Keeping the Dalai Lama Waiting & Other Stories
An English Woman’s Journey to Becoming a Buddhist Lama
Lama Shenpen’s autobiography.
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The Guru Principle
A Guide to the Teacher-Student Relationship in Buddhism
Lama Shenpen discusses the various aspects of the role of teacher in Buddhism.
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There’s More to Dying than Death
A Buddhist perspective on death and dying Lama Shenpen’s insights on preparation for death and how to approach care for the dying.
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The Buddha Within
Tathagatagarbha Doctrine According to the Shentong Interpretation of the Ratnagotravibhaga
Lama Shenpen’s scholarly examination of the scriptural foundations and interpretation of teachings on Buddha Nature.
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Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness
Teachings of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, translated, edited and arranged by Lama Shenpen Hookham.
A traditional presentation of different understandings of emptiness and how they relate to meditation.
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Never Turn Away
The Buddhist Path Beyond Hope and Fear
An introduction to the teachings of Rigdzin Shikpo Rinpoche, giving an overview of the Buddhist path as a search for truth in our own experience.
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Openness Clarity Sensitivity
Openness Clarity Sensitivity stresses the importance of confidence in the nature of mind, the heart essence of our being. It is what we essentially are, that aspect of our being which was never created and can never be destroyed. It is beyond creation and destruction, beyond time and space. It is mysterious and yet so familiar, indefinable and yet so simple. Rigdzin Shikpo describes how by cutting through our self doubt and hesitations the way is opened to connect directly to the true nature of our being. This allows us to relate properly to the teachings of the great gurus of the Maha-Ati (Dzogchen) Buddhist tradition.
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The Heart of Meditation
Lama Shenpen introduces formless meditation
Meditation is at the heart of Buddhism, and at the heart of the ‘Living the Awakened Heart’ training. All the themes explored in the training relate to meditation. By reflecting on these different themes, we home in on our own direct experience. That experience is then stabilised and taken deeper through the meditation taught in this book.
The Mandala of Sacred Space
Setting up your practice at home
Our lives are like a busy highway that mows down our tentative attempts to set aside a space for ourselves to explore in peace the true nature of our being. This booklet by Lama Shenpen is written primarily for students in the Awakened Heart Sangha but will be useful for anyone wishing to set up a regular practice of meditation in the Buddhist tradition.
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Apramanas
Practicing the Four Immeasurables
Apramana means measureless or limitless and refers to theBuddha qualities of limitless love, compassion, sympathetic joy and equalness. The Buddha is described as having completely equal love and compassion for all beings, wishing them all the highest joy of complete Awakening. This is a state that only a Buddha knows, so although others may seem to have equal and limitless love and compassion for all beings, they do not really know what the highest joy is and so cannot wish it fully for others. Thus only a Buddha can truly rest in the Apramanas. The rest of us are training in order to do so. This small booklet is written by Lama Shenpen Hookham to support students in the Awakened Heart Sangha engage in this profound meditation practice. Available from Amazon
Samantabhadracharya Pranidhana
The Samantabhadracharya Pranidhana is the final section of the magnificent Avatamsaka Sutra. The Sanskrit word pranidhana means something like wishing prayer or aspiration. Known as the King of Pranidhanas, the Samantabhadracharya Pranidhana is the ultimate expression of the fully Awakened and fully operative Heart Wish for the Enlightenment of all sentient beings. This booklet by Lama Shenpen contains a complete translation of the Samantabhadracharya Pranidhana along with a brief commentary, drawing on oral teachings Lama Shenpen received from Bokar Rinpoche and other teachers.
Taking Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows
A booklet by Lama Shenpen Hookham intended mainly for students in the Awakened Heart Sangha interested in Taking Refuge or the Bodhisattva vow.
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