Name/Title
Tales of Awakening : Travels, teachings, and transcendence with Namgyal Rinpoche (1931-2003) / Gathered by Rab Wilkie & David BerryEntry/Object ID
CORE BQ974 .A4 2012Description
Namgyal Rinpoche taught compassionate non-clinging awareness. With deep experience of Western spiritual traditions, he illuminated Dharma practice and meditation in the West, assisting many people with his insight and skill. These stories recount teaching exchanges rare outside monastic life. --Back Cover
"Don't look to the Lama to save you. If the Lama could, it would have been done long ago. You must walk the path yourself. Put responsibility on your own true nature." --Namgyal Rinpoche
Contents:
Preface - David Berry
Biography - Rab Wilkie
Pointing to the Moon - Karen Russell
One Voice - Christine Wihak
The Magician - Rab Wilkie
"Just a Human Being" - David Berry
Meeting the Teacher
"You Are Not Really Here" - Lama Sonam Gyatso
Meeting My Teacher - Henri van Bentum
First Clue - Rab Wilkie
First Lesson in Awakening - Henri van Bentum
'Follow Me" - Michael Brine
Meeting the Bhikku - David Berry
How I Came into Rinpoche's Orbit - Linda Rainbird
The Nature of Questions - Rob McConnell
Connecting with the Teacher - Roslyn Langdon
The Meditation Centre and its First Caretakers
"We Are Going to Redeem This Property" - Lama Sonam Gyatso
In The Beginning - Daisy Heisler
A Walk in the Snow - Marcel Bauer
Log Cabin - Jim Heller
Nosis - Michael Brine
My Cup Runneth Over - Daisy Heisler
Creatures at Night, Prowlers by Day - Fay Fraser
Early Teachings and Journeys
"Think of Something" - Lama Sonam Gyatso
"The Inner War" - Cecilie Kwiat
"HELP!" Baptism by Canoe - Lama Sonam Gyatso
Orphans" - Daisy Heisler
The Bikkhu Makes the News - Rab Wilkie
"Trust Me" - Lama Sonam Gyatso
She Wouldn't Bow for Anyone! - Daisy Heisler
A Warp in the World - Rab Wilkie
"Tony Will Be in Charge" - Lama Sonam Gyatso
"I Am Not Your Teacher" - Daisy Heisler
Voyage to India: five stories - Henri van Bentum
The Hunting of the Snark
A Pilgrimage to Ceylon and the Gem Mines of Ratnapura
Burma and India
Delhi
Epilogue
The Third Blessing - Lama Sonam Gyatso
Letting Go and Going Forward - Wesley Knapp
The Dead End Goose - Rab Wilkie
In The Lion's Den - Henri van Bentum
Zen Jerusalem - Rab Wilkie
In The Lion's Den - Henri van Bentum
Zen Jerusalem - Rab Wilkie
Galapagos Voyage: four stories - Henri van Bentum
Blowing in the Wind
Inca Pirca
A Fistful of Fives
The Da Vinci Boat and Sun Train
The Journey - Peter Dederichs
The Hat in Mexico - Steven Gellman
Telepathy - Rab Wilkie
Stardust - Graydon Clipperton
Further Journeys: the Bhikku Becomes Rinpoche
Boiled Eggs and Mixed Nuts - Henri van Bentum
The Young Mothers of Invention - Pamela Hyatt
Slices of Liver - Henri van Bentum
The Photograph - Rab Wilkie
The Feeling of Enlightenment - Byron Stevens
Meant to Be - Peter Dederichs
The Soccer Game - Henri van Bentum
The Marrakesh Express - Rab Wilkie
The Gift - Peter Dederichs
And My Blind Eyes See It Not - Henri van Bentum
The Darjeeling Demon - Russell Rolfe
Avalanche - Russell Rolfe
Enthronement at Green River - Rab Wilkie
Memory Test - Lisa Elander (Adamson)
The Money Tree - Heather Rigby
A Lesson in Love - Peter Boag
The Rolling Rinpoche Gathers No Dross - Melodie Massey
Faith in Empty - Lisa Elander (Adamson)
The Unexpected Gift - Karma Chime Wongmo
Motherhood in the Desert - Lisa Elander (Adamson)
Faith and Light - Steven Gellman
Slackers - Lisa Elander (Adamson)
"By Their Works" - Lama Sonam Gyatso
Awareness - Bryan Upjohn
Star Birthing - Susan Cowen
The Secret - Rab Wilkie
The Dance of the World Serpent - Jacques Varian
"Ass Backwards" - Peter Boag
The Light Goes On - Lisa Elander (Adamson)
Morning Coffee in the Andes - Lisa Elander (Adamson)
Hoops of Space - Susan Cowen
The Master Mariner - Peter Bergerson
The Black Saint - Melodie Massey
Motel Vigil - Byron Stevens
A Rose Garden - Prue Vosper
Inside Passage - Michael Brine
Caitlin's Trick - Lisa Elander (Anderson)
Sitting, Waiting - Charlene Jones
If Music Be the Food - Lisa Elander (Adamson)
A Thousand-Year-Old Egg - Henri van Bentum
Delphic Flan - Melodie Massey
Self and Others - Charlene Jones
"Don't Get Wet" - Henri van Bentum
Motivation - Achi Tsepal
"Alright, Get On With It!"
Good Fortune - David Pooch
Mobsters - Rab Wilkie
Green Tara - Charlene Jones
Mandala Offering I - Matt Wright
Tea for Two - Matt Wright
Mandala Offering II - Terry Hagan
Safari - Terry Hagan
The Bastard! - John de Jardin
On Becoming a Student - Stephen Foster
Let It Shine! - Anna Woods
The Instructed Teacher - Matt Wright
Bridgeview - Carina Bomers
The Book Mudra - Alan Wilkie
The Latter Years 1990-2003
Incarnations - Rab Wilkie
The Layered Gift - Lisa Cowen
Good Morning in Polish - David Berry
"I Know You" - Gerry Kopelow
Ikebana - Elizabeth Berry
The Intuitive Gift - Sharon Davison
Stones - Sarah Berry
A Last Meow - Anna and Stephan Hollnack
"Start A Group" - Gerry Kopelow (Lama Gyurme Dorje)
Le Gourou Faramineux - Jangchub Reid
An Englishman's Sword - Brian McLeod
Dream Yoga - Gerry Kopelow (Lama Gyurme Dorje)
Damascus - Brian McLeod
Vision - Karen Russell
"Your Potential" - Gerry Kopelow (Lama Gyurme Dorje)
Knife and Fork Wongkur - David Pooch
"A Secret Teaching" - Gerry Kopelow
As If by Magic - Sally Muir
"Shit Disturber" - Rosalie Fedoruk
Your Money or Your Life? - David Berry
Last Encounter with a Great Mind - Mala Sikka
Summer Seeds of Learning - Trudy Gold
Poetry - David Berry
Appearing, Disappearing - Ailo Gaup
Close Encounter - Donna Youngdahl
Teaching
The Black Shirt Talk - David Berry
Preparatory Practices for Mahamudra - Cecilie Kwiat
Question Period - David Berry
The Monkey and the Elephant - David Berry
The Sword Blessing - David Berry
Missing the Tea Blessing - Rob McConnell
Reflections and Appreciations
Demonstrating the Dharma - Tarchin Hearn
The Virtues of Silence - Sensei Doug Duncan
Shining the Light - Christine Wihak
Transcendence - Mark Arneson
Crystal, Clarity - Lama Chime Shore
Guru Mind - Gail Angevine
Interview - Stuart Hertzog with John de Jardin
In Honour of the Great Lama Namgyal - Lama Mark Webber
True Love - Abrah Arneson
Thinking of My Lama - Tarchin Hearn
An Appreciation - Mark Eisenberg
Appendix 1: Namgyal Centres and Teachers
Appendix 2: Bibliography
Bibliography I - The Teachings of Namgyal Rinpoche
Bibliography II - Publications by Pinpoche's StudentsCollection
Namgyal Rinpoche, teachings, Archive Core CollectionDimensions
Dimension Description
229 pages : photographs ; 23 cmBook Details
Author
Rab WilkiePublisher
Fairhaven Lantern MediaDate Published
2012Publication Subjects
Buddhism -- Doctrines
Dharma (Buddhism)
Meditation -- Buddhism
Rinpoche, Namgyal -- Teachings
Buddhist monksCall No.
CORE BQ974 .A4 2012ISBN
1475192754; 9781475192759