Rare archival footage of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, whose presence and Black Crown ceremonies left an indelible impression on all who witnessed them. A historical document of a remarkable being.
Barclay Powers presents his research into the golden embryo of enlightenment — the lost contemplative science of inner alchemy found in Taoist, Buddhist, and yogic traditions. The work traces how ancient maps of energetic transformation anticipated questions that consciousness studies is only now beginning to ask.
Death is real, it comes without warning and it cannot be escaped. An ancient source of strength and guidance, The Tibetan Book of the Dead remains an essential teaching in the Buddhist cultures of the Himalayas. Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this enlightening two-part series explores the sacred text and boldly visualizes the afterlife according to its profound wisdom.
TALKS, WRITINGS & TRANSLATIONS
OF THENISSARO BHIKKHU
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Dhammatalks.org is Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s free archive of Theravada Buddhist talks, translations, and Pali Canon texts. One of the most rigorous open resources for anyone studying the earliest layers of Buddhist teaching.