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CONTENTS: Losing the Clouds, Gaining the Sky
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EDITOR'S PREFACE
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I. ASPECTS OF THE BUDDHIST PATH
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THE FOUNDATIONS OF MEDITATION AND COMPASSION
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1.
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It's Under Our Very Noses
Sogyal Rinpoche
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5
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2.
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The Spirit of Tibet
Patrick Gaffney
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9
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3.
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Natural Great Peace
Sogyal Rinpoche
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15
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4.
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Relative and Ultimate Bodhichitta
Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
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27
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THE MASTER IN VAJRAYANA
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5.
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The Guru Principle
Sogyal Rinpoche
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49
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6.
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Saints or Scoundrels?
Francesca Freemantle
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53
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7.
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The Guru Question
Gyalwang Drupka Rinpoche
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59
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8.
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Distortion
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
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67
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II. AUTHENTIC BUDDHISM TODAY
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GLIMPSES OF BUDDHIST VIEW(S)
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9.
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Taming the Mindstream
Dzogchen Rinpoche
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81
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10.
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Karma, Truth, and Emptiness
Philippe Cornu
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93
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11.
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Cutting Dualistic Thinking
Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
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101
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12.
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Pure Buddhism, Authentic Transmission
Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche
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111
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13.
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The Buddhist View of Reality
Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
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117
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WISDOM-JEWELS OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY TIBETAN MASTERS
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14.
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Meditation and Peace
Dudjom Rinpoche
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127
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15.
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Shamata, Vipashyana, and the Nature of Mind
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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131
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16.
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Awareness--The Mirror of Mind
Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche
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137
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17.
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Heart Advice in a Nutshell
Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro
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139
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THE FRESH MIND OF DZOGCHEN
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The Benefits of Dzogpachenpo
Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche
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145
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19.
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Toward the Nature of Mind
Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche
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155
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20.
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The Unity of Mahamudra and Dzogchen
Kalu Rinpoche
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165
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III. BRINGING THE TRANSCENDENT INTO EVERYDAY LIFE
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FINDING INSPIRATION FOR THE PRACTICE
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21.
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Losing the Clouds, Gaining the Sky
Sogyal Rinpoche
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175
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22.
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Motivation: Laziness and Its Antidotes
Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
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183
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23.
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Finding the Thread
Sogyal Rinpoche
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191
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HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION IN LIFE AND DEATH
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Learning How to Serve
Frank Ostaseski
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201
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25.
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Transforming Suffering Through Compassion
Christine Longaker
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213
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26.
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The Art of Dying
Sogyal Rinpoche
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231
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INTEGRATING BUDDHIST PRACTICE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
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27.
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Women on the Spiritual Path
Sakya Jetsun Chimey
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239
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28.
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Diligence and Contentment
Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche
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247
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29.
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The Journey to Liberation
Sogyal Rinpoche
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249
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30.
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The Future of Buddhism: Enlightenment is Real!
Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
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259
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31.
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Advice to Western Dharma Friends
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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269
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PRAYER FOR THE LONG LIVES OF ALL TEACHERS
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275
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NOTES
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277
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SOURCES
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279
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GLOSSARY
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283
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ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
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