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by Dr. they are nowhere to be seen. More- helped make the right decision. over, Tibetan members of the Com- Finally, if even group discussion It's official: the Dalai is an munist party or those simply em- didn't work, officials would "help" enemy of the people. Since Bill ployed by the Chinese are not al- them realize the truth. Freedom of Clinton reneged on all his promises lowed to display pictures of the thought, Chinese style. to care about Tibet, renewed MFN in their homes. Worse, Why the big deal about pictures for China, and de-linked future they are not even allowed to main- of the Dalai Lama? Ask anyone trade considerations from human tain a Buddhist altar. Furthermore, who has been to Tibet. About the rights abuses, a brave new policy those who have sent their children only thing Tibetans ask foreign towards Tibet seems to have to India, which is the only place tourists for are pictures of His Ho- emerged. they can get a decent Tibetan edu- liness. And if you go to Tibet, they We are now witnessing the cation, have to bring them back to are the best thing you can bring. fourth Chinese view of Tibet's true Tibet soon, or they will never be To Tibetans in Tibet, pictures of the His Holiness. She would have loved approached the room, without leader. At first, His Holiness had allowed to return. Dalai Lama are the Dalai Lama, and to go to India to see him, but was looking back, he muttered just been kidnapped by rightist imperi- The picture edict actually came the thing Tibetans want more than too iD to make the journey. All I loudly enough for me to hear, "Ri- alists and smuggled to India. Next, down in September. Tibetans were anything else is for His Holiness to could do was tape a message from diculous! Running like a thief." while he might not have been kid- offered three ways of deciding that return to Tibet. Unfortunately, pic- her to His Holiness, and send it to Once inside, we had to turn up the napped, he was under the influence getting rid of Dalai Lama pictures tures are the best we can do at the him when I got out. TV' before he would speak. Walls of the rightist clique. More recently, was the right thing to do. First, by moment. Another Tibetan wanted to talk have ears. Freedom of expression, there was nothing wrong with him, reflecting deeply, they could come I have recently returned from my to me in my hotel room. On the Chinese style. if only he'd renounce all thoughts to their own conclusion that His fourth trip to Tibet. One day, on the appointed day, he was waiting for Outside, other Tibetans would of independence for Tibet. Since Holiness was indeed an enemy of roof of a small Lhasa monastery, I me in the lobby. When I came be glad to chat, but when any even the big July meeting on Tibet, he's the people, and take their pictures met a nun in her fifties. She started through the front door, without a slightly controversial topic came all bad. Even his picture. down. If that didn't work, groups crying and, pointing to her greying second glance, he started off ahead up, they would look around ner- Last year, photographs of His would be organized for the slightly hair, explained that she was upset of me down the corridor towards vously and say that they" really Holiness were for sale all around recalcitrant, and through discus- because she knew she would die my room, so that nobody would couldn't comment on that. For ex- the Barkor—dime a dozen. Now sion with others, they would be before having the chance to meet suspect we were meeting. As we Continued on page 9

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Rinpoche, can you tell us trine has not been previously es- amining them as an analyst buys these people as their secular something about your activi- tablished. gold. Accept nothing out of mere leader. Therefore, this teaching of ties here in the West? When I reflect on my teacher's faith in me." The problem with the "every action seen as perfect" can The last time I saw my root request and what I want to do with practice of seeing everything the easily become poison for me in my teacher, His Holiness Dudjom the rest of my life, and I think about guru does as perfect is that it very relationship with my people and in Rinpoche, his final instructions what I can give to America and the easily turns to poison for both the my effective administration. I were for me to take care of the West, I feel the most profound gift guru and the disciple. Therefore, could think to myself, "They all see doctrine by teaching and establish- I could possibly give would be the This new edition of a founda- whenever I teach this practice, I al- me as a buddha, and therefore will ing the . He told me that gift of inner peace. We are so tional teaching by the Dalai Lama ways advocate that the tradition of accept anything I tell them." Too since I have been educated in wealthy materially, yet we lack the is now available from Snow Lion. "every action seen as perfect" not much faith and imputed purity of Dharma and have gained experi- ability to find true and lasting hap- The following is an excerpt, from be stressed. Should the guru mani- perception can quite easily turn ence in retreat, it was now time piness. Each of us has an inherent the chapter "Where the Guru and fest un-Dharmic qualities or give things rotten. I always recommend to share what I have learned with enlightened Buddha-nature and the Disciple Meet,' which we feel is im- teachings contradicting Dharma, that the teaching on seeing the others. His Holiness Dudjom ability to find inner peace and con- portant for Western practitioners. the instruction on seeing the spiri- guru's actions as perfect should not Rinpoche's son, Dorje Chang tentment. The way to find and re- tual master as perfect must give way be stressed in the lives of ordinary Kyabje Dungse veal the inconceivable qualities It is frequently said that the es- to reason and Dharma wisdom. practitioners. It would be an unfor- Rinpoche, advised me to stay and within each of us is through the sence of the training in guru yoga Take myself, for example. Be- tunate affair if the Buddhadharma, teach in America where the doc- path and techniques of Dharma. is to cultivate the art of seeing ev- cause many of the previous Dalai which is established by profound erything the guru does as perfect. were great sages and I am reasoning, were to have to take Continued on page 12 Personally I myself do not like this said to be their , and second place to it. to be taken too far. Often we see also because in this lifetime I give Perhaps you will think: "The written in the scriptures, "Every ac- frequent religious discourses, Dalai Lama has not read the Lam ATTENTION: Please note our new editorial telephone number for tion seen as perfect." However, this many people place much faith in Rim scriptures. He does not know Sidney Piburn, Susan Kyser or David Patt—277-2168.Our/ax number phrase must be seen in the light of me, and in their guru yoga practice that there is no practice of Dharma 607-273-8508 is now a dedicated fax line to serve you better. You can Buddha Shakyamuni's own words: they visualize me as being a without the guru." I am not being fax us 24 hours a day on this number. buddha. I am also regarded by "Accept my teachings only after ex- Continued on page 15 NEWS

H.H. The Dalai Lama Appoints Ven. Khensur Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche ( Wangdak) As Head Teacher and Abbot at asfstts Namgyal Monastery Institute of Summer Programs & Retreats in Ithaca, NY Based upon requests received from around the country, the monks of Namgyal Monastery are two summer retreats this year, providing a wide range of exposure to Tibetan Buddhist studies and meditation practice suitable for beginners through advanced students. H.H. the Dalai Lama has ap- shouting, and sometimes even tantric practice and study and as- pointed Khensur Lobsang Tenzin pushing their opponents. The sumes an important monastic 4th Annual "Get Acquainted with Namgyal" Retreat: Rinpoche (a.k.a. Geshe Wangdak), stated purpose is to develop the teaching position. An Introduction to Tibetan a lharampa geshe from Drepung intellect of the practitioners, and A brilliant scholar and outstand- July 30-Aug. 6,1995 Loseling and former abbot of it is felt that direct dialectical con- ing practitioner, Khensur Rinpoche This retreat is characterized by individual attention from the monks Namgyal Monastery in Dharam- frontation accomplishes this goal (Geshe Wangdak) taught at the In- and a unique introduction to as practiced by the sala, India, as senior teacher at by training monks to defend philo- stitute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Dalai Lama's own personal monastery. Students learn about shamatha Namgyal Institute and as Abbot of sophical positions, to think on their , India until 1976, when he meditation, teachings, deity yoga, theory, debate, Namgyal Monastery's North Ameri- feet, and to critically examine their was asked by His Holiness the and Tibetan language, and engage in hands on art workshops on draw- can Seat. The appointment in doctrines and positions. Dalai Lama to teach at his personal ing Tibetan images and . All of the monks are informal and Ithaca is for a three-year period. Candidates for the geshe degree monastery, Namgyal Monastery." accessible throughout the retreat. After the last meditation and din- Rinpoche will be joining the faculty must first pass oral examinations He became known as a master of ner each day, evenings consist of volleyball, badminton, discussion both surra and , as well as a groups, slide lectures, and videos on . popular teacher to monks, lay Ti- This is Namgyal's main summer event. The retreat is staffed by all betans and westerners. He was of the Namgyal monks. Other retreats may be staffed by only two or appointed Abbot of Namgyal Mon- three monks. Cost for this retreat is $240 plus $14 per day for lodging astery in 1991 and held that posi- and $ 15 per day for meals (three ample and delicious vegetarian meals tion for the following three years, each day). teaching advanced philosophy and tantra. Western students at Yamantaka Initiation, Teachings on Tantric Grounds and Namgyal Ithaca are extraordinar- Paths, and Instruction and Practice of the Yamantaka ily fortunate to have a resident se- Sadhana Aug. 6-13,1995 nior teacher of Rinpoche's stature One week retreat. This is a highest yoga tantra sadhana practice. who is known for his abilities as a Khensur Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche will bestow the Solitary Yamantaka teacher and administrator, his initiation. Following the initiation, the intensive will consist of teach- humble and kind nature, and out- ings on the tantric grounds and paths, how to maintain a proper altar standing scholarship. (its purpose and symbolism), daily teachings on the Yamantaka sadhana practice, intensive daily practice of Yamantaka (three ses- 11 I sions per day), and instruction on how to perform proper offering , the correct use of ritual implements, and the making of H.H. Dalai Lama {front right! and Khensur Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche [front tormas. Special attention will be given to the nature of the visualized left] during a religious observance. Yamantaka mandala. At the conclusion of the retreat, instructions will be given on carrying one's practice into daily life. Cost for this retreat is $230 plus $14 per day for lodging and $15 per day for meals. this coming May along with Ven. at their own monasteries in all of Both retreats are held at beautiful Arnot forest, a wooded confer- Tenzin Yignyen. They are replacing the five subjects listed above. They ence center maintained by Cornell University just south of Ithaca Geshe Tenzin Rabgye and Ven. must pass a second set of exami- r., ' The center has a large central lodge and 14 cabins, and we offer three Dhondup Gyaltsen, who will be re- nations in their primary monastic wholesome vegetarian meals each day. turning to the parent monastery in university. Those wishing to earn Dharamsala. the degree of "geshe lharampa" To Register for One or Both of the Above Retreats: must then pass the most difficult Send your name, address and telephone number plus a deposit of Khensur Lobsang Tenzin of all examinations. Candidates for $225 made out to Namgyal Monastery, P.O. Box 127, Ithaca NY 14851. Rinpoche (Geshe Wangdak) the geshe lharampa degree are ex- Deposits are fully refundable until July 1st. After July 1st, deposits Khensur Lobsang Tenzin amined by the greatest scholars: are 50% refundable. In late May or early June, registrants will receive Rinpoche (a.k.a. Geshe Wangdak) the Dalai Lama, the holder a packet containing directions for getting to the retreat, a detailed was born around 1935 in Kham, of Ganden, the senior tutor of the schedule and a list of suggested items to bring. Volunteers will be Eastern Tibet. He entered Drepuag- '-Baku Lama, the junior tutor, the Ven. Tenzin Yignyen available to pick up people from the bus station or airport and pro- Loseling Monastery and completed seven assistant tutors, the "Jangtse Ven. Tenzin Yignyen was born in vide transportation to the retreat site. all of his studies in Tibet before his Choje" and the "Sharpa Choje." The Phari, Southern Tibet. He was only Introductory Colloquial Tibetan six years old when he escaped into escape to India in 1959. Once in assistant tutors are drawn from the Summer Course India, he took the geshe examina- India. He was among the first seven main monastic colleges, June 1-30,1995 tion and was awarded the highest each of which appoints one tutor. graduating class of the relocated This unique four-week summer program offers students an oppor- rank Geshe Lharampa degree. They are appointed by the respec- Namgyal Monastery educational tunity for intensive introductory-level spoken Tibetan. The program There are four types of geshe tive abbots of the monasteries and program. After 15 years of study offers: degrees, Dorampa, Lingtse, Tso- are who have been chosen and practice he received the de- — 3 Hr./day Intensive Classroom Study rampa and Lharampa— Lharampa for their scholarship and debating gree of "Master of and being the highest. The primary Tantra". He has specialized in the — Extensive Drills and Tapes for Personal/Lab Practice skills. Open to anyone wishing to learn spoken Tibetan. Equivalent of units of study for the geshe degree After successfully completing practices of Guhyasamaja, Heruka, 3 credits. are: (1) monastic discipline; (2) these examinations, the candidates Yamantaka and Kalachakra He has Study this summer at Namgyal Monastery, the North American seat ; (3)epistemology; (4) for the degree of geshe lharampa also studied mandala construction, of the personal monastery of H.H. the Dalai Lama, located in the beau- the School; and (5) are subjected to yet another round ritual dance, monastic music and tiful Finger Lakes district of upstate New York. Tuition for this 4 week perfection of wisdom. A monk of examinations. These are con- other religious arts. Ven. Yignyen intensive is $490. who successfully completes all as- ducted annually during the has traveled as a member of the To register, send your name, address and telephone number plus a pects of this program of study may Monlam festival, which is held for entourage of His Holiness the XTV deposit of $250 made out to Namgyal Institute, P.O. Box 127, Ithaca, then compete for the degree of several weeks after the Tibetan Dalai Lama on many occasions. NY 14851. Deposits are fully refundable until May 1st. After May 1st, geshe. Very few of those who be- New Year. During the examination Fluent in English, he has worked deposits are 50% refundable. Classes are held at the Institute. Lodg- gin the training program ever earn period, monks, geshes, and abbots with many westerners seeking ing and meals are the responsibility of the student. Ithaca is a college this degree, since the program may from the major monasteries gather guidance at Namgyal Monastery. town with numerous vacancies available for short term sublet during take from fifteen to twenty-five for the examination. The geshe Ven. Tenzin Yignyen has travelled the summer months. Students in past summer courses had little diffi- years and is extremely rigorous. lharampa candidates are subjected throughout the world creating ex- culty in securing lodging. Namgyal will provide a list of names of lo- The primary method of examina- to questions from all sides and quisite sand mandalas, and re- tion is oral debate, in which a monk cently spent one year translating cal landlords and rental agents. For further information contact must demonstrate a comprehen- Namgyal Institute at the above address. Early registration is advised. must be able quickly to size up a sive knowledge of Buddhist scrip- sacred Kalachakra literature and wide range of philosophical posi- tures and unusual skill in debate. explaining the philosophical mean- Additional Summer Courses in the Month of June tions, defend any of them against Each year, only a few of the geshe ings of Kalachakra for the book Additional summer courses in Tibetan Buddhist theory and prac- any other, and triumph (or at least condidates are awarded the degree The Wheel of Time Sand Mandala tice are being planned for this 4 -week session in June although plans hold one's own) in a no-holds- of lharampa, which is a recognition (1992, Harper Collins). Currently have not yet been finalized. If you are interested in attending June barred contest. The debates are of superior scholarship and debat- Ven. Yignyen is in Mongolia help- courses at Namgyal, drop us a card and we will keep you informed. generally very lively, with monks ing prowess. Following this, the ing to prepare for the Kalachakra Namgyal Institute, P.O. Box 127, Ithaca NY 14851, Tel: 607-273-0739. enthusiastically jumping, pivoting, geshe lharampa pursues intense Initiation. ■

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Consecration of Statues and by Jennifer Birnbaum

Tlie monks ofNamgyal Monas- ished prayer sheets must be com- many statues can be filled in one tery Institute of Buddhist Studies, pletely covered by . day. Each statue is cleaned, both Ithaca, perform a variety of ritual The next step is to roll the man- inside and out, and purified with and sacred arts for the commu- tra sheets very tightly, overlapping perfume and incense. nity, among them the construc- the ends of the small strips upon tion of sand mandalas and the each other around a tiny incense What is the ritual performed? ritual consecration of statues and stick (meant to resemble the back- The monks do a visualization thangkas. On behalf of our cus- bone of the statue). After the rolls practice where they welcome the tomers who have requested infor- are completed, they are marked, (*til* wisdom being of the particular de- mation on the consecration pro- rolled in brocade silk and affixed ity or image and dissolve it into the cess, we asked them to describe with a red dot indicating the top of statue or image, bringing this ritual. The following article each roll. it to life. The actual statue is called is based ppon information pro- the commitment being. By receiv- vided by Ven. Champa Tenzin Is there a special system for ing the wisdom being into the com- Lhunpo and Ven. Dhondup Gyalt- filling them? mitment being allowing them to sen of Namgyal Institute, with Yes. Statues are filled from head become one being, the statue or translation by Palden Choedak. to lotus throne. To begin, the thangka gains vitality and is made monks place a pearl at the top of a true living image. At this time the the head, signifying the brain. 1. Ven Tsering Namgyal cutting 2. Rolled mantras in the shrine request is made that the wisdom Why should a statue or the mantras and prayers which room to be blessed, Next, head mantras are placed, being will reside permanently, un- thangka be consecrated? are to be rolled. with the monks making sure that til this image or world system is ex- To bring it to life, to make it a each roll has the red dot at the top. tinguished. This step can be done true statue or thangka. Next are the neck mantras and the for many statues and/or thangkas What is the process to beginning of the torso mantras ■fe at once. continuing in the same method. m consecrate a statue, is it a How will I know when my Special mantras individual to the physical process or simply a ■n m: statue or thangka has been ceremony? specific deity are placed in the heart area, followed by the remain- consecrated? It is both actually. The monks der of torso mantras. The lotus Your statue bottom will be proceed with an involved filling throne is treated specially, as a sealed with a double vajra appear- process, followed by a consecra- treasure house. Not only is it filled ing on the bottom. Your thangka tion ceremony. with lotus throne mantras, but it is will be stamped with the Namgyal Is the process the same for at this point that the monks add Institute stamp and signed by the thangkas? powdered incense, special herbs, monks as "consecrated by the Namgyal monks." No. Thankgas simply undergo special earth, medicine pills that the consecration ceremony. have been blessed for a long time, How can I get my statue/ and any other items they deem ap- thangka consecrated? Is What is the "filling pro- propriate. In larger statues they there a charge? cess"? What do the monks often add precious stones. The Although Namgyal does not fill statues with? monks also place paper disks in the 3. Ven Dhondup Gyaltsen checking a statue for insertion of the have a set charge for consecration, Separate mantras for each part "treasure house" representing the appropriate rolls. male and female forms of the lord Snow Lion recommends a mini- of the statue. Head mantras, neck mum donation of $100 for statues mantras, torso mantras etc.. Man- of wealth and the eight auspicious symbols. When the statue is full, and $50 for thangkas with checks tras specific to each individual de- made out to Namgyal Monastery to ity are meant to be placed in the the bottom plate is replaced and glued in if necessary. If a double Namgyal directly. If you are pur- approximate location of the heart chasing a new statue or thangka of the statue. vajra is not engraved on the bot- tom of a statue, the monks will af- from Snow Lion, and wish to have It is necessary, in describing the it consecrated, simply include your method of creating prayer rolls, to fix a paper one to the base at this time. During the entire process, consecration donation with your explain both the traditional order. If you already own a statue method and the method used by monks chant mantras while they work. or thangka and wish to have it the Namgyal monks in Ithaca. Tra- consecrated, send it directly to ditionally, prayers were inked on Does consecration take the monastery with your donation Tibetan paper with a woodblock, place on whatever day a in the forjn of a check for the above then dyed yellow. At Namgyal they statue arrives or when a recommended amount made out use a xerox machine and yellow suitable number of prayer to Namgyal Monastery. Include paper. Both methods are consid- rolls have been assembled? an additional $15 for each item ered equally sacred. After the No. The monks wait until an to cover return shipping and sheets have been printed, each handling. ■ mantra is cut out so that there is auspicious day occurs and proceed no white space remaining. All fin- with the ceremony. At this time 4. Geshe Tenzin Tabgye, Ven. Dhondup Gyaltsen, and Ven. Tsering Namgyal engaged in the consecration ritual.

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The Chinese Move to Halt Growth of Buddhism in Tibet

LONDON, January 3,1995 (TIN) had hinted that this meant banning lected from private sources) and The Chinese authorities are impos- further growth. the number of monks and nuns ing a halt on any further spread The reports said only that the must not pass the given number," "The Golden Bridge of religion in the Tibet Autono- Forum had decided to "implement they were told. mous Region, with no more mon- the freedom to believe policy" and Officials told the Swedish del- asteries or temples to be built and to "strengthen the administration egation that the halt to growth was to Reach the New Era an absolute limit placed on the of temples." The details now avail- consistent with China's policy of number of monks and nuns, ac- able suggest that these statements religious freedom on the grounds Issued on 20th November 1994 They assume that "to get hold of a cording to an official document were designed to mislead. that there were no more demands by the Propaganda Department of monastery is the equivalent of [get- published in Tibet. "We should implement the for more monasteries to be re- the Chinese Communist Party of ting hold of] a district for the Com- "At present the number of mon- policy on respecting freedom to stored, or because Tibet cannot the Tibet Autonomous Region as munist Party," and they are putting asteries, monks and nuns in our believe in religion in an appropri- afford to pay for more monaster- reference materials to publicize great effort into achieving this. region is sufficient to fulfill the ate and all-around manner, and re- ies or monks. However, there are the spirit of the Third Forum on We must pay attention to the needs of the daily religious prac- spect and protect proper religious hundreds of would-be monks and Work in Tibet Dalai clique's [strategy of] making tice of the masses," announced the activities," Jiang Zemin was quoted nuns already living in major mon- use of religion for the cause of Party's Propaganda Committee in as saying at the meeting, without asteries awaiting official admission Section 12: separatism. We must expose the a directive published in the Tibet giving any further details, accord- as novices. [...] Tibetan Buddhism was way the Dalai is using religion as a Daily on 25th November last year ing to a Lhasa TV broadcast on Tibetan sources describe party founded in a certain historical pe- pretext for his political purposes. [see box], "We must be cautious August 22. officials touring monasteries near riod in Tibet and has had a great The Party members, government and patient about this matter and The details were provided only Lhasa in August 1994 to enforce the effect on the people. For our so- personnel, monks and nuns in the should never let it [religion] spread in the section 12 of the "reference decision to limit the number of cialist cause it is important to fully monasteries must all make a clear unchecked." A copy of the paper, materials" of the Third Forum, monks. "A Chinese 'Work Team' understand and solve this problem political distinction concerning the which is the official organ of the which were published by the Party arrived at the monastery with the with religion. Since the 3rd Plenary Dalai clique. Those few separatists Communist Party in the Tibet Au- Propaganda Committee in the Ti- warning that if they increase the of the 11th Session of the Chinese who are making use of religion for tonomous Region, reached London bet Daily on 25th November. The number of monks above the fixed Communist Party (CCP), the CCP their own political purposes must this week. full set of the "reference materials" limit, then all the monks would be and the People's Government of be exposed and punished accord- The announcement, which was — Party decisions published so expelled," said a monk from Sera the TAR has reinforced the leader- ing to the law. At present we must published to coincide with the ar- that they can be studied and memo- Monastery, where the limit has ship in the religious field and has enhance the administration of the rival in Lhasa of the UN's top offi- rized in political education ses- been fixed at around 200. There are made conspicuous achievements. monasteries and of the monks and cial responsible for assessing reli- sions across Tibet — had been is- about 300 unofficial monks await- At present the number of monas- nuns by means of the law. The rel- gious intolerance, is likely to be sued in Chinese and Tibetan in ing admission at Sera, described by teries, monks and nuns in our re- evant laws and regulations de- viewed as a gesture of defiance by book form on October 1, but the the directive as one of the "three gion are sufficient to fulfil the clared by the State must be imple- the Chinese government towards section on religion was not printed troublesome monasteries," which needs of the daily religious prac- mented thoroughly, and we must the UN's stand on human rights. in the newspaper, covering a full held about 9,000 monks before tice of the masses. We must be cau- make them practicable. We must The Special Rapporteur on Reli- page (130 column cms), until the 1959. tious and patient about this matter create regulations and a system to gious Intolerance, Mr Abdelfattah day of the UN delegation's arrival. In Nyedong county near the and should never let it [religion] administer religion, so that our re- Amor, a Tunisian jurist whose man- town of Tsethang "the rebuilding spread unchecked. ligious aciministration will have a date is to report on allegations of Halt on New Monasteries of monasteries has been restricted In the area of religion there are base to rely on. We must fix the religious abuses to the UN Com- Confirmed and there has been a ban on the ad- some obvious problems in our re- number of monks and nuns in the mission on Human Rights, was News of a ban on more monks, mission of new monks and nuns," gion at the moment, notably: monasteries. We must enhance the leading the first-ever UN human nuns and monasteries in Tibet had claimed another Tibetan source. In 1. There are monasteries which administration of the monasteries, rights mission to Tibet and China. been announced in an important the monastery of Gathab in have been opened without permis- especially of the three troublesome He arrived in Lhasa on the day the report published by the Swedish Meldrogunkar county the admis- sion from the authorities, and there ones. The Democratic Manage- directive was published in the lo- Government in October 1994, but sion of any new monks has been is too much religious activity. ment Committees (DMC) in each cal newspaper. it was not widely credited at the banned, said another Tibetan. There was a particular district monastery are the grass-roots units time. A group of experts sent by the The internal equivalent of the which built monasteries without of our administration and they as- "Freedom to Believe" Means Swedish Foreign Ministry on a published "reference materials" is limits and without permission. The sist the government in administer- Ban on Growth Human Rights Mission to Tibet in a circular issued after the Third waste of manpower, materials and ing the monasteries. We must elect The decision to halt the growth March 1994 reported that a Forum known as "Document No. money was tremendous. well the members of the DMC so of Buddhism in Tibet has not been middle-ranking Tibetan official had 8," described by one Tibetan offi- 2. The burden of the devotees that those who exercise authority announced by Ben'ing or published told them of the ban. cial as "severely repressive." It or- has increased and the production over the monasteries are patriotic in English, suggesting that it is not "The number of monks and nuns ders cadres "to place Tibet's reli- and the living standards of the devotees who act according to the intended for international atten- ... covered rather more than the gious traditions under tight scru- masses has been badly affected. civil and religious laws. We must tion. The decision was sanctioned demands. The freedom of religion tiny and to restrict any expansion 3. The problem of religion inter- enhance the knowledge of the as official policy by China's most was now fully accomplished," the or development of the monaster- fering in administration, law, edu- monks and nuns about patriotism senior leaders at a top-level meet- delegation said it was told by ies," said the official, who asked cation, marriages, and birth plan- and law. In recognizing the reincar- ing headed by Party Secretary Drokmi Jampa Lodroe, head of the not to be named. The three unpub- ning [i.e., birth control] is serious nations of the [re-incarnate lamas] of Tibetan Buddhism, we Jiang Zemin in Bering in July 1994, ' Tibet Autonomous Region's Com- lished objectives of the Third Fo- as they have actually interfered must follow the relevant decisions called the "Third National Forum mission on Religious Affairs. rum include cutting off support for with people's productivity and with of the State and implement them on Work in Tibet." "The understanding is then that the Dalai Lama and "immediately their daily life. A number of reli- The Forum led to a spate of offi- 1,400 monasteries and 34,000 stopping the growth of religion in gious institutions have been used according to our region's realities and make them more practical. We cial broadcasts and articles which monks and nuns are sufficient for Tibet," he added. by a few counter-revolutionaries to described at length the decision to Tibet," reported the Swedish ex- In 1959 there were 2,700 temples plot against us and have became must teach Tibetan Buddhism about self-reform and teach them implement China's "freedom to perts. "This is based on a demand and monasteries in what is now counter-revolutionary bases. believe" policy in Tibet, in tandem analysis that is done in Beying. For called the Tibet Autonomous Re- 4. Some monasteries have bro- to adapt themselves to the social- ist system. They must adapt them- with an accelerated drive for eco- this reason permission is not given gion, plus 114,000 monks and 1,600 ken the State regulations and have nomic development in the region. for restorations of more monaster- senior Lamas or "tulkus," accord- allowed teenagers under the age of selves to the developments of Ti- 18 to join them. bet and to the necessity of stabil- But none of the official accounts ies (even though money is col- ing to Chinese figures released in ity. They must learn to reform all 1987. By 1978 only there were only 5. A few Party members were quite enthusiastic about participat- tenets and practices of religion 8 monasteries and 970 monks left; ing in religious activities. which do not comply with the so- about 1,400 or half the monaster- ies have since been rebuilt. In 6. The teaching of Party policies cialist society and develop religion NGAKPA Qinghai, formerly the Tibetan prov- among the monks and nuns has not according to this way. been sufficient, and law, in particu- ince of Amdo, 719 monasteries out Extract from an official notice RlNPOCHE of the 756 that existed in 1958 have lar, has not been taught well. Some printed in the Tibet Daily (Ti- been rebuilt, and there are 33,000 monasteries had no knowledge of betan language version), Novem- these things at all. & monks and nuns, compared to ber 25, 1994, page 2. The extracts 7. The influence of the enemy 72,000 before "democratic re- translated here have been selected KHANDRO forms" were imposed, according to outside, especially the Dalai clique, from a longer text. Translation by has been slipping into the monas- a recent Chinese publication. Tibet Information Network, Lon- DECHEN Many secularized urban Tibet- teries of our region more than ever. don {TIN Ref: Doc 51 (WJ)J. teaching Tantra & as a couple. ans have reservations about the rapid increase in the number of Empowerments of Yeshe Tsogyel / monasteries in the last ten years, cants hoping to becomes monks. ing," said the People's Daily, and Machig Labdron, but do not endorse the interference On June 20, 1994 China's main which did not refer to Tibet or to open retreats, workshops. of the Chinese authorities in Ti- newspaper called for rules to be an absolute ban on new religious betan affairs. Most Tibetans still imposed "to check the unhealthy buildings. New York February U-March 7 (212)439-4780 see monasteries as offering the trend in random construction of From: Tibet Information Net- best chance of a Tibetan education, temples." "Random construction San Francisco March 7-29 (510)865-1394 work u and there are long queues of appli- of temples disturbs people's think-

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by Thomas L. FHedman last year when Mr. Clinton tried to China has been able to get away link trade with China's human with this because it is so big that GUANGZHOU, China rights behavior. But, for now, most every major company felt it had to I did my Christmas shopping of the American business commu- have a stake here. But lately, the early this year. Traveling around nity has stood with the Administra- risks of doing business in China southern China and Hong Kong I tion. This has produced an impor- have begun to outweigh the re- bought Microsoft Word and Word tant shift in the balance of power wards because the elephant is turn- Perfect for $10 each. Picked up a between Washington and Beijing. ing out to be a rogue. Says John CD of Walt Disney's "The Lion Talking to American executives Kamm, a leading American busi- King" for $4.50 and got an armful working in China, it is striking how ness consultant in China: "The of Disney sweatshirts for small many of them sound like members same arbitrary abuse of power that change. They were all pirated rip- of Amnesty International these characterized China's overall hu- offs produced in Chinese factories days. Why? Because businesses are man rights behavior is now the and they were about as hard to buy learning that China's trade abuses principal obstacle to doing suc- here as noodles and white rice. cessful business in China." Pretty brazen, you say, selling all This is not going to be easy to this bootleg out in the open? Hey, When human and remedy. Because when we ask Chi- that's nothing. Joseph Stiglitz, a na's leaders to observe basic trade member of President Clinton's trade rights meet. norms, we are asking them to insti- Council of Economic Advisers, tute commercial laws, independent once got a letter from a Chinese courts, anti-corruption measures, pirate publisher asking him to and human rights abuses are just equal treatment for foreigners and write a special preface for the pi- flip sides of the same coin—the to do away with their heads-I-win- absence of the rule of law. Many rated Chinese edition of his own tails-you-lose way of doing busi- From the Land of businesses thought they could fi- economics text book—for which ness. But all of that threatens he was receiving no royalties. nesse that absence of laws with China's political and military elite, "Guanxi," or "connections" with the Thunder Dragon: How do you say chutzpah in Chi- who own a lot of the pirate facto- key Chinese officials. But connec- nese? ries and benefit from the arbitrari- tions didn't help McDonald's when Whether it's MS-DOS or Mickey ness and corruption. Many Ameri- the Chinese ignored its 20-year Textile Arts of Bhutan Mouse, these pirate goods are only can businesses thought that once lease and booted the Big Mac from the most visible symbol of why we delinked human rights and China is becoming America's big- its biggest restaraunt in the world trade, our China problem would go off Tiananmen Square, to make gest trade headache, not just op- away. They were wrong. The same Bhutan has held a special place textiles in an American museum, room for a commercial complex; portunity. The Clinton Administra- Chinese boot that stomped on de- in Western imagination as a remote forms the basis of the exhibition, they didn't help Lehman Brothers tion has decided —rightly—that it mocracy demonstrators in Tian- and romantic Himalayan kingdom, which is supplemented by objects when it was stiffed by two state- is time to confront Beijing. Wash- anmen Square in 1989 stomped on far from the confusion of modern from major collections around the owned Chinese trading companies, ington recently blocked China's Ronald McDonald in Tiananmen life, steeped in Eastern mysteries. world. which allegedly owe it $100 mil- entry into the new World Trade Square in 1994. That is why before In reality Bhutan is a nation-state Programming includes demon- lion; they have not helped the many Organization, until it agrees to this story is over American busi- recently joined to the global com- strations by a weaver from Bhutan U.S. businesses that have been fro- accept some basic norms of inter- ness, which was so insistent on munity, striving to maintain a bal- in January, 1995; creation of a sand out of the retail market in national commerce, and has threat- getting human rights and democ- ance between the new and the mandala by a visiting Bhutanese China by huge Chinese trading ened China with $2.8 billion in racy off the agenda of Sino-Ameri- known. This exhibition shows Buddhist monk in March, 1995; and companies linked to the army and punitive tariffs if it does not start can relations, will have to be at the Bhutan, through its textile arts, to a lecture series. A comprehensive ruling families, and they haven't closing its 29 pirate CD factories. forefront of putting them back have been a vital player in its re- full-color exhibition catalog is also helped the foreign firms in China The Chinese assumed American there. gion for centuries—dynamic and available. Now through April 9, that are forced to pay triple what businesses would come to their [This article was reprinted from innovative, yet respecting and valu- 1995, at the Peabody Essex Mu- the Chinese do for airline tickets, rescue and force the Administra- the New York Times, 12/8/95.1 ■ ing its past. seum, located only 35 minutes office space or electricity. tion to back down, as happened The museum's Jane Appleton from Boston at East India Square, Phillips Himalayan Collection, the Salem, Massachusetts 01970-3783. foremost collection of Bhutanese Tel: 508-745-1876. ■ The Monlam Great Prayer Festival TIBETAN LANGUAGE SEMINAR Tibetan New Year's Celebration AT June 19-July 1, 1995 Thubten Rinpoche • Nawang Sherap •

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Pledges and Vows 37 INCLUDES SHIPPING . Clear Light 106 Part Two Attaining Clear Light After Sutra Paths 107 The Stage of Generation of Highest Yoga Types of Clear Light 109 Tantra 39 . Learner's Union 111 1. Features of the Stage of Generation Bringing Death to the Path 113 Yogas 42 Part Four Winds 42 A Comparison of the Kalachakra and ENTERPRISES Channels 43 ■■'■■■■'■■■■.■'■■■ Guhyasamaja Stages of Completion 115 Dissolution of Winds 45 RIVER ROAD 1. Systems of Highest Yoga Tantra 117 18400 The Power of Meditation 46 POOLESVOLE, MD 20837 2. Channels, Winds, and Drops 119 1-800-775-TARA Death, Intermediate State, and 46 3. Levels of the Kalachakra Stage of 2. Divisions of the Stage of Generation 48 Completion 123 Coarse and Subtle Yogas 48 Individual Withdrawal 124 Three Meditative Stabilizations 51 Concentration 126 Four Levels of Achievement 52 Vitality-Stopping 126 3. Calm Abiding and Special Insight 55 NYINGMA Retention 126 4. Divine Pride 57 Subsequent 126 5. Distinguishing Persons from Paths 59 SUMMER SEMINAR Meditative Stabilization 127 JULY 21ST - 30TH Part Three 3. Summary of Differences with Respect to The Stage of Completion of Highest Yoga Practice 129 ## r Tantra 63 4. The Five Paths and Ten Grounds 132 The Six Levels of the Stage of Completion Glossary, Bibliography, Notes, and Index 135 1. Physical Isolation English-Sanskrit-Tibetan Glossary 137 Etymology of Physical Isolation 69 Bibliography 145 Divisions of Physical Isolation 70 1. Selected 145 Meditation on a Subtle Drop 71 2. Sanskrit and Tibetan Texts Cited in This Fierce Woman 71 Book 145 The White and Red Drops 72 3. Other-Works 149 The Four Empties 73 Notes 156 The Four Joys 76 Ven. Khyentse Jigme Rinpoche. H.H. Rinpoche, Index 185 Meditation on Emptiness with Bliss 78 Ven. Dzigar Kongtrut Rinpoche THE PROGRAM: Mangala Shri Bhutrpii's'ellK'frlPHVl'Orld summer semi- nar taught by the Ven. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and the Ven. Khyentse Jigme Rinpoche. This seminar will focus on a three yana approach to the To give you a feel for Highest Nyingma teachings with emphasis on the following: Yoga Tantra, we have included the following excerpt from Part 3, joys from below, the joys from probably is that the- empties— SHAMATHA/VIPASHYANA "The Six Levels of the Stage of above and from below are not nec- subtle consciousnesses that occur LOJONG (7 POINT MIND TRAINING) Completion." essarily the four—joy, supreme joy, when the winds are with drawn— special joy, and innate joy—since and the joys—subtle bliss NATURE OF MIND The Four Joys the four from below are all innate consciousnesses that occur when This 10 day non-residential program will be held in a rural setting north The four Joys are bliss joys. Rather, the four joys above the winds are withdrawn—are in of Boulder, Colorado and will include daily teachings, discussion groups, consciousnesses generated be- and below are posited not accord- fact the same consciousnesses de- meals and daily transportation. cause of the melting of the drop ing to the intensity of bliss, but ac- scribed from different perspec- VENERABLE DZIGAR KONGTRUL RINPOCHE: and its movement in the central cording to the movement of the tives. Nga-wang-bel-den disagrees, Rinpoche was recognized at a young age as an emanation of Jamgon channel. In order of least to great- drops in the central channel. The citing Dzong-ka-ba's refusal to Kongtrul Lodro Thaye. He trained under H.H. Khyentse Rinpoche and Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Rinpoche currently resides in Boulder, Colorado est, they are called joy, supreme four joys from above are generated equate the four empties and the with his wife and six-year old son. He teaches Buddhist philosophy at joy, special joy, and innate joy. respectively when the white drop four joys, as well as Dzong-ka-ba's The Naropa Institute. There are various other ways of flows down from the crown to the approval of the explanation by VENERABLE KHYENTSE JIGME RINPOCHE: distinguishing the joys. For in- throat, from there to the heart, Tup-ba-bel (thub pa dpal) that the Rinpoche was bom in Darjeeling, India. He was later recognized as an stance, in the context of physical from there to the navel, and from four empties are also generated emanation of Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. Rinpoche trained under isolation, the joys generated by the there to the base of the spine. The during the white drop's traversal of his father Kangyur Rinpoche and H.H. Khyentse Rinpoche. He lives in descent of the drop from the top four joys from below are generated the sexual organ. Moreover, the Dordogne, France where he teaches at a retreat center and is a director of the Padmakara translation group. of the head are distinguished from respectively when the red drop four empties could not be identi- those generated by the ascent of rises from the base of the spine to cal to the four joys simply because REGISTRATION INFORMATION For program cost and registration information please contact: the drop from the "secret lace" at the navel, from there to the heart, at the time of death there is no ex- the base of the spine. The joys gen- from there to the throat, and from perience of the joys whereas there Mangala Shri Bhuti, P.O. Box 4088, Boulder, CO 80306 Tele/Fax (303) 494-8346 erated from the ascent of the drop there to the crown. is experience of the empties. are much more powerful than On the path, when the four joys Meditation on Emptiness those generated from the descent are produced as a result of the en- of the drop; all of the joys from the try and dissolution of winds in the with Bliss ascent of the drop are considered central channel, they are also of- In the first phase of meditation innate joys, the type with the great- ten called the four empties. Many on the level of physical isolation, est intensity. scholars follow the explanation one visualized the subtle drop filled Thus, although there are said to that the four joys simply are the with the array of visualized deities be four joys from above and four four empties. Their assumption Continued on page 14

8 SNOW LION WINTER SUPPLEMENT '95 NEWS O RYO KI* TIBETAN CHILDREN'S VILLAGE JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT Oryokiisasilentmealtaken at Zen monasteries during periods of intensified training. Master Dogen introduced this ceremony in an effort to illuminate the sacred nature of everyday activities. This video captures the power and the subtlety of die ritual, DHARAMSALA, INDIA viving parent is unable to care for could learn a lot from TCV." challengingus to expand our vision of the miraculous intoall dimensions of our lives. them. While looking after their If you wish to sponsor a child at $29.95 plus $5.00 s/h • NY state residents add 7.75% tax Tibetan Children's Village (TCV), physical, mental and spiritual $22.00 per month or if you wish to a 43-acre community situated on a needs, TCV seeks to impart the give a general donation to Tibetan hilltop above McLeod Ganj, best of modern education along Children's Village, send a tax-de- Dharamsala, is home to nearly with a deep appreciation of the rich ductible check or money order 2,000 children in exile, most of cultural heritage of Tibet to enable made out to The Tibet Fund. The whom are new refugees from the children to share the hopes and Tibet Fund, located in New York, Tibet. Begun as an orphanage and aspirations of the Tibetan people is a tax-exempt non-profit organi- a nursery school, TCV now pro- to return some day to a free and zation dedicated to fostering, en- vides complete residential and independent Tibet. Since its foun- couraging and promoting Tibetan educational facilities from nursery dation in 1960 more than 6,000 chil- Buddhist culture, religion, art and to high school. Relying entirely dren have graduated from Tibetan studies. The Tibet Fund serves as on the generosity of philanthropic Children's Village. Graduates go on a clearing-house to insure that organizations and individuals, to colleges in India and abroad. funds reach their destination with- TCV has expanded to encompass One Western educator visiting out being lost in the international DHARMA COMMUNICATIONS 4 residential and 11 day schools TCV noted: "Given how little the mail. For further information in Tibetan settlements throughout school has, they are accomplishing please contact: The Tibet Fund, 241 P.O. Box 156SL • Mt. Tremper, NY 12457 • (914) 688-7993 India. miracles. I have never seen such an East 32nd Street, New York, NY TCV was organized to care for enthusiastic, determined and just 10016. Tel: 212-213-5592. ■ orphans and children whose sur- plain happy group of children. We WAKE UP! ON THE ROAD WITH A A rare film portrait of Zen Master Seung Sahn H.H. Orgyen Wake Up! On the Shot on location dur- Road with a Zen ing a teaching tour of Master is an unusual Europe, this film con- and provocative video tains excerpts from Ku-Sum Lingpa that has teachings public talks, kong- for both the an teaching new and nterviews, and experienced and discus- student of sions with meditation. monks.

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Prominent them with what you see now (such and police cycles with lights flash- amongst these new projects will be as the wonderful spread in the In- ing and sirens wailing. In the back light industries and sweat shops future visitors, who'll be able to travellers on the recent tour I led ternational Campaign for Tibet's of the trucks: recently arrested aimed at making "high-quality" sou- gaze out of their rooms across the said he'd found a way to distin- Tibet Transformed). Ugly, square, criminals and political prisoners, venirs for tourists. water at the Potala (which as part guish Chinese from Tibetans: Tibet- cheap, concrete constructions—in on show to the public at large—a And speaking of forced reloca- of its recent refurbishment has ans wave back.) Thus, many Tibet- most cases, police and army bar- warning. A few months ago a simi- tion, the ancient village of Shol, at been furnished with video surveil- ans have been deprived of their tra- racks or shops to be run by im- lar parade carried three Tibetan the foot of the Potala, is supposed lance cameras—so don't plot the ditional livelihoods, being forced to ported, subsidized Chinese immi- prisoners to their execution, at a to be razed in favour of a.people's overthrow of the current regime sell their animals by poverty and grants—are constricting the heart place just west of the city, near the park and plaza, while the residents while visiting the Dalai Lama's the high prices the Muslims can of Lhasa. Even in the old town big army camp that is mainly Chi- will be moved to some high rise house). pay. around the Barkor, historic homes nese military intelligence (pardon apartments being built about a mile In this new land of opportunity, Worse than that, I was told, is the are being torn down and replaced the oxymoron). The public was north of the Dekyi Shar Lam, the the opportunists are flooding in. In Muslim trade in Tibetan antiquities by modern versions. Ask Tibetans expected to watch the execution main road that runs in front of the fact, many Tibetans fear the latest and jewellery. Aggressive Huei what they feel about all this—many as well as the parade. Potala up to the Jokhang. Appar- arrivals—Muslims from Xining and businessmen, organized from their will be afraid to comment. One of Another Chinese atrocity in the ently UNESCO are wondering Chinghai in the north-west—more homelands, band together and fan my companions likened Tibet to- continuing rape of Tibet is the up- whether or not to include Shol as than the Han Chinese. While out all over the countryside to buy day to Stalin's Russia or Nazi Ger- coming Han plan to institute sixty- part of the Potala while they con- Kashmiri Muslims have co-existed up from nomads or Tibetans living many; analogies most apt. The Ti- two new industrial projects by the sider declaring the Potala a na- peacefully in Lhasa with the Tibet- in isolated villages whatever they betan people's lack of freedom in year 2,000, all altruistically de- tional monument. Unless they ans for more than four centuries, can. When Tibetan businessmen their own country is an obscenity signed to benefit the Tibetan hurry, it will be too late. the newcomers have been buying try to do the same, they are intimi- of which the entire world should people; part of the on-going peace- Another project making rapid up all the sheep, yak, cashmere dated by the Muslims and threat- be ashamed. ful liberation. Many of these are headway is a new five-star hotel/ goats, and wool they can. Many of ened with injury or death. Peace- My perspicacious friend also slated to be located west of marina on Tha-ya Do Island, in the the people you'll see in the fields loving Tibetans are no match for pointed out that historically, Drepung Monastery, and will come Kyichu River. They are blocking off even in Central Tibet are Muslims, these fierce intruders. And since China's claim on Tibet is about as to occupy most of the land be- the arm of the river proximate to although most Westerners couldn't logical as India's claiming Austra- tween there and Tolung. Within Lhasa for the boating pleasure of tell by looking at them. (One of the Continued on page 10

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A RECENT VIEW OF TIBET Continued from page 1 nese immigrants' salaries keep go- ing up, which causes inflation, and the Muslims speak Chinese, they again, the Tibetans are squeezed. Amriye Machen Institute tend to do business with the Han A more subtle form of discrimi- to the exclusion of the Tibetans. nation is exercised against young They also deal in weapons. A mea- Tibetans. I had a long conversation Tibetan Centre sure of Tibetans' fear of Muslims with a young Tibetan woman who is that many are now afraid to buy had been educated in China for the famous Muslim bread in case seven years. The teachers there For Advanced Studies it is poisoned. treat Tibetan children quite differ- Not that the Chinese need much ently. Chinese students are not al- Tibet's first substantial introduc- help in stealing from Tibet. Most lowed to smoke or drink at all, but tion to the modern world came through the Chinese Communist readers of this journal will be Tibetan children, who live apart "I am happy to learn that four Tibetans have, on their aware of last August's refurbished- from the Chinese, are told that for occupation. Distorted and self- Potala publicity stunt. The word them it's OK, as long as they do it serving versions of world history, own initiative, founded the Amnye Machen Institute. It from the Tibetan monk caretakers in their dorms. She felt they were politics, art and science were im- is vital that such an Institute be formed in order that is that the renovations were in almost encouraged to do so. Cer- planted in the Tibetan mind by Tibetans study their own historical, literary, intellec- large part an excuse to take the tainly, Tibetan girls were encour- Chinese cadres whose own under- tual, cultural and social problems in a systematic and walls apart in a search for trea- aged to wear make-up and standing of these subjects, includ- sures rumoured to be concealed jewellery, being told it was OK be- ing Marxism, were often simplistic scientific manner. Beyond just considerations of aca- within. Anyway, the authorities cause it was their custom. In the and half-digested. Today Commu- demics, such an effort will most certainly assist Tibetan may have spent money on this ex- meantime, their Chinese counter- nist ideology has been replaced by society in its progress towards democracy and in un- ercise, but tourists will pay. Last parts were not allowed to, and a crude, frenetic materialism unre- year it cost about 30 RMB (A$6) to thus, while Tibetan girls wasted deemed by even a token infusion derstanding and confronting the challenges of the get in; this year it was 45. Next year time on their appearance, the Chi- of liberal or democratic values. present and the future. it's supposed to go up to 100. The nese students would forge ahead In exile, Tibetans have struggled "The Institute's proposed programs to inform and to preserve their ancient culture Tibetans who run the Potala are in their studies. educate the Tibetan public and make available to it the supposed to turn over to the Chi- One result of discrimination and religion. Yet their very success nese 600,000 RMB a year—money against Tibetan youth is that, ac- in this task, coupled with their tra- literary heritage and scientific knowledge of the world, collected from entrance and pho- cording to my informant, about ditional conservatism, has resulted is also tremendously welcome. So too is the program tography fees. Other monasteries 50% of Tibetan men around the age in an unfortunate closing-in of the on Women's Studies. These have long been areas of national mind from further inves- also have their targets, and the of twenty are alcoholics. One great concern to me. I am particularly encouraged to monks get into trouble if they don't friend of hers from a very good tigation, discussion or movement reach them. (They're allowed to family had been an excellent stu- towards cultural and intellectual know that the Institute is focussing its main attention keep the offerings that pilgrims dent and became a dance teacher. changes necessary to making Ti- and efforts on the lay and humanist aspects of Tibetan make at the altars, which is what About three years ago, because of betan institutions and ideas viable culture and thinking. they use for restoration.) So, don't the general lack of prospects for in a rapidly changing world. "It is my hope that the efforts of the Amnye Machen get upset, as many Westerners do, young Tibetans, he became dis- Also unfortunate is the lack of when caretaker monks ask you to couraged and started drinking. He contact with cultural and intellec- Institute to bring about a Tibetan renaissance will even- pay for the photos you take. gradually degenerated, lost his job, tual developments inside Tibet, tually bear fruit. I would like to ask all Tibetans and and the neglect of secular Tibetan They're living under conditions began stealing in order to buy beer, friends to assist in the realization of this commendable that we couldn't even imagine. and is now practically mad. There culture. This is partly due to the One morning our group visited are many like him, and nobody in priority of resources and attention and consequential project." —-The Dalai Lama, July the Gyantse Kumbum, and the authority cares. She said that the devoted to religion. In recent years 16th, 1992. monks kindly let us take photos government over-reacts to any tiny this focus on religion has been in- without paying. I happened to go political disturbance, but far from tensified by its attraction to the back that afternoon, and found the helping young alcoholics or pun- West. This disparity of concern is monks in quite a state of conster- ishing thieves, they almost encour- evident in the translation of hun- Funding for the Institute comes page book (1000 copies). Write to nation. Apparently, some of the age them. dreds of Tibetan works into foreign mainly from individual donations us for our pre-publication list and other people who had been around And while young Tibetan men languages, while only the Bible has and grants. The first donation to exact quotations. been translated into Tibetan. the Institute was made by His Ho- when we were there earlier were become alcoholics and thieves, Get your favorite book Chinese spies, and they had later many young Tibetan girls are lured The Amnye Machen Institute liness the Dalai Lama At present translated into Tibetan. accused the monks of keeping for into prostitution, working in the (AMI) seeks to begin a movement the Institute has no regular source themselves the photography plethora of karaoke bars that have towards addressing these and of funds. Since our publications are Average translation cost is US money we were supposed to have recently sprung up all over Lhasa other imbalances and limitations in in the Tibetan language sales are $500-600 for a book. Does not in- paid. It seems that at many monas- and are simply fronts for brothels the intellectual, social and cultural insufficient to cover even printing clude cost of publication. Write to teries the monks are watched to and pornographic video arcades. life of the Tibetan people inside costs. Furthermore, fifteen per- us for details. make sure they collect the fees Although the signs outside say and outside Tibet. The Institute is cent of all our publications are ear- Send a gift subscription of pe- they are supposed to. people under eighteen are not ad- initiating systematic and scientific marked for free distribution inside riodicals and specialized journals Of course, the Chinese are min- mitted, inside there are children studies into the history, culture, Tibet. for AMI's reference library. Ency- ing all over the place. For example, much younger than that. All in all, society and politics of Tibet. It is These are some ways to support clopedias, almanacs, yearbooks if you drive to Gyantse via there appears to be an insidious also initiating studies into the ex- AMI: and books on history, politics, art, ternal cultures, ideologies and na- Yamdrok Tso (the beautiful Tur- policy aimed at destroying the Ti- Become a Friend of AMI. music, ethnology, science, China quoise Lake they're draining to betan youth. tions that have influenced the and Tibet are welcome. make electricity) and look to your Why would anybody keep going course of Tibetan history, but Your annual donation of US $100 right as you ascend to the Kamba back to this depressing scene? I which have been insufficiently ex- (Rs. 500 in India, Nepal & Bhutan; Write to us at the address below. La pass, you'll see this nasty grey think Westerners are the only amined till now. students 50% discount) will help to When sending checks please make stuff oozing down the mountain. friends Tibetans have and that see- These efforts are being directed create a better informed, dynamic them payable to: Amnye Machen Nobody has been able to tell me ing us does give them some hope towards opening up and exploring and progressive Tibetan society. Institute, McLeod Ganj 176219, what they're doing; only military that all is not lost. However, soon new horizons in Tibetan studies, You will also receive our newslet- Dharamsala, H.P. India. Tel/fax: + personnel work there. all may well be lost, and those of and focusing on important subjects ter, Cairn, and occasional bulletins 91 (1892) 23073. ■ In the Nagchu area, 200 km. us who care about Tibet must keep that have hitherto received scant on our latest publications, confer- north-east of Lhasa, the Chinese the pressure on our governments attention, such as Women's Stud- ences and more are mining for "white gold." These not to sell out to the Chinese but ies and studies on contemporary Support the publication of a miners are said to have a ruthless- to save Tibet. When last in Austra- Tibetan art and literature. Pro- book. lia, His Holiness the Dalai Lama grams such as Democracy Studies Om Mani ness all their own. Here's a story I Dedicate it to the memory of a heard. These cruel and evil people was asked what we could do to will prove vital to the future of the Tibetan people and their aspira- friend or loved one. On average it (as they were described to me) like help. He replied that there were costs us US $2500 to print a 200- their meat fresh, so in this two things. One was to join the tions. Padme fridgeless society, the way they ATC. The other was to go to Tibet ensure the freshness of their meat to see what was going on for your- Hung is to dig a pit, hog-tie a yak, chuck self and to return to tell your it in the pit, and then carve off what friends what you had seen. I, for they need on a daily basis. The yaks one, keep going and telling. Per- Dear Friends, take a couple of weeks to die. This haps you should too. We have recently started our is not an eye-witness report, but as Chenrezik Sadhana Project in Po- one resident Westerner told me, Dr Nick land. Any practice materials— even if the rumours aren't true, Boston malas, puja sets, statues, thangka- they at least show what people fear photos, etc.—would be greatly ap- and are prepared to believe. preciated. We also need an old PC The business climate, too, is The author is a frequent trav- computer with good programs for quite unfavourable for Tibetans. eler to Tibet who has just returned desktop publishing. If you wish to There are five different taxes lev- from Lhasa. He is taking a group help us, please send letters or pack- ied on businesses. These are fixed to Mt Kailash May-June 1995. If ets via registered post to: Andrew amounts, that is, they do not de- you are interested in going along, Czerepok, c/o S.S. Satsanga, P.O. pend upon how the business is please call 1-800-333-1240. Box 6352, 53-245 Wroclaw 63, Po- doing. Since Chinese businesses land. are subsidized by the government, [This article first appeared in the Best greetings from the they can keep up, but Tibetans Australia Tibet Council News. ] ■ Chenrezik Sadhana Project. ■ don't get such breaks. Also, Chi-

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Letter to Editor: DAKA'S BUDDHIST Drukpa Kagyu ASTROLOGY ® Sir: harmed or held, but this is not so Personal insights with I was dismayed to read in the for Tibetans. The Chinese have re- Buddhist perspective on Heritage Foundation Fall publication a letter from Karen ally dug their heels in when it Stobbs Adere, who had recently comes to Tibet; and fueling the al- traditional charts. travelled to Tibet. What troubles ready heated resentment of the Jhampa Shaneman was me is the irresponsibility of taking model process for preserving Chinese in having the West tell ordained as a Buddhist Major lineage holders of the items into Tibet, knowing that the the written heritage of other them what to do is foolish, irre- monk for 14 years and Drukpa Kagyu school met in No- Chinese government regards them schools of Tibetan Buddhism. sponsible and destructive to any vember in Kathmandu under the as contraband and knowingly en- uses 24 years of practice When Tsoknyi Rinpoche and the headway Tibetans may make with auspices of the Drukpa Kagyu dangering the lives of Tibetans. Drukpa Kagyu origi- the Chinese. I too have travelled to help you understand Heritage Foundation to begin the Chinese guides will normally turn nally envisioned the project, it to Tibet and will be there again daily life cycles, auspi- next important step in a project a blind eye to pictures of H.H. the in November of '95,1 would not was assumed that a minimum of aiming to collect, preserve, and Dalai Lama, but tapes? It was very cious dates for retreats, forty years would be needed to dream of risking the welfare of publish the entire written heritage naive indeed to think that such etc. Utilize the under- collect, transcribe and correct these gracious people to satisfy a of this Tibetan Buddhist lineage. things can be done. It is so easy for misguided idea of heroism. the texts using traditional methods standing of inter- The purpose of this historic gath- us Westerners to come and go, give of hand-transcription. By using dependence to have ering was to draft an agreement these items to Tibetans and board specially designed Tibetan word- Respectfully yours, among the principal masters of a plane for home, never knowing insight into yourself, Drukpa Kagyu teachings regarding processing software, the project what price someone else has paid Deborah Maddocks your children... the order of publication and staff could finish transcribing, of our "good deed." Although she QualicumBeach,B.C. method of organizing these rare correcting, compiling, and publish- Call in Canada and USA was questioned by the authorities Canada ing 125 volumes of text during the 1-800-819-2288. texts. there was no danger of her being Among those participating next five years, if adequate fund- were: H.E. Khamtrul Rinpoche, ing is secured. Ven. Dorzong Rinpoche, Ven. The Drukpa Kagyu Heritage Chogon Rinpoche, Ven. Adi Foundation's goal is to print 500 Rinpoche, Ven. Tsoknyi Rinpoche, editions of 125 pechas (Tibetan Ven. Chogyal Rinpoche, and Ven. volumes), each containing 600 Sengtra Rinpoche. pages of text. It is the intent of The Drukpa Kagyu Heritage Tsoknyi Rinpoche to provide a Foundation is a project of Ven. copy of the complete works of the Tsoknyi Rinpoche, who was lineage free of charge to every trained at Khampagar Monastery, Drukpa Kagyu monastery and re- ';] Send Clothing Directly to Someone Tashi Jong, Himachal Pradesh, In- treat center in the world, and to Living on a Sioux Reservation dia, the seat of the Khamtrul make copies available to the Rinpoche. Some years ago, the world's major libraries. In this way, If you would like to receive a list of Native Americans living on reservations Drukpa Kagyu Rinpoches of Tashi the written heritage of the Drukpa jj in this country, who need clean, wearable clothing, over the counter medicines and other items, Jong recognized the urgent need Kagyu school will continue to pro- please send a self-addressed, stamped business envelope (6 stamps please) to the address below. to preserve the texts of the line- vide a spiritual resource for many In addition to the clothing list, there is an Elder's program in which an Elder or Elder couple, living on age and began the process of col- generations of scholars and stu- a reservation are connected with an individual or family. The purpose of this program is to help supply some lecting them. To date, more than dents of Tibetan Buddhism. of the material needs of the elderly, but equally important, to open the lines of communication and bridge eighty percent of all known texts For more information about the the cultural gaps which have separated all of us for too long. have been recovered and it is Drukpa Kagyu Heritage Founda- hoped that the remaining twenty tion or the availability of Tibetan Both of these programs offer a "one to one" approach to involvement with The People, as Native Americans percent will be found. word-processing software, con- often refer to themselves. If you are interested in either of these programs, please send your self-addressed, The scope and importance of tact: The Pundarika Foundation, stamped (6) envelope and you will receive the list and elder program information. A $2 donation will help the project is epic, and the foun- PO Box 34, Crestone, CO 81131 Tel: cover the cost of making copies (20+ pages). dation is working to provide a 719-2564452, fax: 719-2564694. ■ Jackee Allen • P.O. Box 139 • Ironia, NJ 07845 • 201-584-8817 (eve) icycle THEt^BUDDHIST REVIEW

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DUDJOM EMPOWERMENTS r 1 I What are those Continued from page 1 volume text called the Do Gyud ing enlightened energy to the earth ] "spllttists" reading? « Dzod. Only one copy of these vol- in the form of stupas, statues, li- This is the way we can remove ^L > umes exists in Tibet, and we have braries and temples, which in- the mental suffering and delusion s now made a copy and brought it crease the wisdom and compas- EH 1 X~ that exists within the samsaric cy- Mang-Tso \Mr~4%&r^ -,_ "» here. When this translation project sion of all sentient beings. So far cling of existence. is complete and if at Pema Osel Ling, we have fin- The unbroken lineage of the doesn't come too soon, I would like ished sculpting a large statue of iiQjm)i Vajrayana teachings can only be to establish a college under the di- Guru Rinpoche, which is now be- ^^""T *»_ . y iTi held and continued for future gen- rection of Lama Gyaltsen Rinpoche ing painted and gilded, and an erations through education and The only independent Tibetan- from Vajrayana East in Nepal and elaborate and permanent sand practice. Education requires the language newspaper in the world, iu ^1^*"^ firr~^lo^-^/Si Tulku Thubten Rinpoche, who is a mandala of Guru Rinpoche's pure' establishment of a college. Prac- Mang-Tso, offers you the latest resident lama at Pema Osel Ling. land. / 111 Itjll 'r&Tti tice requires people to do retreat news from Tibet—all the news - Since 19861 have been living in the My overall goal is to continue to { Le, ,u • J* 1 i i T* ^ in all forms, including the tradi- from exile—fearless investigative Santa Cruz area where I have been establish the pure and unbroken tional three-year retreat. Due to my journalism—objective and in- directing Vajrayana Foundation Dudjom Tersar lineage in the West. teacher's encouragement, my life and Pema Osel Ling retreat and formed political commentary. i Wherever one canestablish a pure goal is to establish these two ve- Complex international events and conference center. I feel very lineage, then whoever has the de- hicles for rooting the essence of issues demystified. Exclusive col- Reading Tibetan is easy, even pleased that so much progress has sire to hold that lineage will be able the Vajrayana teachings in the umn from the State Astrologer of exciting with Mang-Tso. One-year been made since I came to the to. This preserves that lineage for West. Tibet. Hilarious, hard-hitting car- subscription $30. For more infor- West. the benefit of all beings, now and Two and a half years ago we es- toon strip exposing Chinese crimes mation contact: Mang-Tso, In addition to establishing the in the future. Today Tibetan culture tablished the three-year retreat. in Tibet by TRIGG. Easy-to-read McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, H.P. three-year retreat and beginning a and doctrine is very fragile. Some There are currently eleven people language and byte-size story 176219 India. Tel/fax: + 91 (1892) college, we have also created the of the lineages of Vajrayana Bud- in retreat. We are also in the pro- lengths, and innovative design and 23073. ■ Institute for the Preservation of dhism have become very thin and cess of translating a complete trea- layout. Tibetan Sacred Art. Our plan is to are in danger of being lost. My in- sury of sutra and tantra, a thirteen- create symbolic supports for bring- tention is to train Westerners to become lamas who are both edu- cated and experienced practitio- for the Nyingma lineage and ners. In this way, the Dudjom Vajrayana tradition. Tersar lineage will be strength- Thrangfu Nunnery Project Please tell us about your ex- ened. As Westerners begin to periences with Dudjom teach, the Dharma can become in- Rinpoche. The goal oi this project is to establish a place where tegrated into this culture without Friends Tibetan nuns will have lull access to the richness ot losing the purity of the lineage. Actually, my father sent me to study and train with His Holiness their spiritual tradition and will be allowed and encouraged Even though I cannot accomplish all of these goals in my lifetime, I Dudjom Rinpoche in 1943 when I of Prison to develop to their iuilest potential. They will then be in hope that others will complete was eight years old. I moved to his a position to transmit their knowledge and understanding what I have begun. monastery, Lama Ling, in Gongpo. to others. The Thrangu Nunnery Project will provide a Due to his great compassion My whole childhood was devoted Sangha to education, then later I went into supportive environment lor these nuns to practice and and wisdom, and our extremely good fortune, Dungse Thinley retreat. Snow Lion occasionally receives preserve their ancient living heritage of Tibetan Buddhism. letters from people who have been Norbu Rinpoche has granted our How long did you stay in re- One year ago, land was purchased lor the nunnery on a imprisoned and who are very inter- request and has agreed to give treat with His Holiness? peaceful farm area near Kathmandu. Enough funds have next summer the entire cycle of ested in dharma. They are seeking First, I spent five years by been raised to begin construction of the living quarters, Dudjom Lingpa and His Holiness to connect with dharma practitio- Dudjom Rinpoche's empower- myself in retreat, then I did a ners to exchange ideas, to receive however, funds are urgently needed to dig a well to supply three-year retreat with a group at ments, transmissions and teach- moral support and to feed their water to the land. The estimated cost of the well is $1,540. His Holiness's place. I practiced ings, which is the Dudjom Tersar spiritual hunger. Please help these nuns by sending a tax deductible donation lineage. Good fortune of this kind and received teachings from The following person seeks a Dudjom Rinpoche until I escaped of any size (note Nunnery on your check) to: is almost impossible to find, espe- "dharma pen-pal": Sian Kensu to India in 1960. I then traveled cially for a humble Dharma center #232721, Carson City Correctional Rigpe Dorje Foundation with him until 1964 when he estab- like ours. This will be a major event Faculties, PO Box 5000, Carson 328 North Sycamore Avenue Continued on page 18 City, MI 48811-5000. ■ Los Angeles, California 90036

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U. SNOW LION WINTER SUPPLEMENT '95 INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN BUDDHISM manifestations for the benefit of Continued from page 6 others. The compassion of Avalo- Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism kitesvara is completely unstained tends to all living beings, anyone by any ordinary emotions; he has Table of Contents who chants the mantra of the no need for praise, does not seek Preface buddha of compassion or pays the approval of others, and his ac- 9 The Place of the Tantras in Buddhist Technical Note homage to the Dalai Lama solely tions are completely untouched by 11 Literature 219 Introduction for personal gain is thought to be thoughts of personal gain. Rather, 13 Tantra as a Branch of Mahayana 221 profoundly misguided. Tibetans he embodies the highest and pur- PART ONE: THE INDIAN BACKGROUND Tantric Symbols 227 recognize this, and when asked est level of compassion, a compas- Entering Tantric Practice 232 1. Buddhism in India The Four Classes of Tantra 242 they will generally indicate that sion that is said to be inconceivable The Buddha 23 they offer the merit of their reli- to ordinary beings. The devel- The Preliminary Practices 256 The Buddha's Life and Lives 26 The Fourteen Root Downfalls 275 gious devotions for the benefit of opment of such pure compassion Epilogue 47 all sentient beings. in the ordinary world of ignorance, 10. Death and Dying in Tibetan Buddhism 2. Some Important Buddhist Doctrines Introduction 283 All along the path are religious desire, and hatred is said to be as Cyclic Existence 54 symbols, most of which are con- rare as a lotus growing up from the Death Meditation: Exoteric and Esoteric Appearance and Reality 61 Traditions 287 nected with Avalokitesvara or his bottom of a swamp and opening its 3. Meditation human manifestation, the Dalai petals to reveal a perfect jewel in The Process 299 The Role of Meditation in Indian and Tibetan Rituals of Death and Dying 305 Lama. There are several "mani the middle. This indicates the Tibetan Buddhism 70 walls," which are piles of stones, multi-faceted nature of the symbol- Stabilizing and Analytical Meditation 74 PART FOUR: THE SCHOOLS OF TIBETAN each of which is inscribed with the ism of the mantra that Tibetans The Five Buddhist Paths 80 BUDDHISM mantra . This chant as they circumambulate the 4. Mahayana 11. The Four Schools 313 literally means, "om jewel in the lo- residence of the Dalai Lama. As Origins 86 12. Nyingma tus hum," and it has tremendous they walk, they try to keep this Mahayana Doctrines 90 History and Doctrines 319 significance for devout Tibetan symbolism in mind, because it is The Path 97 The Nine Vehicles 327 Buddhists. The syllable om is com- thought that the more one familiar- : Hidden Treasures 330 PART TWO: TIBETAN HISTORY AND CULTURE monly found in mantras and is said izes oneself with something the Distinctive Practices: Dzogchen 334 to symbolize the ultimate nature of more natural it becomes, and one 5. Tibetan Religious History 13. Kagyu all reality, the final truth of things. comes more and more to think and Tibet: Geography and Environment 119 History and Doctrines 346 The "jewel in the lotus" is compas- act accordingly. The Early History of Tibet 121 Meditation Practices 352 sion, the quality that Avalokite- This is a basic idea underlying The Period of the Religious Kings 126 14. Sakya svara is thought to embody. the system of tantric meditation, The Second Dissemination of Buddhism 136 Origins of the Sakya Tradition 377 The symbolism of this mantra which is considered by Tibetans to Mongol Influence and Sakya Supremacy 139 The Development and Dissemination of reveals a great deal about the pre- be the most effective means for The Gelukpa Ascent to Power 142 Sakya Doctrines and Practices 382 suppositions and practices of Ti- attaining buddhahood. In this sys- The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 148 Sakya Becomes a Political Force 386 betan Buddhism. A lotus is born in tem, one tries to transform one's 6. The Twentieth Century The Sakya Monastic Order 389 the muck and mud at the bottom mind through meditation and Foreign Conflicts 158 Distinctive Practices: "Path and Fruit" 391 of a swamp, but when it emerges through surrounding oneself with The Fourteenth Dalai Lama 161 15. Geluk on the surface of the water and symbols that resonate with one's The Interregnum Period 169 History of the Lineage 402 opens its petals a beautiful flower religious goals, that draw the mind The Fourteenth Dalai Lama Assumes Power 171 The Gelukpa Monastic System 412 appears, unstained by the mud toward thoughts of compassion, The Chinese Occupation of Tibet 179 Distinctive Practices: The Stages of the Path 416 from which it arose. Similarly, wisdom, altruism, ethical behavior, 7. Festivals and Holy Days 16. Bon: A Heterodox System genuine compassion arises from patience, etc. The people on the Monlam 190 Introduction 431 the muck of the ordinary world, path around the Dalai Lama's resi- The Butter-Sculpture Festival of Kumbum 193 Bon Teachings and Practices 435 which is characterized by fighting, dence are making religious merit Sacred Dance 197 hatred, distrust, anxiety, and other that is expected to pay dividends Other Religious Festivals 199 Lexicon of Buddhist Terms 449 negative emotions. These emo- in the future, but on a deeper level Common Elements in Tibetan Religious English-Tibetan-Sanskrit Glossary 455 tions tend to cause people to be- they are trying to reorient their Ceremonies 200 Bibliography 475 come self-centered and lead to suf- minds in the direction of greater 8. Geography and Architecture Indexes fering and negative actions. But and more spontaneous compas- The Religious Environment 203 Technical Terms 487 just as the world is the locus of sion, since ultimately they hope to Construction of Religious Structures 206 Personal Names 493 negative emotions, it is also the attain the same level as Avalo- Stupas 211 Locations 498 place in which we can become kitesvara As they catch glimpses PART THREE: TIBETAN BUDDHIST Titles Mentioned 500 buddhas, enlightened beings who of the residence of Avalokitesvara's DOCTRINES AND PRACTICES have awakened from the sleep of human manifestation, they aspire ignorance and who perceive real- to become like him, and the mani 9. Tantra ity as it is, with absolute clarity and walls, chodens, and rock faces with profound compassion for suf- carved with his mantra all serve to fering living beings. draw their attention to the task at clear distinction between religious one church in which everyone Buddhist traditions such as Chris- Just as the lotus arises from the hand, which is not just to ask some and secular life in Tibetan societ- should worship, no service that tianity, , Judaism, or Hindu- mud of the swamp, so buddhas powerful deity for help, but to be- ies, and "religion" is not compart- everyone must attend, no prayers ism. If one belongs to one of these were formerly human beings, im- come deities themselves and work mentalized into certain places and that everyone must say, no text that traditions, and if one's religious mersed in the negative thoughts for the betterment of others. times as it tends to be in Western everyone should treat as norma- practice leads to spiritual advance- and actions in which all ordinary One aspect of life in a Tibetan societies. Rather, Buddhism is the tive, and no one deity that every- ment, the Dalai Lama counsels that beings engage: the strife, wars, community that strikes most West- very lifeblood of the community, one must worship. The dharma is one should keep at it, since this is petty jealousies, and hatreds to erners immediately is the perva- and its influence is seen in all as- extremely flexible, and if one finds the goal of all religious paths. which all ordinary beings are sub- siveness of such symbolism. Every- pects of daily life. that a particular practice leads to In this sentiment he hearkens ject. Through their meditative where one walks, Buddhist sym- The Tibetan language does not a diminishment of negative emo- back to the historical Buddha, training, however, buddhas have bols stand out: there are walls of even have a term with the same as- tions, greater peace and happiness, Sakyamuni, who was born in the transcended such things, and like prayer wheels inscribed with man- sociations as the English word re- and increased compassion and fifth century B.C.E. in present-day lotuses have risen above their tras, and people who turn them are ligion. The closest is the word cho wisdom, this is dharma. The Dalai Nepal. As he was about to die, the murky origins and look down on thought to be sending out a prayer (chos), which is a Tibetan transla- Lama even states that one may Buddha was questioned by some them unsullied by the mud and for the benefit of all sentient be- tion of the Sanskrit word dharma. practice the dharma by following of his students, who were con- mire below. The symbolism may ings. Prayer flags with short man- This term has a wide range of pos- the teachings and practices of non- be extended still further, because tras or invocations written on them sible meanings, and no English Continued on page 15 buddhas do not simply escape flap in the wind, each movement word comes close to expressing the world and look down on oth- sending out a prayer for the ben- the associations it has for Tibetans. ers with pity or detached amuse- efit of others. Shrines of various In its most common usage it refers POTALA Q|MI ment; rather, like the lotus, which sizes, as well as monasteries, to the teachings of Buddhism, |MI •IIIIII jit has roots that still connect it monks, nuns, temples, and statues which are thought to express the Opens New Store Itul mill 1 • ill with the mud at the bottom of catch the eye everywhere, and truth and to outline a path to en- In New York in v.1''' J III the lake, buddhas continue to act many of the people one passes are lightenment. The path is a in the world for the benefit of oth- engaged in activities associated multifacteted one, and there are ers, continually taking human form with Buddhist practice: a woman teachings and practices to suit ev- Potala Corporation was established in 1977 to in order to help them, to make on the way to the market is hold- ery sort of person. There is no one preserve and promote Tibet's religious, philosophic them aware of the reality of their ing her prayer beads and softly path that everyone must follow and and cultural traditions. Tibetan culture is being situations, and to indicate the path chanting a mantra; a group of chil- no practices that are prescribed for recognized around the world by an ever-increasing to the enlightenment of buddha- dren is prostrating in front of a every Buddhist. Rather, the diversity of people. hood, which can free them from all temple; and a line of people is mov- dharma has something for every- suffering. ing slowly around a wall of prayer one, and anyone can profit from To expand activities, Potala is moving from The All of these symbols are operat- wheels, turning each one for the some aspect of the dharma. Office of Tibet to a more spacious store on October ing in the minds of the Tibetans benefit of others. Because of its multifaceted na- 1,1994. Besides sales and publications of books, who are making the circuit around Everywhere one looks, one per- ture, however, there is no one Potala now offers a large selection of Tibetan and the residence of the Dalai Lama. ceives signs of activities that would "truth" that can be put into words, Himalayan handicrafts, such as traditional Tibetan They perceive him as the embodi- be identified by most Westerners nor is there one program of train- dress, religious artifacts, carpets, jewelry, gifts, & ment of their own highest aspira- as "religious," but they are so ing that everyone can or must fol- household items produced by Tibetan artisans. tions, a person who through indi- deeply woven into the fabric of low. Tibetan Buddhism recognizes For more information, please contact: that people have differing capaci- vidual effort, compassionate activ- daily Tibetan life that it is difficult POTALA ties, attitudes, and predispositions, ity, and diligent meditation has to single out a part of the tapestry 9 East 36th Street Phone: 212-251-0360 transcended the world, but who that is purely "religious" or a part and the dharma can and should be New York, NY 10016 still continues to emanate physical that is only "secular." There is no adapted to these. Thus, there is no

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HIGHEST YOGA TANTRA body. That serves as the observed- Continued from page 8 the world to be a manifestation of object condition whereby a special bliss and emptiness. However, the and the divine mansion; this blissful feeling of the body con same practice on the stage of caused the winds to enter, remain, sciousness is generated. That [spe- completion is much more power- and dissolve in the central channel, cial blissful feel ing] acts as an im- ful due to the force of one's expe- BOOKS NEEDED: the Pierce Woman to be ignited, the mediately preceding condition rience, the immense infusion of drops to flow, and great bliss to be whereby the mental consciousness bliss that one has experienced as engendered. Now, once that has is generated as an entity of marvel- a result of wind and heat yogas. Australia Tibet occurred, one is to associate the ous bliss. At that time, through re- There are two, more difficult, four joys and emptiness as subject membering the meaning of variations on the practice of with- and object in meditative equipoise. suchness that has already been as- drawal, one called "individual in- Council's Tibetan In other words, one is to use the certained, emptiness and bliss are vestigation" and the other called blissful consciousness that has associated. "analysis". In individual investiga- been created to realize emptiness. The dripping of the white drop tion, one mentally divides all of the Library Project At this point in the meditation, one in the central channel produces an phenomena of the world into the begins to practice the aspects of extraordinarily blissful body con- twenty types of gross objects, and physical isolation called mental sciousness, which in turn produces then sees them all not only as mani- bliss, bliss of pliancy, and the one- a blissful mental consciousness. festations of bliss and emptiness, The Tibetan exile community is If you are able to offer books, pointed meditative stabilization, Then, with the recollection of emp- but as taking on either the specific actively planning a future Tibet here is a brief guide to what is three different aspects of one con- tiness, bliss and empti ness are as- form of a single deity, Vajradhara, which will be modern, democratic needed. Many of these are readily sciousness meditating on empti- sociated. or the forms of five deities. It is and developed, while respecting available second-hand: Books on ness within the force of great bliss. The restraint of other mental called investigation because it in- traditional values. But to modern- the culture, history, geography, (These aspects are not distin- activities so that everything will vestigates the entity of the deity ize, and plan modernization, re- economy, culture and international guished with precision in Nga- appear to be a manifestation of inasmuch as it sees that the deity quires information. Tibetans in In- relations of Tibet, China, Bhutan, wang-bel-den's text.) Deities do not bliss and emptiness is the practice is an expression of bliss and emp- dia and Nepal are poorly served Mongolia, Sikkim, Nepal, Ladakh, appear to this bliss consciousness, of withdrawal, probably so-called tiness. One pretends that the mind when it comes to the information Turkestan, Kazakhstan, Uzbeki- but because it is generated due to because manifestations of bliss realizing emptiness appears as the needed for long-range planning. stan, Russia and northern India. much previous visualization of dei- and emptiness appear to the sixth twenty types of gross objects, These days a lot of news agency Books on human rights, holocaust, ties, its three aspects of bliss, pli- consciousness, the mental con- which in turn appear as either wire service information is avail- genocide, population transfer, in- ancy, and meditative stabilization sciousness, dominating the sense Vajradhara or as five deities. able in Dharamsala, but deeper his- ternational law, postcolonialism, are still considered instances of consciousnesses and causing them "Analysis" is similar to individual torical, cultural, economic and po- refugees, gender studies, prisons, deity yoga For the same reason, to withdraw. Through withdrawal, investigation but is much more litical information is often absent. ecology, resources, conservation, even though those three aspects one's mind is so permeated with a demanding. In analysis, one men- This is unfortunate, as the West is tourism, regional development, would not fit the etymology of feeling of bliss that all appearances tally divides the twenty gross ob- awash in information which could world religions. Books on educa- physical isolation because they do are strongly affected. Concur- jects into one hundred objects and be useful to the new generation of tion, curriculum development, geo- not involve isolation from ordinary rently, recollection of meditation then visualizes them as twenty dei- educated Tibetans who are keen to politics, global strategy, China' appearances by substituting ideal on emptiness makes phenomena ties each of which have five lin- shape the future. weapons, China's relations with appearances, they are still consid- appear to be light, ephemeral, and eages (of the Buddhas Vairochana, The Australia Tibet Council has other peoples throughout history. ered physical isolations. like illusions. Everything appears Akshobhya, Amoghasiddhi, Ami- implemented a project to collect It's a long list of subjects, and yet to be "sealed" with bliss and emp- tabha, and Ratnasambhava). The books, journals and other relevant it's also a specialized one. Tibet- Viewing Appearances As tiness. practice is called "analysis" be- information resources for the Ti- ans have lived next to China for Bliss and Emptiness This type of imagination is a si- cause it analyzes in detail the spe- betan community in Dharamsala. centuries and have long experi- After having used the bliss con- militude of a Buddha's actual mode cific features of the deities. During the first year of this project ence of all these matters. Modern sciousness to realize emptiness, it of perceiving phenomena at all Deities. The deities which are (1994) the Australian Tibet Coun- researchers have discovered many is said that one should remember times. To Buddhas, phenomena are vividly visualized in tantric medi- cil shipped 920 books and journals of these issues quite recently, but bliss and emptiness, restraining all always sealed with bliss and empti- tation are the imagined forms of to the Library of Tibetan Works and they have often had access to ar- other mental activities so that ness. This means that there is a various Buddhas who appear ei- Archives. Response from librar- eas not open to Tibetans. whatever appears seems to be a sense in which a conscious ness ther as Buddhas or as ian Pema Yeshi suggests the books For information about the manifestation of bliss and empti- viewing the world as sealed with of high rank. Bodhisattvas are be- are being widely used and are giv- Australia Tibet Council: Gabriel ness. As Dzong-ka-ba says: bliss and emptiness is not faulty, ings who have generated the altru- ing a depth of knowledge about Lafitte, PO Box 1091, CoHingwood, An internal object—a special not contradicted by valid cogni- istic aspiration to attain Buddha- contemporary China not before Victoria 3066 Australia; phone/fax: physical tangible object—is pro- tion. hood for the welfare of others. available. The Council continues to 61-3-417-5953. Books may be sent duced through melting the mind of The practice of withdrawal is Those of high rank are well ad- seek cash donations to enable the directly to: Library of Tibetan enlightenment by means of a essentially a matter of continuing vanced on the Bodhisattva transport of books as well as do- Works & Archives, Gangchen method of penetrative focusing on a visualization begun on the stage grounds, which is to say that they nations of relevant books. Kyishong, Dharamsala, H.P., India important places on and in the of generation, when one imagined 176215. ■ Continued below

HIGHEST YOGA TANTRA Continued from above have acquired many of the abilities of Buddhas though not in the full measure of Buddhas. Since it is recognized that both Buddhas and high rank Bodhisattvas have the ability to emanate to sentient be- ings in any manner that will be helpful, even as ordinary objects that people unthinkingly pass over in their daily routines, it is permis- The Complete sible to imagine these enlightened beings in any conceivable form. However, in practice, tantric Empowerments and Transmissions manuals prescribe a certain num- ber of deities (for instance, thirty- of the two in Guhyasamaja) and de- scribe them in varying degrees of detail. The purpose of those de- Dudjom Tersar Lineage scriptions is to assist the medita- tor, who must attempt to construct given by a mental picture of the mandala for visualization practice, although such a person will probably also be Dorje Chang Kyabje Dungse assisted by a painting (such as the Tibetan tang-ga [thang ka]) which has been drawn and colored to Thinley Norbu Rinpoche match the description. A tantra is usually named after its principal deity. The tantra that July 8 - August 6, 1995 is the basis for Nga-wang-bel-den's text, the Guhyasamaja Tantra, has Guhyasamaja, one of the many emanated forms of the Buddha For information contact Vajrayana Foundation Empowerments Akshobhya, as its principal deity. 144 Pioneer Road, Corralitos CA 95076 Phone (408) 724-2752 Fax (408) 724-7854 Although there are thirty-two dei- ties in the mandala, they are all, in fact, held to be emanations of Guhyasamaja In a detailed manual Continued on page 16

14 SNOW. LION-WINTER SUPPLEMENT '95 THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT Continued from page 1 self or herself carefully and should This rots the foundation. Tibetan Tour Guides remember the words of Lama In this context the great yogi disrespectful of the Lam Rim Drom Tonpa, "Use respect shown Milarepa said, "When Dharma teachings. A student of the spiritual to you as a cause for humility." This practitioners do not abide within to be Replaced path should rely upon a teacher is the teacher's responsibility. The their practices, all they do is harm and should meditate on that student has the responsibility of the teachings." Just as intestinal teacher's kindness and good quali- using wisdom in his or her demon- worms can kill a lion, using the Dharamsala, October 24, WTNN Chinese-trained guides will be dis- ties; but the teaching on seeing his stration of faith and respect. teachings for sectarianism and ex- The Chinese authorities have re- tributed at the time of this session. or her actions as perfect can only Faith generated is a virtue, but ploitation can easily destroy the cently directed travel agencies in Many feel that the replacement be applied within the context of the if it is not guided by wisdom it can Dharma. the Tibet Autonomous Region to of the tour guides has political im- Dharma as a whole and the ratio- get us into trouble. We Tibetans We erect elaborate altars and expel all Tibetan guides who are plications. The majority of the nal approach to knowledge that it generally have so much faith that make extensive pilgrimages, but either exiled Tibetan returnees or guides do not follow the govern- advocates. As the teachings on see- we take Dharma practices for better than these is to remember who returned to Tibet to work in ment's travel guidelines, which ing the guru's actions as perfect granted. A monk who lives from Buddha's teachings: "Never create these travel agencies after having contain such directives as report- is borrowed from Highest Tantra the offerings of patrons, but does any negative action; always create been educated in the Bir Tibetan ing to the General Manager of the and appears in the Lam Rim not abide within the practices, cre- goodness; aim all practices at cul- School located in Northern India. travel agency details of Western mainly to prepare the trainee for ates a negative karma equal to tivating the mind." When our prac- As a result of this policy the travel tourists' activities, particularly tantric practice, beginners must stealing from a temple. Someone tice increases delusion, negativity guides have been deprived of their cases in which photos of the Dalai treat it with caution. As for spiri- who has spiritual qualities or who and disturbed states of mind, we livelihood. It was also announced Lama are distributed and names of tual teachers, if they misrepresent is engaged in intensive study or know that something is wrong. that one thousand Chinese-trained Tibetans who converse with tour- this precept of guru yoga in order practice fulfills the qualification of It is sometimes said that a ma- guides from Beijing will replace ists regarding the situation in Tibet. to take advantage of naive dis- receiving offerings and their accep- jor cause of the decline of Bud- them. The tourist industry in Tibet It is the responsibility of the Gen- ciples, their actions are like pour- tance is meaningful. But a bad dhism in India eight hundred years ceases to operate in the winter be- eral Manager to report this infor- ing the liquid fires of hell directly monk would be better off to swal- ago was the practice of Vajrayana cause of the extreme weather. mation to the Foreign Affairs Bu- into their stomachs. low a hot iron ball. A problem is by unqualified people, and sectari- In November and December the reau. Anyone not reporting such The disciple must always keep that we usually only observe those anism caused by corruption within travel agencies are evaluated and incidents is threatened with dire reason and knowledge of Dharma teachings that feed our delusions the Sangha. Anyone teaching Ti- the new policies concerning travel repercussions. ■ as principal guidelines. Without and ignore those that would over- betan Buddhism should keep this in Tibet are formulated. The list of this approach it is difficult to digest come them. This leniency can eas- in mind when they refer to the pre- one's Dharma experiences. Make ily lead to one's downfall. This is cept, "every action of the guru is a thorough examination before why I say that the teaching on see- to be seen as perfect." This is an accepting someone as a guru, and ing all the guru's actions as perfect extremely dangerous teaching, par- even then follow that teacher can be a poison. Many sectarian ticularly for beginners. U.S. Tibet Committee within the conventions of reason problems in Tibet were bom and as presented by Buddha. 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INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN material, and multiple lineages of BUDDHISM teaching and practice. The prob- Continued from page 13 lem is compounded by the scope KUN-ZANG LA-MAY ZHAL-LUNG cerned that after the master's of Tibetan Buddhism, which is deathpeople might begin pro- found throughout the Tibetan cul- Jig-me Ling-pa, the exponent of Dzog-pa Ch'en-po Long-ch'en Nying-tig, provides the required pounding doctrines that had not tural area. This area includes the preliminary for the practice of Dzog-ch'en in a short liturgical prayer called The Excellent Path been spoken by the Buddha him- core regions of central Tibet; large to Omniscience. One of his eminent disciples, Jig-me Gyal-way Nyu-gu, gave an oral instruc- self and that these people might tell parts of western Tibet that have tion on it, which his disciple, Dza Pal-triil Rin-po-ch'e, transcribed and gave the title, Kun-zang others that their doctrines were the traditionally been autonomous; La-may Zhal-lung. Preface by Cha-tral Rin-po-ch 'e, Translated & edited by Sonant T. Kazi actual words of the Buddha In re- Amdo and Kham in the eastern re- ply, the Buddha told them, "What- gions which, although culturally "An excellent, faithful translation ... an authentic preliminary work ever is well-spoken is the word of Tibetan, speak distinctive dialects which will benefit all those who are interested in Dzogchen." the Buddha." In other words, if a and have maintained their indepen- - His Holiness the Dalai Lama particular teaching results in dence from the central regions, the "A must for even' serious student of Buddhist thought and practice." greater peace, compassion, and open plains of the Changtang, - Professor H. V. Guenther happiness, and if it leads to a home of the Tibetan nomads; much of present-day Mongolia; large ar- "Clear and accurate throughout. . . can be recommended without lessening of negative emotions, '> j^l then it can safely be adopted and eas of central Asia; smaller areas hesitation." - Professor Matthew Kapstein, Columbia Univ. practiced as dharma, no matter in present-day Russia and parts of "A brief and exceptionally useful synthesis of all the main themes of who originally propounded it. several republics of the former preliminary Buddhist practice." - Professor Huston Smith, Syracuse This flexibility makes it difficult Soviet Union; much of the Hi- Univ. and Grad. Theological Union, Berkeley to write about Tibetan Buddhism. malayan region of northern India, Tibetan Buddhism is a multilay- including Ladakh, Zanskar, and PART ONE: 256 pp., 8 color plates, $35.00, cloth ered tapestry comprised of many Sikkim; and the neighboring coun- PART TWO & PART THREE: 352 pp., 4 color plates, endnotes, line drawings, $50.00, cloth different strands, and anyone hop- tries of Nepal and Bhutan. ing to write an introduction to this In addition, due to the diaspora Available: Diamond-Lotus Publishing, P.O. Box 43242, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043. (201)509-1868. system is faced with the daunting of the Tibetan people brought Add $4.00 shipping/handling for first book; $2.00 for each additional. NJ residents add 6% sales tax. task of sorting through centuries about by the invasion and occupa- of history, huge amounts of textual Continued on page 18

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It their needs are so great. you. We critically examine all steps lanes. Cartons get loaded onto because, knowing their packing was then that I visited the Shannan There is no funding from the of the entire procedure, from our trucks and unloaded onto convey- methods, we can almost count on Peoples' Hospital 60 miles south- government for the needed equip- relations with our suppliers to safe ors and loaded again onto differ- some damage when packages ar- east of Lhasa. It is in the town of ment. Although there is talk of a storage to finding the best way to r ent vehicles. However, it is possible rive. And this in spite of repeated Tsedang in the Valley of the Kings... new wing to be built in 1995 w hich ship books and other items in or- to prepare for these events. suggestions and complaints from where the Tibetan people and their would include space for a delivery der to obtain a safe, timely, and Packages get damaged by im- us. culture had their beginning. 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HIGHEST YOGA TANTRA Continued from page 14 of the head is melted) and the when he claims that the images of blood symbolizes the mind realiz- deities have no reality whatsoever for the practice of a particular ing emptiness. and are abandoned by becoming tantra—its "means of achieve- The deities imagined in medita- aware of one's "bodhi-essence". ment"—there would be a precise tion are, in one sense, recognized Deities are visualized in a man- Tibetan Review depiction of the position, posture, to be products of the imagination; dala, a symbolic representation of color, ornaments, and so forth, of hence, yogis engaged in deity yoga a divine mansion and its immedi- Guhyasamaja, his consort, and the do not have wrong conscious- ate environment in which the prin- Seeks Funds other deities in the Guhyasamaja nesses, i.e., awarenesses, such as cipal deity and his consort are at mandala, as well as all the features an eye consciousness mistaking a the center. As mentioned above, of their environment. distant pillar for a man, that are each tantra has its own particular Tibetan Review, a monthly news computer upgrade from 286 to 386. The manual also sometimes con- incorrect with regard to their main mandala which is often repre- magazine started in 1968, has al- Total estimated cost is fifty-six tains a lengthy discussion of the object. Even though yogis cultivate sented in paintings or carvings in ways been keeping its costs, in- thousand rupees (approx. $2,000 symbolic significance of all the "divine pride", a sense of actually two dimensions, as seen from cluding the staff salary, down to a US). details mentioned in the descrip- being the deity, theirs are not con- above, with the tops of its walls and minimum. In order to continue to If you can help, please contact: tion, aimed at enhancing one's de- sidered wrong consciousnesses porticos pointing out to the sides. produce an effective monthly The Tibet Fund, 241 East 32nd velopment of divine pride, the because divine pride is developed Street, New York, NY 10016. Tel: Returning to Meditation on magazine, they are seeking funds sense that one actually is the deity deliberately with a high intention. 212-213-5592. ■ Emptiness for a telephone line, dedicated fax one imagines. For instance, in the On the other hand, the deities line, fax modem and software, and water initiation portion of the imagined in meditation are defi- In the previous three phases of Kalachakra initiations for the nitely held to exist in fact, for the meditation—meditation on a stage of generation, the manual actual deity is "invited" to enter the subtle drop; meditation on empti- correlates the five seed syllables of imagined deity. There is a seeming ness with bliss; and meditation the mantra to the five symbols into paradox in the fact that one is train- viewing appearances as bliss and which they are transformed, five ing to become a deity that already emptiness— one meditated on a deities with their consorts, the dei- has a separate existence, but in subtle drop at the lower opening ties that appear on their crowns, fact, the paradox does not exist if of the central channel, used the Q cznaxmcnu ^rroutt Q and the elements, such as space, it is understood that all Buddhas resulting bliss consciousness to £) FOR SALE £) wind, and fire, that are cleansed. can take any form, that no form is meditate on emptiness, and ©Income or potential retreat complex. £) Some deities are depicted as be- exclusive. Although one cannot emerged from meditative equi- poise, seeing all phenomena as a £)min from Santa Barbara, CA airport & UCSB.£) ing peaceful whereas others are have the same mental continuum £>2br. house, 2 Ibr. cottages, 2 Ibr. apts. shown to be fierce. In both cases, as someone who has already be- manifestation of bliss and empti- Q the tantric iconography symbolizes come a Buddha, there is no limit ness. In the fourth phase of medi- Q in duplex. Older, well maintained, always Q a union of bliss and emptiness. For to the number of beings who, upon tation, one is drawn back into £ rented. REDUCED PRICE $315,000. £> example, the fierce deity Chakra- becoming Buddhas, can manifest meditative equipoise because bliss © 619-941-2556 FOR INFORMATION © samvara holds a skull filled with the form of that Buddha. Thus, ac- has caused the winds of the sense blood, but the skull symbolizes cording to the Ge-luk-ba presenta- powers to withdraw inside. This in °©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©e©©©° bliss (because bliss is experienced tion, at least one prominent Bud- when the white drop at the crown dhist scholar is clearly mistaken Continued on page 18

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DUDJOM EMPOWERMENTS HIGHEST YOGA TANTRA Continued from page 12 Dudjom Tersar transmissions Many people here have very Continued from page 16 portive. One meditates on empti- in July? busy lives and will not be able ness with a mind empowered with lished a center in Orissa where I Yes, absolutely. This is a once- to attend the entire four turn increases bliss because the bliss; then, subse quent to medita- stayed until 1975. My whole life in-a-lifetime opportunity. Dungse weeks. Would it be acceptable winds ignite the Fierce Woman, tive equipoise, one sees everything was devoted to serving him and his Thinley Norbu Rinpoche never to attend part of the time? which melts the drops, causing as bliss, which causes the sense centers. gives this type of advanced teach- Yes, of course, whatever you can them to flow in the central chan- powers to withdraw, the Fierce ing and empowerments to the pub- do is wonderful. I hope that many nel, producing great bliss. Woman to ignite, the drops to flow, Can you tell us something lic. He is a totally hidden and se- of our Dharma friends will be able The way in which meditation and bliss to increase, drawing one about your relationship with cret Lama. Due to his incredible to come. leads to bliss and bliss draws one back into meditative equipoise on his son Dungse Thinley Norbu compassion and kindness he is back into meditative equipoise il- emptiness. This cycle occurs again Rinpoche? willing to pass this lineage to us. lustrates one of the great differ- and again. Moreover, just seeing We grew up together in Tibet. I was recently in Nepal, and For further information on the ences between the paths of tantra phenomena as manifestations of Later, as I became educated and when I told people of his inten- Dudjom Tersar empowerments, and the paths of sutra. Once one bliss helps one to realize their lack finished retreat, my understanding tions, they couldn't believe it. They write to Dudjom Empowerments, has gained facility in the very for- of inherent existence, their empti- improved and I realized how truly said that they normally never even 2013 Eureka Canyon Road, Corra- midable visualization practices of ness. As the Dalai Lama has said, amazing he is. I thought that no one get a chance to see him. They were litos, CA 95076, or call 408-724- tantra and has had success in medi- when phenomena appear to be the in the world could write like so shocked to hear that he would 2752. tation on emptiness, the tantric sport or manifestation of the mind Dudjom Rinpoche, and then I read transmit the whole cycle of The Venerable Lama Tharchin path gets easier rather than more of clear light one can understand Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche's empowerments and teachings. Rinpoche is a Dzogchen master of difficult; bliss and meditation on all the better that they are empty books. I couldn't believe how sub- This is our incredible good fortune. Vajrayana Buddhism. He is the emptiness become mutually sup- and just nominally designated. ■ lime his work is, just like his Since this is such a rare opportu- tenth lineage holder of the father's. I feel that their qualities nity, I want to let everyone know Repkong Ngakpas or yogis, which are inseparable, and that he is ex- about this extremely auspicious INTRODUCTION TO was the largest community of question my choice of topics, and actly the same as his father. I re- occasion. Since His Holiness TIBETAN BUDDHISM non-monastic practitioners in it would be entirely possible to ceived Dzogchen teachings and Dudjom Rinpoche passed away, Continued from page 15 Tibet. He is loved not only for his write an introductory study of Ti- empowerments from him and be- this lineage has already grown inspiring teachings of Buddhist betan Buddhism that would be far came his student Along with His weaker. Now we have a wonderful tion of Tibet by China, today Ti- philosophy and meditation, but different from this one. The Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, Lama opportunity to make it strong betan religion and culture are be- also for his accomplishments as choices of which topics to discuss Sherab Rinpoche and Chatral again. ing spread all over the world, and a master artist. * and how much space to give them Rinpoche, I consider Dungse increasing numbers of people in reflect my own orientation, which Thinley Norbu Rinpoche to be my the West consider themselves to be is primarily concerned with phi- root guru. Dungse Thinley Norbu adherents of Tibetan Buddhism. losophy and meditative practice. 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In Meeting the Great Bliss Queen, eminent scholar of Praise for Meeting the Great Bliss Queen by Anne nectedness, self-empowerment and active engage- Tibetan Buddhism Anne Klein juxtaposes Buddhist and Klein ment with the world."—Publishers Weekly feminist thought on identity for the first time. Although "Despite their formidable differences, Buddhism "This book gives feminists and Buddhists an op- the two traditions developed in different parts of the and feminism share common ground," according to portunity to see ourselves in uniquely illuminating world, in different languages, at different times, and Klein, who has studied with refugee Tibetan lamas in and empowering ways. Thanks to Anne Klein for from very different cultures, Klein finds that conversa- India, Nepal and the U.S. and is an associate profes- taking on crucial issues and making superb sense of tion between Buddhism and feminism can enrich both. sor of religious studies at Rice university. In this eru- them."—Sandy Boucher, author of Turning the Wheel: For example, Buddhist practices such as mindfulness— dite tome, she suggests that the open boundary be- American Women Creating the New Buddhism in which calm centering and awareness of change ex- tween self and cosmos in Tibetan Buddhism can offer "Meeting the Great Bliss Queen is a gift to every- ist simultaneously—and compassion, in which the self inspiration to Western women seeking to redefine in- one interested in illuminating contemporary West- is recognized as being both one's own and connected terdependent selfhood in a male-centered world ern thought with ancient Eastern wisdom. Anne to all others, can result in new ways of overcoming the dominated by individualism. Klein describes Bud- Klein is a careful writer who converses rather than intellectual constructs that have dominated Western dhist meditation techniques for cultivating compas- lectures in her prose. She weaves together anecdotes women for centuries. sion, then links these practices to feminists' quests to and philosophical reflection in order to make Bud- Professor Klein models the book on the image and overcome dualisms (active/passive, reason/emotion) dhist teachings accessible to Western sensibilities... ritual of the Great Bliss Queen, an important Buddhist that tend to marginalize women in the West. Eighth- Klein's book signals a new direction in feminist figure of enlightenment. In this compelling work, she century Tibetan queen Yeshey Tsogyel encouraged the thought that is likely to lead us beyond formulae shows how understanding Buddhist philosophy and spread of Buddhism and is identified today with the that have ceased to be productive."—Naomi R. practice can help women to deal more effectively with largely mystical Great Bliss Queen of wisdom and Goldenberg, author of Resurrecting the Body: Femi- others in the world and, at the same time, to be more compassion. Klein sifts the literature on the blissful nism, Religion, and Psychoanalysis centered in themselves. red queen for her relevance to women seeking con-

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Please note: This is the This Spot contains a wealth of in- 16th century, and one in the 17th. of 's advanced meditative her commitment to this, the most winter supplement- for formation telling both the stories These life stories were dictated by experiences during his tummo (in- complete form of Buddhism. of Lhasa's long, rich history and its the lamas themselves in response ner heat) yoga retreat, and pre- our complete selection of tragic contemporary human rights to the entreaties of their disciples. sents direct insights into the prac- items, refer to the fall situation. It locates and tells of After the lamas had died, the ma- tice and realization of . catalog. the demonstrations for self-deter- terial was edited and compiled as Beautiful illustrations by re- mination, Tibetan prisoners of an authoritative account, and one nowned artist Eva van Dam and a conscience and the exact locations hand-written copy of each autobi- thorough history of the Kagyu lin- of the prisons where they are be- ography was preserved in the li- eage by Lobsang P. Lhalungpa also ADVENTURE & ing held. It also includes prac- braries of the local monasteries. add richly to this delightful book. TRAVEL tical travel details such as locations Snellgrove's introduction provides Ample footnotes, appendices and phone numbers of hotels, the background and conditions in and glossary help open the doors travel companies, monasteries and Dolpo, including an account of re- of Vajrayana Buddhism to begin- hospitals. ligious practices which, like the ners, as well as offering fresh in- social conditions there, have re- sights for advanced practitioners. mained practically unchanged over Jampa Mackenzie Stewart is a ON THIS SPOT the last thousand years. student of the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. In 1987, he was ordained into the Tiep

■■...:■:■■■:■■■.■■ ■■;■ ; ..:■ Hien order by Thich Nhat Hanh, vQUOIS. and has assisted Nhat Hanh in lead- ing retreats in N. America. He has written over, thirty articles on Bud- dhist and Taoist practices, and has collaborated with Mantak Chia on several books, including Awaken Healing Light of the Tao. He has served on the faculty at Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe, TIBET HANDBOOK: A Pilgrim- New Mexico as Instructor of Medi- age Guide, by Victor Chan. 1099 cal Qi Gong, where he now lives pp., 250 maps, #TIHA $30 and practices as a Doctor of Ori- "This is by far the most detailed ental Medicine. guide to Tibet ever to appear in a Western language—a monument to the labours of the intrepid Victor BIOGRAPHY Chan, who is a worthy successor NEW EDITION! GAMPOPA of the great explorers of the nine- HOUSE OF THE TURQUOISE teenth century. It will be a long ROOF, by Dorje Yuthok, trans. & time before this indispensable edited by Michael Harlin, fore- work is superseded."—Dr. Michael word by HeinrichHarrer. 330 pp., Arts, St. Anthony's College, Oxford TIBET IS MY COUNTRY: An Au- photos #HOTURO $16.95 April !■■: tobiography of Thubten Jigme This remarkable book is both a "Here an assessment has been V Norbu, Brother of the Dalai comprehensive trekking guide to given on the position of Tibetan Lama, as Told to Heinrich mountain paths and plateau trails, women both past and present— I Harrer, trans, by Edward Fitz- and a pilgrimage guide that draws something that for centuries has ■M2 gerald. 276 pp. THSMY $16.95 on Tibetan literature and religious been shrouded in myth and history. Victor Chan has covered For many years conjecture...a superior book."— 42,000 kilometers in Tibet on foot kept a close friendship with The Tibet Journal and by bus, truck, horse, and yak. Thubten Norbu and together they A unique account of the fascinat- The result is indisputably the most wrote this autobiography of ing life of upper-class Lhasa. This authoritative sourcebook to Tibet. Norbu's own life and the last de- very frank and thoughtful autobi- Contains: 60 major pilgrimage and cades of free Tibet's history. CAPTURED IN TIBET, by Rob- ography of a Tibetan noblewoman trekking itineraries; 250 detailed ert Ford, pref. by H.H. the Dalai describes life in Lhasa before the maps and plans; essays on Tibetan Lama. 266 pp., 31 illus. #CATI Chinese occupation. The author pilgrimage, art and history, practi- CHILDREN $8.95 possesses an insider's view of the cal information on visas, health In 1950, Robert Ford was work- highest government circles—both and medicine, accommodations ing as a radio officer for the gov- her father and her husband were and transportation options. ernment of Tibet and was one of cabinet ministers, and her brother the very few Westerners to witness VEGETARIAN ASIA: A Travel served as prime minister. the Chinese invasion which took The timelessness of this world, Guide, by Teresa Bergen. 112 pp., place late that year. His loyalty to travel size, #VEAS $9.95 its slow but unmistakable modern- Tibet led to his being taken pris- ization, and the abrupt transition Hunting for vegetarian food in a oner by the Chinese and held in #** country where you don't speak the brought about by the Chinese in- captivity for five years, accused of vasion are vividly presented. language can make you want to fly espionage, anti-Communist propa- straight back home. Vegetarian Through all, her outlook on life is ganda, and murder. Ford presents grounded in the Buddhist practice Asia will help you get the food you« "Fittet "and its people in the last need, with a minumum of hassles. she learned as a close disciple of years of independence and he well-known lamas and spiritual This book tells you: which dishes writes movingly of his years in cap- in each country are typically veg- teachers. tivity. This is an exciting book! "Dorje Yuthok's book, rich in vi- PORTRAIT OF A DALAI LAMA etarian; Asian food customs that gnettes of the quotidian life of Ti- The Life and Times of the Great tell you how to eat like a local; Thirteenth, by Sir Charles Bell. betan aristocrats prior to the Chi- THE BUDDHA'S QUESTION, by restaurant recommendations; 01DLAMA60F 460 pp. #PODALA $22.95 dining ediquette; how to say "I'm a nese invasion, reflects a sensitiv- W.W. Rowe, Illus. by Pamlyn The author was the British po- vegetarian" in 10 Asian languages; ' DOLPO ity to readers' interests in finely Grider. 2A pp., 8.5 x 11," #BUQU drawn portraits of Tibetan social litical representative to Tibet dur- the vegetarian traditions of Asia. $9.95 Available now interaction, ritual observances, ing the crucial early years of this Countries include: Tibet, Nepal, Queen Videhi of Rajagaha asks century. Fluent in Tibetan, he be- India, Southeast and Northeast and material culture. Yuthok fo- the Buddha to teach four hundred cuses on detailed descriptions of came closely associated with the coastal countries, Chinese-speak- children about the way of aware- the intimacies of family life...deftly Thirteenth Dalai Lama and the tur- ing countries. ness and love. In reply, the Buddha bulent affairs of that time. This is conveys the immediacy of her ex- recounts his previous life experi- perience to readers."—Marcia an immensely readable personal ence as a plumeria tree. This tree MAP! Calkowski, The Journal of Asian account of the life of this great Ti- painfully witnesses the cruel de- betan leader and the events that Studies ceptions of a heron upon forty fish ON THIS SPOT. An Unconven- helped shape modern Tibet. tional Map and Guide to Lhasa, THE LIFE OF GAMPOPA: and a wise and crafty crab. Though by International Campaign for The Incomparable Dharma REINCARNATION: The Span- helpless to intervene, the compas- Tibet. 20 x 24" #SP $5.95 Lord of Tibet, by Jampa ish Boy Whose Destiny Was To sionate tree takes vows with far-reaching consequences. This is the most current cultural Mackenzie Stewart, illus. by Eva Be A Tibetan Lama, by . 183 pp., 15 color pho- Jataka Tales, or past-life stories map of Lhasa. It is full-color, two FOUR LAMAS OF DOLPO: Au- van Dam, intro. by Lobsang P. sided, with 11 color photos. It tells Lhalungpa. 175 pp. #LIGA $12.95 tos, #REBOLA $12.95 of the Buddha, are traditionally tobiographies of Four Tibetan used to teach wisdom and compas- the uncensored stories behind April Tells the extraordinary story of Lamas, ed. by David Snellgrove. sion. This beautifully-illustrated, Lhasa's tourist sites and accounts Here is the first complete life an apparently ordinary Spanish 302 pp., plus 46 b&w plates, fold- rhymed version makes the story of previous travelers. This map is story of Gampopa, the foremost child who, at the age of 14 months, out map, #FOLA $21 enjoyable for modern English- also an irreverent romp through disciple of Milarepa and one of the was recognized as the reincarna- This unusual volume presents speaking children ages five to ten. the underworld of Lhasa, with an- tion of Lama Yeshe, who founded the autobiographies of four Ti- greatest forefathers of the Kagyu ecdotes and jokes about places in many Buddhist centers in the West. betan lamas in the land of Dolpo, lineages. Compiled from numerous VIU'S NIGHT BOOK, by W.W. Lhasa from the Tibetans who live It is also a riveting account of which was part of Western Tibet Tibetan biographies, this compre- Rowe. 56 pp., 8 illus. #VINIBO $7.95 there. This map begins where other Tibetan Buddhism and of the until the end of the 18th century. hensive and inspiring rendition How can the boy Viu escape? guide books and maps end. On author's personal quest that led to Three of them were born in the highlights the extraordinary details Captured by cruel invaders, he and

ORDERS:1-800-950-0313 SNOW LION 19 BOOKS his people must labor like slaves path to enlightenment. The book ENGLISH-TIBETAN-CHINESE photos and line drawings, #CHYA5 mala, a famous commentary by the in a strange, exotic land. Injustice consists of a general overview of DICTIONARY, #ENTICH $45 $18.95 Mahasiddha Krishnacarya. This reigns at school. Even the boy's the basic theories and practices of Another lavish volume full of translation of the principal root TD3ETAN-CHINESE DICTIO- dog is targeted by the oppressors. Tibetan Buddhism, a commentary wonderful images and unusual in- tantra and commentary offers in- NARY, 2 volumes, #TICHDI $120 Then the terrifying green fever on selected readings from formation. Includes: Sacred Sites sight into the yogic traditions of strikes, but Viu finds, within him- Santideva'sBodAicar^avotoni, fo- This was formerly a 3-volume set of Tibet; A Survey of the Paths of mantrayana and highlights the so- self, two magical weapons; selfless cusing on the practice of love, kind- and has now been printed in two Tibetan Buddhism by H.H. the phisticated and controversial Bud- courage and the power of seeing ness, and compassion, and lastly, volumes. Dalai Lama which contains an out- dhist tantric methods. the goodness in other people. This a discussion of Vajrayana Bud- standing and explicit presentation is a story with no specific cultural dhism and the path of tantra of the four levels of tantric prac- reference.) RELIGION & tice; A Modem-Day Yogini by Victoria Huckenpahler. This is PHILOSOPHY HEVAJRA TANTRA DALAI LAMA about the twelve-year solitary re- treat by the American woman u Karma Wangmo, at Karma Triyana in Woodstock; In- side the Mind and Brain: Tibetan ANATMAN: Philosophy and Western Neuro- science; The Tibetan Women's Up- rising; Lamas, Tsars and Com- missars: by John Snelling; Symbolism and Ritual in Tibetan Architecture; Precious Jewels of Tibet on Tibetan jewelry; Ocean of Sound on Ti- betan chanting and ritual instru- ments; Tibetan Clay Sculpture and Charlie Singer the Construction of Colossal Stat-

Foreword by Venerable Lama Pema Wangdak ues. In our opinion, this Cho Yang THE QUINTESSENCE TANTRAS is worth the price for the Dalai OF TIBETAN MEDICINE, trans, Lama article alone! by Dr. Barry Clark, foreword by ANATMAN: The No-Self Na- H.H. the Dalai Lama. 250 pp. ture, by Charlie Singer, foreword #QUTATI $22.95 May by Ven. Lama Pema Wangdak. 38 pp. #ANNOSE $5 AVAILABLE NOW! "I am happy that after more than ten years studying Tibetan medi- The Buddha presented three THE PATH TO ENLIGHTEN- cine, both in theory and practice ideas as fundamental conditions MENT, by The Dalai Lama, trans. under the tutelage of a number of underlying human experience: dis- & ed. by Glenn H. MuUin. 271 pp. Tibetan physicians, Barry Clark satisfaction, impermanence, and #PAEN $14.95 has compiled The Quintessence lack of self-nature. This doctrine of "For its down-to-earth style and Tantras of Tibetan Medicine. In it no-self is difficult to penetrate and rich spiritual teachings, this must he presents clear and accurate liberating in its effect when prop- rank as one of the finest Buddhist translations of the Root and Ex- erly understood. Through study, books to date."—The Middle Way planatory Tantras, two works of reflection, and meditation on the ELO< Continuing the living Tibetan such fundamental importance in no-self or empty nature of beings tradition to the present day, the the Tibetan medical system that and things we can attain the tran- Dalai Lama provides an extensive they are commonly memorised by scendent wisdom of the Prajana- teaching on the path to enlighten- medical students."—The Dalai paramita, and come to an under- DELOG: Journey to Realms ment in Tibetan Buddhism. His Lama standing of things as they are. This Beyond Death, by Delog Dawa discourse draws out the meaning Quintessence Tantras of Ti- thought-provoking study explores Drolma, trans, by Richard Barron of the Third Dalai Lama's famous betan Medicine contains the first the true nature of persons and phe- CHO YANG VI, by the Council of & HE. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche. "Essence of Refined Gold" and he complete translation of the Root nomena and provides the reader Religious and Cultural Affairs of 162 pp. #DEJORE $13.95 speaks directly to the reader offer- Tantra and Explanatory Tantra of with many jewels upon which to H.H. the Dalai Lama, ed. by "Delog" refers to one who has ing spiritual advice, his personal re- Tibetan medicine. It is the most reflect Pedron Yeshi & Jeremy Russell. crossed the threshold of death and flections, and scriptural commen- thorough, detailed and systematic 136 pp., 84 color photos, 69 b&w returned to tell about it. For Delog tary. He elucidates in practical reference for Tibetan medicine in photos and line drawings, #CHYA6 Dawa Drolma, a woman renowned terms what the student must do to English. It contains the Tibetan $18.95 as one of the great realization hold- attain enlightenment. This book is views and defining characteristics CHINNAMASTA The latest Cho Yang contains: ers of Vajrayana Buddhism in this one of the most accessible intro- of healthy and diseased bodies. Generating the Mind of Enlight- century, being a delog meant that ductions to Tibetan Buddhism The remarkable diagnostic tech- enment, by H. H. the Dalai Lama; she lay in a death trance without available. niques of pulse and urine analysis Interviews with any vital sign of breath, pulse, or "...presented in a practical and are presented together with the and Jigdal Sakya Dagchen warmth for five days. During that understandable form... delightfully principles of right diet, right life- Rinpoche; a biography of Drikung time the link between her mind and illustrated, well-printed and highly style and behavioral factors, and a Chetsang Rinpoche; articles on body was released and her con- recommendable as a practical treasury of knowledge about the nuns in Tibet and an interview with sciousness journeyed to other guide to Tibetan Buddhism"-Ques( beneficial applications of herbs, Tenzin Palmo; a very informative realms of experience. What she Magazine plants, spices, minerals, gems, etc. article on stupas; Lama, Yidam, saw then, recounted in these Also included are the subtle and Khandro, Chokyong; A Vision of pages, engendered in her a limit- i».\vbrld..> Tibetan psychological techniques of thera- Shambhala by Khamtrul Rinpoche; less compassion for sentient be- peutics and the standard of ethics an ordained person's possessions; ings. She experienced the almost and conduct required of a Tibetan Contemporary Kyigu Display at unimaginable contrast between physician-a warrior-like person Hart* Drepung and Sera; Looking into existence within the pure display equipped to overcome even the the Future—Tibetan Divination. of enlightened mind and existence most formidable of internal and CHINNAMASTA: The Aweful within samsaric delusion. Delog external obstacles. Buddhist and Hindu Tantric Dawa Drolma was a highly re- Dr. Barry Clark is the only West- Goddess, by Elisabeth Benard. spected lama and also the mother erner to have undergone the com- 162 pp. #CH $14.95 of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche plete theoretical and clinical train- In the Buddhist tradition, ing of a Tibetan doctor. For almost Chinnamasta or Chinnamunda is 20 years, he has studied, practiced the severed-head form of Vajra- and taught the ancient science of varahi or Vajrayogini. This marvel- Tibetan medicine. His primary lous and frightening Goddess teacher was Dr. Yeshe Donden, the pushes one beyond dualities into personal physician to H.H. the the realm of the unconditioned. Dalai Lama for eighteen years. Dr. Three rare texts of tantric practice THE WORLD OF TIBETAN Clark now lives and practices in which examine Cinnamasta, the BUDDHISM: An Overview of Its New Zealand, and frequently awesome Buddhist and Hindu Philosophy and Practice, by The teaches and gives workshops in tantric goddess, are clearly pre- Dalai Lama, trans., ed., annotated Europe, North America and SE sented with a large amount of in- by Geshe . 240 pp. Asia. formation about tantric practice. #WOTIBU$14. Elisabeth Benard is presently "His Holiness offers a clear and teaching Buddhism, Hinduism and CONCEALED ESSENCE OF penetrating overview of Tibetan DICTIONARIES women in religion at Southwestern THE HEVAJRA TANTRA, trans, Buddhist practice from the Four University in Texas. by G. W. Farrow and I. Menon. 364 Noble Truths to Highest Yoga We have a few copies of two dic- pp. #COESHE $20 cloth Tantra with special emphasis on tionaries printed in Lhasa. They CHO YANG V, by the Council of The Hevajra Tantra is a non- THE DOOR OF LIBERATION, the practice of love, kindness, and are cloth bound and in so-so but Religious and Cultural Affairs of dual, Yogini tantra of the late by Geshe Wangyal. 240 pp. #DOLI universal responsibility."—Richard very readable condition. It is diffi- H.H. the Dalai Lama, ed. by Mantrayana tradition of Buddhism $15. Gere cult to obtain them, and as we only Pedron Yeshi & Jeremy Russell. in India that was first introduced Contains a selection of seven In this landmark work, His Holi- have a few, please telephone us to 132 pp., 75 color photos, 80 b&w into Tibet during the late 10th cen- texts that Geshe Wangyal consid- ness explains the Tibetan Buddhist see if there is still one left for you. tury. Also included is Yogaratna- ered essential to his Western stu-

20 SNOWildN'WINTER'95 SUPPLEMENT ORDERS:1-600-950-0313 BOOKS dents' studies—an indispensable Gyeltsen and Tsongkapa's chief of highest yoga tantra is a must for "...presents the wide spectrum gathering diverse experience until source of material on Buddhism. tantric mahamudra disciple, the anyone interested in the higher of Tibetan Buddhism in clear, con- he needs no further births. There and Jeffrey great yogi Jampel Gyatso. tantras. cise form with Western methodol- are thirty inspiring and entertain- Hopkins were two of his most ogy and critical appreciation. This ing Jataka tales ending with the life prominent students who have had work elucidates the nature of Ti- of Prince Siddhartha. Printed in great impact on the development The Four Noble betan Buddhism as a complex re- India. of Tibetan Buddhism and culture ligious and philosophical disci- in America. lb s pline."—Lobsang Lhalungpa "The Venerable Geshe selects a "For a comprehensive and emi- mosaic of teachings that provide, nently comprehensible overview of useful keys to liberation for the the history, key figures, doctrines, contemporary reader."—Robert systems, and texts of Tibetan Bud- Thurman dhism, look to Power's substantial "The scholar-adept Geshe Introduction to Tibetan Bud- Wangyal was the first to bring Ti- dhism. John Powers discusses betan Buddhism to America. He even the most complex aspects of had extraordinary love and humor Tibetan Buddhism in a straight-for- as well as ferocity. He taught INSIDE TIBETAN BUDDHISM: ward and engaging manner. He m untiringly and was both the most Rituals and Symbols Revealed, conveys the drama of the history •^W^\ ■ ■, ■ beautiful and the most terrifying text by Robert Thurman. 112 pp., of this multi-faceted tradition, person I have known. To live with 9 x 9" 150 color and b&w photos while his descriptions of Tibetan him was to live with emptiness."— #INTIBU $20 geography, architecture, and festi- M*H« MESASiS -(*GC«S Presents in spectacular film-like Jeffrey Hopkins THE , vals and holy days give us a vivid by sequences the central rituals which Men. Lobsang Gyatso, trans, by picture of life in Tibet. He patiently most directly and clearly illustrate articulates the distinctions be- Sherab Gyatso. 96 pp., $9.95 the philosophy of this ancient form After his enlightenment, the tween the four main schools of Ti- of Buddhism. Striking images of betan Buddhism—Nyingma, Kagyu, Jung's Psychology and Buddha taught the Four Noble Tibetan Buddhism sacred spaces, participants, art, Sakya, and Geluk; he also empha- Truths which are the foundation and ritual choreography are used Western and Eastern Rathe and essence of all forms of Bud- sizes their commonalities, enabling to explain such precepts as karma, us to recognize the essence of Ti- Radmita Moacanin dhism. The first truth diagnoses the emptiness, compassion, death and nature of our existential illnesses betan Buddhism."—Booklist, The rebirth, the eight-fold path, and the American Library Association and neuroses. The second explores processes of tantric deity practice. their causes and conditions for From gatherings of monks in the arisal. The third shows that the high Himalayas, to western stu- causes of our problems can be re- dents practicing in a modest Jamgon Kangfruts moved and that we can be free Dharma center in San Francisco. Retreat Manual from suffering. The fourth includes Inside Tibetan Buddhism looks the many paths of practice that beyond the fascination with things Buddhism offers to realize that Tibetan to present the radical goal. The Buddha has shown that world-view embedded in all this NOW IN PAPER! the spiritual path is pragmatic and religion's manifestations. works directly with everyday ex- ECSTATIC SPONTANEITY: perience in order to fundamentally JUNG'S PSYCHOLOGY AND Saraha's Three Cycles of Doha, transform the practitioner. TI BETAN TIBETAN BUDDHISM, by Rad- by Herbert Guenther. 241 pp. Ven. Lobsang Gyatso is the Di- mila Moacanin. 144 pp. #JUPSTI #ECSP$30 rector of the Institute of Buddhist B U B 0 HIS M $12.95 After an account of Saraha's life Dialectics in Dharamsala, India, The author discusses Tibetan and a discussion of the trilogy of one of the major institutions for Buddhism and Jungian psychology, songs (the People, King and Queen Buddhist philosophy. He is a medi- touching on many of the ideas and Dohas) that make up his writings, tation master who lives his life ac- methods of each. Although there Guenther explores the meaning of cording to the Buddhist philosophy are fundamental differences, both JAMGON KONGTRUL'S RE- three basic and interlocking con- of wisdom and compassion. are vitally concerned with what TREAT MANUAL, trans. & intro. cepts that are essential to under- Jung called "the tremendous ex- by Ngawang Zangpo. 255 pp., standing the three songs: whole- periment of becoming conscious," HIGHEST YOGA #JAKORE $15.95 ness, body and complexity. The successfully bridging the gap be- Indian source material has been TANTRA In the Kagyu and Nyingma tween our deepest yearnings for supplemented with references to traditions of Tibetan tantric Bud- spiritual fulfillment and the de- the Dzogchen/Nyingthig teaching. dhism, a long period of intensive

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Milarepa, Machig is popularly con- that Situ Panchen composed to cosmology, geomancy, psychology, losophy and practice of Buddhism tensive explanation of the genera- sidered to be both a dakini and a explain Rangjung Dorje's words. visionary arts, and healing and ini- to discover ever-greater happiness tion and completion stages of High- deity and is the only Tibetan Hearing the actual phrases once tiation rituals. Through his sensi- and freedom in your daily life. est Yoga Tantra. woman to have founded an authen- spoken by Rangjung Dorje and Situ tive comparison, the author shows Geshe Acharya Thubten Loden tic and recognized transmission Panchen expounded by perhaps us how to recover a sense of the is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan lineage. the greatest contemporary repre- sacred through our own cultural Buddhist Society in Australia. Chod refers to cutting through sentative of the Mahamudra ap- paradigms. Peter has had many Born in 1924, he became a monk the ego and its emotional entangle- proach to meditation came with years of living experience of these at the age of seven. He received his ments. This mahamudra practice the force of a revelation, pointing two cultures and is for this reason full training at Sera monastery in of chod is a powerful practice the way to a transition from treat- uniquely prepared to bring this re- Tibet and finished first among can- which aims at freeing oneself from ing Mahamudra as an object of markable study to light. didates from the three great mon- fear and arousing the mind's pri- study, to the possibility of compre- asteries in examinations for the mordial clarity. hending it as the very texture of Geshe lharampa degree. In India, It is common for yogis of this experience, defying all prospects HpQgTfCTj he completed studies at Gyumed tradition to live outside any insti- of objectification. Tantric College and Varanasi San- tutional framework pursuing the "Lama Sherab Dorje offers us an a^^^jjiji^-Tj-.- skrit University. Since 1976, Geshe- Tibetan Buddhist ideal of renuncia- accurate and highly readable trans- ITlttCHKHMWMWT la has taught thousands of students tion and realization. Practicing in lation of this masterwork of Kagyu in Australia and the US. cemeteries and remote places with Buddhism, a work that is sure to The Path to Enlightenment is a drum made of human skulls and be read with profit both by those richly endowed with translations a thighbone trumpet, these yogis who wish to learn something about from the original surras of the Bud- strive to sacrifice their own ego- the system of Mahamudra, and by dha, the essential points of the vast clinging in the spirit of great com- those practicing within the tradi- range of Buddhist philosophy are THE TANTRIC PATH OF PURI- passion for all sentient beings. tion. The latter will find here a text presented with practical advice on FICATION: The Yoga Method of "Capturing the 'crazy wisdom' that deserves to be studied in how to transform your life with a Heruka Vajrasattva, by Lama by showing the impact of the depth, until, in the words of the tra- n KPJW range of extraordinary meditation Yeshe, compiled & ed. by Nicho- las Ribush. 280pp.#TAPAPU$15. Prajnaparamita on Maching's life, dition, the intentions of the author methods. Also contains a detailed Jerome Edou deftly expounds her have become fully integrated with explanation of the lo jong mind Lama Yeshe explains why puri- great teaching of the Mahamudra one's own meditations."—Matthew training techniques and an exten- fication is essential for advancing Chod. When Machig was asked Kapstein sive glossary, index and subject along the spiritual path and how to what is Chod? She replied, To con- "[Sherab Dorje's] research is outline, and translation of the root accomplish it with the practice of sider adversity as a friend is the admirable...the care he has taken and branch bodhichitta vows. Vajrasattva. Included is a section instructions of Chod, for adversity to get precise and authoritative of complete retreat instructions. will generate fear, anger, attach- explanations from contemporary Vajrasattva is a manifestation of ment to one's body, emotions teachers is exemplary. The glos- the unity of fully developed male which the yogin will instantly sary of terms is an excellent fea- and female energy, the complete transform and recognize as the ture... the translation is a solid and purity of the state of enlighten- unlimited play of clarity of one's worthy effort."—Ken McLeod ment, Vajrasattva purification prac- own mind, Mahamudra.' Consider tice is more powerful than negative reading this book as a spiritual karma. It can prevent you from investment...Edou is to be com- Myriad Worlds experiencing the problems that mended."—Dr. Elisabeth Benard, negative karma would have other- author of Chinnamasta, the Awe- wise brought. fid Buddhist and Hindu Tantric Goddess.

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This ing on karma, the idea of individual of the Five Great Treasuries of is an intensive spiritual practice for responsibility, individual and col- MAHAMUDRA TEACHINGS Jamgon Kongtrul. He is known as purification and the accumulation lective karma and the effect of OF THE SUPREME SIDDHAS, PETRA K. KELLY "the Great" because he is one of the of positive energy. positive and negative karma on our H.H. the Third Gyalwa Karmapa most outstanding teachers that Ti- lives by Khenpo Donyo. Thinking Green! Rangjung Dorje, the Eighth Situpa bet has produced. Tenpa'i Nyinchay, intro. by Myriad Worlds presents Bud- Trangu Rinpoche, trans. & ed. by dhist cosmography and the genesis Lama Sherab Dorje. 200 pp. of beings. 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