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Tackling two of the fundamental questions of humanity--on the one hand, the natural, instinctive search for daily health and well-being, and on the other, the cultivation of a spiritual dimension--this study argues that in both cases it's necessary to address birth, life, and death profoundly and concretely. Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, one of the world's leading teachers of the Dzogchen tradition, which seeks to restore an individual to his natural or primordial state, begins by explaining the characteristics of the human organism as they are understood by traditional Tibetan medicine. He proceeds to analyze birth, discussing issues such as the secondary causes that determine a baby's sex and the different constitutions of a child. The section on life shows how an understanding of the three doors of the organism--body, voice, and energy--can lead to better physical, mental, and spiritual health. A final section on the topic of death evaluates human reactions toward this inevitability and offers an illuminating guide, based on the teachings in the Bardo Thodol, or the Tibetan Book of the Dead, for the change of state that abandoning the physical body entails. This book is not solely intended for Dzogchen practitioners or followers of Tibetan Buddhism, but for anyone who seeks alternatives paths toward health and well-being.
This volume offers a complete introduction to Yantra yoga, a traditional form of Tibetan yoga that originated from an eighth century Tibetan Buddhist sacred text. Passed down from teacher to student, Yantra yoga's current lineage holder is Dzogchen Buddhist master Chogyal Namkhai Norbu who has been teaching the method in the West since the 1970s. This book describes the 108 sets of movements (yantras) and presents each yantra as a sequence of seven phases of movement connected with seven phases of breathing.
In "Dream Yoga and the Practice of Natural Light," Chogyal Namkhai
Norbu gives instructions for developing clarity within the sleep
and dream states. He goes beyond the practices of lucid dreaming
that have been popularized in the West by presenting methods for
guiding dream states that are part of a broader system for
enhancing self-awareness called "Dzogchen." In this tradition, the
development of lucidity in the dream state is understood in the
context of generating greater awareness for the ultimate purpose of
attaining liberation.
Yantra Yoga, the Buddhist parallel to the Hathayoga of the Hindu
tradition, is a system of practice entailing bodily movements,
breathing exercises, and visualizations. Originally transmitted by
the mahasiddhas of India and Oddiyana, its practice is nowadays
found in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism in relation to the
Anuttaratantras, more generally known under the Tibetan term
"trulkhor," whose Sanskrit equivalent is "yantra." The Union of the
Sun and Moon Yantra (Phrul 'khor nyi zla kha sbyor), orally
transmitted in Tibet in the eighth century by the great master
Padmasambhava to the Tibetan translator and Dzogchen master
Vairochana, can be considered the most ancient of all the systems
of Yantra, and its peculiarity is that it contains also numerous
positions which are also found in the classic Yoga tradition.
In "The Crystal and the Way of Light," Chogyal Namkhai Norbu examines the spiritual path from the viewpoint of Dzogchen. He discusses the base path and fruit of Dzogchen practice, and describes his education and how he met his principal master who showed him the real meaning of direct introduction to Dzogchen. By interweaving his life story with the teachings, he both sets Dzogchen in its traditional context and reveals its powerful contemporary relevance. The book is richly illustrated with photos of Buddhist masters, meditational deities, and Dzogchen symbols.
The aim of Dzogchen is the reawakening of the individual to the primordial state of enlightenment, which is naturally found in all beings. The master introduces the student to his or her real nature already perfected and enlightened, but it is only by recognizing this nature and remaining in this state of recognition in all daily activities that the student becomes a real Dzogchen practitioner of the direct path of self-liberation. In this book the Dzogchen teaching is presented through the tantra Kunjed Gyalpo, or "The King Who Creates Everything"--a personification of the primordial state of enlightenment. This tantra is the fundamental scripture of the Semde, or "Nature of Mind," tradition of Dzogchen and is the most authoritative source for understanding the Dzogchen view. The commentary by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu gives easier insight into the depths of these teachings. Adriano Clemente translated the main selections of the original tantra.
This work offers a new translation of the ancient Buddhist text originally composed by Padmasambhava, an Indian spiritual master of the eighth century. Hidden in the mountains of Tibet, the text remained concealed until the 14th century when it was discovered and revealed by Karma Lingpa. A manual of instructions designed to facilitate the inner liberation of the dead or dying person at the moment of death, this new translation of one of the world's greatest spiritual classics includes a detailed introduction by Dzogchen Buddhist master Chogyal Namkhai Norbu.
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