Peter F. Barth

Peter F. Barth
Peter F. Barth
	Barth in Colorado in 2007
Personal
Born	1956 (age 67–68)
Religion	Tibetan Buddhism
School	Drukpa Kagyu; Karma Kagyu
Occupation	engineer, physicist, educator and author
Senior posting
Teacher	Thrangu Rinpoche

Peter Felix Barth (also known as Lama Thapkhay) (born 1956) is an American writer specializing in the mind teachings of Tibetan Buddhism.^[1] In statistical mechanics, he was responsible for an exact solution to the Ising model for highly-branched, closed-Cayley trees, an area of interest in neurophysics and neural networks.

He has a background in neurophysics, engineering and education, having served as adjunct professor in Information Systems Management (ISM) at the University of San Francisco.

As a Buddhist educator and writer, he has written and published comprehensive guides to the meditation disciplines of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, the pinnacle of the practices of the Kagyu^[2] and Nyingma^[3] lineages, respectively, including one recommended for seminary and public libraries by the Library Journal.^[4]

^ Schnitzer, Lynn (1993-07-13). "Traveling the path to enlightenment". Petaluma Argus Courier. Vol. 138, no. 246. Petaluma. p. 8A. Retrieved 2023-07-02 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC).
^ Namgyal, Dakpo Tashi; Lhalungpa, Lobsang (2006). Mahamudra - The Moonlight: Quintessence of Mind and Meditation. Boston: Wisdom Publications, Inc. p. XXVII. ISBN 978-0861712991.
^ Lama, H. H. the Dalai (2000). Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection. Shambhala Publications, Inc. pp. 119–120. ISBN 978-1559392198.
^ "Book Review - Piercing the Autumn Sky: A Guide to Discovering the Natural Freedom of Mind". Library Journal. 118 (10). A Cahners/R.R. Bowker Publication: 138–139. June 1, 1993. ISSN 0363-0277. Director of Mahamudra Meditation Center, which was founded to introduce Tibetan teachings to Westerners, Barth presents the process of mind turning toward truth, truth as the path dispelling confusion, and confusion leading to clear awareness through meditative practices…Much of this book will appeal to open-minded seekers in other traditions. Because it is perhaps the most accessible book available from the Tibetan tradition, seminary and public libraries may want this work.

[:0-1] Schnitzer, Lynn (1993-07-13). "Traveling the path to enlightenment". Petaluma Argus Courier. Vol. 138, no. 246. Petaluma. p. 8A. Retrieved 2023-07-02 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC).

[2] Namgyal, Dakpo Tashi; Lhalungpa, Lobsang (2006). Mahamudra - The Moonlight: Quintessence of Mind and Meditation. Boston: Wisdom Publications, Inc. p. XXVII. ISBN 978-0861712991.

[3] Lama, H. H. the Dalai (2000). Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection. Shambhala Publications, Inc. pp. 119–120. ISBN 978-1559392198.

[4] "Book Review - Piercing the Autumn Sky: A Guide to Discovering the Natural Freedom of Mind". Library Journal. 118 (10). A Cahners/R.R. Bowker Publication: 138–139. June 1, 1993. ISSN 0363-0277. Director of Mahamudra Meditation Center, which was founded to introduce Tibetan teachings to Westerners, Barth presents the process of mind turning toward truth, truth as the path dispelling confusion, and confusion leading to clear awareness through meditative practices…Much of this book will appeal to open-minded seekers in other traditions. Because it is perhaps the most accessible book available from the Tibetan tradition, seminary and public libraries may want this work.

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