Herbert Guenther

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Main teachers

• Kunu Lama Tendzin Gyaltsen

Published Works

Books

• Yuganaddha - the Tantric View of Life, 1952
• Concept of Mind in Buddhist Tantrism, 1956
• Philosophy and psychology in the Abhidharma, 1957
• Levels of Understanding in Buddhism, 1958
• The Philosophical Background of Buddhist Tantrism, 1959-60
• Jewel Ornament of Liberation, 1959
• The Life and Teaching of Naropa, 1963
• Tibetan Buddhism without mystification: The Buddhist way from original Tibetan sources, 1966
• The Royal Song of Sahara: a Study in The History of Buddhist Thought, 1969
• Buddhist Philosophy in Theory & Practice, 1972
• Tantra als Lebensanschauung, 1974
• Kindly Bent to Ease Us, vols. 1-3, 1975-6 (Ngal-gso skor-gsum)
• Treasures on the Tibetan Middle Way: A Newly Revised Edition of Tibetan Buddhism Without Mystification, 1976
• On Spiritual Discipline, (Dreadnaugt Press) 1975
• Mind in Buddhist Psychology: A Translation of Ye-shes rgyal-mtshan's "The Neclace of Clear Understanding", 1975 (with Leslie S. Kawamura)
• The Dawn of Tantra 1975 (with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche)
• Tibetan Buddhism in Western Perspective, 1977
• Looking Deeper: A Swan’s Questions and Answers, 1983
• Matrix of Mystery: Scientific and Humanistic Aspects of Dzogs-chen Thought, 1985
• Creative Vision, 1988
• Visionary Journey: The Story of Wildwood Delights: The Story of The Mount Potala Delights, 1989
• From Reductionism to Creativity: RDzogs-chen and the New Sciences of Mind, 1989
• Meditation Differently: Phenomenological-psychological Aspects of Tibetan Buddhist (Mahamudra and sNying-thig) Practices from Original Tibetan Sources, 1992
• Some Aspects of rDzogs-chen Thought in Tibetan Buddhism: Reason and Revelation, 1992
• Wholeness Lost and Wholeness Regained: Forgotten Tales of Individuation from Ancient Tibet, 1994
• Ecstatic Spontaneity: Saraha's Three Cycles of Doha, 1994
• The Teachings of Padmasambhava (Brill's Indological Library, Vol 12),1996

Articles

• "Buddhist rDzogs-chen Thought and Western 'Daseinsanalyse'" in Nathan Katz (ed.), Buddhist and Western Psychology (Prajna Press, 1983)
• "'Meditation' Trends in Early Tibet" in Lewis Lancaster and Whalen Lai (eds.), Early Ch'an in China and Tibet (University of California, 1983)
• "Buddhism in Tibet" in Joseph M. Kitigawa and Mark D. Cummings (eds.) Buddhism and Asian History (Macmillan, 1987)
• "Basic Features of Buddhist Psychology" in John Pickering (ed.), The Authority of Experience: Essays on Buddhism and Psychology (Curzon 1997)
• "Absolute Perfection" in Crystal Mirror I (Dharma Press, 1971)
• "Fact and Fiction in the Experience of Being" in Crystal Mirror II (Dharma Press, 1972)
• "Early Forms of Tibetan Buddhism" in Crystal Mirror III (Dharma Press, 1974)
• "Tantra and Contemporary Man" in Loka (Anchor/Doubleday 1975)
• "Tantra - Meaningful Existence" in Maitreya vol. 1, 1970, Shambala
• "On 'Spiritual Discipline'" in Maitreya vol. 3, 1972, Shambala
• "The Male-Female Polarity in Oriental and Western Thought" in Maitreya vol. 4, 1973, Shambhala
• "The Teacher and the Student" in Maitreya vol. 5, 1974, Shambhala
• "Towards Spiritual Order" in Maitreya vol. 6, 1977, Shambhala

Other Translations

• "The Natural Freedom of Mind" in Crystal Mirror IV (Dharma Press, 1975)
• "Now That I Come to Die" in Crystal Mirror V (Dharma Press, 1977)

External Links

• Obituary by Prof. Suwanda H. J. Sugunasiri
• Glossary of terms used in Herbert Guenther's translations

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