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Bodhisattva Vow & Practice
20 pp.: US/CAD $15.00
This new booklet includes the liturgy for the actual vow ceremony, Morning Liturgy for Mahayana Students, Friendliness Sutta, lojong slogans, and Forty-Six Ways in Which a Bodhisattva Fails.
A Course on View
236 pp.: US $39/CAD $35
A Course on View: The Two Truths in the Three Yanas and The Mahayana Philosophical Traditions was presented at RMDC in 1991 by Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche during his first mahamudra intensive for the Shambhala sangha. This draft translation has been used in the Ngedön School curriculum.
*NEW Daily Chant Book
Please see the Collected Vajra Liturgies and the Shambhala Chant Book.
Ritual for Taking the Five Precepts
US/CAD $2
Gesar Windhorse Banner
[out of print] approx. 28″ x 42″ plus 4 pennants: US/CAD $220
The Gesar of Ling Windhorse Banner was designed and composed by Jamgön Mipham Gyatso as a special invocation of Gesar. The Vidyadhara chose this as a unique shrine object, which he kept on the wall above the Shambhala shrine at The Kalapa Court. It can be personalized for the owner by inserting one’s name, in supplication of increasing one’s windhorse. A translation of Mipham Rinpoche’s composition is included.
Intensifying Devotion in One’s Heart:
The Supplication “Crying to the Gurus from Afar”
16 pp.: US/CAD $10
A very well-known supplication by Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Thaye, originally published in Journey Without Goal by Chögyam Trungpa.
The Lhasang Ceremony
38pp: US $22/CAD $20
pocket-edition, 16pp: US $6/CAD $5
*special price for the set: US $25/CAD $22
The Life of Marpa the Translator
Available from Shambhala Publications.
This lucid and moving translation of a text composed by the author of The Life of Milarepa and The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa documents the fascinating life of Marpa, who, unlike many other Tibetan masters, was a layman, a skillful businessman who raised a family while training his disciples.
The Life of Tilopa
66 pp. (3rd ed., 2008): US $17/CAD $15
The Life of Tilopa is a traditional biography by the great Drukpa Kagyü master Pema Karpo. This was originally prepared for use in the Ngedön School. Our third edition (2008) includes a detailed introduction, “The Song of Tilopa,” the famed “Mahamudra Upadesha,” and a lengthy glossary of important terms.
Lojong slogan cards
63 cards: US/CAD $20
This third edition of our translation of the Kadam lineage slogans, entitled The Seven Points of Training the Mind, was revised in 1993 for the publication of the Vidyadhara’s commentary on them, Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness (available from Shambhala Publications). The cards are an attractive package of 4″ x 6″ cards printed in two colors. They are the same size as the book and are labelled with their point and slogan number, for the convenience of study.
Lojong poster
14″ x 30″: US /CAD $16.95
The lojong poster is also printed in two colors, completely revised and recalligraphed by Barbara Bash, suitable for framing and display. It includes highlights from the presentation of these teachings made by the Vidyadhara at the 1979 Vajradhatu Seminary.
Milarepa Sadhana
24 pp.: US/CAD $15
[Although group practice of the Milarepa Sadhana on Milarepa Day is not restricted (and thus Shambhala Centers may purchase these for their shrinerooms), use by individuals is restricted to tantrikas.]
Miracle Stories of Mipham Rinpoche
64 pp. booklet (2008): US $17/CDN $15
A biography of Jamgön Mipham Gyatso (1846-1912) composed by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche, who visited our community in 1993. Translated by committee member Ann Helm. This publication also includes a brief biography of Jamgön Mipham Gyatso by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
Monastic Liturgies
Developed for use at Gampo Abbey and available for the ordained sangha from NTC in Halifax
- The Rites of Poshadha (Sojong)39 pp.: US/CAD $20
- The Abbreviated Rites of Poshadha (Sojong)26 pp.: US/CAD $15
- Summer Retreat (Yarne) Liturgies46 pp.: US /CAD $20
Rain of Blessings abbreviated edition
12 pp.: US/CAD $10
Part of the pre-Vajrayana Seminary study course, Entering the Vajra World.
The Rain of Wisdom
Available from Shambhala Publications. Over one hundred profound, spontaneous songs that express spiritual understanding are found in this collection of the work of some of the greatest teachers of the Kagyü Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. With their vivid imagery and deep insight, the songs in this book communicate in a very direct way profound and timeless insight. The Rain of Wisdom is read aloud in its entirety by Tibetan Buddhists every year on the New Year.
Sadhana of Mahamudra: Annotated Translation for Study
28 pp. : US/CAD $15
Sadhana of Mahamudra: Vidyadhara’s Translation for Practice
28 pp.: US/CAD $25
[Although the group practice of the Sadhana of Mahamudra is not restricted (and thus Shambhala Centers may purchase these for their shrinerooms), use by individuals is restricted to tantrikas or students who have studied this in a course or intensive on the sadhana.]
*NEW Shambhala Chant Book
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Deluxe Edition 20pp. US/CAD $30 Two-color printing with hardbound cover
Center Edition US/CAD $12 Special one-color edition for Shambhala Centers, shrine-room use only (not for sale to individuals), laminated covers, coil bound.
“Shambhala Protector Chant” only US/CAD $1.75