The flight of the Garuda : the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism / compiled and translated by Keith Dowman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dowman, Keith.

Language:

English

Tibetan

Subjects (All):

Rdzogs-chen.

Physical Description:

xii, 218 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Wisdom, [2003]

Language Note:

Translated from the Tibetan.

Summary:

As the Mystical Teachings of Dzogchen are becoming more widely taught in the West, those who wish to gain further insight into these clear and powerful practices will find Flight of the Garuda to be essential. The book conveys the heart advice of one of the most beloved masters of Tibet. The itinerant yogi Shabkar communicates the essence of the Dzogchen teachings through songs both poetic and poignant. Along with Shabkar's songs, Keith Dowman has translated four other seminal Dzogchen texts, including one by Patrul Rinpoche that is new to this edition. Dzogchen practice brings us into direct communion with the most subtle nature of experience, the unity of samsara and nirvana as experienced within our own consciousness, bringing the meditator face to face with the nature of reality. Buddhists of all stripes, including practitioners of Zen and Vipassana, will find ample sustenance in these lyrical explications of the Dzogchen view.

Contents:

I. The Theory and Practice of Dzogchen 1

II. The Language of Dzogchen 31

Emptying the Depths of Hell

Emptying the Depths of Hell 45

The Flight of the Garuda

The Wish-Granting Prayer of Kuntu Zangpo

Secret Instruction in a Garland of Vision

The Three Incisive Precepts

The Extraordinary Reality of Sovereign Wisdom 167

II. Sanskrit Terms 206

III. Numeric Terms 208.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-213) and index.

ISBN:

0861713672

OCLC:

51818766