Una raccolta di insegnamenti della tradizione dzogchen del buddhismo tibetano, così eccellenti da essere definiti terma o 'tesori nascosti'. Queste istruzioni-tesoro contengono autentici punti chiave sul piano concettuale e istruzioni sulla pratica: la preziosità consiste nel fatto che nella loro completezza offrono l'essenza di molti altri insegnamenti. Per loro tramite Padmasambhava, insigne maestro buddhista dell'VIII secolo, trasmette tutta la sua saggezza e perfezione spirituale a Yeshe Tsogyal, sua discepola e compagna tantrica, considerata l'emanazione di un buddha femminile. In forma di dialogo, la 'Regina del lago' pone al 'Nato dal loto' (il racconto agiografico vuole che Padmasambhava sia nato con le sembianze di un bambino di otto anni da un fiore di loto galleggiante sul lago Dhanako?a, nel regno di O??iyâna) numerosi quesiti diretti a chiarire i metodi per liberare la mente da tutti gli ostacoli e gli oscuramenti interiori che determinano l'umana sofferenza e dunque il persistere dell'esistenza samsarica. Le risposte del maestro mostrano puntualmente come l'unica via che porta al risveglio della mente, per sua natura primordialmente pura e incontaminata, sia la visione della vacuità, da raggiungere attraverso la pratica meditativa. Tuttavia, la vacuità senza la compassione non è mai indicata come strada che conduce all'illuminazione. Per ottenere i migliori risultati, esorta Urgyen Rinpoche negli insegnamenti introduttivi, è bene unire alla comprensione della vacuità una genuina devozione e compassione, che sono come il calore estivo che scioglie i ghiacci del

Il Libro tibetano dei morti - qui proposto nella prima traduzione integrale italiana del testo approntato con la supervisione del Dalai Lama - è una delle opere più significative della cultura di tutti i tempi. Composto nell'VIII secolo d.C., aiuta chi si accinge a trasmigrare di vita in vita ad affrontare, in piena consapevolezza, il momento cruciale. Dopo oltre mille anni, ancora oggi questo libro presenta una delle descrizioni più intense e vivide dei passaggi che precedono e seguono la morte. Grazie ai suoi versi di commovente bellezza, Il libro tibetano dei morti costituisce un raro messaggio di saggezza, una guida completa all'esistere che insegna a trasformare in profondità la realtà quotidiana.

Esposta in pochi e concisi versi, la quintessenza dell'insegnamento del grande maestro buddhista Padmasambhava. 'Quindi dimora senza sforzo nell'indescrivibile stato privo di sforzo!...'

Nella vita e nella morte, nella meditazione e nel sonno, ogni fase transizionale della coscienza, o bardo, offre un'opportunità per superare limitazioni, frustrazioni, e paure. I profondi insegnamenti di questo libro offrono le istruzioni e la conoscenza necessarie per trasformare ogni fase della vita in un'opportunità di liberazione naturale, non forzata. Come il Libro tibetano dei morti, Liberazione Naturale è un terma, un 'tesoro nascosto' attribuito al maestro dell'VIII secolo noto come Padmasambhava. Il lucido commento di Gyatrul Rinpoche accompagna il testo, chiarendo il sentiero che porta all'illuminazione perfetta. Liberazione Naturale è un contributo essenziale sia per praticanti che per studiosi del buddhismo tibetano.

The role of a Vajra Master in a student's spiritual development to clear away hindrances on the path and enhance self-realization forms the core of this final volume in the Light of Wisdom series. Padmasambhava, the lotus-born founder of Vajrayana Buddhism, established Buddhist doctrine in Tibet during the eighth century. He concealed teachings in the form of hidden treasures, to be revealed at an appropriate time in the future.

The book is a combination of three texts: the root text, The Gradual Path of the Wisdom Essence comprising oral instructions of Padmasambhava, recorded by his chief female disciple, Yeshe Tsogyal; The Light of Wisdom by Jamgön Kongtrül, one of the most prominent Buddhist masters of nineteenth-century Tibet, an extensive commentary on this sacred scripture; and Entering the Path of Wisdom, annotations on the commentary by Jamyang Drakpa, a student of Jamgön Kongtrül as dictated to the scholar Jokyab Rinpoche.

The Vajrayana system of Tibetan Buddhism has many techniques and 'skillful means' for clearing away the impurities that prevent us from fully realizing our essential enlightenment, our Buddha nature. One of the most powerful Vajrayana practices is drubchen, an intensive traditional form of meditation retreat that lasts for about 10 days, during which practitioners recite prayers and the drubchen mantra in shifts for twenty-four hours continuously throughout the period of the retreat. The tradition for practicing drubchen ceremonies has been continued in an unbroken lineage until the present day; the late master Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche revived this tradition at his seat in Nepal, the Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery, where the drubchen is performed every spring with hundreds of lamas, monks, and lay people in attendance.

In Great Accomplishment, modern masters such as Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and Orgyen Topgyal Rinpoche offer perspectives on this rigorous practice. Tibetan teachers often draw an analogy between our enlightened essence and pure gold; if our natures were made of brass, we could spend lifetimes polishing and cleaning them but the base metal would never turn into gold. However, since we already have a divine nature, if we engage in Vajrayana practice, which acts like an alchemical polish, we can realize what we actually are and discover our higher possibilities. The effect of drubchen is multiplied when many people participate in a drubchen ceremony; then many enlightened essences are gathered together in one place, and spiritual practice in such conditions will be more effective than practicing alone. Circumstances will be perfect if we recognize and realize our enlightened essence, but even if we do not, just by taking part in the ceremony we can receive great benefit.

Great Accomplishment offers detailed explanations of these practices and the underlying theories that they are based upon. It gives hands-on advice on the meaning, the application, and the profound results of working together with other practitioners to accomplish the goal of taming our minds and benefiting others. From the most esoteric to the subtlest of practical details, masters Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Orgyen Topgyal Rinpoche, and Lama Putse give a complete guide to this hidden treasure.

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Awakening Upon Dying, with introductory commentary by Dzogchen Buddhist master Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, is a new translation of the ancient text also known as The Great Liberation through Hearing in the Intermediate State. Both a practical guide and intriguing historical, cultural, and spiritual document, this new version incorporates recent discoveries that have allowed for a better translation of previously ambiguous passages.

Revealing a set of instructions designed to facilitate the inner liberation of the dead or dying person, the book provides a guide to navigating the bardo--the interval between death and rebirth. Originally composed by Padmasambhava, an important Indian master of the eighth century, the Tibetan Book of the Dead was concealed in Tibet until it was discovered in the fourteenth century by Karma Lingpa, a famous Tibetan terton (discoverer of ancient texts). Describing in detail the characteristics and fantastic visions of each stage beyond death, the book includes invocations to be read aloud to the dying person, to help his or her successful journey toward the stage of liberation.

Chogyal Namkhai Norbu's introduction clarifies the texts from the Dzogchen point of view and provides a scholarly summary of the ancient material based on his oral teachings and written works. In addition, material from several of Namkhai Norbu's more recent written works and oral teachers have been added, including an essay on the four intermediate states after death entitled Birth, Life, and Death. A full-color 16-page insert of traditional Tibetan art highlights Tibet's unique aesthetic wisdom.

Treasures from Juniper Ridge is a collection of “hidden” or terma teachings given by Padmasambhava, the Tantric master who brought Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet. According to Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Padmasambhava hid many teachings to be uncovered later by “revealers of hidden treasures.” The special quality of the terma teachings is that they provide guidance appropriate for each period of time and individual person. By working with Padmasambhava, Yeshe Tsogyal, his mystic spiritual consort, was able to compile and codify these precious insights and hide them for use by future generations. Treasures from Juniper Ridge presents a variety of significant revelations for seekers on the advanced path of the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition, as well as in-depth explanations of assorted aspects of practice: deity-focused meditation, nonconceptual meditation, death and dying, and recognizing the nature of mind. The book outlines ways for the modern student to apply these teachings while remaining true to Vajrayana Buddhism's traditional principles

Dzogchen Essentials offers a collection of teachings which are principally about clarifying confusion, the mistaken ways we normally relate to our perceptions of environment, body, and senses. Rather than continue the habits of insisting on a solid reality, we are given skillful alternatives and practices and the method to integrate them with the view of the Great Perfection.

Dzogchen Essentials is for the dedicated Vajrayana student. Carrying on from The Dzogchen Primer, it contains a wide range of selections upholding the style of the simple meditator, including pieces by Padmasambhava, Tulku Thondup, Dilgo Khyentse, Dudjom, Tulku Urgyen, Sogyal and Chugyam Trungpa, Rinpoches. Additional sources and facilitator's guidelines enrich study groups and nurture the lone practitioner.

A revealing allegory of obstacles and successes on the spiritual path, Legend is the tale of the construction of the Great Stupa at Boudhanath in Nepal.

The Light of Wisdom Vol. I contains the root terma—hidden treasure text—of Padmasambhava, The Gradual Path of the Wisdom Essence and its commentary The Light of Wisdom by Jamgön Kongtrül the Great. Annotations on the commentary Entering the Path of Wisdom spoken by Jamyang Drakpa and recorded by Jokyab Rinpoche are included as well as clarifications from other masters.

Volume I presents in-depth explanations of the Vajrajana Buddhist perspective. It begins with the nature of the ground, the Buddha nature present in all beings, continues with the teachings that are common to all vehicles, and concludes with the Mahayana and the link to Vajrayana.

Scritto fondamentale del notissimo maestro indiano del VIII secolo, in cui si espone, in modo semplice ed essenziale, i principi delle nove vie della tradizione buddhista tibetana. Il commento del Lama Lodro Gyatso, oltre che teorico, ha una forte valenza pratica ed esperienziale.

Padmasambhava is the primary master of Vajrayana, the teachings for our time. Out of his great compassion and wisdom, he instructed his main disciple Yeshe Tsogyal to conceal terma treasures to be revealed at the destined time for future practitioners. The profundity of this advice is meant to be personally applied by all individuals in all circumstances. Advice from the Lotus Born is a classic work which contains valid truth for anyone who sincerely wants to follow a spiritual path.