Flight of the Garuda
Published on 20. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
234 pages
978-1-950153-34-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Flight of the Garuda is one of the most treasured collections of Dzogchen songs, expressed through the poetic voice of the renowned 19th-century Tibetan master Shabkarpa. These luminous verses cut directly to the heart of awakening, revealing the natural state of mind with precision and power.
In this new translation, Dr. Nida Chenagtsang brings fresh clarity to Shabkarpa's profound instructions, making these essential teachings accessible to contemporary practitioners in simple modern language, reminiscent of the yogic style of Shabkar himself.
Like the mythical garuda that hatches fully formed and takes flight, these songs of realization point directly to our pristine awareness-primordially pure and spontaneously present. Flight of the Garuda invites you to experience the soaring bird's-eye view-vast, unobstructed, and free.
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Person
Dr. Nida Chenagtsang is a traditional Tibetan physician and lineage holder of the Yuthok Nyingthig, the unique Vajrayana Buddhist spiritual healing tradition of Tibetan Medicine. He has published several books and articles on Tibetan medicine, meditation, and yoga, and his extensive research and revival of ancient Tibetan healing methods has earned him great acclaim in both East and West. Dr. Nida is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Sorig Khang International: Foundation for Traditional Tibetan Medicine (sorig.net) with branch centers in over forty countries worldwide; Co-Founder of the International Ngakmang Institute established to preserve and maintain the Rebkong non-monastic yogi/ini culture within modern Tibetan society; and Co-Founder and Medical and Spiritual Director of the Sorig Institute (www.soriginstute.org) and Pure Land Farms (www.purelandfarms.org), Centers for Tibetan Medicine, Meditation and Rejuvenation in Los Angeles, California.