{"title":"BOOKS","description":"\u003ch1 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e  FEATURED READING \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tara-mandala-shop.myshopify.com\/collections\/books\/products\/book-beyond-emotional-intelligence\" title=\"Link to product page\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 10px 15px 10px 10px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/1404_240x240.jpg?v=1651934802\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/1404_240x240.jpg?v=1651934802\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/tara-mandala-shop.myshopify.com\/collections\/books\/products\/book-beyond-emotional-intelligence\" title=\"Link to the product listing\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/tara-mandala-shop.myshopify.com\/collections\/books\/products\/book-beyond-emotional-intelligence\"\u003eBEYOND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: A GUIDE TO ACCESSING YOUR FULL POTENTIAL\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/tara-mandala-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/book-be-the-refuge\" title=\"Buy BE THE REFUGE\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/tara-mandala-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/book-be-the-refuge\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e     Michele Navarez reveals how our ingrained mental tendencies can either help or hinder us, depending on how conscious we are of their influence over our lives. Whether we seek to set and achieve our desired outcomes, improve our relationships, or live in alignment with what we value most, we need emotional intelligence (EI) to identify and overcome the mental patterns that may be keeping us stuck. In this book, you’ll embark on 12 Self-Discoveries that will help you get to know yourself, so you can stop getting in your own way. You’ll learn how, with practice, you can retrain your mind to develop new thought patterns that will serve you better as you work toward your life’s aspirations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-guide-to-the-words-of-my-perf","title":"BOOK | A Guide to The Words of My Perfect Teacher","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Guide to The Words of My Perfect Teacher \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis guide provides readers with essential background information for studying and practicing with Patrul Rinpoche's \u003cem\u003eWords of My Perfect Teacher\u003c\/em\u003e— the text that has, for more than a century, served as the reliable sourcebook to the spiritual practices common to all the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. By offering chapter-by-chapter commentary on this renowned work, Khenpo Pelzang provides a fresh perspective on the role of the teacher; the stages of the path; the view of the Three Jewels; Madhyamika, the basis of transcendent wisdom; and much more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_50x50.png?v=1609183338\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rangjung Yeshe Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981423927477,"sku":"00732","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/PerfectTeacher.jpg?v=1609691493"},{"product_id":"heart-as-wide-as-the-world","title":"BOOK | A Heart as Wide as the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Heart as Wide as the World: Stories on the Path of Lovingkindness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn A Heart as Wide as the World, Sharon offers a book of encouragement and inspiration for anyone on the spiritual path. In short sections that include many stories and anecdotes culled from twenty-five years as a student and teacher of Buddhist meditation, Sharon reveals how our own happiness is found in the capacity to open our hearts to others. And that this capacity is far more vast than we aver thought possible. Through meditation and the practice of lovingkindness, we can discover our intimate connection to those around us and to the world as a whole. This realization acts like a hidden storehouse of strength, allowing us to face whatever the world offers us with wisdom and compassion. In these pages, Sharon shows us that our heart can be truly as wide as the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Sharon Salzberg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_50x50.png?v=1609183338\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981424124085,"sku":"24285","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/heartwild.jpg?v=1609691935"},{"product_id":"adventures-with-the-buddha-a-buddhism-reader-paperback","title":"BOOK | Adventures with the Buddha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdventures with the Buddha: A Buddhism Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJeffery Paine has assembled the breathtaking adventures of nine Westerners who traveled in China, Tibet, and Japan, in Nepal and India, and in that new Buddhist frontier, America, chanced across Buddhism, and made it an integral part of their lives. Through vivid travel writing and gripping human tales, the reader is exposed not just to the theory of Buddhist philosophy and practice but also to what it looks like from the inside. From enchanting, now-lost kingdoms in Asia to the American workplace where a practitioner is profitably applying the dharma, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdventures with the Buddha\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a tour de force across nations, generations, and, ultimately, spirituality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Jeffery Paine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_90477e7c-e195-4f85-981e-7a4efd3723ae_50x50.png?v=1612877865\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"W. W. 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Khenchen Thrangu’s lively commentary on the text brings to light its subtleties and amplifies its applicability to our daily struggles, showing how an understanding of its teaching on impermanence is the key to working with common difficulties such as loneliness, craving, betrayal, competitive colleagues, or squabbling families. It speaks to us today as profoundly as it did to the people of Dingri, Tibet, to whom it was first addressed a millennium ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Khenchen Thrangu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_008840dd-5fce-44a6-b863-b8cef2ae3ab4_50x50.png?v=1610832092\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981425041589,"sku":"94475","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/advicefromayogi_1.jpg?v=1631526517"},{"product_id":"ancient-tibet","title":"BOOK | Ancient Tibet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tibetan History Series, by Dharma Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAncient Tibet offers an introductory history of this land and its people, covering the earliest periods of Tibetan history up to the ninth century. The formation of the land and the evolution of the environment over geologic time are described in summaries of development of the Tibetan tribes and their early kings are discussed, following the accounts of authoritative Tibetan histories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis survey of the oldest periods of Tibetan history gives the general reader a balanced overview and provides a good background for those interested in the further study of Tibetan culture and civilization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_50x50.png?v=1609183338\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dharma Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981430153397,"sku":"01463","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/ancienttibet.jpg?v=1609693501"},{"product_id":"approaching-the-great-perfectio","title":"BOOK | Approaching the Great Perfection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eApproaching the Great Perfection: Simultaneous and Gradual Methods of Dzogchen Practice in the Longchen Nyingtig. \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDzogchen, the Great Perfection, is the highest meditative practice of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApproaching the Great Perfection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e looks at a seminal figure of this lineage, Jigme Lingpa, an eighteenth-century scholar and meditation master whose cycle of teachings, the Longchen Nyingtig, has been handed down through generations as a complete path to enlightenment. Ten of Jigme Lingpa's texts are presented here, along with extensive analysis by van Schaik of a core tension within Buddhism: Does enlightenment develop gradually, or does it come all at once? Though these two positions are often portrayed by modern scholars as entrenched polemical views, van Schaik explains that both tendencies are present within each of the Tibetan Buddhist schools. He demonstrates how Jigme Lingpa is a great illustration of this balancing act, using the rhetoric of both sides to propel his students along the path of the Great Perfection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSam Van Schaik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_008840dd-5fce-44a6-b863-b8cef2ae3ab4_50x50.png?v=1610832092\" width=\"50x50\" height=\"50x50\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981430972597,"sku":"13707","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/ApproachingtheGreatPerfection_37f7f4a6-fd45-46d0-95ba-e4a0c2231356.jpg?v=1612702290"},{"product_id":"awakening-kindness","title":"BOOK | Awakening Kindness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAwakening Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e details the many ways we can enrich our lives by simply being kind to each other and ourselves. Nawang includes a range of simple meditations, mantras, and practices that are easy to incorporate into even the busiest modern life.  Filled with the philosophy of many cultures and religions, and touching on everything from human nature as it’s portrayed in film to scientific support of our limitless capacity for love, kindness, and compassion, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAwakening Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a life-changing journey where we all can take part in creating a culture of kindness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Nawang Khechog\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_008840dd-5fce-44a6-b863-b8cef2ae3ab4_50x50.png?v=1610832092\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981432250549,"sku":"02520","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/AwakeningKindness_3dad0976-42f2-40d4-97e1-f87acc8e6049.jpg?v=1612703228"},{"product_id":"brain-food-the-surprising-science-of-eating-for-cognitive-power","title":"BOOK | Brain Food","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrain Food, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewill appeal to anyone looking to improve memory, prevent cognitive decline, eliminate brain fog, lift depression, or just sharpen their edge.   In this eye-opening book from an author who is both a neuroscientist and a certified integrative nutritionist, we learn what should be on our menu as the dietary needs of the brain are substantially different from those of the other organs.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby Dr. Lisa Mosconi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_008840dd-5fce-44a6-b863-b8cef2ae3ab4_50x50.png?v=1610832092\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tara Mandala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981451518133,"sku":"00474","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/BrainFood.jpg?v=1612300470"},{"product_id":"buddhism-through-america-womens","title":"BOOK | Buddhism Through American Women's Eyes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuddhism through American Women's Eyes.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Buddha's path to human transformation declares women and men equally capable of spiritual realization, yet throughout history most exemplars of this tradition have been men. Now, as Buddhism is transmitted to the West, women are playing a major role in its adaptation and development. The conversation presented here takes place among experienced practitioners from many Buddhist traditions who share their thoughts on the Buddhist outlook, its practical application in everyday life, and the challenges of practicing Buddhism in the Western world. Thirteen women contribute a wealth of thought-provoking material on topics such as bringing Dharma into relationships, dealing with stress, Buddhism and the Twelve Steps, mothering and meditation, the monastic experience, and forging a kind heart in an age of alienation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Karma Lekshe Tsomo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_008840dd-5fce-44a6-b863-b8cef2ae3ab4_50x50.png?v=1610832092\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981457055925,"sku":"93638","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/BuddhismThroughAmericanWomen_sEyes.jpg?v=1612704462"},{"product_id":"buddhism-with-an-attitude","title":"BOOK | Buddhism with an Attitude","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuddhism with an Attitude: The Tibetan Seven-Point Mind Training.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eIn this book, B. Alan Wallace explains a fundamental type of Buddhist mental training which is designed to shift our attitudes so that our minds become pure wellsprings of joy instead of murky pools of problems, anxieties, fleeting pleasures, hopes, and frustrations. Wallace shows us the way to develop attitudes that unveil our full capacity for spiritual awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby B. 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He tells miraculous accounts of the Ganden Oral Lineage masters and then gives detailed explanations of the actual practice, including such topics as the degree of fear necessary for Chöd practice, and how to remember dream and death morning, noon and, night. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The great modern Tibetan master Kyabje Zong Rinpoche provides detailed instructions for the practice of Chöd, along with bone-chilling and often humorous tales of Chöd masters and their students.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTricycle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e by Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, edited by David Molkby\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_008840dd-5fce-44a6-b863-b8cef2ae3ab4_50x50.png?v=1610832092\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tara Mandala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981507944629,"sku":"92617","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/ChodintheGangden.jpg?v=1612384114"},{"product_id":"chod-practice-in-the-bon-tradit","title":"BOOK | Chöd Practice in the Bön Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChöd Practice in the Bön Tradition,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe dramatic practice of chöd, in which the yogin visualizes giving his or her own sacrificed body to the gods and demons as a way to cut the attachment to self and ordinary reality, offers an intense and direct confrontation with the central issues of the spiritual path. The chöd practices of the Bön tradition, a tradition that claims pre-Buddhist origins in the mysterious western lands of Zhang-zhung Tazig and Olmolungrig, are still almost entirely unknown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Drawing on both Tibetan primary texts and the living oral tradition, Chaoul provides us with the most complete picture yet of the history and practice of Bön chöd to appear in a Western language. . . . 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An overview introduces each historical period, beginning with the time of the Buddha and continuing through the time of the great Tertons in all Tibetan traditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product_name\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy Dharma Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_008840dd-5fce-44a6-b863-b8cef2ae3ab4_50x50.png?v=1610832092\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product_name\" itemprop=\"name\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tara Mandala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981518594229,"sku":"02753","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/CrystalMirror11.jpg?v=1631090540"},{"product_id":"cutting-spiritual-materialism","title":"BOOK | Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eCutting Through Spiritual Materialism\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey: what he calls \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003espiritual materialism.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe universal tendency, he shows, is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement—the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the ego is, by nature, essentially empty. \"The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use,\" he said, \"even spirituality.\" His incisive, compassionate teachings serve to wake us up from this trick we all play on ourselves, and to offer us a far brighter reality: the true and joyous liberation that inevitably involves letting go of the self rather than working to improve it. 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Meeting them in this book, readers will be inspired to let go of old fears, explore new paths, and lead the lives they envision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatured here are:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJetsun Khandro Rinpoche\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cem\u003eThis Precious Life\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDagmola Sakya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cem\u003ePrincess in the Land of Snows\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJetsun Tenzin Palmo\u003c\/strong\u003e\/Diane Perry (\u003cem\u003eInto the Heart of Life\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePema Chödrön\u003c\/strong\u003e\/Deirdre Blomfield-Brown (\u003cem\u003eWhen Things Fall Apart\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eStart Where You Are\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKhandro Tsering Chödron\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(late aunt of Sogyal Rinpoche, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Tibetan Book of Living and Dying\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThubten Chodron\u003c\/strong\u003e\/Cherry Greene (\u003cem\u003eBuddhism for Beginners\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTaming the Mind\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarma Lekshe Tsomo\u003c\/strong\u003e\/Patricia Zenn (\u003cem\u003eBuddhism Through American Women\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e’s Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChagdud Khadro\u003c\/strong\u003e\/Jane Dedman (\u003cem\u003eP\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e’howa Commentary\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLife in Relation to Death\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSangye Khandro\u003c\/strong\u003e\/Nanci Gay Gustafson (\u003cem\u003eMeditation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTransformation, and Dream Yoga\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoshi Joan Halifax\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cem\u003eBeing with Dying\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLama Tsultrim Allione\u003c\/strong\u003e\/Joan Rousmanière Ewing (\u003cem\u003eWomen of Wisdom; Feeding Your Demons\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Mattis-Namgyel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cem\u003eThe Power of an Open Question\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-author-spotlights\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"#author\" id=\"author\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-second-product-detail\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"desktop-praise\" data-return-id=\"mobile-praise\"\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"#praise\" id=\"praise\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-praise seemoreenable\" id=\"seemore-2\" height-fold=\"280\" target-height=\"1247.23\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Michaela Haas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_008840dd-5fce-44a6-b863-b8cef2ae3ab4_50x50.png?v=1610832092\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981529538741,"sku":"94079","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/DakiniPower_19976812-7553-4980-aac5-b28363c0be19.jpg?v=1612707783"},{"product_id":"dakinis-warm-breath","title":"BOOK | Dakini's Warm Breath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism\u003c\/em\u003e. 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Grounded in the author's personal encounter with the dakini, this unique study will appeal to both make and female spiritual seekers interested in goddess worship, women's spirituality, and the tantric tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Judith Simmer-Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_008840dd-5fce-44a6-b863-b8cef2ae3ab4_50x50.png?v=1610832092\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981529735349,"sku":"29204","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/Dakini_sWarmBreath.jpg?v=1612708252"},{"product_id":"deity-mantra-and-wisdom","title":"BOOK | Deity, Mantra, and Wisdom","description":"\u003cp class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-size-extra-large\" id=\"productTitle\"\u003eDeity, Mantra, and Wisdom: Development Stage Meditation in Tibetan Buddhist Tantra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection contains four of the most cherished Tibetan Buddhist commentaries on the practices of visualization, mantra recitation, and meditative absorption—elements that form the core of development stage meditation, one of the most important practices of Buddhist Tantra. The texts within this volume—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLadder to Akaniṣṭha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eClarifying the Difficult Points in the Development Stage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Four Stakes That Bind the Life-Force\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHusks of Unity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—are among the most widely studied commentaries on this topic and have formed the basis for spiritual study and practice for centuries. In these eloquent and inspiring translations, Jigme Lingpa, Patrul Rinpoche, and Getse Mahāpaṇḍita explain the fundamental philosophy of the development stage, illuminating its profound insights into the nature of reality and how to utilize these insights through the practice of meditation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_008840dd-5fce-44a6-b863-b8cef2ae3ab4_50x50.png?v=1610832092\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tara Mandala","offers":[{"title":"Soft back","offer_id":41882119930075,"sku":"93003","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":41882125107419,"sku":"93003 HB","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/deitymantrawisdom.jpg?v=1611008354"},{"product_id":"dzogchen-self-perfected-stat","title":"BOOK | Dzogchen: Self-Perfected State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDzogchen: Self-Perfected State.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs Chogyal Namkhai Norbu explains in this very readable book, our natural condition is self-perfected from the very beginning. What is necessary is that we reawaken and remain in our true nature. Through understanding and practice, we can rediscover the effortless knowledge of the self-perfected state that lies beyond our habitual anguish and confusion, and remain in this uninterrupted flow of contemplation, completely relaxed but fully present through all activities. Rinpoche begins by clearly explaining the Dzogchen teachings and then reveals, in a simple and non-intellectual manner, what is meant by the practice of Dzogchen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Namkhai Norbu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_008840dd-5fce-44a6-b863-b8cef2ae3ab4_50x50.png?v=1610832092\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tara Mandala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981540319413,"sku":"90576","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/DzogchenselfPerfected.jpg?v=1612711109"},{"product_id":"eminent-buddhis-women","title":"BOOK | Eminent Buddhist Women","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEminent Buddhist Women\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the exemplary legacy of Buddhist women through the centuries. Despite the Buddha’s own egalitarian values, Buddhism as a religion has been dominated by men for more than two thousand years. With few exceptions, the achievements of Buddhist women have remained hidden or ignored.  Each chapter pays a long-overdue tribute to one woman or a group of women from across the Buddhist world, including the West. Using a variety of sources, from orally transmitted legends to firsthand ethnographic research, contributors examine the key issues women face in their practice of Buddhist ethics, contemplation, and social action. What emerges are Buddhist principles that transcend gender: loving kindness, compassion, wisdom, spiritual attainment, and liberation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Karma Ledshe Tsomo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_90477e7c-e195-4f85-981e-7a4efd3723ae_50x50.png?v=1612877865\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tara Mandala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981544513717,"sku":"51305","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/BEBB856B-020A-468A-BFC3-A1E90A624797.png?v=1613118369"},{"product_id":"enlightened-living","title":"BOOK | Enlightened Living","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnlightened Living: Teachings of Tibetan Buddhist Masters\u003c\/em\u003e.  \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis collection of translated writings addresses the issue of engaging in secular life with Buddhist intentions. It includes practical advice by great Tibetan teachers such as Paltrul Rinpoche and Jigme Lingpa. Combining folktales and poetry, their teachings pieces impart the essence of spirituality in a pithy, direct fashion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Tulku Thondup\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_90477e7c-e195-4f85-981e-7a4efd3723ae_50x50.png?v=1612877865\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tara Mandala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981545463989,"sku":"41307","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/C8AF98DB-D564-423F-9BEB-FB78EE2DCD56.png?v=1613118818"},{"product_id":"fearless-in-tibet","title":"BOOK | Fearless In Tibet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFearless in Tibet: The Life of the Mystic Tertön Sogyal. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFearless in Tibet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the first comprehensive work in English on Tertön Sogyal, captures the essence of his teachings, visions, and spiritual realizations, as well as the challenges he faced during his early yogic training and his efforts to promote harmony between Tibet and China.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eCombining riveting storytelling and Tertön Sogyal's profound instructions, Matteo Pistono takes you on a journey through the mystical past that reveals practical inner guidance for today's challenges. You will see the power of transforming negativity into opportunity, letting go of attachments, becoming present, and embracing impermanence. This intricate tapestry of intrigue and spirituality will infuse your path with timeless wisdom and inspiration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Matteo Pistono\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" height=\"50x50\" width=\"50x50\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_90477e7c-e195-4f85-981e-7a4efd3723ae_50x50.png?v=1612877865\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tara Mandala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981552640181,"sku":"","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/D59E959E-4887-4B62-8A3F-1E4F3E10D4FB.png?v=1613121045"},{"product_id":"feeding-your-demons","title":"BOOK | Feeding Your Demons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn accessible and effective approach for dealing with negative emotions, fears, illness, and self-defeating patterns.  I\u003cspan id=\"dscexpitem_-1486237308_24\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ef we fight our demons, they only grow stronger, but if we feed them, nurture them, we can free ourselves from the battle. Through the clearly articulated practice outlined in the book we can learn to overcome any obstacle and achieve freedom and inner peace.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Lama Tsultrim Allione\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_50x50.png?v=1609183338\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tara-mandala-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/books-lama-tsultrim-allione-collection\" title=\"Set of 3 books by Lama Tsultrim\"\u003eSet of 3 books by Lama Tsultrim Allione\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981552869557,"sku":"13130","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/feedingyourdemonsbook.jpg?v=1610719902"},{"product_id":"finding-rest-in-illusion-the-trilogy-of-rest-vol-3","title":"BOOK | Finding Rest in Illusion, Vol. 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinding Rest in Meditation: The Trilogy of Rest, Vol. 3\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Rest in Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the third volume of the Trilogy of Rest, Longchenpa’s classic exposition of the Buddhist path. The purpose of these teachings is to introduce us to our most basic nature—the clear and pristine awareness that is the nature of the mind. According to the traditional Tibetan Buddhist formula of view, meditation, and action, this volume follows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tara-mandala-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-rest-in-the-nature-of-mind-the-trilogy-of-rest-vol-1\" title=\"Finding Rest in the Nature of Mind, Vol. 1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Rest in the Nature of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which establishes the view of the Buddhist path generally, and specifically that of the teachings of the Great Perfection, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tara-mandala-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-rest-in-meditation-the-trilogy-of-rest-vol-2\" title=\"Finding Rest in Meditation, Vol. 2\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Rest in Meditation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which outlines the main points of meditation, namely, where one should meditate, what qualities a practitioner should possess and develop, and what should be practiced. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Longchenpa\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by the Padmakara Translation Group\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_90477e7c-e195-4f85-981e-7a4efd3723ae_50x50.png?v=1612877865\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tara Mandala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981553098933,"sku":"05925","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/FindingRestVol3.jpg?v=1613767154"},{"product_id":"finding-rest-in-meditation-the-trilogy-of-rest-vol-2","title":"BOOK | Finding Rest in Meditation, Vol. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinding Rest in Meditation: The Trilogy of Rest, Vol.\u003c\/em\u003e 2\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinding Rest in Meditation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e outlines the main points of meditation, namely, where one should meditate, what qualities a practitioner should possess and develop, and what should be practiced. Based on the author’s personal experience, these instructions are designed to help stabilize and intensify direct insight into the nature of the mind through meditative practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinding Rest in Meditation\u003c\/i\u003e is the second volume of the Trilogy of Rest, Longchenpa’s classic exposition of the Buddhist path, the purpose of which is to introduce us to our most basic nature—the clear and pristine awareness that is the nature of the mind. According to the traditional format of view, meditation, and action, it is the sequel to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tara-mandala-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-rest-in-the-nature-of-mind-the-trilogy-of-rest-vol-1\" title=\"Finding Rest in the Nature of Mind, Vol. 1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Rest in the Nature of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, which establishes the view of the Buddhist path generally, and specifically that of the teachings of the Great Perfection. It precedes the final volume, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tara-mandala-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-rest-in-illusion-the-trilogy-of-rest-vol-3\" title=\"Finding Rest in Illusion, Vol. 3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinding Rest in Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, which focuses on post-meditation yogic conduct. This profound and comprehensive presentation of the Buddhist view and path combines the scholastic expository method with the direct pith instructions designed for advanced practitioners.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Longchenpa\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by the Padmakara Translation Group\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_90477e7c-e195-4f85-981e-7a4efd3723ae_50x50.png?v=1612877865\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tara Mandala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981553197237,"sku":"05529","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/8BEB4EF8-7458-49A9-8500-5DF5593A9F6E.png?v=1613125084"},{"product_id":"finding-rest-in-the-nature-of-mind-the-trilogy-of-rest-vol-1","title":"BOOK | Finding Rest in the Nature of Mind, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinding Rest in the Nature of Mind: The Trilogy of Rest, Volume 1,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis first part of the Trilogy of Rest sets the foundation for the following two volumes: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tara-mandala-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-rest-in-meditation-the-trilogy-of-rest-vol-2\" title=\"Finding Rest in Meditation, Vol. 2\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinding Rest in Meditation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, which focuses on Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tara-mandala-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-rest-in-illusion-the-trilogy-of-rest-vol-3\" title=\"Finding Rest in Illusion, Vol. 3\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinding Rest in Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, which focuses on post-meditation yogic conduct.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this volume you will find essential instructions on the need to turn away from materialism, how to find a qualified guide, how to develop boundless compassion for all beings, along with the view of tantra and associated meditation techniques. The work culminates with pointing out the result of practice as presented from the Dzogchen perspective, providing us with all the tools necessary to traverse the Tibetan Buddhist path of finding rest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Longchenpa\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by the Padmakara Translation Group\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_90477e7c-e195-4f85-981e-7a4efd3723ae_50x50.png?v=1612877865\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tara Mandala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981553328309,"sku":"05161","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/869EDB3B-E67C-4C53-881B-F7589307B73B.png?v=1613767016"},{"product_id":"force-of-the-mamos-messages-from-the-divine-wrathful-mother","title":"BOOKLET | Force of the Mamos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrinted version of a talk by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.taramandala.org\/all-teachers\/13433\/sangye-khandro\/\" title=\"Learn more about Sangye Khandro\"\u003eSangye Khandro\u003c\/a\u003e, from the ‘Voices of Wisdom in Times of Crisis’ symposium in May 2020, describes the group of beings known as Mamos, and the specific messages they have for us in this time of great change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Mamo refers to a specific kind of powerful and ferocious worldly dakini, which is considered as one of the most fearsome and malicious spirits.  The Mamos become enraged when people lose touch with their own intelligence, and therefore with reality.  Once enraged, Mamos tend to cause large-scale problems: fighting and civil discord, famines, plagues, and environmental calamities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBooklet, 32 pages, spiral bound.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/files\/TM_Dakini_008840dd-5fce-44a6-b863-b8cef2ae3ab4_50x50.png?v=1610832092\" alt=\"Tara Mandala Dakini Logo\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Machig Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37981561815221,"sku":"T-2020-1","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0524\/6232\/1845\/products\/94518D84-E047-4A22-98AB-42B114725671.png?v=1613119451"},{"product_id":"gateway-to-knowledge-vol-3","title":"BOOK | Gateway to Knowledge, Vol. 3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGateway to Knowledge: A Condensation of the Tripitaka, Volume Three\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe series \u003cem\u003eGateway to Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e is a condensation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof the Tripitaka and its accompanying commentaries. 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His thoughtful counsel reflects his desire to connect the Buddha's teachings to our deepest concerns. With meditative clarity, he examines core ideas in the first section (Foundational Teachings), including the significant Tibetan terms, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eshenpa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003elenchak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Throughout the second section (Developing A Good Heart), Kongtrul Rinpoche discusses \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ebodhicitta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — that most central of motivations on a spiritual path — and the very basis of altruism, faith, and devotion. 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The compilation of texts, story, history, music, and commentaries in this book helps the practitioner more fully understand the elements of practice. 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