Birth, Life and Death according to Tibetan Medicine and the Dzogchen Teachings

The book has four major sections: Introduction to the principals of Tibetan Medicine, the birth section, the life section and the section about death.
In the section of life the author emphasizes the need to diminish selfishness and preoccupations and to be content with our lot. He introduces the system of Dzogchen, making a distinction between mind and the nature of mind.
In a masterful, wise and boundlessly compassionate manner this book helps our understanding that the principle of presence and awareness must govern all circumstances of life.

The books was translated and edited by Elio Guarisco.

This text was translated as part of the Ka-Ter translation project.

Shang Shung Edition, 2008
Price: Euro 13.00 on stock

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu: Healing with Fire: A Practical Manual of Tibetan Moxibustion

This manual is the first of its kind to focus on the Tibetan technique of moxibustion, an external therapy that uses the power of heat to stimulate a curative effect. A widespread form of traditional healing in the East, moxibustion is one of the most ancient medical therapies known to humanity. Mainly popularized as a branch of Chinese medicine, moxibustion was originally practiced in Shang Shung, a kingdom predating Tibet whose existence can be traced back at least four thousand years.

Healing with Fire is a comprehensive compendium of the five hundred most important and effective moxibustion points in the Tibetan and Shang Shung system, with an emphasis on practical instructions for readers with varying levels of expertise in the healing arts. The book is the culmination of decades of painstaking research by Professor Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, a foremost scholar of Tibetan culture and philosophy, who, inspired by his personal experience of this unique and effective treatment method, has gathered knowledge from ancient scriptures ranging from the well-known Four Medical Tantras to recondite manuscripts found in the caves of Tun-Huang.

The book features twenty-five original drawings illustrating the positions of the individual points, as well as an index of indications to facilitate the identification of points for the treatment of specific medical conditions. It includes an appendix that discusses arcane astrological factors frequently taken into consideration in Tibetan traditional medicine.

Translation from Tibetan: Elio Guarisco

Shang Shung Publications, 2011
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Kathog Situ Chökyi Gyatso: TOGDEN SHAKYA SHRI. The Life and Liberation of a Tibetan Yogin

This NAMTHAR, or traditional Tibetan biography, welcomes the reader to the extraordinary dimension of a realized yogin. Its pages recount the inspiring milestones in the life of the revered Togden of Drugu (1853-1919), a portrayal which is also precious as the mirroring of a vanished world. The chronicle glows with inspiring facts and miraculous happenings, as well as insights provided by numerous letters between the Togden and some of the greatest masters of that era.

The book was translated from Tibetan into English and compiled by Elio Guarisco.

This text was translated as part of the Ka-Ter translation project.

Shang Shung Publication, 2009
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Longchenpa's Advice from the Heart

"Longchenpa Trime Öser (1308-1363) was one of the most important Dzogchen masters of Tibet. His scriptural learning and realization were equal to those of the famous saints who graced the land of India, and true to his words of advice, his was a disciplined life spent in forest and mountain hermitages. Longchenpa’s "Thirty Words of Advice" are like nuggets of gold offered to us in his open hand, so that their inspiration can turn our mind to a sincere and uncorrupted spiritual practice.
With his clear introduction to the principles and practice of Dzogchen, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu sets in context the thirty words of advice and then proceeds to explain each one as the basis of Longchenpa’s spiritual experience, in a way that is relevant to us as individuals in our time."

The books was transcribed and edited by Elio Guarisco.

This text was translated as part of the Ka-Ter translation project.

Shang Shung Institute, 2009
Price: Euro 12.00 on stock

Rainbow Body: The Life and Realization of Togden Ugyen Tendzin

The rainbow body is one of the highest attainments of Dzogchen, an ancient path recognized as the supreme vehicle of Tibetan Buddhism. It is accomplished by transmitting one's phyical constituents into the essence of the five elements, and as a rsult no material body remains after death.
This book traces the life story of a twentieth centrury Tibetan yogin, the Togden (a title which means "emdowed with realization" Ugyen Tendzin (1988-1962), whose amazing achievement of the rainbow body was witnessed in Estern Tibet not only by his countrymen, but also by the Chinese officers who were responsible for his imprisionment.

Shang Shung Edition, 2010
Price: Euro 13.00 on stock