Books

Aro Books Inc

Our US-based non for profit publishing organisation

Chatral A’dzé, Shardröl Du-nyam Wangmo & Yeshé Zértsal Ngakma Shardröl Du-nyam Wangmo and Ngakma Yeshé Zértsal formed Aro Books in 1994, a not-for-profit organization which aims to publish …

Aro Books Worldwide

Publications by Aro gTer lamas

Nor’dzin Pamo & ’ö-Dzin Tridral Aro Books worldwide seeks to make teachings available to the broadest possible audience via: hard copy or download; books; journals; magazines; audio; and in visual format.

An Odd Boy Volume 1

Ngak’chang Rinpoche A memoire of an eccentric aficionado of Bach and Blues, poetry and painting
Volume one of an odd boy is …

An Odd Boy Volume 2

Ngak’chang Rinpoche The peak of the British Blues Boom - and Savage Cabbage the band who could have rivalled Cream. At their …

An Odd Boy Volume 3

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Volume Three of an odd boy tells of the foundation course at Farnham Art School from ’70 to ’72. At …

An Odd Boy Volume 4

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Volume four of an odd boy begins in Bristol, England, and ends in Heights Café in Brooklyn, New York. The …

Battlecry of Freedom

The Seven Points of Mind Training of Chekhawa Yeshé Dorje

Nor’dzin Pamo Battlecry of Freedom explores the Tibetan Buddhist practice of training the mind as presented by Chekhawa Yeshé Dorje in the …

Born in Full Flight (forthcoming)

The Illustrated History of Aro gTér Lineage

The book is being compiled by Naljorpa Druk-tsal Dorje and edited by Ngakpa 'ö-Dzin Tridral the lineage historian, with colour …

E-mailing the Lamas from Afar

Heart Advice from Two Buddhist Teachers to Their Students

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen This book carries into the 21st century the teachings of an ancient spiritual tradition, non-monastic Vajrayana Buddhism, the vehicle of …

Entering the Heart of the Sun and Moon

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen Ngak’chang Rinpoche and Khandro Déchen explore vajra romance as the living application and dynamism of the ‘Nyi-da Mélong’ – a …

Goodbye Forever - Volume 1

Miscellaneous Memoirs of an English Lama

Ngak’chang Rinpoche By Ngakpa Chögyam
A three-year-old boy has lucid dreams and visions - but no linear idea of what they mean. …

Goodbye Forever - Volume 2

Miscellaneous Memoirs of an English Lama

Ngak’chang Rinpoche By Ngakpa Chögyam
The incognito incarnation of gTértön Aro Yeshé returns to Nepal having tried to fulfill the predictions of …

Goodbye Forever - Volume 3

Miscellaneous Memoirs of an English Lama

Ngak’chang Rinpoche By Ngakpa Chögyam
An incognito English incarnation of an early 20 century Tibetan Lama returns to the Himalayas in 1975, …

Illusory Advice

Nor’dzin Pamo & ’ö-Dzin Tridral Illusory Advice is an anthology of lively email discussions between two Western-born Buddhist teachers and their students. The questions and …

Moving Being

Introducing the 35 sKu-mNyé exercises

Khandro Déchen Khandro Déchen Tsedrup Rolpa’i Yeshé is a Nyingma Lama who teaches in the Dzogchen lineage of Aro Lingma. Her clear, …

Rays of the Sun

Illustrating reality: certainty, transcending causality, kindness, confidence

Ngak’chang Rinpoche In the early days of Vajrayana few Tibetan Lamas visited Britain, and eager students were often prepared to travel considerable …

Relaxing into Meditation

Nor’dzin Pamo What exercises and practices will help us to live a life free of stress? Ngakma Nor’dzin, a Western Buddhist Lama, …

Roaring Silence

Discovering the Mind of Dzogchen

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen This is a guide for anyone wanting to deepen their meditation practice and a key text for Aro students. It …

Shock Amazement

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen Dzogchen is the primordial state of the individual. It is beyond limitations. Dzogchen is free of magical, religious, philosophical, or …

Spacious Passion

Nor’dzin Pamo Ngakma Nor’dzin Pamo explores the Sutric teaching of ‘The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to Practice’ as vividly relevant …

Spectrum of Ecstasy

The Five Wisdom Emotions According to Vajrayana Buddhism

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen Spectrum of Ecstasy describes the Dzogchen view of emotions, emotional pain and pleasure – and the liberation of emotions. It …

The Drinking Song

The Drinking Song of Kyabjé Düd'jom Rinpoche is orated by Aro gTér Lineage practitioners before imbibing alcohol. Inspired by the …

Tracts of the Sun

An Earth-Orbit of Vajryana Expressions

Ngak’chang Rinpoche & Khandro Déchen An inspirational calendar of daily quotations selected by Naljorpa Druk-tsal and Naljorma Kha’drön from teachings given by Ngak’chang Rinpoche and …

Travelling at the Speed of Mind

Nor’dzin Pamo Travelling at the Speed of Mind’ explores the teachings illustrated by the Buddhist Wheel of Cyclic Existence. Each chapter is …

Warp and Weft of Wonderment, Volume 1

the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas, recounted by Ngak’chang Rinpoche

Mé-tsal Wangmo The Mahasiddhas were the charismatic eccentric heroes and heroines of Vajrayana. The 21 life-stories in each volume of this epic represent a substantial literary compendium of the astounding lives of the 84 Mahasiddhas, recounted in creative contemporary linguistics by the English Lama, Ngak'chang Rinpoche. These hagiographies differ from the commonly known versions, and each Mahasiddha has a distinct personality and a strong individual voice. The stories contain humour and rich detail of Ancient India, and are accompanied by iconographic drawings by Khandro Déchen.

Wearing the Body of Visions

Ngak’chang Rinpoche Wearing the Body of Visions is a unique overview of Tantric Buddhism. Ngak’chang Rinpoche abandons the didactic expository style of …

Wisdom Eccentrics

rumours of realisation as told by Künzang Dorje Rinpoche with additional tales of the unexpected

Ngak’chang Rinpoche A rare account of remarkable Lamas in the final years of a lost era. The author finds himself the first …