Natural Radiance

One moment of total awareness is one moment of perfect enlightenment." This is the ultimate insight of Dzogchen, or "the Great Perfection," the pinnacle teaching of Tibetan Buddhism. With his previous bestselling books including Awakening the Buddha Within, American-born Tibetan Buddhist teacher Lama Surya Das has taught millions about the innate wakefulness and liberation that can be our natural ways of being. Now, with Natural Radiance, he offers his first complete daily practice program for the personal experience of the "swift and direct path" of Dzogchen. Dzogchen affirms that we are all Buddhas by natureinfinitely open, luminous, compassionate, wise, and free. This profound realization, say the teachings, cannot be understood intellectually or studied mentally, but it can be passed from teacher to student through the spoken word. With Natural Radiance, you can now learn these time-honored practices as they have been shared for centuriesthrough direct transmission from an accomplished master of the tradition. Join Lama Surya Das as your trusted guide to help you awaken to the sky like nature of mindwhat is known in Tibetan as rigpa, or total and pure presence. "This is the time of Dzogchen," says Lama Surya Das, "when we most need this immediate teaching of the inherent perfection of being ... the natural state of enlightenment." Includes CD with seven guided Dzogchen techniques.

Rethink conventional notions of beauty and wellness, abandon established regimes and commercial products, and embrace your “renegade” beauty In this essential full-color guide, Nadine Artemis introduces readers to the concept of "renegade" beauty—a practice of doing less and allowing the elements and the life force of nature to revive the body, skin, and soul so our natural radiance can shine through. Anyone stuck in perpetual loops of new products, facials, and dermatologist appointments will find answers as Artemis illuminates the energizing elements of sun, fresh air, water, the earth, and plants. This book is a comprehensive resource for anyone who wants to simplify their self-care routine, take their health into their own hands, and discover their own radiant beauty.

Volume 1. Heart of the Great Perfection -- volume 2. Buddhahood without meditation -- volume 3. The Vajra essence

A revolutionary new path to optimize your health, balance hormones, and revitalize skin, including more than 80 food and DIY skincare recipes Natural Beauty Reset is the essential guide for women to restore radiance and hormonal harmony from the inside out. In this book, USA Today bestselling author of Clean Skin from Within, Dr. Trevor Cates guides readers toward revitalized health with a root cause and seasonal approach. In Part 1, Dr. Cates dives into the root causes of women’s health concerns, including hormonal fluctuations and skin issues—like those experienced with pregnancy, menstrual irregularities, perimenopause, and more—the foods we eat, the health of our microbiome, environmental toxin exposures, and other lifestyle elements like sleep and stress. In Part 2, she presents her practical, customizable 7-Day Reset for each season, designed to address root causes and support optimal nutrition, gut health, and mindfulness, focusing on four aspects crucial for lasting beauty that glows from the inside out: Food Movement Mindset Skin Care Combining traditional wisdom with credible scientific research, Natural Beauty Reset is the ultimate holistic resource to help women feel empowered—physically, mentally, and emotionally—and to step fully into the dazzling beauty they have possessed all along.

This book discusses how literary writers re-envisioned species survival and racial uplift through ecological and biogeographical concepts of dispersal. It will appeal to readers interested in nineteenth-Century American literature and Literature and the Environment.

A systematic presentation of the path of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, by one of its most renowned proponents and rendered by a master translator. Düdjom Lingpa (1835–1904) was one of the foremost tantric masters of nineteenth-century Tibet, and his powerful voice resonates strongly among Buddhist practitioners today. The Vajra Essence is Düdjom Lingpa’s most extended meditation on the path of Great Perfection, in many senses a commentary on all his other Dzogchen works. Dzogchen, the pinnacle of practice in the Nyingma school, is a radical revelation of the pure nature of consciousness that is delivered from master to disciple and perfected in a meditation that permeates every moment of our experience. Revealed to Düdjom Lingpa as a visionary “treasure” text in 1862, the Vajra Essence takes the reader through seven stages of progressively deeper practice, from “taking the impure mind as the path” up to the practice of “direct crossing over” (tögal). The longest of Düdjom Lingpa’s five visionary works on Dzogchen, readers will find this a rich and masterful evocation of the enlightened experience. This is the first translation of this seminal work in any Western language, and B. Alan Wallace, with his forty-five-plus years of extensive learning and deep meditative experience, is one of the most accomplished translators of Tibetan texts into English.

Guide yourself and the children in your life to be the radiant, authentic beings that you truly are. Discover how to connect to your kids through centered parenting and yoga. A child shines a light that shows the way home. And being around children can make us painfully aware of how we adults often function by habit. The intention of The Yoga Way to Radianceis to help parents, teachers, coaches, and other mentors reclaim their own authentic selves and to nurture the same in the children in their lives. This book will bring a newfound sense of joy and freedom to the adult-child relationship. Join author Shakta Khalsa on an experiential journey, exploring yoga-based tools to help you embrace your true self and live with wonder and joy as you care for the children in your life. The Yoga Way to Radiancehas been written with the intention of helping you—whether you're a parent, family member, teacher, therapist, or caregiver—reclaim your authentic self while also helping the children around you stay connected to their own inner radiance. With Shakta's guidance, you'll discover: Fun, effective yoga exercises and meditations for children and adults Ancient wisdom and leading-edge teachings to help children be the radiant beings that they are Techniques for staying connected to your inner self while meeting challenges with children Tips for the art of deep listening and neutral, friendly talk Natural discipline that uses the magic of imagination and natural consequences How to place trust in a child’s natural self-correcting abilities Praise: "In this wise and important book, Shakta Khalsa offers teachings and yoga practices that help us in becoming a true mirror for our children's goodness and allow them to fully inhabit their aliveness and spirit."—Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance