Gifted with a natural intelligence, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche became extremely learned. He was accomplished in all five fields of knowledge and remains the example of perfect scholarship. When we reflect on him as a practitioner, it seems that he spent his entire life in retreat. If we contemplate his...

Gifted with a natural intelligence, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche became extremely learned. He was accomplished in all five fields of knowledge and remains the example of perfect scholarship. When we reflect on him as a practitioner, it seems that he spent his entire life in retreat. If we contemplate his...

The most learned Tsele Perna Legdrub was the body- emanation of the great translator Vairochana, and he attained the pinnacle of learning and accomplishment of the masters of the Land of Snow. Also known as Kongpo Gotsang Natsok Rangdrol, he was 'unmatched in the three qualities of scholarship,...

Tibetan Medicine has preserved and unbroken traditions of medicine since its introduction from India in the seventh Century. Rechung Rinpoche (a reincarnation of Rechungpa) gives and English translation of Tibetan medicine.  This book has a biography of the Great Physician Yuthog the elder who...

"This remarkable document, scrupulously compiled from authentic Tibetan sources, tells of the transmission of mystic teachings from India to Tibet and their sub- sequent embodiment in the line of successive incarnate Lamas known as the Karmapa Black-Hats. For the first time the Teachers of the...

The Kalacharka Tantra is said to be the most advanced Vajrayana practice there is. It was a text brought into India in the 900s AD and covers as fields of knowledge such as calculations to make calendars, Medicine, and the Kalachakra practice which involves 960 Deities. This book is a long...

We hear that Vajrayana is superior to other vehicles, but for what reason? Its superiority lies entirely in receiving the ripening em­ powerments and liberating instructions in an authentic way, and in applying them correctly. By doing so we can reach enlightenment, ideally in this very life, or...

The Actual Title of this book is Daring Steps Toward Fearlessness: The Three Vehicles of Buddhism. The book presented here is quite unique in that it provides an insight into the entirety of the Buddha’s teachings, doing so in a manner equally suited to those with an initial interest in Buddhism...

"How could confusion arise as wisdom? According to the Mahamudra view, confusion arises as wisdom when we realize that everything we experience is the radiance of the mind’s own nature. And what is the nature of our mind? And how do we come to recognize that?  These are the questions Gampopa...

The 84 Mahasiddhas were accomplished practitioners who lived outside the monasteries in India and practiced Mahamudra without the constraints of vows and certain behaviors in the 8th to 12th century in India.  The stories are fascinating because the practitioners were ordinary men and women...

Andy Rotman maintains that early Buddhist practice involved the practice of Visualization in additions to the Chanting and prayers. This very comprehensive books of 300 pages traces the whole practice of visualization in Buddhism up to the present.  

The Heart Sutra is a condensation of the vast Pajnaparamita sutras on emptiness. This 5 minute sutra is recited in many Buddhist centers across the world. While being short, it is extremely profound and here Bokar Rinpoche explains its meaning and how it relates to understanding emptiness. In the...