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Padmasambhava, the Indian mystic and tantric Buddhist master, is
second only to Buddha Shakyamuni as the most famous personage in
the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism. In the ninth century, he made
the journey across the Himalayan Mountains to establish Buddhism
for the people in that country. He also concealed timeless
instructions and practices to benefit future generations. The
volume presents in-depth explanations of the Tibetan Buddhist
perspective. The Light of Wisdom, Vol. II will be of special
interest to students of Buddhism for its clear overview from a
Vajrayana perspective of teachings particular to Hinayana and
Mahayana Buddhism. Included is an extensive commentary by Jamgon
Kongtrul the Great, one of the most prominent Buddhist masters of
nineteenth-century Tibet.
The Light of Wisdom Vol. I contains the root terma ---hidden
treasure text --- of Padmasambhava, The Gradual Path of the Wisdom
Essence and its commentary The Light of Wisdom by Jamgon Kongtrul
the Great. Annotations on the commentary Entering the Path of
Wisdom spoken by Jamyang Drakpa and recorded by Jokyab Rinpoche are
included as well as clarifications from other masters.
Volume I presents in-depth explanations of the Vajrajana Buddhist
perspective. It begins with the nature of the ground, the buddha
nature present in all beings, continues with the teachings that are
common to all vehicles, and concludes with the Mahayana and the
link to Vajrayana.
This essence of the causal and resultant vehicles,
Especially the core of the realization the three sections of the
inner tantras,
Linking together the ground with the path,
Makes you abandon the temporary defilements along with their
tendencies,
Realize fruition and quickly accomplish the welfare of self and
others,
In this way it is in conformity with each yet exalted above them
all.
-Padmasambhava
The root text of Lamrim Yeshe Nyingpo, a terma revealed by the
great treasure- finder Chokgyur Lingpa, and its commentary by
Kongtrul Rinpoche, the great translator in person, form together a
complete scripture that embodies all the tantras, statements and
instructions of the Nyingma School of the early translations, which
is most rare to find in the past, present, or future.
-Kyabje Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche
"Creation and Completion" represents some of the most profound
teachings of Jamgon 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 Sara
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.
Tara is an inspirational figure to many practitioners. She embodies
the most compelling and vital qualities of the feminine: beauty,
grace, and the ability to nurture, care for and protect. In
addition, she is a true warrior, vanquishing fear and ignorance.
One could say she is the earliest known Buddhist feminist.
Skillful Grace is an entirety of instructions on deity practice
centered on the female Buddha Tara. It covers everything from
beginning to end. It has all the preliminaries, as well as the main
part and the subsequent yogas. There is the outer and inner
sadhanas with Tara and her retinue of twenty-one Taras that dispel
the various fears. There is also the innermost practice of Tara
with consort. It has all the details on the development stage, and
describes completion stage both with and without conceptual
attributes. Nothing is left out. It is utterly complete with
treasure and pith instructions from Tulku Urgyen and Adeu Rinpoche,
skillfully arranged by the translation/author team of Erik Pema
Kunsang and Marcia Binder Schmidt.
There are many explanations of the different Tara practices.
However, Skillful Grace is unique in that it outlines an entire
path, taking Tara as support. This book is s divided into three
main sections. The first is the root text of this cycle, The
Essential Instruction on the Threefold Excellence, according to the
mind treasure of the profound essence of Tara as revealed by
Chokgyur Lingpa. Following that is a commentary on this root text
by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Next is Jamgon Kongtrul and Adeu
Rinpoche's synthesized commentary on the same text. In order to
make this work less scholarly and more applicable to practitioners,
we decided to paraphrase Jamgon Kongrtul commentary and blend it
together with Adeu Rinpoche's teaching.
The book is rounded out with a foreword by Tara Bennett Goleman,
author of the best selling book Emotional Alchemy, in depth
introduction by Marcia Schmidt, and various appendixes and
footnotes.
In Tibetan religious literature, Jamgon Kongtrul's "Treasury of
Knowledge" in ten books stands out as a unique, encyclopedic
masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as
they were preserved in Tibet. In his monumental "Treasury of
Knowledge," Jamgon Kongtrul presents a complete account of the
major lines of thought and practice that comprise Tibetan Buddhism.
This first book of "The Treasury" which serves as a prelude to
Kongtrul's survey describes four major cosmological systems found
in the Tibetan tradition--those associated with the Hinayana,
Mahayana, Kalachakra, and Dzogchen teachings. Each of these
cosmologies shows how the world arises from mind, whether through
the accumulated results of past actions or from the constant
striving of awareness to know itself.
This book opens the way to a deeper knowledge of mahamudra, a
Buddhist system of meditation on the nature of the mind. In
providing a detailed commentary on the Vajra Song of the first
Jamgon Kongtrul (1813-1899), the author elucidates the stages of
ground, path, and fruition for those who wish to meditate according
to this system.
In Tibetan religious literature, Jamgon Kongtrul's "Treasury of
Knowledge" in ten books stands out as a unique, encyclopedic
masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as it
was preserved in Tibet. This volume is the fifth book of that work
and is considered by many scholars to be its heart. Jamgon Kongtrul
explains the complete code of personal liberation as it applies to
both monastic and lay persons, the precepts for those aspiring to
the life of a bodhisattva, and the exceptional pledges for
practitioners on the tantric path of pure perception.
Discusses what credentials and qualities students should look for
in a wisdom teacher, why a wisdom teacher is necessary, and how the
relationship between this teacher and the disciple best develops
once it is established. The text is a translation of a Tibetan work
written in the latter half of the
Even the most casual contact with the culture, politics, or
religion of Tibet and the surrounding region brings outsiders face
to face with the institution of reincarnate spiritual masters. Past
masters are identified as small children installed in their
predecessor's monastery in a ceremony called "enthronement" and
educated to continue the work of their former incarnation. This
custom has provided a principal source of spiritual renewal for
Himalayan Buddhists for the past thousand years. The introduction
places the subject of reincarnate meditation masters within two
major contexts: the activity of bodhisattvas, and in modern Tibetan
society, where the reappearance of past masters is both natural and
profoundly moving.
Tai Situpa Rinpoche, a contemporary reincarnate master and a leader
of the Kagyu lineage, describes the process of finding other
reincarnate masters. Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, an outstanding
writer and meditation master, offers a traditional view of the
enthronement of reincarnate masters.
The Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Himalayan tantric Buddhism
require a long period of intensive training in meditation--a
three-year, three-month retreat--before a practitioner is
considered to be a qualified teacher. "Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat
Manual" was written in the mid-nineteenth century for those who
wish to embark on this rigorous training. It guides them in
preparing for retreat, provides full details of the program of
meditation, and offers advice for their re-entry into the world.
"Jamgon Kongtrul's Retreat Manual" also introduces us to one of the
towering figures of nineteenth-century Tibet: Jamgon Kongtrul the
Great (1813-99). The three-year retreat center he describes in this
book was his creation, and its program consisted of those practices
Kongtrul treasured enough to pass on to future generations through
the spiritual leaders he trained.
Here is a practical Buddhist guidebook that offers techniques for
developing a truly compassionate heart in the midst of everyday
life. For centuries, Tibetans have used fifty-nine pithy
slogans--such as "A joyous state of mind is a constant support" and
"Don't talk about others' shortcomings"--as a means to awaken
kindness, gentleness, and compassion. While Tibetan Buddhists have
long valued these slogans, recently they have become popular in the
West due to such books as "Start Where You Are " by Pema Chodron
and "Training the Mind " by Chogyam Trungpa. This edition of "The
Great Path of Awakening " contains an accessible, newly revised
translation of the slogans from the famous text "The Seven Points
of Mind Training ." It also includes illuminating commentary from
Jamgon Kongtrul that provides further instruction on how to meet
every situation with intelligence and an open heart.
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