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Shang Shung Publications

Shang Shung Publications, founded by Dzogchen
Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 1983 and currently Tibetan and other languages, editors, graphic artists,
an imprint of the Shang Shung Foundation, is administrators, and logistics coordinators, as well as
dedicated to the diffusion of the Dzogchen teaching the collaboration of hundreds of volunteers who have
as transmitted by the Master. It also publishes works offered their work gratuitously at all stages of
written by the Master himself and other qualified production, from the transcription of the teachings to
authors on the traditional sciences of Tibetan culture, the printing of the completed works.
ranging from Tibetan history and literature to
medicine and astrology. Finally, we are vitally dependent on thousands of
In the course of more than thirty years, Shang Shung sponsors who generously contribute donations, either
Publications has published close to four hundred spontaneously or in response to requests. In
books, and also includes in its catalog seventy video particular, we note the important support of the
and forty-five audio products originally produced by Complete Works of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and
Shang Shung Institute. Many of these books and Ka-ter projects, managed by the Shang Shung
media products are now available for downloading as Institute of Austria, which continue to raise funds for
well as in physical form. the payment of the translators from Tibetan and for
A number of these works, originally published in the training of qualified translators and editors.
English and/or Italian, have been translated into We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the Master
twenty major languages, resulting in a total of nearly and all the collaborators who have helped disseminate
eight hundred translations supervised and authorized his words during these years. We are also grateful to
by the auditors of the International Publications our readers, who by purchasing our products express
Committee linked to the publishing house. their deep interest and generous collaboration.
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Contents
Semde
Santi Maha Sangha
General Teachings
Yantra Yoga
For the Deceased / Bardo
Astrology
Biography
History
Tibetan Language
Tibetan Medicine
Visual Art
Songs & Dances
Accessories & Games
The Marvelous
Primordial State
The Mejung Tantra
Translated by Jim Valby, Elio Guarisco, and Adriano SEMDE

Clemente
The Marvelous Primordial State of Great Perfection is a

profoundly important root text of the Mind series of
Dzogchen. Although this ancient text is not as large, nor has
it as many chapters as The Supreme Source, it teaches all the
essential principles of Ati Dzogchen that can be subsumed in
the view without fixations, contemplation beyond concepts,
and the fruit that is not obtained by treading a path.
Therefore, this book contains the essence of all sutras and
tantras of the Buddha’s teaching, with nothing missing.
Our English translation of The Marvelous Primordial State, an

ancient and extraordinary text the likes of which is rarely
found in the world and whose value is immeasurable, has
been made for the benefit of those fortunate ones who wish
to gain an understanding of the real meaning of Ati Dzogpa
Chenpo. I truly hope and wish that it will serve to open the
doors of their minds and engender a genuine understanding Available in formats:
of the principle of Ati Dzogpa Chenpo. Paper
297 pages
Euro 30.00
—Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
ISBN 9788878341296
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Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Santi Maha Sangha
Kumar Kumari for Boys
and Girls
Translated from Tibetan by Adriano Clemente SANTI MAHA SANGHA
In response to requests by children from the Dzogchen

Community, in August 1994 Chögyal Namkhai Norbu wrote
two short texts related to the Santi Maha Sangha training
program for boys (kumar) and girls (kumari).
The first text contains the root verses of the three-level Santi
Maha Sangha Kumar-Kumari program, describing the view,
meditation, and attitude on each of these levels. The second
text, Opening the Eye of Wisdom, explains the preliminary Base
Level training, using stories and suitable examples to
illustrate the significance of the view, meditation, and
attitude of the Base. It is meant to be studied by the child
together with an adult practitioner providing guidance and
clarification.
Paper
41 pages
Euro 12.00
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Advice for Three
Students of My Master
Translated from Tibetan by Adriano Clemente GENERAL TEACHINGS
The three songs translated in this collection were written by

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in the early summer of 1988 in
eastern Tibet, during a visit to Khamdo Gar, once the
residence of Rigdzin Changchub Dorje, his root teacher of
Dzogchen.
The day of his departure, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu was

asked by several old students of Changchub Dorje for advice
about practice, and he then offered these three spontaneous
songs containing the essence of Dzogchen in its three aspects
of view, meditation, and conduct. The first song, Advice to the
Hermit Lama Namgyal, expresses the essence of the Dzogchen
path in just a few, succinct lines. It is dedicated to Lama
Namgyal, a Nyingmapa monk who had lived for many years
at Khamdo Gar. The second song, Advice to Lama Tsega, is
dedicated to a practitioner who was originally a monk from
the Drugpa lineage, here called by the Sanskrit equivalent of
his name, Ayu. In this song, the principle of instant presence
as the main point of meditation is presented with brilliant
clarity. The last song, Advice to Lama Pema Loden, is a short,
beautiful poem offered to Pema Loden, a relative of
Changchub Dorje and at that time administrator of Khamdo
Gar. Paper
73 pages
Euro 12.00
ISBN 9788878341524
Gendün Chöphel
An Ornament of the
Thought of Nagarjuna
Translated from Tibetan by Pema Wangjié and Jean GENERAL TEACHINGS
Mulligan, edited by Elías Capriles
From Chögyal Namkhai Norbu's Preface: “Gendün Chöphel,

eminent scholar of 20th-century Tibet, was a master of both
the traditional curricula of his time – the five branches of
Buddhist wisdom and the five subjects of Tibetan culture –
and of numerous modern subjects in such fields as
philosophy, language, and history. I need not detail his
accomplishments and life history here, as these are well
known from other sources. The Ludrub Gonggyen (kLu sgrub
dgongs rgyan) clearly demonstrates his profound knowledge of
both Sutra and Tantra and his precise understanding of the
essence of the teachings of Buddha and the thought of
Nagarjuna. Careful study and analysis of this work – whether
by scholars who approach it with impartial minds,
practitioners who seek understanding of the Buddha's
teachings, or those engaged in research – will lead to an
understanding of the essential meaning of the Buddha's
teachings."
Paper
168 pages
Euro 22.00
ISBN 9788878341500
Julia Lawless, Judith Allan
Beyond Words
A Concise Introduction to the Dzogchen
Teachings
Written for general readers, Beyond Words is a lucid GENERAL TEACHINGS

introduction to the profound Total Perfection teachings
(Dzogchen Atiyoga). Drawing on quotations from translated
materials and secondary sources, the authors outline the
philosophical, historical, and practical perspectives of
Dzogchen, as presented by their mentor Chögyal Namkhai
Norbu.
Paper
200 pages
Euro 18.00
ISBN 9788878341272
Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye
Creative Vision and
Inner Reality
Translated from Tibetan, introduced and annotated by Elio GENERAL TEACHINGS
Guarisco
Creative Vision and Inner Reality is a translation of Easing the

Beginner's Way: The Essential Points of Creation and Completion,
written in verse at the age of twenty-seven by the amazing
nineteenth-century realized master and profound scholar
Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye. Born in 1813 in Kham in
eastern Tibet, Kongtrul offered this advice based on his own
experiential understanding of these two basic methods in
Tibetan Buddhist tantric meditation. The aspiring
practitioner's way is eased by clear and extremely practical
explanations of firstly, the phase of creation referring to the
gradual imaginative process of recreating, with the aid of
mantra and mudra, one's self as the deity and the
environment as the mandala, while maintaining the
awareness of the lack of real existence of these and all
appearances and secondly, the phase of completion,
referring to the dissolution of the visualization until the
mind rests in its natural condition, the inseparability of bliss
and emptiness, a state accomplished by, among other
methods, concentration on one's so-called vajra body and its
channels, winds, and vital essences.
Paper
132 pages
Euro 15.00
ISBN 9788878341241
Longchenpa's Advice
from the Heart
The root text of Longchenpa's Thirty Pieces of Advice translated GENERAL TEACHINGS
from Tibetan by Elio Guarisco
Longchenpa Trimed Wözer (1308-1363) was one of the most

important Dzogchen masters of Tibet. His scriptural learning
and realization were equal to those of the famous saints who
graced the land of India, and true to his words of advice, his
was a disciplined life spent in forest and mountain
hermitages.
After giving a clear and concise introduction to the principles

and practice of Dzogchen, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu explains
each verse in the context of Longchenpa’s spiritual
experience in a way that is relevant to us as individuals in our
time.
Available in formats:
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120 pages
Euro 15.00
ISBN 9788878341029
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His Holiness Sakya Trizin
Parting from the Four
Attachments
H.H. Sakya Trizin delivered these teachings at Merigar during GENERAL TEACHINGS
his visit in June 1998. At the beginning he explained: “This
teaching, the path of all Buddhas of the past and of the future
that contains all the deep meanings of all the sutras
combined in a practical way, is known as the Mind Training
or Pith Instructions, presented by the great masters in the
most practical way through their own experience." This book
is particularly useful for deepening the knowledge of the
Base level of Santi Maha Sangha.
Paper
60 pages
Euro 10.00
ISBN 9788878341203
Gyalwa Yangönpa
Secret Map of the Body
Visions of the Human Energy Structure
Translated from Tibetan and Annotated by Elio Guarisco GENERAL TEACHINGS
Yangönpa’s Hidden Description of The Vajra Body presents the

triad constituting the Vajra Body – the channels, energy-
winds, and vital essences – as the basis for the application of
experiential yogic techniques. Buddhism often relegates the
body to a role subordinate to that of the mind; the focus of
Yangönpa’s Hidden Description is the body itself, with its
manifold layers – coarse, subtle, and very subtle.
In his presentation of the human body’s energetic structure
he contends that it is not simply the means to achieve
enlightenment, but enlightenment itself, blending the
Highest Tantra notion of the body as the method with the
Total Perfection (rdzogs chen) principle of inherently present
enlightenment as the fundamental nature of all phenomena.
Paper
480 pages
Euro 27.00
ISBN 9788878341395
Songs from the Hospital
and Other Poems
This book contains three poems written by Chögyal GENERAL TEACHINGS
Namkhai Norbu in December 1994 and January and February
1995, during his stay at the Sloan Kettering Hospital in New
York (In the Space Pure from the Beginning, Samantabhadra
and Illusory Body) as well as two songs written in 1985 (The
Little Song for Bringing Down the Blessings of the
Mahamudra, The Little Song of the Forty Withouts).
Paper
72 pages
Euro 16.00
EAN 2000000005355
Starting the Evolution
An Introduction to
the Ancient Teaching of Dzogchen
Compiled by
Shang Shung Publications Editorial Team
on the basis of the teachings of
Compiled by Alfredo Colitto GENERAL TEACHINGS
The question of the purpose or meaning of life is as old as

humanity itself. What are we doing here? Why have we been
born? Is there some deeper meaning in human existence,
something that is very close to us but remains elusive, waiting
to be discovered?
The ancient teachings of Total Perfection or Ati Yoga,

practiced for centuries in the snowy land of Tibet and
recently introduced to the West, help us to discover the
answer to these questions. They present the core of our being
as being both completely pure and spontaneously perfect.
These teachings, presented here by Chögyal Namkhai
Norbu, also provide a way to move from the level of the
ordinary confused mind to the deepest level of the
primordially pure consciousness. At a relative level, they can
help us overcome existential fears and live a relaxed and
happy life.
Paper
112 pages
Euro 14.00
ISBN 9788878341654
Ebook [PDF]
Euro 11.20
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The Cuckoo of Instant
Presence
Compiled by
This book is based on a teaching retreat onThe Six Vajra GENERAL TEACHINGS
Verses, an original Dzogchen text also known as Rigpai
Khujug: The Cuckoo of Instant Presence, held at Merigar in
Arcidosso, Italy, from December 23, 1985, to January 5, 1986,
the first complete oral commentary he gave on this important
text in the West.
The Six Vajra Verses is divided into three equal parts of two
verses each, each explaining the base, the path, and the fruit
of the Dzogchen teaching. Ultimately it becomes clear that all
three are facets of the primordial state, our real condition as it
is and always has been. The Rigpai Khujug teaching is
presented here first in a concise explanation followed by a
detailed one. An appendix titled A Brief Guide to the Methods
and Traditions of Tibetan Buddhism follows, a teaching given
by Rinpoche during a weekend retreat in London in the late
1980s. Our hope is that the Dzogchen teaching can thus be
more clearly understood in the context of other Buddhist
traditions.
Paper
142 pages
Euro 18.00
ISBN 9788878341647
The Foundation of the
Path
Compiled by
“If we observe well we can see that most of us are like a stone GENERAL TEACHINGS
in water. Maybe we talk about bodhichitta, about acting for
the good of others, and many other nice things, and maybe
we live in a rosy atmosphere, but then we remain like a stone.
Usually things that are left in water get soft, but not a stone, it
always remains hard because that is its condition, it never
relaxes and even after centuries it does not have the least idea
of integrating with the water. Even if it stays in the water for
thousands of years, if we break it open it is still dry inside. In
this way our ego never integrates with the teaching, all it is
capable of doing is uttering a lot of nice words, like a
scholarly professor who gives a talk and everyone says, 'Ah,
how erudite he is, what a good talk.' But really he has not
integrated anything in himself and his condition has not
changed one bit. So the teaching must not become like this,
we must integrate it in ourselves, but in order to integrate it
we must open a bit, that is, we must observe ourselves and
understand our condition."
—Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
This collection of teachings contains the foundation for

observing ourselves and understanding our real condition:
the Four Awarenesses, the Three Sacred Principles (Refuge,
Bodhichitta, dedication of merit), the Three Trainings, and Paper
the Vajra state. 104 pages
Euro 15.00
ISBN 9788878341180
Namcho Mingyur Dorje
The Interpretation of
Dreams in a 17th
Century Tibetan Text
Author: Mingjyur Dorje GENERAL TEACHINGS
This short text belongs to a series of thirteen volumes

transmitted by the terton Master Minjyur Dorje called
Namcho, 'The Teaching of the Sky'. This brief text is not
sufficient as an exhaustive study on dreams, but does provide
a wide perspective enabling the reader to have a general idea
of a way of interpreting dreams.
Paper
20 pages
Euro 5.00
EAN 2000000005881
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Euro 4.00
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Dugu Chögyal Rinpoche
The Layers of the Onion
Discovering the Nature of the Mind
Presented in Dugu Chogyal Rinpoche's usual informal style, GENERAL TEACHINGS

these teachings combine a freshness of spontaneity with the
directness and depth arising from his vast experience of
practice.
Paper
20 pages
Euro 5.00
EAN 2000000007113
The Light of the Sun
Commentary on Longchenpa's Precious Mala
of the Four Dharmas
Compiled by
The root text of the Precious Mala of the Four Dharmas GENERAL TEACHINGS
translated by Jacob Braverman
One thousand years ago, Gampopa, the illustrious heart son

of Tibet's great yogin Milarepa, essentialized the entire
Buddhist path in a concise set of pith instructions that
became known as the Four Dharmas of Gampopa. Since that
time, this profound teaching has been used by many eminent
masters as a vehicle for imparting the key points of Buddhist
practice, including, in the fourteenth century, the
incomparable Longchenpa, whose brilliant exposition of the
Four Dharmas illuminates the culmination of the path from a
Dzogchen perspective.
The Light of the Sun presents a new translation of

Longchenpa's Precious Mala of the Four Dharmas alongside the
original Tibetan text, with the lucid, accessible, and relevant
commentary of contemporary Dzogchen master Chögyal
Namkhai Norbu.
Paper
236 pages
Euro 18.00
ISBN 9788878341319
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Buddhagupta, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
The Little Hidden
Harvest
Translated from Tibetan by Enrico Dell'Angelo GENERAL TEACHINGS
The Little Hidden Harvest is a version of thesBas pa'i rgum

chung, an ancient original Dzogchen text found in the Tun-
huang documents. This text was considered very important
by ancient Dzogchen masters such as Nubchen Sangye Yeshe
who quoted it extensively in his monumental work The Light
for the Eyes of Contemplation (Samten Migdron).
“The nature of mind is beyond arising

If you look for it, you'll never find it:
It's as if you were looking for the sky."
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu's commentary to this important

text has been published in Tibetan and included in the
Nyingma Gyübum. An English translation is forthcoming.
Paper
24 pages
Euro 5.00
EAN 2000000007199
The Little Song of Do
As You Please
Translated from Tibetan by Enrico Dell'Angelo and Adriano GENERAL TEACHINGS
Clemente
“On the morning of the 20th of January, 1985, while I was

teaching in a Buddhist temple in the city of Sidney,
Australia, a young man who said he belonged to a center of
the glorious and unequalled Riwo Ganden tradition asked
me: 'How can you practice the Dharma and teach others
when you live as an ordinary lay person?'
On the morning of the 22nd of January, while on a plane

from Sidney to Coolangatta, I, the Dzogchenpa Namkhai
Norbu, spontaneously composed this little song that contains
the meaning of my response to that question.
May this be auspicious!"
⁠—from the colophon by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Paper
62 pages
Euro 13.00
ISBN 9788878341562
The Mirror
Advice on Presence and Awareness
The Mirror: Advice on Presence and Awareness was written

during a gathering of the Dzogchen Community held at Lu
Cumitoni in Sardinia at Christmas 1977. It is a brief text that
with astonishing simplicity and depth expounds the three
fundamental aspects of the Dzogchen path: the view, or
intuitive understanding of one's primordial state; the
meditation, or the application of this knowledge; and the
conduct, or the integration of meditation with all one's daily
activities.
This text was written in particular to define the principle of

awareness and its continuous presence, which is the only
substitute for all the rules and limitations of the diverse
religious traditions. The commentary accompanying the text
is based on an oral teaching given by the Author himself
when he presented the book to his students.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu often said: “Dzogchen doesn't ask Available in formats:
you to change your religion, philosophy, or ideology, nor to
become something other than what you are. It asks you only Paper
88 pages
to observe yourself and to discover the cage you have built Euro 17.00
with all your conditioning and limits. And it teaches you how ISBN 9788878341470
to get out of the cage without creating another one, in order
to become a free, autonomous person." Ebook [PDF]
Euro 13.60
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Nyagla Pema Düdul
The Song of Energy
Translated from Tibetan by Enrico Dell'Angelo GENERAL TEACHINGS
“The Song of the Energy of the Nature of Existence c( hos

nyid rol pa’i glu) is a spiritual song that expresses in a few
words the essence of the teaching of Dzogpa Chenpo (Great
Perfection). The song is particularly meaningful for giving
direct understanding of Dzogchen. Padma Dündul conceived
it as advice addressed to two of his disciples, Semnyi Dorje
(sems nyid rdo rje) and Longchen Dorje (klong chen rdo rje)
which is one of the names of my master Changchub Dorje
(byang chub rdo rje). It is not a simple intellectual exercise but
a message from a being who communicates the state of
unlimited freedom in which he is abiding."
— Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Paper
24 pages
Euro 4.00
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Enrico Dell'Angelo
The Teaching of the
Birds
This small jewel of Buddhist literature is a Tibetan fable GENERAL TEACHINGS
wherein a wise cuckoo transmits teachings of the Buddha to
his avian kin. Around him listening and responding are birds
of India and Tibet, each one expressing his thoughts through
his own song. Coming together like this, birds of all species
speak their minds, peacocks, parrots, cranes, geese, vultures,
and so forth, all portrayed with grace and simplicity by the
anonymous author. Thus the fundamental principles of
Buddhism and the concepts of Tibetan folk wisdom are
expressed with spontaneity and a fresh outlook so that
readers, even those whose culture is most distant from
Eastern thought, are enchanted and able to savor the living
spirit of that teaching.
Paper
72 pages
Euro 16.00
ISBN 9788878341371
The Voice of the Bee
The Voice of the Bee: A Song of Experience from a Pilgrimage to

Mount Kailash is the open and sincere expression of
Dzogchen Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s feelings during
a journey undertaken in August 1988 together with a group of
people from the Dzogchen Community. The destination was
Mount Kailash (gangs ti se), a place sacred to Bönpos,
Buddhists, and Shaivites. Due to obstacles and unfavorable
conditions, a detour had to be taken, involving several
thousand miles and lasting one month. During that month of
hardship and deprivation, spent almost entirely on board
buses, all the emotions, limitations, and negativities of
human nature came unmistakably to light. We find them
expressed with extreme clarity and impartiality in this short
song.
Paper
40 pages
Euro 12.00
ISBN 9788878341487
Two Dzogchen Texts
Translated from Tibetan by Jim Valby GENERAL TEACHINGS
This book contains two Dzogchen texts translated from

Tibetan by Jim Valby. The first text is the Semde lung named
The Primordial State of the King of Space (Byang chub sems nam
mkha'i rgyal po). The second text is the ninth chapter about
the mandala from the principal Longde tantra The King of the
Infinite Primordial Dimension (Klong chen rab byams rgyal po).
Since the meaning of these original Dzogchen texts is very
condensed, the two word commentaries written by Jim Valby
are a very useful key for understanding them. The Tibetan
text is included.
Paper
112 pages
Euro 15.00
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Shense Lhaje
Visionary Encounters
with Knowledge-
Holders and Dakinis
Visionary Encounters with Knowledge-Holders and Dakinis is an

excerpt from a collection of Dzogchen teachings called The
Golden Teaching of Trenpa Namkha rediscovered in the
thirteenth-century by an important treasure revealer from
the Bön tradition, Shense Lhaje. The booklet is a collection
of Dzogchen teachings in the form of aphorisms, including
the circumstances of their original transmission.
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pages
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Fabio Andrico
Breathe As You Are
Harmonious Breathing is a simple and effective method that YANTRA YOGA
teaches us how to rediscover fluid, complete respiration and
integrate it in our lives. As research consistently shows,
breathing well is vitally important to all of us. It is the key to
a positive, relaxed state of mind, sound sleep, good digestion,
stabilized blood pressure, and countless other health benefits.
Breathe As You Are is a comprehensive, full-color guide to

Harmonious Breathing, with easy-to-follow exercises for
anyone. Developed by seasoned yoga teacher and breath
expert Fabio Andrico, Harmonious Breathing is taught
internationally and online at
www.harmoniousbreathing.com.
“During our round-the-world flight with Solar Impulse, on one of

our extended stopovers the energy in the team was slipping into a
negative mode. I called Patrizia, one of the Harmonious Breathing
instructors, and thanks to a few breathing sessions, we found the
impulse we needed to recenter and were able to continue our
adventure.”
Anne-Christine Perren – Solar Impulse, Executive Assistant to the

CEO
Paper
208 pages
Euro 26.00
ISBN 9788878341593
Elio Guarisco, Phuntsog Wangmo
Healing with Yantra
Yoga
From Tibetan Medicine to the Subtle Body
Yantra Yoga, originally transmitted in Tibet by Guru YANTRA YOGA

Padmasambhava in the eighth century, was first introduced
to the West by Dzogchen master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in
the 1970s.
Working primarily on the physical and energetic structure of

the body, the practice profoundly affects the functions of
body, energy, mind, producing benefits that begin with deep
relaxation and better health in general and can go all the way
to complete realization.
Healing with Yantra Yoga aims to convey an understanding of

the workings of the specific health benefits of the practice.
Following an overview of the basic principles of traditional
Tibetan medicine by Phuntsog Wangmo, a Tibetan
physician, and Elio Guarisco, a Tibetan translator with
extensive experience in the field, this book examines the
positive health effects attributed to each of the 108
movements of Yantra Yoga.
The final part is dedicated to the chakras and channels of the

subtle body as elucidated in Tantra.
Paper
244 pages
Euro 18.00
ISBN 9788878341531
Kumar Kumari Yantra
The Garland of Lotus Flowers – Yantra Yoga
for Children
Translated from Tibetan by Cristiana De Falco YANTRA YOGA
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu developed Kumar Kumari Yantra

in the 1990s on the basis of the profound instructions of the
ancient Tibetan practice of Yantra Yoga, giving specific
consideration to children’s physical dimension, energy, and
breathing. Kumar Kumari is unique in that it combines
breathing and movement with sounds that have a powerful
effect. It promotes healthy development in the children who
practice it, and it is both challenging and fun for them to do.
Kumar Kumari Yantra: The Garland of Lotus Flowers (Ku mar
ku ma ri yantra padma mala) is a translation of the original
Tibetan text composed by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and
contains instructions on the complete practice, consisting of
sixteen exercises. It is intended primarily as a manual for
adults who teach or wish to teach Kumar Kumari.
Paper
110 pages
Euro 15.00
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Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, Fabio Andrico
Tibetan Yoga of
Movement
The Art and Practice of Yantra Yoga
Tibetan Yoga of Movement introduces the method of Yantra YANTRA YOGA

Yoga, a traditional Tibetan form that is one of the oldest
recorded systems of yoga in the world. Derived from an
eighth-century Tibetan Buddhist text, Yantra Yoga includes
many positions similar to those of Hatha Yoga in form, but
different in the dynamics of the way in which they are
practiced, especially in the coordination of movement and
breathing. The Yantra Yoga system encompasses 108 sets of
movements (yantras) and pranayamas to be learned at your
own pace. Due to its emphasis on uniting breathing and
movement, Yantra Yoga can deepen the experience of yoga
practitioners from any tradition and profoundly benefit
anyone seeking authentic balance, harmony, and the
understanding of our true nature.
Since the eighth century, this yoga teaching has been passed
down from teacher to student in an unbroken lineage.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, the lineage holder, began
transmitting Yantra Yoga in the West in the 1970s. Presenting
detailed instructions accompanied by over 400 instructional
photos, the book describes the sequences of movements,
methods of breathing, and the concrete health benefits of the
practice.
Paper
264 pages
Euro 25.00
ISBN 9781583945568
Yantra Yoga
The Tibetan Yoga of Movement
Translated from Tibetan by Adriano Clemente YANTRA YOGA
Yantra Yoga, the Buddhist parallel to the Hatha Yoga of the

Hindu tradition, is a system of practice entailing bodily
movements, breathing exercises, and visualizations.
Originally transmitted by the mahasiddhas of India and
Oddiyana, its practice is nowadays found in all schools of
Tibetan Buddhism in relation to the Anuttaratantras, more
generally known under the Tibetan term trulkhor, whose
Sanskrit equivalent is yantra. The Union of the Sun and Moon
Yantra (Phrul 'khor nyi zla kha sbyor), orally transmitted in
Tibet in the eighth century by the great master
Padmasambhava to the Tibetan translator and Dzogchen
master Vairochana, can be considered the most ancient of all
the systems of Yantra, and its peculiarity is that it contains
also numerous positions not found in the classic Yoga
tradition.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, one of the great masters of

Dzogchen and Yantra Yoga, started transmitting this
profound practice in the seventies and at that time wrote this
commentary based on the oral explanations of several
Tibetan yogins and siddhas of the twentieth century. All
Western practitioners will benefit from the extraordinary
instructions contained in this volume. Paper
406 pages
Euro 25.00
ISBN 9781559393089
Tertön Karma Lingpa
The Tibetan Book of the
Dead
Awakening Upon Dying
Translated from Tibetan by Elio Guarisco FOR THE DECEASED /

BARDO
Known in Tibet as the Great Liberation through Hearing, this
book is a manual of instructions to guide the dying person on
the difficult path at the moment of death and the deceased
person in the bewildering postmortem state, as he or she
wanders in confused search for a new life. The reader first
needs to awaken to the awareness that death is an ineluctable
part of life. If we truly know that, our life becomes more
meaningful, so that we can face death when it knocks on our
door and are prepared to use that crucial time for self-
realization.
Paper
336 pages
Euro 20.00
ISBN 9781583945551
Key for Consulting the
Tibetan Calendar
Compiled by
The Key for Consulting the Tibetan Calendar came out of a ASTROLOGY
course held by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in Rome at the
beginning of the 1980s as part of a seminar on Tibetan
Medicine and Astrology. It aims to act as an introduction to
the Tibetan astrological universe, so different from ours in its
complex and fascinating richness. At the same time, it can
serve as a useful instrument to guide those who understand
how closely our lives are linked to the warp and weft of the
movements of the universe, in the general interdependence
of all phenomena.
A calendar such as this one uses the knowledge and the

synthesis of a thousand years of culture, even if we have
forgotten it all. It is a tool which enables us to rediscover, at
least in part, how we fit in with that universal energy and
with that cosmos of which we are the living image and a part,
a more intense and more intimate part than we are usually
prepared to believe. If all days are not the same, then it is
important and useful to recognize the flavor, color and
cadence with which each day manifests. What you have in
your hands is a key, a precious key for the interpretation and
reading of temporal and cosmic cycles, but the only person
who can open and close the door of your actions is yourself.
Paper
144 pages
Euro 15.00
ISBN 9788878341234
Tibetan Calendar /
Calendario Tibetano
2020 - 2021
Compiled by
This pocket agenda contains concise indications of the ASTROLOGY

practices recommended by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu for
special days, astrological aspects from the Tibetan lunar
calendar, individual influences affecting those born between
1921 and 2020, and positive and negative days for Naga
practice. It is indispensable for identifying favorable and
unfavorable days for daily activities and remembering special
practice days. The calendar also includes a table with the first
days of the Tibetan new year according to the Phugpa
system. To better understand the information contained in
our calendar, refer to Key for Consulting the Tibetan
Calendar, published by Shang Shung Publications.
Questa agenda tascabile contiene in maniera concisa le

indicazioni delle pratiche consigliate da Chögyal Namkhai
Norbu per i giorni speciali, i giorni positivi e negativi per la
pratica dei Naga, i dati astrologici del calendario e gli aspetti
individuali per i nati tra il 1921 e il 2020. È uno strumento
indispensabile per conoscere i giorni favorevoli o sfavorevoli
alle varie attività quotidiane e per ricordare i giorni speciali di Available in formats:
pratica. E' stato aggiunto un elenco con la data esatta del Paper
capodanno tibetano dal 1915 in poi secondo il sistema Phugpa, 200 pages
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in modo che i nati in gennaio, febbraio e marzo possano
accertare il proprio anno e il proprio animale di nascita. Per ISBN 9788878341685
una maggiore comprensione delle informazioni consulta Ebook [PDF]

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Rainbow Body
The Life and Realization of Togden Ugyen
Tendzin
Translated from Tibetan by Adriano Clemente BIOGRAPHY
One of the highest attainments of Dzogchen, an ancient

spiritual path recognized as the supreme vehicle of Tibetan
Buddhism, the rainbow body is the transmutation of the
physical constituents of the body into the essence of the five
elements. This book traces the life story of twentieth-century
Tibetan yogin Togden Ugyen Tendzin (1888-1962), whose
amazing realization of the rainbow body at his death was
witnessed in Eastern Tibet.
The author of this fascinating biography is Chögyal Namkhai

Norbu (1938-2018), one of the great masters of Dzogchen, and
nephew, on the paternal side, of the Togden, a title meaning
“endowed with realization," an expression accorded to highly
realized yogins in Tibet. The Author, who received profound
teachings from his uncle, based his book on extensive notes
he took while with Togden in 1954 in Derge, and on
information given to him by Sala Kama Samten (1919-1993),
also a disciple and nephew of the yogin. Togden's master was
Adzom Drugpa, Drodul Pawo Dorje (1842-1924), one of the
greatest Dzogchen masters of the last century, renowned for
the depth and clarity of his teachings. A short biography of
this master is here included, together with a biography of the
yogini Lhundrub Tso (1864-1946), also a close student of Paper
Adzom Drugpa and grandmother of the Author. 176 pages
Euro 13.00
ISBN 9781583944912
Yeshe Dorje
The Cloud of Nectar
The Life and Liberation of Nyagla Pema
Düdul
Translated from Tibetan by Oriol Aguilar BIOGRAPHY
The Cloud of Nectar is an annotated translation of the

biography written by Yeshe Dorje of Nyagla Pema Düdul, a
nineteenth-century master, tertön, and well-known exponent
of the practice and realization of Total Perfection
(Dzogchen). Born in the rugged eastern Tibetan region of
Kham, as a fatherless youth Pema Düdul suffered great
personal loss, severe deprivation, and repeated violence. A
social outcast, his early attempts to obtain spiritual
instruction were cruelly thwarted. Increasingly recognized for
his spiritual attainments, he sought and exchanged teachings
with some of the region’s leading figures of Buddhist and
Bön learning and practice. But despite his fame and spiritual
influence, Pema Düdul never held a position in any religious
hierarchy, choosing instead the austere yet joyous lifestyle of
a wandering yogi and remaining in solitary meditation retreat
for extended periods until, upon his passing, he attained the
Rainbow Body.
In this important scholarly work, through his substantial

introduction Oriol Aguilar precisely places his subject in that
fertile time and place in which both the struggle to preserve
traditional learning and practice and exceptional spiritual
creativity flourished against a backdrop of social and political Paper
unrest. 288 pages
Euro 27.00
ISBN 9788878341289
Longchenpa
The Great History of
Garab Dorje,
Manjushrimitra,
Shrisingha, Jnanasutra
and Vimalamitra
Translated from Tibetan by Jim Valby BIOGRAPHY
This book is a translation of pages 84 to 165 ofThe Great

History of the Innermost Essence of Dzogchen, attributed to
fourteenth-century master Longchen Rabjampa, which
presents a history of Dzogchen masters who lived in the
period from around the third century BCE to the ninth
century CE: Garab Dorje, Manjushrimitra, Shrisingha,
Jnanasutra, and Vimalamitra.
Paper
72 pages
Euro 13.00
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The Lamp That
Enlightens Narrow
Minds
The Life and Times of a Realized Tibetan
Master, Khyentse Chökyi Wangchug
Translated, edited, and annotated by Enrico Dell'Angelo BIOGRAPHY
The Lamp That Enlightens Narrow Minds tells the remarkable

story of Khyentse Chökyi Wangchug (1909-1960), a realized
Tibetan trulku (reincarnated lama or teacher) and
reincarnation of the great nineteenth-century master
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. Author, Dzogchen Buddhist
scholar, and internationally known teacher Chögyal
Namkhai Norbu, Chökyi Wangchug's maternal nephew and
disciple, and himself a high-ranking tulku, describes in
intimate detail the important events of Chökyi Wangchug's
life, his spiritual practices, and the challenges he faced at a
time of vast change and political upheaval in Tibet.
Throughout his life, he maintained his sense of equanimity
and dedication to the Buddhist teachings, even while
navigating the complexities of Tibetan religious hierarchy
and facing the immensely difficult situation in 1950s Tibet.
Paper
206 pages
Euro 17.00
ISBN 9781583944929
Taranatha
The Life of
Padmasambhava
Translated from Tibetan by Cristiana De Falco BIOGRAPHY
The text contained in this book is a biography of

Padmasambhava, one of the most important figures in
Tibetan Buddhism and the main originator of its
introduction and diffusion in Tibet. There are many
biographies in Tibetan of this great yogi, some of which have
been translated into Western languages. Since it was
Padmasambhava who brought Tantric Buddhism to Tibet, he
is the most important guru in its lineages. Therefore, any
reliable testimony regarding his life is extremely valuable for
those who study and practice these teachings in the Western
world.
Taranatha (1575-1634), the author of this biography, is one of

the major Tibetan historians of his time. His testimony is still
considered reliable by Tibetans, and the source of his
writings is part of the kama tradition. In this work he deals
with the history of Padmasambhava as a modern historian
would, wishing to satisfy a need for objectivity, using the Available in formats:
most reliable sources available to him, and making accurate
Paper
references to them in his text, so as to dispel any doubts 112 pages
regarding the authenticity of his account. Euro 13.00
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Norma Levine
The Miraculous 16th
Karmapa
Incredible Encounters with the Black Crown
Buddha
Who was this extraordinary individual with the spiritual BIOGRAPHY

signs of a buddha, the Sixteenth Karmapa, Holder of the
Black Crown? Norma Levine has travelled to Tibet, India,
Europe and North America to record the stories of this
memorable man and the impact he had on the people who
met him. His Holiness was the greatest enlightened lama I
ever met… Many lamas of his time were in awe of his all-
seeing wisdom, endless compassion, and his prodigious
powers of clairvoyance and prognostication, particularly his
obvious ability to see through people.
—Lama Surya Das: Buddhist writer and teacher
This book gives us a rare and intimate insight into the

personality of the man who was the 16th Karmapa. His mere
presence, akin to a powerful force of nature, deeply affected
those around him; his cosmic laughter, like a lion’s roar
proclaiming supremacy, could be heard streets away. He was
able to teach anywhere, at any time, when the moment was
right, and was followed wherever he went by his beloved
entourage of birds who travelled with him and sang his
mantra: Karmapa Khyenno, Master of Activity, Be With Me.
Paper
456 pages
Euro 28.00
ISBN 9788878341333
Norma Levine
The Spiritual Odyssey of
Freda Bedi
BIOGRAPHY
Freda Bedi had a big heart and a big life. An English head
prefect and Oxford graduate, a devoted Indian wife and
doting mother of three, a hands on social worker and
investigative journalist, a university teacher and Tibetan
translator, a Gandhi satyagraha and Buddhist nun: who was
Freda Bedi, Gelongma Palmo, affectionately called Mummy-
la by all the Tibetans including His Holiness the 16th
Karmapa and His Holiness the Dalai Lama? Who was this
lady who tread so lightly yet left an indelible footprint,
obscured but not forgotten? Fearless even in death, Freda
died sitting in meditation with no rigor mortis, her body
remaining supple for four days with warmth around the
heart.
“Mrs. Freda Bedi whom we all lovingly called Mummy was

truly a giver of life for thousands of Tibetan refugees. But she
was much more. She delved deep into ancient Tibetan
wisdom and became a living representative of its value to the
rest of the world when it was being destroyed in Tibet. The
history of Tibetan Buddhism in the West would not be
complete without her. ”
– Ringu Tulku, author of Mind Training, Confusion Arises as Paper

Wisdom, and Path to Buddhahood 333 pages
Euro 18.00
ISBN 9788878341609
Abhayadatta
The Tantric Mystics of
Ancient India
The Miraculous Deeds of the Eighty-Four
Mahasiddhas
Translated from Tibetan by Elio Guarisco BIOGRAPHY
The siddhas appeared during a time of widespread diffusion

of Buddhism in India when the monasteries with their
preference for formal study of doctrine and philosophy
marked by a strong intellectual bias enjoyed great prosperity
and success within the societal structure. However, the spirit
of the teachings of the Buddha became arid under the
scholasticism of the large monastic universities in the north
of India where hundreds of scholars were trained.
Appearing in this climate, the siddhas revitalized the spiritual
quest by abandoning the monasteries and preferring
cemeteries, caves, the haunts of the untouchables, and royal
palaces as locations for their exploits. The siddhas revealed
that those at the base of the social pyramid, the beggars,
prostitutes, and butchers inhabiting the peripheries of the
cities, had the spiritual potential to progress on the path of
awakening. The revolutionary message of the siddhas which
offered the possibility of inner development in the heart of
Buddhism without denying the pleasures of this life also
found favorable ground in royal and aristocratic palaces
where the renunciation of the world in monasticism had
found no place.
Paper
397 pages
Euro 27.00
ISBN 9788878341661
Kathog Situ Chökyi Gyatso
Togden Shakya Shri:
The Life and Liberation
of a Tibetan Yogin
Translated from Tibetan by Elio Guarisco BIOGRAPHY
This namthar, or traditional Tibetan biography, welcomes the

reader to the extraordinary dimension of a realized yogin. Its
pages recount the inspiring milestones in the life of the
revered Togden of Drugu (1853-1919), a portrayal that is at
once a precious mirror of a vanished world. Glowing with
inspiring facts and miraculous happenings, the chronicle is
made all the more insightful by a selection of letters between
the Togden and some of the greatest masters of that era.
The book begins with penetrating and easily understood

instructions by Shakya Shri called Opening the Door to
Liberation, and a selection of his Songs of Realization,
illuminating verses that are in themselves teachings. In the
appendixes, the translator puts the life work and
accomplishments of the master in several useful contexts.
The volume includes a preface by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
and a foreword by Sey Rinpoche, lineage holder and great
grandson of Shakya Shri.
In an informed and graceful translation, the book provides

the reader with a rich reward, the sense of having actually
encountered the master and received a direct benefit.
Paper
330 pages
Euro 25.00
ISBN 9788878341043
Brian Beresford, Judith Allan, Julia Lawless
Mount Kailash and the
Lost Kingdom of Shang
Shung
On Pilgrimage in Tibet with Chögyal
Namkhai Norbu
This book is the story of a journey to Mount Kailash under HISTORY

the guidance of the Tibetan Dzogchen master Chögyal
Namkhai Norbu. It also recounts the history of the
adventures that led to the discovery of the ancient capital of
the forgotten kingdom of Shang Shung. Above all, it is the
account of a spiritual pilgrimage: as all pilgrims believe, the
path will take them on an inner voyage of transformation
from which they will return a changed person. Even when
faced with obstacles, hardship, or unforeseen circumstances,
there is no turning back.
Based on accurately archived notes of Brian Beresford, a
professional photographer and filmmaker, the book contains
the records of his many meetings, conversations, and
interviews with Chögyal Namkhai Norbu regarding the
history and significance of Shang Shung, providing rare and
firsthand insight into Tibetan culture, as well as making for
lively reading.
Paper
204 pages
Euro 15.90
ISBN 9788878341364
The Light of Kailash,
Volume One
A History of Zhang Zhung and Tibet: The
Early Period
Translated from Tibetan by Donatella Rossi HISTORY
This summa of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s researches is

dedicated first and foremost to his fellow countrymen and
women and to Tibetan youth in particular. The text was
originally conceived as a set of university lectures that
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu was invited to give at the
University of Nationalities in Beijing in 1988, forming a first
abridged version of The Light of Kailash subsequently
enlarged by the author after further research; the manuscript
through meticulous selection and a critical use and analysis of
a vast array of literary and frequently unpublished sources
became a work of 1,900 pages divided in three volumes.
The first volume, The Early Period, the History of Ancient

Zhang Zhung, considers the rise of early human generations
and the Bön lineages of ancient Zhang Zhung, its dynasties,
language, and culture.
This amazing trilogy, aptly named The Light of Kailash, offers

an open, daring, holistic, unbiased approach to the study of
the cultural and spiritual heritage of Tibet and to the
understanding of the origin of this fascinating and
endangered civilization.
Paper
266 pages
Euro 27.00
ISBN 9788878341036
Volume Three
Later Period

The third volume, The History of the Later Period, is

concerned with an assessment of the genealogies, Bönpo
lineages, royal dynasties (from the first monarch gNya’-khri
bTsan-po until the forty-fifth monarch Khri-dar-ma ’U-dum-
btsan), language, and civilization of Tibet.

an open, daring, holistic, unbiased approach to the study of
the cultural and spiritual heritage of Tibet and to the
endangered civilization. Paper
366 pages
Euro 30.00
ISBN 9788878341456
Volume Two
Intermediate Period

The second volume, The History of the Intermediate Period:

Tibet and Zhang Zhung, is focused upon human generations,
the Bönpo lineages, the spread of Bön during the lifetimes of
the first Tibetan monarchs, the dynasties, written language,
and civilization of ancient Tibet, as well as upon the reigns of
specific kings, the Bön religion, and Bönpo religious figures
(Dran-pa Nam-mkha’ in particular) of Zhang Zhung during
that period.

an open, groundbreaking, holistic, unbiased approach to the Paper
study of the cultural and spiritual heritage of Tibet and to the 308 pages
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endangered civilization.
The Necklace of Zi
Translated from Tibetan by Adriano Clemente HISTORY
The Necklace of Zi (gzi yi phreng ba) is a fascinating

anthropological survey of ancient Tibet, based on a lecture
given by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 1975 to the annual
meeting of young Tibetans in Switzerland. Some years later,
The Necklace of Zi was published in Dharamsala in both
Tibetan and English, immediately generating great interest
for a completely new approach to the history and culture of
Tibet.
With remarkable authority, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu

emphasizes the originality and specificity of his people's
culture. Citing ancient texts but also using illuminating
examples from his education in Tibet, he refutes the almost
universally accepted theory that reduced Tibetan civilization
to a Himalayan appendage of Indian culture without even a
form of writing of its own.
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu traces back the emergence of his Available in formats:
country's culture nearly 4,000 years and identifies the Paper
original Tibetan system of writing in the ancient Mar (smar) 144 pages
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alphabet, from which the present cursive characters (dbu
med) evolved. Besides the analysis of Tibetan history and EAN 2000000005850
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Zhang Zhung
Images from a Lost Kingdom
Compiled by
Zhang Zhung: Images from a Lost Kingdom is an introduction to HISTORY

the kingdom of Zhang Zhung (Shang Shung), the ancient
realm of the pre-Buddhist Bön religion, surrounding the
sacred Mount Kailash in western Tibet and originating more
than three thousand years ago. This text by Chögyal
Namkhai Norbu, with over 50 black-and-white and color
photographs, details his historic discovery of one of the
capitals of this ancient realm, Khyung lung dngul mkhar, the
Silver Palace of the Valley of the Garuda, during an
expedition to western Tibet in 1988.
The text can be considered an introduction toThe Light of

Kailash, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu's three-volume
masterpiece on the origins of Tibetan culture.
Paper
104 pages
Euro 21.00
ISBN 9788878341050
Drajyor
Tibetan Phonetics for the Dzogchen
Community
The Drajyor phonetic transcription system was created by TIBETAN LANGUAGE

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu to facilitate the correct
pronunciation of Tibetan without knowledge of the Tibetan
alphabet and as a support to learn to properly pronounce
Tibetan. This booklet introduces all of the possible letter and
sound combinations occurring in Tibetan texts along with
their Drajyor equivalents.
Drajyor distinguishes subtle differences in pronunciation

using technical devices such as accentuation in addition to a
conventional (nonstandard) use of the letters of the Latin
alphabet and hence can represent a wider range of sounds and
tones than more common phonetic systems. Drajyor is
particularly useful for practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism and
Dzogchen and is commonly used in the Dzogchen
Community.
Paper
28 pages
Euro 9.00
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Birth, Life and Death
Translated from Tibetan by Elio Guarisco TIBETAN MEDICINE
Birth, Life and Death meets two needs, often considered

mutually contradictory: on the one hand our natural
tendency to seek health and well-being and, on the other, our
ever greater yearning for authentic and unconditioned
spiritual knowledge that can give us the means to deal with
the problems of birth, life and death in a profound though
concrete way.
The book has four major sections. In the first part,

“Introduction to Tibetan Medicine", the author enlarges on
the fundamental characteristics of the human organism,
based on the nature of its various physical components and
their interactions. The “Birth" section offers particular
knowledge of the Tibetan medical tradition on such topics as
the function of the elements in fetal development, the
secondary causes that determine the gender of the child, and
the seven possible constitutions of the child and what
portends for his or her future health needs. In the “Life"
section the Author explains how, by cultivating a profound
understanding of the three doors of human existence, each
individual can realize physical, mental and spiritual health.
The last section, “Death," initially considers the nature of
death and our attitudes toward it. What follows is a kind of Paper
162 pages
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Various Authors
First Integrative
Medicine Conference
Mental Disorders and Dementia: A Dialogue
Between Conventional, Homeopathic,
Tibetan and Chinese Medicines
The aim of this three-day event, the first Integrative TIBETAN MEDICINE
Medicine Conference in Barcelona, Spain, was to find a
meeting point between the various medical disciplines
present in the cultures of our planet: Western medicine, both
homeopathic and allopathic, and Eastern medicine, in
particular Tibetan and Chinese medicine. Although their
theoretical base and technical tools are different, all of these
disciplines have as their common aim the person’s health in
all its various aspects. A dialogue and comparison without
preconceptions should be an enriching encounter for all.
Paper
246 pages
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First International
Conference on Tibetan
Medicine
Man - Medicine - Society
In 1983 Namkhai Norbu, then professor of Tibetan language TIBETAN MEDICINE

and culture at the Istituto Orientale at the University of
Naples, managed to organize, with the help of a handful of
students, the first international conference on Tibetan
medicine in the West, gathering the principal experts of
Tibetan medicine as well as some of its most important
European representatives. Venice and Arcidosso were the
locations for this conference that took place over two weeks.
The materials gathered in this book contain the proceedings
from this special event.
Invited Speakers: Professor Namkhai Norbu, Doctor Jampa

Thinley, Doctor Troru Tsenam, Doctor Tsarong Jigme
Tsewang, Doctor Trogawa Rinpoche, Doctor Sangyey
Tenzin, Doctor Ama Lobsang, Doctor Tenzin Chödrak.
Paper
248 pages
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Healing with Fire
A Practical Manual of Tibetan Moxibustion
This manual is the first of its kind to focus on the Tibetan

technique of moxibustion, an external therapy that uses the
power of heat to stimulate a curative effect. A widespread
form of traditional healing in the East, moxibustion is one of
the most ancient medical therapies known to humanity.
Mainly popularized as a branch of Chinese medicine,
moxibustion was originally practiced in Shang Shung, a
kingdom predating Tibet whose existence can be traced back
at least four thousand years.
Healing with Fire is a comprehensive compendium of the five

hundred most important and effective moxibustion points in
the Tibetan and Shang Shung system, with an emphasis on
practical instructions for readers with varying levels of
expertise in the healing arts. The book is the culmination of
decades of painstaking research by Professor Chögyal
Namkhai Norbu, a foremost scholar of Tibetan culture and
philosophy, who inspired by his personal experience of this
unique and effective treatment method has gathered
knowledge from ancient scriptures ranging from the well-
known Four Medical Tantras to recondite manuscripts found
in the caves of Tun-Huang.
Paper
222 pages
Euro 30.00
ISBN 9788878341135
The Practice of Tibetan
Kunye Massage
This short text on Tibetan Kunye massage, written in 1983,

was reviewed and completed in 1987. As the Author says in
the Introduction: “There exist different kinds of therapies,
but those wishing to maintain good health or to rid
themselves of physical disturbances by healing themselves
through their own energy, Kunye represents a marvellous
massage and a marvellous therapy. Massage has been known
and widespread in traditional Tibetan medicine since the
most ancient times. It is found in both the Bön and Buddhist
traditions and is described in numerous texts because it is
deemed a particular type of therapy. Furthermore, the fact
that practitioners and yogis of all schools and traditions
practice it and have preserved and transmitted it confirms its
particularity, also corroborated in the stories and
hagiographies of many ancient masters."
Paper
157 pages
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Tibetan Medical
Seminar
On Birth, Life, and Death
The ancient and profound knowledge of Tibetan medicine is TIBETAN MEDICINE

slowly making headway in the West and entering the
mainstream culture of health and well-being. This
development is thanks to the continuous efforts of many
scholars and dedicated individuals and institutions who
tirelessly work to keep alive not only the medical tradition
but also all other aspects of Tibetan civilization with its
priceless cultural heritage. This book contains the
proceedings of the Third Tibetan Cultural Event - Tibetan
Medical Seminar, held in Tenerife (Spain) in 2013.
Participants included distinguished Tibetan doctors residing
and working both in Tibet and the West.
Speakers: Professor Namkhai Norbu, Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen,

Dr. O Tsokchen (Ai Cuo Qian), Dr. Lhusham Gyal, Dr.
Kunchok Gyaltsen, Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo, Fabio Andrico
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202 pages
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The Temple of the Great
Contemplation
The Gönpa of Merigar
Translated from Tibetan by Fabian Sanders and Iacobella VISUAL ART

Gaetani
The Gönpa at Merigar represents the original home base of

the Dzogchen Community. It is the heart of the first center
established by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. This richly
illustrated, full-color book is a well-researched, detailed
portrayal of the symbolism and iconography of the temple. In
addition to a translation into English and Italian of the design
description written by Rinpoche prior to construction, the
book includes inspiring biographies of the 148 masters
depicted in the Gönpa. Representing all of the main Buddhist
and Bön traditions in Tibet, each is also connected with the
Dzogchen transmission.
This beautiful book will interest anyone with an open mind,

regardless of their religious or philosophical persuasion, and
is a perfect gift for your friends and family. It provides an
insightful introduction to the origins of the Dzogchen
Community and conveys a sense of the extraordinary depth
and richness of the teachings.
Paper
370 pages
Euro 52.00
ISBN 9788878341173
Collected Comments on
the Songs in Message
from Tibet
Through Songs and Dances
Compiled by
This book contains Chögyal Namkhai Norbu’s invaluably SONGS & DANCES
precious comments on the songs from his first collection,
Message from Tibet, revealing multiple levels of
interpretation: one more external and immediate, one more
symbolic, and one more internal, connected to the teaching.
Rinpoche’s explanations make it easier to understand the
songs in Message from Tibet more precisely because he
clarifies the meaning of the individual verses and words and
sheds light on nuances that we may not otherwise recognize.
In addition, beyond helping us appreciate the poignant
message communicated in each song, the Collected
Comments can serve as an effective tool for learning some of
the recurrent words and becoming familiar with the Tibetan
language.
Paper
328 pages
Euro 17.00
EAN 2000000008882
Ebook [PDF]
Euro 13.60
EAN 2000000002156
Dzamlingar Song
Master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu composed the Dzamling SONGS & DANCES
Gar Song on the occasion of the birth of Dzamling Gar, the
Global Gar of the International Dzogchen Community. The
words and melody spontaneously and joyfully arose in His
mind, as did some parts of the accompanying dance.
This booklet contains the Tibetan lyrics, the transliteration
in Drajyor, and the musical score. But most importantly, it
includes the transcription of some of the Master’s precious
oral comments that illuminate the Song’s profound meaning.
Paper
32 pages
Euro 6.00
EAN 2000000002576
Ebook [PDF]
Euro 4.00
EAN 2000000003337
Compiled by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu
Message from Tibet
Through Songs and
Dances
This book contains a selection of a hundred and eight songs SONGS & DANCES
including songs (glu), songs for dances (gzhas), and dances
(bro), presented in Tibetan script with the corresponding
phonetic pronunciation and English translation.
Music has always played a central role in Tibet, and in recent
years many young Tibetans have been discovering song and
dance as a means to express their feelings about their
heritage. In 2011 Chögyal Namkhai Norbu began compiling
and transcribing modern songs from and about Tibet.
These songs and dances have the important quality of
contributing directly and indirectly to the preservation of the
different aspects of the Tibetan culture in our world.
Paper
646 pages
Euro 21.00
ISBN 9788878341357
Ebook [PDF]
Euro 16.00
EAN 2000000008424
Igor Berkhin
Pagchen: Rules and
Basic Strategies
Pagchen is an ancient, highly sophisticated Tibetan game that ACCESSORIES &
has existed for thousands of years and dates back to a GAMES
powerful tribe called Masang. This book contains the rules of
the game, illustrated with drawings, and includes a chart in
color that is a useful aid for beginners. It also contains a clear
introduction to the basic strategies of Pagchen written on the
basis of indications given by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in the
course of many years while playing this game with his
students.
Paper
51 pages
Euro 8.00
EAN 2000000005867
Video
Journal
Downloadable videos
and DVDs
VIDEO JOURNAL
The Video Journal team

prepared 18 Video Journals
documenting the years 2003 to
2010.
RESTRICTED
CONTENTS
Direct introduction required.

As Video Journals contain
extracts from several retreats
given in various parts of the
world, you can purchase this
product only if you received
the transmission from
Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
The Dzogchen Community Video Journal covers the travels GO TO THE WEBPAGE
and teachings of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and the rich life of
the worldwide Dzogchen Community. Each issue is
composed of three main chapters: Teachings, Archives and
© 2020 Shang Shung
Chronicles. From time to time special features may be
Publications
included in the Archives section.
Khaita
Joyful
Dances
DANCE AND
MOVEMENT
The Khaita instructors have

prepared over forty video
tutorials to learn from and to
practice together.
The Khaita Video tutorials

are open to everyone. You can
learn on your own or with
friends. Every tutorial is
accompanied by a complete
video to facilitate practicing
the dance.
Khaita means “Harmony in Space"; it is a simple and joyful

way to experience inner harmony:
The harmony of our body, that we become aware of,

moving with elegance and strength. GO TO THE WEBPAGE
The harmony of the melodious sound of modern
Tibetan songs that we hear and sing.
The harmony of our relaxed mind, that becomes free
from our daily problems. © 2020 Shang Shung
The harmony of our connection with others - when we Publications
dance respecting each other’s space and moving
together as a whole.
Contents by Subject
Semde
The Marvelous Primordial State
Santi Maha Sangha
Santi Maha Sangha Kumar Kumari for Boys and Girls
General Teachings
Advice for Three Students of My Master

An Ornament of the Thought of Nagarjuna
Beyond Words
Creative Vision and Inner Reality
Longchenpa's Advice from the Heart
Parting from the Four Attachments
Songs from the Hospital and Other Poems
The Cuckoo of Instant Presence
The Foundation of the Path
The Interpretation of Dreams in a 17th Century Tibetan Text
The Little Hidden Harvest
The Little Song of Do As You Please
Contents by Subject
Yantra Yoga
Breathe As You Are

Healing with Yantra Yoga
Kumar Kumari Yantra
Tibetan Yoga of Movement
Yantra Yoga
For the Deceased / Bardo
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Astrology
Key for Consulting the Tibetan Calendar

Tibetan Calendar / Calendario Tibetano 2020 - 2021
Biography
Rainbow Body
The Cloud of Nectar
The Great History of Garab Dorje, Manjushrimitra, Shrisingha, Jnanasutra
and Vimalamitra
The Lamp That Enlightens Narrow Minds
The Life of Padmasambhava
The Miraculous 16th Karmapa
The Spiritual Odyssey of Freda Bedi
The Tantric Mystics of Ancient India
Togden Shakya Shri: The Life and Liberation of a Tibetan Yogin
History
Mount Kailash and the Lost Kingdom of Shang Shung

The Light of Kailash, Volume One
The Light of Kailash, Volume Three
Contents by Subject
Songs & Dances
Collected Comments on the Songs in Message from Tibet

Dzamlingar Song
Message from Tibet Through Songs and Dances
Accessories & Games
Pagchen: Rules and Basic Strategies

Contents in Alphabetical Order
Advice for Three Students of My Master

An Ornament of the Thought of Nagarjuna
Beyond Words
Birth, Life and Death
Breathe As You Are
Collected Comments on the Songs in Message from Tibet
Creative Vision and Inner Reality
Drajyor
Dzamlingar Song
First Integrative Medicine Conference
First International Conference on Tibetan Medicine
Healing with Fire
Healing with Yantra Yoga
Key for Consulting the Tibetan Calendar
Kumar Kumari Yantra
Longchenpa's Advice from the Heart
Message from Tibet Through Songs and Dances
Mount Kailash and the Lost Kingdom of Shang Shung
Pagchen: Rules and Basic Strategies
Parting from the Four Attachments

Rainbow Body
Santi Maha Sangha Kumar Kumari for Boys and Girls
Songs from the Hospital and Other Poems
The Cloud of Nectar
The Cuckoo of Instant Presence
The Foundation of the Path
The Great History of Garab Dorje, Manjushrimitra, Shrisingha, Jnanasutra
and Vimalamitra
The Interpretation of Dreams in a 17th Century Tibetan Text
The Lamp That Enlightens Narrow Minds
The Life of Padmasambhava
The Light of Kailash, Volume One
The Light of Kailash, Volume Three
The Light of Kailash, Volume Two
The Little Hidden Harvest
The Little Song of Do As You Please
The Marvelous Primordial State
The Miraculous 16th Karmapa
The Mirror
The Necklace of Zi
The Practice of Tibetan Kunye Massage
The Song of Energy
The Spiritual Odyssey of Freda Bedi

The Tantric Mystics of Ancient India
The Teaching of the Birds
The Temple of the Great Contemplation
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
The Voice of the Bee
Tibetan Calendar / Calendario Tibetano 2020 - 2021
Tibetan Medical Seminar
Tibetan Yoga of Movement
Togden Shakya Shri: The Life and Liberation of a Tibetan Yogin
Two Dzogchen Texts
Visionary Encounters with Knowledge-Holders and Dakinis
Yantra Yoga
Zhang Zhung

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PUBLIC BOOKS

Shang Shung Publications

Translated by Jim Valby, Elio Guarisco, and Adriano SEMDE

The Marvelous Primordial State of Great Perfection is a

Our English translation of The Marvelous Primordial State, an

In response to requests by children from the Dzogchen

The three songs translated in this collection were written by

The day of his departure, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu was

From Chögyal Namkhai Norbu's Preface: “Gendün Chöphel,

Written for general readers, Beyond Words is a lucid GENERAL TEACHINGS

Creative Vision and Inner Reality is a translation of Easing the

Longchenpa Trimed Wözer (1308-1363) was one of the most

After giving a clear and concise introduction to the principles

Translated from Tibetan and Annotated by Elio Guarisco GENERAL TEACHINGS

Yangönpa’s Hidden Description of The Vajra Body presents the

Compiled by Alfredo Colitto GENERAL TEACHINGS

The question of the purpose or meaning of life is as old as

The ancient teachings of Total Perfection or Ati Yoga,

—Chögyal Namkhai Norbu

This collection of teachings contains the foundation for

This short text belongs to a series of thirteen volumes

Presented in Dugu Chogyal Rinpoche's usual informal style, GENERAL TEACHINGS

One thousand years ago, Gampopa, the illustrious heart son

The Light of the Sun presents a new translation of

The Little Hidden Harvest is a version of thesBas pa'i rgum

“The nature of mind is beyond arising

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu's commentary to this important

“On the morning of the 20th of January, 1985, while I was

On the morning of the 22nd of January, while on a plane

May this be auspicious!"

⁠—from the colophon by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu

Translated from Tibetan by Adriano Clemente GENERAL TEACHINGS

The Mirror: Advice on Presence and Awareness was written

This text was written in particular to define the principle of

“The Song of the Energy of the Nature of Existence c( hos

— Chögyal Namkhai Norbu

The Voice of the Bee: A Song of Experience from a Pilgrimage to

This book contains two Dzogchen texts translated from

Visionary Encounters with Knowledge-Holders and Dakinis is an

Breathe As You Are is a comprehensive, full-color guide to

“During our round-the-world ﬂight with Solar Impulse, on one of

Anne-Christine Perren – Solar Impulse, Executive Assistant to the

Yantra Yoga, originally transmitted in Tibet by Guru YANTRA YOGA

Working primarily on the physical and energetic structure of

Healing with Yantra Yoga aims to convey an understanding of

The final part is dedicated to the chakras and channels of the

Translated from Tibetan by Cristiana De Falco YANTRA YOGA

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu developed Kumar Kumari Yantra

Tibetan Yoga of Movement introduces the method of Yantra YANTRA YOGA

Translated from Tibetan by Adriano Clemente YANTRA YOGA

Yantra Yoga, the Buddhist parallel to the Hatha Yoga of the

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, one of the great masters of

Translated from Tibetan by Elio Guarisco FOR THE DECEASED /

A calendar such as this one uses the knowledge and the

This pocket agenda contains concise indications of the ASTROLOGY

Questa agenda tascabile contiene in maniera concisa le

una maggiore comprensione delle informazioni consulta Ebook [PDF]

Translated from Tibetan by Adriano Clemente BIOGRAPHY

One of the highest attainments of Dzogchen, an ancient