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The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.40 — 2,239 ratings — published
Creation and Completion: Essential Points of Tantric Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.66 — 113 ratings — published 1840
White Lotus: An Explanation of the Seven-line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.76 — 116 ratings — published 2007
The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel: The Practice of Guru Yoga According to the Longchen Nyingthig Tradition (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.68 — 85 ratings — published 1988
Living is Dying: How to Prepare for Dying, Death and Beyond (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.11 — 220 ratings — published
The Hundred Verses of Advice: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on What Matters Most (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.52 — 134 ratings — published 2000
The Heart of Compassion: The Thirty-seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.62 — 353 ratings — published 2007
A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.62 — 82 ratings — published 2006
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.22 — 8,986 ratings — published 1973
Nagarjuna's Letter To A Friend: With Commentary By Kangyur Rinpoche (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.33 — 165 ratings — published 200
Poison is Medicine: Clarifying the Vajrayana (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.64 — 66 ratings — published
Love and Liberation: Autobiographical Writings of the Tibetan Buddhist Visionary Sera Khandro (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.48 — 27 ratings — published 2014
Lady of the Lotus-Born: The Life and Enlightenment of Yeshe Tsogyal (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.53 — 73 ratings — published 2002
Enlightened Vagabond: The Life and Teachings of Patrul Rinpoche (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.32 — 238 ratings — published
Magic Dance: The Display of the Self-Nature of the Five Wisdom Dakinis (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.55 — 83 ratings — published 1985
The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones: The Practice of View, Meditation, and Action: A Discourse Virtuous in the Beginning, Middle, and End (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.55 — 221 ratings — published 1992
Spectrum of Ecstasy: Embracing the Five Wisdom Emotions of Vajrayana Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.46 — 127 ratings — published 1986
Secret of the Vajra World: The Tantric Buddhism of Tibet (World of Tibetan Buddhism, Vol. 2)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.40 — 252 ratings — published 2001
Brilliant Moon: The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.45 — 137 ratings — published 2008
Not For Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.43 — 590 ratings — published 2012
The Jewel Ornament of Liberation: The Wish-Fulfilling Gem of the Noble Teachings (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.52 — 364 ratings — published 1100
Guru Yoga: According to the Preliminary Practice of Longchen Nyingtik (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.72 — 32 ratings — published 1999
The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.50 — 229 ratings — published 1962
Wild Awakening: The Heart of Mahamudra and Dzogchen (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.33 — 98 ratings — published 2003
Turning Confusion into Clarity: A Guide to the Foundation Practices of Tibetan Buddhism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.43 — 345 ratings — published 2014
The Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,231 ratings — published 1976
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.20 — 33,564 ratings — published 1992
Tara: The Feminine Divine (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.32 — 76 ratings — published 1999
Dream Yoga and the Practice of Natural Light (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 3.93 — 289 ratings — published 1992
Mahamudra: The Moonlight -- Quintessence of Mind and Meditation (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.81 — 75 ratings — published 1550
Tara's Enlightened Activity: An Oral Commentary on the Twenty-One Praises to Tara (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.54 — 63 ratings — published 2004
In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,855 ratings — published 2019
Tibetan Sound Healing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.46 — 149 ratings — published
Healing with Form, Energy, and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.45 — 286 ratings — published 2002
Karmamudra: The Yoga of Bliss (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.51 — 47 ratings — published
The Tibetan Book of the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.16 — 10,760 ratings — published 1350
Clearing the Way to Awakening: A Nine-Step Practice from Tibetan Buddhism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.60 — 5 ratings — published
The Bardo Guidebook (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.36 — 28 ratings — published 2004
The Taming of the Demons: Violence and Liberation in Tibetan Buddhism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.14 — 36 ratings — published 2011
The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra, and Dzogchen (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.51 — 298 ratings — published 1986
The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Volume 1) (The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path, the Lamrim Chenmo)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.66 — 205 ratings — published 1990
Shambhala: The Road Less Travelled in Western Tibet (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 3.58 — 24 ratings — published 2006
The Union of Dzogchen and Bodhichitta (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.57 — 42 ratings — published 2006
Myriad Worlds (The Treasury of Knowledge, Book 1)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.02 — 48 ratings — published 1995
Sharp Practice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.00 — 11 ratings — published
The Magic of Vajrayana (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.55 — 91 ratings — published 2023
How To Free Your Mind: Tara The Liberator (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.18 — 132 ratings — published 2005
Wisdom Nectar: Dudjom Rinpoche's Heart Advice (Tsadra)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.65 — 26 ratings — published 2005
The Practice of Mahamudra (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.38 — 39 ratings — published 1999
Tibetan Zen: Discovering a Lost Tradition (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as vajrayana)
avg rating 4.26 — 39 ratings — published 2015
“Remember, if a teaching is not threatening to the ego, the armored archetype within us, then it’s not doing its job. So if people are fixated on chastity, a display of licentiousness will be useful. If someone thinks licentiousness is the path, then emphasize chastity. Sobriety, drunkenness. Logical thought, crazy thought.”
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“There are many thoughts that always arise, but thoughts are impermanent; they come and go. The mind from which they arise, however, abides like space; it never comes and goes. It is always there, it has always been there, and it will always be there. It is like space, or a vast ocean, or a mirror. It never goes anywhere, just like space.
Therefore, do not cling to the temporary thoughts. No matter how much you cling to them you cannot actually hold on to them, as they are impermanent by nature. Rather, observe that which never goes away, the clear knowing awareness that recognizes all the thoughts arising. This awareness is the Buddha within you; it is your true nature. Whatever thoughts arise, negative thoughts, sadness, afflictive emotions, do not follow them but continue to observe with mindfulness.
When this mindfulness is sustained, arising thoughts will naturally dissipate without the need to abandon them. This awareness must be upheld, not only in meditation sessions, but also during all your activities. No matter what you experience, happiness or suffering, it does not affect your awareness; it always is as it is. This nature is Buddha nature, and every being has it.”
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Therefore, do not cling to the temporary thoughts. No matter how much you cling to them you cannot actually hold on to them, as they are impermanent by nature. Rather, observe that which never goes away, the clear knowing awareness that recognizes all the thoughts arising. This awareness is the Buddha within you; it is your true nature. Whatever thoughts arise, negative thoughts, sadness, afflictive emotions, do not follow them but continue to observe with mindfulness.
When this mindfulness is sustained, arising thoughts will naturally dissipate without the need to abandon them. This awareness must be upheld, not only in meditation sessions, but also during all your activities. No matter what you experience, happiness or suffering, it does not affect your awareness; it always is as it is. This nature is Buddha nature, and every being has it.”
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