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Tibetan roughly corresponds to two semesters of college-level lan- Conditioning China's Most mm^ guage study. Upon completing n| c in this program, students should be —1 - -L capable of intermediate level Favored Nation Trading Status nr ■h speech as defined by the Univer- sity of Virginia's Tibetan Oral by Rachel Lostumbo, Proficiency Guidelines formulated FLUENT TIBETAN by William Magee. Legislative Director, A Proficiency Oriented Learning System International Campaign for Tibet Novice and Intermediate Levels Fluent Tibetan is the third in Snow Lion's series of language tools, the The Tibet movement is launch- Bush Administration's reluctance first two being The Tibetan Phrase- ing a major initiative to add more to pressure China on human book and Translating Buddhism Wiliam A. Magee and Elizabeth S. Napper stringent conditions on the legis- rights. Since the first attempt in From Tibetan. An excellent Jeffrey Hopkins, General Editor lation to condition Most Favored 1989 to place conditions on MFN, Tibetan- Sanskrit-English diction- Nation (MFN) trading status to a wide range of interest groups, In collaboration with: ary developed by Jeffrey Hopkins China. At the Tibet Conference of from labor to human rights, have Ngawang Thondup Narkyid et al. will be announced later this the Americas, held in Washington attempted to make their issue a Geshe Thupten Jinpa year. ■ from January 30-February 1, par- condition on the bill. Kunsang Y. King ticipants emerged with a new un- Because China relies heavily on Jules B. Levinson NEW FILM SET derstanding of the importance of the US market, it is widely be- Jigme Ngapo conditioning MFN. Energy is now lieved that they would try to meet Daniel E. Perdue TO AIR ON THE focusing on this crucial legislative any conditions placed on MFN. Dolma Tenpa initiative. Otherwise, China would lose this Steven N. Weinberger DALAI LAMA'S The initiative is being carried extremely lucrative market. Chi- BIRTHDAY, out by Tibet supporters and sup- na's desire to become a respected 1025 page textbook port groups throughout the US. member of the international com- 26 hours of tape . JULY6 0NRO.V Newly arrived Tibetan and reset- munity and its need for foreign tlement staff and volunteers have currency to continue its moderni- On July 6, the 58th birthday of c now Lion Publications provided added impetus to the in- zation program also render it par- the Dalai Lama, P.O.V. presents itiative. The first step is to include ticularly susceptible to foreign, I thaca, New York USA COMPASSION IN EXILE the tougher language on Tibet in the and in particular US, pressure to richly textured story of the 14th MFN conditioning bill. The sec- alter its policies. n Dalai Lama of Tibet—spiritual —i ■ - RH ond step is to pass the legislation and political leader, Nobel Laure- Of 3 Id [P in the Congress and have it accept- Tibet's Role in MFN ate and amateur watch repairman. ed by President Clinton. The International Campaign for In COMPASSION IN EXILE, Tibet (ICT) and the US Tibet the Dalai Lama's humble life is What is MFN? Committee (USTQ were among gracefully interwoven with the ur- Most Favored Nation (MFN) is the initial instigators of the move- gent plight the Tibetan people. Now You Can Learn reciprocal trading status which ment to condition MFN. Follow- Offering unprecedented interviews provides a country with the lowest ing the massacre in Tiananmen with the Dalai Lama and his fa- available tariffs on its exports to Square in June 1989, these and To Speak Tibetan! mily, the film chronicles his the US. Under US law, countries other concerned human rights 30-year non-violent struggle with non-market economies, such groups began to search for a way FLUENT TIBETAN method acquaints students with against China's occupation of as the former Soviet Union, Cuba to pressure China on human A Proficiency-Oriented Learning the sounds and patterns of Tibe- Tibet as well as his tireless com- and China, are prohibited from rights. With grassroots help, Tibet System tan speech, through repetitive in- mitment to his people, culture and received MFN privileges. Howev- has been an integral part of the Novice and Intermediate Levels teractive drills, enabling them to religion. er, the President has the power to MFN debate from the beginning. learn increasingly complex struc- Rare footage from Chinese waive these restrictions on a year- Language of the past MFN bills William A. Magee and Elizabeth tures quickly, and, in this way, propaganda films and testimonials ly basis. has changed slightly over the S. Napper promoting rapid progress in from exiled Tibetans paint a Since 1980, each US President years, but has always included lan- Jeffrey Hopkins, General Editor speaking the language. Fluent haunting portrait of brutal geno- has waived the above restrictions guage on Tibet. The legislation Tibetan is the best course availa- cide and torture since Communist and renewed China's MFN status. has generally been divided into In collaboration with: Ngawang ble anywhere for learning Tibetan China entered Tibet in 1950. Since 1989, President Bush was three categories: human rights, Thondup Narkyid, Geshe Thup- on your own. COMPASSION IN EXILE will pressured by Congress to condi- trade practices, and weapons ten Jinpa, Kunsang Y King, Jules The Fluent Tibetan package con- have its American debut on tion MFN because of China's bla- proliferation. Tibet has always been sists of a textbook and a set of tape B. Levinson, Jigme Ngapo, Daniel P.O.V.—the premiere series of in- tant disregard for human rights. included in the human rights sec- recordings, arranged in fifteen dependent non-fiction films on E. Perdue, Dolma Tenpa and This effort has been spearheaded tion. Because Congress has tried to units. The first three units are PBS—on Tuesday, July 6th at Steven N. Weinberger. by Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi make the legislation palatable to 1010 page 3-vol. text, 18 cassettes devoted to recognition and 10pm (ET, confirm local (D-CA) and Senator George the President, and therefore less (26 hours), $250 pronunciation of the Tibetan al- listings). ■ Mitchell (D-ME). Because of susceptible to a presidential veto, Published by Snow Lion Publications phabet and its combinations in President Bush's policy of "con- the bill has been substantially nar- syllables and words. Beginning ISBN 1-55939-021-2 structive engagement" with Chi- rowed down over the past three with unit four, vocabulary and Available Summer 1993. Snow Lion na, he consistently vetoed years. The last bill only targeted grammatical patterns are in- legislation conditioning MFN. As exports from state-owned indus- The most systematic and exten- troduced in the form of situation- Call To Action a result, China continues to receive tries in China, so as not to harm sive course system available in spo- al dialogues. Each dialogue is this low trade tariff today. any private enterprise in the PRC. ken Tibetan language, Fluent followed by extensive drills which Members of the Snow Lion staff MFN became a symbol of the Continued on page 3 Tibetan was developed by a team repeat the vocabulary and gram- attended a major conference on of language experts working in matical patterns in different con- Tibet in Washington D.C. in Janu- conjunction with indigenous texts. In this way the student ary. Many of the articles that ap- Dzogchen 28 Catalog Contents: Health & Fitness 31 speakers at the University of Vir- learns not merely to mimic the pear in this issue grew out of that History, Politics & ginia under a grant from the In- phrases but to use the language meeting. We urge each of our Adventure & Travel 23 Art & Photography 24 Social Action 29-30 ternational Research and Studies creatively. readers to make this the time that Audio Tapes 20 Kalachakra 27 Program of the Department of All the voices in the dialogues you contact the many influential Language 25 Education in Washington, D.C. and drills are those of indigenous people in these articles and express Biography 29 Book List (Complete) . .40-41 Music & Chants 21 Fluent Tibetan is based upon the Tibetan speakers and the materi- your views on these issues. With Cards 18-19 Ordering Info 44 courses developed by the U.S. al is given by both male and female the new US administration, we are Children 28 Other Traditions 25 State Department's Foreign Serv- voices alternately. The Tibetan hopeful that some changes can be Cookbooks 31 Posters 18 ice Institute (FSI) specifically for voices on the tape are exception- made. The message we received Dalai Lama 26-27 Religion & Philosophy .32-39 diplomats needing to learn a lan- ally clear. The end-of-text glossary from the Congresspeople we met Death & Dying 30 Sale Items 22 guage quickly. The FSI model is both Tibetan-English and with in Washington was that let- Dharma Items 14-17 Videos 22 used for this course is unsurpassed English-Tibetan. ters and telephone calls work. You Dharma List (Complete) .41-42 Women's Studies 43 in its proven effectiveness. The The material covered in Fluent can make a big difference! ■

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world as a hopeless case. With this unique and rich cultural heritage. what the circumstances, no mat- preconception, they thought that Our friends in the Congress of ter what kind of tragedy I am fac- Buddhism made very little contri- the United States have acted ing, I practice compassion. This bution to civilization, letting social powerfully to express their support gives me inner strength and hap- problems go their own way. Now, for our cause, urging China to piness. This gives me the feeling it may be true that Buddhist per- cease her attempts to eliminate the that my life is useful. So you see, sons and institutions could have Tibetan race, erase the Tibetan na- up to now, I have tried my best to done a better job of helping peo- tion from history, and eradicate the practice these things, and will con- ple in different periods and differ- Tibetan culture. These senators tinue to do so until my last breath, ent countries. But I believe that and representatives will increasing- my last day. I myself, you see, am from the time of Buddha until to- ly need your help and the help of the devoted servent of compassion. day all forms of Buddhism have all Buddhists, all religious per- That is the way I really feel. been continuously trying to help sons, all humanists, and all friends We need public support, the ac- people, whether in social groups of Tibet, to make an even stronger tive expression of your goodwill to- or individually. It has never been push to get China to change her at- wards us. Please keep this in the case that Buddhism did not titude. This push is urgent and es- mind, and whenever the occasion care about the world. The freedom sential to save our people and cul- arises express your deep sympathy and happiness of all living beings ture before it is too late. For China, towards the Tibetan cause. As have always been the ultimate ideal too, it is an emergency because if Buddhist practitioners, you should and the working goal. her leaders do not change their pres- understand the necessity of Tibetan civilization is very much ent course, it will eventually re- preserving Tibetan Buddhism. a product of the socially transfor- bound upon themselves in a For this the land, the physical mative power of Buddhism. negative way. But I do not wish to country of Tibet, is crucial. We Brought from India by the great elaborate on this, as I am basically have tried our best to preserve the Emperor Songsten Gampo in the an optimist and still have great hope Tibetan traditions outside Tibet 7th century, Buddhist wisdom be- that sanity will prevail and that good for over thirty years, and we have gan its slow but steady work of and truth will triumph. been comparatively successful. Buddhism in Practice making the people more gentle, You might be surprised, but I But eventually, after our time, happy and peaceful. After a few think such optimism is quite prac- there is a real danger that they will by H. H. the Dalai Lama centuries, Tibetans had become so tical. For, you see, everyone just change, that they will not survive fond of the Buddha Dharma that wants happiness. If we investigate away from the protective nurture Rinchen Dharlo, the representative ful, nor compassionate, to be pa- they made great efforts to make it the human heart, not just to follow of our homeland. So, for the sake of H.H. the Dalai Lama in N. tient about the sufferings of the center of their lives, even with- religious teaching, but to analyze of preserving Tibetan Buddhism, America asked us to reprint the fol- others. In feet, as Shantideva says, out the support of a royal dynasty. carefully what is really there, we which can be seen as a complete lowing talk by His Holiness which the bodhisattva should be abso- Finally, after one thousand years, find that what everyone wants, what form of the Buddha Dharma, the was given in the fall of 1987. It re- lutely intolerant of the sufferings Tibetans succeeded in expressing gives satisfaction, is the warm heart, sacred land of Tibet is vitally im- mains important for Westerners to of others, should find them utter- Buddhist ideals in the national the good heart, compassion and portant. It is very unlikely that it consider these thoughts carefully and ly unbearable. government itself, established as love. These give calmness, tranquill- can survive as a cultural and for all of us to do what we can. To give a personal example, I the integration of the sacred and ity, and real contentment; and that spiritual entity if its physical real- have said that I myself have actu- the secular by the Fifth Dalai gives inner strength. On the other ity is smothered under Chinese oc- I am very happy today to com- ally benefitted from the hardships Lama in the 17th century. We be- hand, hatred, anger, and greed sim- cupation. So we cannot avoid municate with all of you American of losing my homeland and wan- lieved that the Buddha's teaching ply produce uneasiness and always taking responsibility in trying to Buddhists from [the Tibetan Bud- dering in exile—and I meant it. was the indispensable key to more dissatisfaction. Even nations improve its political situation. dhist Learning Center in Washing- Not having a sheltered life and achieving national as well as in- need to control and minimize anger Clearly, in this light, active sup- ton], the oldest of the Tibetan having to suffer and struggle has dividual happiness. So our whole and hatred; it is the only way they port for the Tibetan cause is not Buddhist monastic centers in helped me to grow. Worldly diffi- social system—our culture, arts can avoid suffering and bring their just a matter of politics. It is the America. It is encouraging to note culty can lead to faster spiritual and life style—was centered on people happiness. So nations will work of Dharma. We are not the present spread of Tibetan Bud- growth and greater strength of people's spiritual development ac- eventually do the right thing, be- against the Chinese; we, in feet, dhism, some 1000 centers around mind, and I personally am quite cording to the Dharma. Though cause it is in the ultimate best in- have a deep admiration for the the world with over 250 in the content with my lot. I have been we never achieved perfection, we terest of their people. Goodness is Chinese civilization. We are only United States alone. As I often say, given the inspiration to take the did preserve many unique teach- finally the most practical, the most trying to gain our rights, to save Buddhism has a special gift for Buddha Dharma seriously and the ings and traditions, some of them realistic solution. our people, and to preserve our helping people calm their minds opportunity to work hard to put long lost to other Buddhist coun- Perhaps most of you already Buddha Dharma. and learn to live more happily. In it into practice I cannot complain. tries. But I don't need to say too know the importance of compas- I dream of a new Tibet—a free the midst of what can accurately Yet the plight of my people, the six much about this, as I know many sion and love. The practice of land, a zone of peace—where my be called "the Buddhist holo- million Tibetans who look to me of you have come to realize the compassion is what gives me six million people can restore our caust" of the 20th century, we to help them, is different—I cannot preciousness of Tibetan Bud- greatest satisfaction. No matter Continued on page 3 Tibetans were forced into exile by forget their cries. How can I pray dhism, to cherish it just as we do. the Chinese invasion of our home- and recite the bodhisattva vow to I have been very moved on this land. Since then, we have been save all beings from suffering and trip because so many people have Khyabje Dudjom Rinpoche privileged to share the gifts of the cause of suffering, and at the expressed to me, in actions as well Buddhism with fellow beings of same time leave anything undone as words, their respect, not only other nations, who all must face that could actually help these suffer- for the teachings of Tibetan Bud-' to be Enthroned dhism, but also for their source, the countless difficulties of life in ing people who are my immediate The reincarnation of the late Tibetan month in the Iron Horse namely, Tibetan culture and civili- our restless, anxious, modern responsibility? So I am always try- Khyabje Dudjom Rimpoche (Jig- Year. zation, which itself is ultimately world. Perhaps the only good ing to do as much as I can. dral Yeshe Dorje), supreme head We are very happy to announce rooted nowhere else than in the thing that has come from our Perhaps my example can help of the Nyingmapa School, has his enthronement, which will take living hearts of the Tibetan peo- tragedy is the spread of the teach- other Buddhists who want to been officially recognized by the place on the 15th of the 8th Tibe- maintain their spiritual practice ple. Tibetan culture belongs to all ing and practice of Tibetan Wisdom Eye of H. H. the Dalai tan month of the Water Bird Year Buddhism and also want to work for the good humanity, and its extinction would Lama. September 30, 1993.). Of course, it would have been of society. In the past, scholars not just affect Tibetans, but all hu- much better for everyone if it have said that Buddhism was manity. We, therefore, appeal to could have happened without such single-minded in its focus on Nir- the members of all other cultures an unspeakable toll of human vana, giving up the mundane to help the Tibetans preserve our suffering. Imagine, Tibetan lamas could have come out to teach in different countries, travelling with their visas stamped on Tibetan The Dharma Umbrella passports! Western Dharma stu- This elegaiil umbrella, designed by a Dharma artisl, reveals one of the 8 Auspicious Signs on dents could have freely come into each panel! The sacred symbols of the Buddha and His Teachings (Tashi Targyc in Tibetan). Tibet's peaceful mountains to en- Feel truly protected next time it rains. Quality, large 48" auto push button opening and metal joy her fresh air, study at her shaft/wood handle. Burgundy with rich gold imprint. A unique and practical gift for anyone The late H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche monastic universities, and medi- We cordially invite those who tate in her inspiring solitudes. have received the nectar-like teach- I say this not just to complain ings of H. H. Dudjom Rimpoche, about our ordeal but because I and all our Dharma friends, to Or- have noticed that people tend to gyen Do Ngak Choling Monastery adopt a sort of fatalism about the in Baudhanath-Kathmandu, history and problem of Tibet; Nepal. "Well, it had to happen that On behalf of the Dudjom fami- The reincarnation of Dudjom way—otherwise Tibetans would ly and the organizing committee, not have come out of isolation into Rimpoche was recognized in accordance with his direct prediction we would like to wish you a year the world.'' Thinking this way can of happiness in your spiritual de- of family, place and time as given make them slow to take action to velopment, for the benefit of all before he dissolved his body into try to improve the real Tibetan sit- beings. 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SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG NEWS Buddhism in Practice —Thousands of Chinese laborers (Continued from page 2) provide unskilled labor in Lhasa and other cities that have extreme- spiritual way of life while becom- ly high numbers of unemployed ing attuned to the best aspects of Tibetans. the modern world. I see it as a —New Chinese towns continue to place where all people—not ex- be built in traditionally rural areas cluding our eastern neighbor—can in Tibet, providing the infrastruc- visit and enjoy the fresh air and ture for rapid expansion. Intensive Tibetan Language brilliant mountain light, can find The exact number of Chinese inspiration in a peaceful, spiritu- and Tibetans in this vast and of- Summer Course al way of life, and perhaps can ten remote area five times the size learn to understand their own of France is not known. Com- (Intermediate Colloquial) worlds better by getting away for pounding the difficulty is the fact a little while to meditate at our that official statistics fluctuate high altitude. With your help we widely, do not include military and June 7-July 28, 1993 can return there. Now is the time security personnel, and may be when your action is practice. used for propaganda purposes. Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies Thank you very much. ■ However, it appears Tibetans are Ithaca, NY being marginalized by the influx Conditioning China of Chinese settlers. (Continued from page 1) Our focus over the next five This unique six-week summer program offers months will be to pressure China Current Strategy to stop providing incentives to Chi- experienced students an opportunity for total As explained above, condition- nese settlers to move to Tibet ing MFN became symbolic of the through conditional MFN, as one immersion in intermediate level spoken Tibetan. rift between Congress and the Ad- of the few points of leverage the Taught by the Tibetan faculty of Namgyal Institute, the ministration on China policy. To- US has with China. day, the situation is different. program offers: During his campaign, President Urgent Action • 5 Hrs/day Intensive Study with Native Instructors Clinton not only expressed his Please send letters to President support for pressuring China on its Clinton and to your House and Sen- • Pacing According to Individual Skill Levels human rights policies, but stated ate Representatives encouraging • Extensive Drills and Tapes for Personal/Lab his support for a conditional them to place conditions on China's renewal of MFN. Most Favored Nation status: Practice This legislation has been in- President Bill Clinton Open to all qualified students with prior language troduced and passed in the Con- The White House experience. Inquire about arranging course credit with gress several times since the Washington, DC 20500 Tiananmen Square massacre in Representative your university or college. Equivalent of 8 credits. 1989, but has never succeeded in US House of Representatives overriding President Bush's veto. Washington, DC 20515 Study this summer at Namgyal Monastery, the North Now, with a new President who has stated his support for condi- Senator American branch of the personal monastery of H.H. the tional MFN during his campaign, US Senate Dalai Lama, located in the beautiful Finger Lakes district the threat of a veto has virtually Washington, DC 20510 disappeared. SAMPLE LETTER TO PRESI- of upstate New York. As a result, a new window of op- DENT CLINTON For further information about the Intensive Tibetan Language portunity has opened to strength- President William J. Clinton en the conditions on the bill and The White House Summer Course, write: Namgyal Institute, P.O. Box 127, Ithaca, hold China accountable for its 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW NY 14851. Early registration is advised. (Tel.: 607-273-0739) egregious human rights abuses in Washington, DC 20500 Tibet. Dear President Clinton: We believe that Tibet is one of I am deeply concerned about the the most critical issues troubling the China-US relationship, and human rights violations and the en- that strong conditions on MFN vironmental degradation in Tibet which have been going on unabat- concerning Tibet could help to al- ed for more than 40 years. During leviate some of the problems. And, the past several years, the United Be Informed because the threat of a presiden- Ibuversity qfVagima States Congress has advocated tial veto is gone, it is now possible 1993 SummerSession to strengthen the conditions on the preferential trade status to China only About Tibet legislation. if China stopped its violation of hu- LITERARY AND SPOKEN man rights in China and Tibet. It is vitally important that the Unfortunately, President George Population Transfer and MFN people who are concerned about Bush did not share the moral out- TIBETAN This year we are focusing our ef- saving Tibetan culture know about rage of the Congress and the Ameri- June 14 to August 13,1993 forts on having one of the condi- the key issues and do what they can people, and as a consequence tions to the extension of MFN can to help. The way to be in- Offered through the Department of Religious Studies relate to the population transfer of the People's Republic of China still REL 500 & 501, 8 credits enjoys the full benefit of Most Fa- formed is to read some of the fol- Chinese-into Tibet. Your support lowing journals and newsletters, vored Nation (MFN) trade status. Instructors: William Magee and Tibetan Scholar will be the key to success in this which provide up-to date news and This has emboldened China to con- effort! information. 'We especially recom- LEARN BUDDHIST CONCEPTS THROUGH DEBATING IN TIBETAN! tinue its brutal role in Tibet. One of the gravest threats to the mend News Tibet, which carries The United States Government AN INTRODUCTION to the Tibetan language in both its literary and colloquial national and cultural identity of valuable news items that are easy forms. Students learn basic grammar and develop hearing and speaking the Tibetan people is the popula- must translate its sympathy for the Tibetan people by, at the very to obtain and so are not proficiency through training in a formal debate technique widely used in the tion transfer. The large influx of reproduced in the Snow Lion least, attaching conditions to the Tibetan educational system. There is extensive use of drill and tapes as well Chinese into Tibet are marginaliz- Newsletter. MFN privileges granted to China. as training in translation techniques. This course will cover the equivalent of ing Tibetans in their own home- News Tibet (quarterly, free) China's population transfer poli- one year of instruction in Tibetan. land. Population transfer has been and the US Tibet Committee cy in Tibet is genocidal in its pur- used by the People's Republic of Newsletter (free). USTC, 241E 32 STUDENTS MUST APPLY directly to the Summer Session for admission: China as an instrument of dis- pose. It is reducing Tibetans to a 209 GarrettHaU, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA22903 (Tel. 804/ sub-class level in their own coun- St, NY, NY 10016 (tel: criminatory government policy to- 212-213-5010). Political and cul- try, displacing them from their 924-3371). Tuition for 1993 is $1,056 for Virginians and $3,184 for non- tural news. ward Tibetans, as a strategy for homes and livelihood, and creat- Virginians. 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and technological cooperation ex- Preventive Diplomacy in Action tended to an unrepentant communist regime, which is a major T URNING The Case of Tibet participant in the global arms trade and whose assertions of sov- by Lodi G. Gyari, President, ereignty over neighboring areas are threatening regional stability. De- W HEEL International Campaign for Tibet spite this defiant conduct, the U.S. maintains China's MFN status. The Clinton Administration's tional community, including the Given this example, what incentive Journal of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship stated determination to prevent na- United Nations, pays little heed to do President Yeltsin and his sup- Turning Wbeelis the quarterly journal of engaged Buddhism. Each tional conflicts from escalating to people committed to non-violence, porters have to keep the fragile the point of armed conflict is in- while giving an open forum to flame of democracy alive in be- issue contains articles, reviews, poems, and graphics speaking to deed welcome news. The turbu- many who advocate violence and leaguered Russia? Buddhist peace and ecology work in all traditions. lence that we are today witnessing terrorism. They have expressed By making trade, as well as eco- Recent & upcoming issues feature: support for human rights, yet in the former Soviet Union is the nomic, military and technological Thich Nhat Hanh, Joanna Macy, Robert Aitken, and Thubten result of one of the largest popu- there has been no concrete action assistance to China, conditional on Chodron; reports on engaged Buddhism in all parts of the world, lation transfer efforts in history— to hold China accountable for its Beijing's cessation of its popula- the movement of over 25 million repressive policies in Tibet. tion transfer policies and realiza- including Burma, Central America, and Tibet; and articles on race in Russians into lands conquered by While some may argue that the tion of the Tibetan people's Buddhist America, prison practice, misconduct in Buddhist Moscow. In fact, many of the cur- U.S. cannot afford ID address the legitimate, historical and fun- communities, and gays & lesbians in Buddhist practice. Turning Wheel rent international crises have their Sino-Tibetan conflict, this view is damental human rights, the U.S. also has features on Buddhist approaches to ecology & education. roots in territorial conquest and short-sighted. Both China and the will send the signal to Beijing and the forced transfer of millions of U.S. have acknowledged that the other totalitarian regimes that the Subscriptions help support the work of BPF. people into occupied lands. The Tibet question is one of the most U.S. is no longer conducting busi- $35 for a year (four 48-page issues). resulting clash of ethnic groups urgent problems afflicting the ness as usual with China. with different cultural, religious bilateral relationship. Groups and individuals with Buddhist Peace Fellowship and social values triggers discrimi- Furthermore, Russia is keenly strong financial interests may have P.O. Box4650, Berkeley, CA 94704. 510/525-8596 nation, repression and even acts of aware of the US.-China relation- commitments to fulfill with their genocide. ship and is beginning to look East clients, but President Clinton has The U.S. is doing nothing to as opposed to West for success sto- a promise to keep with the people prevent a similar policy being carries in economic growth, even if of America and with millions of • BHUTAN• ried out by the government of the the cost is political repression. Un- people to whom he has given new Land of the Thunder People's Republic of China in der current US.-China policy, hope to help them in their fight for Dragon historically non-Chinese territories President Yeltsin sees economic freedom and democracy. ■ SNOWLION such as Tibet. As China's largest F X P t D I trading partner, the U.S. has a special responsibility to ensure that it HIMALAYA is not contributing to China's eco- OLYMPIC 2000: EVEREST'MUSTANG'MANASLU nomic ability to transfer popula- ANNAPURMA* LAHUL tion. Free trade and investment is CALL FOR ACTION TIBET* LADAKH • Spm • RUPSHU one thing; helping to bankroll cul- Visit the most unspoiled country in WALK IN SMALL CROUPS TO the Himclayas. legendcry Bhutcn. tural genocide is another. Arion on the 2000 Olympics has Over 1.2 million Tibetans have We crgcnize treks, climbs, culturcl China's population transfer pro- begun and Beijing has launched an died as a direct result of the forty- UNAFFECTED PLACES HIDDEN explorations, festivcl tours and all-out campaign to be the host four years of Qiinese occupation, and IN THE WORLD'S HIGHEST independent trcvel. We ere the gram is fast rendering the Tibetans Bhutcn specialists sending more a minority and marginalizing them country for the summer Olympics. the government has systematically MOUNTAINS. LIVE IN PURE pessengers to 3hutan then cny in their own land. For example, It is a great honor to be the host of attempted to eliminate the rich and CULTURE. WALK BACK. other cempeny in North America. out of 12,827 shops in Lhasa, the Olympics and we believe that ancient Tibetan culture. Freedom of CALL FOR A FREE CATALOG. Tibet's capital, only 300 are owned China, under its present leadership speech, religion and association are For tour catclog and trip advice. by Tibetans. With each truckload and political system, does not de- denied to the Tibetan people and tor- write to: of arriving Chinese, the distinct serve this internationally recognized ture and mistreatment of political position. prisoners, many of whom are monks BHUTAN TRAVEL, INC. Tibetan national and cultural iden- 120 East 54th Street. #1130 tity comes closer to extinction. The International Campaign for and nuns is widespread and well- New York, NY 10022 The transfer of a population into Tibet, the Canadian Tibetan Associ- documented. Thousands of politi- 212/838-6382 an occupied territory is in direct ation of Ontario, and CTC Toronto cal and religious prisoners are in jail violation of the Geneva Conven- proposed a concerted effort to en- even now. Furthermore, the Chinese tion and has been denounced as a sure that Beijing does not get select- government has been transferring 801-355-6555 appreciate it if you would let us know breach of fundamental human ed as the site of Olympic 2000. Chinese settlers to Tibet in an at- for the purpose of communicating rights several times at the United All indications are that China is tempt to displace and marginalize the with media—the more groups we can Nations, most recently in a reso- extremely eager to win this presti- Tibetans within their own land. pics. We saw how they "cleaned up" claim are involved, the more atten- lution passed at the U.N. Human gious bid: recent releases of impri- China's actions in Tibet have not undesirable elements at Tienanmen tion by national media. Rights Subcommission in 1991. soned high-profile dissidents: the gone unnoticed by the world com- Square in 1989. Let's not provide Comments and suggestion are very For the U.S. to promote a for- capital going into a frenzy in prepa- munity. The United Nations, United them with another opportunity to welcome and can be sent to: Cana- eign policy based on human rights ration for the Olympic inspection States Congress, European parlia- sweep their streets clean of democrat- dian Tibetan Association of Ontario and democracy in Tibet, it must team which arrived on March ments and other international bod- ic forces. & CTC Toronto, PO Box 62, 260 pressure the Chinese government, 6—".. .arguably the most anxious- ies have repeatedly denounced the Sincerely, Adelaide Street East, Toronto, On- primarily through conditioning ly awaited [visit] since that of the human rights abuses against the (your name) ■ tario M5A 1N0. Tel and Fax China's Most Favored Nation US president Richard Nixon," ac- Tibetan people and called for the 416-484-4138. (MFN) trading status, to reverse cording to the Canadian national Tibetan people's right to self- The Canadian committees have Key Canadian and Internation- its policy of encouraging Chinese newspaper, The Globe and Mail. determination. Furthermore the sent these suggestions for action some al Olympic officials and their ad- civilians to relocate in Tibet and There are five leading cities bid- United States Congress recently has of which are appropriate for people dresses: to help the Tibetans realize their ding to be hosts for the 2000 Sum- recognized Tibet as an illegally oc- from other countries to follow: Canadian Olympic Association Head fundamental rights of self- mer Olympics: Beijing, Sydney, cupied country. 1. Letter-writing campaign to the key Office, 1600 James Naismith Drive, determination. Manchester, Berlin and Istanbul and The international community can members of the Canadian Olympic no longer tolerate China's brutal Association with copies to the IOC Unit 704, Ottawa, K1B 5N4. Tel The international community the final decision will take place on 613-748-5647. Fax 613-746-6322. must act quickly to save the Tibe- September 23, 1993, in Monte repression of Tibet and must stand (For addresses see below; sample let- tan people and their culture. Cado. The selection will be made up for the Tibetan people's fun- ter available upon request). H.E. Juan Samaranch, President, In- While a majority of the Tibetans by representatives from member damental rights and freedoms. I 2. Seek endorsement from the ternational Olympic Committee, are committed to the Dalai Lama's countries sitting on the International strongly urge you as a member of Parliamentary Friends of Tibet for Chateau de Vidy, CH-1007 non-violent struggle against the Olympic Committee. The Canadi- the Executive Committee of the In- the boycott (write to Parliamentary Lausanne, Switzerland. Tel Chinese occupiers, for which he an Olympic Association has three ternational Olympics Committee to Friends of Tibet, c/o Warren 41-21-253-271. Fax 41-21-241-552. was awarded the 1989 Nobel Peace representatives at the IOC. recognize the destruction levied by Allmand (MRLIB), House of Com- Sharif Alaily, Executive Director, Prize, there are some who, after 40 It has been recommended that China on Tibet, and to deny China mons, Ottawa K1A 0A6, Tel: (613) Olympic House, 2380 Avenue Pierre years of brutal oppression by Beij- you send a letter along the follow- the honor of hosting the 2000 Sum- 955-2251). Dupuy, Montreal, Quebec IDC 3R4. ing, believe that armed resistance ing lines to the President of the In- mer Olympics. To do otherwise 3. Seek endorsement from other or- Tel 514-861-3371. Fax 514-861-28%. may be the only solution. Further- ternational Olympics Committee: would provide legitimacy to a govern- ganizations such as local chapters of The following Canadian represen- ment that is single-handedly destroy- Amnesty International, United Na- more, a new campaign by Beijing H.E. Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch tatives on the International Olym- to suppress Tibet by purging Tibe- ing a people and a culture. We owe tions Associations, sports associations, pic Committee are entitled to vote tan officials was recently highlight- Marquis de Samaranch it to the people of Tibet, and of Chi- etc. President of the International at Monte Carlo on September 23 to ed by a report released by the na, that this Chinese government not 4. Seek endorsements from high- decide on the Olympic 2000 site: Olympics Committee receive this honor. profile people: athletes, writers, news- International Campaign for Tibet. Carol Anne Letheren, President, Chateau de Vidy Just as Chancellor Hitler was able paper columnists, human rights ac- In this report the newly appoint- CH-1007 Lausanne Canadian Olympic Association, 10 ed Communist party leader of to flaunt the 1936 Olympics as justifi- tivists, environmentalists, religious Switzerland Summerhill Avenue, Toronto, On- Tibet is quoted as saying "enemy cation of acceptance by the interna- figures. tario M4T 1A8. Tel 416-921-2311. Dear Mr. Samaranch, forces will increasingly infiltrate tional community, we must not give All endorsements from each area Fax 416-921-8238. and attack us, using the Dalai I am deeply concerned about the this same tool to the "butchers" of could be put together and sent to Richard Pound, 1155 Rene Levesque Lama as a banner of separatism highly publicized bid by the People's Beijing. the COA and IOC. Blvd., Suite 3900, Montreal, Que- and as a banner of anti-Com- Republic of China to host the 2000 I sincerely hope that the Interna- 5. Approach Chinese democracy bec IBB 3V2. Tel 514-397-3037. Fax munism .... We can't avoid this Summer Olympics. With the govem- tional Olympics Committee will up- groups to join forces and suggest that 514-397-3222. reality. We can only respond blow ment's blatant violations of human hold the banner of freedom, and not "No to Olympic 2000 in Beijing" for blow." rights, democratic freedoms and the reward the present government in be their theme at this year's June James Worrall, 45 Wynford Heights So far, the world has not rewarded environment in Tibet, it is unthink- Beijing. I understand that China has 4th rallies. Crescent, Suite 1605, Don Mills, On- the Tibetan people for their pa- able that Beijing is being considered made many promises that it will If your group becomes involved tario M3C 1L3. Tel and Fax tience and restraint. The interna- for this high international honor. "clean up" Beijing for the Olym- with project Olympic 2000, we would 416-449-2484. ■

SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG NEWS Arizona Teachings, Inc. Presents: FALL PROGRAM AT -pM His Holiness NAMGYAL MONASTERY i : : Tenzin Gyatso '"* I ■ INSTITUTE OF BUDDHIST STUDIES theXIVth The North American Seat of Dalai Lama offering The Personal Monastery of H.H. the Dalai Lama Teachings on cultural understanding and dia- dotes to the faults preventing calm What is the logue and to serve the wide array abiding, the mental factors con- Patience in Arizona, Namgyal Monastery Institute of student needs. As an Institute joined with calm abiding and the of Buddhist Studies of Buddhist Studies, Namgyal mode of procedure for achieving September 1993 Namgyal Monastery Institute of combines its Tibetan faculty and calm abiding in the sutra vehicle. Buddhist Studies was founded in resident Western scholars with a 1W INTRODUCTION TO THE 1992 as a teaching institute and as large adjunct faculty of preeminent COLLECTED TOPICS OF the North American seat of the Sept. 9, 1993: Public Talk: Arising from Flames: scholars of Tibetan Buddhism. PRIME COGNITION personal monastery of His Holi- Transforming Anger with Patience The Institute is thus serving as a 3 units Meets 2 times a week 11/2 ness the Dalai Lama, exiled lead- hub in the academic world of hrs. per session) Time: TBA, Tu- er of the Tibetan people and Arizona State University Activities Tibetan Buddhist studies, con- ition: $195 Center Tempe, Arizona Nobel Peace Prize winner. Follow- necting scholars and institutions throughout North America. This class introduces the prac- ing advice from His Holiness, the tice and theory of introductory Administrative Committee of Sept. 11-15, 1993: Intensive Teachings on the Patience Buddhist logic and epistemology, Namgyal Monastery in Dharamsa- chapter of Shantideva's, Guide to CORE PROGRAM focusing on the content and proce- la, India, composed the charter for the Bodhisattva Way of Life. COURSE LISTING dure in beginning debate. The ma- the Ithaca branch monastery and Fall Semester 1993 terial on the technique of Sheraton El Conquistador Resort, its institute and selected the (This list does not include tantric syllogistic reasoning is drawn from Tucson, Arizona monks for the North American practice courses, mini-courses, and the class of textbooks called the Seat. Namgyal Institute was con- other special courses which are also Collected Topics of Prime Cogni- ceived to bring to the West the offered. This list includes only pro- tion. Topics covered will include Public talk tickets will be available in June 1993. study program designed by H.H. gram requirement courses.) established bases (Sautrantika on- Waiting list reservations are being taken for the the Dalai Lama for Namgyal Mon- tology), identifying isolates, gener- Patience teachings in Tucson. astery. Open to qualified men and LITERARY AND SPOKEN TIBE1ANI ality and particulars, sameness and To be on our mailing list for future programs, women, this unique 4-year pro- difference, positive and negative gram enables serious students to 5 units (Meets 5 times per week 1 phenomena and further topics. please send your name and address to: follow a progressive and authentic 1/4 hrs. per session) Times: program of study in Tibetan 8:00-9:15 a.m., Tuition: $375 INTRODUCTION TO Arizona Teachings, Inc. Buddhism. Literary and Spoken Tibetan is BUDDHIST TENET SYSTEMS These teachings are taught by western and Tibetan 3 units (Meets 2 times per week: 4725 E. Sunrise Drive, # 137 co-sponsored by Tucson, AZ 85718 History of faculty. This course provides an M,W 1 1/2 hrs. per session) Time: Arizona Friends Namgyal Monastery introduction to Tibetan language TBA, Tuition: $195 (602) 624-4517 of Tibet. Namgyal Monastery was found- in both its literary and spoken This course offers a general in- ed in the sixteenth century by the forms. Students learn Tibetan troduction To the study of classi- 3 □ Second Dalai Lama. From its be- grammar and develop hearing and cal Indian and Buddhist tenet ginning, the monastery has been speaking proficiency. Additional- systems, i.e., the systematic study l( 510) 644-1171 a center of learning, contemplation ly, students train in formal debate of philosophical assertions regard- traditional to Tibetan monastic ing ontology, epistemology, and Berkeley, California and meditation on the vaste and ua/r^f profound Buddhist treatises. education. In-class instruction is the transformative and therapeu- supplemented through extensive tic potential of mind. This in- -{/Vf/fC■ The Study and Practice use of drills and language tapes. troductory course will serve as a Program of the Institute Requirements: class participation, foundation for the further detailed weekly quizzes and final. study of comparative tenets in SB*& The curriculum of Namgyal Monastery in India has been LITERARY AND SPOKEN upper-level courses. The root text adapted, minus much of the TIBE1AN III will be The Precious Garland of Te- Acupressure nets, by Gon-chok-jik-may-wang- memorization, for students at the 5 units (Meets 5 times per week 1 Emotional Balancing Institute. The basic study program 1/4 hrs. per session) Times: bo (1728-1791), a short clear map Therapeutic Healing Shiatsn in Tibetan Buddhism of the Nam- 8:00-9:15 a.m., Tuition: $375 for the entire spectrum of Bud- dhist tenets. Requirements: class liSc OEd CMT Oil Massage gyal Monastery Institute is a core Students will continue the Col- four-year program which may be lected Topics of Prime Cognition participation, midterm and research paper. Prerequisites: "In- * All sessions include a herbal wrap using indigenous herbs pursued on a full or part-time ba- and begin the topic of Awareness- sis. Those not intending to pursue es and Knowers. Extensive drill troduction to the Collected Topics the entire program may also be ad- continues in spoken Tibetan. Re- of Prime Cognition" and "Semi- mitted. The Namgyal syllabus quirements: class participation, nar on Buddhist Epistemology" or textbooks plus other educational weekly quizzes and final. Prere- permission of the instructor. FRIENDS OF NAMGYAL materials have been translated into quisites: Literary and Spoken SHANTIDEVA'S ENTERING Friends of Namgyal is organized to help sustain and develop the North English for use by those registered Tibetan I & II or permission of the THE PRACTICES OF American seat of the personal monastery of H.H. the Dalai Lama, in the courses. Students are able instructor. BODHISATTVAS along with the monastery's teaching institute. By joining, you become to study Tibetan language and the 2 units (Meets 1 time per week: INTRODUCTION TO a supporting member of Namgyal Monastery and Namgyal Institute entire scope of Buddhist sutra and TH 1 1/2 hrs. per session) Time: of Buddhist Studies. We will place you on the mailing list in exchange tantra. The Institute is particularly TIBETAN BUDDHISM 2 units (Meets 1 time per week 1 7:30-9:00 p.m., Tuition: $150 for any level of contribution—and we remain deeply grateful to all strong in Tibetan language. The This course will present a those who are helping to support Namgyal's efforts. last semester of the fourth year is 1/2 hrs. per session) Time: TBA, Tuition $120 detailed investigation of Shantide- conducted at Namgyal Monastery Name: This course will introduce the va's great treatise on the Bod- in Dharamsala, India where stu- student to Tibetan Buddhism hisattva paths from a Middle Way Address: dents will take their final exams. covering: the life of the Buddha in Consequence School point of view. To round-out this rich and care- Requirements: midterm and re- fully designed curriculum, Nam- India, the spread of Buddhism into Tibet, the importance of tan- search paper. gyal Institute offers courses and tra, the development of the four workshops in the arts and culture Student Applications and Telephone: main Buddhist lineages in Tibet: of Tibet, such as thangka painting, Program Information their doctrines and practices, pri- S Sustaining Member—$180 per year. Receive the Nam- music, and mandala construction. For application forms or further mary historical figures, and so gyal newsletter, a 10% discount on courses taken not- The Institute's adjunct faculty information regarding programs for-credit and on course materials. gives special lectures and weekend fourth, and the spread of Tibetan Buddhism to the West. The course contact: $ Major Donor—$1,000 Receive 20% discount on all programs from time to time will also present important features Admissions Office courses, course materials, and Namgyal books, one free throughout the year, including a of Tibetan culture such as its art, Namgyal Institute of weekend workshop and the Namgyal newsletter. Cornell University co-sponsored the phenomena of tulkus, and the Buddhist Studies $ Founding Benefector—$10,000+ Receive a gift of a Tibetan studies lecture series. beautiful hand-made silk brocade thanka of His Holi- Public programs are also available. role of symbolism in tantric P.O. 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The Faculty presentation of the development of Namgyal Monastery The Namgyal monks associated calm abiding, the basis for more Institute of Buddhist Studies with the U.S. branch as faculty profound mental development. P.O. Box 127 members are well qualified. The Topics discussed include the enti- Ithaca, NY 14851 monks teach in conjunction with ty or nature of calm abiding, the western scholars to promote cross- objects of observation, the anti-

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One out of every Tibe- Representatives, 1 October 1990; tan men, women and children has "China Builds Its Military Mus- * !l^'^'^'^ * spent ten years or more in such cle, Making Some Neighbors Ner- forced labor prison camps. Toys vous," New York Times, 11 participates in nuclear prolifera- government to make progress to- prisoners just weeks prior to con- and toy parts are among items January 1993). tion? How can we buy our chil- ward a more just society. Chinese gressional voting to renew China's manufactured at these prison sites • Despite on-going human rights dren toys manufactured in China workers and democratic activists are most favored nation status. This (Laogal: The Chinese Gulag, by atrocities and blatant violations of when the children of Tibet grow now saying, as in the case of South trading status is critical to China, to Harry Wu, Westview Press, 1992 international law, the Chinese up in a homeland whose rich tra- Africa, economic pressure will be the extent that it even impacts Chi- and Testimony before the US Sen- government continues to enjoy ditions and culture are being de- the only way to move the Chinese na's relations with other countries. ate Foreign Relations Committee, business as usual. The US has not stroyed by a brutal military government. They also point out Australia's Minister of Foreign Af- 6 June 1990). blocked a single loan to the Chi- occupation by the People's Repub- that thousands were executed fol- fairs and Trade, Gareth Evans, not- • The Chinese government pro- nese government since 1990. In lic of China? How can we buy our lowing the Tiananmen massacre in ed that human rights dialogue with motes a colonialist occupation in addition, the Chinese government children Christmas toys from a June 1989 and hundreds are still Beijing came to a standstill after Tibet through what appears to be continues to receive Most Favored government that imprisons Chris- imprisoned (mostly workers—the China received MFN status from a deliberate policy of population Nation (MFN) status, which low- tians? How can we buy our chil- very people we fear ' 'hurting'' with the US ("Australia Minister for For- transfer. Chinese settlers now out- ers trade tariffs of products made dren toys from a government that economic pressure). eign Affairs and Trade: Beijing number Tibetans in all major cit- in the People's Republic of China. massacres its own children? Changed Stance After Receiving Is economic pressure effective ies. Tibetans are not free to Between January and September Most Favored Nation Status," Re- practice and organize their own re- 1991, Hong Kong re-exported $13 Note that... against the PRC government? uters, 10 April 1992). ligion without government inter- billion worth of Chinese-made toys • Toys are China's second largest Yes. There is little doubt that How widespread is the Toycott? ference. Tibetans are arbitrarily to the US which served to exacer- export (after textiles) and the US the Chinese government is sensi- detained, tortured or otherwise ill- bate the US-China trade im- is the single largest importer of tive to economic pressure. Each It is being implemented world- treated in custody, and even sum- balance. In 1993, America's trade these toys. year, China routinely releases high wide. Nationally it is organized by marily executed for peaceful pro- deficit with China is estimated to • 55% of dolls and 40% of all oth- profile political or religious Continued on page 13 test against the PRC's occupation soar to over $15 billion. (South er toys sold in America are made of Tibet ("The Situation in Tibet: China Morning Post, 27 November in China. As the number one im- A Survey of Current Human 1991; Hearing on the House Ways porter of toys from China, we in Rights Violations, Including and Means Committee, Trade the US have a responsibility not to Denial of the Rights to Self- Subcommittee, 29 June 1992). participate in Chinese human Determination," report by Hu- A boycott of toys made in Chi- rights abuses through our pur- man Rights Advocates submitted na makes clear to the Clinton ad- chases. to the UN Human Rights Com- ministration and officials in • A consumer boycott of one of mission, 1991). Beijing that Americans will not al- the largest export items will send • The Chinese government impri- low their dollars to finance the a strong message to the Clinton soned Father Shi Chunjie after he policies of the PRC regime—one Administration and to the officials refused to recognize the Com- of the most brutal totalitarian in Beijing that we will not allow, munist government as the head of governments in existence today. economic interests to override pro- China's Catholic church. Father motion and protection of individu- Shi's lifeless body was sent back Why Toys? al freedom and dignity. to his village on November 3, Toys were targeted for the boy- Will the Toycott 1991. It was covered with purple cott because the children of the hurt the Chinese people? scars (Asia News, 18 April 1992). world are our future, and this fu- • The Chinese government con- ture must be one in which human Yes. Did economic pressure hurt tinues to engage in nuclear and rights are respected by all. How the people of South Africa? Yes. weapons proliferation. The Chi- can we buy our children toys from But, it was the only effective way nese government sells arms and a government that aggressively to pressure the South African WITH GREAT PLEASURE WE ARE ANNOUNCING THE VISIT OF

Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA Three Summer Retreats OF TIBET The monks of Namgyal Monastery are offering three summer retreats this year, providing a wide range of exposure to Tibetan Buddhist studies and meditation practice suitable for beginners through advanced students: San Francisco Bay Area • 2nd Annual "Get Acquainted with Namgyal" Summer Retreat, August 1- September 16 - 24,1993 Attendees who came from all over the U.S. to last year's "Get Acquainted" retreat found it a great success. This year's retreat will offer instruction in meditation, art workshops, introduction to Tibetan language, plus other instructive workshops—with time for lots of direct informal contact and fun with the monks. A Conference on • AvalokHeshvara Meditation Retreat August 10-17 SPIRITUAL CARE FOR LIVING AND DYING Especially suited for those who will be receiving the Four Armed Avalokiteshvara initiation from H.H. the Dalai Lama this iune in Montreal. This one week retreat provides an opportu- ♦ nity for intensive practice with monks form His Holiness's personal monastery. The initiation will be offered at the beginning of the retreat for those unable to attend the Montreal initiation yet wishing to engage in this practice. The retreat will conclude with a fire puja. DZOGCHEN TEACHINGS • Medicine Buddha Meditation Retreat July (dates TBA) One week of intensive practice with instruction. Rigpa Fellowship Retreats will be held near Ithaca, NY at Arnot Forest retreat center with cabins and a central lodge. P.O. Box 7866, Berkeley CA 94707 Vegetarian meals. Nearby outdoor camping is also available. Phone (510) 644-1858 or Fax (510) 644-9517 Write for details and registration forms. Early registration is recommended because space is limited. Namgyal Institute, P.O. Box 127, Ithaca, NY 14851. Please write or call for information.

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China's recent announcement of cial position in the government of yearning for freedom and dignity. The 10th March Statement of turning the so-called Tibet Au- a free Tibet. I have made such a While bodies may be enslaved or tonomous Region into a special decision in order to facilitate the imprisoned, the human spirit can economic zone is, in principle, development of a healthy never be subjugated or defeated. As His Holiness the Dalai Lama welcome. However, there are rea- democracy. The promulgation of long as we uphold this human spirit sons to fear the long-term impact my "guidelines for Future Tibet's and determination, our aspirations Commemorating the of the new Chinese policy on the Policy and the Basic Features of Its and beliefs have the power to ulti- survival of the cultural identity of Constitution" is a reaffirmation of mately prevail. The sweeping glob- the Tibetan people and on the en- my vision of a free Tibet as a al changes in recent years reaffirm 34th Anniversary of the vironment of Tibet. If the best in- peaceful and truly democratic my beliefs and I am more optimis- terests of the Tibetan people are country, dedicated to demilitariza- tic that ever before that freedom and Tibetan People's National not kept in the forefront, there is tion and non-violence. peace for the Tibetan people is now a real danger that this policy will Throughout human history, dic- within our reach. only promote and intensify the tators and totalitarian governments With my prayers for the well- Uprising of 1959 transfer of more Chinese into have learned that there is nothing being of all sentient beings, Tibet. This will further reduce the more powerful than a people's The Dalai Lama ■ Tibetans to an insignificant Today, as we commemorate the meaningful proposal on how they minority in their own country, 34th anniversary of the Tibetan wish to see Tibet and China live thus completing the thorough Lama Chime Rinpoche people's national uprising of 1959, in peace. We, on our part, have colonization of Tibet which will we find the world around us in a gone to the fullest extent to facili- have serious consequences to its Born and educated in eastern Tibet, Lama uniquely promising moment of tate a sincere, meaningful and sub- fragile environment. Chime Rinpoche now lives in England. He change. I believe that many of the stantial dialogue. It is against such a background has students worldwide. recent changes work in favor of the For centuries Tibet and China that I appeal to Tibetans and friends aspirations of the Tibetans and of have lived as neighbors, and I am of Tibet everywhere, and to inter- Rinpoche teaches with a delightful warmth, oppressed people elsewhere in the convinced that we can find a way national agencies eager to undertake humor and spontaneity. He is gifted in world. Millions who lived under to live in peace and friendship in projects in Tibet, to always bear in offering the whole spectrum of Buddhist the repressive yoke of communism the future, too. I have always be- mind the need to protect and to teachings in a powerful and unique style. and other forms of dictatorship are lieved that this is possible and wor- safeguard the well-being of the now free and democratic aspira- thy of our efforts. In this spirit I Tibetan people and our unique cul- tions are on the rise in all have, over the years, personally ture and identity. Meditation Teachings countries. met with Chinese brothers and sis- To those of you who intend to The Tibetan people continue to ters throughout the world. I have involve yourselves in the develop- Shine - bringing the mind to dwell in peace r,esist subjugation and colonization encouraged my fellow Tibetans to ment of Tibet, I must emphasize Practice of "Chod" - cutting through negativity with courage and determination. engage in friendly discussions with the special attention needed in the No amount of repression and members of the Chinese commu- fields of education, health and de- San Francisco Bay Area May 14 - 23rd, 1993 propaganda has lessened their nities abroad. I am also greatly velopment in the rural areas. You Contact: Howard Vie 415-925-9739, Sandra Gamble 415-454-3031 yearning for a life of freedom, pleased with the increasing con- must also discourage the in- peace and dignity. tacts and friendly dialogue be- discriminate exploitation of the On this anniversary, I pay hom- tween the exiled Tibetans and the Tibetan people if your efforts are age to the brave men and women members of the Chinese democra- meant to benefit the Tibetans. TIBETAN LANGUAGE Hi of Tibet, who laid down their lives cy movement. As a result, there is Since the dramatic events of for the freedom of our country, a growing understanding of the 1959, we in exile have always COAAESPONDENCE COUASE and I call upon every Tibetan to just aspirations of the Tibetan peo- aspired for freedom and democra- renew our dedication until we have ple and therefore, sympathy and cy. In spite of our limitations, we Home study program of colloquial and regained our rights and freedom. support for Tibet among our Chi- have made significant progress in scriptural Tibetan emphasizing spoken As we adjust to the changing nese brothers and sisters. the practice of democracy. I am - ^Dharma. Text, tapes and ongoing help. global scene, we need to focus our This year we have also been able very keen and committed to the /TJ-') Sarah Harding efforts on four fronts. Firstly, we to establish direct official contact idea that genuine democracy must 1630 30th St.,Box 356 must continue to engage the Chi- with Taiwan. In the past, there has prevail in a free Tibet. Boulder, CO 80301 _■ nese Government in a dialogue been considerable misunderstand- I have publicly declared that in (303) 499-3141 p-J-j that is mutually beneficial and will ing between Dharamsala and Tai- the future I will not hold any offi- eventually lead to earnest negoti- pei which resulted in mistrust and ations to peacefully resolve the an absence of formal relations. To- question of Tibet. Secondly, we day, with Taiwan on its way to be- need to intensify our efforts to fur- coming a genuine democracy, it is ther educate the world communi- my hope that the establishment of ty of the problems of Tibet. direct ties will pave the way for a Chagdud Gonpa Foundation International concern and pressure mutually beneficial relationship. are conducive to bringing about a Recently, there have been a change in the Chinese Govern- number of international confer- Drubchen ment's position on negotiations ences discussing not only the vio- Guru Rinpoche Drubchen and respect for human rights. lation of human rights in Tibet, FromHisHoliness Khyentse Rinpoche Thirdly, because the new econom- but also the question of the legal May 23 -30, 1993 ic policies in Tibet will have a pro- status of Tibet and the right to Chagdud Gonpa Foundation is sponsoring its sixth annual self-determination of the Tibetan found impact on the very survival Padmasambhava Drubchen to take place during Sagadawa, the anniversary of the cultural identity of the Tibe- people. Furthermore, a number of of the Buddha's enlightenment, a time of great multiplication. Drubchen tan nation, we must carefully governments and parliaments have means "great accomplishment" and the ceremony, the most sublime and study and monitor these develop- sent fact-finding delegations to extensive form of Vajrayana ritual, is an extremely swift and profound ments. Fourthly, the democratiza- Tibet; have adopted resolutions method for accumulating merit and wisdom. tion of the Tibetan Administration- expressing grave concern about the This Padmasambhava Drubchen is a treasure of His Holiness Khyentse in-exile and the implementation of continuing human rights abuses in Rinpoche entitled "Essence ofSiddhi," a practice that combines the Three democracy at the grassroots level Tibet; and have urged direct Roots. Guru Padmasambhava prophesied that for the practitioner bringing must be further encouraged. negotiations between the Chinese pure motivation and concentration to the practice, that the purification and Last June, direct contact with and Tibetans. These are clear in- blessings of one week of drubchen practice would be equal to a year of Beijing was again established. The dications that the issue of Tibet solitary practice and that the door to Copper-Colored Mountain, Guru Chinese ambassador in New Del- has moved from the political fringe Padmasambhava's Pureland, would be open to the practitioner at the time hi informed us that in the past the and is gaining greater international of death. Chinese attitude towards the Tibe- attention. Many people through- tans had been "conservative" and out the world who believe in com- Red Vajrasattva Drubchen Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche,an incarnate lama that if Tibetans were to adopt a passion, justice, non-violence and From Drodul Padgyal Lingpa of the Nyingma Lineage, is a highly realized May 31 June 7, 1993 "realistic" stand, the Chinese in the ultimate triumph of free- meditation masterand a foremost Great Perfection Government could be "flexible." dom and democracy support our master of this time. His extensive training, com In the eighth century Guru Padmasambhava concealed, among a vast Responding positively to this rap- cause. We are especially indebted passion, skill as a teacher, and direct, humorous array of termas, the profound treasure of the red Vajrasattva so that in future prochement and an invitation for to the government and people of style enable him to transmit his profound insights generations, beings would have access to these teachings and their powerful a Tibetan representative to visit India for their continuing hospi- to people of widely divergent backgrounds and blessings to counteract outer disturbances in the elements, inner upheavals Beijing, Kalon Gyalo Thondup tality and kindness. of subtle energy and secret obstacles of mind. From Padmasambhava the was sent to Beijing. The Chinese Despite these encouraging and lineage pased to his disciple, Nub Sang-gyay Yeshe, then to the emanation Government conveyed to Kalon hopeful developments, the situa- of Sang-gyay Yeshe, Drodul Padgyal Lingpa. After revealing the treasure Gyalo Thondup their inflexible, tion in Tibet continues to remain Chagdud Gonpa in 1960, Padgyal Lingpa confirmed that Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche would hard-line position with strong pre- bleak. Merciless repression of the RigdzinLing be the custodian of this practice as prophesied by Padmasambhava. conditions for negotiations. slightest political dissent is the or- Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, who is offering this practice for the first time I have responded to the Chinese der. The demographic aggression Located in the breathtaking Trinity Alps region of on a large scale in the West, has said of this Drubchen, "All who participate Government expressing my disap- of Tibet through a policy of popu- northern California, Chagdud Gonpa Foundation's in a practice of this nature have the unerring means to purify their pointment with their position. lation transfer continues unabated, main center, Rigdzin Ling, will be open for group mindstreams of the obscurations that cause rebirth in lower realms of Nevertheless, I stated my wish to escalating the marginalization of andindividual retreats in thesuminer of 1993. The suffering, and to establish conditions for their rebirth in higher realms and send three representatives to deliv- the Tibetan people and the assimi- Rigdzin Ling campground, shrine and meeting attainment of the truly excellent state of enlightenment." er a detailed note from me explain- lation of the Tibetan way of life rooms, kitchen and dining facilities will beopen at ing my views and efforts through into the Chinese mainstream. Cul- that time, followed within ayear by the opening of Drubchen Reservations the years to promote negotiations tural genocide is being committed, dormitory and private rooms. For a brochure or Prc-rcgislration required by May 10 with a non-refundable deposit of $225 {50% of the Drubchen further information, call or write James at fee) to Chagdud Gonpa Foundation, P. O Box 279, Junction City, CA 96048. 15% discount for the mutual benefit of the Tibe- intentionally or unintentionally. for registration for both Drubchens. Chagdud Gonpa member discount 25% For further tan and Chinese people. I believe Tibet, an ancient country on the Rigdzin Ling. information call James: (916)623-2714. it is now time for the Chinese roof of the world, is fast becom- Government to make a genuinely ing a Chinese colony.

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audience the severity of the perse- when recounting the Mongolian and hard tasks facing Mongolian THE REVIVAL OF cution. The only comparison that Buddhist's plight, we must look to- Buddhists. Moreover, these prob- readily comes to mind is the period ward the future and search for the lems are doubly hampered by the of Cultural Revolution in China and bright spots on the horizon. The dire economic situation the coun- MONGOLIAN BUDDHISM: its impact on Tibet's religious in- advent of democracy in Mongolia try finds itself in at present, fully stitutions. The only real distinction has presented a golden opportuni- attributable, according to World A BRIEF REPORT between these two events seems to ty for the revival of Buddhism. Bank and IMF experts, to the dis- be that Mongolia went through the Presendy there is an ambitious ef- integration of the former Soviet by David Urubshurow nightmare 30 years before the first fort by all believers to locate, restore Union. Therefore, there is little Chinese Red Guard picked up his and repopulate many of the de- hope that meaningful assistance Washington, DC, Oct. 19- Mongolia temples and monaster- litde red book. stroyed religious centers throughout will be forthcoming from the Mongolia is an ancient land which ies were completely razed and all It has been observed that the 20th Mongolia. There are efforts under- Mongolian government in these has always held a special interest obvious vestiges of religion ob- Century's experiment with Com- way to trace and reclaim the lost projects. Mongolian Buddhists for me. This is mostly due to the literated. munism has manifested itself in a precious artifacts, such as the fa- must rely on the generosity of the fact that my ancestors emigrated The two main exceptions to this Buddhist holocaust. If that prem- mous Chenrezi statue measuring 30 Buddhist community abroad to in- from its western region in the be- eradication campaign were Gan- ise is correct, then a strong argu- meters in height, believed to have sure the continuation of their ef- ginning of the 17th Century and dan Monastery and, to a lesser ex- ment can be made that the first been transported to the Soviet Un- forts on behalf of the survival of settled on the steppes of the Vol- tent, the Erdene Zuu Monastery. theater of operations was in Mon- ion's museums and warehouses. Buddhism in Mongolia. ga River during one of the last Gandan was spared physical de- golia and for that reason the de- Gandan Monastery is feverishly try- Any assistance you can provide great migrations in Central Asian struction but its monks were scat- struction there was more thorough ing to complete construction of the should be sent to: David Uru- history. Therefore, when I first tered and forbidden to practice than in subsequent ones. This is Kalachakra Temple by 1993 in or- bshurow, Attorney Trust Account, had the opportunity to visit Mon- their religion. In the case of the evident from the historical record der to host His Holiness the Dalai 1725 K Street NW, Suite 1114, golia in 1990 at the invitation of latter, a religious center originally that shows the total saturation of Lama's anticipated visit to give the Washington DC 20006. Please in- the Prime Minister I was very ex- founded in the 16th Century, de- Buddhism in Mongolian culture Kalachakra initiation and teachings. dicate "Gandan Monastery Fund" cited and curious about what I struction was nearly total except from the 14th Century until 1935. Funds are needed to bring other on all contributions. ■ would find. for a few buildings and shrines. Then virtually overnight the very learned Tibetan lamas and scholars I was particularly interested in Also, it appears that a greater underpinnings of that culture were to Mongolia for long term intensive David Urubshurow is a Mongolian- determining how the recent number of monks were killed at stripped away and sanitized of any teachings and to send promising American attorney in Washington democracy movement had affect- Erdene Zuu during the repression, religious reference other than the young monks to India and other DC. He is Trustee of the Tibetan ed the spiritual life in Mongolia perhaps due to its more remote lo- derogatory and defamatory ones. All Buddhist learning centers to obtain Buddhist Learning Center in and whether the Buddhist revival cation. Both of these surviving re- artifacts and art depicting a religious training in philosophy, language, Washington, NJ and a member of I had heard of was genuine. On the ligious centers, long famous in theme were declared illegal other medicine and astrology. the Boards of the Irttemational Cam- morning of my first full day I took Mongolian history, were convert- than the few preserved for their use All of these projects are directed paign for Tibet and the Institute for a ride to Gandan Monastery which ed to museums in the 1960's and in state "museums" and other tour- from Gandan and by Abbot Asian Democracy. He is one of the sits on a slight rise on the western a few token monks were reinstalled ist attractions. This cynical and Choijamts with very limited founding members of the US- edge of Ulaanbaatar, the capital. to add some authenticity and lo- mindless approach to dealing with resources. Although the communi- Mongolia Business Council. Mr. Along with other worshippers, cal color for the thousands of East a country's legacy of spiritual search ty of believers is expanding, access Urubshurow has traveled extensive- tourists and the numerous artists Bloc tourists who visited Mongo- and discovery was fully developed to hard currency is extremely limit- ly in the past two years throughout arriving to hawk their works, I en- lia during the height of the com- in the Mongolia of the 1930's and ed for the religious community. the former Soviet Union and Mon- tered the gates of the monastery's munist era. served as a paradigm for future Consequendy, Abbot Choijamts golia and accompanied His Holiness compound and was immediately Now that communism had "materialist" historians, personally appeals to all members the Dalai Lama to the Kalmyk Au- impressed by the architecture of departed Mongolia in the same philosophers and ideologues bent of the US Buddhist community to tonomous Republic of Russia in the the few surviving buildings that manner it did in Eastern Europe upon destroying and discrediting al- assist their co-religionists in Mon- summer of 1991. He is married to only hinted at the former beauty and the former Soviet Union, ternative world views. golia in whatever manner you can. Victoria Kennick Urubshurow and and glory that this monastery had there is a genuine resurgence of re- However, like the Abbot himself I join in the Abbot's appeal as one they live in suburban Maryland with known. The main prayer hall was ligious feeling and interest among who displays no rancor or ill-will who has witnessed the difficulties their son and daughter. packed with monks chanting the the populace. This was quite evi- prayers I had once recited as a dent from the public response to young novice and disciple of Geshe a visit there by His Holiness the KUN-ZANG LA-MAY ZHAL-LUNG Wangyal in suburban New Jersey. Dalai Lama in late September The prayer boards outside were 1991 despite the lack of advance Jig-me Ling-pa, the exponent of Dzog-pa Ch'en-po Long-ch'en Nying-tig, provides the required being used by young and old alike notice of the visit. The feelings of preliminary for the practice of Dzog-ch'en in a short liturgical prayer called The Excellent Path despite the light frost that still co- admiration, respect and reverence to Omniscience. One of his eminent disciples, Jig-me Gyal-way Nyu-gu, gave an oral instruc- vered them. Dozens of people for the Dalai Lama are still quite tion on it, which his disciple, Dza Pal-triil Rin-po-ch'e, transcribed and gave the title, Kim-zang were circumambulating the main strong throughout Mongolia and La-may Zhal-lung. Preface by Cha-tral Rin-po-ch 'e, Translated & edited by Sonant T. Kazi temple pausing only to spin the His Holiness's picture adorns prayer wheels ringing the build- many family altars in even the "An excellent, faithful translation ... an authentic preliminary work ing. Monks in their red, orange most remote areas of the country. which will benefit all those who are interested in Dzogchen." and maroon colored robes were In April of 1991 I was part of a - His Holiness the Dalai Lama evident everywhere busily scurry- delegation that visited Mongolia to ing from one end of the compound discuss His Holiness's planned "A must for every serious student of Buddhist thought and practice." to the other, talking with worship- visit for later that summer. At that - Professor H. V. Guenther pers and feeding the numerous time I met the Rev. Choijamts, pigeons that covered the courtyard Deputy Abbot of Gandan Monas- "Clear and accurate throughout. . . can be recommended without like a carpet. tery. I was very impressed with hesitation." - Professor Matthew Kapstein, Columbia Univ. this robust, easygoing cleric who My impression from this curso- "A brief and exceptionally useful synthesis of all the main themes of ry inspection was quite favorable had studied in Dharamsala and preliminary Buddhist practice." - Professor Huston Smith, Syracuse in that everything appeared "nor- spoke Tibetan. We have main- Univ. and Grad Theological Union, Berkeley mal." That is, no one, monk or tained a cordial and friendly rela- worshipper, seemed the least bit tionship during my subsequent PART ONE: 256 pp., 8 color plates, $35.00, cloth self-conscious or guarded in their visits to Mongolia. Thus, on my PART TWO & PART TIIREE: 352 pp., 4 color plates, endnotes, line actions and despite the presence of sixth and most recent visit in Au- drawings, $50.00, cloth so many tourists (the Monastery is gust I was delighted to learn that still being used as a museum); Choijamts had been elected Abbot Available: Diamond-Lotus Publishing, P.O. Box 43242, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043. (201) 509-1868. there was an atmosphere of easy of Gandan. I paid a courtesy call Add $4.00 shipping/handling for first book; $2.00 for each additional. NJ residents add 6% sales tax. coexistence and tolerance. I had to offer my congratulations and heard so much about the Com- hopes for his success in assisting munist repression of Buddhism the revival of Buddha Dharma in not only in Mongolia but in the Mongolia. Soviet Union that I was expecting The Abbot, a relatively young Lame turtle 'Press somewhat less of a public display man in his 40's, asked me if there NEW BOOK ! 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Thrangu Rinpoche perienced a vicious and un- practitioners. He also suggested "Piercing the Autumn Sky will quench the thirst of precedented wave of persecution that I give a brief recounting of the the spiritual seeker." of religion in the 1930's, which past troubles and an outline of the — Ven. Khenpo Konchog Gyalsten meant, for the most part, the goals Mongolia's Buddhist com- persecution of Buddhism and munity hopes to attain in the com- "Alan Watts has a gift to explain Eastern Mind to Buddhists. The practical effect of ing years. I reluctandy agreed. Western Mind, Peter Barth has the gift to express this campaign was the near total I say "reluctandy" only because Eastern Heart to Western Heart." destruction of all centers of wor- I strongly felt, and continue to _, — Reverend Giila Clark feel, that the utter destruction of ship and the forced renunciation ISBN 0-9635796-3-0 of monastic vows of the clergy and religious practice in Mongolia S9.95 USA Available from Snow Lion Publications slaughter of those refusing to do needs a far more knowledgeable so. In the more remote areas of voice than mine to impart to the

SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 11 NEWS AN APPEAL FROM VISIT KHENPO CHOIJAMTS, MONGOLIA For all of you who may be in- ABBOT OF GANDAN terested in visiting Mongolia in the spring or summer to see firsthand MONASTERY, ULAAN Visit the the resoration projects underway, JACQUES MARCHAIS CENTER OF TIBETAN ART David Urubshurow is organizing a tour of the major monastery BAATAR MONGOLIA 338 Lighthouse Avenue reconstruction projects in Mongo- Staten Island, New York 10306 lia with an emphasis of Mongolian This is an appeal to all friends Despite these positive develop- (718)987-3500 cultural traditions and scenic beauty. A percentage of the tour of the Buddha Dharma to help the ments concerning the rebirth of A museum of Himalayan art within a Tibetan setting monasteries of Mongolia in their Buddhism in Mongolia we are fac- price wil be donated to Gandan reconstruction and to preserve and ing tremendous difficulties in in- Hours: Wednesday through Sunday 1 PM - 5 PM Monastery for the reconstruction promote the teachings of Bud- suring continued progress. This is April through November of the Kalachakra Temple. For more information please write to: dhism in our ancient land. due basically to the dire econom- Call or write for a calendar of events. Historically, Buddhism spread ic situation that Mongolia is cur- Nomadic Expeditions, 11 Deer- into Central Asia over the past rently experiencing which is park Drive, Suite 118, Monmouth 2000 years and Mongolia became particularly acute in the religious Junction, NJ 08852. ■ one of the biggest centers of Bud- community that has virtually no dhism in the entire region from way to earn hard currency. This the 16th Century to the 1930's. At lack of funds jeopardizes the one time there were more than 700 reconstruction projects underway, temples, shrines and monasteries threatens the well-being of monks with more than 100,000 monks. in the remote areas, hinders our NEW Audio and Video Tapes Under the communist regime, and ability to bring learned Buddhist Living Up to Death especially during the period of monk/scholars for teachings and repression in the 1930s, virtually initiations and prevents us from A comprehensive view of spiritual care for living and dying, touching all of the religious institutions were sending students to India to re- upon impermanence, the nature of mind, meditation and care for the destroyed and the monks and ceive training in Dharma, medi- dying. (1 tape: Audio $10.00; Video $29.95) scholars were forced away or cine and astrology. killed. The one remaining reli- Because of the overwhelming gious center, Gandan Monastery in obstacles in the path of Buddhist Spiritual Care for Living and Dying the capital city of Ulaanbaatar, was revival in Mongolia we have no al- An extraordinary weekend seminar providing an indepth preserved as a museum. Since the ternative but to humbly appeal to exploration of the most important themes of early 1980s Gandan was also al- all friends of the Dharma to con- lowed to function as a monastery tribute to our efforts in whatever The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. (7 tapes: $55 ) and 150 mostly aged monks were way they can. Your generous as- allowed to perform services. sitance will be put to the best use The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Because of the process of possible. (423 pgs; $24) democratization begun at the end With my deepest appreciation of 1989, religious and spiritual and gratitude, practice has also experienced a re- Khenpo Choijamts ■ vival. There are currently 136 tem- AVAILABLE FROM SNOW LION ples and monasteries throughout Donations can be sent in care of: Mongolia that are being recon- DAVID URUBSHUROW, Attorney For informatiction about Sogyal Rinpoche's Teaching Program, and courses offered by structed and dozens more being Trust Account, 1725 K Street NW, Rigpa please call or write: Rigpa, P. O. Box 7866, Berkeley, CA 94707 considered. We are experiencing a Suite 1114, Washington DC 20006. resurgence in enrollment of monks, Please indicate "Gandan Monastery (510) 644-3922 ph • (510) 644-9517 fax who now number about 2000. Fund" on all contributions. ricrcle THEt^BUDDHIST REVIEW

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Dalai Lama has great hope for you en and tortured by Chinese soldi- NAMGYAL SCHOOL: in the bright future of Tibet, please ers. He was left half-blind and per- do not betray him." manently scarred. NEPAL'S TIBETAN Mr. Choechen spoke at length to Mr. Choechen, cared for by an un- ETC about his pride in Namgyal cle, attended a Swiss Aid School in School, its students and their futures. Kathmandu and later was selected HIGH SCHOOL He also told us about his background. to study at Dharamsala and Kalim- Mr. Choechen's family fled Tibet pong, India. He was an instructor by Pamela Carson and Susan Ash in 1959, when he was 7 years old. at Namgyal before being appointed It was a harrowing journey through as Headmaster. Educate the Childien (EIQ, which Dalai Lama. In Dharamsala the stu- steep mountains. His grandmother ETC sponsors four bearding students educates impoverished children in Ne- dents reside at Tibetan Children's died during the journey and his mother at Namgyal High School, including pal, interviewed the headmaster of Village CICV), and either study science, soon after, exhausted by the depri- two orphans. For information on Namgyal High School, Mr. Ngawang commerce or the arts. The bright- vations of the journey. Having no ETC's sponsorship program contact: Choechen in February regarding the est can go on to university on a grant. food, his father attempted to return Educate the Children, PO Box 414, particular challenges, problems, and Second division students can pay a to his village but was caught, beat- Ithaca, NY 14851 (607) 272-1176. ■ concerns of the Tibetan student in small fee to go to school in Mussoorie, Nepal. This is their report: Namgyal School, situated 20km Land of Medicine Buddha east of Kathmandu in the town of A Center For Healing and Developing A Good Heart Gokarna, is the only high school in Nepal sponspred by the Tibetan */&.**&*& $L ft + f Government-in-Exile. It is a mod- 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel, CA 95073 USA ern facility, founded in 1988, sur- rounded by hills in a beautiful country ongoing classes & setting. The building was donated meditation by Herman Gmeiner of S.O.S. Kin- workshops for derhof International. purification Body, Mind, In 1992, 380 students attended chi gong Environment Namgyal High School in classes num- dream yoga workshop space bered six through ten (Class 10 is available the finishing high school year in Ne- pal). This is an increase from 100 students its first yean In 1993, in- take is expected to teach 450, creating some strain on the school's 408-462-8383 infrastructure. FAX 462-8380 88% of the students are boarders, with slightly more girls than boys. India, with courses similar to those All but fifty students are Tibetan- at the TCV. Ten Namgyal graduates origin, coming primarily from the qualified for this assignment. Third twelve Tibetan primary schools in division students can, on payment the Kathmandu area. 90% are from of a fee, attend vocational training The Venerable Chhoje Rinpoche poor homes but most pay their own at Darjeeling, India, to learn such fees. All students are Buddhist, in- trades as carpentry or knitting. For The Ven. Lama Chhoje Rinpoche gives cluding the Nepali students, who are those students with ungraded passes teachings and meditation practice instruction mostly of Newari-origin. or failures, career options are limited. from the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition. The bright and clean facilities of At Namgyal, the day begins at 5:30 Recognized by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche and Namgyal, the emphasis on Tibetan or 6 am with morning exercise, prayers H.H. Karmapa as the incarnation of the culture and language and the am- and breakfast. Lessons continue previous Chhoje Rinpoche, Rinpoche is a ple sports and extracurricular pro- throughout the day, with self study, lineage holder of both the Nyingma and the grams has made this school a recess and meal breaks. Classes finish Kagyu traditions. particularly attractive choice for stu- at 4 or 4:30 but the evenings are tightly ♦ dents. It offers a rigorous academic structured with games, prayers and For further information: environment with a three-language study periods. Lights out at 9:30 pm. PADMA SHEDRUP LING medium of English, Tibetan and Headmaster Choechen urges that P.O. Box 117, Fairfax, CA 94978 Nepali. Other subjects include math, all Tibetans preserve Tibetan iden- (415) 485-1356 science, history, geography, finance, tity and culture to maintain the good social studies, music and sports. image of Tibetans throughout the All students reaching class ten are world. He says, "His Holiness the eligible to take the SLC (school leaving certificate) exam, a national standard test issued by the Nepal Education Department. Last year, students at INDIA ARCHIVE MUSIC Namgyal had a 65% SLC pass rate. Two Namgyal students passed the SLC exam with first division results, DEBASHIS BHATTACHARYA-IAMCD1007I an achievement which assures them ISIide-guitarist Bhattacharya-plays Ahir Bhairav, an early morning raga, a school berth in Dharamsala, In- [which combines elements of the austere and profound raga Bhairavl dia, under the direction of H.H. the [with the romance and sorrow of Ahiri folk melodies. With Bhairavil IThumri. Samir Chatterjee, tabla. 74 min.

Dr. med. TEJENDRA NARAYAN MAJUMDAR-IAM CD 1008 Elisabeth Finckh parodist Majumdar performs raga Bageshri - the mood is of 'romanticl I love,' but the lover is absent and the mood is tinged with sadness. Ragal Dr. Finckh was one of the first Izilla Kafi, a Maihar gharana specialty, shares this romantic mood, but not| Western doctors to deeply study and |the pathos. Pandit Kumar Bose, tabla. 73 min. write about Tibetan medicine. She was eighty years old when she passed away Jan. 20,1993 in Ger- SHUJAAT KHAN-IAM CD1009I many. Studies in Tibetan Medicine ISitarist Shujaat Khan offers Raga Shahana Kanada (regal, like a shah'j is one of the books she authored. ■ I Unlike the serious and majestic raga Darbari Kanada, it is suggestive ofl [the romance and beauty that enlivened and vitalized the Mughal| First Fifth Avenue Icourt's grandeur. With Pahari Dhun. Shyam Kane, tabla. 73 min. Buddhist Parade |USTA£^ILAYATKHAN?^CD10K^^^^^^^^^^ jThe legendary sitarist Ustad Vilayat Khan plays raga Jayaivanti (literally,! May 23, 1993 I'glory to the mistress of victories'), expressing the mood of shringara rasa,| I'romantic love,' which in this manifestation is full of tenderness and yearn-f Twenty thousand people are ex- ling. Akram Khan, tabla. 74 min. pected to attend the first Buddhist Parade to be held on Fifth Ave. in New York City. The Lotus Parade Of J INDIA ARCHIVE MUSIC AVAILABLE SOON will have floats and bands playing M-CD/CS 1001 -USTAD VILAYAT KHAN-SITAR CD/CS 1004-AJOY CHAKRABARTY-VOCAL IAM-CD 101 I ■VUAY KICHLU-VOCAL and a review stand filled with thou- -n/CS 100S-1ISTADIMRATKHAN-SURBAHAR/SITAR IAM-CD 1012-THUMRI COLLECTION HADEV DAS GUPTA-SAROD IAM-CD 10I 3-TARUN 8HATTACHARYA-SANT sands of lotus flowers. The event will include numerous cultural events such as a Cultural Expo at the Rama- IINDIA ARCHIVE MUSIC recordings may be purchased directly by mail.-Each cassette is $9.99 Each CD is S15 99 -Postage and Handling: In thel lU.S.-add $2.00 for the first item-add 50C for each additional item-Canadian and other foreign orders-add $5.00 for the first item-add $ 1.00 for each addi-l da Ballroom, a reception program, Itional item -New York State residents add applicable sales tax.-Payment only by check or money order in United States currency -Allow 4 to 6 weeks for| city tours and a vegetarian lunch. For I delivery. -Please write for information about our current and upcoming releases. more information about the Parade, please contact Dr. Robert, PO Box INDIA ARCHIVE MUSIC, LTD. 2124 Broadway, Suite 343 NY, NY 10023 TEL/FAX (212)740-1508 65, Westwood, NJ 07675-0065. ■

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ToyCOtt (Cont. from p.6) FROM er in Florida as well as New York. SNOW LION PEOPLE One of the highlights of her career a coalition of Tibetan rights groups, in music occurred in March of Chinese pro-democracy organizations CONFUSION TO Suzanne Alvarez has been work- 1991 when she had the honor of and the American labor movement, ENLIGHTENMENT including the AFL-QO. This coa- ing for Snow Lion for three years. writing and performing an origi- lition has focused the attention of The Ven. Thubten Chodron will However, even before she became nal song for His Holiness the Dalai the American public to how their lead a month-long retreat on the an employee, Snow Lion had been Lama during his visit to Ithaca, purchase of toys made in China helps gradual path to enlightenment June an important part of her life. It was New York. support the world's largest totalitarian 18-July 15, 1993. To register or through Snow Lion books and the She enjoys traveling and read- regime. for information, call Cloud Mountain influence of the staff (Sidney Pibum ing, and is presently putting to- and Jeff Cox) that Suzanne's interest Who are the Toycotters? Retreat Center (206) 274-4859 or gether an album of original songs write to Northwest Dharma Associ- in Tibetan Buddhism began to deep- and a performance arts piece, hop- YOU!!! Your family, friends, col- en. As a result of her growing af- ing it will lead to ' 'greater things.'' leagues, every person you speak to. ation, PO Box 807, Castle Rock, finity for the concepts of Buddhism She loves cooking, watching mo- Various organizations across the WA 98611, USA. $280 for first week and her simultaneous exposure to vies, and hiking. She lives in a very country, as well as numerous con- initial course only. $700 for entire Tibetan teachers and monks, cerned individuals have joined the month-long course and retreat. ■ cute apartment on a steep but pic- Toycott campaign. Leading human Suzanne has been most fortunate turesque street with her cat, San- rights activists including Joan Baez, in having access to a wealth of knowl- She takes great care in making sure gye, and friends. ■ Kerry Kennedy Cuomo and the Chi- edge regarding Tibetan Buddhist your items are packaged properly nese dissident Fang Lizhi have en- ATTENTION! practice which she joyfully endeavors to arrive safely and efficiently. dorsed the campaign. In addition, to apply in her work at Snow Lion. Also, if you ever place a "rush" CLASSIFIED some local toy stores are beginning Snow Lion is offering its mail list Suzanne is presently working in order that needs to go out the same Maui Dharma Center Bed and to support the Toycott, and are writ- to companies who offer compatible the order fulfillment department, day, Suzanne is most likely the one Breakfast, drarming, spacious plan- ing letters to their buyers asking services. These are one-time mail- and is often the one who answers who will pack it for you and make tation home in lush country eviron- for larger selections of toys NOT ings only. We screen prospective pur- the phone and takes your order. She sure it goes out the way you speci- ment, and rustic Retreat Center on made in China. chasers. If you do not want to receive is always willing to help a customer fy. Customer satisfaction is a pri- remote tropical gourds with spec- Organizations involved in any of these mailings, please tell us. find the right book or item or the ority for her. tacular ocean view. Under guidance the Toycott Coalition If you wrote to us before concern- information which best fills their A native of Tampa, Florida, of Venerable Lama Tenzin. 172 Koko- ing this, we need to ask you to do During 1991, a coalition between needs. In addition, Suzanne is also Suzanne has a Bachelors Degree mo road, Haiku, Maui, HI, 96708. Tibetan rights organizations, Chinese it again. ■ responsible for the actual packing in Theater Arts, and has worked For reservations and information: pro-democracy groups and the and shipping of many of your orders. as a professional actress and sing- 808-575-2044. ■ American labor movement was formed to spread the word about the Toycott campaign. The Tibet MINDSCIENCE An East-West Dialogue organizations are primarily represent- The Dalai Lama, Herbert Benson, Robert A.F. Thurman, 1\fi ed by: Howard Gardner, Daniel Goleman US Tibet Committee 241 E 32nd St This book documents a day-long Harvard Medical School symposium where the Dalai Lama converses with New York, NY 10016 renowned Western thinkers on the subjects of perception, cognition and the mind/body connection. 212-213-5011 1991. 140pp. 6x9. B066 $12.50 Canada Tibet Committee 4675 Coolbrook Ave TRANSFORMING PROBLEMS Into Happiness Montreal, Quebec H3X 2K7 Lama Zopa Rinpoche 514-487-0665 In this new commentary to a rich compilation of advice from the Tibetan "thought-transformation" tradition, Tibetan Rights Campaign Lama Zopa shows us how we can keep our minds focused and happy even in the worst of times. 4649 Sunnvside Ave N 1992. 110pp, 5 1/4x8 112. B038 $10.00 Suite 342 PO Box 31966 THE MEANING OF LIFE From a Buddhist Perspective Seattle, WA 98103 The Dalai Lama 206-547-1015 Translated by Jeffrey Hopkins International Campaign for Tibet His Holiness the Dalai Lama presents the world-view of Buddhism while addressing many contemporary 1518 K Street NW issues such as abortion, war and addiction. He bases his explanation on the twelve links of dependent-arising •ML Suite 410 depicted in the famous Buddhist image of the Wheel of Life. 1992. 130pp. B096 $12.50 Hi.'«/.! A Washington, DC 20005 202-628-4123 MINDFULNESS IN PLAIN ENGLISH Venerable Henepola Gunaratana Useful Toycott Information and Merchandise This step-by-step guide to Insight meditation is truly practical and direct. Venerable Gunaratana's conversa- To obtain up-dated information tional style and use of everyday examples imbue the basic teachings of Vipassana meditation with unsurpass- on Toycott campaigns contact any able clarity and wit. His deeply spiritual yet nondenominational approach invites teadets of all backgrounds of the group listed above. A full to experience the fruits of meditative awareness. 1993. 185pp, 5 114 x 8 1/2. B064 $10.00 58-page Toycott Volunteer Kit l »df "1, providing background information THE TANTRIC DISTINCTION An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism on the Toycott as well as numer- Jeffrey Hopkins ous other activities you can organize In the the final path being the tantric one, Professor Hopkins lays out the entire Buddhist path as living expe- in your local community is availa- rience. Tantra, considered to be the most skillful and expedient method ot utilizing desire and sense percep- ble by calling 408-534-1868 and stat- tions to understand reality and cut the root of suffering, is clearly explained. 1992(1984,1986). 184pp, ing your name, address and phone 5 1/4x8 l/2,glossary,notes. B023 $10.00 n» number. r<*»v£ How Can You Help? THE ESSENTIAL NECTAR Meditations on the Buddhist Path 1. BOYCOTT ALL TROLLS Geshe Rabten To answer the frequently asked Translated and edited by Martin Willson question "What toys should I Success in any venture requires a clear understanding of the steps to get there. Lnlightenment is a real and avoid?", Frontlash has suggested attainable goal, not a vague, esoteric idea, and the steps in the "gtaduated path" are explained by a contem- targeting one toy that has taken the porary Tibetan master, Geshe Rabten. Included ate the 18 c. popular root verses. 1992(1984)306pp, toy industry by storm: Trolls! 51/4x8 U2,glossary,bibliography,notes. B013 $14.00 2. CIRCULATE TOYCOTT PE- TITION WISDOM ENERGY Basic Buddhist Teachings «■<*■ Contact Frontlash at 815 16th Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche Street NW, Wishington, DC 20006. This compelling introduction to Buddhism includes a meditation course and advice on how to put it all into Tel 202-783-3993. practice in daily life — by two lamas, who with their insight and skillful communication, go to the heart of 3. SEND POSTCARDS TO AP- how dissatisfaction arises and how to develop the wisdom and means to liberate ourselves from it. PLAUSE 1992(1976,1982,1984). 152pp,5 1/4x8 l/2,glossary,bibliography. B008 $10.00 Applause is one of the major US toy manufacturers selling trolls made LIBERATION IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND in China. Sample postcard message: A Concise Discourse on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment Dear Mr. Klein, Pabongka Rinpoche Your company, Applause, makes Edited by Ttijang Rinpoche, Translated by Michael Richards trolls manufactured in the People's Illustrated by Eva van Dam Republic of China. The Chinese government is the "South Africa" This is the first ttanslation of the famous Lam-rim (path and its stages) teaching given in 1921 by Pabongka of the 1990s. I am boycotting all Rinpoche, masterfully edited by Trijang Rinpoche, his closest student and tutor to the present Dalai Lama. toys made in China because I re- Marvelous stories and examples compliment the accessible literary style rendered by Michael Richards, together conveying the possibility of liberation in our grasp. 1991.980pp,5 1/2 x 8 1/2, illus., bibliography, index, Liber. fuse to support cultural genocide

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BRACELETS We have two new beautiful silver bracelets: TIBET #SIOMBR $46. This is a silver bracelet with dorjes and snow lions COMMIT RANDOM ACTS OF on the ends and gold colored OM MANI PADME HUM letters. 5/8" wide. KINDNESS

;■ TIBETAN BACKPACK #BAC $35 #SIDOBR $30. This bracelet is all This sturdy, attractive cotton silver and has a row of seven dorjes FREE TIBET! backpack is well-designed and with snow lions on the ends. 3/8" washable. The main compartment wide. measures 16" high, 14" deep and BUMPER STICKERS! 12" wide and has a double zipper. "COMMIT RANDOM ACTS "FREE TIBET" #FRTIBU Another smaller compartment OF KINDNESS" #CORAAC $1.50 measures 6" deep and has other $1.50 Help keep Tibet in the public pockets inside including an 8" one Red letters on yellow background. awareness by displaying this "Free with zipper. Loop at top makes it "I (HEART) TIBET" Tibet" sticker on your bumper or easy to hang. Cloth design is Tibe- T*~ . nSKfit. #HEBUST $1.50 any prominent place. One size fits tan and pack is made by Tibetans Blue letters, red heart and yellow all! in Dharamsala. DHARMA DECALS * 6" sq. $3 ea. background. Green Tara #GRTADH Vajradhara #VADHDE Karmapa #KADHDE BUTTER LAMP $16 Chenrezig #CHDHDE White metal, well-made, 3 1/2" Amitabha #AMDHDE high. 5" circle $2 ea. Stupa #STDHDE Wheel of Dharma #WHDHDH Triple Gem #TRGEDH

DOOR MANTRA #HECEDO $2.50 BELL & DORJE #BEDO $60 This mantra in Tibetan and San- The supreme symbols of the Vaj- skrit purifies negativity. It is print- rayana path are the bell and dorje ed on card stock. (diamond scepter) used by tantric practitioners. They are held in the ILLUSTRATED MAP left and right hand respectively TIBET #MATI $14 and convey the mystical union of This poster was produced in India wisdom and compassion. The and shows Tibet as it was before -/f dorje has five prongs, four at each the Chinese invasion and annexing end curved around the central of Eastern Tibet. Contains illustra- prong, symbolizing the five Bud- tions of Tibetan dress from the dha families. Lotus petals decorate various regions. Measures 22 x the central caps. The handle of the 40". bell is similar to the dorje. The bell is composed of an alloy of several metals and is decorated with Tibe- tan syllables, lotus petals and dorjes. The bell produces a clear, "FREE TIBET" Buttons 2 1/2" III brilliant tone that symbolizes the Diameter. $1 White on red. open dimension of reality. BELLS & DORJES, Supreme TRADITIONAL JAPANESE Grade #DABEDO $200 INCENSE Fine detail two metal bell and The following incenses are made DAMARU BANNERS #DABA according to a centuries-old tradi- dorje sets. There are a few still $20 available at this price. ton, contain the finest substances Beautiful brocade banners in 5 and burn with subtle yet aromat- traditional colors. ic scents. Each bundle contains 35 INCENSE to 45 sticks depending on their "AROMAT" TIBETAN length. Descriptions are given of TRADITIONAL INCENSE the mood they evoke. #ARTIIN $6 Haku-Un (White Cloud) The formula for this incense #WHCLIN $9 comes from the Rinchen Terzoe. Use for balance, clarity. The ingredients come from the Go-Zan (Five Hills) #FIHIIN $6 GAU, #GA $36 Himalayas and are packaged in a Calming and contemplative. Made from silver with kalachakra 7" tube. Kyo-Nishiki (Autumn Leaves) symbol on one side and double PURE SANDALWOOD 8" bun- DINGSHA BELLS (cymbals) dle #SAIN $5 #AULEIN $3 dorje on the reverse with coral. Reflective and inspiring. #DI $30 EXTRA-GRADE TIBETAN IN- The sound of these bells is psychi- CENSE 16" bundle (45 sticks) Ranka (Orchid) #ORIN $6 cally cleansing. #EXGRTI $10 Fun and happiness. CHOD DRUM, #CHDR $170 TIBETAN INCENSE 16" bun- Daigen-Koh (Great Origin) This is the authentic chod drum dle, #CHTIIN $5.00 #GRORIN $3 with all the extra touches made by TRADITIONAL TIBETAN Comforting and insightful. a Tibetan yogi living in Nepal. It INCENSE Ho-Yei-Koh (Eternal Treasure) comes with silk tail, brocade car- Traditional Tibetan incense pre- #ETTRIN $3 BHUMPA, #BH $28 rying case with yantra emblem and pared from medicinal herbs- Fortune and abundance. musk, saffron, nagi, and Made with coppor and brass this strap, skull bone piece on handle, sandalwood—is available in three is an item that typically appears on sea shell adornments and tradi- grades. Each box contains approx- Tibetan altars or practice tables. It tional mantras inscribed on the in- is used for blessed water. side on the wood. ^0 imately 50 eleven-inch sticks: : s*\ Highest Grade #BL $8 '•'->-,. Medium Grade #RE $6 -■*»,- Common Grade #YE $5 NA! KATAS A standard offering scarf. White #PLOFSC $8 KAPALAS (skull cup) Banana color #KATA3 $8 Medium brass #MEBRKA $30 Long (8') white silk scarves with auspicious symbols embroidered SAVE TIBET LICENSE into them #BROFSC $25 PLATE #LIPL $9 An automobile license plate based on the Tibetan flag that says "Save Tibet From China."

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MALA COUNTERS •^ cv These pairs of counters have a bell and a dorje, multicolored tassels and attach to any mala. Tibetan Fonts for the

id, Macintosh 3^S by Pierre Robillard Package contains manual, disks, keyboard stickers. #PITF $59.95 • System 7 compatible postscript Type 1 and TrueType fonts • works with Apple StyleWriter and Personal LaserWriter LS printers • includes System 7 custom keyboard layouts • includes English fonts with diacritics for transliterated Sanskrit • works with word processors, desk- Pewter Counters #PECO $22 MALAS top publishing programs, data- These look like silver, have red tas- bases etc. sels, and the bell has a clapper. • capable of printing Tibetanized Sanskrit for mantras Cobalt Blue Glass Mala, with clear • includes desk accessory Tibetan- crystal guru and white onyx count- Sort for creating a sort key for use er beads. #CGCM $30 in databases Cobalt Blue Glass Pocket Mala, • includes WylieEdit for typing in with 27 beads. #CGCPM $15 Lotus Seed Pocket Mala, with 27 Wylie transliteration for auto- beads, Red Jasper Guru bead. matic conversion to Tibetan #CGLPM $15 • includes new "TibetanEdit II" for Lotus Seed Mala, with semi- typing Tibetan fast! precious marker beads. #CGLM • "MacKeymeleon II" is required if $30 you use System 6.0.x or wish to V create your own custom key- boards. Available from Snow MORE MALAS Lion for $120.00 White Metal Counters MALA POUCH #MABA $8 Antique wood mala #ANWOMA BONE MALA $22 "This Tibetan font for the Macin- These are lovely silk brocade $12 #WHMECO $14 We have small bone malas with tosh is, in a word, simply a superla- pouches with draw strings. They Bodhiseed #BOSEMA $40 Silver Counters #SICO $60 counters and head bead. They are tive system for typing and editing are 6" in diameter. Beautiful gift Crystal Mala #CRMA $80 brown and strung on a red cord. Tibetan, and is unquestionably the item. Lotus Seed #LOROMA $40 #BOMA Lotus seed #LOSEMA $52 best available anywhere in the Ebony mala #EBMA $36 world, including Tibet. It is ^5 *r?^ White Bone Mala with skull head wujiftmyir. I have been using Pure Sandlewood #PUSAMA $36 bead. #WHBOMA $20 Wood #WOMA $16 prototypes of it over the past year White Disk Bone Mala3 with and a half for several projects (e.g. skull head bead. #WHDIBO $20 Sandlewood Mala #SAMA $10 to revise my Tibetan-English dic- This mala has good beads but is tionary and my grammar of literary not strung so well. The price is Tibetan) and have found it flawless. worth it for the beads alone. It is easy to use with on-the-screen For other hand malas and semi- editing and multiple size fonts, can precious stone malas, please call us accommodate both English and Ti- for selection and availability. betan on the same line, and has the various Sanskrit letters one needs for Buddhist terms. It is a must for anyone seriously interested in reading and writing Tibetan language." Professor Melvyn C. Goldstein, Director, Center for Research on Silver Counters #LASICO $50 Tibet, Case Western Reserve Uni- Large counters on thick red cord MEDITATION BENCH versity. with red and yellow tassels. #MEBEN $35 Handcrafted of solid oak, this sturdy bench is designed to sup- MEDITATION CUSHIONS port your body comfortably for ex- Carolina Morning Designs tended periods. 18" wide x 7" produces high-quality cushions at deep, top rests at an angle 6-3/4" competitive prices and ensures high at front edge. Beautifully fin- customer satisfaction. These hand- ished with clear matte varnish. We crafted cushions are available in six plan to fill orders promptly, but it colors: burgundy, royal blue, for- may take up to 4-5 weeks for deliv- est green, plum, navy blue and ery. Shipped to you directly from black. Specify the color of your the manufacturer. choice. We plan to fill orders promptiy, but it may take up to 4-5 weeks for delivery. Zafu (round cushion seat) is 12" : in diameter, 8" high and is stuffed with kapok. #ZAF $34 Support Cushion is a square cush- PENDANTS ion which measures 12 x 12 x 3" White metal Kalachakra Pendant and is filled with cotton batting. #KAPE $12 #SUCU $17 Zabuton (base cushion) measures 25 x 31 x 3" and is filled with cot- BROCADE BAG #BRBA $6 COTTON MONEY POUCH ton batting. #ZAB $40 Cotton bag with shoulder cord. #CHPO $3 INFLATABLE ZAFU! #INCU Outside has beautiful silver Traditional Tibetan designs in cotton with draw strings to open and $20.50 threaded brocade. Measures 8" Just the thing for traveling medi- high by 6 " wide and has two com- close. Holds money or other valu- tators! A zafu cushion that can be partments, one with zipper. ables and measures 5" wide by 4" SILVER PENDANTS /•pyv> high. inflated to just the right height and deflated for easy storage. Inside the Fine silver pendants from Nepal. fine quality zafu cover is a beach- The small ones are 1 1/4" high ball. Inflated it provides depend- and are $12. The large pendants OFFERING BOWLS (set of 7) able support for sitting meditation. measure 1 3/4" high and are $30. Copper #COOFBO $38 Deflated it weighs about 8 ounces sm. $12 White Metal #WHMEOF $32 and can be folded to fit a small Manjushri #SMMASI OFFERING BOWLS #SIOFBO space. The cover is machine wash- Tara #SMTASI $33 set of 7 able and dryable. There is an Padmasambhava #SMPASI Other Silver Pendants: Ornately designed silver-plated opening from which the beachball Chenrezig #SMCHSI Double Dorje #SIDODO $30 offering bowls that measure 3" can be removed and reinserted. So, Buddha #SMBUSI Bell & Dorje #SIBEDO $30 dia. if later you prefer a more tradition- lg. $30 Buddha #SIBUPE $15 al zafu, you can simply remove the Padmasambhava #LAPASI Garuda #SIGAPE $10 beachball and stuff the cushion Tara ILATASr Dorje #SIDOPE $18 cover with kapok. Buddha #LABUSI Virocana #SIVIPE $16 SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 16 DHARMA ITEMS

STATUES #RU High quality statues of the Bud- dha and various deities are available on request. We have numerous rupas and our stock is always DHARMA PINS $5 ea. changing. Materials range from Karmapa Dream Flag #KADRPI brass to copper with gold and Wheel of Dharma #WHDHPI painted faces. Contact us for pho- Eternal Knot #ETKNPI tos of these images: SINGING BOWLS #SIBO $195 Green Tara 8" $295 10 to 11" in diameter, these sing- Karmapa 8" $375 ing bowls produce a marvelous Kurukula 7" $325 TIBETAN PICTURE FRAME sound when struck or rubbed on Maitreya 10" $395 #TIPIF $15 the rim with the striker. Ideal for Manjushri 9" $700 now $495 Gao-shaped frame holds 2 1/2x3" meditation practice. Milarepa 3 1/2" $225 photo. Cast metal relief with Bud- Padmasambhava 9" $395 dhist design. Made by Tibetans in Shakvamuni Buddha 8" $325 now India. $250" Vajradhara 5" $200 Shakvamuni Buddha 4" $85 Shakyamuni Buddha 4 1/2" $195 t^W®8&> now $150 Vajradhara 5" $200 Vajrasattva 6" $158 ^W» Vajrasattva 6" $165 Yamaraja 6" $120

PECHA COVERS $15 Two sizes of traditional book covers in red cloth with yellow square and cord. Each costs $15. 22" sq. #PEWR 30" sq. #PEWRL

TARA BANNER #TABA $20 This vertical banner is 6' feet Padmasambhava 9" $395 long and has attachments for a SILK SCARF, 39" Square, $50 pole. It has green prayer flags of Tibetan design, hand-screened, Tara. pure silk scarf, ideal for gifts. Made by Tibetans in India. PRAYER FLAGS-Support ffSISCT Tiger Tibetan Nuns, $12 for set of five Green Tara 8" $295 #SEPRFL This is a set of traditional prayer flags in the five colors with wind- horse and other animals and mantras printed on them. They are pre-strung for easy hanging and look great. The Tibetan nuns of Lobsering, India have made these and will receive payment for them as they sell. The purchase of one set of flags will feed a nun for a month. 21 TARA PRAYER FLAGS TIBETAN WINDCHIMES #TAPRFL $16 TIBETAN BELT POUCHES *TIWI $50 A lovely traditional design is silk AND SHOULDER BAGS $35 Karmapa 8" $375 Three wonderfully sonorous bells screened on the five colors of cloth ea. hand-made from brass with tradi- and have a string for easy hanging. Made of leather with metal orna- tional brocade windcatch will add Comes with a detailed explanation ments these pouches and bag are delightful tones to the sound of the STUPA 9" #ST $98 of the 21 praises and the design. attractive as well as useful. There wind. Made by Tibetans in India. This 9" stupa is a replica of an en- are four designs: PURBAS lightenment stupa, a traditional #LEPUC Half-Moon Belt Pouch, monument representing the mind Tantric daggers make of iron. 2 x4" OTHER DHARMA ITEMS 9" #9PU $30 of the Buddha. A stupa is one of #LEPUHB Rectangular Pouch the items that appears on a Bud- AVAILABLE ON REQUEST 5" #5PU $12 with belt, 4.5 x 8" Call or write to us for information. dhist altar along with a statue of #LEPUHS Rectangular Pouch the Buddha and a dharma book. Shakyamuni Buddha 4" $85 SILVER RING: OM MANI with shoulder strap, 4.5 x 8" It is white with gold top and con- PADME HUM #OMRI $14 #LEPUV Square Pouch with tains many mantras for peace. This Adjustable with dorje on each end. shoulder strap or belt attachment, stupa is very well made and 4.5 x6" beautiful. THE DALAI LAMA

PRAYER FLAGS $6 ea. H.H. THE FOURTEENTH These are excellent flags printed DALAI LAMA PORTRAITS on cotton muslin. Because of the great demand for photos of the Dalai Lama, we >iis£ Om Mani Padme Hum, 18 x 18", sat Carmine #OMPRFL Tibetan Om, 18 x 18", Carmine WTM|§ #LFTOM Vast Luck, 20 x 20", peacock blue ^jfep*** #VALUPR !*•'■ it, 3 " wr-1 r^y^f^ The four propitious animals and ■;' '.■'•, } four auspicious symbols with Om IWIHOPR in the center of a double vajra. ".■*""1**J,:ai'-"' #VALUPR

»V1 iff* #COPOKI Wallet-size photo #DALAPP The Dalai Lama from the cover of Policy of plus long life prayer in Tibetan Kindness. It is laminated on and English on the reverse side. both sides. $1 Laminated, 2 1/2x3 1/2" #OMPRFL ^«= $2.50 #BUPRFL #LFTOM #AMMAPR We also have some photo prints left. Please call for info.

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DZAMBALA TSA-TSAS These two Buddha tsa-tsas are 3" These light sand colored images high, stand up and are $13.50 ea. are 2 1/2' high and 2" wide for Buddha (sand colored) #IVBU $11.50 ea. They stand up. Buddha (mahogany colored) Shakyamuni Buddha #DZSHBO #MABUD Padmasambhava #DZPATS TIBETAN TILDENS, 11 x 19" C\ #TIL $25 Chenrezig #DZCHTS This is a brocade cover for prayer TIBETAN NATIONAL FLAG tables to enhance the sacred space TIBETAN FREEDOM BANDS #TIFL $50 and provide a base for sadhana or In Tibet where there is no freedom This is a beautiful cotton flag that other texts. It has a brocaded red of expression, where the singing of has been sewn and embroidered— border with blue interior. the national anthem is prohibited not printed. Best used for indoor and the national flag is banned, display. Measures 3 x 4 1/2". , vw^* ^i^T^^^t^i.^r.«,THANGKAS sistance and solidarity must go un- These thangkas are excellent in TIBETAN NATIONAL FLAG derground. The Rangzen band, qualtiy and are all properly now worn by thousands in Tibet #TIFL2 $25 mounted and brocaded for hang- This is a printed flag on cotton- and in the Tibetan community in ing. Please call us for information exile has become a symbol of the poly with grommets for hanging. as to availability. Contact us for It measures 3 x 4Vi'. Tibetan struggle. Show your sup- photos of the following in stock: port for Tibetan freedom by wear- ing a freedom (rangzen) band. Amitabha $280 They are black & white and black Begtse $350 m & red and are worn like friendship Buddha $350 bands. Guru Dragpo $300 Kalachakra $350 Black & White #BLWHFR $4 Mahakala (2-Arm) $475 Black & Red #REBLFR Padmasambhava (seated) $320 Padmasambhava (w/deities) $320 Padmasambhava (standing) $350 TIBETAN CALENDAR 4.25 x Padmasambhava (large) $750 5.5" #TICA $6 l^by^M^fefeiAw^^t*^^^*^vmm Singhamukha $320 This is a daily calendar with special ritual days marked. Also gives Singhamukha (single) $290 TIBET PLACE MAP, by Peter in traditional Tibetan style. It Vajradhara $400 auspicious days for starting ac- shows many important sacred, tivities. Gold, 16 x 23" #TIPLMA $5 Vajrakilaya $400, now $350 A charming and intriguing artist's historic and geographic sites. Al- Vajrayogini $400 rendering of Central Tibet and tar of the Earth (also by Peter) outlying areas drawn by a Tibetan describes many of the places depicted h:re (see Sale section).

KALACHAKRA DESIGN T- SHIRTS $14, #KATESH This is 4-color on white 100% cotton high-grade shirt in M, L, XL.

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, TIBETAN STAMPS #TIST $5 60 Tibetan stamps that are m gummed for sticking on letters, packages and other items. A colorful addition to your correspon- dence that also supports the ■at Tibetan cause.

EXQUISITE HAND-WOVEN 100% WOOL TIBETAN CARPETS MANI PLAQUE 6x9" #MAPL $50 Encouraged by the response that we have received been selling designs that are more mass-market- Beautiful wooden plaque with to our Tibetan carpets, we have now commis- able but lack the refined look of these new car- Tibetan caligraphy of "Om Mani sioned the manufacture of beautiful high-quality pets. You may be interested to know that a num- Padme Hum" by Ven. Bhakha traditional style carpets. The designs selected were ber of these are hard-to-find Tibetan Tiger Rugs. Tulku Rinpoche. The script is from photos of carpets in museum publications The new carpets vary in pile density and the made of maple and inlaid into a we've been admiring but were unable to find. price varies according to this and according to the hardwood veneer background Tibetan weavers were located who could produce size (most are approximately 3x6', some are 6 made of padauk or similar wood. them. We don't think you have seen carpets like x 9'). Please contact us for photos of available car- The frame is one-inch hardwood these before since weavers have, for some time, pets. Prices range from $225 to $1695. and plaque is finished with non- toxic oil and wax. Mahakala (2-Arm) $475 SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG

^^^^■^^^■1 18 SPECIAL ITEMS SNOW LION TIBET CARDS I IMAGES OF TIBETAN CULTURE In these full-color postcard images of Tibe- tan culture all facets of Tibetan life are represented: painters, rug weavers, singers, masked dancers, lamas and monasteries, religious ceremonies, nomads, yogis, the Kalachakra Initiation in Bodh Gaya, pilgrims, children, statues, landscapes and more! These beautiful photos are of Tibetans in exile and CUCA34 Jokhang Temple of Tibet itself. Cards measure 4 1/4" x 6" and CUCA35 Jokhang Rooftop are only 60 cents each. CUCA36 Jo Rinpoche Statue CUCA1 Statue CUCA37 Young Monk on Roof CUCA3 Thikse Monastery CUCA38 Potala Palace CUCA4 Tibetan Rug Weaver CUCA39 Potala Rooftop CUCA5 Mountain Sunset CUCA40 Tashilunpo Monastery CUCA6 Monastery Courtyard CUCA41 Rebuilding of Ganden CUCA7 Landscape Sunset CUCA42 Monks of Nechung CUCA8 Smiling Lady CUCA43 Dharmachakra CUCA9 Long-life Offering CUCA44 Mandala Offering CUCA11 Tibetan Pilgrim CUCA46 Chorten of Gyantse CUCA12 Masked Dancer CUCA47 Sakya Monastery CUCA13 Tibetan Man & Child CUCA48 Milarepa's Cave CUCA14 Tibetan Monk in Praver CUCA49 Drepung Monastery CUC A16 Potala Palace CUCA50 CUCA50 Kumbum Monastery CUCA17 Young Tibetan Monk CUCA51 Sera Monastery CUCA18 Potala from Back Side CUCA53 Maitreya Statue CUCA19 White Masked Dancer CUCA54 Woman with Headdress CUCA20 Tibetan Lamas CUCA55 Lamayuru Monastery CUCA21 Red-Masked Dancer CUCA56 Woman Chanting CUCA23 Tibetan Horseman CUCA57 Monk in Meditation CUCA24 Elderlv Man with Prayer Wheel CUCA59 Horseman CUCA25 Bashful Khampa Girl CUCA61 Nomadic Tent CUCA26 Tibetan Thangka Painter CUCA62 Ceremonial Tent CUCA26 Tibetan Mask CUCA63 Monks Debating CUCA29 Tibetan Ngakpa CUCA64 Potala Stairs CUCA30 Woman with Dog CUCA65 View from Jokhang Roof CUC A31 High Lamas at Kalachakra CUCA68 CUCA68 Chorten Detail CUCA32 Woman with Prayer Wheels CUCA69 Golden Buddha

HELP SUPPORT THE TIBE- TAN REFUGEES: To express our POSTERS gratitude to the many Tibetans who These posters can only be sent to KALACHAKRA EMPLEM made these cards possible, Snow North American customers be- PRINT, 8 x 10" full-color Lion will donate a percentage of the cause of damage problems. They #KAEMPR $7 (was $12). price of every Tibet Card that you also must go only by the US Post KALACHAKRA SAND MAN- purchase to the Tibet Fund to help Office. DALA POSTER, 24 x 35" support the Tibetan refugees. #KASAP $16 ION SALEI! The large full color photo The following two Snow Lion reproduction of sand mandala con- Posters are high-quality, full-color structed in the American Museum reproductions which measure 20 of Natural History, New York x 25 1 2" (including border): City. POTALA PALACE, #POPAPO MANDALA PRINTS, Set of 12, MEDICINE $9, now $4 each is 11 x 11," #MAPRI $15 One of the most outstanding pic- Medicine Buddha, Amitayus, BUDDHA tures of the Potala Palace we've 1000-Arm Chenrezig, Nir- seen. manakaya Vajra Akshobya, Maha Mandala of the 1037-fold Vajrad- JOWO SHAKYAMUNI BUD- hatu of the Buddha Family, Gu- DHA STATUE, #SHBUST $9, hyasamaja, Chakrasamvara, now $4 Kalachakra, Hevajra, Trailokya Stunning view of this sacred stat- Vijaya & 9 Bhairavas, Vajrasattva. ue located in the Jokhang Temple IMAGES OF LOST TIBET in Lhasa. It is the focal point of MEDICINE BUDDHA, 11 x Tibetan prayers and pilgrimages. 16" #WIMEBU $6 & FACES OF TIBET A fine print of the Healing Bud- HAYAGRTVA POSTER 19x25" Tibet, as it was prior to the Chinese invasion, dha by Robert Beer. is no more. Most of the religious culture as #HASTPO $9 Stunning photo of one of the best VAJRADHARA POSTER 24 x it appeared prior to the 1950's was destroyed FATI53 36" #VAPO $15 leaving only hints of what was once one of the statues from the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art. It is truly a beautiful poster, with most spiritual societies on Earth. Tibet is now fine gold ink. opening to tourists but what visitors will not KALACHAKRA DEITY >::^"«&* ■ * WHEEL OF LIFE, 17 x 24" find is the thousands of beautiful monaster- POSTER 19 x27" #GAKADE $8 #WHLIPR $12 ies which flourished on the mountain sides, This is the finest poster of NEW! I The best painting of this famous filled with several hundred thousand monks Kalachakra and Consort. image that we have seen. KALU RINPOCHE. 5x7" and nuns—a rugged and happy culture of a KALACHAKRA DEITY ART PRINTS #KARI $10 people who lived their lives in a free and reli- POSTER 11 x 17 1 2" This is a beautiful photo of the gious atmosphere. #SMKADE $3.00 These are gold on black and red on gold thangka images by the art- new incarnation of Kalu Fifteen very high-quality black and white This poster is of the great thang- Rinpoche. postcard images—5 revealing the Tibetan ka that also appears on the cover ist Robert Beer. The colors are character and 10 of the best pictures from the of Kalachakra Tantra: Rite of In- very striking and the images Newark Museum's collection of rare photo- itiation. It comes to us from India well-drawn. graphs of old Tibet—are available in this se- and the edges are a little wrinkled. Gold on Black, 12 x 15" $8 ea. ries of cards. Because we think you'll enjoy it, Guhyasamaja #BEGUPO Cards measure 4 1/4" x 6" and are on sale we are selling it at a reduced price. Vajrapani #BEVAPO IMTIll for only 25 cents each. Six-Armed Mahakala #BESIAR IMAGES OF LOST TIBET Vajrakila #BEVASI IMTI1 Tibetan from Chamdo Gold on Black, 18 x 23" $14 ea. IMTI2 Monks Sounding Trumpets Kalachakra #BEKAPO IMTI3 Tibetan Nomad Tent Red on Gold, 9 x 11" $5 ea. IMTI4 Norbu Linga & 13th Dalai Lama IMTI5 Officials During Losar Milarepa #BEMIPO IMTI7 Potala During Losar Yeshe Tsogyal #BEYEP IMTI8 Tantric Meditator Red on Gold, 12 x 15" $8 ea. IMTI9 Tibetan Men & Horses Green Tara #BEGTPR IMTI10 Mani Stones—Tibet-China border Nagarjuna #BENAPO IMTI11 Wife of Tibetan Governor Padmasambhava #BEPAPO FACES OF TIBET White Tara #BEWHTA FATI51 Nomad Yogi Gold on Red, 12 x 16" $8 ea. FATI52 Yogi of Milarepa Tradition FATI53 Woman with Prayer Beads Sakyamuni Buddha #BESBPR FATI54 Young Tibetan Girl FATI54 Green on Gold, 19 x 23" $14 ea. FATI55 Yeshi Dorje, Weather Controller Yeshe Tso^gyal #BEYEP g Large Green Tara #BELAGR

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WISDOM ART THANGKA CARDS $3 ROBERT BEER POSTCARDS $.80 ea. for the set or .75 ea. Robert is one of the very best Tibetan style These are great color images. painters. You'll like these images: WDC10 Blessing of Medicine #BEKAMA Kalachakra Mantra WDC13 Nine Deity Hevajra #BEMEBU Medicine Buddha WDC14 Amoghapasha Mandala #BENGCA Nagarjuna WDC15 Buddha Shakyamuni #BENACA Naropa #BESHCA Shantideva MANTRA CARDS $.80 ea. #BETICA Tilopa Andy Weber has created these cards to aid in #BEFAVA Face of Vajrasattva mantra visualization. #BEMBMA Medicine Buddha #BEGRTA Green Tara i*fc wm #BEAVMA Avalokitesvara #WEAMMA Amitayus #BEMAMA Manjushri #BEGRTA Green Tara #BESHCA Sakyamuni REHO CARDS $.80 ea. -BENGCA Nagarjuna #BEKAMA Kalachakra Mantra Excellent images from thangkas, Dalai Lama, India and photos from Tibet! #REHHCA H.H. the Dalai Lama GARUDA POSTCARDS $1 ea. #REGECA Gelugpa Assembly Tree Traditional thangka images. mm rt'^sl|K':S^

#REWHCA Wheel of Life GAC1 Gelugpa Guru Tree ' "■::■: #RELOCA Lotus Pool-Bodh Gaya GAC2 Amitabha in Dewachen i #REROCA Rock Paintings-Lhasa GAC3 Kalachakra Deity #REPACA Padmasambhava-in Jokhang *BETICA Tilopa GAC5 Buddha with Discip. #REMACA Maitreya-in Potala GAC6 Tsong-ka-pa on Lion j #REPOCA Potala Palace GAC7 Avalokitesvara GAC8 Vajrayogini ROBERT BEER GREETING CARDS GAC9 Labchig Drolma $1.25 ea. with envelope. * BEN AC A Naropa GAC11 35 Buddhas Fine line drawings of deities and lineage GAC12 Padmasambhava gurus: GAC13 White Tara #BEGADO Garab Dorje POTALA PALACE NOTECARD #POPANO $2.75 GAC14 Cakrasamvara #BEMANO Marpa GAC15 Green Tara #BEMINO Milarepa This is the finest photo of the Potala we have seen. The color is rich and it sparkles in the GAC111 Jambhala #BEPANO Padmasambhava GAC113 Vairocana #BESHBU Sakyamuni Buddha mountain light. The notecard contains an actual photo, envelope and hand inscription. GAC114 Simhavaktra #BESAGR Samantabhadra GAC115 White Mahakala #BESHGR Shantideva GAC116 Vajrapani #BETSKH Tsongkhapa GAC118 Peaceful Bardo Deities #BEVANO Vajradhara GAC119 Wrathful Bardo Deities #BEYETS Yeshe Tsogyal GAC127 White Tara Mandala GAC124 Yamantaka GAC128 Depiction of Universe GAC126 Ushnishavinijaya GAC130 Vajrasattva w/Consort

KALACHAKRA EMBLEM NOTECARDS $12 for 10 cards plus envelopes. IKAEMNO These are full-color cards of the THARPA DEITY CARDS $.90 ea. Kalachakra mantra. TDC1 Shakyamuni Buddha KALACHAKRA SAND MAN- TDC2 Avalokiteshvara DALA POSTCARD, #KASAC TDC3 Manjushri $.75 • TDC4 Vajrapani Full-color photo reproduction of TDC5 Green Tara sand mandala constructed in the TDC6 White Tara American Museum of Natural TDC7 Amitabha History, New York City. TDC8 Amitayus TDC9 Medicine Buddha TDC10 Je Tsongkhapa #BEVANO Vajradhara TDC11 Vajradhara w/Consort TDC12 Vajrasattva w/Consort TDC13 Yamantaka TDC14 Heruka TDC15 Vajrayogini TDC16 Mahakala TDC17 Guyhasamaja TDC18 Vajradharma TDC19 Maitreya TDC20 Vaishravana TDC21 Vajrasattva TDC22 Prajnaparamita TDC23 Wheel of Life TDC24 Stupa of Enlightenment TDC25 1000-arm Avalokiteshvara \&& '~v--c~ ■■->--- TDC26 White Manjushri TDC27 Ushnisha Vijaya TIBETAN POSTAGE AND TDC28 Kalarupa MONEY NOTECARD, TDC29 Kinkara Skeleton Couple #TIPOMO $9.25 for set of 10. #BEGADO Garab Dorje TDC30 Mahakala (4-arm) This unusual card illustrates that TDC31 Heruka Chakrasamvara Tibet had its own currency and (12-arm) postal system prior to 1959. TDC32 Five Buddha Families "FREE TIBET", #SUBOCA $.75 This humorous and poignant col- or postcard shows a suggestion box from Lhasa with the request to free Tibet writen on it. This is a great way to send an important message to others.

#BEMANO Marpa

POMEGRAN T E NOTECARDS $1.25 ea. with envelope . #BESAGR Samantabhadra ^ BUEYNO Buddha Eyes PRFLNO Prayer Flags SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 20 SPECIAL ITEMS SNOW LION AUDIO TAPES BOOKS ON TAPE H.H. THE DALAI LAMA VANA, Kyabje Sakya Trizin Rin- Right View: Living Your Dying, | NEW! | Needleman. (1) #TATECH $15.95 "For those who do not know The COMPASSION: TOE HEART poche. (3) #SAINSA $30 #RIVI Tao Te Ching, this reading will be OF ENLIGHTENMENT, 95 Gelug Tradition: UNION OF Seeing death as a mirror of life, JATAKA TALES, by Noor Inayat a revelation. For those who do min. #COHEEN $10 BUSS AND EMPTINESS, Ven. reflective of all the numerous Khan, read by Ellen Burstyn, mu- know The Tao Te Ching, this read- This talk was given after the Nobel changes which occur during daily sic by Allaudin Mathieu. #JATAT Lati Rinpoche, trans. Tenzin Dorje. ing will be a revelation." Award announcement. His Holi- (3) #GEUN $30 living underscores this insightful $10.95 These tales come from ancient THE TIBETAN BOOK OF ness speaks on affection, altruism, DHARMA WISDOM, interview dialogue. Letting go spontaneously, laughing withlife, releasing legends about the previous lives of THE DEAD: The Great Liber- loneliness, love, anger, inner peace with Kalu Rinpoche. (1) #DHWI egoic identity, and living with the Buddha. They are dramatic ation through Hearing in the and world peace, and the Tibetan $9.95 clarity—these increase as we more adventures resolved by non-violent Bardo, trans, by Francesca Freman- cause. Rinpoche speaks to the relevance deeply understand death and and compassionate means. The tle & Chogyam Trungpa, narrated THE DALAI LAMA ON "WIS- of Buddhist principles in modern dying. stories present challenging circum- by Richard Gere. 2 Cassettes, 2 1/2 DOM AND COMPASSION", 2 contemporary life. His simplicity, stances which bring forth courage hrs., Unabridged #TIBODE hrs., #DALAWI $14.95 clarity and directness provide a Taming the Mind, #TAMI In the midst of a busy life you can and the capacity to love. Eighteen $15.95 Wisdom and Compassion records thoughtful and enheartening mes- stories are included. This classic Buddhist scripture is three talks from the 1991 tour of sage for the spirit. remain calm and clear through the practice of mindfulness. Here Rin- A MEDITATION HAND- traditionally read aloud to the dy- the USA: in San Francisco, PSYCHOLOGY SEMINAR, by BOOK, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. ing to help them attain liberation. "Overcoming Defenses" and poche reveals ways to awaken and Tara Tulku. 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SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 21 TAPES/MUSIC & CHANTS ■ AUDIO TAPES MUSIC & CHANTS Jack Komfield TIBETAN SACRED HEALING CHANTS OF TIBET, by the monks of Gaden CREATING A SACRED CON- FOLK MUSIC Shartse Monastery. #SAHECT TAINER FOR PRACTICE (1) HEART DANCE, RIVER $9.95 Cassette, #SAHECC $16.95 #CRSACO $10 FLOW..., Cassette #HEDARI CD Understanding the art of creating a "Listening to this musical pro- sacred space to nourish the spirit in $10 Anthology of Tibetan folk music. gram confers healing benefits on our life. The rarely heard music and dance the listener. The compositions are EXPERIENCING THE QUAL- of nomadic mountain folk as well sacred. They are significant parts ITIES OF ENLIGHTENMENT as the delicate sound of old tradi- of lengthy, colorful, elaborate heal- (1) #EXQUEN $10 tional instrumental ensembles of ing ceremonies which attempt to Shining the light of our mind on the Lhasa and central Tibet. magically open up conscious- divine, the timeless, and the sacred, ness."—Lobsang Rapgay. even in the midst of pain and TIBETAN SACRED MUSIC, SACRED sorrow. CHANTS DANCE FOR PLANETARY INTRODUCTION TO MEDI- HEALING, Monks from Drepung TATION, (8) #INME $80 CHENREZIK CD #CHCD $18; Loseling. Text by Glenn H. Mul- This series of eight cassettes is like Tape #CHT $12 lin and Damdul Namgyal. CD attending a meditation class for five Produced by the Karma Kagyu #SAMUSA $18 Institute in Woodstock. Chants by weeks. Jack Komfield teaches medi- Ten vocal and instrumental pieces tation in the context of the eightfold Tenzin Chonyi, Lekshey Chonyi, from the Roof of the World that path of the Buddha leading to en- Pema Chodron, Greg Eakin. Some exemplify three types of music: lightenment: right understanding, 3> selections: Mahamudra Lineage X) vocal pieces typical of the chant- attitude, speech, action, livelihood, Prayer, Chenrezik Sadhana, ing done in Loseling's assembly effort, concentration, awareness. Amitabha Sadhana, Seven Verse hall; pieces combining vocal and INTRODUCTORY MEDITA- Prayer of Guru Rinpoche, Calling instrumental elements; sacred TION INSTRUCTIONS (1) the Guru From Afar, Long Life dance music. Some of the selec- #INMEIN $12 Prayer for H.H. Gyalwa Kar- tions are: The Black Hat Dance, A discussion of calm & wisdom; in- mapa's Lineage Holders, Long Life Offering of the Universe, A structions in sitting, walking, eat- Prayer for Khenpo Karthar Rin- Propitiatory Prayer to Palden ing; guidelines for retreats. poche, Praise to the Buddha Activity Lhamo, A Call to the Spirits of SPIRITUALITY AND SEXU- of the Gyalwa Karmapa. Tibet. ALITY; SEXUALITY AND CHO-GA: Tantric and Ritual SACRED TIBETAN CHANTS RELATIONSHIPS (1) #SPSE $12 Music of Tibet. Cassette #CHGA FROM THE GREAT PRAYER A thought-provoking look at our at- $9.95 FESTIVAL, Monks from Drepung titudes toward sexuality; an en- A unique anthology of tantric in- Loseling. Text by Glenn H. Mul- couragement to incorporate sexual- strumental music and chants per- lin and Damdul Namgyal. CD ity and our relationships into our formed by Tibetan lamas. #SATICD $18 practice and as such to deeply ex- Recorded in monasteries, this tape Five historic sacred chants from plore the physical, psychological and contains powerful mantric rituals the Monlam Chenmo, the com- interpersonal aspects. from this profound culture. memoration of Shakyamuni TEN PERFECTIONS SERIES, Represented here are the Buddha's public display of mira- (10) #TEPE $100 Gathering up all the cascading ener- monasteries of Gyuto, Gyume, cle powers. Contains five pieces: A Ten talks on ten cassettes, this se- gies of the mind and unifying them Drepung, Ganden, Sera, and Crown Ornament for the Wise, a ries on the perfections of Buddha around the breath. Namgyal Dratsang, the private verse dedicated to Tara by the First and how these can be awakened in Sharon Salzberg monastery of the Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama; Prayer to the Victori- our hearts and developed in our This tape contains a wide variety ous Masters, hymn to the various LETTING GO OF ATTACH- lives is complete with stories, exam- of chanting styles and is one of the incarnations of Avalokiteshvara by ples and practical teachings. MENT (1) #LEAT $10 the First Panchen Lama; Until Su- Learning to transform desire into best we know. Generosity, integrity & virtue, THE GYUTO MONKS: Free- preme Illumination, a prayer for the renunciation, wisdom, vitality & love by letting go of what is incom- attainment of Amitabha's Pure ION SALE1. plete and uniulling in our lives. dom Chants. Cassette #GYMOFR I energy, patience, truthfulness, de- $9.95 Land by Lama Tsongkhapa; From termination, lovingkindness, bal- Ajahn Sumedho Here to Enlightenment, a prayer to MEDITATION FOR Under the guidance of Grateful TWENTIETH-CENTURY ance & equanimity. PRACTICE OF INNER Dead percussionist Mickey Hart, achieve enlightenment for the sake of others by the First Panchen PILGRIMS, by Eric Karlstrom. 1 Christina Feldman LISTENING (1) IPRINLI $10 the Gyuto Monks recorded their hour. #MEPI $12, now $6! Learning to listen to the inner sound Lama; A Mystical Biography, the IMAGES OF PERFECTION, (1) sacred chants at George Lucas' "We are all pilgrims." Eighteen of silence as a way to quiet and cen- mystical experiences of Lama #IMPE $10 Skywalker Ranch Soundstage in solo piano pieces with 20th- ter the mind. northern California. The monks' Tsongkhapa are praised by the Reversing the damage done by the founder of Drepung Monastery. century themes composed in the haunting images of perfection that U Pandita wondrous vocalizing is featured, SHITRO: Adjunct Ritual to the George Winston style. The titles surround us inwardly and out- -performing the chants of Yaman- draw upon events and imagery wardly. taka and Mahakala, accented by Tibetan Book of the Dead, by the which are applicable to Christians, cymbals, horns, drums and bells. nuns of Nyima Ozer Ling, Tibet. Buddhists, Hopi Indians, Jews, THE LANGUAGE OF SI- NOT THINKING (1) #NOTH Cassette #SHTA $10 LENCE, (1) #LASI $10 Also included are musical offer- scientists, agnostics and others. $10 ings by Philip Glass, Mickey Hart The Shitro Puja is famous for its Revealing the full presence of all Controlling the restless mind THE MUSIC OF NAWANG and Kitaro that were recorded live haunting melodies. During the that silence offers. through the practice of ceremony participants honor the KHECHOG Born in Tibet, on Dec. 3, 1988 at the Cathedral Nawang was a Tibetan monk for MODELS, (1) #MO $10 Satipatthana. 100 peaceful and wrathful deities Examining how standards of expec- of St. John the Divine in NYC. 11 years. A musician since child- THE GYUTO MONKS, Gyuto described in the Tibetan Book of hood, he now lives in Australia. tation begin as guidelines for reas- ION SALE;I the Dead to appear to a deceased surance and end up as obstacles to Tantric Choir. Cassette #GYMGTA person during the 49-day inter- Three tapes of his music are true understanding. SANGHARAKSHITA LEC- $10.95, CD #GYMOCD $16.95 mediary state between death and available: SHADOWS & LIGHT, (1) TURES ON BUDDHISM This music, which invokes Tibe- rebirth. This ritual is believed to RHYTHM OF PEACE: Bamboo Single tape lectures were $7, now #SHLI $10 tan Buddhist deities, produces an help the practitioner to realize the Flute, Didgeridoo, and Har- $3.50; double tape sets were $10, Realizing the true nature of spiritu- astoundingly rich and atmospheric visions in the bardo as manifesta- monic Chanting. Cassette #RHPE now $5 tonal texture. Mickey Hart, drum- $10. The meditative sounds of ality; a gende, determined commit- tions of the nature of mind, ment to all that is true. #53 Levels of Awarness: Right mer with the Grateful Dead, thereby effecting liberation of the Nawang Khechog. Mindfulness produced these rare recordings in SPIRITUALITY AND RELA- consciousness from cyclic ex- SOUNDS OF INNER PEACE: Fbrgetfulness and distraction are the digital format. Proceeds from this TIONSHIPS & ADVOIDANCE istence. Bamboo Flute, Didgeridoo, Ok- rule in ordinary life, but awareness recording directly benefit the (1) #SPRE $12 THE SONGS OF MILAREPA, harina, Incan Pan Pipes and Sil- and a fullness of mind is at the heart Gyuto monks at their monastery ver Fhrte. Cassette #SOINPE $10. Seeing all relationships with people by the Mahayana Buddhist Nun- of human growth and development. in India. Dedicated to the preservation of and with the world as rich poten- nery, Tilokpur. #SOMI $10 cassette Sangharakshita distinguishes four Tibetan culture. tial for understanding. The work- dimensions of awareness, each with QUEEN OF GREAT BLISS- Songs by the great master sung by DECHEN GYALMO PUJA, by SOUNDS OF PEACE: Bamboo ings of avoidance, inner and outer, its own qualities: awareness of the nuns of Tilokpur. the Nuns of Nyingma Ozer Ling, Flute & Didgeridoo. Cassette in our lives and its effect on our- things, self, others, and of reality. TANTRIC HARMONICS, by Tibet (1) Cassette #QUGRBL $10 #SOPE $10. His spontaneous mu- selves and others. #55 How Buddhism Came to Tibet monks of the Gyume Tantric College. Dechen Gyalmo represents, within sic captures the feeling and peace John Orr #57 The Dalai Lama: His Reincar- Cassette #TAHA $10.00 the Longchen Nying Thig tradi- of the mountains of Tibet. ENERGY MEDITATION: nations Each monk chants three notes #58 Monks and Laymen in Bud- tion of the Nyingmapa Lineage, simultaneously, employing the THE TWENTY-ONE PRAISES METTA MEDITATION (1) the deified form of the great fe- OF TARA, by Prema Dasara & #ENME $12 dhist Tibet (2) technique of one-voice chording. #60 Four Foundation Yogas of the male practitioner, Yeshe Tsogyal. The sound evokes awe and rever- JeffMonoz. #TWPRTT $12, plus A guided meditation which uses Forty anis live at Nyingma Ozer $3 for booklet containing tran- color imagery to generate and radi- Tibetan Tantra (1) ence and transfixes the mind of the Ling in Eastern Tibet where this scription of text #TWPRTP (op- ate energy throughout our being; a #107 Symbolism of the Cremation listener as well as the chanter. Side Ground and Celestial Maidens recording was made. 1: Guhyasamaja Tantra: Rite of tional). guided meditation encouraging deep The chanting of Tara's Twenty- relaxation and an experience of #108 Symbolism of the Offerings Self-Initiation; Side 2: Invocation and Self-Sacrifice (2) |NEW!| of the Dharma Protector One Praises is an ancient ritual. By "smiling into your body." contemplating her qualities the af- Kalarupa. Larry Rosenberg SACRED EARTH, by the monks flictions that cloud the mind are TAKING THE BREATH TO of Gaden Shartse Monastery. Other Tapes: dispelled. Free from fear, one HEART (2) #TABRHE $18 #SAECT $9.95 Cassette, #SAECC DHARMA BOOGIE (1) meets the challenges of life with Understanding how and why con- $17 CD #DHBO $10 clarity and compassion. This mu- scious breathing can help us become Chod; Spontaneously Arising Dharma lyrics combined with sic has been enthusiastically happier and release ourselves from Great Bliss; Self-Empowerment; popular music: Love Will Leave received by many Tibetan lamas suffering. Dedicating and Receiving; A Ya; Don't Mean a Thing; Don't and the accompanying dance is be- SAMADHI; A Guardian of the Hundred Different Names (Palden Know Man; Treat Yourself Well; ing transmitted and performed in many places. Heart (2) #SAGUHE $18 Lhamo); Salutation/Hymn. Changes; Turnin' It Over.

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JACK KORNFIELD 1: The Sa- ceremonies, the monks of Thub- traordinarily moving and profound cred Journey & The Seven Fac- ten Choling and Chiwong become talk. He discussed many impor- These films are available in VHS tors of Enlightenment. 2 hours, format only. Lord of the Dance, and with the tant issues based on the relation- #SAJOVI $26 compassion and the power of gods, ship of world peace and inner COMPASSION IN EXILE: The How to undertake a spiritual dis- undertake heroic tasks. This is a Story of the 14th Dalai Lama, by cipline. Living with energy, power, peace. Peppering his address with deep meditative experience to his wonderful, spontaneous wit, Di Mickey Lemle. 60 min. #COEX and joy. watch. the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate $40 JACK KORNFIELD 2: Bringing ^w An intimate portrait of the Dalai MANDALA: World of the Mys- reminded the audience of the fact the Practice into Everyday Life & tic Circle, produced by Martin that we are social animals and CRYING FOR A DREAM: The Lama. Inherent in the story is the Our Life of Expansion and Con- plight of the Tibetan people and McGee. 50 min. #MAWOMY must learn to live together in or- World Through Native American traction. 2 hours, #BRPRVI $26 $29.95 der to achieve happiness and as Eyes, by Richard Erdoes. 128 pp., the brutal genocide they have en- Acting from what you value. Sup- This documentary follows the cre- dured since the Chinese 1950 in- well as to survive. 70 color photos, 8 1/2 x 11". ports to keep the practice going. ation and ritual dismantling of the #CRDR $24.95, NOW $12 vasion. Many Tibetans who were Wonderful rhythms and deep wis- sacred Kalachakra sand mandala imprisoned, tortured, and forced ION SALE'I In this stunning collection of pho- into exile by the Chinese bear wit- dom. How our lives are always by four Tibetan monks during Au- tographs and quotations, Richard ness to their ordeals. Historic and new. gust, 1991, in the Buffalo Museum REQUIEM FOR A FAITH, by Erdoes focuses on the mystical present-day footage open the mys- LADAKH: In Harmony with the of Art. The mandala, a universal Houston Smith. 28 minutes. world of America's indigenous tery of Tibet, the country that in- Spirit, by Clemens Kuby. 86 min. motif and archetype, is explored #REFAVI $89, now $40 peoples. The ceremonial cycle of on a myriad of levels through rev- spired the legend of Shangri-la. #LAV $29.95 This award-winning film tells the Sacred Pipe, Vision Quest, Yuwipi Nestled high in the Himalayas, ealing interviews with the monks story of Tibetan Buddhism. The and Sun Dance are described in DAKINI WISDOM, by Lama and others. Numerous examples Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche. 93 min. Ladakh has been isolated from poetic narration guides us through the words of Native Americans—a most of the pressures and politics of mandalas from nature and other a world of ancient rituals, continu- moving commentary on their #DAWTVI $45 of the modern world. Life in cultures are depicted and spirituality and life today. Understanding emptiness and ous meditation, deep compassion Ladakh today gives an immediate described. This is a definitive and a profound faith in the divin- DRUMMING AT THE EDGE dependent-arising is the key to ex- presentation of this intriguing periencing the dakini-wisdom and impression of what daily life in ity of man. OF MAGIC: A Journey into the neighboring Tibet was like before subject. Spirit of Percussion, by Mickey becoming a "sky-goer." Rin- the wholesale disruption of its cul- THE MEANING OF TIBETAN SAND PAINTING: Sacred Art poche's EngUsh is respoken by of Tibetan Buddhism, 30 min. Hart with Jay Stevens. 192 pp., 100 Tsering Everest. tural and religious life by the Chi- BUDDHIST CHANTING, by illus., #DREDMA $19.95, NOW nese government. The ancient Thubten Pende. 27 min. #SAPAVI $34.95 $15.95! rhythms of Ladakhi life unfold in IMECHVI $24.95 This video was made during the This is Mickey Hart's story about INEWH a landscape of sun and shadow, This program features Thubten 1991 Asian Art Museum exhibit of the search for mastery through the Tibetan art. Monks of the Nam- EXPLORING THE MAN- brilliant blue skies, towering Pende, an American Buddhist vehicle of the drum. Drummer for mountains and deep, dark valleys, monk in the Tibetan tradition, gyal Monastery, led by Lobsang the Grateful Dead for over 20 DALA, by Pema Losang Chogyen. Samten, created the Kalachakra 10 min. #EXMA $19.95 and the play of deities and who studied in Dharamsala, India, years, his enthusiasm for his art This dynamic computer-simulated demons. with the Dalai Lama. The video mandala. This program explores eventually brought him into con- exploration of a three-dimensional LIFE IN RELATION TO is a presentation not only of chant- the meaning of the symbols within tact with drum masters from Bra- mandala represents a unique col- DEATH, by Lama Chagdud Tulku ing but of Tibetan Buddhism and the mandala with its five levels and zil, Tibet, and Africa and initiated laboration between ancient tradi- Rinpoche. 2 hrs. #LIREDV $45 its disciplines in general, and in- hundreds of deities. him into the transformative power Death is life's most overwhelming cludes beautiful visuals of Tibetan of rhythm. tions of Tibetan Buddhist medita- V^M *K fNT+RF*.TK .HM.fKiTt tion and state-of-the-art computer event. How we meet it—terrified art symbolic of the ideas and tech- ON DREAMS & DEATH, by graphics technology. Pema Losang & helpless, or with confidence and niques discussed. k^fl Marie Louise von Franz. 193 pp. Chogyen, a Tibetan monk from spiritual mastery—is within our NICHOLAS ROERICH: MES- SI IRIlami #DRDE $12.95, NOW $10,351 Namgyal Monastery, and power. Rinpoche's insights into SENGER OF BEAUTY, 43 "A true masterpiece of research researchers at Cornell University's the psychology and physiology of minutes. #ROMEBE $21.95 MATURE and interpretations of dreams by Program of Computer Graphics dying and the transition of death Introduces the enobling example Win flu gmitvmneM h 8 Migms hut patients prior to a sudden or an- worked for more than two years to are a valuable aid for understand- of Roerich's life, through his ticipated death. Although there produce this unique video. The ing ourselves and becoming more Himalayan art and spiritual phi- exists ever-increasing literature on video demonstrates the relation- effective when working with losophy. Roerich was born in Rus- the topic of death, very little has ship between the two-dimensional others. Rinpoche's English is sia and painted over 6000 been studied and published on the mandala (here a sand mandala) respoken by Tsering Everest. canvasas—he was an artist, ex- content and meaning of unconscious material of these in- and the lesser known three- THE LION'S ROAR, 50 plorer of Tibet and philosopher dimensional form visualized in who labored in the name of dividuals.''—Elisabeth minutes, #LIROVI $49.95 Kubler-Ross meditation by Tibetan yogis. The This video documents the life, beauty. And this film is just video animation takes viewers teachings, and death of the 16th that—beautiful. PRAYER FLAGS: The Spiritual through the course of visualiza- OCEAN OF WISDOM: Life and Life and Songs of Jigten Sum- Gyalwang Karmapa, head of the gon, by Khenpo Koncnog Gyaltsen. tion, presenting a comprehensive Kagyu order. Teachings of H.H. the Four- visual introduction to Tibetan teenth Dalai Lama. 35 min. c &M^by$iten»€.lhKtfite*r*M)olMt€ fc*** 96 pp. #PRFL $6.95, NOW 5.55! mandalas. This project was carried #OCWIVI $49.95 "Followers of the Kagyu tradition out in conjunction with the SPIRIT AND NATURE, Bill will obviously revere this book and Ocean of Wisdom offers an intimate Moyers. 1 1/2 hrs. #SPNAVI Yamantaka Translation Project and LIVING UP TO DEATH, by profile of His Holiness as a monk others whose dispositions incline with the blessings of H.H. the $29.95 them towards the kind of approach Sogyal Rinpoche. 90 min. and as a spiritual leader, as a states- Moyers examines religious and Dalai Lama in response to a grav- #LIDEV $29.95 man for our troubled times and as Mahamudra offers will likewise be ing interest in the cultural and re- In this evening talk Rinpoche gives a crusader for world peace. In rare ethical beliefs as they pertain to the inspired."—Buddhist Studies ligious traditions of Tibet. a comprehensive introduction to footage, the Dalai Lama is seen environment. He interviews the Review THE FUTURE OF TIBET, The spiritual care for living and dying. during his private religious prac- Dalai Lama, Audrey Shenandoah The great Jigten Sumgon, foun- Tibet Fund. 20 min. #FUTrVI $15 He shows us how we can find the tices, his daily routine and his in- and other spiritual teachers. tainhead of the Drikung Kagyu donation. true meaning of life through under- frequent recreation: personal mo- School, was widely lauded as a This is the most concise presenta- standing death and impermanence ments that contrast with his public TIBET: The Survival of the bodhisattva and extraordinary tion of the Tibet issue on video. and explores the innermost essen- Spirit, by Clemens Kuby. 92 min. master. Hundreds of thousands of role as the world's foremost Bud- students gathered to hear his As an educational tool, it would tial nature of mind, pointing out dhist bader. #TISUSP $29.95 Recently shot on location in Tibet teachings. These teachings, in enhance any presentation on the how it is revealed through medita- OVERCOMING DIFFER- problems in Tibet. Highly recom- without Chinese censorship (the their written form, appeal for their tion practice. He also gives practi- ENCES: An Historic Public Ad- depth and simplicity of ex- mended. cal advice on caring for the dying. dress by the Dalai Lama, by True- director was arrested three times while making it), this film is a pression. A GUIDE TO WALKING heart Productions. 90 min. Prayer Flags includes a succinct MEDITATION, by Thick Mat I-WW compelling portrayal of conditions #OVDIVI $29.95 in occupied Tibet today and the and clear discussion of the tantric Hank. 30 min. #GUWAMV $35 LORD OF THE DANCE, DE- On March 26th, 1991, an audience path of Mahamudra, as well as Thich Nhat Hanh instructs a of 12,000 assembled at Cornell confrontation between two oppo- STROYER OF ILLUSION, dir. site worlds. Includes the rebuild- texts on transforming conflicting group of students in the joys of by Richard Kohn. 113 min. University to hear His Holiness emotions, sickness and death into this simple practice. His underly- the XrVth Dalai Lama inaugurate ing Tsurphu Monastery startling #LODA $49.95 footage of the Jokhang Temple be- the path of enlightenment; power- ing theme: Be happy, peaceful, The Lord of the Dance is Gar- the "Year of Tibet" with an ex- ful vajra songs; biographies of and serene. On this video you can ing stormed by Chinese police Gampopa, Phagmo Drupa, Jigten wang Tojay Chenpo, a form of where monks were beaten to see and feel the power that Chenrezi, and the Mani Rimdu is Sumgon and the dharma protec- emanates from the deep ex- death. A document of the Tibe- tor Ach'i Chokyi Drolma. the major religious festival of the tans' unbreakable will to survive. perience of a man who truly lives Everest region. During three his teaching. weeks of ancient annd secret SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 23 ADVENTURE & TRAVEL )NEW'| troduction to Tibetan civiliza- ature, and the arts, as well as the tion."—Tito Journal spiritual dimensions of modern- INSIGHT GUIDES TO THE ASCENT, by Jeff Long. 284 day mountaineering and the rele- NORTHERN INDIA & pp. #AS $20 vance of mountains in our every- NEPAL! We are pleased to offer "The Ascent is an astonishing day lives. you these well-written and very novel, a darkly brilliant tale "In a book that is as informa- well-illustrated guidebooks to In- hunted by the ominous yet tive as it is beautiful, Edwin Bern- dia and Nepal. The writers and charged with hope and beauty. By baum tells the spellbinding stories photographers are indigenous and embedding the climb of a new of the world's most venerated are thus able to present the inside route on Everest within the larger peaks... He delves into the mys- view of their particular places. story of the cultural tragedy of teries to impart the secrets of the Generously illustrated with Tibet, Jeff Long weds suspense summits."—San Francisco Ex- hundreds of photos, art and maps, and moral vision in a fashion aminer these books are very inviting to ex- reminiscent of Joseph Conrad."— SANCTUARIES: The West plore. We weren't sure whether to David Roberts, author. Coast and Southwest, by Mania list them under travel on pho- Based on Jeff Long's three and Jack Kelly. 220 pp. #SAW $15 tography! Himalayan expeditions and Over 200 religious and non- "I've discovered and enjoyed twenty-two years of mountaineer- sectectarian retreat centers, lodg- the entire Insight Guide Series. ing experience, The Ascent is a ings and monasteries are described Each volume deals with a country novel of danger and love that fol- in this guide. "Sanctuaries is a Travel not only stirs the blood, lows an American expedition up clear and pragmatic guide to many or city in sensitive depth, which It also gives birth to the spirit. is nowhere more evident than in the forbidding North Face of of these wonderful places of still- the superb photography."—Sir Mount Everest. The novel vividly ness."—Joseph Goldstein Peter Gold takes us on a wondrous Edmund Hillary dramatizes as well the plight of the SANCTUARIES: A Guide to pilgrimage to the Tibetan commu- Tibetan people under the oppres- Lodgings in Monasteries, Ab- nities of India (especially Dharam- Delhi-Jaipur-Agra: India's sala) and Nepal and offers us an Golden Triangle, ed. by Manjidika sive rule of the Chinese, with beys, and Retreats of the North- which Long became personally ac- east United States, by Jack and intimate view of their art, spiritual Dubey, photos by David Beatty and practices, sacred places, arts, and Shahni Saran. 292 pp., many quainted during a four-month stay Marcia Kelly. 241 pp., line draw- in a Tibetan jail. ings, #SA $13 way of life. Through his engaging photos, #DEJAAG $19.95 and creative style and superb color HIMALAYAN PASSAGE: Seven More than 300 places both reli- The "Golden Triangle" is the photos, Peter brings us face-to-face quintessential Indian Months in the High Country of gious (mosdy Christian, Buddhist, Hindu) and nonsectarian, where it with the heart of Tibetan life—its experience—from Delhi, the cap- Tibet, Nepal, China, India, and is possible to find refuge, peace, rugged practicality and spiritual ital city with its overlays of monu- Pakistan, by Jeremy Schmidt, mysteries. ments and modern buildings to photos by Patrick Morrow. 302 pp., and spiritual refreshment. "Sanc- tuaries" is good news indeed for To cap the Tibetan Pilgrimage, the Jaipur of the Maharajas, and 49 color photos, 7 maps. #HIPA Peter Gold joins two hundred the Agra of the legendary $16.95 the contemplative within each one of us."—Joanna Macy thousand other pilgrims at Bodh Mughals. This guide explores the This story of two couples' travels Gaya, India—place of Sakyamuni entire region of the Golden through the Himalaya by bike, SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, by Buddha's enlightenment—for the Triangle. foot, truck —any means Heinrich Harrer. #SEYETI $9.95 Kalachakra Tantric Initiation un- necessary—has been praised by This exciting and enjoyable clas- India, by Jay Itzkowitz, Samuel Is- der the direction of the Dalai critics across the country. Their sic work of travel and brilliant ob- rael, Bikram Grewal, Toby Sinclair Lama. Amid a festival of deities, journey revealed all that is exotic servation is now reissued with 15 and Lisa Choegyal. 361 pp., many sights, sounds and offerings, Pe- and mundane, funny and tragic, photographs. 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Cook Guidebook of the Year pp. #SH $10.95 have seen this through the eyes of award. Want to find a houseboat Nicholas Roerich evokes the com- India's Western Himalaya, by a poet and the heart of a lover.' '— in Kashmir or a palace in ing of Shambhala, the new era of Lama Anagarika Govinda Manjulika Dubey and Toby Sinclair, Rajasthan—or your way around human achievement and destiny photos by R.K Gaur, Toby Sinclair, TO LHASA AND BEYOND, by Dharamsala? The facts are all in through the experiences of his Giuseppe Tucci, Foreword by His Joanna van Gruisen. 352 pp., this definitive guide. travels through Central Asia and many photos, #INWEHI $19.95 Holiness the Dalai Lama. 193 pp. A JOURNEY IN LADAKH, by Tibet. He reveals the many facets 24 photos #LHBE $14.95 This guide explores Jammu & of the theme of Shambhala in Kashmir and Himachal Andrew Harvey. 236 pp. #JOLA "Tucci's description of the time- $8.95 chapters on Buddhism, Tibetan less civilization of the Tibetan peo- Pradesh—a pristine world of cool, art, desert cities, subterranean forested hills and high, cold An exceptional and very well- ple is as perceptive and relevant to- ".. .provides excellent reading written book, one whose magic is dwellers and the Great Mother. deserts towering peaks and rush- day as it was when he wrote the for anyone contemplating a visit to compounded by a singular blend- SHOPPING FOR BUDDHAS, ing rivers. Scattered across this ter- book thirty years ago. It is hoped Central Tibet. It helps travelers to ing of the wondrous and the com- byJeffGreenwald. 165 pp. #SHBU that this book will contribute to- rain is a diversity of peoples, from put what they see in a historical monplace, the sacred and the hu- $8.95 wards a better understanding of and cultural context so that they the rugged Hindu villagers of the morous. In his quest for the perfect Bud- LesserHimalaya to the shepherd the Tibetan people and their can understand it better and ap- dha statue, Greenwald takes us on tribal communities, and from the MAGIC AND MYSTERY IN values."—His Holiness, the Dalai preciate how much of profound a wild romp across the Himalayan hardy Buddhist folk of the wind- TIBET, Alexandra David-Neel. Lama value has been lost in Tibet. Not 321 pp., 32 illus. #MAMYTI mountaintops and through the "Stands out as one of the few a dry academic exercise, the book swept rainshadow to the sophisti- back alley bazaars of exotic Kath- cated Muslims of the lush Srina- $6.95 first-hand accounts of what Tibe- combines in lively fashion vivid mandu, uncovering political cor- tan culture and religion were like gar Valley. Experiences among lamas, magi- travel writing with a solid ground- cians, sages, sorcerers and Bonpo ruption in the highest of these when they were still intact in their Nepal, by Lisa Choegyal and ing in rigorous scholarship."— wizards. A true adventure into high places and seeking his iden- homeland. It holds a singular others. 369 pp., many photos, #NE Edwin Bernbaum. psychic discovery. tity in a land that may be losing place as the personal travel ac- $19.95 its own. It is honest and hilarious, TREKKING IN NEPAL, ON TOP OF THE WORLD: count of a master scholar of Tibe- WEST TIBET AND BHUTAN, This profoundly spiritual land full of exotic moments. tan civilization."— The Pacific stretches from the pinnacle of Five Women Explorers in Tibet. by Hugh Swift. 420 pp., 14 maps, 224 pp., 26 illus. #TOWO $9.95 TIBET: Travel Survival Kit, by World photos, #TRNETI $14.95 Mount Everest to the Terai Robert Strauss. 232 pp., Over 100 To Lhasa and Beyond is a fas- lowlands, encompassing a unique In the late 1800s, when women This Sierra Club Adventure Travel were bound by both cumbersome illus., maps and color photos. cinating account of Tibet as it was Guide is essential for the novice or cross-section of human cultures #TITRSU $13.95 prior to the upheavals following and natural habitats. Nepal has clothing and strict Victorian veteran visitor It provides a history morals, five remarkable women This is a new edition (and much the Chinese take-over in 1959. of Himalayan trekking and covers been designed to assist climbers, improved) of the Lonely Planet Prof. Tucci takes the reader along art-lovers and armchair travelers explorers went on the ultimate natural history, scenic attractions, adventure—to Tibet. travel guide to Tibet. Since Tibet the roads he followed in 1949 and alike. As with other volumes in and cultural sites, peoples, and opened to tourism in 1984, official reveals the people, religion, art, events. There is lots of info on this series, the writers and pho- THE OUTER PATH: Finding customs and landscape of a coun- My Way in Tibet, by Jim Rey- policy has changed frequently. preparing for travel and other tographers are citizens and resi- This practical guide helps with the try that very few Westerners ever dents. In these pages, the heart nolds. 184 pp., photos, #OUPA practical guidance. It covers uncertainties of travel in Tibet. It had the opportunity to see—Tibet Tibet's 'Wide Open West' (in- and soul of Nepal is revealed as $10.95 contains comprehensive back- was a free country and its high cluding Mt. Kailas, the head- never before. This is the remarkable story of Jim civilization was intact. Replete Reynolds' 3500 mile journey ground on the history, politics, waters of the Indus river, and the culture, Buddhism and the Dalai with photos and illustrations, it is lost cities of Tsaparang and ISPECIAL OFFER!| across Tibet. Beginning in China, both a literary and a visual he went to Lhasa and Mt. Kailas Lama in addition to details on Toling). travel. splendor. ALTAR OF THE EARTH, by and then across the mountains to "A classic valued for its lucid TREKKING IN TIBET: A Peter Gold. 222 pp., 22 color Kathmandu by foot, bike and Traveler's Guide, by Gary McCue. ISPECIAL OFFER!| descriptions of Tibetan religious photos #ALEA $14.95, NOW thumb. He was among the last culture before the Chinese take- 350 pp., 65 photos, 12 maps, Westerners to leave Tibet after $11.95! over. Every religious studies li- #TRTI $16.95 China closed the borders to in- TIBETAN PILGRIMAGE, by Trekkers can use this up-to-date Altar of the Earth goes beyond brary should own a copy."— dependent tourists in 1987. Dur- Peter Gold. 175 pp., color photos, guide to hike among nomadic guidebooks in providing, with wit #TIPI $14.95, NOW 11.95! Religious Studies Review and insight, an intimate and deep ing his trip he decided to become herders near Lhasa, to traverse the understanding of this exotic cul- a Buddhist monk and now resides landscape of alpine lakes and ture, fascinating to adventurers in Thailand. mountain passes between the and arm-chair travelers alike. 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SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 24 ART & PHOTOGRAPHY structed and contains the requisite items for Tibetan Buddhist practice. The contents of the altar are extensively described and explained. TIBETAN COLLECTION: Sculpture and Painting, by Valrae Reynolds, Amy Heller, Janet Gyatso. 208 pp. #MATICS3 $20 Based on the excellent art collection at the Newark Museum, it contains photos of sculpture, including metal, wood, ivory, lac- quer, stone and clay; thangkas, including painted, appliqued and embroidered examples; wall paintings; and iconography, including body positions, gestures, and symbols associated with deities. Janet Gyatso has written an excellent chapter on "Image as Presence: The Place of Art in Tibetan Reli- gious Thinking." ART OF TIBET, by Pratapaditya its artistic styles the relations be- The Himalayan presence pervades clusively to Tibetan rugs which tween Tibet and China during the the culture of Nepal lifting every- took place at the Texile Museum Pal. 343 pp., large format, 277 il- ION SALE;I lustrations including 56 full color. Yuan rule of the country in the thing mundane into the presence in Wash., DC. of the gods. Two hundred rich #ARTIC $60 cloth. fourteenth century. The nine-story TIBET, by Pietro F. Mele; intro. by THE TIGER RUGS OF The Tibetan art collection of the stupa of Riwoche with its many color images follow the terrain and Michael C. van Walt van Praag. 9 TIBET, ed. by Mimi Lipton. 191 painted chapels records the art of LA County Museum of Art is one the people from the jungle of the 1/2 x 9 1/2 " B&W Photos, #TIM pp., large format, 108 color plates of the most significant and com- the 14th and 15th centuries. This Terai to the mountainous heights. $7.95 cloth (was $25) and 50 illustrations, #TIRUTI prehensive. Tibetan painting, book contains a very rare collec- A major part of the proceeds from "Mr. Mele deserves to be con- $50, now $30! sculpture and ritual objects are tion of art and is recommended by this book are used to assist fami- gratulated for bringing out this al- Owned by the Tibetan elite, who presented with expert descriptions us. lies of Sherpas who have been bum. I am impressed with his used them both to sit on and to of iconography. Remarkable for its KATHMANDU: City at the killed or injured while climbing or book and feel confident that it will cover their luggage on journeys, ti- clarity and breadth, this book is Edge of the World, by Thomas trekking. give a glimpse of Tibet to those ger rugs are very rare—there are well worth its price. Kelly & Patricia Roberts. 204 pp., A PORTRAIT OF LOST who have not visited our coun- possibly fewer than two hundred BUDDHIST ART OF THE 10 x 10," 200 full-color illus. #KA TIBET, by Rosemary Jones Tung, try."—His Holiness the Dalai in existence. Here are 108 of them TIBETAN PLATEAU, ed. by Liu $49.95 Photographs by Ilya Tolstoy Lama in full color and accompanied by Lizhong. 358 pp., 13" x 10 1/2", This is another great photography [Brooke Dolan. 224 pp. #POLOTI Pietro Francesco Mele is four essays by specialists on car- 665 color photos, #BUARTI $100 book from Abbeville. Kath- $15.95 regarded as one of the world's pet art. most outstanding photographers. cloth mandu, one of the most exotic and A Portrait of Lost Tibet is alive with THE WHEEL OF TIME SAND He was the official photographer Published by China Books, this cosmopolitan cities is captured fascinating details painted by two MANDALA, by Barry Bryant of an Italian expedition through collection captures some of the here in all its charming facets: ■ obviously curious, scientifically- with the Monks of Namgyal Mon- most beautiful art to be found at lamas and pilgrims, mountains minded, observant explorers India to Tibet led by Professor astery. 256 pp., over 150 photos, Giuseppe Tucci, one of the greatest the Buddhist monasteries in Tibet. and valleys, copper pagoda roofs, . .the pictures here are grand."— #WHTISA $35 authorities on Tibetan history, Divided into sections covering ar- merchants, natives, the religions The Fessenden Review A beautifully illustrated introduc- literature and religion. This oppor- chitecture, sculpture, painting, and temples. ibetan culture, just before its ex- tion to the dazzling art and spiritu- tunity gave Mele a unique oppor- relics and monastic activities. The LOST LHASA: Heinrich Har- tensive destruction during the Chi- ality of the Kalachakra sand man- tunity to partake of Tibetan life. text is written from the Chinese rer's Tibet, by Heinrich Harrer. nese occupation, is evoked in these dala, brought to the US by the This book presents a series of viewpoint of Tibet. 224 pp., 200 photographs, 9x11" 131 rare and handsome photo- monks of Namgyal Monastery. graphs. A Portrait of Lost Tibet photos that exemplify Tibetan cul- BUDDHIST ICONOGRAPHY, #LOLH $39.95 WHITE LOTUS: An Introduc- gives an unforgettable glimpse into ture. Each page frames a facet of by Tibet House. 247 pp. plus 73 This visual sequel to the author's tion to Tibetan Culture, ed. by this exotic land, as recorded by the Tibetan people and Tibetan plates, #BUIC $18.95. great Seven Years in Tibet, Lost Carole Elchert. 240 pp., 38 color Brooke Dolan and Ilya Tolstoy landscape. Buddhist iconography holds an Lhasa is Heinrich Harrer's inti- and 70 black & white illus. mate and highly personal photo- (grandson of the writer), as they In his introduction, Michael van #WHLO $19.95 (see Religion unique position in the spiritual traveled through the country in Walt, Dutch expert in interna- and cultural life and tradition of graphic portrayal of a vanished section) way of life. The astonishing 1942 on a diplomatic mission for tional law, updates the reader on the Tibetan people. Its study is the Allies. Their ten-month trek the major events in Tibet that have one of the best ways of under- photos, together with Harrer's | ALSO IN PAPER! | produced thousands of photo- occurred since Mele traveled standing Buddhism. Tibet House shining commentary, capture the graphs that represent the best pic- there: cataclysmic changes have of New Delhi published this com- "forbidden city" in ceremonies, at WISDOM AND COMPAS- home with families, at work, and torial study of Tibetan civilization drastically altered the fece of SION: The Sacred Art of Tibet, prehensive survey of the history, in existence. Tibet, making this book's record by Marylin Rhie & Robert Thur- significance, philosophy, sym- at play. Lost Lhasa shows us the ".. .the houses, nomads, monks historically valuable as well as ar- man, photos by John Taylor. 408 bolism, variety and impact of Bud- Tibet of our dreams. Heinrich Harrer escaped from a British in- and monasteries, religious ceremo- tistically beautiful. pp., 278 illus., 263 in full color, dhist iconography. ternment camp in India at the out- nies and mountains of the high TIBET, by Kevin Kling. 104pp., 9 x 12", #WICO $65. cloth, CRAFTS OF KASHMIR, set of WWII and traveled for two plateau offer a poignant glimpse of 96 color illus., 10 x 8," #TIK #WICOP $40 paperback JAMMU & LADAKH, by Jaya years across Tibet to Lhasa where what once was."— The Washington $18.95 This landmark volume illustrates, Jaitly & Katnal Sahai. 228 pp., he befriended the young Dalai Times Kevin Kling traveled with geolo- explains, and celebrates 160 of the 170 full-color photos, 10 x 10" Lama and lived as a prominent cit- "This may be the finest pictorial gists over thousands of miles in re- finest and most beautiful examples #CRKAJA $55 cloth izen until the Chinese invasion in representation to date of Tibetan mote parts of the Tibetan interior. of Tibetan sacred art. Drawn from Crafts introduces us to the almost 1950. culture and customs."—Religious Her magnificent photographs cap- museums and private collections unbelievable creativity of this ture the unequaled beauty and around the world, almost half of MY TIBET, by the Dalai Lama & Humanism region's people. In this sophisti- timeless essence of Tibet. We the pieces have never been pub- Galen Rowell. 168 pp., oversize THE SACRED MOUNTAIN cated and splendidly illustrated think the landscape shots are ex- lished before, and nearly all are cloth edition, 108 color photos. OF TIBET: On Pilgrimage to book, scholars and artists with an Mount Kailas, by Russell Johnson cellent. "Stunning, rich-souled reproduced here for the first time intimate knowledge of the area #MYTI $35 in color. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and & Kerry Moron. 128 pp., 116 color photographs."—Boston Globe. write about the lives of Buddhist, plates, 8 3/4 x 10 1/2", #SAMOTI TIBET IN EXILE, photos by The text offers unprecedented Hindu and Muslim craftspeople, Galen Rowell have produced a insights into the religious meaning great photographic study of Tibet. $24.95 paper Raghu Rai, text by Jane Perkins, in- their methods of production and Spectacular photography and vivid tro. by H.H. the Dalai Lama. 160 and use, iconography, and aes- the historical context of their Galen is well-known for his Sierra thetics of the tangka paintings, Club books. His photos of Tibet narrative provide a journey pp., 100 full-color and 20 b&w designs. through the stunning Himalayan photos very large format, #TIEX sculptures, and mandalas pic- are unlike any we've seen before. tured. 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America, Mesoamerica, TIONARY OF MODERN TIBE- TERMINOLOGY, Tsepak Rigzin. one of several incarnations of the Hidden Journey is Andrew's story of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hin- TAN, by Melvyn Goldstein. 486 pp., 479 pp. #TIEDDI $40 cloth Divine Mother alive today. Work- personal mystical transformation in duism, Buddhism, China, and #ENTIDI $60 cloth This is the first such dictionary in ing harmonically with any other way the hands of skillful and very Japan. The first scholarly dictionary of its English and is based on The Great to the Divine, this path is one in powerful teachers. STANDING IN YOUR OWN kind by the world's leading lex- Volume of Precise Understanding which the Light itself works to ef- "There is no other account of WAY: Talks on the Nature of Ego, icographer of modern Tibetan. It is (Mahavyutpatti)—the first Sanskrit- fect the transformation and to such a journey and such a vision. by Anthony Damiani. 272 pp. essential for everyone who wants to Tibetan dictionary commissioned change us, gently and protectively, It is the extraordinary coming close #STWA $15.95 write or speak modern Tibetan. by King Tri Ralpachen in the 9th from within. Mother Meera is the to the divine, actually spoken about "Anthony Damiani is a truly great With its 16,000 main entries and century, supplemented from the teacher described in the best-selling and offered to our thoughts."—Iris man.. .one of my closest spiritual 29,000 subentries, ranging from the works of various Tibetan lamas. Hidden Journey by Andrew Harvey. Murdoch brothers."—The Dalai Lama technical and scholarly to the idio- The work contains 4,000 main en- THE ASIAN JOURNAL OF "Harvey directly and convinc- What is this "ego" that some tell matic and colloquial, this is the best tries and over 6,000 sub-entries, THOMAS MERTON. 445 pp., ingly describes his visions and us to assert, others tell us to deny, dictionary available for modern providing Sanskrit equivalents many photos #ASJOTH $11.95 spiritual experiences, which are in and still others say we must trans- Tibetan. where possible. Merton's trip to Asia in 1968 is a the tradition of Eastern mystics such form and transcend? Why is it A TIBETAN-ENGLISH DIC- remarkable account by a Christian as Aurobindo and Western mystics there? When do we have it, and TIONARY (compact edition), contemplative of spiritual life in the such as Juliana of Norwich and when does it have us? And how will Sarat Chandra Das. #COTIEN $45 East. 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She examines arche- #SUPAKN $24.50 course system available in spoken gaining for a bus seat, the Tibetan BELONGING TO THE UNI- types, collective unconscious, the "For the first time in the history of Tibetan language, Fluent Tibetan Phrasebook and accompanying tapes VERSE: Explorations on the Self, Jung's famous mandala ex- Orientalism, a thorough study of was developed by a team of lan- make immediate communication Frontiers of Science & Spiritual- periences and the teachings of the Ibn al-'Arabi's thought is now avail- guage experts working in conjunc- with Tibetans easy and fun. ity, by Fritjof Capra & David Middle Way and Tantra. able. This book will remain a most tion with indigenous speakers at the Travelers to Tibet, Nepal, and In- Steindl-Rast. Ill pp. #BEUN $10 LOOKING INTO MIND, by An- important milestone in the study of University of Virginia under a grant dia as well as people wishing to This is a shining example of the new thony Damiani. 282 pp. #LOMI Islamic mystical theology."— from the International Research and speak with Tibetans in the Vvfest will paradigm thinking—an entertaining $14.95 Annemarie Schimmel Studies Program of the Department find this book invaluable. book that make science ad theology This is an invitation to discover and THE SUFI PATH OF LOVE: of Education in Washington, DC. Tibetan Phrasebook begins by in- come alive. explore one's own basic mind from The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi, Fluent Tibetan is based upon the troducing you to both a phonetic "With the excitement of seekers two standpoints. From the practi- by William Chittick. 431 pp. courses developed by the U.S. State system and a simple yet complete after a greater truth, they probe the cal side, it shows how to use medi- #SUPALO $14.95 Department's Foreign Service Insti- grammar. In addition to containing process of life and the spirit to find tation as a means to experience the This is a most impressive work on tute (FSI) specifically for diplomats phrases and dialogues, each chap- the striking inErconnectedness of all mind directly, free of any images. Rumi which presents in Rumi's needing to learn a language quickly. ter is preceded by useful informa- reality. I recommend this book for From the side of reason, its com- own words the basic Sufi and Is- The FSI model used for this course tion, vocabulary, and some pointers both the beginner and the advanced pelling, readily accessible analysis of lamic doctrines concerning God and is unsurpassed in its proven effec- about Tibetan customs and eti- tiveness. The method acquaints stu- in the fields of theology and the nature of everyday experience the world, the role of man in the quette. The appendices include science."—Matthew Fox shows that the world and the I are cosmos, man's ultimate becoming, dents with the sounds and patterns these helpful sections: Numbers, of Tibetan speech, through repeti- CENTERING PRAYER: Renew- thought into existence by the same the states and stations of the mysti- Dates, Days and Time, Dates of creative mind. Anthony Damiani cal ascent to God. The author has tive interactive drills, enabling them Festivals, Religious and Monastic ing an Ancient Christian Prayer to learn increasingly complex struc- Form, by M. B. Pennington, presents this combined approach as masterfully arranged Rumi's teach- Vocabulary and a General the most direct way to intimate ings and poetry by topic so that the tures quickly, and in this way pro- Vocabulary. O.C.S.O. 254 pp. #CEPR $5.95 motes rapid progress in speaking the Centering Prayer combines the best knowledge of one's own basic mind, book presents Rumi's own views. Though the clear and simple the surest route to reliable spiritual Tibetan language. Fluent Tibetan is form of romanization ensures that of the Eastern Christian spiritual ex- THE SYMBOLIC QUEST, Ed- the best course available anywhere ercises with life in the modern independence. ward Whitmont. 336 pp. #SYQU you will be understood, two for learning Tibetan on your own. 90-minute cassette tapes comple- world. He discusses ways to over- LOVE'S FIRE: Recreations of $12.95 The Fluent Tibetan package con- ment the book so that you can ac- come problems that stifle our at- Rumi, by Andrew Harvey. 118 pp. "The reader will get what has not sists of a textbook and a set of tape tually hear and practice how the tempts at achieving the highest pos- #LOFI $8.95 been available before, a clear state- recordings, arranged in fifteen units. ment of the Jungian position, that words and phrases are spoken by a sible communion with divinity. The incandescence and penetration The first three units are devoted to life has a pattern of wholeness which native. DAUGHTER OF FERE: A Diary of the poems of Rumi, greatest of recognition and pronunciation of of a Spiritual Training with a Sufi the Sufi poet-mystics, are well- can only be comprehended symbol- the Tibetan alphabet and its com- ically at this moment in time."— |NOW AVAILABLE!! Master, by Irina Tweedie. 822 pp. known to the enthusiastic and binations in syllables and words. The Los Angeles Times. #DAFI $19.95 rapidly growing ranks of his readers. Beginning with unit four, vocabu- TRANSLATING BUDDHISM Little did Irina Tweedie know that These superb translations, or One of the most practical, straightforward explanations of both lary and grammatical patterns are FROM TIBETAN: An Introduc- her trip to India in 1959, at the age "recreations," most in English for introduced in the form of situational the way the psyche functions and tion to the Tibetan Literary Lan- of fifty-two, would mysteriously lead the first time, deal with universal is- dialogues. Each dialogue is followed sues of love, despair, and ultimate the archetypes that are the energetic guage and the Translation of her to a Sufi master, and set her by extensive drills which repeat the Buddhist Texts from Tibetan, by upon a journey to the "heart of union with the Divine—the entire centers of symbolic life. A manual vocabulary and grammatical pat- for anyone wishing a deep under- Joe Wilson, Jr.. 810 pp., 7 x 9* hearts," the Sufi path of realization. cycle common to all the world's terns in different contexts. In this #TRBUTI $50 cloth, A Namgyal mystical traditions. From the author standing of the forces that move us. Bhai Sahib's first request of her was way the student learns not merely Institute Textbook. of A Journey in Ladakh. to keep a complete diary of her THE WHIRLING DERVISHES, to mimic the phrases but to use the Based on the system developed by spiritual training—everything, all PLOTINUS: The Enneads, by by Shems Friedlander. 160 pp., large language creatively. Jeffrey Hopkins at the University the difficult parts, even all the Stephen MacKenna. 768 pp. #PL format, 90 photos & illus., All the voices in the dialogues and of Virginia, this book presents in doubts. He predicted that one day $65 cloth #WHDE $16.95 drills are those of indigenous Tibe- lesson form, with drills and read- it would become a book and would ' 'For the rapture of its wild genius, This is the story of the Sufi order tan speakers and the material is ing exercises, a practical introduc- benefit people around the world. MacKenna's Plotinus has been for known as the Mevlevis and its given by both male and female tion to the grammar, syntax and This diary spans five years, making near to forty years the most instruc- founder the poet and mystic Mev- voices alternately. The Tibetan conceptual vocabulary of the Tibe- up an amazing record of spiritual tive and inspiring single volume in lana Jalalu'ddin Rumi. These Sufis voices on the tape are exceptionally tan language used in Buddhist transformation—the agonies, the re- my library. It is a source of the repeat the name of God as they clear. The end-of-text glossary is works on philosophy and medita- sistance, the long and frightening deepest ideas the mind can think; turn—emptying their hearts of all both Tibetan-English and English- tion. The book is extremely well bouts with the purifying fires of it is also a bible of beauty.' '—James but the thought of God and Tibetan. designed and serves as an in- Kundalini, the perseverance, the Hillman whirling in the ecstatic movements The material covered in Fluent troduction both to the reading and movements towards surrender, the "This truly great book is the of His breath. Tibetan roughly corresponds to translating of Tibetan and to the longing, and finally the all- source of much that is most pre- what is covered in two semesters of central ideas of Buddhist philoso- consuming love. cious in the whole Western spiritual college-level language study. Having phy and meditation. It is the best tradition—whether one's interest is completed this text, students should book available for learning Tibe- ION SALE!I scholarly or whether one is seeking | NEW! | be capable of intermediate level tan Buddhist language and will be- support for one's own spiritual speech as defined by the University come a standard text in universities GANDHI AND THE H-BOMB: search. 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extensive commentary to the Third for accessibility and sheer pleasure became a monk at age three, of global concern. These ad- moved to the Potala Palace in dresses, interviews and biographi- Dalai Lama's "Essence of Refined of reading for translations from Gold" drawn from his own Tibetan. The language here is Lhasa and became the spiritual |GOOD READING'! cal essays reveal a highly pragmatic and political leader of his people man, dedicated to the establish- penetrating experience. His dis- clear and congenial."—Daniel course comprises the main body of Goleman, Parabola Magazine by age fifteen. To her careful re- THE BODHGAYA INTER- ment of non-violent solutions to search into the early years of the human problems in the personal, this text and alternates between These teachings present a sys- VIEWS 1981-85, by His Holiness tematic approach to personal de- Dplai Lama, Whitney Stewart the Dalai Lama, Ed. by Jose Igna- environmental and political personal reflections, direct spiritual advice and scriptural velopment through visualization, adds many touching stories from cio Cabezon. 104 pp., photos, arenas. A captivating picture the Dalai Lama himself, as well as emerges of the Dalai Lama whose quotations. He elucidates in prac- reason and contemplation. The #BOIN $8.95 tical terms what the student must presentation is clear and eloquent. spirited illustrations to produce a "In these spontaneous interviews goodwill, understanding and prac- book that will leave a lasting im- ticality have brought him respect do to attain enlightenment. This The approach is simple yet pro- he reveals his inimitable wit and found. It does not presuppose any pression on young readers. gently exemplifies the true nature from world leaders and the ac- book forms the most accessible introduction to Tibetan Buddhism prior experience on the part of the Whitney Stewart writes fiction of a Bodhisattva."—East West claim of millions around the and non-fiction for children. She world. Foreword by Senator available. beginner, while providing rich ma- Journal ".. .presented in a practical and terial for the more advanced prac- has been a children's librarian and These sparkling interviews with Claiborne Pell, Chairman of the a tutor of English, French, crea- Senate Foreign Relations Commit- understandable form... delight- titioner. Beginning with practices His Holiness the Dalai Lama are fully illustrated, well-printed and that develop an effective mental tive writing, and children's thea- sure to interest Buddhists and non- tee. BOOK OF THE MONTH ter. Her experience as a puppeteer CLUB SELECTION. highly recommendable as a prac- outlook in one's life, this book Buddhists alike. His Holiness guides the student to more ad- and actor has been a base for writ- covers a spectrum of religious and DEITY YOGA in Action and tical guide to Tibetan Buddhism" —Soami Sariputra, The The- vanced techniques for developing ing for and working with children secular concerns in a most candid Performance Tantras, H.H. the in elementary and high school. osophist the mind's deepest potentials and and stimulating manner. Psychol- Dalai Lama, Tsong-ka-pa and happiness. "The author has perfectly cap- ogy, tantra, politics, emptiness, Jeffrey Hopkins (also Trans. & KINDNESS, CLARITY, AND tured the sense of wonder and INSIGHT, by H.H the Fourteenth TANTRA IN TIBET, H.H the Christianity, reincarnation, liber- Ed.). 274 pp. #DEYO $14.95 Dalai Lama, Tsong-ka-pa and childlike enthusiasm of the young ation, meditation, mantra, gurus, Deity Yoga describes the profound Dalai Lama, Trans. & Ed. by monk's personality, while telling protector deities, and particle process of meditation in Action Jeffrey Hopkins, Co-Ed. by Jeffrey Hopkins (also Trans. & Ed.). 252 pp. #TATT $14.95 the larger story of Tibetan cul- physics are some of the topics and Performance Tantras. It is a Elizabeth Napper. 239 pp. ture."—The Quest Reader invaluable book for anyone who is #KICLIN $12.95 "This is a most valuable book for discussed—much of this informa- the serious seeker."— The Tibet • COMMENTARY ON practicing or interested in Bud- This best-selling book contains a SHANTIDEVAi tion is unavailable elsewhere. Journal These interviews were held at the dhist tantra. It is comprised of collection of talks given by the Dalai Lama to Western audiences Tantra in Tibet consists of three TRANSCENDENT WISDOM: close of annual teachings and in- three parts: parts published under the auspices A Commentary on the Ninth itiations in Bodhgaya, India, the Heart of Mantra by the Dalai during his tours of North America. His Holiness covers a of the Dalai Lama: Chapter of Shantideva's Guide to place most sacred to Buddhists. Lama is a lucid exposition of the the Bodhisattva Way of Life, by meditative rites of deity yoga—the wide variety of spiritual and hu- Essence of Tantra by H.H. the THE DALAI LAMA: A man concerns in a practical and di- Dalai Lama reveals the highly H.H. the Dalai Lama; Trans., ed. POLICY OF KINDNESS, com- distinctly tantric process in which practical and compassionate use of & annotated by B. Alan Wallace. yogis visualize themselves in the rect manner with his characteris- piled & edited by Sidney Pibum. tic warmth, wit and perception. this science of spiritual develop- 146 pp., #TRWI $9.95 form of a Buddha's divine body as "A clear exposition..." — 152 pp., #POKI $6.95 a manifestation of compassionate Not limited to Buddhist or reli- ment. Contents include: tantra for "This small book is a comprehen- gious believers, his message speaks practice, refuge, the three paths, Vajradhatu Sun sive and engaging introduction to wisdom. "The Guide to the Bodhisattva The Great Exposition of Secret to all humanity of the importance greatness of mantra, clear light this great man.. This is an excel- and initiation. Way of Life" is one of the most Mantra—pairs 2 & 3, by Tsong-ka- to the very fabric of society of highly recommended texts for Ma- lent anthology."—Karuna kindness, love, and compassion. It The Great Exposition of Secret ''.. .This is a very important col- pa, details the practices of Action hayana practice. The ninth chap- and Performance Tantras. Special is a message of hope, both in terms Mantra—Part 1 by Tsong-ka-pa, is lection... most highly recom- one of the principle classic texts on ter of that book, the chapter on deity yoga techniques for the de- of the potential for individual and mended."— Library Journal social transformation, and in terms tantra. It presents the main fea- Transcendent Wisdom, is known ' 'Until now there has never been velopment of the heart, mind and tures common to all the Buddhist among Buddhist scholars as a physical form of a Buddha are of the indomitable human spirit. one book that contains the essen- "Hopkins has done an excellent tantra systems as well as the differ- challenging and profound exposi- presented in a coherent series of tion of the Madhyamika View of tial elements of thought embodied translating and editing job, mak- ences between sutra and tantra. within this ancient way of life. The yogic exercises. The mudras (hand Contents include: paths to Budd- Buddhist philosophy. It is difficult gestures) that accompany the ing the often-difficult terms and to understand without a com- Dalai Lama's policy of kindness doctrines very accessible.. .gives hahood, vajra vehicle, deity yoga, is not only a personal philosophy, meditations are clearly illustrated. and method in the four tantras. mentary. Supplement by Jeffrey Hopkins the reader an insight into contem- "In this work we have the Dalai it is the essence of his non-violent porary Tibetan Buddhism as Supplement by Jeffrey Hopkins solution to the social, political and outlines in detail the structure of discusses the meaning of empti- Lama at full strength...a pro- Action Tantra practices as well as presented by the gentle, intelligent environmental problems of today's exiled leader of the Tibetan peo- ness, transformation, and the pur- found work."—Parabola world."— The Quest Reader the need for the development of pose of the four tantras. In 1979, His Holiness the Dalai special yogic powers. ple. This is an excellent Lama delivered an oral teaching "Clear, concise, interweaving TO THE LION THRONE, by ESSENCE OF REFINED book."—Choice on this text before an assembly of practical discussion with things of "Though [the Dalai Lama] is Whitney Stewart. 60 pp., large for- a more ethereal nature, this is an GOLD, by the Third Dalai Lama over a thousand Tibetans and one of the most erudite scho- mat #LITH $8.95 Westerners. B. Alan Wallace has essential and wonderfully inexpen- & Glenn H. Mullin, Commentary lars. . .he has a gift for reducing This is an exciting and engaging sive purchase."—Booklist, Ameri- by H.H. the present Dalai Lama. translated, edited and added ex- his doctrine to a core of lucid prac- biography of the Dalai Lama for planatory notes to this extraor- can Library Association 271 pp. #ESREGO $12.95 ticality, crystallized in the title of children. The day the Dalai Lama Who is the Dalai Lama and why "For its down-to-earth style in- was born, a rainbow touched his dinarily clear and valuable com- his 1984 book, Kindness, Clarity mentary. was he awarded the Nobel Peace dicating a rich spiritual path, this and Insight."—Time Magazine house, two crows rested on his roof must rank as one of the finest THE UNION OF BLISS AND Prize? Beginning with the Nobel PATH TO BLISS, by The Dalai top and kept guard and his father Lecture which presents his policy Buddhist books in English to jumped from his sick bed and EMPTINESS, H.H. the Dalai date."—The Middle Way Lama, ed. by Thubten Jxnpa & Lama. 191 pp. #UNBLEM $12.95 of kindness, this book offers a Christine Cox. 240 pp. #PABL declared himself cured by his son's comprehensive view of his per- Continuing the living Tibetan birth. This biography follows the The origins of the instructions on tradition to the present day, the $14.95 this Lama Choepa (guru yoga) sonal life, his wide-ranging in- "Path to Bliss sets a new standard life of the young, spirited boy who terests, and his thoughts on issues present Dalai Lama provides an

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j,*%*»■-***«*** - 27 DALAI LAMA/KALACHAKRA TEACHINGS THE DALAI LAMA KALACHAKRA TEACHINGS TIIK DALAI LAMA I IK- MttiiiiitKui t.ili- ]l£^fiL0f]M jhe kalachakra in Context Geshe Lhundub Sopa f^oger Jackson jonn Vuian Hilli a foiwori by 1)5 holmes the Dalai Una

OCEAN OF W SI X )M THE WHEEL OF TIME: The Kalachakra in Context, by Geshe Lhundub Sopa, Roger Jackson, John Newman, foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama. 158 pp., #WHTI $12.95 The Kalachakra is one of the most profound and sublime of the Bud- 1 dhist tantric systems. It is an in- P T tricate interweaving of yoga, astrology, physiology, and mythology The Dalai Lama into a meditational system that ofTibd embraces the entire universe and leads to enlightenment. The Kalachakra, with its special ■ ■ ■ connection to the land of Shamb- hala and a future golden age of practice are traced back to the ex- MY LAND AND MY PEOPLE, HIGHEST YOGA TANTRA, by THE PRACTICE OF Dharma, has a special appeal for planatory tantra called Vajramala, by the Dalai Lama. 271 pp. Daniel Cozort 192 pp. #HIYOTA KALACHAKRA, by Glenn H. people of all levels of learning and in which the visualization of the #LAPE $8.95 $12.95 (see Religion section) Mullin, foreword by H.H. the Dalai practice. Initiations into its prac- body mandala deities on the gu- This is the famous autobiography For anyone interested in practicing Lama. 350 pp., Illus. #PRKA tices traditionally have been large public events, especially when ru's body is explained according translated from the Dalai Lama's Kalachakra, this book is a great $14.95 granted by the Dalai Lama. to Guhyasamaja. Since the integral original Tibetan manuscript. general presentation of tantra and The Kalachakra spiritual legacy is Initiation into the Kalachakra practice of Yamantaka, Gu- OCEAN OF WISDOM: Guide- in addition has a special section a vital and central part of Tibetan hyasamaja and Heruka has great comparing the completion stages Buddhism. Presented here is a Tantra has been given with in- lines for Living, text by Dalai creasing frequency in recent years, merit and advantages, Lama of the Guhyasamaja and detailed and practical overview of Lama, photos by Marcia Keegan. but information on this complex Choepa explains how to do it on 112 pp. 19 color photos. #OCWIP Kalachakra systems. this unique spiritual path. In Part the basis of this guru yoga prac- $8.95 paper #OSWIC $14.95 cloth KALACHAKRA: RITE OF IN- One, Glenn Mullin discusses the system and practice remains tantric path to enlightenment by tice. The actual practice is ex- The Dalai Lama's message is in- ITIATION, by H.H. the Dalai sparse. The Wheel of Time fills the plained on the basis of Gu- terwoven with many photos of Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins. 511 pp. drawing on the writings of great gap by discussing the Buddhist hyasamaja, the preliminaries such him. #KARIIN $22.95 scholar-practitioners of the past. background, history, initiation He describes the sutrayana and rites, generation stage sadhana and as the self-generation are explained OPENING THE EYE OF NEW For the first time, a tantric initia- vajrayana paths, outlines the four completion stage practices of the on the basis of Yamantaka, and AWARENESS, byH.H. the Dalai tion ritual is presented in detail in English. classes of tantras, compares the Kalachakra tantra. performing offerings and so forth Lama, trans, by Donald S. Lopez, Kalachakra generation and com- Jr. with Jeffrey Hopkins. 144 pp. KALACHAKRA TANTRA, is explained according to Heruka. pletion stage yogas to those of the #OPEY $12.95 This guru yoga is widespread Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. 180 pp. mainstream tantras and details the A succinct yet thorough presenta- within the Gelug system and most #KATA $12.00 unique Kalachakra methods for at- tion of the doctrines of Tibetan This book provides a sound expla- followers know it by heart. This taining enlightenment in this life- Buddhism written by the Dalai nation of the practice of volume present useful tantric ma- time. Part Two contains transla- Lama for those who do not have Kalachakra. It contains tantric in- THE WHEEL OF TIME SAND terial unavailable elsewhere. tions of seven essential texts on the the leisure to study the great texts. MANDALA, by Barry Bryant formation pertinent to practi- with the Monks of Namgyal Mon- Other Titles: It is a good survey of the theory tioners of any highest yoga tantra. practice of Kalachakra, including a sadhana selected by the Dalai astery. 256 pp., over 150 photos, CULTIVATING A DAILY and practice of Buddhism. Topics include: the initiations, #WHTISA $35 June! MEDITATION, by the Dalai vows and pledges, cultivating the Lama for this book. Glenn Mul- lin's perceptive and very readable Lama. 137 pp., #CUDAME$7.95 generation and completion stages, A beautifully illustrated introduc- discussion of the theory and prac- The Dalai Lama explains how one energy centers, winds, drops, tak- tion to the dazzling art and spiritu- tice of this profound tantric system should proceed to cultivate a daily ing the three bodies as the path, ality of the Kalachakra sand man- is an excellent addition to the liter- dala, brought to the US by the meditational practice. He also and day and night yogas. ature on this subject. monks of Namgyal Monastery. presents tantric meditations and discusses how and why they are e fective in transfo"-; _ '__ .,miu. The visualizauons used are that of the Buddha, Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Vajrapani and Arya Tara. He shows how to develop the Support Tibetan Resettlement! expansive view and a compassionate heart. Insightful questions and A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO PROVIDE THE answers follow each chapter. REFUGEES with jobs to make their transition to life in America easier. However, FREEDOM IN EXILE: The Au- a large amount of financial support is still needed to cover the cost of transporta- tobiography of the Dalai Lama. 256 pp., 16 black & white photos. tion, insurance, housing and other necessities during the first few months after their #FREX $10.95 arrival. In this landmark book the Dalai The endless knot emblem has been adopted as the logo for the Tibetan-U.S. Lama tells his story—from his remarkable childhood as the leader Resettlement Project because it symbolizes the interrelatedness of all things. A ster- of 6 million Tibetans through the ling silver pendant has been created to help raise needed funds for the project. By crisis of the Chinese invasion up purchasing an endless knot, you may join the many Tibetan and American organiz- to the present life in exile and re- ers and sponsors in an effort to assist the Tibetans resettling in Ithaca. establishment of his culture in India. The endless knot pendant is available through Rio!, an ethnic boutique in Ithaca that is developing a jewelry busi- THE MEANING OF LIFE ness for Tibetans. The pendant comes adorned with a colorful bead. Wear these to show your support of the project. (From A Buddhist Perspective), To receive your pendant, please send a check, credit card information or money order for $20 plus $2 shipping by the Dalai Lama, trans, by Jeffrey (and tax-NYS only) per item to Rio!, 116 Center Ithaca, Ithaca, NY 14850, 607-272-2115. Hopkins. 120 pp., color photos, #MELI $12.50 (Silver plated earrings are also now available for $20 plus shipping, etc.) All proceeds from the sale of these items In this teaching on the twelve links go to support the Tibetan Resettlement Project in Ithaca. You may sent a larger amount if you wish to offer extra sup- of dependent-arising, His Holi- ness presents the basic world view port to the project. Support Tibetan Resettlement! of Buddhism and how humans can make life meaningful.

SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 28 DZOGCHEN/CHILDREN'S BOOKS DZOGCHEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS DZOGCHEN: INNERMOST Explains how all personal and cultivate creativity, moral strength from infancy to adolescence. Writ- DREAiMYOGA ESSENCE, by Tulku Thondup. general phenomena, including all and goodness—The Parrot and the ten with no particular religious AN DTHK PRACTICE #DZINES $6.95 spiritual traditions, depend on the Cloud; Voices in the Graveyard; perspective, it draws on the great DZOGCHEN & PAD- outer, inner and secret manifesta- The Black Shoes; The Golden Eastern and Western religious tra- OF NATURAL LIGHT MASAMBHAVA, by Sogyal Rin- tions of the five wisdom dakinis. Tusk. ditions and aims at helping parents poche. 103 pp. #DZPA $8 SELF-LIBERATION: Through HERO OF THE LAND OF to effectively communicate This is an excellent introduction Seeing Everything With Naked SNOW, Illus. by Julia Witwer. spiritual ideas to their children. to Dzogchen practice expressing Awareness, Trans. &Ed. by John #HELASN $6.95 David Carroll has degrees from the heart and spirit of Dzogchen. M. Reynolds, Foreword by Namk- This tale of Gesar recounts his Harvard and Columbia and is the author of twenty-two books. , ^fe- It describes the practice, path and hai Norbu. 240 pp. #SELI $14.95 birth, defiance of tyranny, exile, the guru. It includes an accessible The famous classic known in the and the maiden who awakens him TARA'S COLORING BOOK, survey of the nine yana approach West as The Tibetan Book of the to fulfill his destiny and helps him by Andy Weber & Nigel Wettings. and the history of the Nyingma Great Liberation has been available find the wonder-horse Kyan-shay. 12 line drawings, oversize, School. Illustrated with many only in rough translation by Wonderful full-page illustrations. #TACOBO $7.95 photos of the lineage holders. Evans-Wentz. Now a celebrated THE HUNGRY TIGRESS: A book of twelve exquisite line drawings of famous Tibetan icons. DZOGCHEN: The Self- Tibetologist reveals clearly what is Buddhist Legends & Jataka said in the original, the essence of Tales, by Rafe Martin. 288 pp. Buddha, Chenrezig, Tara, Man- Perfected State, by Namkhai jushri and others with instructions Buddhist Dzogchen teaching. #HUTI $15 Norbu. 96 pp. #DZSEPE $7.95 on how to color the drawings. This is a manual of Dzogchen Reynolds' commentary is based on Respect, love, courage, persever- practice that is remarkably com- the teachings of Namkhai Norbu ance, humor, and faith are the TINTIN IN TIBET, by Herge. 62 plete for its size. Rinpoche. universal mesages of these stories, pp. #TITI $6.95 BUDDHA MIND: An Anthol- SOME ESSENTIAL ADVICE retold here by famous storyteller Tintin meets intrigue, lamas, yaks ogy of Longchen Rabjam's Writ- FOUR-THEMED PRECIOUS ON THE PRACTICE OF Rafe Martin. This is the widest and yeti in rugged Tibet. ings on Dzogpa Chenpo, Tulku GARLAND, by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche & Beru Khyentze Rin- MEDITATION, by Sogyal Rin- selection of Jataka tales (stories of TO THE LION THRONE, by Thondup Rinpoche, Ed. by Harold poche. 25 pp., #SOESAD $4.50 the Buddha's earlier births) cur- Whitney Stewart. 55 pp. #LITH Talbott, 482 pp. #BUMIC $28.95 poche. 44 pp. #FOTHPR $5.95 Dzog-chen is the realization of the Four talks by one of the leading rently available. $8.95 • cloth "Offers a fine introduction to the perfection of all reality as an in- dzogchen masters on the practice INDEPENDENCE TO EXILE, "Tulku Thondup Rinpoche has of meditation. This small book is life and teachings of the fourteenth divisible unity of voidness and ap- by Christopher Gibb. 94pp., many performed a service of inestimable full of practical advice and is Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of value for all serious students of pearance. Unfolds the nine vehicles illustrations and photos, #INEX highly recommended. $6.95 Tibet. Interwoven are short tales Buddhist thought. One of Tibet's to enlightenment through surra, tan- about the culture and people of greatest philosopher-sages, Kun- tra and Dzog-chen methods. TANTRIC PRACTICE IN Well-illustrated presentation of NYING-MA, byKhetsun Sangpo, Tibet. The Dalai Lama always mkhyen Klong-chen-pa is here Tibetan political history and Rinbochay, Trans. &Ed. by Jeffrey says, "If you can't help people, at made accessible to the specialist | SOMEDAY! 1 events leading up to and beyond Hopkins, Co-edited by Anne Klein. the Chinese invasion. Designed least don't hurt them."—Skipping and interested non-specialist in a Stones manner that is authoritative, com- THE FLIGHT OF THE 239 pp. #TAPRNY $14.95 and illustrated by students of the TWENTY JATAKA TALES, re- prehensive and clear.. This book GARUDA: Teachings of the ' 'This book presents one of those Tibetan Children's Village. Dzogchen Tradition, Keith Dow- rare introductions to Tibetan Bud- THE LAND OF SNOWS, by told by Noor Inayat Khan, illus. by fills a major gap."—Matthew Kap- H. WillebeekLe Mair. 154pp., 21 man. 210 pp. #FLGA $14 Fall dhism, which really can be recom- Christopher Gibb. 93 pp., many il- stein, The University of Chicago illus. #TWJATA $9.95 Contains the English translation of mended because of the splendid lustrations and photos, #LASN Buddha Mind is an anthology of Drawn from famous legends con- four fundamental Dzogchen texts combination of authenticity and $6.95 writings on Dzogpa Chenpo clarity."— Tibet Forum cerning the former lives of the (Dzogchen) by Longchen Rabjam with an illuminating introduction This history of Tibet, written for by the author. Rinpochay's commentary on the children up to 15 years old, is a Buddha, these twenty stories tell (1308-1363), the most celebrated of people and animals moved to Instructions on the "Preliminar- concise, colorful and lively in- writer and adept of the Nying- THE GOLDEN LETTERS: acts of altruism by the noble ex- ies to the Great Perfection Teach- troduction to the history and daily mapa School of Tibetan Bud- The Tibetan Teachings of Garab ample of their fellow creatures. ing (Dzogchen)" contains the clas- life of the Tibetan people. The dhism. Dzogpa Chenpo is the in- Done, First Dzogchen Master, They are highly dramatic adven- trans. &ed. by John Reynolds; fore- sical Nying-ma presentation of the Tibetan Children's Village pub- nermost esoteric philosophy and Tantric practices which lead to the tures resolved by non-violent and word by Namkhai Norbu. 150 pp. lished this book. meditation training, which until realization of Buddhahood. compassionate means. Exquisite #GOLE $14.95 June MEDITATION FOR CHIL- recent decades was only whispered ".. .this text offers an all- illustrations. into the ears of heart-disciples by Three Statements That Strike the Es- DREN: Pathways to Happiness, encompassing presentation of the WHERE IS TIBET?, by Gina the learned masters. Dzogpa sential Path is an ancient Dzog- Harmony, Creativity & Fun for Vajrayana expression of Mahayana Halpern. 48 full-color pages, ages Chenpo employs a meditative tech- chen revelation that introduces the philosophy and practice.. .the vir- the Family, by Deborah Rozman. 3-10, #WHTI? $12.95 paper nique which effortlessly uncovers practitioner to the nature of his or 152 pp. IMEFOCH $9.95 her own mind. Included are com- tue of this work is its technical "A beautifully illustrated picture the emotional and intellectual By following the simple and book that successfully presents the mentaries by Patrul Rinpoche and completeness.. .avoids the pitfalls layers of the mind and instantly stimulating exercises offered in rich cultural and spiritual heritage H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche. We of being a mere text translation. this book you can help your child awakens its essential nature, which There is much here for repeated of this land."—Shelley Garvey, apologize that this book has been to improve concentration, relieve is Buddha Mind or Buddhahood reading, contemplation and ab- School Library Journal delayed so long by the publisher. anxiety and relate to life with new itself. sorption."— Vajradhatu Sun "Where is Tibet?" is really a confidence and joy. UNION OF MAHAMUDRA & way of asking "Where is Happi- |BACK IN PRINT!| | NEW DZOGCHEN BOOK'.j MEDITATING WITH CHIL- DZOGCHEN, by Tulku Chokyi ness?" 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This book is tan images and colors, this sensi- Shane. 176 pp. #CRWALI $12.95 Lopon Tenzin Namdak, intro. by teachers wanting to develop concen- based on eight spontaneous songs tively rendered, cross-cultural May Per Kvaeme, ed. by Richard Dixey. tration and imagination in their chil- book follows the search of a refu- This popular book examines the 200 pp. #HEDRDH $15.95 May by Karma Chagme, a renowned dren, including lesson plans for chil- 17th-century master, and concisely gee Tibetan boy and girl for their various levels of the spiritual path This is the first complete text con- dren through 8th grade. puts forth the oral instructions of native Himalayan land. The chil- from the point of view of the cerning Dzogchen meditation that dren could be two of the real ex- a contemporary master. Tulku THE MOUNTAINS OF highest teaching. has been made available to iled children now living in India Chokyi Nyima focuses on the es- TIBET, by Mordicai Gerstein. THE CYCLE OF DAY AND Westerners. It comes from the an- and Nepal. But their search goes sential teachings of Buddhism Color illus., 7 and up, #MOTI NIGHT: An Essential Tibetan cient Bonpo tradition of Tibet and beyond the geographical and per- pre-dates the advent of Buddhism. while covering all the stages of the $4.95 Text on the Practice of Contem- In a tiny village, high in the moun- sonal. In Gina Halpern's hands Dzogchen is an ancient system for path. plation, by Namkhai Norbu. 128 tains of Tibet, lives a woodcutter. their quest becomes the universal pp. #CYDANI $10.95 realizing the foundational nature search of all who seek the path to of things. The translation of Heart All his life he has longed to travel An excellent presentation of the to faraway places, to see the world. a place of peace. Dzogchen practice of being in con- Drops was carried out by Lopon CHILDREN'S Where is Tibet? celebrates a Tenzin Namdak in the course of But he grows old without ever templation 24 hours a day. Con- CORNER leaving the mountain. When he delightful spirit. Its answer to its templation goes beyond meditation teaching the text to a small group own question, "Look into your of Western students in his monas- AMY AND GULLY IN RAIN- dies, he is offered the chance to by integrating "intrinsic aware- live another life, in any form he heart," sends a message of hope tery in the Kathmandu Valley in BOWLAND, by W. W Rowe, ness" with the current of life it- wants, anywhere in the galaxies. and empowerment to all children. self. Original Tibetan text and full Nepal. He clarified many points illus. by Adam Chow. Ages 5-10, There is no book like it today. about the practice as he taught this Carefully he decides.. .and finds commentary on the methods of 96 pp., illus., #AMGU $5.95 June himself in a place he never thought WORKBOOK & TEACHER'S practice, suitable for new and ex- method. In explicit terms, Lopon, These are the adventures of Amy himself an acknowledged master he would choose. 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What is taught is pa- tradition, the development of lu- Chogyam. 288 pp. #JOVA $15.95 witch's spells and bring beauty tience, awareness, empathy, trust, cidity in the dream state is seen in Ngakpa Chogyam offers here a previously unpublished collection and peace back to Rainbowland. and concentration in wholesome, context of attaining greater aware- uncompetitive games. ness in the after-death bardo stales of practical Tibetan meditation FABLES FROM FAR AWAY techniques. LANDS, by Julie Hutslar. 25 min. SPIRITUAL PARENTING, by and ultimately attaining liberation. David Carroll. 416 pp., #SPPA Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche is a MAGIC DANCE: The Display #FAFALA $7.50 master of dream yoga and presents of the Self-Nature of the Five This is a collection of four stories $12.95 A practical, accessible guide to the much of the material in a lively Wisdom Dakinis, by Thinley from Nepal, Tibet and India to en- spiritual development of children question and answer format. 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SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 29 BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY, POLITICS & SOCIAL ACTION BIOGRAPHIES HISTORY, POLITICS & In Search of the SOCIAL

; ACTION CHEN-MUA . ANCIENT FUTURES: Learn- ing from Ladakh, by Helena ■ '■■: Norberg-Hodge. 222 pp. #ANFU $12 Ancient Futures is much more than a book about Ladakh. Passionately argued, it raises important questions about the whole notion of progress, and explores the root ■ 1 causes of the malaise of industrial society. At the same time, the story of Ladakh serves as a source of in-

: ; n, „ r-n-iu ■I.-I- V''': spiration for our own future. It shows us that another way is possible, and points to some of the ADVENTURES OF A TIBE- sleep, he must liberate his queen sites, and sought instruction from OLD PATH WHITE CLOUDS: first steps toward humane patterns TAN FIGHTING MONK, com- and his kingdom from oppression. many famous master^ Walking in the Footsteps of the of living. piled by Hugh Richardson. 135 pp., THE GREAT KAGYU THE HISTORICAL BUDDHA, Buddha, by Thich Nhat Hanh. 600 ANCIENT TIBET, Compiled by #ADFIMO $8.95 MASTERS, trans, by Khenpo by H.W. Schumann. 274 pp. pp, 40 drawings #OLPAWH $25 the Yeshe De Proiect Staff. 382 pp. This engaging story tells the life of Konchog Gyaltsen, ed. by Victoria #HIBU $9.95 This is a biography of the Buddha #ANTIB $16.95 Tashi Khedrup prior to 1959: born Huckenpahler. 240 pp. This is a ' 'realistic'' account of the drawn directly from 24 Pah, San- A clear and readable story of Tibet into a rural Tibetan village isolated *GRKAMA $12.95 life and times of the Buddha. The skrit, and Chinese sources, and re- and its inhabitants from the forma- from the modern world; ordained "The lives of the great Kagyupa Buddha is treated in a demytholo- told by Thich Nhat Hanh in his tion of the Tibetan plateau as a young boy into one of the teachers represent a living enact- gized way—he is discussed in the inimitably beautiful style. It traces through the 9th century. 75 maps great monasteries; maturing in a ment of their personal trials and context of the age in which he the Buddha's life, slowly and and 23 timelines and other charts special realm of this powerful re- triumphs while vividly depicting lived and with the political and so- gently over the course of 80 years complement the information com- ligious cosmos—the world of the the transformation of their existen- cial conditions which made his and 600 pages, partly through the piled from ancient Tibetan and Dob-dob, the 'fighting monks' of tial shortcomings into transcen- mission possible and permitted its eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy who Chinese documents. Tibet. He experiences the futility dent perfection. success. This is a truly interesting provided kusha grass for the THE ANGUISH OF TIBET, ed. of the monks' final struggle . ' 'With their concern for univer- book. 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BUDDHA: His Quest for around transformation of one's The Life of Milarepa is the most than one million Tibetans have Serenity, by George Marshall, in- self-centeredness into universal beloved story of the Tibetan peo- PRINCESS IN THE LAND OF died, and nearly all of the 6,000 tro. by Huston Smith. 240 pp. concern and compassion and of ple and one of the greatest source SNOWS, by Jamyang Sakya & monasteries have been destroyed. #BUQUSE $15.95 self-delusion into wisdom."— books for the contemplative life in Julie Emery. 288 pp., #PRLASN This is a collection of writings ' 'A very meaningful book of the Lobsang Lhalungpa. all of the world's literature. 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I never photos, #FRFE $12 HIS HOLINESS THE XVII does about the way they are Aung San Suu Kyi, human rights GYALWANG KARMAPA, 18 Story of a Tibetan Incarnation, would have had the time to read by Khyongla Raw. 280 pp. #LILI squashed by US sponsored low- activist and leader of Burma's Na- pp., 25 photos, 9 x 14" #KAR a long book on this subject."—a intensity warfare, read this $14.95 customer tional League for Democracy, was $9.95 book."—Robert Aitken, Roshi detained in 1989 by the ruling This is a photo documentary of the In 1928, the elder monks of the "Whitney does a fine job of in- military junta and remains under finding and enthronement of the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism tegrating information about Bud- FLIGHT AND ADAPTATION, by Tanka Subba. 16Q pp. #FLAD house arrest. Though her party 17th Gyalwang Karmapa. It con- divined that a five-year-old boy liv- dhist beliefs and Tibetan political won an overwhelming victory in tains large, beautiful photos of His ing in a remote part of Tibet was history, both of which are crucial $7 May 1990, the military has refused Holiness plus many other lamas, the reincarnation of the ninth to an understanding of the Dalai This in-depth study focuses on the adaptation process of Tibetan refu- either to release her or transfer the previous Karmapa and H.H. Khyongla of Tibet. On the boy's Lama's life."—Booklist gees who started their exile life in power in accordance with its the Dalai Lama. sixth birthday, monks on horse- THE WHEEL OF LIFE: The earlier promise. These writings back took him from his parents to Autobiography of a Western Bud- the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya, which is physically, culturally, cli- give voice to Burma's "woman of NEW! a monastery some distance away dhist, John Blofeld. 305 pp. destiny,'' an individual whose in- where he was installed as its #WHLI $18.95 matically and linguistically simi- domitable spirit, courage and IN SEARCH OF THE spiritual head. For over three de- This spiritual autobiography of a lar to what exists in Tibet. It shows that the process of rehabilitation ideals were internationally recog- DHARMA: Memoirs of a Mod- cades, he lived as a monk, study- noted scholar of Buddhism and and adaptation of refugees in these nized when in 1991 she was ern Chinese Buddhist Pilgrim, by ing at the most famous monaster- Taoism ranges from humorous areas has been less problematic awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Chen-Hua. 292 pp., 10 illus. ies in Tibet, until the Communist anecdotes to profound philosophi- than those in other parts of India. GESAR!: Tibet's Great Warrior #SEDH $12.95 Chinese took over. Khyongla Rato cal observations, from informative King, 183 pp. #GE $11.95 This is the only book in English escaped with the Dalai Lama to descriptions to magical tales of FORBIDDEN FREEDOMS: A Stories of Gesar, beloved epic hero, on modern Chinese Buddhism settle in India and eventually in wisdom. John Blofeld (1913-1987) Report by the International Cam- vividly express the Tibetan and written by a practicing Chinese the USA. describes his early life in England, paign for Tibet on Beijing's Con- Mongolian people's love of free- monk. Chen-hua provides a rare Never before has there been a his years in prerevolutionary trol of Religion in Tibet. 100 pp. dom and high adventure. 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SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 30 HISTORY. POLITICS & SOCIAL ACTION / DEATH & DYING HISTORY & POLITICS ■■■■ H DEATH & DYING Hi survival of Tibetan Buddhism to danger to the planet. The message tro. by H.H. the Dalai Lama. 160 and fragments of eastern thought. world as usual All in its place." read this."—The Dalai Lama here is that the human community pp., 100 full-color and 20 b&w "Bardo Teachings is.. .a teach- The consciousness of death is in A HISTORY OF MODERN and the natural world will go into photos very large format, #TIEX ing on how to traverse the stages most cultures very much a part of TIBET, 1913-1951: The Demise the future as a single sacred com- $39.95 of death without fear. It is as true life, this is perhaps nowhere more of the Lamaist State, by Melvyn munity, or both will perish on the This book is the best visual rec- a guide to tantric Buddhism's view true than in Japan, where the ap- Goldstein. 898 pp. #HIMOTI way. Audrey Shenandoah, Chan- ord of the Dalai Lama and his peo- of life and death as can be found proach of death has given rise to $24.95 cellor Ismar Schorsch, Sallie ple in exile. The introduction in print."— San Francisco a centuries-old tradition of writing This is a valuable book in its McFague, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, J. traces the history of Tibet and is Chronicle such a poem, often at the very mo- presentation of a large number of Ronald Engel, Robert Prescott- complemented with great histori- THE BARDO GUIDEBOOK, ment the poet is breathing his last. historical documents that reveal Allen and H.H. the Dalai Lama cal photographs. The large pic- by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche. 187 Here are hundreds of death the play of forces at the time lead- join voices to tell us all of our tures by Magnum photographer pp. #BAGU $14.95 poems, many with a commentary ing up to the Chinese invasion of moral accountability toward the Raghu Rai makes this book the Rinpoche offers new information describing the circumstances of Tibet. It is well-researched even earth. most powerful record of the spirit on how to deal with the four the poet's death. though it has been criticized for THE STATUS OF TIBET: His- and struggles of the Tibetan bardos and provides a guide for LIFE, DEATH AND AFTER tory, Rights, and Prospects in In- being narrow or biased in view. people. practitioners desiring liberation. DEATH, by Lama Thubten Yeshe. ternational Law, by Michael C. IN EXILE FROM THE LAND TIBET: THE FACTS, A Report This is a commentary on The Mir- 45 pp. #LIDEAF $3.95 van Walt van Praag. 450 pp. ror of Mindfulness. OF SNOWS, by John Avedon. Prepared by the Scientific Bud- The stages of dying and the Bud- #STTI was $32.50, now $24.95 386 pp. #EXLASN $14.95 dhist Association for The United BRINGING DOWN THE dhist attitude towards life and This is the first full account of the cloth Nations Commission on Human LIGHT: Journey of a Soul After This study reviews the history of death are explained by Lama Dalai Lama and Tibet since the Rights. 384 pp., 17 photos and Death, by Mother Meera. 64 pp., Yeshe. the Tibetan state from its unifica- 26 full-color plates, 9x11 1/2," Chinese conquest. It is a stunning illus. #TIFA $15 LIFE IN RELATION TO tion in the seventh century to its This is an unbiased and powerful #BRDOLI $29.95 cloth and well-written record of the de- DEATH, by Chagdud Tulku Rin- struction of an ancient civilization, present disputed incorporation account of China's invasion and What happens after death? An- poche. 31 pp. #LIREDE $6.50 and of the reconstruction abroad into the People's Republic of occupation of Tibet, and continu- swered with unique authority by China. A definitive record of the Contains a valuable teaching on of Tibetan culture. ing campaign to obliterate religion, one of the most widely respected legal status of Tibet, the book pro- death, the preparation for it and culture and national identity. Ac- spiritual teachers of our time- vides a much-needed basis for un- what to do while you are dying. [NEW! | cepted as a standard reference, it Mother Meera—who has become derstanding the unresolved Sino- is a "must read" for all those in- popular in the USA from Hidden THE MIRROR OF MINDFUL- THE PEOPLE OF TIBET, by Tibetan conflict and its impor- terested in Tibet. Journey by Andrew Harvey. NESS: The Cycle of the Four tance among the broader issues of Charles Bell. 319 pp. #PETI $15 Painted directly from Meera's in- Bardos, Tsele Natsok Rangdrol. This book tells in detail about the Asian politics. ner perception of the after-death 140 pp. #MIMI2 $9.95 lives of Tibetan people in all their A STRANGE LIBERATION: experiences of a disciple, these lu- This concise handbook of teach- variety—nobility, beggars, mer- Tibetan Lives in Chinese Hands, THE TIBETAN EMPIRE IN minous works inspire our vision of ings on the cycle of life, death, af- chants, women, traders, robbers, by David Patt. 270 pp. #STLI CENTRAL ASIA, by Christopher death and comfort those who have terlife, and rebirth is aimed at shepherds, children. Ceremonies, $12.95 Beckwith. 290pp. #TIEM $16.95 lost loved ones. helping the practitioner achieve etiquette, amusements, Losar, etc. In 1949 the Chinese Communists This narrative history of the Tibe- DEATH AND DYING: The liberation from the cycle of re- are very interesting to read about. announced their intention to tan Empire in Central Asia from Tibetan Tradition, by Glenn H. births for the welfare of others. "liberate" Tibet, and Chinese ar- Charles Bell was a British diplo- about 600-866 AD depicts the Mullin #DEDY $9.95 THE TIBETAN BOOK OF mat in Tibet prior to the Chinese mies began crossing the eastern struggles of the great Tibetan, This authoritative book covers LIVING AND DYING, by borders of the country. These invasion. He is a highly regarded Turkic, Arab, and Chinese powers topics such as meditation tech- Sogyal Rinpoche. 356 pp., photos, events set in motion a gradual for dominance over the Silk Road authority on Tibet. Contains 75 niques to prepare for death, in- #TIBOLI $24 cloth process of occupation and repres- lands that connected Europe and photos and 3 maps. spirational accounts of the deaths Rinpoche examines the dramatic sion that culminated in the crush- East Asia. It elucidates Tibet's role of saints and yogis, and methods THE RENAISSANCE OF ing of the 1959 Tibetan popular possibility for healing that can be TIBETAN CIVILIZATION, by in the conflict over Central Asia. to facilitate the transition to new uprising against Chinese rule. In released when we learn to view Ckristoph von Furer-Haimendorf. modes of consciousness at death. A Strange Liberation, David Patt death as the beginning of another 121 pp., 65 illus., #RETICI presents the inspiring and unfor- INEWII DEATH, INTERMEDIATE chapter of life. He outlines how we $11.95 gettable accounts of two Tibetans STATE AND REBIRTH, by Lati can transform our understanding This is an inspiring story of the TRIGG IN TIBET 64 pp. Rinbochay & Jeffrey Hopkins 86 who tell what it was like to be #TRTIB $6.95 of death through practices and dis- power of courage and hope—the Tibetans in Chinese hands during TRIGG in Tibet is a series of top- pp. #DEINST $7.95 ciplines including contemplation story of refugees who arrived des- thirty years of Chinese occupation. Anyone interested in the process of and mindfulness. He discusses re- titute at the frontiers of India and ical cartoons from The Hongkong Ama Adhe, now a well-known Standard, a daily newspaper. The dying will find this book fascinat- birth, methods of meditation, Nepal, yet a mere forty years later spokeswoman for the Tibetan ing. The Highest Yogas Tantras near-death experience, caring for had managed to rebuild the essen- creator of the series used satire, are based on simulating the cause, was born in Eastrn Tibet to barbed humor, symbolism—any the dying, and acceptance. tial patterns of Tibetan culture in a family of nomadic farmers. A processes of death, intermediate device at hand to express the states and rebirth, so it is impor- THE TIBETAN BOOK OF exile as a legacy for the future. "It teenager when the Chinese ar- worldwide concern about Chinese is very welcome.. .especialy since tant for the practitioner to know THE DEAD: The Great Liber- rived, she witnessed the first over- oppression in Tibet. The result is ation Through Hearing in the it is from the pen of a distin- how humans die—the stages of tures of the communists in Tibe- a cartoon book with a social con- Bardo, trans, by Francesco Freman- guished anthropologist. I warmly death and the physiological rea- tan communities, and candidly science. tle and Chogyam Trungpa. 119 pp. recommend the work."—Dr. recalls the events that followed in sons behind them. This text un- Robert Thurman. folds in minute detail the complex #TIBODD $9.95 this moving account of her life. This classic Buddhist scripture is SEEDS OF PEACE: A Buddhist Tenpa Soepa was a government Tibetan Buddhist system of subtle physiology—providing com- read aloud to the dying to help Vision for Renewing Society, by official who was intimately in- them attain liberation. Trungpa's Sulak Sivaraksa, foreword by H. H. DEATH & DYING plete exposition of the channels, volved in organizing the flight of commentary explains in straight- the Dalai Lama, preface by Thick AT THE HOUR OF DEATH, drops and winds which serve as the Dalai Lama from Lhasa in forward language what the text Mat Hanh. 133 pp. #SEPE $12 1959. In the dramatic story of his Karlis Osis & Erlendur Haraldsson. foundations for consciousness. teaches us about human psy- "Sulak Sivaraksa is one of the escape, eventual capture and years 250 pp. #HODE $10.95 In the foreword by H.H. the heroes of our time. To the soul- of imprisonment, he presents a "Finally, a book that probes death present Dalai Lama, practical, chology. destroying, Earth-destroying vivid picture of the final fall of and dying with modern research mature advice is offered on how, THE TIBETAN BOOK OF religions of consumerism, greed, Tibet. techniques. Osis and Haraldsson through correctly approaching the THE DEAD, by Evans-Wentz. 249 and exploitation, he brings deep present compelling evidence that death experience, its spiritual pp.#TIBODX $7.95 SUPPRESSION OF A PEO- potential can be enhanced for wisdom and refreshingly sane al- PLE: Accounts of Torture and the deathbed is the gateway to an- This is a classic Tibetan Buddhist everyone involved. ternatives."—Joanna Macy Imprisonment in Tibet, A Physi- other existence. The visions of the scripture focusing on the nature of "The work forms an excellent Sulak is one of Asia's leading so- cians for Human Rights Report, dying appear to be not hallucina- the mind and its projections- cial thinkers and activists. He by John Ackerly & Dr. Blake Kerr. tions but glimpses through the companion volume not only to the wrathful and peaceful—which draws on his experience of Bud- #SUPE $5 windows ofieternity."—New Real- Buddhist texts known as the seem to be objective. This book dhism to approach a wide range of ities Magazine "Tibetan Books of the Dead," but describes what happens after you Discribes the prisons around also to contemporary Western subjects, including economic de- Lhasa, details prison life and tor- This book is the product of ex- die and the psychic experiences in works on death and dy- velopment, the environment, ture, the medical effects of torture, tensive interviews of over 1,000 the intermediate state before ing. . .handsomely arranged with women in Buddhism and Japan's and the Chinese attitudes. doctors and nurses who have been rebirth. numerous charts and an excellent role in Asia. present when patients have revived TRANSFERENCE OF CON- SETTLEMENTS OF HOPE: subsequent to "clinical death." bibliography."—Prof. Janice TNEW!| Willis, Religious Studies Review SCIOUSNESS AT THE TIME An Account of Tibetan Refugees The results are discussed in this OF DEATH, by Lama Thubten in Nepal, by Ann Armbrecht TIBET: Past and Present, 326 scientific investigation of the ex- DEATHING: An Intelligent Al- Yeshe. 45 pp. #TRCO $3.95 Forbes. 184 pp., photos, #SEHO pp., 93 photos & 2 maps, periences of the dying at the hour ternative for the Final Moments An introduction to the practice of of Life, by Anya Foos-Graber. 415 $10 #TIPAPR $15 of death. Powa, the transference of con- This is the story of the Tibetan Charles Bell was a personal friend BARDO TEACHINGS: The pp., #DE $14.95 Death is the most natural passage sciousness at the time of death, for refugees who resettled in Nepal. of the 13th Dalai Lama, a British Way of Death and Rebirth, by the purpose of being reborn in a we will make since birth. Looking Because of the unique confluence diplomat and one of the best Ven. Lama Lodo, 73 pp., illustra- place where enlightenment will be at death before the time comes is of eastern & western influences authorities on the history of Tibet tions #BATE $8.95 easier. and especially on the critical Little is known in the West about like learning about natural child- here, the refugees are forced to WHO DIES? An Investigation of make choices that more isolated changes in Tibet during the first the experiences that occur during birth before having a baby. The Conscious Living and Conscious refugees have yet to encounter. half of this century which he per- and after death. Some of the great process of conscious preparation is Their efforts to balance the age-old sonally witnessed. Because he Tibetan lamas have experientially called "deathing." The author Dying, by Stephen Levine. 317 pp., #WHDI? $9.95 traditions of Tibetan culture with gives an inside view of the Tibe- delved into the processes and have provides exercises and meditations ' 'The bible of the conscious dying the pressures and opportunities of tans, he is one of the best authors unravelled many of their myster- that teach us the dying process and movement."—Harper's an increasingly mechanized world to read. ies. Bardo Teachings presents much how to benefit from it the most. "Stephen's work is magic. His are thus a harbinger of future TIBET: A Political History, by of this fascinating material and Anya is a lecturer, yoga teacher, challenges to be faced by all Tsepon W. D. Shakabpa. 369 pp. clears up many misconceptions linguist and survivor of a near- work with the grieving and dying fflPOHI $15.00 that students have about the death death experience. is amongst the most skillful and Tibetans. compassionate that I am aware SPIRIT AND NATURE: Why Essential reading for anyone in- process. JAPANESE DEATH POEMS, terested in Asian affairs. Written "Bardo Teachings is remarkable ed. Yoel Hoffmann. 366 pp. of."—Elizabeth Kubler-Ross the Environment Is a Religious This is a rare and insightful Issue, ed. Steven Rockefeller & by former official in the Tibetan because it reveals a significant por- #JADEPO $21.95 cloth government prior to 1959. tion of the secret tantric path. This "I raise the mirror of my life Up book. It prepares you for life as John Elder. 226 pp. #SPNA $16 well as death. Leaders from major traditions TB3ET IN EXILE, photos by is genuine tantra—not a potpourri to my face: sixty years. With a around the world speak out about Raghu Rai, text by Jane Perkins, in- of western self-help instructions swing I smash the reflection—The

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CANCER AND CONSCIOUS- uses all his senses as his medical rendition of the arts of love is more THE GREENS COOKBOOK: NESS, fry Barry Bryant. 240 pp. instrument. Our patients have evocative and more accessible than Extradordinary Vegetarian Cui- #CACO $18.95 been very impressed."—Dr. Ger- the erotic books of India. He gives sine from the Celebrated Restau- Cancer and Consciousness is about ald Goldstein, Univ. of Virginia titillating advice to shun inhibi- rant. 3% pp. #GRCO $22.95 cloth dialogue—the patient's inner dia- Medical Center tions, describes sexual acts in de- A rare book that truly represents logue with himself and his disease, "Health Through Balance offers tail, shows how to use sexual pleas- a revolution in cooking. 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This intelligence lies deep Gendun Chopel's fascinating life #TAIN $5 adds special enjoyment and flair to Vol. 2: System and Nine Dis- enough to change the basic pat- story. Hopkins then brings to- Tara healing incense has been used the art of Indian cooking. The au- for centuries for relief from stress, ciplines of Tibetan Medicine, Di- terns that design our physiology— gether material scattered through- thor includes valuable information with the potential to defeat serious out the text to reveal its major un- depression and tension. It is pre- on Indian herbs and spices and the agnosis, Therapy, Constitutional pared according to the Tibetan Types diseases. It is great reading. derlying themes. He also describes proper presentation and balance of "Deepak Chopra's book is must in detail the psychology of Highest medical system and is composed an Indian meal. 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Kalu Rinpoche and First understand the various philosophi- 256 pp., #DISCSA $9.95 analyze persons and phenomena and to establish their true mode of Panchen Lama on Mahamudra, cal stances in Tibetan religious Weber explores theories of space, Madhyamika, and meditation. studies it is essential to master the time, energy, consciousness, com- existence are presented in the con- procedure of debate. passion, the development of form text of meditative practice. This volume takes as its basis a in living things and the relation- This exposition includes a translation of The Introductory Path ship between finitude and the masterful treatment of the com-

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Pemalingpa meditation practice leads him on was a rediscoverer of hidden texts iconography of many popular and shower that certainly quenches our (terma) and an uncle of the Sixth less well known deities and con- thirst for knowledge of the early a spiritual journey to find out the secrets and practices of the power- Dalai Lama. This Dalai Lama is tains images of them. Highly sages of the Kagyu lineage of best remembered for his rebellious recommended! Tibet, many of whose lives are un- ful Tibetan deity called Mahakala. William Stablein outlines ways life and love poetry. Michael Aris IN PRAISE OF TARA: Songs to known to non-Tibetans. 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SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 36 RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY MAHAYANA BUDDHISM: MEDITATION: The Buddhist $10.95, A Namgyal Institute unique item, never before made The Doctrinal Foundations, by Way of Tranquillity and Insight, Textbook. available to Westerners. Paul Williams. 272 pp. #MABU, Kamalashila. 276 pp., large format Buddhist practitioners in the great "This translation together with $17.95 #ME $22.95 Tibetan monasteries of Lhasa, the beautiful paintings created for This book is divided into two This book is a comprehensive seeking to purify their minds and the west, presents to the English- parts. The section on wisdom ex- guide to the methods and theory develop the correct understanding speaking world another addition to plores different Mahayana ac- of Buddhist meditation. Written in necessary for final enlightenment, the accurate and growing body of counts of the way things really are, an informal, accessible style, it began their formal inquiry into literature concerning our land of the ultimate nature of all things provides a complete introduction mind and consciousness by study- Tibet."-H.H. Sakya Trizin and man's place within it. The part to the basic techniques, as well as ing The Presentation of Awareness on compassion explores the path to detailed advice for more ex- and Knowledge, the text which JNEW!| perfect Buddhahood and the man- perienced meditators seeking to forms the core of this key work. MOTHER OF THE BUD- ifold ways in which those who tread deepen their practice and under- Lati Rinbochay provides rich DHAS: Meditation on the Praj- this path, and the many Buddhas standing of the meditative process. and extensive commentary and of the Mahayana, act for the bene- elucidates the penetrating instruc- naparamita Sutra, 275 pp. It even contains physical exercises #MOBU $16 fit of suffering sentient beings. This tional methods Tibetans use in for improving meditation. The au- The Prajnaparamita Sutra in 8,000 volume provides an account of the their quest for higher knowledge. thor has been a teacher in the Lines—the basic scripture of all principles of Mahayana Buddhism Western Buddhist Order in En- In her introduction, Elizabeth schools of Mahayana Buddhism- as found in both its Indo-Tibetan gland for over seventeen years. Napper explains the context of this sets forth the bodhisattva path to and East Asian forms. The book has many useful and in- work within the Indian and Tibe- enlightenment in conversations be- teresting diagrams. tan traditions and outlines the tween the Buddha and his disci- principal divisions of conscious- MEDITATION HANDBOOK, ples Sariputra, Subhuti, and ness and mind. MAGIC AND MYSTERY IN by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. #MEHA Ananda. Lex Hixon's "contem- ".. .a valuable work written in TIBET, by Alexandra David-Neel. $13.95 plative expansion" of forty pas- concise form.. .clearly trans- 321 pp. #MAMYTI $7.95 An excellent introduction to medi- sages from the original Sutra yields lated. . .oral commentary on the This is a study of psychic discov- tation for beginners and ex- a text of devotional beauty that is textbook is extensive and spar- ery among the lamas and magi- perienced meditators. The proce- dramatic and uplifting. cians of Tibet. It is a description dure of meditation and 21 kling. A valuable contribu- "Lex's translation of the Praj- tion.'—Prof. Janice Willis, Reli- of the occult and mystical theories meditations are presented on the naparamita Sutra is wonderful. gious Studies Review and psychic training practices of various aspects of the Buddhist Lex phrases the concepts in a way "...Highly recommended for Tibet. Alexandra David-Neel ex- path. The handbook concludes people can hear, with empathy and those wishing a greater under- perienced many of the phenomena with advice on how to maintain the an undeniable spiritual quality. I standing of the mind."— The Mid- she describes. Particularly interest- experience of meditation through- give this text my highest recom- ing is her detailed instructions for out the day, how to combine these dle Way mendation."—Ken Wilber Lati Rinbochay, a Tibetan mas- tumo (yoga of heat control) and meditations into a cycle for daily "From his study and practice of ter of the highest rank, entered the creation of thought meditation, and advice on how to the perfect wisdom, he possesses Ganden Monastery in Lhasa at an projections. do a simple meditation retreat. an effective lever of understanding early age and later received his MEDITATION IN ACTION, by with which to pry away the rock MANUAL OF RITUAL FIRE Geshay degree, after which he at- OFFERINGS, by Sharpa Tulku & Chogyam Trungpa. 168 pp. that has been blocking the treas- #MEAC $6 tended the Tantric College of Up- Michael Perron. 180 pp., per Lhasa. ure cave of the text of perfect wis- #MARIFI $14.95 Meditation is based on trying to dom."—Robert Thurman The ritual fire offering plays an see what is, rather than trying to MIND ONLY SCHOOL AND NGONDRO: The Four Founda- important part in tantric practice. achieve a higher state. It is a form BUDDHIST LOGIC, ed. by tional Practices of Tibetan Bud- The fire offering for peace is com- that might be called "working Doboom Tulku. 135 pp. #MIONSC dhism, by Ole Nydahl. 96 pp. monly performed at the conclu- meditation," for it is not a retreat $15 #NG $9.95 sion of meditation retreats as- from the world but builds the The mind-only school (Cittamatra) The four preliminary practices are sociated with specific deities, in foundation for compassion, aware- is one of the four Buddhist schools methods which allow us, in the jjj indfulness of thought. Buddhist logic as- IN PLAIN ENGLISH order to compensate for any errors ness, and creativity in all aspects must efficient way, to purify nega- that may have occurred during the of a person. This is a pocket sumed a definite form due to the tivity and accumulate merit. This practice. It can also pacify hin- edition. works of Dignaga. This book is a short and easily understandable collection of papers on these two drances, increase merit, wealth, MEDITATION ON EMPTI- text on the preliminaries of Ma- topics that were presented at the life span, etc. In this manual are NESS, by Jeffrey Hopkins, 1017 hamudra is especially recom- Dialogue Seminars organized by fire offering practices for six pp. #MEEM $34.95 cloth mended to followers of the Karma meditational deities: Solitary and Tibet House at Sera and Ganden Kagyu School by H.E. Gyaltsab MEDITATION ON VAJRAB- monasteries in 1987-88. Thirteen-Deity Vajrabhairava, Gu- HAIRAVA, by Kyabje Rinpoche. hyasamaja, Heruka, Vajra Yogini, Phabongkha, trans, by Sharpa MIND SCIENCE: An East-West THE NYINGMA SCHOOL OF and Cittamani Tara. 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South East Asia and many parts of Element Symbolism of Tibetan the world, with disastrous effects tioners at the beginning of the re- Tibetan methods in a contem- Mullin, foreword by H. H. the Dalai Tantra, by Ngakpa Chogyam. 185 treat. These teachings are porary context for transforming Lama. 350 pp., Illus. #PRKA on human rights and the environ- pp. #RALIEN $15.95 ment. An outspoken critic and a presented here for the benefit of life's vicissitudes into occasions for $14.95 Ngakpa Chogyam presents a compassionate thinker, Sulak anyone who aspires to achieve spiritual growth. The Kalachakra spiritual legacy is unique view of the color and ele- offers intelligent, creative alterna- meditative quiescence in their Alan Wallace teaches Tibetan a vital and central part of Tibetan ment symbolism of Tibetan Tan- tives to the destructive patterns of regular practice or in retreat. Buddhism extensively in Europe Buddhism. Presented here is a tra. The author explores the na- living that threaten our survival. THE SHAMBHALA DICTION- and America and serves as inter- detailed and practical overview of ture and pattern of our emotions preter for many distinguished SELF AND LIBERATION: ARY OF BUDDHISM AND this unique spiritual path. In Part and how they relate to the five ZEN, by Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber Tibetan lamas. His studies in One, Glenn Mullin discusses the The Jung/Buddhism Dialogue, elemental energies of Tantra. (Buddhism), Franz-Karl Ehrhard physics philosophy and Sanskrit at tantric path to enlightenment by ed. by Daniel Meckel & Robert (Tibetan Buddhism), Michael Diener Amherst College culminated in the drawing on the writings of great Moore. 352 pp. #SELIB $19.95 NEW! | (Zen), trans, by Michael Kohn. 280 excellent book ChoosingReality: A scholar-practitioners of the past. 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' 'This has been the most enjoya- all life, Kapleau's compelling discussion examines crucial Buddhist QUOISE MANE: Wisdom Tales "Lopez's book is a very welcome ble book on Buddhism I've read texts, thoughtfully considers the From Tibet, by Surya Das. 256 addition to the more advanced main many years.. .one of the best Thinley Norbu spiritual-ethical dimensions of the pp., illus. #HRTM $17 terial available on Madhyamika in books about Tibetan Buddhism on 150 tales from the oral tradition general, and the Tibetan treatment the market today."—Bruce Wil- issue, and speaks cogendy to those with a religious or humanitarian that Tibetan masters tell to enter- and exposition of Madhyamika in son, The Tibet Bulletin respect for all life. tain and enlighten. Replete with particular.—Paul Williams—The Included are: Tantric Yogas of Himalayan folklore, magic, rib- Middle Way Sister Nigutna: these explicit, ex- TO SEE THE BUDDHA: A aldry, and whimsy, these tales ex- This study presents for the first traordinary yogas are a special line- Philosopher's Quest for the press Buddhist values and univer- time in English a clear and exten- age of the six yogas of Naropa Meaning of Emptiness, by Mal- sal spiritual truths. Introduced by sive picture of the Svatantrika transmitted by his consort, the colm David Eckel. 262 pp. #SEBU the Dalai Lama. Madhyamika system through an dakini Niguma, which forms the $24.95 analysis of issues and positions basis of the Shang-pa Ka-gyu Sect. 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Chokyi employed to refute the existence of struction in the practice of mak- of early Indian Buddhism— Nyima gives instructions for the a self. Included are overviews of ing and empowering flower es- popular art, conventional piety, practice of these teachings. Madhyamika in general and sence pills that free the and critical philosophy—all work SONGS OF SPIRITUAL Svatantrika in particular. practitioner from the need for or- together to express the same reli- CHANGE, by the Seventh Dalai "Lopez explains and translates dinary foods. gious yearning for the fullness of Lama & Glenn H. Mullin. 205 pp. difficult material with considera- "the great cover is an indication emptiness that Buddha conveys. #SEWOD7 $10.95 ble lucidity... it provides a crucial of the great book that follows. TOUCHING PEACE: Practicing Singing Bowls ".. .inspiring.. .of immense im- perspective on an important Bud- Even for the beginner there is a the Art of Mindful Living, Thick portance to all the major Tibetan dhist philosophical school." huge amount of information..." Nhat Hank. 130 pp. #TOPE $9.50 sects. . ."—Religious Studies —Choice —Gaden Choling Newsletter In this sequel to the best-selling Review "Lopez's excellent introduction "This is a wonderful book for Being Peace based on recent talks "Reading these poems im- and commentary set Jang-gya's spiritual practitioners, especially in Europe and N. America, Thich presses the mind with the beauti- work within its larger Indian and for those engaging in the various Nhat Hanh begins with mindful ful simplicity of Buddha's Tibetan context and place Lopez' methods of Mahayana Buddhism. breathing and awareness of what teachings. . ."—The Middle Way own study within the tradition of The book contains lots of practi- is healing and then shows how this This highly valuable collection Western Buddhology. This work cal advice...' '—The Middle Way awareness can be used to look of tantric songs and poems of has been produced with care and TEACHINGS OF A BUD- deeply at the roots of war and vio- spiritual instruction for taming integrity and makes an important DHIST MONK, by Ajahn lence, the plagues of alcohol and and developing the mind was writ- contribution to our knowledge of Sumedho, foreword by Jack Korn- drugs, alienation, family values, ten by one of the greatest of the Svatantrika.' 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Dilgo Buddhist perspectives on ethics the reader is drawn into a Tibetan stream, but sailing downstream Khyentse Rinpoche, is a highly re- and emptiness center on the dis- world-view of spiritual transforma- with the crowd means we end up vered meditation master and tinction between two truths—the on the mudflats—upstream we scholar. conventional and the ultimate. tion. Geshe Gedun Lodro, one of the foremost scholars of Tibet, find the clear and unpolluted Newland's work lays out the Mad- source." hyamika philosophy of two truths presents the landscape of mental development in a series of lectures WHITE LOTUS: An Introduc- as seen through the eyes of Tibe- tion to Tibetan Culture, ed. by WORKING WITH THE EMO- tan scholar-yogis of the Gelugpa revealing a living world of mental TIONS & A CHANGE OF EX- therapy replete with resources for Carole Elchert. 240 pp., 38 color order. Linking the classical Bud- and 70 black & white illus. 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Lama Gendun Rinpoche extraordinary efforts to clear away of the experience of being a Tibe- the sense of contradiction between solidity that can be acquired in finishes by showing how to use the various ways. The title also refers tan."—H.H. the Dalai Lama emptiness and conventional real- In 1988 an expedition of five ar- emotions as a spiritual path. A metaphorically to the walls of dis- ity, and thus builds a Madhyamika tists from three continents traveled Change of Expression is a teaching tracting afflicitive states, doubts, system that is both ethically salu- together for six months and co- on how to differentiate between or- and distortions that must be tory and rationally coherent. vered over 7000 land miles to visit dinary consciousness and original melted in order for the mind to be- awareness. The commentary is UNIVERSAL COMPASSION: Tibetan communities in Tibet, In- based on a text written by the third come stable, calm, and alertly dia, Nepal and Ladakh. They A Commentary to Bodhisattva clear. The false sense of solidity of Karmapa. Chekhawa's Training the Mind in returned home with thousands of both inner distortions and the Seven Points, by Geshe Kelsang photos, paintings, drawings, and WORLD AS LOVER; WORLD outer material world prevents the AS SELF, by Joanna Macy, Fore- Gyatso. 160 pp. #UNCO $15.95 field recordings. From these a PBS Universal Compassion is an excel- unfolding of the mind's potential. documentary has been produced word by Thick Nhat Hanh. 252 pp. lent introduction to the mind- In the context of the world-view to introduce people to the many #WOLO $15 of Tibetan Buddhism physical Dependent co-arising is one of the training and transformation teach- facets of Tibetan culture. ings of present-day Mahayana feats are consequences of the pro- White Lotus is a companion vol- most fundamental and complex con- Buddhism. Geshe Kelsang sets out found internal transformation ac- ume to the documentary. cepts of Buddhsim. Joanna the actual methods for developing complished through meditation. Presented here are sixteen essays, Macy provides many insights into how to apply this ancient philoso- the mind of universal compassion WHAT COLOR IS YOUR each written by an expert in the phy to our own lives by showing us and explains in detail how all life MIND?, by Thubten Chodron. 192 field, covering Tibetan life, art, ar- situations can be used to transform pp. #WHCOMI $12.95 April chitecture, literature and history. how our world and its creatures are our habitual self-centered behavior What Color is Your Mind? is clearly The accompanying photographs nothing less than an extension of our- \ into authentic loving kindness and written for people who are just be- and artwork provide a rich sensory selves. 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The second section dhist attitudes and endures the alogues on Compassionate Ac- mind in general and of the differ- "Working with Anger" explains tremendous agony of that culutre tion, H.H. the Dalai Lama with ent types of mind in particular. practical techniques for dealing without focusing too much on one Goleman, Levine, Bolen, Brown, The first part of the book explains with anger. This book is a new edi- or the other. White Lotus strikes a Engler, Brenman-Gibson, Macy. the different types of mind from tion of I Wonder Why and Working fine balance with beautiful illus- 160 pp. #WOHA $12.50 the standpoint of how we develop With Anger and contains a lot of trations and writings."—Galen The nature of anger and ways of knowledge and understanding. new material. Rowell transforming it; working with the

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SNOW LION SPRING 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 43 WOMEN'S STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIESI A New Book: BUDDHISM Hanna Havnevik HOMAGE to AFTER Tibetan Buddhist PATRIARCHY Nuns KHYAB JE KALU RINPOCHE

i>\ Rita M. Gross

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