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Treasures from Juniper Ridge combines meditation and pith
practice
instructions in a way that is easy to apply and comprehend. It is a
compilation
of discovered teachings, termas, by the greatest master of
Vajrayana
Buddhism, Padmasambhava, hidden by his female disciple, Yeshe
Tsogyal.
Treasures is replete with pieces that are direct, profound, fresh,
and pertinent
to our times.
These various revelations are for all levels of practitioners. They
provide indepth explanations of assorted aspects of practice,
including: deity, death
and dying, non-conceptual meditation and recognizing mind nature.
The
book outlines ways to apply these teachings for the modern student,
while
remaining true to traditional principles.
"Padmasambhava's pith instructions are extremely important because
he
is not just a legendary figure or an ancient myth. He is an actual
person
who continuously carries out spontaneous activities, including
manifesting
as treasure revealers, so that there is always a fresh, unimpaired
teaching
that people can practice. This also ensures that Padmasambhava's
spiritual
influence and blessings are unceasing.
The special quality of these terma teachings is that they provide a
method
for accomplishment that is appropriate for each specific
generation, period
of time, and individual person who meets them. The treasure
teachings
he gave on the Juniper Ridge of Crystal Pearls contain the
essential meaning
of hundreds of such instructions."
--Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
How often do you hear the story of a man who was immaculately born
from within a lotus flower with a thousand petals, in the middle of
a lake, having been sent as a meteor from the heart of the Boudha
of Boundless light? Lotus-Born is the fabulous story of the mystic,
master scholar, and outrageous yogi, Padmasambhava, the Lotus-Born,
who grew up an adopted prince, was banished, burned at the stake in
a neighboring kingdom, and continued miraculously unscathed,
wandering through cemeteries, dancing on corpses, and proceeded to
live more than five hundred years. He is regarded by the most sane
Tibetans as a real, historical figure, the founder of Buddhism in
Tibet where he subjugated demons and taught the Buddha's teachings.
The complete story of how Buddhism was planted in Tibet is
available in English for the first time with the publication of
this book. Lotus-Born is a translation of a biography of the great
master recorded in the ninth century by his foremost Tibetan
disciple, the princess Yeshe Tsogyal. Many of these biographies
were concealed as terma treasures to protect them against the
changes of time.
The first Tibetan to attain complete enlightenment was in all
probability the woman Yeshe Tsogyal, the closest disciple of
Padmasambhava, the master who brought Buddhism to Tibet in the
eighth century. This classical text is not only a biography but
also an inspiring example of how the Buddha's teaching can be put
into practice. "Lady of the Lotus-Born " interweaves profound
Buddhist teachings with a colorful narrative that includes episodes
of adventure, court intrigue, and personal searching. The book will
appeal to students of Tibetan Buddhism and readers interested in
the role of women in Buddhism and world religions.
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