- The Eighty-Four Mahasiddhas and
the Path of Tantra: India was the source of the Buddhist Tantra and Tibet has
the living tradition -- this essay interprets the Indian sources in the light of Tibetan
teaching for the benefit of the Western yogi. Originally published as the introduction to Masters
of Mahamudra.
- Woman and the Dakini:
The relationship of woman and the Dakini. Published as a commentary in Sky
Dancer.
- The Wheel
of Passion: Sexual passion gives an extra spin to the wheel of life and here the
realms of the wheel are analysed and described. Unpublished.
- Himalayan Intrigue: The
Discovery of the New Karmapa: The Karmapa (or rather Karmapas) have been on
their thrones for some years already, but the theocratic intrigues of that time still
illuminate the nature of Lama politics. Originally published in Tricycle Magazine,
New York, 1992.
- The
Mandalas of the Lo Jampa Lhakhang: The murals of the Jampa Lhakhang in Lo
Manthang in Mustang, Nepal, are some of the finest examples of Tibetan-Newar art:
illustrated by Tom Laird's photos. Edited and Published in Tibetan Art: Towards a
Definition of Style, Ed. Jane Casey Singer & Philip Denwood, Laurence King, 1997
Fourthcoming Essay Publications on
this site (hold your breath):
- Tibetan Medicine: Healing in the Himalayas
- Giant Banners of Tibet, unpublished
- The Nyingma Icons, Kailash,
- "Pasupati", Sawasdee, photos
Bill Wassman, won PATA gold award for photo essay, Bangkok, 1987.
- "The Shamans and the Sacred Lake", Silkroad,
photos Mani Lama, Hong Kong, 1992.
- "Dharma and the New Age ", Unpublished
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