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Dakini's Warm Breath: The Feminine Principle in Tibetan Buddhism
by Judith Simmer-Brown
from Shambhala

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• A Sensible Start (to the end of the beginning)
  Judith Simmer-Brown seeks in this stufy to help cultivate a culture of awakening in the west by brokering a peaceful resolution to the ongoing "gender wars," themselves predicated on a radical misunderstanding of who and what we really are: "These teachings may have the potential for liberating the very views of gender that have blocked much spiritual progress in Western culture" (P 8).Simmer-Brown, to her credit, has little patience for cheesy apologetics for patriarchy or shrill and essentialistic pop... more info

• The feminine principle in Tibetan Buddhism
  The feminine (not: female) principle is very important, even indispensible, in third-cycle (vajrayana) teachings of Tibetan Buddhism.
  Whether transcendent as nonconceptual living archetype of primordial Wisdom, or embodied as female "sky-goer" ("sky" meaning "space" as the ground and expanse of all being), the Wisdom Dakini is the Great Mother, the visionary Queen, the subtle body of bliss, Protector of the tantric teachings, Remover of all obstacles to authentic spiritual practice, consort of... more info

• A beautiful light on the Feminine Principle
  Many, many thanks to all the people who made it possible for this book to be written. Thank you Judith for taking the time out of your life to make the journey to write this.
  Western psychology has not been kind to women in general. This book embraces a feminine principle - no matter what gender it's manifesting in - that is deep, rich, and somehow completely understandable and recognizable in our own lives.
  Encountering the Dakini - when asked what they were the Ven. Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche... more info

• A Must Have for Feminists and buddhists
  This book is at once both a very much needed manual for serious students of Buddhism as well as a clear and authoritative education for the feminist.
  For the Feminist: This is a book that should be savored and closely studied. The wisdom that this research and insight present transcends any idea that anyone--male or female--could have cooked up about any topic adressed here. I doubt that I will ever be able to hold a serious conversation on the subject of gender differences with anyone, male or female,... more info

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