Restricted Vajrayana texts *

For All Tantrikas (those who have received pointing-out transmission)

Creation & Completion is a collection of talks given in Boulder by Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, which forms a wonderful commentary to the text by Jamgön Kongtrül the Great by the same name, both of which were translated by Sarah Harding. Very useful and practical instructions on the two stages of utpatti and sampannakrama.

  • Creation & Completion, 125 pp. US/CDN $25

Daily Chant Book: additional vajrayana chants, 14 pp.

  • Feast Offering, Mamo Chant, Confession Liturgy, Aspiration US/CDN $9
  • Aspiration by Choggyur Lingpa, (1996; included above) US/CDN $1

The Melody of Dharmata includes songs and teachings by Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, given during 2005 at Karmê Chöling, Dorje Denma Ling, and Holy Island in Scotland.

  • The Melody of Dharmata, 159 pp., US/CDN $35

Pointing Out the Dharmakaya is a mahamudra practice text by Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje, often used in the three-year retreat curriculum. It is the shortest and most pithy of the three texts composed by the ninth Karmapa, the longest being the text taught by Khenpo Tsültrim, Ocean of True Meaning. We have included two excellent seminars by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, in which he provides complete instruction for the practice of mahamudra vipashyana.

  • Pointing Out the Dharmakaya, text with cover, 54 pp. & spiral-bound commentary, 115 pp. US/CDN $60

Primordial Purity & Pure Appearance are two published volumes from a collection of talks given to tantrikas in 1987 by H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Boulder, Colorado. Completely retranslated from the spoken Tibetan and lightly edited, these teachings are very inspiring and immediately useful in one's practice. Primoridial Purity is a commentary on "The Three Words That Strike the Vital Point," an important dzokchen text on trekchö. Pure Appearance, now in a second revised edition (2002), includes a discussion of the four abhishekas, the three samadhis, the six bardos, development stage practice (utpattikrama), and the four binding forces. Highly recommended.

    • Primordial Purity, 115 pp.
    US/ CDN $21
    • Pure Appearance, 126 pp.
    US/ CDN $21

The Sadhana of Mahamudra was discovered as terma by the Vidyadhara in
1968 while on retreat in Bhutan. We publish two editions of this text: the Vidyadhara's original translation, which we use as liturgy in our practice, and the Translation Committee's more literal translation, useful in one's study of the practice. Although the group practice of this sadhana is not restricted (and thus Shambhala Centers may purchase these for their shrinerooms), use by individuals is restricted to tantrikas or students who have studied this in a course or intensive on the sadhana.

  • Sadhana of Mahamudra: Vidyadhara's Translation for Practice, 28 pp. US/CDN $20
  • Sadhana of Mahamudra: Annotated Translation for Study, 28 pp.
    US/CDN $    12

Three Words That Strike the Vital Point is an oral commentary on this seminal text by Garab Dorje, presented by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche at the Shambhala Centre of Halifax in January 2004. Translations of the text along with Paltrul Rinpoche's famed commentary are included. Available to tantrikas who have completed Vajrasattva mantra practice.

  • Three Words That Strike the Vital Point, 76 pp., US/CDN $20

The Treasury of Blessing is a sadhana to Shakyamuni Buddha, composed by Mipham Jamyang Namgyal Gayatso (1846-1912). [requires lung]

  • Shakyamuni Buddha Sadhana, 24 pp., one color plate, US/CND $18


For Tantrikas with Appropriate Permission

  • Bestowing Supreme Blessings: Dharma Sagara Guru Yoga, 22pp. [requires lung]  US/CDN $17
  • Gesar Offering by VCTR, Ocean of the Play of Enlightened Activity, 40pp. (2nd ed., 2008) [requires lung] US/CDN $20
  • Great Splendor Vajrakumara: Teachings on Vajrakilaya Practice, by
    Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, 108 pp., US/CDN $25
  • Guru Yoga for the Four Sessions, 14 pp., US/CDN $7

  • Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche: [course transcripts require lung or tape review]
    • Mahamudra Shamatha & Vipashyana, 236 pp. (RMDC 1991) US/CDN $35
    • Mahamudra Vipashyana, 216 pp. (KCL 1993) US/CDN $35
    • Enhancing the Practice of Mahamudra, 210 pp. (KCL 1994) US/CDN $35
      • Yogic-Exercise Instruction (lujong manual), 56 pp. (4th ed., 2002) US/CDN $17
      • Mahamudra Stepping Stones (vipashyana practice manual), 36 pp.  US/CDN $8

  • Kshitigarbha Sadhana, 6 pp. [requires lung], US/CDN $5
  • Manjushri Sadhana, 20 pp. [requires lung], US/CDN $17
  • Medicine Guru Practice, 8 pp. [requires lung; for health professionals] US/CDN $9
  • Milarepa Sadhana, 24 pp., US/CDN $13
  • Karma Kagyü Ngöndro Text [requires appropriate transmission for each], 26 pp. booklet, US/CDN $18
    • Prostrations, 9 pp., US/CDN $7
    • Vajrasattva Mantra, 2 pp., US/CDN $1.50
    • Mandala Offering, 4 pp., US/CDN $3
    • Guru Yoga, 9 pp., US/CDN $7

  • Profound Guru Yoga, 36 pp. (2nd ed., 2008) [requires lung], US/CDN $20
  • Rain of Blessings (Padmasambhava guru yoga), 2nd edition, 52 pp. [requires lung],  US/CDN $24 
    •  Uddiyana Vajradhara thangka photo (5" x 7"), US/CDN $10
    • Rain of Blessings (abbreviated edition, pre-Vajrayana Seminary) 12 pp., US/CDN $9
  • Sadhana of Mahamudra: Abhisheka & Feast Offering booklet, 28 pp. [abhisheka required] US/CDN $14
  • White Tara Sadhana, 12 pp. [requires lung] US/CDN $9

For Sadhakas Only
[requires appropriate abhisheka or lung and completion of requirements]

  • Chakrasamvara Sadhana, 194 pp., (3rd ed., 2005) US/CDN $75
    • upgrade price* US/CDN $50
    • Daily Practice booklet ed., 8 pp. US/CDN $5
    • Precious Secret (Surmang Hearing-Lineage), 24 pp., US/CDN $17
    • Seed-syllable color decals & CS Manual Addendum (July 2005), 15 pp., US/CDN $12
  • Chakrasamvara Sadhana Practice Manual, 341 pp., (4th ed., 2002) US/CDN $80
    • upgrade price* US/CDN $60
    • Addendum to the Chakrasamvara Manual (February 2002), US/CDN $14
    • Addendum to Chakrasamvara Manual (October 1996), US/CDN $6
    • Three-Dimensional Mandala Photographs US/CDN $65
  • Chakrasamvara Drupchen Manual, 128 pp., 30 figures, including 1 color plate US/CDN $35
    • Additional liturgies for drupchen, 14 pp.,  US/CDN $6
  • Fire Offering Liturgy, 20 pp. (1996 ed.), US/CDN $17
  • Fire Offering Manual, 242 pp., 60 illustrations, 3 pp. color US/CDN $45
  • Gampo Abbey Retreat texts - write to NTC for more information
  • Jambhala Sadhana, 20 pp., US/CDN $18
  • Karma Pakshi Sadhana, 28 pp., US/CDN $17

  • Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche:
    • The Gradual Path of the Heart of Wisdom, 168 pp. (KCL 1995), US/CDN $35
    • The Practice of Thögal, 192 pp. (KCL 1996), US/CDN $35
    • The Practice of Spontaneous Presence, 135 pp. (KTC 1996), US/CDN $28
    • The Path of Means & The Path of Liberation (KCL 1997), US/CDN $35
    • Six Dharmas of Naropa & Other Completion-Stage Practices, 196 pp. (KCL 1998+), US/CDN $35
    • Songs of Definitive Meaning (& more), 260 pp. (KCL 1998), US/CDN $42
    • Profound Inner Reality, 262 pp. (KCL 1999), US/CDN $42
      • KCL 1999 Abridged Edition, 184 pp., US/CDN $35
    • Profound Inner Reality II, 290 pp. (KCL 2000), US/CDN $42
    • The Union of Sutra and Tantra, 354 pp. (KCL 2001), US/CDN $50
    • Entering the Middle Way & The Path of Secret Mantra, 504 pp. (KCL 2002), US/CDN $60
    • Path of the Spacelike Yogin, 296 pp. (KCL 2003), US/CDN $42
    • Dharmas of Perfect Purity, 298 pp. (KCL 2004), US/CDN $42
    • Pramana, Tantra, and the Middle Way, 382 pp. (KCL 2005), US/CDN $50
    • The Melody of Dharmata, 159 pp. (KCL, DDL, and Holy Island 2005), US/CDN $35 (available to all tantrikas)

  • Light Rays of the Sun and Moon (VCTR autobiographical doha), 48 pp., US/CDN $30
  • Vajrayogini Sadhana, 138 pp. (1996 ed.), US/CDN $70
    • Seed-syllable color decals (Aug. 2005) , US/CDN $12
    • Abbreviated Daily Practice, 7 pp., US/CDN $5
    • The Sadhana of Vajrayogini by the Vidyadhara, 18 pp., US/CDN $12
  • Vajrayogini Sadhana Practice Manual (7th ed. 2004), 492 pp., US/CDN $100
    • upgrade price* US/CDN $60
  • The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel: Longchen Nyingthik Guru Yoga, 22 pp., US/CDN $12

Available from NTC in Halifax only:

  • Longchen Nyingthik ngöndro liturgy with commentary, 76 pp. with cover, US/CDN $50
  • Nyingma ngöndro liturgies for Könchok Chidü, Longchen Nyingthik, & Rangjung Pema Nyingthik, 137 pp. with cover, US/CDN $70
  • Nyingma Ngöndro Manual, 116 pp., US/CDN $30
  • Six Dharmas of Naropa practice texts: write for information
  • Vajrakilaya Sadhana (complete, for retreat), 104 pp. (3rd ed., 2005), US/CDN $50
    • Daily Practice of Vajrakilaya, 36 pp., US/CDN $20
    • Fire Offering Liturgy US/CDN $20
  • Vajrakilaya Sadhana Practice Manual, 274 pp. (2nd ed., 1994), US/CDN $58

* "Upgrade price" refers to the price for someone who has already purchased a previous edition. Available only from NTC directly.

Please note that all restricted texts are available only to Shambhala sangha members who have completed the appropriate required practices and received the respective transmissions. See "Stages and Characteristics of the Vajradhatu Path of the Buddhist Practice" in the Vajradhatu Practice Manual for more information. Please note, login required, access to link is restricted to members.

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