Lama Shenpen K. Hookham è la Direttrice Spirituale della Awakened Heart Sangha, dedicando oltre cinque decenni all'insegnamento e alla traduzione all'interno delle tradizioni Mahamudra e Dzogchen del buddismo tibetano. I suoi insegnamenti approfondiscono la natura della mente e della realtà, enfatizzando l'intuizione esperienziale diretta. Rende questi antichi insegnamenti di saggezza accessibili ai praticanti contemporanei, guidandoli verso la pace e il risveglio. Il suo approccio è caratterizzato da chiarezza, compassione e una profonda comprensione della psiche umana.
"Keeping the Dalai Lama Waiting & Other Stories" chronicles the remarkable journey of Susan Rowan, an English Christian who became a Tibetan Buddhist Lama. It details her spiritual quest in the Himalayas, teachings from eminent Lamas, and her efforts to adapt Buddhist wisdom for Western audiences, all while navigating cultural intersections and personal growth.
A clear-headed and relatable guidebook for navigating the student-teacher relationship by one of the first female Buddhist teachers in the West. All major forms of Buddhism stress the need for a teacher. However, the importance of having a guide or guru is sometimes a source of cultural and spiritual confusion as Buddhism expands in the West. A clear understanding of the Buddhist view of the guru is essential for the student-teacher relationship to be beneficial for one's spiritual growth. Collecting over fifty years of personal experiences as both a student and a teacher, Shenpen Hookham writes candidly of the opportunities and challenges facing modern Dharma students in the West who wish to study with a teacher. Traditional texts often do not reflect how the student-teacher relationship manifests in practice, which leaves many pressing questions and a great deal of confusion in communities taking root in the West. With honesty and clarity, Hookham discusses the roles of the teacher, practices related to the guru, and commonly asked questions she receives as a teacher. This handbook is the first of its kind, breaking down in a pragmatic and relatable way everything you need to know to enter a student-teacher relationship with open eyes and an open heart.
Zwei Vorträge und ein Interview
Der buddhistische Weisheitsweg lehrt, die Dinge aus einer neuen Perspektive zu betrachten und Vertrauen in das Offensichtliche zu entwickeln. Durch diese Praxis wird ein tieferes Verständnis und eine innere Gelassenheit gefördert, die es ermöglicht, das Leben bewusster und erfüllter zu leben.
Inspirationen aus der Weisheit des Buddhismus
Dies sind die zeitlosen Unterweisungen der tibetisch-buddhistischen Lehrerin Lama Shenpen Hookham zum Umgang mit Sterben und Tod. Sie zeigt, wie wir uns darauf vorbereiten können, durch Meditation, in der Sterbebegleitung und mit ganz konkreten Vorbereitungen auf den Tod. Die Anregungen sind für alle hilfreich, die an einer Auseinandersetzung mit dem (eigenen) Tod und Sterben und damit auch an einer tiefen Erfahrung von Lebendigkeit interessiert sind.