Topic: Shangpa Kagyu
Books
Mind Seeing Mind
Roger Jackson's Mind Seeing Mind is the first attempt to provide both a scholarly study of the history, texts, and doctrines of Geluk mahāmudrā and translations of some of its seminal texts. It begins with a survey of the Indian sources of the teaching and goes on the discuss the place of mahāmudrā in non-Geluk Tibetan Buddhist schools, especially the Kagyü. The book then turns to a detailed survey of the history and major textual sources of Geluk mahāmudrā, from Tsongkhapa, through the First Panchen, down to the present. The final section of the study addresses critical questions, including the relation between Geluk and Kagyü mahāmudrā, the ways Gelukpa authors have interpreted the mahāsiddha Saraha, and the broader religious-studies implications raised by Tibetan debates about mahāmudrā. The translation portion of Mind Seeing Mind includes eleven texts on mahāmudrā history, ritual, and practice. Foremost among these is the First Panchen Lama's autocommentary on his root verses of Geluk Mahāmudrā, the foundation of the tradition. Also included is his ritual masterpiece Offering to the Guru, which is a staple of Geluk practice, and a selection of his songs of spiritual experience. Mind Seeing Mind adds considerably to our understanding of Geluk spirituality and shows how mahāmudrā came to be woven throughout the fabric of the tradition.
Jackson, Roger R. Mind Seeing Mind: Mahāmudrā and the Geluk Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2019.
Jackson, Roger R. Mind Seeing Mind: Mahāmudrā and the Geluk Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2019.;Mind Seeing Mind;Mahamudra;Geluk;Vajrayana;Nāropa;Maitrīpa;Atiśa;Kadam;Shangpa Kagyu;Sakya;Nyingma;Mar pa chos kyi blo gros;mi la ras pa;Sgam po pa;Karma Kagyu;Drukpa Kagyu;Drikung Kagyu;Sa skya paN+Di ta;Karmapa, 3rd;Great Madhyamaka;gzhan stong;Jonang;Karma phrin las pa;Pawo Rinpoche, 2nd;Karmapa, 8th;Dwags po bkra shis rnam rgyal;Pad+ma dkar po;Karmapa, 9th;Tsong kha pa;mkhas grub rje;Nor bzang rgya mtsho;PaN chen bsod nams grags pa;Panchen Lama, 4th;Lcang skya rol pa'i rdo rje;Tukwan, 3rd;Zhabs dkar tshogs drug rang grol;Roger R. Jackson; Mind Seeing Mind: Mahāmudrā and the Geluk Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism;Tsong kha pa;Tshe mchog gling ye shes rgyal mtshan;Panchen Lama, 4th;'dul nag pa dpal ldan bzang po;Nor bzang rgya mtsho;Tukwan, 3rd
Interviews
Experiences of Buddha-Nature by Lama Palden Drolma: Conversations on Buddha-Nature
Lama Palden Drolma and Lopen Karma Phuntsho discuss experiences of buddha-nature in this episode of the ongoing series "Conversations on Buddha-Nature."
Among the topics of discussion include her first encounter with buddha-nature teachings, the Shangpa Kagyu lineage, tonglen practice, and incorporating Vajrayana practices into a therapeutic setting. In the last portion of the interview Lama Palden Drolma offers listeners a guided tonglen meditation practice.
Lama Palden was one of the first Western women to be authorized as a lama in 1986, by her primary teacher, Kalu Rinpoche, following her completion of the traditional Tibetan three year, three month retreat. She has been a student and practitioner of Buddhism and of Comparative Mysticism for over 40 years. She is the founding teacher of Sukhasiddhi Foundation http://www.sukhasiddhi.org in the SF Bay Area, a Tibetan Buddhist center in the Shangpa and Kagyu lineages. Lama Palden has a deep interest in helping to make the teachings and practices of Vajrayana Buddhism accessible and practical for Westerners in order to help students actualize our innate wisdom, love and joy. As a teacher, she is committed to each student's unique unfolding and blossoming. In 1993 Lama Palden completed a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley. After licensing as a psychotherapist, she engaged in facilitating clients psycho-spiritual integration and development, through bringing together understandings and methods from Buddhism and Psychology, as well as from the Diamond Heart work, that she engaged with and trained in for many years.Drolma, Lama Palden. "Experiences of Buddha-Nature." Conversations on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, November 27, 2021. Video, 1:14:45. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeGAGXrU6mE.
Drolma, Lama Palden. "Experiences of Buddha-Nature." Conversations on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, November 27, 2021. Video, 1:14:45. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeGAGXrU6mE.;Experiences of Buddha-Nature by Lama Palden Drolma: Conversations on Buddha-Nature;Shangpa Kagyu;Contemporary
Multimedia
Lama Palden Drolma: On the Shangpa Kagyu Tradition
Drolma, Lama Palden. "On the Shangpa Kagyu Tradition." Conversations on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, November 27, 2021. Video, 8:43. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmOphVCSuhE.
Drolma, Lama Palden. "On the Shangpa Kagyu Tradition." Conversations on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, November 27, 2021. Video, 8:43. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmOphVCSuhE.
Drolma, Lama Palden. "On the Shangpa Kagyu Tradition." Conversations on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, November 27, 2021. Video, 8:43. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmOphVCSuhE.;Lama Palden Drolma: On the Shangpa Kagyu Tradition;Shangpa Kagyu;Lama Palden Drolma: On the Shangpa Kagyu Tradition
