Moving Being

by Khandro Dechen

Khandro Déchen Tsédrüp Rolpa'i Yeshé is a Nyingma Lama who teaches in the Dzogchen lineage of Aro Lingma. Her clear, direct and detailed handbook of sKu-mNyé (kum nye) enables one to enter the dimension of energy revealed through Dzogchen longdé, the series of space. 35 elemental exercises cover 7 dynamic movements from each series of symbolic animals: lion, vulture, tiger, eagle, and garuda. Aro sKu-mNyé can be practised by almost anyone as the forms range from simple to challenging, from mild to strongly aerobic. The theoretical background to the exercises is explained in simple contemporary English, which is accessible to those with no experience of Vajrayana Buddhism, yet will be of value and interest to those who have practised intensively and studied the tradition in depth. The exercises are finely illustrated by Pauline Williams in a western life-drawing style that portrays real-life practitioners rather than perfect iconographic bodies of yogis and yoginis.

133 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Jig-zèd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moving Being is a wonderfully illuminated handbook on sKu-mNyé, the physical exercises from the series of Dzogchen longdé. The subject is approached with the simplicity and breadth of living knowledge that offers a breathtaking clarity, and fullness, in explaining both history and use. The illustrations are pragmatic and also beautiful in how much of the exercise and movement is contained in the line drawings. The book has been written to be helpful in the most basic sense of getting these exercises down pat so that even a beginner can approach the majority of them on a first reading. I have found the book to be a tremendous aid in furthering my knowledge of sKu-mNyé exercises of which I had not previously encountered. And has enriched my appreciation of the expansive benefits that this series offers.