Books
Embodying Tara: Twenty-One Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom
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Realize the power of Tara, the Buddhist goddess of compassion, within yourself in this modern guide to her 21 forms.
Explore down-to-earth meditations and stories of real women who embody Tara’s qualities.
Tara, the Buddhist goddess of compassion, can manifest within all of us. In this illustrated introduction to Tara’s twenty-one forms, respected female Buddhist teacher and practitioner Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton shows you how to invite Tara’s awakened energy to come alive in yourself through:
- insight into core Buddhist concepts and teachings;
- meditations;
- mantra recitations;
- journal exercises.
The relatable stories from Buddhist history and the author’s personal reflections will give you the tools to live a more compassionate life, befriend your fears, and overcome everyday challenges.
Find out how important women and movements in modern history have achieved this through their own embodiment of Tara’s enlightened activities. The stories of Jane Goodall, Nawal El Saadawi, Oprah Winfrey, Vandana Shiva, Black Lives Matter, Me Too, and others will inspire you to bring these aspects of Tara into the world in creative and socially conscious ways for the benefit of all.
Sublime Dharma: A Compilation of Two Texts on the Great Perfection
Sublime Dharma: Quintessential Instructions on the Breakthrough and Direct Crossing-Over Stages of Dzogchen is a compilation of two works composed by two of the greatest Dzogchen masters of Tibetan Buddhism in recent history, Dudjom Lingpa (1835–1904), and his subsequent incarnation, Dudjom Rinpoche (1904–1987). Text One of Sublime Dharma consists of the complete translation of Dudjom Lingpa’s The Foolish Dharma of an Idiot Who Wears Mud and Feathers for Clothing, a mind treasure (Tib. dgongs gter) from his collected works, which presents the view, meditation, and conduct of the breakthrough (Tib. tregchö) phase of Dzogchen practice. Text Two consists of a partial translation of Dudjom Rinpoche’s The Wish-Fulfilling Gem of Siddhis: A Manual on the Two Stages of the Heart Drop of the Profound Path of the Dakinis, from volume Ma of his collected works. This second text includes a concise summary of the breakthrough followed by a complete explanation of the direct crossing-over (Tib. thögal ) phase of Dzogchen practice.
Academic Publications
Randomized Controlled Trial of the Tibetan
Buddhist Feeding Your Demons Contemplative
Process in Meditation Practitioners
Journal of Emotion and Psychopathology 90
2023, Vol 1, Issue 1, 90-103
https://doi.org/10.55913/joep.v1i1.11
Articles
Q&A: Yoga teacher Chandra Easton on disappearing, the Tibetan language, and the Dalai Lama
Claire Heisler sits down with yoga teacher Chandra Easton to discuss yoga, Tibetan language and studying in Dharamasala.
Chandra Easton describes her religious upbringing as Tibetan Buddhist with an appreciation for the teachings of Jesus and all the world religions. Easton began formally studying Tibetan Buddhism in 1996, in Dharamsala, North India, at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, founded by H. H. the Dalai Lama. While there, she also studied the Tibetan language, and meditation.
Blogs
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