Harding, S.

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Sarah Harding
Damngak Rinpoché Dzö

Sarah Harding was born in Malibu in 1951 and educated in Los Angeles, California. She studied English literature and anthropology at Prescott College in Arizona and earned a degree in Religious Studies from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Sarah spent three years traveling through Europe, Africa, and Asia, and while abroad, she studied Tibetan language and culture for two years in Darjeeling, India, and in Kathmandu, Nepal. In 1974, Sarah returned to the United States to continue her studies in Tibetan culture and language. Her interests in Tibetan and Buddhist studies culminated in her participation in the first traditional three-year meditation and study retreat for Westerners, which was conducted entirely in Tibetan, under the guidance of Venerable Kalu Rinpoche, near Dijon, France.

Between 1980 and 1992, Sarah served as a resident Dharma teacher and translator in Los Angeles and later in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has done extensive oral translation internationally for such renowned teachers as Kalu Rinpoche, Chagdud Tulku, Tenga Rinpoche, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, and Gangteng Rinpoche. Sarah is a founding member of the International Buddhist Translation Committee and a member of the Nalanda Translation Committee. Her prolific career as a translator includes more than thirty-five translations of traditional Buddhist texts, as well as the Tibetan Language Correspondence Course, co-authored with Jeremy Morrelli. From 1992 she was a faculty member in Buddhist Studies at Naropa University and is recently retired. Sarah continues to make her home in Boulder, where she is currently working on her next book. She has been a Tsadra Fellow since 2000. (Adapted from Source July 22, 2020)

Online Publications:

Library Items

Book
A Gathering of Brilliant Moons
A collection of essays and translations featuring advice and instructions of prominent 18-19th century Tibetan masters.
Gayley, Holly, and Joshua Schapiro, eds. A Gathering of Brilliant Moons: Practice Advice from the Rimé Masters of Tibet. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2017.
Book
Creation and Completion (2002)
Creation and Completion represents some of the most profound teachings of Jamgön Kongtrul (1813-99), one of the true spiritual and literary giants of Tibetan history. Though brief, it offers a lifetime of advice for all who wish to engage in-and deepen-the practice of tantric Buddhist meditation.

The original text, beautifully translated and introduced by Sarah Harding, is further brought to life by an in-depth commentary by the contemporary master Thrangu Rinpoche. Key Tibetan Buddhist fundamentals are quickly made clear, so that the reader may confidently enter into tantra’s oft-misunderstood “creation” and “completion” stages.

In the creation stage, practitioners visualize themselves in the form of buddhas and other enlightened beings in order to break down their ordinary concepts of themselves and the world around them. This meditation practice prepares the mind for engaging in the completion stage, where one has a direct encounter with the ultimate nature of mind and reality. (Source: Wisdom Publications)
Harding, Sarah, trans. Creation and Completion: Essential Points of Tantric Meditation. By Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye ('jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha’ yas). With commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2002. First published 1996 by Wisdom (Boston).
Book
Esoteric Instructions
This volume, Esoteric Instructions, deals with meditation—specifically tantric meditation. Esoteric Instructions is a collection of intimate records of personal teachings by masters that simplify tantric meditations by providing pertinent examples and very personal and helpful hints to disciples based on the master's own experience. Although originally oral in nature, they have been codified and passed down through specific lineages from teacher to student. (Source: Shambhala Publications)
Harding, Sarah (Kalu Rinpoché Translation Group), trans. The Treasury of Knowledge, Book Eight, Part Four: Esoteric Instructions, A Detailed Presentation of the Process of Meditation in Vajrayāna. By Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Tayé ('jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas). Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 2007.
Event
Severance: The Early Practice of Chö by Sarah Harding
Sarah Harding discusses the Tibetan Buddhist practice of Severance (chöd) and, in particular, The Big General Guide to Severance by Jamyang Gönpo (b. 1208), which is possibly the earliest extant commentary on Severance. The author received the instructions of Machik Lapdrön from her son Gyalwa Döndrup, as well as from visionary experiences of her. He is thus considered one of the main sources of Severance, as well as being a lineage holder of the Lower Drukpa Kagyu tradition. This early system does not place much emphasis on the rituals, but rather goes straight to the heart of Severance, which is the Buddha's teachings on the Perfection of Wisdom. The unique approach of Severance is to arrive at that wisdom by examining and facing our deep-seated fears. Sarah completed the first three-year retreat for westerners at Kagyu Ling, France, 1976–1980 and later served as a translator at Kagyu Shenpen Kunkyab, Santa Fe, 1980–1992. She was a founding member of Kalu Rinpoche’s International Translation Group in 1987 and has taught the Tibetan language to hundreds of students over the years, including creating a popular Tibetan language correspondence course. She retired from Naropa University in 2018 after twenty-six years of service. She continues her written translation work from her home in Boulder, Colorado. She has been a Tsadra Foundation Fellow since 2000.
Harding, Sarah. "Severance: The Early Practice of Chö, The Heart Essence of Profound Meaning." Salon Tibétain. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, Nov 10, 2024. Video, 1:37:53. https://youtu.be/AvqJxocTxlg.

Affiliations & relations

  • Tsadra Foundation · workplace affiliation
  • Naropa University · secondary affiliation
  • Kagyu · religious affiliation
  • Tibetan Buddhism · religious affiliation
  • Shangpa Kagyu · religious affiliation
  • Kalu Rinpoche · religious affiliation
  • Chagdud Tulku · teacher
  • Kalu Rinpoche · teacher
  • Tenga Rinpoche · teacher
  • Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso · teacher
  • Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche · teacher
  • Gangteng Rinpoche · teacher
  • Kalu Rinpoche · teacher
  • Tenga Rinpoche · teacher
  • Thrangu Rinpoche · teacher
  • Chagdud Tulku · teacher
  • Gyamtso, Khenpo Tsultrim · teacher
  • https://www.tsadra.org/translators/sarah-harding/ · websites
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