Sarah Harding (lama)
Sarah Elizabeth Harding (born November 24, 1951) is a qualified lama and teacher in the Shangpa Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.[1] Since 1972, she has been a student and translator of Kalu Rinpoche[1] (1905-1989). She is the daughter of award-winning American screenwriter and playwright Isobel Lennart.
Harding completed the first traditional Kagyu three-year three-month retreat three day[2] for westerners under the guidance of Kalu Rinpoche in 1980.[1] Others who participated in that retreat include Richard Barron, Ken McLeod, Ngawang Zangpo (Hugh Leslie Thompson), Ingrid Loken McLeod and Lama Surya Das (Jeffery Miller).
Harding works as a teacher, interpreter and translator.[3] She has been an instructor in the Religious Studies Department of Naropa University since 1992[1] and lives in Boulder, Colorado with her two children. She is currently working on translations of Tibetan Buddhist texts as a fellow of the Tsadra Foundation.[4] Harding has published a book about the 11th Century female teacher Niguma whose teachings are at the core of the Shangpa Kagyu Vajrayana Buddhist lineage.[5]
Publications
- Labdron, Machik; Harding, Sarah (2016), Chöd: The Sacred Teachings on Severance: Essential Teachings of the Eight Practice Lineages of Tibet, Volume 14 (The Treasury of Precious Instructions), Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, ISBN 978-1611803723
- Labdron, Machik; Harding, Sarah (2013), Machik's Complete Explanation: Clarifying the Meaning of Chöd (Expanded Edition), Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, ISBN 978-1559394147
- Harding, Sarah (2012), Niguma, Lady of Illusion, Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, ISBN 978-1559393614
- Kongtrul, Jamgon; Harding, Sarah (2007), Treasury of Knowledge: Esoteric Instructions, A Detailed Presentation of the Process of Meditation in Vajrayana (Treasury of Knowledge Bk. 8, Pt. 4), Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, ISBN 978-1-55939-284-6
- Harding, Sarah (2003), The Life and Revelations of Pema Lingpa, Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, ISBN 1-55939-194-4
- Labdron, Machik; Harding, Sarah (2003), Machik's Complete Explanation: Clarifying the Meaning of Chöd, Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, ISBN 1-55939-182-0
- Kongtrul, Jamgon; Harding, Sarah (2002), Creation and Completion, Wisdom Publications, ISBN 0-86171-312-5
References
- ^ a b c d Naropa Faculty
- ^ Audio Interview Series on Buddhist Geeks
- ^ Do Buddhists Pray?
- ^ Visiting Teachers
- ^ Seeking Niguma, Lady of Illusion
External links
- Interview with Sarah Harding
- Sarah Harding - Snow Lion Publications
