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The Tibetan Book of the Dead
- First Complete Translation
- Narrated by: Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche, Graham Coleman, Thupten Jinpa
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
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Publisher's summary
One of the greatest works created by any culture and overwhelmingly the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations, but none encompassed the work in its entirety. Now, in one of the year's most important publishing events, the entire text has not only been made available in English but in a translation of quite remarkable clarity and beauty.
With an introductory commentary by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, who calls this translation "an extraordinary accomplishment undertaken with great care over many years" this complete edition faithfully presents the insights and intentions of the original work. It includes one of the most detailed and compelling descriptions of the after-death state in world literature, exquisitely written practices that can transform our experience of daily life, guidance on helping those who are dying, and an inspirational perspective on coping with bereavement. Translated with the close support of leading contemporary masters, including HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and learned scholars such as Khamtrul Rinpoche and Zenkar Rinpoche, His Holiness the Dalai Lama says, "I hope that the profound insights contained in this work will be a source of inspiration and support to many interested people around the world."
* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF with appendices and a glossary of key terms.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Critic reviews
"This new translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead is a tremendous accomplishment."—Francesca Fremantle, Buddhadarma magazine
"Profound and unique, it is one of the great treasures of wisdom in the spiritual heritage of humanity."—Sogyal Rinpoche, Author of the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead is the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist writings in the West and one of the most inspirational and compelling texts in world literature. In Meditations on Living, Dying and Loss, Graham Coleman, the editor of Viking's acclaimed unabridged translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, collects the most beautifully written passages, ones that draw out the central perspectives most relevant to modern experience.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent modern Tibetan Book of the Dead
- By LilithCubed on 04-23-16
By: Graham Coleman, and others
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Counsels from My Heart
- By: Dudjom Rinpoche
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story5 out of 5 stars 32
Counsels from My Heart is one of the few volumes of teachings by Dudjom Rinpoche, a legendary meditation master of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, to become available in English. It features talks to students presented in Dudjom Rinpoche's characteristically incisive and direct style, bringing the timeless heart-counsels of this great teacher vividly to life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Content is exceptional, narration is absurd.
- By JDKC on 09-01-21
By: Dudjom Rinpoche
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Meditation and Mantras
- By: Swami Vishnu-Devananda
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam, Shuchi Gokhale
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story5 out of 5 stars 22
The modern lifestyle with its excesses and worldly desires, the constant need to be connected, and the rapid development in technology, has made stress and lifestyle-related diseases the norm. The need for meditation, thus, is more acute. Meditation calms the mind, brings focus and enhances the senses, resulting in a better quality of life and work. And with the right Mantras, meditation becomes a highly effective tool in unleashing the immense potential within oneself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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essential for all aspirants on the path
- By Behudet Maat on 05-11-16
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The Middle Way
- The Story of Buddhism
- By: Jinananda
- Narrated by: David Timson, Anton Lesser
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 157
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 56
General interest in Buddhism has never been higher. The story and teachings of a man who lived 2,500 years ago have a special resonance for us today, perhaps because he taught a way of life that was not based on belief in a creator god but rather on personal experience. "Test my words for yourself," he said. But what lies behind those distinctive images of the Buddha, seated with unshakeable poise, with eyes half-closed and a slight smile? Jinananda, a Western-born Buddhist, divides the subject into the Three Jewels....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rocking...
- By LeperSmurf on 11-16-04
By: Jinananda
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From Death to Birth
- Understanding Karma and Reincarnation
- By: Pandit Rajmani Tigunait Ph.D.
- Narrated by: D. C. Rao Ph.D.
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4 out of 5 stars 45
What happens when we die? How does our present life shape our future? What part of us survives death? From Death to Birth takes us on a vivid tour of the soul's journey from one lifetime to another, revealing little known or understood aspects of spiritual life along the way. Through a series of lively stories drawn from the ancient scriptures and his own experience, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait reveals the truth about karma, how we create it, why it becomes our destiny, and how we can use it to shape the future of our dreams.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Karma Clarified
- By Persephone on 02-25-23
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The Heart of Compassion
- The Thirty-Seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva
- By: Dilgo Khyentse
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 184
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 157
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Story5 out of 5 stars 154
What would be the practical implications of caring more about others than about yourself? This is the radical theme of this extraordinary set of instructions, a training manual composed in the 14th century by the Buddhist hermit Ngulchu Thogme, here explained in detail by one of the great Tibetan Buddhist masters of the 20th century, Dilgo Khyentse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A commentary to be read and contemplated upon over and over
- By Rachel on 08-05-20
By: Dilgo Khyentse
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The Bhagavad Gita
- A Walkthrough for Westerners
- By: Jack Hawley
- Narrated by: Jack Hawley
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 359
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 300
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 297
The Bhagavad Gita has been called India's greatest contribution to the world. In this audio version of his classic book The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for Westerners, Jack Hawley makes its wisdom clear to Western seekers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Bhagavad Gita: A Walkthrough for Westerners
- By Tammy on 10-12-12
By: Jack Hawley
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The Jewel Tree of Tibet
- The Enlightenment of Tibetan Buddhism
- By: Robert Thurman
- Narrated by: Robert Thurman
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 642
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 432
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 430
Tibetans call their cherished tradition of Buddhism a "wish-fulfilling jewel tree" for its power to generate bliss and enlightenment within all who absorb its teachings. This path to enlightenment, it is taught, requires more than a sitting meditation practice alone. With The Jewel Tree of Tibet, honored scholar and teacher Robert Thurman brings these insights to you as they were meant to be transmitted, through the spoken word.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Takes A Couple Listens... But Worthwhile
- By Lotus54 on 03-21-11
By: Robert Thurman
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The Heart of Meditation
- Discovering Innermost Awareness
- By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins - editor/translator
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 132
His Holiness the Dalai Lama provides intimate details on an advanced meditation practice called Dzogchen using a visionary poem by the 19th-century saint Patrul Rinpoche, author of the Buddhist classic Words of My Perfect Teacher. The Dalai Lama deftly connects how training the mind in compassion for other beings is directly related to - and in fact a prerequisite for - the very pinnacle of Buddhist meditation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a deep book....
- By Cian on 01-31-18
By: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and others
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Bhagavad Gita
- A New Translation
- By: Stephen Mitchell
- Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 451
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 383
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Story5 out of 5 stars 381
Stephen Mitchell brings to life his acclaimed translation of these most famous and revered Hindu scriptures - the timeless story of the paths of knowledge, devotion, action, and meditation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I am Review, shatterer of words
- By Darwin8u on 05-04-19
By: Stephen Mitchell
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The Bhagavad Gita
- By: anonymous
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Sanskrit for "Song of the Lord", the Bhagavad Gita is a 700-verse Hindu epic that constitutes part of the faith's vast cornerstone work, the "Mahabharata." The book provides timeless truths and indispensable advice for believers trying to overcome internal tensions, doubt and indecision. The teachings are conveyed in the form of a dialogue between the Pandava general Arjuna and the deity Krishna, who helps Arjuna understand his position in the Kurukshetra War, and guides him towards the right course of action.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Version of Bhagavad Gita w/out Commentary!!!
- By Kevin Vecchione on 07-15-20
By: anonymous
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Hinduism
- Adopting Hinduism as a Way of Life + The Ultimate Guide to Hindu Gods, Hindu Beliefs, Hindu Rituals and Hindu Religion
- By: Cassie Coleman
- Narrated by: sangita chauhan
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Hinduism is the oldest and the third largest religion by population. There are more than a billion Hindus in India, Nepal, Indonesia (Bali), Mauritius, Canada, New Zealand, Kenya, and elsewhere in the world who practice the faith. However, many scholars and practitioners believe that Hinduism is not a religion at all - it is a way of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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informative
- By Rose Ericson-Caen on 04-24-19
By: Cassie Coleman
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The Upanishads
- A New Translation
- By: Thomas Egenes, Vernon Katz
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 145
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 137
The Upanishads are often considered the most important literature from ancient India. Yet many academic translators fail to capture the work's philosophical and spiritual subtlety, while others convey its poetry at the cost of literal meaning. This new translation by Vernon Katz and Thomas Egenes fills the need for an Upanishads that is clear, simple, and insightful - yet remains faithful to the original Sanskrit.
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1 out of 5 stars
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horriable
- By HH on 12-07-17
By: Thomas Egenes, and others
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Autobiography of a Yogi
- By: Paramahansa Yogananda
- Narrated by: Ben Kingsley
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,003
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,860
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,853
When Autobiography of a Yogi first appeared in 1946, it was acclaimed as a landmark work in its field. The New York Times hailed it as "a rare account". Newsweek pronounced it "fascinating". The San Francisco Chronicle declared, "Yogananda presents a convincing case for yoga, and those who 'came to scoff' may remain 'to pray." Today it is still one of the most widely read and respected books ever published on the wisdom of the East.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spiritually Uplifting -- and entertaining!
- By D on 12-27-04
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Unlocking the Mysteries of Birth and Death and Everything in Between
- By: Daisaku Ikeda
- Narrated by: Michael Bove
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 47
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Story5 out of 5 stars 47
This introduction to Nichiren Buddhism explores the philosophical intricacies of life and reveals the wonder inherent in the phases of birth, aging, and death. Core concepts of Nichiren Buddhism, such as the 10 worlds and the nine consciousnesses, illustrate the profundity of human existence. This book provides Buddhists with the tools they need to fully appreciate the connectedness of all beings and to revolutionize their spiritual lives based on this insight.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unlock Your Buddha Nature
- By Jonathan W. on 07-29-21
By: Daisaku Ikeda
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Buddha is as Buddha Does
- The 10 Original Practices for Enlightened Living
- By: Lama Surya Das
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 58
Of all the Buddha's teachings, perhaps his greatest gift can be found in "the Bodhisattva ideal", a template for living in the world as an "Awakener", a servant of the highest good for all. With his previous best-sellers including Awakening the Buddha Within, American-born Tibetan Buddhist teacher Lama Surya Das has made the helpful, healing insights of the Buddha accessible to millions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Puts the heart into mindfulness meditation
- By Steven on 01-18-18
By: Lama Surya Das
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The Gradual Path
- By: Miles Neale PsyD
- Narrated by: Miles Neale
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story5 out of 5 stars 25
Dr. Neale presents a seven-session audio course to immerse you in the teachings and practices of the Lam Rim - Tibetan Buddhism’s time-tested path for psychological maturity and awakening. Created as an audio companion to Dr. Neale’s book Gradual Awakening, this course brings you a guided experience in the traditional Lam Rim journey, updated with insights from science and psychotherapy to root each step in our modern experience.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully Inspiring Teacher
- By Mr. Mindfulness on 03-27-19
By: Miles Neale PsyD
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Dreams of Light
- The Profound Daytime Practice of Lucid Dreaming
- By: Andrew Holecek
- Narrated by: Arthur Rowan
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Story5 out of 5 stars 85
With Dream Yoga, Andrew Holecek guided us into Tibetan Buddhism’s nocturnal path to lucid dreaming. Here, he offers in-depth instruction in the tradition’s daytime practices. “Waking experience is also a type of dream”, teaches Holecek, “and things are not as solid and real as we think. This insight is what transforms a non-lucid life into a lucid one.” For those drawn to Tibet’s profound teachings for awakening to the true nature of reality - in the day or night - this guide shows us the way.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Highly enjoyable, but how useful is it actually to spiritual practice?
- By Sunyata on 11-11-21
By: Andrew Holecek
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Through countless editions and across centuries, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has drawn people intrigued by the Tibetan Buddhist view of the end of life. In a world that often ignores death or hides it from view, Tibetan Buddhists acknowledge it as the last of a countless series of endings in this lifetime. And after each ending comes a new beginning. The Tibetan Book of the Dead for Beginners draws on this timeless wisdom to help listeners today live with more joy and approach the end with more ease.
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead
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The Psychedelic Experience
- A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
- By: Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Richard Alpert, and others
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must have in the toolkit..
- By Kuzia on 10-20-17
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book to help you understand…
- By Kenneth H. on 10-04-23
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The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep
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It is said that the practice of dream yoga deepens our awareness during all our experience: the dreams of the night; the dream-like experience of the day; and the bardo experiences after death. Indeed, the practice of dream yoga is a powerful tool of awakening, used for hundreds of years by the great masters of the Tibetan traditions. Unlike in the Western psychological approach to dreams, the ultimate goal of Tibetan dream yoga is the recognition of the nature of mind or enlightenment itself.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The audio has holes, skips parts of the book
- By Daniel Rajunov on 12-18-18
By: Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, and others
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Meditations on Living, Dying and Loss
- The Essential Tibetan Book of the Dead
- By: Graham Coleman, His Holiness the Dalai Lama - introduction
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 88
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead is the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist writings in the West and one of the most inspirational and compelling texts in world literature. In Meditations on Living, Dying and Loss, Graham Coleman, the editor of Viking's acclaimed unabridged translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, collects the most beautifully written passages, ones that draw out the central perspectives most relevant to modern experience.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent modern Tibetan Book of the Dead
- By LilithCubed on 04-23-16
By: Graham Coleman, and others
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The Jewel Tree of Tibet
- The Enlightenment of Tibetan Buddhism
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- Narrated by: Robert Thurman
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Tibetans call their cherished tradition of Buddhism a "wish-fulfilling jewel tree" for its power to generate bliss and enlightenment within all who absorb its teachings. This path to enlightenment, it is taught, requires more than a sitting meditation practice alone. With The Jewel Tree of Tibet, honored scholar and teacher Robert Thurman brings these insights to you as they were meant to be transmitted, through the spoken word.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Takes A Couple Listens... But Worthwhile
- By Lotus54 on 03-21-11
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The Vimalakirti Sutra
- By: Anonymous, Burton Watson - translation
- Narrated by: Taradasa
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- Unabridged
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 62
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The Vimalakirti Sutra is one of the most popular Mahayana sutras. One reason for the Sutra’s popularity is that its principal character, Vimalakirti, is not a Buddha or a Bodhisattva or even a monk but a layman with a family living in India, leading - apparently - a secular life. This does not hinder his ability, the Sutra proclaims, to be a man of remarkable spiritual understanding and attainment - so much so that he confidently lectures and advises arhats (enlightened monks) and bodhisattvas (perfected individuals working for the enlightenment of all) on spiritual matters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent performance of a classic
- By Anonymous on 01-18-19
By: Anonymous, and others
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Words of My Perfect Teacher
- A Complete Translation of a Classic Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
- By: Patrul Rinpoche
- Narrated by: Homer Todiwala
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- Unabridged
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The Words of My Perfect Teacher is the classic commentary on the preliminary practices of the Longchen Nyingtig—one of the best-known cycles of teachings and a spiritual treasure of the Nyingmapa school—the oldest Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Patrul Rinpoche makes the technicalities of his subject accessible through a wealth of stories, quotations, and references to everyday life. His style of mixing broad colloquialisms, stringent irony, and poetry has all the life and atmosphere of an oral teaching.
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Great text, poorly pronounced
- By Emma on 03-24-23
By: Patrul Rinpoche
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The Way of the Bodhisattva
- Shambhala
- By: Shantideva, Padmakara Translation Group, the Dalai Lama - foreword, and others
- Narrated by: Wulstan Fletcher
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Treasured by Buddhists of all traditions, The Way of the Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara) is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment and to generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. This text has been studied, practiced, and expounded upon in an unbroken tradition for centuries, first in India, and later in Tibet. Presented in the form of a personal meditation in verse, it outlines the path of the Bodhisattvas - those who renounce the peace of individual enlightenment and vow to work for the liberation of all beings.
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To hear again and again
- By Dirk on 07-09-18
By: Shantideva, and others
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
- The Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum
- By: E.A. Wallis Budge
- Narrated by: Chris Matthews
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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"The Egyptian Book of the Dead," translated by E.A. Wallis Budge, is a pivotal work that opened the ancient Egyptian world of the afterlife to the West. Comprising a collection of spells, rituals, and incantations, this sacred text was designed to guide the deceased through the Duat (the Egyptian underworld) and ensure their safe passage to the afterlife.
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Liberation Upon Hearing in the Between
- Living with the Tibetan Book of the Dead
- By: Robert Thurman
- Narrated by: Robert Thurman
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Robert Thurman illuminates the Tibetan Book of the Dead with up-to-date insights for modern audiences. For centuries, this text has been read aloud to the dying, who Buddhist masters say are capable of hearing up to three days after clinical death, as a guide through the tumultuous and often terrifying process of dissolution. Now, in Liberation Upon Hearing in the Between, Professor Robert Thurman demystifies this esoteric teaching and reveals the Tibetan view of dying.
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Excellent!
- By John on 12-01-05
By: Robert Thurman
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The Lankavatara Sutra
- By: D.T. Suzuki
- Narrated by: Ratnadhya
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The Lankavatara Sutra, dating from the early years of the Common Era, sometime before 443, is one of the most important Mahayana Buddhist texts, not least because of its influence on later Tibetan, Chinese and Japanese Buddhism. One of its possible early translators in the 8th century was Gunabhadra, who is sometimes regarded as the first father of Zen in China. The Sutra takes the form of a dialogue between the Buddha in his cosmic form (as opposed to the historical figure of the Pali Canon) and the Bodhisattva or ‘Great Being', Mahamati.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- By Skeet Fortner on 11-09-23
By: D.T. Suzuki
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Chöd
- The Sacred Teachings on Severance: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet, Volume 14
- By: Jamgon Kongtrul, Sarah Harding
- Narrated by: Tom Pile
- Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. In its 18 volumes, Kongtrul brings together some of the most important texts on key topics of Buddhist thought and practice as well as authoring significant new sections of his own.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not happy with the poor pronunciation :
- By Wolfgang on 07-02-17
By: Jamgon Kongtrul, and others
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The Heart of Compassion
- The Thirty-Seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva
- By: Dilgo Khyentse
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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What would be the practical implications of caring more about others than about yourself? This is the radical theme of this extraordinary set of instructions, a training manual composed in the 14th century by the Buddhist hermit Ngulchu Thogme, here explained in detail by one of the great Tibetan Buddhist masters of the 20th century, Dilgo Khyentse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A commentary to be read and contemplated upon over and over
- By Rachel on 08-05-20
By: Dilgo Khyentse
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
- 4000 Year Old Secrets of the Afterlife
- By: Ani
- Narrated by: Sripad Jagannatha Das, The Orb
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The Book of the Dead is an ancient Egyptian funerary text written on papyrus and used from the beginning of the New Kingdom. The book was placed in the coffin or burial chamber of the deceased, and was part of a tradition of funerary texts which includes the earlier Pyramid Texts and Coffin Texts, which were painted onto objects, not written on papyrus. A number of the spells which make up the Book continued to be separately inscribed on tomb walls and sarcophagi, as the spells from which they originated always had been.
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1 out of 5 stars
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SUCKED
- By Amazon Customer on 07-22-23
By: Ani
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- Anonymous User
- 03-22-24
A metaphorical masterpiece.
I have been studying Buddhism for 7 years on my own. With so many good audio books now available, I have been able to gather the needed understanding to finally attempt this guide. There is much to contemplate. This is a valuable tool on the Path. Om Mani Padme Hum...
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- D. Man
- 11-26-23
2nd time reading and enjoyed this version the best!
Visually spectacular and helpful for my future transition. Helpful study on the graceful journey for all of us ✌️❤️
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- Nate
- 02-03-24
Great Info
However...for the love of...narrator needs to be someone who speaks English CLEARLY. Very frustrating on that sole point
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- Rod
- 10-17-23
Can’t Understand Narrator
I’m sure this is an amazing read but I really struggled to understand the narrator and in the end I threw in the towel after a couple of chapters.
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