Essentials of Mahamudra : looking directly at the mind / Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thrangu, Rinpoche, 1933-2023.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mahāmudrā (Tantric rite).

Spiritual life--Bkaʼ-brgyud-pa (Sect).

Spiritual life.

Physical Description:

ix, 277 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Wisdom Publications, [2004]

Summary:

What would you see if you looked directly at your mind? The Tibetan Buddhist teachings on mahamudra are known for their ability to lead to profound realization. Peaceful and infinitely adaptable, these teachings are as useful for today's busy world as they have been for centuries. Written by the tutor to the seventeenth Karmapa, "Essentials of Mahamudra is a commentary on Tashi Namgyal's famous "Moonlight of Mahamudra -- a text that the sixteenth Karmapa had identified as the most valuable for Westerners. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche recognized that Western meditators don't just need to know how to maintain meditation practice; they need to know why they should do it. Unmatched in its directness, "Essentials of Mahamudra addresses both these needs, rendering one of the most advanced forms of meditation for our everyday lives.

Contents:

The shared tradition of Shamata and Vipashyana

The shared tradition of Shamata meditation

The shared tradition of Vipashyana meditation

Eliminating doubts concerning Vipashyana meditation

The origins of Mahamudra

The preparatory practices for Mahamudra

Mahamudra Shamata meditation

Mahamudra Vipashyana meditation

Eliminating doubts about Vipashyana

Mind as it is and coemergence

Eliminating flaws that may arise in Mahamudra

Maintaining Mahamudra in meditation and postmeditation

Eliminating obstacles to Mahamudra

The practice of utterly releasing

Bringing obstacles to the path

How realization dawns

How we should practice.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0861713710

OCLC:

53937673