Mountain Lake: Teachings On Practical Buddhism, Dakini Power: Twelve Extraordinary Women Shaping the Transmission of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism, Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies For Modern Life, The Great Path of Awakening: The Classic Guide to Lojong, a Tibetan Buddhist Practice for Cultivating the Heart of Compassion, Dragon Thunder: My Life with Chogyam Trungpa, Secret of the Vajra World: The Tantric Buddhism of Tibet, Mind Beyond Death
| Author | Patrul Rinpoche |
| ISBN | 1570624127 |
My favorite quote so far...
There is not a single being in samsara, this immense ocean of suffering, who in the course of time without beginning has never been our father or mother. When they were our parents, these beings' only thought was to raise us with the greatest possible kindness, protecting...
| Author | Palden Gyatso |
| ISBN | 0802135749 |
Palden Gyatso was born in a Tibetan village in 1933 and became an ordained Buddhist monk at 18 — just as Tibet was in the midst of political upheaval. When Communist China invaded Tibet in 1950, it embarked on a program of “reform” that would eventually affect all of Tibet’s citizens and nearly...
| Author | Tenzin Palmo |
| ISBN | 1559391758 |
This book is a spiritual classic, instantly and deeply meaningful to any reader who is looking for real guidance on the path towards meaning and purpose in life.
Although REFLECTIONS ON A MOUNTAIN LAKE isn't the global best seller that it deserves to be, Tenzin Palmo herself is fairly well-known...
| Author | Michaela Haas |
| ISBN | 1559394072 |
What drives a young London librarian to board a ship to India, meditate in a remote cave by herself for twelve years, and then build a flourishing nunnery in the Himalayas? How does a surfer girl from Malibu become the head of the main international organization for Buddhist women? Why does the daughter...
| 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 | Sakyong Mipham |
| ISBN | 0767920805 |
You’re stuck in the airport security line, late for a flight. The line isn’t moving. You’re angry at the security personnel for taking so long, you’re irritated at the other passengers for having so much stuff, you’re mad at your boss for sending you on this trip in the first place. By the time...
| Author | Jamgon Kongtrul |
| ISBN | 1590302141 |
Here is a practical Buddhist guidebook that offers techniques for developing a truly compassionate heart in the midst of everyday life. For centuries, Tibetans have used fifty-nine pithy slogans—such as "A joyous state of mind is a constant support" and "Don't talk about others' shortcomings"—as...
| Author | Diana J. Mukpo |
| ISBN | 1590305345 |
“It was not always easy to be the guru’s wife,” writes Diana Mukpo. “But I must say, it was rarely boring.” At the age of sixteen, Diana Mukpo left school and broke with her upper-class English family to marry Chögyam Trungpa, a young Tibetan lama who would go on to become a major figure in the...
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...
| Author | Dzogchen Ponlop |
| ISBN | 1559392762 |
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,...
| Author | Dilgo Khyentse |
| ISBN | 0877734933 |
In this book, two great Tibetan Buddhist masters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries challenge us to critically examine our materialistic preoccupations and think carefully about how we want to spend the rest of our lives. At the same time, they provide practical guidance in following the Buddhist...
Based on HAVING THE THREE CONVICTIONS by Lama Je Tsong Khapa (1357-1419 AD), this book examines the renowned Six Yogas of Naropa, a stage in the practice of Yoga Tantra. Through experiential commentary, guided meditation, and practical advice, Lama Yeshe brings the reader a tantalizing taste of the...
Journey Without Goal: The Tantric Wisdom of the Buddha
| Author | Chögyam Trungpa |
| ISBN | 1570627576 |
Based on the author's talks at Naropa University, this volume introduces the reader to the principles of tantra, based on the practice of meditation, which leads to the discovery of egolessness. Trungpa Rinpoche provides a direct and experiential picture of the tantric world, explaining the importance...
| Author | B. Alan Wallace |
| ISBN | 1559392002 |
All of us have attitudes. Some of them accord with reality and serve us well throughout the course of our lives. Others are out of alignment with reality and cause us problems. Tibetan Buddhist practice isn't just sitting in silent meditation, it's developing fresh attitudes that align our minds with...
| Author | Dalai Lama XIV |
| ISBN | 1590307070 |
The fourteenth Dalai Lama, a living embodiment of the bodhisattva ideal, presents here detailed practical guidance based on sections of The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva, the best-known text of Mahayana Buddhism. The Dalai Lama explains this classic and beloved work, showing how anyone can...
| Author | Namkhai Norbu |
| ISBN | 1559391359 |
In The Crystal and the Way of Light, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu examines the spiritual path from the viewpoint of Dzogchen. He discusses the base path and fruit of Dzogchen practice, and describes his education and how he met his principal master who showed him the real meaning of direct introduction to Dzogchen....
