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This is a unique and powerful presentation of the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism on the five elements: earth, water, air, fire, and space. In their gross and subtle forms, these elements combine to make up the infinite illusory display of phenomenal existence. Through teachings, stories, and his distinctive use of language, Thinley Norbu Rinpoche relates how the energies of the elements manifest within our everyday world, in individual behavior and group traditions, relationships and solitude, medicine and art. He explains their links to the five Buddha families and their respective Wisdom Dakinis, and shows how each element relates to our senses, temperament, passions, habits, and karmic potentials. This magic dance of the elements, he concludes, can be transformed through meditation practice and cultivating the calm, vast, and playful state of consciousness that he calls "playmind."
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Thinley Norbu Rinpoche is a preeminent teacher in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. The eldest son of His Holiness Düdjom Rinpoche, he is a primary holder of the Düdjom Tersar lineage and is considered to be an emanation of Longchenpa, the great fourteenth-century Nyingma master.
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fresh insights into an old tradition,
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This review is from: Magic Dance (Paperback)
The first thing i noticed after i started reading this book was how poetic it was...it kind of reminded me of Chogyam Trungpa. With each chapter he presents a topic then proceeds to comment from every concievable angle. While the student familiar with Vajrayana's more secret practices will understand his allusions, he certainly presents his topics in such a way that they apply to everyone. An exhilerating read.
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A trip.,
This review is from: Magic Dance (Paperback)
This is an interesting one. Written in a very unique voice, with a distict sense that many of the words in this book were made-up solely for this book, and may never be used again. The author is one of the sons of the late Dudjom Rinpoche, a massive figure in modern nyingma. Thinley Norbu does much here to break-up some of the notions the reader may have about spirituality, and does it in an almost psychedelic way, what with the plethora of... how to say, -he talks to you directly, from what seems a very spacious and conscious (read: realized?) perspective. Very personal, this book. I think a generous gift from a low-profile but highly developed teacher. Interested?
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An unusual Dharma book,
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This review is from: Magic Dance (Paperback)
Not the usual Dharma book. More like a poem or song than a treatise. Lyrically presents the 5 elements and the 5 Dakinis (sky dancers).HH Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche has few books out. This is one of them. Invaluable as the direct words of a modern accomplished practitioner.
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