​Texts (PDFs) - many used in our meditations and celebrations:

Introduction to Buddhism PDF:

• Introduction to Buddhism - new rich collection of notes and quotations from AWAM year-long "Introduction to Buddhism class" (in-person only) 

 

Sunday Meditation Practice Texts:

• Awam Practice Manual (2024) - current Sunday practice manual

• Awam Meditation Practice Manual Commentary - new commentary on our current practice manual

• Awam Meditation Practice Text (short)

• Daily Treasure Mediation - Four Roots Practice (2023 Edition) by HH Khenchen Lama Rinpoche (print 2-sided, flip on short side)

• Daily Treasure Meditation Four Roots Practice Commentary - Khenchen Drimed Dawa​

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Padling Tersar: Dagnag Lingpa Treasure Lineage (see KhenchenLama.com)

• Guru Yoga Division

• Dzogchen Tantras

• Yidam Sadhanas

• Other Resources

• HH Khenchen Lama Rinpoche's Orgyen Tara Golden Stupa Presentation: Golden Stupa PDF​

• Daily Treasure Mediation - Four Roots Practice (2023 Edition)

 

Videos

• Heart Essence of Tibetan Buddhism (YouTube Playlist, see Classes page for details)

• Essentials of Tibetan Buddhism (YouTube Playlist; being replaced with Heart Essence class)

• Free Awam Videos (hundreds of videos from Awam on YouTube)

• 21 Tibetan Yogas (see "21 Tibetan Yogas" text below under Other Meditation Practices...)

• Getting Acquainted with Tibetan Buddhism
   

Empowerments on YouTube: Online Highest Yoga Tantra (HYT) Empowerments from H.E. Garchen Rinpoche. I have been able to find online empowerments from HE Garchen Rinpoche on YouTube. Here are some that are Highest Yoga Tantra and appear to be one part each (but can be 4 hours or so). Click the desired link below. There are places you will be asked to recite phrases (do your best). Let me know if you have any questions! ...Yogi Khenpo Dean

[These are considered to be inappropriate by many lamas as is does not enable the personal connection described in the texts, but neither do many in-person group empowerments. HH the Dalai Lama has also done some online empowerments and has said repeatedly that the time has come for us to be "21st Century Buddhists". With that guidance, we are making these accessible, especially for those otherwise unable to receive a HYT empowerment. Thank you for your consideration and compassion for ALL sentient beings.]

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• Yamantaka 

• Vajrayogini 

• Chakrasamvara 

• Vajrakilaya 

  • Vajrakilaya - shorter version with PowerPoint slides

• Hevajra 

• Guru Rinpoche 

• Mahakala 

• Kalachakra 

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Other Meditation Practices, Information, and AWAM Code of Conduct:

• Vajrakilaya - Gurkhukma (print 2-sided, flip on short side)

• Smoke Offering - short puja by HH Dudjom Rinpoche

• Food Offering - short tsok by HH Dudjom Rinpoche

• Mipham Puja and Tsok texts - very concise for home practice
   

• White Tara - Purified Drop of Immortality

• A Shower of Blessings - Guru Yoga

• Amitabha - Buddha of Limitless Light

• Yeshe Tsogyal Sadhana

• Kurukulle Sadhana

• Simhamukha Sadhana

• Troma Sadhana

• Buddha Shakyamuni - The Treasury of Blessings

• 21 Taras

• 21 Tibetan Yogas (see video above)

• 37 Bodhisattva Practices

• Khaton Prayerbook (of HH Khenchen Lama Rinpoche)

• Prayer of Kuntuzangpo

• Rubin Museum of Art "Looking Guide" - symbols and figures

• AWAM Code of Conduct

• When a Buddhist Teacher Crosses the Line - Mingyur Rinpoche

 

Sunday Dharma Talks - Notes (Notes are no longer being provided, videos are available on Facebook of Awam Tibetan Buddhist Institute for 30 days, under "videos".)

• Bodhicitta

• The Three Statements of Garab Dorje - 3 Parts

• AWAM Meditation Practice Manual Commentary - previous practice manual

• An Overview of Buddhist Ethics

• Prajnaparamita - The Heart Sutra Commentary

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Books by Yogi Khenchen Drimed Dawa

• Innate Happiness: A Buddhist Guidance Manual for Householder Yogis and Yoginis (Third Edition)

• A Book of Notes: Thoughts About Buddhism and Its Practices 

• Profound Peace (based upon the Buddha's statement upon his enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree, "Profound peace, natural simplicity, uncompounded luminosity, I have found the nectar-like dharma" (Lalitavistara Sutra, 25.3).

 

Outdoor Meditation Link

Outdoor meditation is a great way to help find natural stillness and calm in your meditation. Check here for examples in the Tucson area.

 

Links to a Treasure Trove of other resources:

• www.Wikipedia.com - (please donate) a treasure trove of quality sources on many Buddhist and related topics

• www.lotsawahouse.org – Free Translations of Tibetan Buddhist Texts (in several languages)

• www.84000.co/all-publications - Translating the complete collections of the Buddha’s words into modern languages

• www.BuddhaVisions.com – A collection of translations by Eric Fry Miller, including many Dzogchen and dakini-related texts

• www.studybuddhism.com – An updated version of the Berzin Archives

• www.himalayanart.org – The world’s largest education resource for Himalayan Art and iconography

• www.dalailama.com – The official website of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

• www.khandro.net – A comprehensive resource on Tibetan Buddhism

• www.sacred-texts.com/bud/tib/index.htm - An archive of miscellaneous articles about Tibetan Buddhism from various sources on the Internet

• www.tbrc.org – The Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center - an archive preserving original Tibetan literature

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