According
to the teachings of the Buddha, every human being has the potential
to achieve the profound and lasting experience of happiness, free
of all traces of pain and suffering. This transformation can be
swiftly realized through the path of Vajrayana Buddhism.
Vajrayana
Buddhism is commonly known as the tantric path. The teachings of
this path were brought to Tibet in the 9th century C.E. by the realized
master Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche. Through inconceivable
concerned activity, Padmasambhava firmly established the buddhadharma
in Tibet, and at that time he made many prophecies about the future
propagation of these teachings in the West. These teachings were
preserved and practiced in Tibet for over a thousand years. This
original lineage remains unbroken. It is known as the Nyingmapa,
the Lineage of the Ancient Ones.
In
the early 1980's the Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche created the original
archival entity that today is known as Mirror of Wisdom. MoW is
a non-profit corporation that, through various media, collects,
preserves, and disseminates the Vajrayana
teachings as they are transmitted to the West. MoW
publishes pechas (Tibetan texts), contemporary commentaries and
teachings, and practice texts. MoW records the current transmission
of the Vajrayana dharma to the West, and produces audio and video
tapes of oral teachings and liturgical practices. MoW also collects
and makes available a selection of photographic material, such as
Vajrayana iconographic art and photos of lamas.
Mirror of Wisdom Video was born of the vision of Gyatrul Rinpoche.
Under his instruction, a video pioneer, wielding a dinosaurian VHS
1/2" videocamera, recorded His
Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche at various events during his
1980 visit to the U.S. Since then, under Gyatrul Rinpoche's continued
inspiration and guidance, MoW Video has recorded many dharma events
at various dharma centers in the U.S. We offer a collection
of recorded practices and teachings, mainly from the
Nyingmapa lineage, covering aspects of the Vajrayana path from preliminary
to advanced levels.
