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“Tibetan Buddhism”
A clear path to understanding yourself and the world.
Over 2,500 years ago, a prince named Siddhartha sat beneath a tree and vowed not to move until he understood the nature of suffering. Fifty days later, he became the Buddha. Awakened, enlightened, free.
His teachings spread across Asia, evolving into different traditions. In Tibet, Buddhism took root in the Himalayas and became something extraordinary. A complete system for achieving enlightenment in a single lifetime.
For centuries, these teachings remained hidden in monasteries, passed down from master to student in an unbroken lineage. Now, Charlene Wilson brings this profound wisdom to everyone, no matter your background, beliefs, or experience with spirituality.
What you'll discover Inside:
- How Buddhism began with a prince’s quest for truth and spread from India to Tibet, transforming along the way.
- The unique tradition of Vajrayana Buddhism, including the story of Padmasambhava and the four schools of Tibetan practice.
- The six realms of existence, the wheel of life, and why understanding reincarnation matters even if you don’t believe in it.
- What karma actually means (it’s not cosmic revenge), how it shapes your life, and practical ways to change it.
- The step by step path to enlightenment, what it really means, and how anyone can begin the journey.
- How your body, speech, and mind create karma, and how to purify them through simple daily practices.
- Why attachment causes suffering, what non attachment actually means, and how to train your mind for peace.
- The Tibetan understanding of death, what happens in the bardos (intermediate states), and how to prepare for your final transition.
- Who the deities are, what they represent, and how they guide practitioners toward enlightenment.
- The beautiful religious paintings used for teaching and meditation, and what their symbols mean.
- How to find a teacher, connect with a Buddhist center, and continue your journey.
Why this book is different
Charlene writes from 40 years of direct experience studying under accomplished masters. She knows what confuses Western readers because her friends asked her these questions for decades. She’s seen the misconceptions spreading online, like all Buddhists are atheists, and clears them up with clarity and warmth.
This book is an invitation to explore ideas that have helped millions of people find peace, wisdom, and compassion. Whether you’re Christian, Muslim, Jewish, atheist, or simply curious, these teachings offer practical tools for living better.
Perfect for
- Anyone curious about Buddhism but intimidated by complex terminology.
- Readers seeking practical philosophy for reducing stress and anxiety.
- Students of world religions looking for clear, accurate information.
- People interested in meditation, mindfulness, and consciousness.
- Anyone questioning the nature of reality, suffering, and happiness.
"Tibetan Buddhism II"
The next step on the path: turning understanding into practice.
In the first book, you learned how a prince became the Buddha, how his teachings spread and how Tibet built a system to attain enlightenment in a single lifetime. Understanding the path, though, is only the beginning. This book explains how we can use Tibetan teachings to improve our everyday life.
Many people might ask why we need to even look at the path of Buddhism. The reason is because we do not understand the “nature of reality”. Our perception is colored by how we grew up and the culture that nurtured us. Because of this misunderstanding, we create wars, hatred, poverty, greed and other negative problems. Tibetan Buddhism gives us the method to understand the “TRUE nature of reality”. It is the real secret of the universe.
The second book explains the process of “Mind Training” to clear our minds so we see the true nature of ourselves and reality. Mind training involves three major processes: Preliminary Stage, Generation Stage, and Completion Stage. These Stages are not symbolic. They are the tools that purify the mind, clear away obscurations, and prepare a practitioner for the deeper stages that follow. You’ll also learn how Tibetan Buddhists prepare for the one certainty every being shares, death itself, through the practice of Phowa. Each chapter builds on the last, exactly the way a lama would teach it: one step at a time, with nothing skipped. The most important part of the second book is the presentation of TONGLEN FOR NON-BUDDHISTS. This practice has been altered and approved by the Lamas because so much misinformation has been given about Tonglen, which should NEVER be practiced by anyone who has not taken the training and not attained a certain level of accomplishment.
What you'll discover Inside:
• How to purify negative karma quickly. Consequently, our lives will improve.
• Why lasting happiness can never be found in temporary things.
• How Bodhichitta transforms self-centered motivation.
• The purpose of Mandala offerings.
• Why Guru Yoga is considered the most essential of the preliminary practices, and how devotion to a qualified teacher accelerates the path.
• How Samaya (vows) really helps our practice.
• The purpose of a Tibetan empowerment.
• The four common public practices of Tibetan Buddhism: Empowerment, Puja, Sadhana, and Tsok.
• What is a Yidam.
• What Phowa is, how it prepares a person for death. A guided, non-Buddhist Tonglen practice you can begin using today to work with your own suffering and the suffering of others.
Why this book is different
Charlene writes from over 40 years of direct experience studying and training under accomplished masters, and this book reflects the instruction she received directly from her own teachers, not secondhand summaries. Where the first book answered “what is Tibetan Buddhism,” this one answers “how can I actually benefit from practicing it,” the question she has been asked most often by students ready to move beyond curiosity. This book is an invitation to go deeper into practices that have quietly transformed practitioners for over a thousand years. Whether you’re picking up formal preliminary practice for the first time or simply want to understand Tibetan Buddhism, this book is a simple explanation of what is involved.
Perfect for
• Readers who finished Book One and are ready to begin actual practice.
• Anyone preparing to approach a lama or a Buddhist center for the first time.
• Students who want to understand empowerments, deity practice, and samaya before receiving them.
• People looking for a compassionate, structured way to work with grief, fear, and death.
• Anyone drawn to Tonglen and ready to try a guided practice for themselves.