LYWA Translations into German

Portrait of Lama Yeshe, Chenrezig Institute, Australia, 1975. Photo by Tony Duff.

We have a new German publication from Aryatara Publications to share with you:

How Luck Goes
Wie Glück get 
This book is based on a teaching given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to the Buddhism for Kids and Teens Group at the Aryatara Institute in Munich, Germany in 2018. Created by Venerable Fedor Stracke at Happy Monks Publication and published by Aryatara Publications.


The following LYWA publication has now been translated into German by Dr. Tina Sabel-Grau:

Joyful Parents, Successful Children
Glückliche Eltern, Erfolgreiche Kinder

In this book ​​​Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how we can teach our children the good qualities and behavior that are essential for achieving every type of happiness, both short- and long-term. 


The following LYWA publications have now been translated into German by Sylvia Wetzel, at edition tara libre and are available for download as PDF files:

Denken Und Sein. Geist und geistige Prozesse
This book is based on a mind and mental factors teaching given by Lama Yeshe at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa in 1978 and includes in the appendices teachings by Geshe Rabten and excerpts from a book by Jeffrey Hopkins.

Leben mit Würde und Weisheit 
This book is in both German and English and is a compilation of teachings by Lama Yeshe on topics ranging from non-duality, bodhicitta, nature of the mind, karma and understanding emptiness.


The following LYWA publications have been translated into German by Diamant Verlag:

Make Your Mind an Ocean and The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism
Grenzenlos ist die Kraft des Geistes
Both books by Lama Yeshe are published together in this one book.

Becoming Your Own Therapist and The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind
Meditieren, Selber denken, Tief verstehen
Both books by Lama Yeshe are published together in this one book. 

Universal Love
Allumfassende Liebe

Lama Yeshe’s book Universal Love is based on teachings on the yoga method of Maitreya, given at Maitreya Institute, Holland, in 1981. 

Diamant Verlag is located in Kaltern, Italy and is affiliated with the FPMT. Diamant Verlag has also translated books by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche published by Wisdom Publications.


The following LYWA publications have been translated into German by Aryatara Publications, at Aryatara Institut and are available for free download as PDF files:

What is Meditation?
Was ist Meditation
 
This is the first chapter of the book Freedom Through Understanding by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Translated by Jürgen Koch and available for free to download as a PDF file.

How to Practice Dharma
Wie man Dharma praktiziert 
This book by Lama Zopa Rinpoche deals with the eight worldly dharmas, essentially how desire and attachment cause us to create problems and suffering and how to abandon these negative minds. Translated by Jürgen Koch and available to download as a free PDF file.

Daily Purification: A Short Vajrasattva Practice
Die Meditation und Rezitation des Vajrasattva
Lama Zopa Rinpoche composed a short Vajrasattva practice and requested that it be published in a pocket-sized format that is easy for people to carry round and have available at all times. Note: this edition includes a commentary by Dagri Rinpoche.   

The Direct and Unmistaken Method
Die Direkte und Fehlerfreie Methode: Praxis und Nutzen der Acht Mahayana Gelübde
Compiled and translated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche based on commentaries by Trijang Dorje Chang & Geshe Lamrimpa. This book is a practical guide to the eight Mahayana precepts and it explains the benefits of the vows and the meaning of the ceremony for receiving them.

The Joy of Compassion
Die Freude des Mitgefühls

This book by Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches on one of his favorite topics—compassion. Rinpoche also explains emptiness, karma and many other essential Buddhist subjects.

Life, Death and After Death
Leben, Tod und nach dem Tod
This book is based on Lama Yeshe's teachings on death, intemediate state and rebirth in London, October 1982 and Geneva, September 1983.

The Yoga of Offering Food
Das Yoga der Darbringung von Speisen
This book is based on Lama Zopa Rinpoche's teachings on how to make eating the cause of enlightenment for oneself and all other sentient beings.

Virtue and Reality
Tugend und Wirklichkeit

This book by Lama Zopa Rinpoche contains methods for transforming everyday actions into the cause of enlightenment, anger into patience, and the ordinary view of phenomena as inherently existent into the wisdom realizing emptiness.

OM AH HUM Meditation
A teaching given by Lama Yeshe in Geneva, Switzerland in 1983. 

If you would like the print version of any of these publications, please send an email to Aryatara Institut.