The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche Paperback 220 pages (July 1998) Snow Lion Pubns ISBN: 1559391014 Bookshelf Categories Dreams Buddhism

Reviews:

Makes you think...	11/27/2001
Reviewer: A reader from Leiden, Zuid-Holland Netherlands
What can I say about this book... Well, first off - if you've ever wondered if there is a God, you'll find your answer there. Not only does this book explain the metaphysical aspects of the science which lends to itself great insight and solid explanations on the form of reality but it goes to show how you can put theories into practice. By awakening in your dreams, this book provides proof that another realm of consiousness exists and as you grow in practice with lucidity and all the while attaining greater states of lucidity, you come to realize that there is a whole new world out there. In short - great book. A little bit terrifying at times but good :)

Best Book on Tibetan Spirituality Ever	6/21/2001
Reviewer: KB from USA
Sorry if this sounds like overstatement, but it's really true. Not only is this by FAR the best book on dream yoga, it's the best book on Tibetan Spirituality I've ever read (and I've read MANY). I absolutely gurantee you that if you buy this book you won't be disappointed. This book is totally devoid of the usual vagueness and mind-numbing discussion of texts and philosophies in most books about Tibetan spirituality. Tenzin Wangyal is a really outstanding example of the newest wave of Tibetan teachers in the west--though he is a Tibetan, born and educated in India, he totally understands the west from the inside out. This book is so much more direct and practical than almost all other books on Tibetan subjects that it's almost a jarring surprise (a good surprise). Read it, then compare it to the work of some far more famous yet vague and impractical Tibetan teachers (such as Trungpa, Rinpoche) and you will be amazed. What this book left me thinking was this: what if these two guys (Tenzin Wangyal and Mark Dahlby) wrote five or ten more books this good? As the great Steve Allen once said, "This could be the start of something big." We're talking classic here, folks, and I'm not kidding.

Clearly written and surprisingly accessible	1/16/2001
Reviewer: Walter from San Diego, California
I was intrigued by this book when I first saw it, but was afraid, that it was like others in this subject, difficult to understand and written unclearly. What a pleasant surprise then it was to read this book. It is clearly written, concise, with a lot of examples that we, who are not experts in this practice, can relate to. What I really like about the way that Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche writes is that no only does he want to sincerely convey difficult teachings previously not taught to the General Public (see Final Words), but he writes with genuine Compassion. The Book begings with discussions on the Nature of Dreams and their relationship to "Reality" and Karma. He also provides an introduction to breathing, chakras and the nature of dreams before moving on to the actual practice. Here another great feature of the book is the emphasis that the practice can be gradually incorporated into one's life, but that already from the beginning one can benefit greatly. I think that this is very important, because otherwise potential practitioners might be discouraged, because the practice is quite involved and requires great discipline. The book ends with elaborations on the practice as well as kind encouraging words from the author. What a pleasure it is to finally have a book that describes these important practices, which are instructions for understanding our reality, our dreams, ourselves and are preparations for our eventual death. I highly recommend this book, and am looking forward to more books by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche.

great book	6/27/2000
Reviewer: Jorge from Espinho (near Oporto), Portugal
The book talks about general aspects of daily life, relationships with persons and situations and how they affect and condition our atittude towards life. The author gives some simple advice on how to see reality as it really is and not to let anger and hate, that frequently affect ourselves in the stressed world of today, generate. It also describes the practice of dream yoga for the those most interested. The dream Yoga is a very interesting issue and the author also explains the diference of the dream meaning between eastearn and weastern views. I recommend this book for everyone interested in understanding theirselves, in bringuing positiveness, concentration, awareness into their lives and relations. The autor uses a very simple and sincere language and I can tell by his writting he is a very kind and humble beeing. This is not the "101 secrects of whatever book". This is a ver true book which I belive you¥ll enjoy and consult for several times.

One of the great books	5/10/1999
Reviewer: A reader from usa
A must read for anyone interested in their true self.We are fortunate to have this great teacher in our midst.The book is very readable,Tenzin Wangyal expresses the teachings in a form that anyone can understand.I will read this book many, many times.Truely one of the great books ever written.

Remarkably well-written and informative.,	4/3/1999
Reviewer: A reader from Seattle, WA, USA
Even for a seasoned lucid dreamer like myself, this book was highly useful in offering traditional Tibetan practices for lucid dream induction, as well as various suggestions for activities to attempt within a fully lucid dream. However, what is most amazing about this book is its instructions for abiding as the pure, empty Awareness (rigpa) that is our true Self. As a Zen Buddhist, I am quite familiar with maintaining this "mirror-mind," but I usually cannot maintain it for very long, and I've never held it past the dream stage, into deep dreamless sleep. The practices in this book are helping me to change all that. Maintaining meditation practice during sleep--literally 24 hours a day--accelerates things profoundly. When the gross, manifest world of spacetime has dissolved into the subtle realm of souls and dreaming, and when even that realm has dissolved into Emptiness, your truest self shines forth clearly as the one and only Mind behind all illusory manifestation. Truly, the awareness within you that is right now reading these words is the Buddha. Your true nature is absolutely vast, silent, empty, blissful, and timeless Consciousness as Such--the source and substance of all that seems to exist. When you become identified with this Consciousness, your true Self, and not merely with the deluded, individual mind (or ego), you find yourself in a state of constant consciousness--never blinking, never fading, 24 hours a day--remaining completely "awake" even during dreaming and deep sleep. You'll have discovered your true Home--the Home you've never left, the Home you couldn't possibly leave, but a Home that you refused to admit you were in while you suffered for lifetimes in this silly dream.

This is one of the most influential books I've read in years	2/16/1999
Reviewer: A reader from Grand Forks, ND
I have just bought my third copy of this book ... I keep giving them away to friends. Written with great compassion,the author stresses wisdom of developing mindfulness in daily life as a means to understanding the states of dream and sleep. It is one of the most important books that I have ever read, and I wish to express my appreciation to the author, and to encourage everyone with an interest

About the Author:

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, a lama in the Bon tradition of Tibet, presently resides in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is the founder and director of The Ligmincha Institute, an organization dedicated to the study and practice of the teachings of the Bon tradition. He was born in Amritsar, India, after his parents fled the Chinese invasion of Tibet, and received training from both Buddhist and Bon teachers, attaining the degree of Geshe, the highest academic degree of traditional Tibetan culture. He has been in the United States since 1991 and has taught widely in Europe and America.