Anam Thubten : Releasing the Knot of the Mind

Instructions on Resting in Stillness and Awareness Foreword by Chakung Jigme Wangdrak
 

Release the complexity of conceptual thinking to rest in the nature of mind with this accessible exploration of essential Dzogchen teachings.

Renowned Buddhist teacher Anam Thubten presents a powerful exploration of the nineteenth-century yogi Dudjom Lingpa’s essential Dzogchen teachings as found in his song of realization. Through clear, accessible language, Anam Thubten reveals traditional Tibetan Buddhist methods for recognizing and resting in our natural state of awareness, according to the Dzogchen, or Great Perfection, tradition. The book seamlessly integrates traditional Buddhist wisdom with contemporary insights. Readers will discover how to work with mental hindrances, cultivate genuine presence, and access the mind’s inherent clarity.


This book provides invaluable tools for awakening to your true nature. Anam Thubten’s teachings guide readers toward meeting life with equanimity and genuine compassion, without getting caught up in temporary experiences meditation can generate. This book serves as an indispensable companion for anyone seeking to transform their relationship with the knots of their own minds to rest in natural clarity and awareness. Includes a link to two guided audio meditations.


Author Bio

Anam Thubten

Anam Thubten grew up in Tibet and at an early age began to practice in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Among his many teachers, his most formative guides were Lama Tsurlo, Khenpo Chopel, and Lama Garwang. One of his main projects is to preserve the lineage of Dudjom Lingpa in the modern world.

He is the founder and spiritual advisor of both Dharmata Foundation and Kailash Fellowship. He is the author of several articles and books in both Tibetan and English.

His published books in English include: Voice of the Primordial Buddha; Choosing Compassion; No Self, No Problem; Into the Haunted Ground; and The Citadel of Awareness.

Anam Thubten teaches widely in the United States and abroad.

Chakung Jigme Wangdrak
CHAKUNG JIGME WANGDRAK RINPOCHE was born in eastern Tibet as the fourth descendant of the nineteenth-century Buddhist master Dudjom Lingpa. He studied Buddhist philosophy with remarkable twentieth-century teachers, including Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche and Dakini Kunzang Wangmo. He lives and teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he is the spiritual director of the Abhaya Fellowship.
Praise

"Dudjom Lingpa’s songs of meditation experience perfectly epitomize his unique way of expressing the exquisite wisdom of the Dzogchen path. Anam Thubten Rinpoche’s connection with Dudjom Lingpa is profound and pure. He has a startling talent to teach Dzogchen in contemporary colloquial idiom." —Orgyen Chowang, author of From Foundation to Summit

"Anam Thubten takes us to the heart of Dzogchen in this commentary on a song of profound meditation instruction by the Tibetan visionary Dudjom Lingpa to the nun Chotsho while in retreat. With everyday language that is fresh and expressive, Anam Thubten invokes the ineffable nature of mind to be discovered in meditation practice." —Holly Gayley, associate professor of Buddhist studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and author of Voices of Larung Gar

SHAMBHALA PUBLICATIONS
04/28/2026
PAGES: 216
SIZE: 5.5 X 8.5
ISBN: 9781645475446