Karma Lingpa

"In this Buddhist book, you will encounter rare teachings on how to turn each phase of life into a chance to experience an uncontrived and natural liberation. In life and in death, in meditation and in sleep, every transitional stage of consciousness, or bardo, provides an opportunity to overcome limitations, frustrations, and fears. Through the practical instructions in this book, you will learn how to enter into a profound and spontaneous state of freedom in all your activities."--BOOK JACKET.

Text of the so called Tibetan Book of the dead; includes various related liturgical texts.

Liturgical texts of the Nyingmapa sect of Tibetan Lamaism; includes the so-called 'Tibetan Book of the Dead' (Bar do thos grol).

A classic of Buddhist wisdom, this book was composed in the eighth century to prepare souls for the afterworld, it has become influential in the West for its psychological insights into the processes of death and dying, and also of grieving.

On the "Vajraguru" formula invoking the blessings of Padmasambhava; a syllable-by-syllable commentary and an explanation of the benefits to be derived from its recital.