Tibetan Buddhism - Snow Lion and Shambhala Publications

09/11/2025

Diana J. Mukpo, an important figure in the Buddhist world as well as the Shambhala community (no relation to Shambhala Publications), has passed away. Read our short remembrance here.

Diana Mukpo, author, teacher, and the wife of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, passed away on September 11, 2025.

08/22/2025

A very worthwhile half hour of your time. Anam Thubten's wonderful talk about Lama Tharchin Rinpoche's heart project, the Do Gyud Dzod, or The Complete Nyingma Tradition which has 5 volumes released so far with more on the way. Full of recollections of Rinpoche and Pema Osel Ling.

Marking the anniversary of Lama Tharchin Rinpoche, Anam Thubten Rinpoche gave the oral transmission of the root verses of the multi-volume Complete Nyingma T...

08/19/2025

Happy Publication Day to The Vital Essence of Dzogchen!

Seamlessly interweaving the language of science with the sublime teachings of Buddhism, B. Alan Wallace presents a modern commentary on a pivotal Tibetan retreat manual, Extracting the Vital Essence of Accomplishment: Concise and Clear Advice for Practice in a Mountain Retreat by twentieth-century Nyingma master, Düdjom Rinpoché. The root text offers practical step-by-step instructions for dedicated practice in meditation retreat—wherever one may be—and Wallace’s commentary elucidates the enduring relevance of these teachings for our contemporary context.

The commentary includes four concise and powerful meditation practices, guided by Wallace, to bring the teachings into one’s immediate experience. This volume serves as a practice manual for those familiar with the teachings of Dzogchen and as a clear guide to this pinnacle of Buddhist paths for those interested in broader questions about direct and unmediated insight into the fundamental nature of awareness. “By extracting the essence of all meditative accomplishment through the practice of Dzogchen,” Wallace states, “you draw forth the vital essence of consciousness itself.”

Click the link to order your copy today.
https://www.shambhala.com/the-vital-essence-of-dzogchen.html

07/28/2025

Our latest Tibetan Buddhism newsletter, packed with an important oral transmission happening in 10 days, an incredible video on the Tibetan Book of the Dead already watched by many thousands, 8 new books, and more. http://shmb.la/tibetan-news-july25

And if this was not in your email this morning, make sure you are signed up for it here: https://www.shambhala.com/email-signup/

07/20/2025

Strap in folks. This is well worth an hour of your time. Francesca Freemantle is a treasure, and it would be hard to listen to this and not be in awe. We hope you enjoy it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rZOYWvmlBQ

Thanks to Watkins Books for hosting this event.

This is one that we really recommend you dedicate a full hour to - it is that good. Translator and author Francesca Freemantle on Chogyam Trungpa and the fa...

07/14/2025

Happy birthday, Pema Chödrön!⁠
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Let compassion and fearlessness guide you and you’ll live wisely and effectively in good times and bad. But that’s easier said than done. Pema Chödrön offers a treasure trove of wisdom for learning to step right into the unknown, living an open-hearted life, and completely and fearlessly embracing the groundlessness of being human. ⁠
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For her 89th birthday, join us in celebrating Ani Pema and all that she has to teach us.

💛⁠ Browse our Pema Reader's Guider: https://www.shambhala.com/pema-chodron/

07/06/2025

The video of Joanna discussing the Shambhala notion of a warrior is pretty amazing.

A guide to the many works by, about, or inspired by the great teacher Joanna Macy published by Shambhala Publications.

06/30/2025

Join Tibet House US on Saturday, July 12 for a live, complete reading of one of the Dalai Lama's most beloved texts, The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva.

The text is best known as the source of His Holiness’s favorite prayer, "For as long as space endures, And for as long as living beings remain, Until then may I too abide, To dispel the misery of the world." Participants including Venerable Thubten Chodron, Pico Iyer, Ruth King, Robert Thurman, Tenzin Dickie, Shantum Seth and others will offer a chapter in celebration of the wisdom and compassion His Holiness has given the world throughout his life.

This event is free and online only. Click the link below to learn more!

July 12th, 2025 11:00am – 4:00pm EST Online Only | Free Please join Tibet House US in celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday with a live, complete reading of one of His Holiness’s most beloved texts, The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva. The text is best known as the so...

06/26/2025

For email subscribers, we shared this profile of Jigme Lingpa this morning. We hope you enjoy it!

06/24/2025

We honor the peerless master Mipham Rinpoche, whose anniversary is today. Here is an updated guide to his works in English:

A guide to one of the most important figures of Tibetan Buddhism, the great 19th century yogi scholar Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche.

06/19/2025

His Holiness relates how, despite the chaos of his escape from the invasion of Tibet he managed to take a very special book with him, The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path, or LamRim Chenmo, by the 14th century master Tsongkhapa. This book is now available in a new edition.

http://shmb.la/great-treatise-flex

06/10/2025

Happy Publication Day to How Not to Miss the Point by Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche!

We’re bombarded with advice about how to live—how to find happiness, how to maintain relationships, how to help the world—and yet has this advice brought us peace? In How Not to Miss the Point, beloved Buddhist teacher Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche focuses on the Buddha’s core teachings, basic principles that are universally true, whether we are Buddhist or not, as a way to cultivate our inner light and work for good, no matter how the world unfolds around us.

Because the simplicity of the Buddha’s fundamental teachings can often get lost in complexity, Rinpoche goes straight to their heart to convey the Buddha’s core message: If we want this life—our own life, the lives of others, and the life of our planet—to be fulfilling and good, we must accept responsibility for cultivating the best qualities of our human mind. To put the how-and-why into practice, Rinpoche guides us through the steps of the Buddha’s path.

Written in her direct and personal style, it’s the perfect “first book” for anyone curious about Buddhism, as well as those with experience who will benefit from her powerful message.

Click the link to get your copy today!
https://www.shambhala.com/how-not-to-miss-the-point.html