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Contents: LOSING THE CLOUDS, GAINING THE SKY |
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Editors Preface |
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I. ASPECTS OF THE BUDDHIST PATH |
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THE FOUNDATIONS OF MEDITATION AND COMPASION |
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It's Under Our Very Noses |
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Sogyal Rinpoche |
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The Spirit of Tibet |
9 |
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Patrick Gaffney |
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| 3. |
Natural Great peace |
15 |
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Sogyal Rinpoche |
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| 4. |
Relative and Ultimate Bodhichitta |
27 |
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Ringu Tulku Rinpoche |
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THE MASTER IN VAJRAYANA |
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The Guru Principle |
39 |
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Sogyal Rinpoche |
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Saints or Scoundrels? |
53 |
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Francesca Freemantle |
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The Guru Question |
59 |
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Gyalwang Drupka Rinpoche |
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Distortion |
67 |
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Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche |
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II. AUTHENTIC BUDDHISM TODAY |
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GLIMPSES OF BUDDHIST VIEW(S) |
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Taming the Mindstream |
81 |
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Dzogchen Rinpoche |
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Karma, Truth, and Emptiness |
93 |
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Philippe Cornu |
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| 11. |
Cutting Dualistic Thinking |
101 |
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Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche |
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Pure Buddhism, Authentic Transmission |
111 |
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Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche |
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The Buddhist View of Reality |
117 |
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Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche |
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WISDOM-JEWELS OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY TIBETAN MASTERS |
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Meditation and Peace |
127 |
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Dudjom Rinpoche |
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Shamata, Vipashyana, and the Nature of Mind |
131 |
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Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche |
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Awareness - The Mirror of Mind |
137 |
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Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche |
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| 17. |
Heart Advice in a Nutshell |
139 |
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Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro |
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THE FRESH MIND OF DZOGCHEN |
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The Benefits of Dzogpachenpo |
145 |
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Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche |
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Toward the Nature of Mind |
155 |
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Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche |
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The Unity of Mahamudra and Dzogchen |
165 |
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Kalu Rinpoche |
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III. BRINGING THE TRANSCENDENT INTO EVERYDAY LIFE |
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FINDING INSPIRATION FOR THE PRACTICE |
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Losing the Clouds, Gaining the Sky |
175 |
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Sogyal Rinpoche |
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Motivation: Laziness and Its Antidotes |
183 |
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Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche |
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Finding the Thread |
191 |
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Sogyal Rinpoche |
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HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION IN LIFE AND DEATH |
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Learning How to Serve |
201 |
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Frank Ostaseski |
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Transforming Suffering Through Compassion |
213 |
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Christine Longaker |
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The Art of Dying |
231 |
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Sogyal Rinpoche |
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INTEGRATING BUDDHIST PRACTICE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY |
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Women on the Spiritual Path |
239 |
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Sakya Jetsun Chimey |
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Diligence and Contentment |
247 |
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Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche |
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The Journey to Liberation |
249 |
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Sogyal Rinpoche |
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The Future of Buddhism: Enlightenment is Real! |
259 |
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Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche |
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Advice to Western Dharma Friends |
269 |
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama |
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Prayer for the Long Lives of All Teachers |
275 |
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Notes |
277 |
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Sources |
279 |
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Glossary |
283 |
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About the Contributors |
291 |
