Michael Richards

Pha-boṅ-kha-pa Byams-pa-bstan-ʼdzin-ʼphrin-las-rgya-mtsho

Trijang Rinpoche

Khri-byaṅ Blo-bzaṅ-ye-śes-bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho

Pabongka Rinpoche was one the twentieth century's most charismatic and revered Tibetan lamas, and in Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand we can see why. In this famous twenty-four-day teaching on the lamrim, or stages of the path, Pabongka Rinpoche weaves together lively stories and quotations with frank observations and practical advice to move readers step by step along the journey to buddhahood. When his student Trijang Rinpoche first edited and published these teachings in Tibetan, an instant classic was born. The flavor and immediacy of the original Tibetan are preserved in Michael Richards' fluid and lively translation, which is now substantially revised in this new edition.

A Concise Discourse on the Path to Enlightenment

Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand

The texts presented here are an intermediate-length sadhana and a concise self-initiation ritual of the Solitary Hero Vajrabhiarava. After receiving the Highest yoga Tantra initiation of Vajrabhairava, and then completing the retreat of this deity, with the compensating ritual fire offering of peace, one is authorized to do the self-initiation. It is important to do the self-initiation in order to restore broken vows and tantric commitments. A sadhana must be done in conjunction with self-initiation will enable many practitioners to do this practice more frequently.

Self-initiation of Vajrabhairava

Rituals connected with the highly esoteric āyuhṣādhana focussing upon Cakrasamvara, according to the Gelukpa tradition in Tibetan Buddhism.

Bde-mchog Tshe Lha Dkar-poʼi sgo nas yul khyad par can la źabs brtan ʼbul tshul mkhaʼ ʼgro bsun bzlog daṅ bcas pa ʼChi med bdud rtsiʼi bum bzaṅ źes bya ba bźugs so

Pha-boṅ-kha-pa Byams-pa-bstan-ʼdzin-ʼphrin-las-rgya-mtsho

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