The lives of many of the great lamas who followed the Dalai Lama into exile in 1959 are well documented. Much less is known about those who stayed behind in Chinese-occupied Tibet
Reviews
Book Review – A Future We Can Love
How We Can Reverse the Climate Crisis with the Power of Our Hearts and Minds, Shambala 2023, by Susan Bauer-Wu. Review by Andy Lukianwicz
Book Review – A Dakini’s Counsel & Love and Liberation
Alexander Studholme reviews “A Dakini’s Counsel” and “Love and Liberation” on the life and spiritual teachings of the remarkable terton, Sera Khandro
Embodying Tara – Twenty-One Manifestations to Awaken Your Innate Wisdom
Chandra Easton, a senior teacher at the Tara Mandala centre of American lama Tsultrim Allione, makes no bones about which side of the political divide she occupies
Dzogchen: Who’s Who & What’s What in the Great Perfection
Aimed at those new to the Dzogchen teachings and those that want to go a little deeper, this book provides a helpful historical framework and context
The Life of a Great Bonpo Master
Andy Lukianwicz reviews the biography of Master Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, widely acknowledged as the greatest Bonpo master of this generation
The Copper-Colored Mountain
Andy Lukianowicz reviews Georgios Halkias & Christina Partsalaki’s illuminating book on rebirth in Zangdok Palri, Guru Rinpoche’s Pure Land
Red Tara, The Female Buddha of Power and Magnetism
Alex Studholme reviews Rachael Stevens’ work that, while academic in style, conveys a strong sense of Red Tara as a live presence in present-day Buddhism
The Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, Master of Mahamudra
Andy Lukianowicz reviews Ruth Gamble’s work on the life and the times of “The Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, Master of Mahamudra” by Shambhala Publications
Karma Pakshi (1204-1283) His Life and Legacy
Naomi Levine reviews Charles Manson’s recently published spiritual biography Karma Pakshi (1204–1283) His Life and Legacy, Shambhala 2022
The Deep Connection Between Art and Spiritual Practice
Dorothea Franck reviews Louise Landes Levi’s translation of RASA: Or Knowledge of the Self, by French poet, writer and critic René Daumal
An Atlas of the Tibetan Plateau
Giorgio Dallorto reviews cartographer Michael Farmer’s magnum opus, the fruit of a lifetime of study and research, recently published by Brill.