Uniquely attuned to our present world, the Karmapa gives clear and wise teachings on key issues of our times – the environment, social responsibility, and working with our emotional afflictions. He brings a fresh perspective on how to meditate and encourages us to take the path of compassion, engaging in actions that benefit others. The Karmapa brings forth a profound message in simple and accessible language with an authenticity that connects him to everyone he meets as he opens out the ...

Namo Guru
In a meditation hut or cave, on a comfortable seat,
Sit properly in the posture of the seven points of Vairochana
Except renunciation, weariness, and devotion,
Utterly cast away all other thoughts.
The Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje

Guru yoga is essential for the realization of mahamudra, and in the Karma Kagyu lineage, the primary guru yoga practiced is the Four-Session Guru Yoga by the Eighth Karmapa Mikyö Dorje. This volume presents newly rediscovered instructions for this practice by the ...

The title vidyadhara, bearer of awareness, is accorded only the greatest of vajrayana masters. The vidyadhara Jatsön Nyingpo was one of the greatest tertöns of the Seventeenth Century. Jatsön Nyingpo’s revelations continue to be widely practiced throughout the Himalayan region, and even in other parts of the world.

Translator’s Introduction

The title vidyadhara, bearer of awareness, is accorded only the greatest of vajrayana masters. The vidyadhara Jatsön Nyingpo was one of the greatest tertöns of the Seventeenth Century. A tertön is a ...

This set of instructions contains, within a very few pages, the quintessence of all of the Buddha’s teachings. Written by the previous Kyapje Kalu Rinpoche, Karma Rangjung Kunkhyab, it explains how our minds, whether active or still, are always the actual three bodies of buddhahood, and how recognition of this is the key to liberation.

Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
“Although our minds may appear to us as deluded and filled with turbulent thoughts, underneath the turbulence the mind is the trikaya, the three ...

Based on two teachings by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, this book is intended to give a basic understanding of taking refuge to those who are new to the Buddhist path, and to bring greater understanding to those already acquainted with it.

Taking Refuge is based on two teachings by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche: “The Meaning of Refuge” given at Chicago Karma Thegsum Choling (KTC) in January 1981, translated by Ngödup Tsering Burkhart, and “A Teaching on Refuge” given at KTD Monastery in April ...

A collection of songs and instructions composed by the great treasure revealer and visionary teacher Barway Dorje (1836-1918). Included in this collection are songs expressing Barway Dorje’s devotion to his gurus, songs explaining how to meditate on the mind’s nature, and songs of advice on the practice of Buddhism in general.

Songs of realization composed by great Buddhist teachers of India and Tibet are a tremendous source of inspiration for all Buddhists and all who practice meditation.

Based on a seminar he gave at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Lama Yeshe Gyamtso’s commentary explains the meaning and practice of this guruyoga which is connected with Guru Rinpoche, Guru Padmasambhava, also called Padmakara.

Shower of Blessings is a guruyoga practice connected with Guru Rinpoche, Guru Padmasambhava, also called Padmakara. The practice was composed by Khenchen Mipham (1846-1912), a great master of the Nyingma tradition who also had great influence on the Karma Kagyu tradition. He spent several years of his life at Thrangu ...

Known for his clear and direct teaching style, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa radiates the brilliance of his heritage, evidenced here in his commentary on the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, which connects this revered text with our daily lives and our deepest aspirations.

The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva is one of the most beloved texts in Tibet. Rich in imagery, it distills the essentials for practice into a few pages and gives them into our hands. Its author, Ngülchu Thogme Zangpo, was a great scholar ...

Anyone who wishes to practice the ngöndro of the Kagyu lineage and in particular the Karma Kagyu lineage should first read this text carefully and internalize its meaning. They will then have a stable ground for the practice of mahamudra. This is not just the correct way to practice, but also the most beneficial. -17th Gyalwang Karmapa. . .

Includes ngondro recitation, Tibetan, English, and transliteration; Published by KTD Publications, Woodstock, New York and Kagyu Monlam, Bodhgaya, India

This new translation of the ...

This book contains a translation of one of the greatest presentations of abhidharma in any tradition: “Vasubandhu’s Verses on the Treasury of Abhidharma,” along with the Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje’s

clear and concise explanation of it, “Youthful Play,” translated by David Karma Choephel.

Though the abhidharma is recognized as one of the major topics of the Buddhist teachings, up until now there have been few translations of any of the great texts on it available in a Western language. This book contains a ...

A short collection of the songs and teachings of the first Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche, Nyima Tashi with a foreword by the Ninth Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche. In essence, the Traleg Kyabgon is the bodhisattva Vajrapani, the personification of the power of all buddhas.

This book is a translation of a short collection of the songs and teachings of the first Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche, Nyima Tashi. In essence, the Traleg Kyabgon is the bodhisattva Vajrapani, the personification of the power of all buddhas. The title Kyabgon, “Refuge ...

In response to the needs of his international Dharma students, the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje compiled this condensed practice text especially for those who wish to complete their preliminary practices in the context of busy work lives. His Holiness’s teachings bring life and feeling to the actual practice of the preliminaries.

In this succinct teaching presented in 2006 by His Holiness the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa in Bodhgaya, India, students are guided through a shortened version of the preliminaries for mahamudra ...

A compilation for recitation, composed by the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, for the annual Kagyu Monlam in Bodhgaya, India. A rich source of Buddhist prayers from several major Tibetan traditions. In Tibetan with English and transliteration. Co-published with Altruism Press, India

The Kagyu Monlam Books: 1st and 2nd Edition, plus the Supplement, a compilation for recitation, composed by the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, for the annual monlam in Bodhgaya, India. This is a rich source of Buddhist prayers from the major Tibetan ...

Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche’s commentary on the sixteenth-century work Pith Instructions of “Coemergent Wisdom, Entitled the Profound Essence of the Ocean of Certainty”, by the Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje, provides meditators with an overview of the path leading to the realization of mahamudra, the self-liberated and all-encompassing nature of reality.

Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche’s commentary on the sixteenth-century work Pith Instructions of Coemergent Wisdom, Entitled the Profound Essence of the Ocean of Certainty, by the Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje, provides meditators with an overview ...

The two biographies translated here are treasures revealed by Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Taye, who was an emanation of the translator Vairochana, the subject of the second of the two biographies. Vairochana was a disciple of Guru Padmasambhava, the subject of the first biography. The purpose of these biographies is to inspire the reader.

The two biographies translated here are treasures revealed by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, who was an emanation of the translator Vairochana, the subject of the second of the ...

Translation of a rare handwritten edition of the biography of the first Barway Dorje. He was a precious revealer of treasure and the rebirth of Nupchen Sangye Yeshe, one of Guru Padma’s twenty-five disciples. Barway Dorje appeared in Tibet during the nineteenth century, and was praised and respected by the many holy beings of his time as an authentic treasure revealer.

“In the vast ocean of buddha nature
The little fish of mind itself, with the golden eyes of awareness,
Flaps the six ...

An interesting look at how Yogacara philosophy influenced tantra and mahamudra, by Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche. Developed by Asanga and Vasubandhu as a reaction to over-theorization, Yogacara emphasizes that everything comes back to one’s own practice and to one’s own experience.

Combining beautifully handwritten notes with watercolor-and-pencil drawings, author and calligrapher Barbara Bash captures exquisite moments of magic in the natural environment: a dragonfly’s brief pause, a surprised deer in tall grass, a lumbering skunk’s visit, the woods at twilight.

Celebrating the new, expanded edition of True Nature — the Second Edition features sixteen pages of drawing exercises, utilizing the principles of heaven, earth, and humanity in a fresh approach to nature journaling.

In this new and expanded edition, artist and writer Barbara Bash has ...

Beautifully recorded by Lama Karma Drodhul, these are stories of siddhas that Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche actually knew. Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche once remarked that there is nothing like these accounts of Siddhas of Ga.

Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche strongly encouraged Lama Karma Drodhul to request Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche to tell the stories of accomplished tantric practitioners (siddhas) from Kham, Eastern Tibet.

This beautiful volume of text and photos celebrates the 900th anniversary of the Karmapa Lineage, founded by the First Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa in 1110. “May this 900th anniversary likewise bring people together, no matter where they live in the world, on a shared spiritual journey.” -His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje

May this 900th anniversary likewise bring people together, no matter where they live in the world, on a shared spiritual journey. I aspire that you Dharma brothers and ...