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Illusory Advice: Religion
31 December 2019
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"Buddhism is a religion of method, and that is why it appears to manifest as a philosophy or ‘a way …
Illusory Advice: Authenticity
25 December 2019
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"Ngak’chang Rinpoche encourages practitioners to wear Western boots and hats as part of the manifestation of the gö kar chang …
Oxford University Press and the Making of a Book (1925)
20 December 2019
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This is a fascinating silent film from the Oxford University press showing how books were made in 1925.
The basic printed …
Illusory Advice: Evangelising
19 December 2019
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"The Bodhisattva vow isn’t about converting beings – that would be an extreme interpretation. Liberation is the intention, and beating …
Illusory Advice: Rebirth
13 December 2019
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"Rebirth, from one life to the next, cannot be proven through your current experience. You can however, look at rebirth …
Aro Books worldwide - worldwide distribution
11 December 2019
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Aro Books worldwide SpotlightIn a previous article I explained how we use Lulu Press, Inc. to produce all out books …
Aro Books worldwide and Lulu Press, Inc.
9 December 2019
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Lulu LogoAro Books worldwide is the print on demand publisher for the Aro gTér Lineage of Vajrayana Buddhism.
We publish books …
Drala Jong and Aro Books worldwide
5 December 2019
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Pant-y-Porthman FarmBack in June I was fairly sure that retiring from Cardiff University would leave me with plenty of time …
Retiring to work
8 June 2019
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Aro Books worldwide has, to some extent been on 'autopilot' since about 2016. Although we have continued to publish books …
Illusory Advice: Gender becomes irrelevant
4 November 2016
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"It is not necessary to adopt a male stance to be reassured that one is regarded as male, or a …
Illusory Advice: Total immersion
26 October 2016
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The purpose of apprenticeship is to taste a unique depth of experience and involvement in a Vajrayana tradition without taking …
Illusory Advice: Pure... impure?
17 October 2016
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"Tantra begins with the experience of emptiness – the pregnant space from which form arises. Form is simply that which …
Illusory Advice: Are animals enlightened?
8 October 2016
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Q: Are animals more enlightened than us? They don’t seem to separate themselves from reality and so I wondered therefore …
Illusory Advice: Carping about the animal realm
29 September 2016
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"Confusion sometimes arises through thinking that teachings on the animal-realm of the six realms 11 refer specifically to the animals …
Illusory Advice: Drinking with awareness
20 September 2016
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"Alcohol can open our ability to be receptive and decrease our tendency to prejudice and preconception. Alcohol can loosen the …
Illusory Advice: Real or unreal?
11 September 2016
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Dewi Sant, Cardiff City Hall, 2013, Ngakma Nor’dzin "Faith is not an issue in Buddhism. Buddhism demands the development of …
Illusory Advice: Addiction
2 September 2016
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Dee, 2012, Ngakma Nor’dzin "Smoking adversely affects the rTsa-lung and hinders the arising of the benefits of meditation.
We follow our …
Illusory Advice: Please grant me siddhis
24 August 2016
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Weather Vane, 2015, Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin"Awakening cannot be handed to you – the cause has to be created through your own …
Illusory Advice: Ritual
15 August 2016
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"You could totally immerse yourself in ritual and see what happens ... or you could start to notice the rituals …
Illusory Advice: Why am I doing this?
6 August 2016
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Crow, 2015, Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin"It is a common experience in solitary retreat, that everything becomes stripped bare. One can experience moments …
Illusory Advice: Loving Kindness
28 July 2016
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"You need to be aware that practising loving kindness on your meditation cushion, and leaving that space with a warm …
Illusory Advice: Practice is all that can be offered
19 July 2016
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"You may have heard us say that if all our apprentices decided to leave and no one ever came to …
Illusory Advice: From Sutra to Tantra
10 July 2016
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Pembrokeshire Coastal Path, 2015, Ngakma Nor’dzin"Tantra can seem rather decadent or dangerous from the perspective of Sutra. Sutra moves towards …
Illusory Advice by Ngakma Nor’dzin & Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin
1 July 2016
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Illusory Advice is an anthology of lively email discussions between two Western-born Buddhist teachers and their students. The questions and …
Reviews and Ratings and Favourite Quotations.
26 March 2016
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Everyone who does anything for Aro Books worldwide is a volunteer. Sometimes we are busy elsewhere and can't give the …
Tantric Art: A-yé Khandro
11 May 2015
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A-yé Khandro Tsé-drüp Déchen Lhamo (A ye ’mKha’ ’gro Tshe grub bDe chen lha mo) was the younger of the …
Tantric Art: Aro Yeshé
4 May 2015
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Ngak’chang Drüpchen Aro Yeshé Wangdrak Düd’dül Dorje (sNgags ’chang grub chen a ro ye shes dBang sGrags dud ’dul rDo …
Tantric Art: Khyungchen Aro Lingma
27 April 2015
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Aro Lingma was a pure-vision gTértön, a discoverer of spiritual treasures. She received several cycles of practice directly from Yeshé …
Tantric Art : Aro Lineage History
20 April 2015
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This Aro history thangka depicts the meeting of Aro Lingma (as Khandro Yeshé Réma) with ’a-Shul Pema Legden. ’a-Shul Pema …
an odd boy - volume three - now available
6 October 2014
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We are very happy to be able to announce that
an odd boy - volume three - when you got …
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