masters of the tradition

[CrawfordHollow]

I appologize on my part for my part for the misinterpretation T. Chokyi. No offense intended.

[T. Chokyi]

I appologize on my part for my part for the misinterpretation T. Chokyi. No offense intended.

No offense taken, not a problem at all.
I enjoyed how she phrased what she said, and actually I thought maybe it was from a book somewhere.

[Yudron]

Happy Guru Rinpoche Day, everybody!

[RikudouSennin]

Happy Guru Rinpoche Day, everybody!

I didnt even know....thats all i did today though, read over his life story,chant his mantra and recite the 7 line prayer, even cried a little bit. and it was his appearance day, how fortunate

[practitioner]

Happy Guru Rinpoche Day, everybody!

I didnt even know....thats all i did today though, read over his life story,chant his mantra and recite the 7 line prayer, even cried a little bit. and it was his appearance day, how fortunate

Emaho!!!

[heart]

Happy Guru Rinpoche Day, everybody!

I didnt even know....thats all i did today though, read over his life story,chant his mantra and recite the 7 line prayer, even cried a little bit. and it was his appearance day, how fortunate

That is excellent! Here is a good prayer to Guru Rinpoche to learn by heart:
http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?titl ... ing_Wishes

/magnus

[RikudouSennin]

is this a good book for bios/stories of the masters of dzogchen?
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Meditatio ... 1570625093

[SSJ3Gogeta]

is this a good book for bios/stories of the masters of dzogchen?
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Meditatio ... 1570625093

If you are looking for that sort of thing, check out "Blazing Splendor", although its not comprehensive.

Mainly focuses on the times of Chokgyur Lingpa.

[simhanada]

is this a good book for bios/stories of the masters of dzogchen?
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Meditatio ... 1570625093

If you are looking for that sort of thing, check out "Blazing Splendor", although its not comprehensive.

Mainly focuses on the times of Chokgyur Lingpa.

Blazing Splendor is great.

also there should be a reprint of this coming apparently. Huge awesome book $400 is to much though.
http://www.amazon.com/Marvelous-Garland ... 1881847411

[deff]

is this a good book for bios/stories of the masters of dzogchen?
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Meditatio ... 1570625093

i really enjoyed it

[Jyoti]

is this a good book for bios/stories of the masters of dzogchen?
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Meditatio ... 1570625093

This book is not specific to the dzogchen tradition, it is of early siddhas of India of the mahamudra lineage leading to the Kagyu. For historical account of practitioners of dzogchen, you need to look up at the nyingma source, the book Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism should be what you are looking for.

Jyoti

[Pema Rigdzin]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned it yet, but Nyoshul Khenpo's Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems is supposed to be an excellent collection of biographies of the masters of Dzogchen. Also, in terms of ancient Indian Dzogchen masters, Wellsprings of the Great Perfection is pretty cool, IMO. Not really biographical, per se, more like songs or soliloquies of realization that explain Dzogchen, plus some exerpts of important tantras of the 3 series.

P.S. Blazing Splendor is an amzing book. My absolute favorite autobiography of any master/partial biography of various Dzogchen masters. Fascinating book. I can read it over and over.

[deff]

is this a good book for bios/stories of the masters of dzogchen?
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Meditatio ... 1570625093

This book is not specific to the dzogchen tradition, it is of early siddhas of India of the mahamudra lineage leading to the Kagyu. For historical account of practitioners of dzogchen, you need to look up at the nyingma source, the book Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism should be what you are looking for.

Jyoti

actually it's about masters of the Longchen Nyingthig tradition, which are dzogchen teachings from the Nyingma school and not mahamudra / Kagyu

from the sounds of it, I'll have to get a copy of Blazing Splendor

[Yudron]

is this a good book for bios/stories of the masters of dzogchen?
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Meditatio ... 1570625093

This book is not specific to the dzogchen tradition, it is of early siddhas of India of the mahamudra lineage leading to the Kagyu. For historical account of practitioners of dzogchen, you need to look up at the nyingma source, the book Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism should be what you are looking for.

Jyoti

No Jyoti, you must be mistaking this for another book. This is about the Longchen Nyingthig (Nyingma) tradition.
To have mastered the Longchen Nyingthig, the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse, one would have to be a Dzogchen Master. No Nyingma library is complete without this book. It's weak in the female category, but we have other books for that.

[username]

is this a good book for bios/stories of the masters of dzogchen?
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Meditatio ... 1570625093

This book is not specific to the dzogchen tradition, it is of early siddhas of India of the mahamudra lineage leading to the Kagyu. For historical account of practitioners of dzogchen, you need to look up at the nyingma source, the book Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism should be what you are looking for.

Jyoti

Hi Jyoti, you might mean this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Mahamudra ... 0887061605

[rai]

check out this one: A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems - Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche

http://www.amazon.com/Marvelous-Garland ... +Rare+Gems

just have a look at the table of contents =)


edit: i see now someone put on sale used one for 390 USD on Amazon :/ but one can get it from Namse Bandzo Bookstore for 40 USD http://www.namsebangdzo.com/Marvelous_G ... /13739.htm or from Wisdom Books for 35 GBP http://www.wisdom-books.com/ProductDetail.asp?PID=12428, still bit expensive but it's 700 pages book.

[Jyoti]

Hi Jyoti, you might mean this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-Mahamudra ... 0887061605

Yes, thanks for pointing out

[Stewart]

check out this one: A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems - Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche

http://www.amazon.com/Marvelous-Garland ... +Rare+Gems

just have a look at the table of contents =)


edit: i see now someone put on sale used one for 390 USD on Amazon :/ but one can get it from Namse Bandzo Bookstore for 40 USD http://www.namsebangdzo.com/Marvelous_G ... /13739.htm or from Wisdom Books for 35 GBP http://www.wisdom-books.com/ProductDetail.asp?PID=12428, still bit expensive but it's 700 pages book.

It'.s out of print, if you look on Namsebangdzo and wisdom books carefully you'll see It's actually unavailable.

I have a PDF copy, It's an amazing book. Hopefully it will be reprinted.

[mutsuk]

It's weak in the female category, but we have other books for that.

It's not weak at all and male-female agendas are irrelevant here...

[simhanada]

It'.s out of print, if you look on Namsebangdzo and wisdom books carefully you'll see It's actually unavailable.

I have a PDF copy, It's an amazing book. Hopefully it will be reprinted.

I mentioned above, although I didn't reference the title, just gave a link.

It is due for a reprint, later this year. At least according to the last review on the amazon page.