AnyBook4Less.com	Find the Best Price on the Web Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Home  |  Store List  |  FAQ  |  Contact Us  |
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money Keyword AuthorISBN

Title: Dawning of Clear Light: A Western Approach to Tibetan Dark Retreat Meditation by Martin Lowenthal, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche ISBN: 1-57174-375-8 Publisher: Hampton Roads Pub Co Pub. Date: September, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95

Your Country USA Canada United Kingdom Australia Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Switzerland Currency AutoUSD CAD GBP EUR AUD CHF Delivery Only cheapest delivery All delivery options Include Used Books Are you a club member of: Barnes and Noble Books A Million Chapters.Indigo.ca

Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 1
Summary: Hmm...
Comment: Mr. Lowenthals description of his Dark Retreat didn't seem to have a lot in common with the 'real' Tibetan 49-day Dark retreat and its practices.

Rating: 4
Summary: Dark Retreat Journal
Comment: This book was not at all what I expected. I was hoping that this was going to be the first manual describing the teachings of the tibetans regarding the practice of the Dark Retreat. I was sorely mistaken. The main problem with this book is the very misleading title: "A western approach to Tibetan Dark Retreat Maditation" A title that would have been proper would be: "The journal of a Western Practioner engaged in the Tibetan Dark Retreat Meditation" or something to that effect.

If your looking for a manual on the dark retreat check out "Darkness Technology" by the genious Master Mantak Chia. Even though he is Thai he certainly gives a much more "Western Approach" by including the results of tireless scientific research that sheds light on the psycho-physiological effects of the dark retreat. It also includes the general Taoist perpective on the matter. If your looking for the Tibetan perpective read anything by Namkai Norbu Rinpoche and Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche their teachings are priceless and they tend to mention the dark retreat practice from time to time. If your looking to actually do a Dark Retreat read as much as you can about Dzogchen and lots of experience with Tsa Lung or Taoist Qigong. Actually studying with these masters is also very important.

So all in all Lowenthal's journal was somewhat interesting and surely worth a read through if your planning to engage yourself in one of the most powerful spiritual practices known to humankind.

For the liberation of all sentient beings!
-Inyo

Similar Books:

	Title: Approaching the Great Perfection: Simultaneous and Gradual Approaches to Dzogchen Practice in Jigme Lingpa's Longchen Nyingtig by Sam Van Schaik ISBN: 0861713702 Publisher: Wisdom Publications Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95
	Title: Wild Awakening : The Heart of Mahamudra and Dzogchen by Dzogchen Ponlop ISBN: 1590300963 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 16 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95
	Title: Machik's Complete Explanation: Clarifying the Meaning of Chod by Machig Labdron, Labdron Machig, Sarah Harding ISBN: 1559391820 Publisher: Snow Lion Pubns Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95
	Title: The Life and Revelations of Pema Lingpa by Pema Lingpa, Sarah Harding, Padma-Glin-Pa ISBN: 1559391944 Publisher: Snow Lion Pubns Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95
	Title: Healing With Form, Energy and Light: The Five Elements in Tibetan Shamanism, Tantra, and Dzogchen by Tenzin Wangyal, Mark Dahlby, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche ISBN: 1559391766 Publisher: Snow Lion Pubns Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95