Blazing Splendor

Author : Rinpoche Urgyen (Tulku),Marcia Binder Schmidt
Publisher : Rangjung Yeshe Publications
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Buddhists
ISBN : 9789627341567

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Blazing Splendor by Rinpoche Urgyen (Tulku),Marcia Binder Schmidt Pdf

With unsurpassed honesty and humility, the highly influential meditation master Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche offers a glimpse into the remarkable reality of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as an in depth portrait of the lost culture of old Tibet. This grand narrative stretches across generations, providing an inspiring glimpse into a realm of remarkable human achievement quite different from our familiar, mundane world. Intimate in tone, these personal memoirs recount the influences and experiences that shaped one of the great spiritual teachers of our time. Blazing Splendor is of both spiritual and historical importance.

Author : Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-10-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781614298656

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Blazing Splendor by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Pdf

An insightful memoir illuminating the profound experiences and magical world of a Tibetan Buddhist master. “Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was among Tibetan Buddhism’s greatest teachers of the twentieth century. His memoir, Blazing Splendor, invites us to join him as he looks back over a life that put him at the center of an unparalleled spiritual abundance. Through his unblinking eyes we meet remarkable contemplative adepts. And through the lens of his awakened awareness, we see the world from a fresh, eye-opening perspective. It is a sweeping account that shares with readers a world where miracles, mystery, and deep insight are the order of the day—a world as reflected through the open, lucid quality of Tulku Urgyen’s mind.” —from the foreword by Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence Blazing Splendor is a rare and profound gift: an intimate view into the world of one of the most celebrated and influential meditation masters of the last century. In these memoirs, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920–96) recounts with incredible lucidity and humility his unique spiritual and familial heritage, his training in Tibetan Buddhism, and remarkable encounters with some of the most renowned masters of Tibet. This wide-reaching narrative stretches across generations to provide insight into the lived experience of contemplative adepts and into life before and after the Cultural Revolution, which left Tibet changed forever. Born the great-grandson of the seminal terma-revealer Chokgyur Lingpa and a holder of both Nyingma and Kagyu lineages, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche tells us of his unique family legacy, in which each generation has been saturated with spiritual accomplishments. He tells of how he, in time, became responsible for learning and then transmitting this lineage of Buddhist teachings, which continues today in the flourishing activities of his surviving sons Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Blazing Splendor is a window into the life of a Mahamudra and Dzogchen master that illuminates the transmission of sacred teachings in a modern world—a world we inhabit too, where the miraculous and the mundane exist side by side.

Author : Deven M. Patel
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231536530

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Text to Tradition by Deven M. Patel Pdf

Written in the twelfth century, the Naisadhiyacarita (The Adventures of Nala, King of Nisadha) is a seminal Sanskrit poem beloved by South Asian literary communities for nearly a millennium. This volume introduces readers to the poem's author, his reading communities, the modes through which the poem has been read and used, the contexts through which it became canonical, its literary offspring, and the emotional power it still holds for the culture that values it. Text to Tradition privileges the intellectual, affective, and social forms of cultural practice that inform a region's people and institutions. It also proposes a new way to conduct literary historiography, understanding literary texts as "traditions" in their own right and emphasizing the various players and critical genres involved in their reception. The book underscores the importance of the close study of individual works to building a history of literary cultures. In addition, it creates a groundbreaking model for approaching the study of other venerated South Asian texts.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Ballads, English
ISBN : WISC:89066732900

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The Irish National Songster by Anonim Pdf

Author : WEARING OF THE GREEN SONG BOOK.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017823819

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The Wearing of the Green Song Book by WEARING OF THE GREEN SONG BOOK. Pdf

Author : Maria Paige Vosacek
Publisher : Light Technology Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780964068391

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Dedicated to the Soul/Sole Good of Humanity by Maria Paige Vosacek Pdf

Who are you? What are you? From whence have you come? Where are you destined to go? --Socrates As a doorway to the light, this book offers a vision of the world we would create if our lives honored the supreme force, God the Father. Through personal experiences and her own visionary view, the author offers a “feast for thought†illuminated with verses from the Bible. “The finite is the infinite waiting to be freed. Evil (error) is good gone astray ... the misguidance of the One Power. The child of God with the unlit candle upon the altar of the heart is the child who seeks to light the candle but knows it not ... for the breath of ignorance has tombed the wanting sightless eye.†To open the unseeing eyes of the reader, there is a series of explorations, drawn from her life of seeing beyond the doorway into the Light. It is profoundly moving and inspiring. Messages communicated through nature Dreams, voices and visions in “Divine Light†Healing oneself and others with love UFOs Family, relationships, marriage and children Dreamtime/spiritual classroom Crystals as windows of Light and intelligence Transmutation and ascension

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 906 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Songs, English
ISBN : HARVARD:HNZTLA

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Songs of Ireland and Other Lands by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 1680 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400833269

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The Rāmāyaṇa of Vālmīki: An Epic of Ancient India, Volume VI by Anonim Pdf

The sixth book of the Ramayana of Valmiki, the Yuddhakanda, recounts the final dramatic war between the forces of good led by the exiled prince Rama, and the forces of evil commanded by the arch demon Ravana. The hero Rama's primary purpose in the battle is to rescue the abducted princess Sita and destroy the demon king. However, the confrontation also marks the turning point for the divine mission of the Ramavatara, the incarnation of Lord Visnu as a human prince, who will restore righteousness to a world on the brink of chaos. The book ends with the gods' revelation to Rama of his true divine nature, his emotional reunion with his beloved wife, his long-delayed consecration as king of Kosala, and his restoration of a utopian age. The Yuddhakanda contains some of the most extraordinary events and larger-than-life characters to be found anywhere in world literature. This sixth volume in the critical edition and translation of the Valmiki Ramayana includes an extensive introduction, exhaustive notes, and a comprehensive bibliography.

Author : Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385324398

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The Mahabharata of Khrisna-Dwaipayana Vyasa; III. The Book of the Forest Part One by Kisari Mohan Ganguli Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883-1896.

Author : David R. Slavitt
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780810130593

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Mahabharata by David R. Slavitt Pdf

Within its 200,000 verse lines in Sanskrit the Mahabharata takes on many roles: epic poem, foundational text of Hinduism, and, more broadly, the engaging story of a dynastic struggle and the passing of an age when man and gods intermingled. David R. Slavitt’s sparkling new edition condenses the epic for the general reader. At its core, the Mahabharata is the story of the rivalry between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, two related noble families who are struggling for control of a kingdom in ancient northern India. Slavitt’s readable, plot-driven, single-volume account describes an arc from the conception and birth of Bhishma to that hero's death, while also introducing the four goals of life at the center of Hinduism: dharma (righteousness, morality, duty), artha (purpose), kāma (pleasure), and moksa (spiritual liberation). The Mahabharata is engaging, thrilling, funny, charming, and finally awesome, with a range in timbre from the impish naivete of fairy tales to the solemnity of our greatest epics, and this single-volume edition is the best introduction available.

Author : Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385324329

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The Mahabharata of Khrisna-Dwaipayana Vyasa; I. The Book of the Beginning by Kisari Mohan Ganguli Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883-1896.

Author : Dilgo Khyentse
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834823488

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Brilliant Moon by Dilgo Khyentse Pdf

Through lively anecdotes and stories this highly revered Buddhist meditation master and scholar tells about his life of study, retreat, and teaching. The formative events of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s life, and those insights and experiences that caused him to mature into the warm, brilliant, and highly realized meditation master and teacher he was, are deeply inspiring. The second half of the book comprises recollections by his wife; his grandson, Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche; Tenga Rinpoche; the Queen Mother of Bhutan; and many prominent teachers.

Author : Matthieu Ricard,Dza Patrul Rinpoche
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611803303

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Enlightened Vagabond by Matthieu Ricard,Dza Patrul Rinpoche Pdf

Colorful stories about and profound teachings of Patrul Rinpoche, one of the most impactful teachers and thinkers in the Tibetan tradition from the nineteenth century. The life and teachings of the wandering yogi Patrul Rinpoche—a highly revered Buddhist master and scholar of nineteenth-century Tibet—come alive in true stories gathered and translated by the French Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard over more than thirty years, based on the oral accounts of great contemporary teachers as well as written sources. Patrul’s life story reveals the nature of a highly realized being as he transmits the Dharma in everything he does, teaching both simple nomads and great lamas in ways that are often unconventional and even humorous, but always with uncompromising authenticity.

Author : Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438451305

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Eminent Buddhist Women by Karma Lekshe Tsomo Pdf

Explores the exemplary legacy of Buddhist women across the centuries and across the Buddhist world. Eminent Buddhist Women reveals the exemplary legacy of Buddhist women through the centuries. Despite the Buddha’s own egalitarian values, Buddhism as a religion has been dominated by men for more than two thousand years. With few exceptions, the achievements of Buddhist women have remained hidden or ignored. The narratives in this book call into question the criteria for “eminence” in the Buddhist tradition and how these criteria are constructed and controlled. Each chapter pays a long-overdue tribute to one woman or a group of women from across the Buddhist world, including the West. Using a variety of sources, from orally transmitted legends to firsthand ethnographic research, contributors examine the key issues women face in their practice of Buddhist ethics, contemplation, and social action. What emerges are Buddhist principles that transcend gender: loving kindness, compassion, wisdom, spiritual attainment, and liberation. “In her chapter ‘What Is a Relevant Role Model?’ Rita Gross describes the need for more stories about Buddhist women, particularly those whose feats are not so fabled as to seem out of reach for contemporary practitioners. This volume advances that objective, mapping the paths of numerous, often lesser-known women who have dedicated their lives to Buddhism and inspired their communities.” — Buddhadharma “Educational and inspirational, this important collection will appeal to scholars and practitioners alike.” — Hsiao-Lan Hu, author of This-Worldly Nibb?na: A Buddhist-Feminist Social Ethic for Peacemaking in the Global Community

Author : Daniel Goleman,Richard J. Davidson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780399184406

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Altered Traits by Daniel Goleman,Richard J. Davidson Pdf

Two New York Times–bestselling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can really do for the brain. In the last twenty years, meditation and mindfulness have gone from being kind of cool to becoming an omnipresent Band-Aid for fixing everything from your weight to your relationship to your achievement level. Unveiling here the kind of cutting-edge research that has made them giants in their fields, Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson show us the truth about what meditation can really do for us, as well as exactly how to get the most out of it. Sweeping away common misconceptions and neuromythology to open readers’ eyes to the ways data has been distorted to sell mind-training methods, the authors demonstrate that beyond the pleasant states mental exercises can produce, the real payoffs are the lasting personality traits that can result. But short daily doses will not get us to the highest level of lasting positive change—even if we continue for years—without specific additions. More than sheer hours, we need smart practice, including crucial ingredients such as targeted feedback from a master teacher and a more spacious, less attached view of the self, all of which are missing in widespread versions of mind training. The authors also reveal the latest data from Davidson’s own lab that point to a new methodology for developing a broader array of mind-training methods with larger implications for how we can derive the greatest benefits from the practice. Exciting, compelling, and grounded in new research, this is one of those rare books that has the power to change us at the deepest level.