Stephen Aldridge
Short Description[edit]
Stephen Aldridge (Ka-rma gSung-rab rgya-mtsho) lives in northern California. Since 1986 Stephen has traveled on pilgrimage or for retreat in Tibet, Amdo and Kham. He has visited monasteries and private homes looking for Tibetan texts. In recent years he has been focusing on pilgrimage (lam-yig) literature and high-altitude retreat texts (ri-chos) as a subset of research on high-altitude running meditation (rlung-sgom) and ru-shan practices.
Main Teachers[edit]
Chime Rinpoche (Ra-rda 'Chi med Rin-po-che), Ka-nying lineage, Hiroshi Sonami (bSod-nams rGya-mtsho Rin-po-che), Sa-nying lineage, Karmapa 16 (Rang-byung Rig-pa'i rDo rje), Ka-nying, Lama Pema Dorje (bLa-ma Pad-ma rDo-rje), Ka-nying
Published Works[edit]
Pilgrims' Guide to Minyag Sacred Sites - Gangs dkar gyi gnas yig dang gnas 'dus skabs kyi phan yon mdor bsdus dad pa'i sa bon by Gangs-dkar Rinpoche (bi-lingual edition, published July, 2008)
The Incarnation from White Glacier Mountain - ‘Bo Gangs dkar sprul sku’i rnam thar dad pa'i pad dkar bzhugs by Mi-nyag mgon-po (published July, 2008)
Active Projects[edit]
Complete liberation from the three realms - rDzogs-pa chen-po yang zab bla sgrub dkon mchog spyi 'dus kyi khrid yig gu ru'i dgongs rgyan nyin byed snying po las rdzogs rim khrid yig khams gsum yongs grol by Las 'phro gling pa
Zab mo nang gi don 'grel ba'i lus sems gsal ba'i me long - by Thub bstan phun tshogs, modern interpretation of classic bKa' brgyud vital energy (rlung) theory in relation to Western neuroscience
==Unpublished Works== (completed)
Three Experiences (snang gsum mdzes rgyan by dKon mchog lhun grub) with Hiroshi Sonami
A Prophecy of Things to Come - Ma 'ongs lung bstan gsal byed sgron me by 'Jam-dbyangs mkhyen-brtse dbang-po
==Research/pilgrimage== (incomplete) Mi-nyag according to Tibetan history and an analysis of some Mi-nyag naming conventions - Mi-nyag mgon-po, Bod kyi lo rgyus rigs pa’i nang Mi nyag gi gnas tshul dang Mi nyag skor gyi ming tshig ‘gar dpyad pa, Krung go’i bod ljongs, Vol 5, 1998, p.21-23