Ian Baker
Anthropologist and Cultural Historian
Dr. Ian Baker is a distinguished anthropologist and cultural historian with advanced degrees from the University of Oxford and the University of Strathclyde. Recognized by National Geographic as one of seven ‘Explorers for the Millennium,’ he has conducted extensive field research in Tibet's Tsangpo Gorge region, specifically in Beyul Pemakö, the 'hidden land arrayed like lotuses.' Baker has authored seven critically acclaimed books on Himalayan and Tibetan cultural history, environment, art, and medicine, and contributed to various academic publications on subjects like yoga, sacred geography, and entheogenic substance use in Buddhism. Having studied under prominent Tibetan Buddhist luminaries, such as Chatral Sangye Dorje Rinpoche, Dudjom Jigdral Dorje Rinpoche, and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, he also co-founded The Vajra Path with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang. This platform is dedicated to presenting Vajrayāna Buddhism in the contemporary world, merging ancient wisdom with modern perspectives.
Teachings
- Mind & Mandalas - Part One
- Mind & Mandalas - Part Two
- Mind & Mandalas - Part Three
- Part I: Outer and Inner Pilgrimage in Dzogchen Tantra
- Part II: Outer and Inner Pilgrimage in Dzogchen Tantra
- Part III: Approaching the Great Perfection
- Part IV: Nourishing the Subtle Body
- Part I: Refining the View
- Part II: Perfecting the Path
- Part III: Unifying Insight and Action
- Part IV: Realising Spontaneous Fruition