This collection of essays offers an overview of the Dharma activities of Tarthang Rinpoche, Head Lama of the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center, with a special emphasis on the text preservation work of the Yeshe De Project, whose decades long efforts have resulted in one of the largest free text distributions in the history of the world. Originally published over the course of many years in works not widely available to the public, these essays have now been gathered in one place for all who wish to learn more about the scope and significance of Tarthang Rinpoche's contributions to the preservation of the Dharma.
Thoughts on Transmission: Knowingness Transforms Causal Conditions, Tarthang Tulku, Dharma Publishing, Paperback, 453 pages, $25.00
As one of the last remaining lamas to have received a complete Buddhist education in pre-1959 Tibet, Tarthang Tulku left Tibet and taught in Benares, India, until emigrating to the United States of America in 1969 with his wife, the poet Nazli Nour. After settling in Berkeley, CA they established the Tibetan Aid Project (TAP) which serves the needs of the Tibetan refugee community.
In 1963, Tarthang Tulku founded Dharma Publishing in Varanasi, India. In 1971, the publishing house moved to California. The main purpose of Dharma Publishing is to preserve and distribute Tibetan Buddhist teachings and to bring these teachings to the West.
Tarthang Tulku established the Nyingma Institute in 1972. Sister organizations have been established in Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. The various institutes offer classes, workshops, and retreats based on the books of Tarthang Tulku, with the main intent of spreading the teachings of the Buddha to the West.
In 1983, Tarthang Tulku established the Yeshe De project, with the purpose of preserving and distributing sacred Tibetan texts in collaboration with the Tibetan Aid Project. These texts are distributed to Buddhist monks, nuns, and laypeople at the annual World Peace Ceremony, which Tarthang Tulku started in 1990 to bring the various Buddhist communities from across Asia to celebrate together at Bodh Gaya, in India. The World Peace Ceremony and the work of Yeshe De have and the Tibetan Aid Project have resulted in over 20 million texts being given away to practitioners in the Buddhist community over the last 18 years.
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CONTENTS: Thoughts on Transmission
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Introduction
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PART ONE: JOURNEY OF LIFE: A SUCCESSFUL PATH
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1
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Mind over Matter
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3
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Mind and the Three Trainings
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7
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Revelations of Mind
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15
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Knowledge of OK Mantra
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27
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Dimensions of Mind
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37
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Keys of Knowledge
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51
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MasterWork
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65
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Living without Regret
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79
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PART TWO: TRANSFORMING ENERGY OF BODY AND MIND
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89
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Joy of Being
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91
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Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga
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99
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Kum Nye Dancing
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103
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PART THREE: SACRED MANDALA OF ODIYAN
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119
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Opening the Way to Enlightenment
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121
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Guide to Meditation
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125
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Ways of Meditation
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133
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Blessings of the Enlightened Lineage
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143
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Blessings of the Odiyan Stupa
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157
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Garland of Flowers
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161
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Seeing the Beauty of Being
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175
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Journey to Fulfillment
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181
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PART FOUR: ANNALS OF THE TIBETAN NYINGMA MEDITATION CENTER
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193
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Bridge to Understanding
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195
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Introduction, Annals 6 Book 1
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203
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Perspective, Annals 7
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227
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Introduction, Annals 8 Book 1
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243
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Bringing the Nyingma Lineage to the West
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263
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Introduction, Annals 8 Book 4
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283
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PART FIVE: RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION
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295
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Dedication of Prajnaparamita Plaques at Bodh Gaya
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297
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Your Friends the Tibetan Refugees
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303
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Is Tibet Forgotten? We Hope Not
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315
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Envisioning the Sacred
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337
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The Triratna Peace Bell
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351
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Light of the Valley
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377
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PART SIX: TIBETAN TRANSLATION SERIES
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387
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Ways of Enlightenment
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389
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Invitation to Enlightenment
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395
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Gathering the Meanings
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405
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Songs of Shabkar
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409
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All Knowledge and All Light
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411
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Original Publication Dats
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438
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Index
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442
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