The tradition of composing spontaneous songs that express spiritual understanding has existed in Tibet for centuries. Over one hundred of these profound songs are found in this collection of the work of some of the greatest teachers of the Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. With their vivid imagery and deep insight, the songs in this book communicate in a very direct way profound and timeless insight. The Rain of Wisdom is read aloud in its entirety by Tibetan Buddhists every year on the New Year. It has been reprinted in cloth in response to demand by Buddhist practitioners.
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Songs of Realisation,
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This book contains translations of the songs of realisation of the master of the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, including the Karmapas. The collection is traditional and is usually chanted by the monks and nuns once a year in Kagyu-monasteries. As such, the songs have an important place in the spiritual literary tradition of Tibet. The songs are beautiful and very inspiring, usually stressing the importance of a spiritual teacher (guru) and the actual practice of meditation.
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As said by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in Foreword: "Students are also advised to read this book for instructions when their life is filled with disruption and uncertainty and neurosis. Even reading only one passage is better than going to a psychiatrist or taking a dose of aspirin. This is not a myth."The more I read, the deeper I am touched. The poems are so powerful and helpful for their genuineness! My deepestappreciation to all Kagyu forefathers as well as Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and his translation committee!
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Those who have been my mothers, all sentient beings, limitless as space, supplicate the guru who is the precious buddha. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
please protect sentient beings, namo gurave, divine yidams, grant your blessings, only father guru, little meditator, unpeopled valley, lineage supplication, glorious guru, vajra brothers, divine dharma, lord guru, ultimate lineage, meditation belt, physician monk, resolve your mind, hearing lineage, endowed with faith, sacred outlook, auspicious coincidence, coemergent wisdom, ordinary siddhis, vajra songs, holy dharma, sky fortress Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Practice Lineage, Lord Marpa, Sanggye Nyenpa, Guru Shang, Accomplished One of Nyemo, Samten Palle, Wangchuk Dorje, Shepa Dorje, Great Brahman, Great Eastern Sun, Kharak Gomchung, Lord Vajradhara, Taklha Gampo, Tsangpa Gyare, Lord Maitripa, Physician of Takpo, Sri Parvata, Yeshe Dorje, Geshe Nyugrumpa New!
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Those who have been my mothers, all sentient beings, limitless as space, supplicate the guru who is the precious buddha. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
please protect sentient beings, namo gurave, divine yidams, grant your blessings, only father guru, little meditator, unpeopled valley, lineage supplication, glorious guru, vajra brothers, divine dharma, lord guru, ultimate lineage, meditation belt, physician monk, resolve your mind, hearing lineage, endowed with faith, sacred outlook, auspicious coincidence, coemergent wisdom, ordinary siddhis, vajra songs, holy dharma, sky fortress Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Practice Lineage, Lord Marpa, Sanggye Nyenpa, Guru Shang, Accomplished One of Nyemo, Samten Palle, Wangchuk Dorje, Shepa Dorje, Great Brahman, Great Eastern Sun, Kharak Gomchung, Lord Vajradhara, Taklha Gampo, Tsangpa Gyare, Lord Maitripa, Physician of Takpo, Sri Parvata, Yeshe Dorje, Geshe Nyugrumpa New!
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- The Religions of Tibet by Giuseppe Tucci in Back Matter
- Tibetan Civilization by R. Stein in Back Matter
- Great Eastern Sun by Carolyn Rose Gimian on page 289
- The Blue Annals (Pt. 1 & 2) by George N. Roerich in Back Matter
- Sanskrit Reader: Text, Vocabulary and Notes by Charles Rockwell Lanman in Back Matter
- The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 5: Crazy Wisdom-Illusion's Game-The Life of Marpa the Translator (excerpts)-The Rain of Wisdom ... of Mahamudra (excerpts)-Selected Writings by Chogyam Trungpa on 13 pages
- The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 7: The Art of Calligraphy (excerpts)-Dharma Art-Visual Dharma (excerpts)-Selected Poems-Selected Writings by Chogyam Trungpa on 6 pages
- The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 1: Born in Tibet - Meditation in Action - Mudra - Selected Writings by Chogyam Trungpa on 4 pages
- The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 2: The Path Is the Goal - Training the Mind - Glimpses of Abhidharma - Glimpses of Shunyata - Glimpses of Mahayana - Selected Writings by Chogyam Trungpa in Front Matter, page 4, and Back Matter
- The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 6: Glimpses of Space-Orderly Chaos-Secret Beyond Thought-The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Commentary-Transcending Madness-Selected Writings by Chogyam Trungpa in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
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