Aro Books Worldwide Blog

Illusory Advice: Religion

31 December 2019

’ö-Dzin Tridral "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

’ö-Dzin Tridral "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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral "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

’ö-Dzin Tridral "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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral "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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral "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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral "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

’ö-Dzin Tridral "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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral "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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral "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

’ö-Dzin Tridral "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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral 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

’ö-Dzin Tridral We are very happy to be able to announce that
an odd boy - volume three - when you got …