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
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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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DRAJYOR - Tibetan Phonetics For The Dzogchen Community

The word drajyor, or writing of the sounds, refers to the writing of the different syllables which compose words so that we can pronounce them correctly. In this book Chögyal Namkhai Norbu illustrates in detail his own system for transcribing the Tibetan letters to enable the practitioners of the Dzogchen Community to pronounce correctly the invocations of the practices and the most recurrent words of the teaching. The final Phonetical Index resumes the right pronounciation of every Tibetan syllable.

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DREAM YOGA AND THE PRACTICE OF NATURAL LIGHT

This revised and enlarged edition includes additional material from a profound and personal Dzogchen book which Chögyal Namkhai Norbu has been writing for many years. This material expands and deepens the first edition´s emphasis on specific exercises to develop awareness within the dream and sleep states.

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Dzogchen Invocations

This booklet contains five invocations, the first four particularly tied to the principle of Dzogchen and the fifth to general Vajrayana. The Invocation of Samantabhadra belongs to the cycle of the Northern Treasures (byang gter) discovered by the tertön Rigdzin Gödem Chen. The Invocation to the Base, the Path and the Fruit belongs to the Longchen Nyingthig cycle of Jigmed Lingpa. The Invocation and Introduction to the Bardo is found in the Miscellaneous Writings of Longchenpa. The Natural Vajra Energy of Instant Presence and Emptiness - An Invocation to the Inseparable Meaning of the Base, Path and Fruit of Manjushri Dzogpa Chenpo is a famous invocation by Ju Mipham Gyatso. The Invocation of the Lamp belongs to the Terma cycle The Secret Treasure of the Vajra of Luminous Clarity discovered by Adzam Drugpa.
In order to be able to receive this book one must have received the transmission of the Master.

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Dzogchen Teachings

This book is a rich collection of precious teachings given by the renowned Dzogchen master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu to his students around the world in order to benefit their understanding of the Dzogchen tradition and its value in the modern world.

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DZOGCHEN: The Self-Perfected State

Our natural condition is self-perfected from the very beginning. What is necessary is that we re-awaken and remain in our true nature. Through understanding and practice, we can rediscover the effortless knowledge of the self-perfected state that lies beyond our habitual anguish and confusion, and remain in this uninterrupted flow of contemplation, completely relaxed but fully present, through all activities. Rinpoche clearly explains Dzogchen and then reveals, in a simple and non-intellectual manner, what is meant by the practice of Dzogchen. "Rinpoche´s explanations and analogies simply and convincingly map a path to the self-perfected."--John Tigue, Daemen College. "A fine introduction to Dzogchen for the Western reader"--The Tibet Journal

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Key for Consulting the Tibetan Calendar

Much information on Tibetan astrology and on its application to daily life. A practical and complete manual, indispensable for the consultation of the annual astrological calendar.

Shang Shung Edition, 2003
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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
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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
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Santi Maha Sangha Training for Boys and Girls. Santimahasangha Kumarkumari

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu offers these lines to all those youngsters, who wish to understand the teaching that introduces the primordial state.

Rinpoche clarifies:
"The Base of Foundation Level of the training for boys and girls is as follows:
Opening their eyes through the View and putting that View into practice through the Meditation,
the boys and girls of the Santi Maha Sangha, who are naturally blessed with beauty, sharp sense faculties and a lively intelligence, will surely develop a good Way of Behaviing."

Shang Shung Edition, 2005
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THE CRYSTAL AND THE WAY OF LIGHT: Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu examines the spiritual path from the viewpoint of Dzogchen. He interweaves his life story with Dzogchen teachings, making them accessible through his living example. He discusses his education and how he met his principal master who showed him the real meaning of "direct introduction to Dzogchen." "One of the most significant contributions to the understanding of Tibetan Buddhism to have appeared in recent years."--The Middle Way, Journal of the Buddhist Society, London.

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The Light of Kailash: A History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet. Volume One: The Early Period

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, former Professor of Tibetan and Mongolian Language and Literature at the University of Naples L'Orientale, has dedicated his academic career to the study of Tibetan culture and has published a number of works, in particular, on its origin.
In his findings, the cradle of Tibetan culture is to be looked for in the ancient realm of Zhang Zhung, which had been revered Mount Kailash as its center and heart, and in the Bon spiritual traditions which flourished within and spread from that Kingdom.
The Light of Kailash, through meticulous selection and a critical use and analysis of a vast array of literary and often inedited sources, offers an open, daring, holistic, unbiased approach to the study of the cultural and spiritual heritage of Tibet, and to the understanding of the origin of this fascinating and endangered civilization.
The book was translated and edited by Donatella Rossi.

Shang Shung Publication, 2009
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The Mirror

The Mirror - Advice on Presence and Awareness was written during a gathering of the Dzogchen Community held at Lu Cumitoni in Sardinia at Christmas 1977. It is a brief text that with astonishing simplicity and depth expounds the three fundamental aspects of the Dzogchen path: the view, or intuitive understanding of one’s primordial state, the meditation, or the application of this knowledge, and the conduct, or the integration of meditation with all one’s daily activities. This text was written in particular to define the principle of awareness and its continuous presence, which is the only substitute for all the rules and limitations proper to the diverse religious traditions. The commentary which follows the text is based on an oral teaching given by the Author himself when he presented the book to his students. Often Chögyal Namkhai Norbu has said, “Dzogchen doesn’t ask you to change your religion, philosophy or ideology, nor to become something other than what you are. It only asks you to observe yourself and to discover the ‘cage’ you have built with all your conditioning and limits. And it teaches you how to get out of the cage without creating another one, in order to become a free, autonomous person.”
In order to be able to receive this book one must have received the transmission of the Master.

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The Necklace of Zi

The Necklace of Zi (gzi yi phreng ba) is the revised and extended text of a lecture given by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 1975 to the annual meeting of young Tibetans in Switzerland. Some years later, The Necklace of Zi was published in Dharamsala in both Tibetan and English, and immediately provoked great interest for a completely new approach to the history and culture of Tibet. With remarkable authority, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu emphasized the originality and specificity of his people´s culture. Citing ancient texts but also using illuminating examples from his education in Tibet, he refuted the almost universally accepted theory which reduced Tibetan civilisation to a Himalayan appendage of Indian culture. For that prior theory, pre-Buddhist Tibet did not even possess its own form of writing. Chögyal Namkhai Norbu traces back the emergence of his country´s culture nearly 4,000 years, and identifies the original Tibetan system of writing in the ancient mar (smar) alphabet, from which the present cursive characters (dbu med) will have evolved.

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The Origins of Tibetan Culture and Thought

From a lecture delivered at the Centre Civic Elizalde, Barcelona, Spain on June, 14, 1987

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Yantra Yoga - The Tibetan Yoga of Movement

Yantra Yoga offers the Buddhist practitioner an intriguing new approach to awareness practice, parallel to the Hatha Yoga of the Hindu tradition. It will serve to keep the body in good health, and to enhance one´s energy and mental balance. Yantra Yoga leads the reader clearly through bodily movements, breathing exercises and visualizations once taught by the great eighth-century teacher Padmasambhava and the Dzogchen master Vairochana. Originally transmitted by the mahasiddhas of India and Oddiyana, Yantra is practiced today in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The Union of the Sun and Moon Yantra presented here is considered the most ancient of all the Yantra systems. Also known as Trul-khor, it is unique in that it contains numerous positions also found in the classic Yoga tradition.

Snow Lion, 2008
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Zhang Zhung - Images from a Lost Kingdom

Zhang Zhung – Images from a Lost Kingdom, is an introduction to the kingdom of Zhang Zhung (Shang Shung), the ancient realm of the pre-Buddhist Bon religion, surrounding the sacred Mount Kailash in western Tibet and originating more than three thousand years ago. The text by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, with over 50 black-and-white and color photographs, details his historic discovery of one of the capitals of this ancient realm, Khyung lung dngul mkhar, the Silver Palace of the Valley of the Garuda, during an expedition to western Tibet in 1988.

The text can be considered an introduction to Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s three volume masterpiece on the origins of Tibetan culture: The Light of Kailash.

Shang Shung Edition, 2010
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