{"title":"Books by David Gonsalez","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781614295396","title":"The Chakrasamvara Root Tantra","description":"\u003cb\u003eA translation of a foundational scripture in beautiful, lyrical translation, perfect for recitation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA key text for one of the most important Buddhist tantric traditions, the \u003ci\u003eChakrasamvara Root Tantra\u003c\/i\u003e has been passed down to us from the ancient mahasiddhas of India, such as the great yogi Saraha. This foundational ritual text is one of the earliest of the yogini tantras, tantric scriptures that emphasize female deities. This melodic translation by David Gonsalez (Ven. Losang Tsering) maintains the poetic structure of the original, making it ideal for practitioners and harmonious to recite. It is at once an object of devotion, a profound instruction, and a beautiful poem meant to inspire spiritual seekers.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301996835189,"sku":"9781614295396","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781614295396_1d00002a-5967-47b0-9f32-f941ca1ce68a.jpg?v=1786023406"},{"product_id":"9781614295662","title":"The Roar of Thunder","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn essential collection of tantric texts on a meditation practice essential to one of the largest traditions of Buddhism in Tibet. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYamantaka is the wrathful expression of the wisdom buddha Manjushri and was Tsongkhapa’s foremost personal deity, from whom he received direct visions that were a constant source of empowerment, inspiration, instruction, and even personal advice. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The oral instructions on the practice of Yamantaka fall into two main streams. The quintessential instruction of both of these lineages, including both their generation- and completion-stage teachings, are contained in the two commentaries presented in this volume.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e First, we have commentary from the great scholar, siddha, and lineage holder of the Gelug Mahamudra lineage, Ngulchu Dharmabhadra, on the Thirteen Deity practice. These texts contain a wellspring of oral instructions that provide rich and highly accessible details concerning the practice of Yamantaka that are equally applicable to the Solitary Hero practice, the practice of the second stream. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The second commentary, composed by the Fifth Ling Rinpoche, Losang Lungtog Tenzin Trinley, is concerned with the Solitary Hero practice and contains many extraordinary instructions that have not been written down in other texts but have been preserved through the oral lineage. This text is part of a highly secretive volume containing many texts on Solitary Hero Yamantaka entitled the Eighteen Steps of Solitary Hero. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The combination of these two texts gives the reader an unprecedented panoramic perspective on the entire spectrum of Yamantaka practice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Also included in this amazing volume is the extensive sadhana of the Solitary Hero composed by Pabongkha Rinpoche that can be used as a reference to facilitate a more thorough understanding of the commentaries.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301997261173,"sku":"9781614295662","price":46.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781614295662_2f2a6546-733c-49f5-8f25-2ccdbba287a5.jpg?v=1786023409"},{"product_id":"9781614295440","title":"The Blazing Inner Fire of Bliss and Emptiness","description":"\u003cb\u003eA set of commentaries that present some of the most rarefied and secret teachings within Tibetan Buddhism from the perspective of the Dalai Lama’s Gelug school.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blazing Inner Fire of Bliss and Emptiness\u003c\/i\u003e presents lucid translations of a pair of detailed commentaries by the famed Tibetan tantric master Ngulchu Dharmabhadra (1772–1851), illuminating a set of extremely secret and restricted tantric practices of highest yoga tantra.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The first of these commentaries details the practices of the Six Yogas of Naropa, one of the most celebrated and revered systems of completion-stage practice in Tibet. Dharmabhadra presents the Six Yogas by elaborating upon Lama Tsongkhapa’s (1357–1419) masterpiece on the subject entitled \u003ci\u003eEndowed with the Three Inspirations\u003c\/i\u003e, which served as the basis for nearly all subsequent commentaries on the Six Yogas within the Gelug tradition. Ngulchu Dharmabhadra’s commentary is unique in that it presents the Six Yogas within the context of Vajrayogini practice, making this book a perfect companion piece to \u003ci\u003eThe Extremely Secret Dakini of Naropa\u003c\/i\u003e (Wisdom Publications, 2020).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Also contained in this book is Ngulchu Dharmabhadra’s lucid and concise commentary on the First Panchen Lama’s (1570–1662) famous \u003ci\u003eSupplication for Liberation from [Fear of] the Perilous Journey of the Intermediate State\u003c\/i\u003e. The prayer—a beautiful literary contribution from the First Panchen Lama in its own right—invokes the immediacy of death and the potential to use the process of dying as an opportunity for liberation. The prayer extols the efficacy of the “nine mixings” of the completion stage as direct means of transforming our ordinary death process by using advanced yogas presented in the first commentary on the Six Yogas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Together, these works present the reader with a vast and profound vision of spiritual transformation—one in which every aspect of human experience can be used as an opportunity for transcendence and spiritual liberation.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56312659116405,"sku":"9781614295440","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781614295440_80a488c9-06c8-49cc-a0c1-f2f0712cc6ce.jpg?v=1786023406"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-david-gonsalez.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}