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Mahasiddha Practice

Author : Jamgon Kongtrul
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834843978
Total Pages : 753 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Mahasiddha Practice written by Jamgon Kongtrul and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume of The Treasury of Precious Instructions, Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye compiles teachings and practices by and about the renowned Indian Buddhist masters known as mahāsiddhas, recognized in all eight practice lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. In its eighteen volumes, Kongtrul brings together some of the most important texts on key topics of Buddhist thought and practice while also authoring significant new sections of his own. This volume presents a selection of teachings and practices centered on the mahāsiddhas, Indian masters of tantric Buddhism, some of whom were of vital importance in transmitting the Vajrayāna teachings to Tibet. The mahāsiddha Mitrayogin, whose work forms the majority of this volume, visited Tibet in the late twelfth century. His ritual texts and instructions are translated from Tibetan, including sādhanas, empowerments, guru yogas, authorization rituals for protector deities, and detailed compositions on Mahāmudra practice, or resting in the nature of mind. In addition to instructions given by mahāsiddhas, this volume includes ritual practices to visualize them and transmit their blessings, including a devotional text composed by Jamgön Kongtrul himself. This translation, which may be engaged as a practice manual, preserves ancient teachings significant to the literature and history of world religions.

Masters of Mahamudra

Author : Keith Dowman
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438401485
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Masters of Mahamudra written by Keith Dowman and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-03-31 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tibetan Buddhism, Mahamudra represents a perfected level of meditative realization: it is the inseparable union of wisdom and compassion, of emptiness and skillful means. These eighty-four masters, some historical, some archetypal, accomplished this practice in India where they lived between the eighth and twelfth centuries. Leading unconventional lives, the siddhas include some of the greatest Buddhist teachers; Tilopa, Naropa, and Marpa among them. Through many years of study, Keith Dowman has collected and translated their songs of realization and the legends about them. In consultation with contemporary teachers, he gives a commentary on each of the Great Adepts and culls from available resources what we can know of their history. Dowman's extensive Introduction traces the development of tantra and discusses the key concepts of the Mahamudra. In a lively and illuminating style, he unfolds the deeper understandings of mind that the texts encode. His treatment of the many parallels to contemporary psychology and experience makes a valualbe contribution to our understanding of human nature.

Tilopa's Wisdom

Author : Khenchen Thrangu
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834842572
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Tilopa's Wisdom written by Khenchen Thrangu and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accessible and practical teachings on both the life of Tilopa, who founded the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and one of his most important texts on the practice of Mahamudra. Most traditions of Mahamudra meditation can be traced back to the mahasiddha Tilopa and his Ganges Mahamudra, a “song of realization” that he sang to his disciple Naropa on the banks of the Ganges River more than a thousand years ago. In this book, Khenchen Thrangu, a beloved Mahamudra teacher, tells the extraordinary story of Tilopa’s life and explains its profound lessons. He follows this story with a limpid and practical verse-by-verse commentary on the Ganges Mahamudra, explaining its precious instructions for realizing Mahamudra, the nature of one’s mind. Throughout, Thrangu Rinpoche speaks plainly and directly to Westerners eager to receive the essence of Mahamudra instructions from an accomplished teacher.

Legends of the Mahasiddhas

Author :
Publisher : Inner Traditions
ISBN 13 : 9781620553657
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (536 download)

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Download or read book Legends of the Mahasiddhas written by and published by Inner Traditions. This book was released on 2014-09-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly illustrated collection of stories about the mahasiddhas, spiritual adventurers who attained enlightenment and magical powers by disregarding convention • A modern translation of ancient legends that reveals the human qualities of the rebellious saints known as siddhas and the vital elements of their philosophy • Recounts stories of enlightened masters from all walks of life, including a washerman, a thief, a conman, a gambler, and a whore, and the magical and “crazy” deeds of each, such as walking through walls, flying, talking with birds, and turning people to stone • Richly illustrated with paintings of the tantric saints by artist Robert Beer Offering a modern translation of “The Legends of the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas,” a 12th-century Tibetan text, translator Keith Dowman shares stories of the spiritual adventurers, rebellious saints, and enlightened tantric masters of ancient India known as “siddhas.” He shows how the mahasiddhas arose from the grassroots of society and represented an entire spectrum of human experience. Counted among the greatest of the siddhas are a washerman, a cowboy, a thief, a conman, a gambler, and a whore, all extraordinary men and women who attained the goal of their meditations, as well as enlightenment and magical powers, by disregarding convention and penetrating to the core of life. Recounting the magical and “crazy” deeds of the mahasiddhas, such as walking through walls, flying, talking with birds, and turning people to stone, Dowman reveals the human qualities of the tantric masters and the vital elements of the siddhas’ philosophy of nonduality and emptiness. Richly illustrated with paintings of the tantric saints by artist Robert Beer, these stories of the mahasiddhas show us a way through human suffering into a spontaneous and free state of oneness with the divine.

Pointing Out the Dharmakaya

Author : Khenchen Thrangu
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1559393882
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book Pointing Out the Dharmakaya written by Khenchen Thrangu and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of successful Mahamudra practice is the ability to understand the nature of mind. The Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje (1556–1603) was the acknowledged master of this approach. No more authoritative or useful instructions exist than in his three definitive texts on Mahamudra, of which this easy-to-use manual is the shortest and most practical. Pointing Out the Dharmakaya is an indispensable companion to The Ocean of Definitive Meaning, the most vast and detailed of the texts. An invaluable guide for Mahamudra practitioners on how to look at the mind, it is clearly laid out so that the instructions are easy to recall and put to use. Brilliant explanations by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche make this text vividly relevant for contemporary Western practitioners. For those committed to ascertaining the mind's true nature, checking their experience, and refining and extending their insight, there is no more systematic or comprehensive approach than can be found in this extraordinary set of instructions.

Buddha's Lions

Author : Abhayadatta
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Buddha's Lions written by Abhayadatta and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These life stories of eighty-four Tantric masters who achieved the highest results of the Vajrayana have inspired generations of practitioners. By relying on a qualified teacher, devoted men and women of different backgrounds: cobblers, princes, blacksmiths, and wood-gatherers, were able to take everyday experience as the path and reach enlightenment in a single lifetime. Filled with subtle, concise teachings expressed in the poetic songs of realization of the siddhas. Excellent introduction to the Vajrayana and a good resource for the study of Tibetan. Tibetan text, iconographical notes, with 84 detailed line drawings.

The Play of Mahamudra

Author : Lama Migmar Tseten
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1614297762
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book The Play of Mahamudra written by Lama Migmar Tseten and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential commentary on the spontaneous mystical songs of the Indian Buddhist rebel-saint Virupa. In this collection, renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher Lama Migmar Tseten provides essential commentary on the mystical songs of the Indian Buddhist rebel-saint Virupa. One of the most celebrated tantric masters of Buddhist India, Virupa’s songs describe his realization of mahamudra, the ultimate nature of reality. Intimate and highly engaging, The Play of Mahamudra unpacks these songs with meticulous clarity, making Virupa’s insights accessible to modern readers. “This new collected edition of Khenpo Migmar Tseten’s Play of Mahamudra volumes constitutes a veritable treasure for all who are deeply engaged on the path to enlightenment. Khenpo Migmar’s translation of Mahasiddha Virupa’s Treasury of Dohas and of Sachen Kunga Nyingpo’s Praise to Virupa makes us intimately familiar with the essence of these root texts, and his elucidation of the Dohas offers us a deep and clear understanding of their core meaning. Anyone who truly contemplates on Mahasiddha Virupa’s words is certain to attain realization.” —His Holiness the Sakya Triche

The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer

Author : Khenchen Thrangu
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1559394811
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer written by Khenchen Thrangu and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only book in English on a popular Tibetan Buddhist lineage prayer that explains how it can be used as a guide to practice. One of the most beloved and oft-recited prayers in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer combines a supplication to the Mahamudra lineage with a concise guide to Mahamudra practice and the stages of the path to enlightenment. In this commentary on the prayer, Thrangu Rinpoche teaches in his down-to earth yet direct manner the importance of the Mahamudra lineage, how to develop renunciation and devotion through the common and uncommon preliminary practices, and how to practice calm abiding (Shamatha) and insight (Vipashyana) meditation in the Mahamudra tradition. He explains that Mahamudra teachings are easy to practice yet are very powerful, and are especially appropriate for serious Western Dharma students.

Tara in the Palm of Your Hand

Author : Rinpoche Zasep Tulku
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780992055400
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (554 download)

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Download or read book Tara in the Palm of Your Hand written by Rinpoche Zasep Tulku and published by . This book was released on 2013-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Joy of Living

Author : Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 030738151X
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Joy of Living written by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller! For millennia, Buddhists have enjoyed the limitless benefits of meditation. But how does it work? And why? The principles behind this ancient practice have long eluded some of the best minds in modern science. Until now. In this groundbreaking work, world-renowned Buddhist teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche invites us to join him in unlocking the secrets behind the practice of meditation. Working with neuroscientists at the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, Yongey Mingyur provides clear insights into modern research indicating that systematic training in meditation can enhance activity in areas of the brain associated with happiness and compassion. He has also worked with physicists across the country to develop a fresh, scientifically based interpretation of the Buddhist understanding of the nature of reality. With an infectious joy and insatiable curiosity, Yongey Mingyur weaves together the principles of Tibetan Buddhism, neuroscience, and quantum physics in a way that will forever change the way we understand the human experience. Using the basic meditation practices he provides, we can discover paths through everyday problems, transforming obstacles into opportunities to recognize the unlimited potential of our own minds. With a foreword by bestselling author Daniel Goleman, The Joy of Living is a stunning breakthrough, an illuminating vision of the science of Buddhism and a handbook for transforming our minds, bodies, and lives.

Maitripa

Author : Klaus-Dieter Mathes
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1611806704
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book Maitripa written by Klaus-Dieter Mathes and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maitrīpa (986–1063) is one of the greatest and most influential Indian yogis of Vajrayāna Buddhism. The legacy of his thought and meditation instructions have had a profound impact on Buddhism in India and Tibet, and several important contemporary practice lineages continue to rely on his teachings. Early in his life, Maitrīpa gained renown as a monk and scholar, but it was only after he left his monastery and wandered throughout India as a yogi that he had a direct experience of nonconceptual realization. Once Maitrīpa awakened to this nondual nature of reality, he was able to harmonize the scholastic teachings of Buddhist philosophy with esoteric meditation instructions. This is reflected in his writings that are renowned for evoking a meditative state in those who have trained appropriately. He eventually became the teacher of many well-known accomplished masters, including Padampa Sangyé and the translator Marpa, who brought his teachings to Tibet. Drawing on Maitrīpa’s autobiographical writings and literary work, this book is the first comprehensive portrait of the life and teachings of this influential Buddhist master. Klaus-Dieter Mathes also offers the first complete English translation of his teachings on nonconceptual realization, which is the foundation of Mahāmudrā meditation.

Virsung

Author : Khenpo Lama Migmar Tseten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book Virsung written by Khenpo Lama Migmar Tseten and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-16 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jetsun Virūpa's Intimate Instruction for Protection is arranged in Tibetan and English translation by Khenpo Lama Migmar Tseten from original sources. It is our hope that this book offers a window into the awakened state and inspires you in your own practice. May all sentient beings everywhere experience peace.

Buddhist Masters of Enchantment

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Publisher : Inner Traditions
ISBN 13 : 9780892817849
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Buddhist Masters of Enchantment written by and published by Inner Traditions. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated collection of the stories of the Mahasiddhas, the magicians and saints who founded the lineages of the Tantric tradition. A highly readable translation of legends from the Tibetan oral tradition. Recounts stories of the masters who embodied various paradigms for psychic and spiritual awakening. There is no better illustration of the nature of Tantric Buddhism than the lives of the masters who founded it. Extraordinary men and women who attained enlightenment and magical powers by disregarding convention and penetrating to the core of life, the Mahasiddhas show us a way through human suffering into a spontaneous and free state of oneness with the divine. Keith Dowman's highly readable translation of these legends from Tibetan oral tradition is enhanced by the beautifully realized illustrations of the Tantric saints by artist Robert Beer.

The Precious Treasury of the Way of Abiding and the Exposition of the Quintessential Meaning of the Three Categories

Author : Kloṅ-chen-pa Dri-med-ʼod-zer
Publisher : Padma Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781881847090
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book The Precious Treasury of the Way of Abiding and the Exposition of the Quintessential Meaning of the Three Categories written by Kloṅ-chen-pa Dri-med-ʼod-zer and published by Padma Pub. This book was released on 1998 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chenrezig Sadhana and Commentary

Author : Tangtong Gyalpo
Publisher : Bird of Paradise Press
ISBN 13 : 9781734782349
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book Chenrezig Sadhana and Commentary written by Tangtong Gyalpo and published by Bird of Paradise Press. This book was released on 2020-12-04 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes "The Practice Text Extending Throughout Space for the Benefit of Beings" by Tangtong Gyalpo and "The Commentary Continual Rain for the Benefit of Beings" by the 15th Karmapa, Khakhyab Dorjé. The Practice Text is presented in Tibetan, English Transliteration and in English. The Commentary is presented in English. Translation was done by Pamela Gayle White under the guidance of the 14th Shamar Rinpoche. The meditation-recitation of four-armed Chenrezig given here is a particularly effective practice method for human beings. Its lineage originates with the 15th century Tibetan mahasiddha Tangtong Gyalpo, who was Chenrezig himself in human form. It belongs to the "gom-loung" class, meaning that we may engage in the practice without having first received an empowerment. Though it is quite accessible and easy to follow, this concise form of the Chenrezig meditation-recitation can ultimately lead to the same deep realization and results as far more elaborate Chenrezig practices.

Preparing for Tantra

Author : Rob Preece
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834829517
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Preparing for Tantra written by Rob Preece and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2011-09-16 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The preliminary practices of Tantra aren't a hurdle to be gotten through in order to get somewhere else; they're an extraordinarily rich collection of practices which have much to offer as a means of cultivating and maturing the practitioner's psychological ground. They can enable experiences to unfold, and they can clear the way when there seem to be problems or hindrances practitioners are struggling with. In Preparing for Tantra, Preece draws on his experience as a Tantric Buddhist practitioner, meditation teacher, and psychotherapist to explain how to make the preliminary practices psychologically meaningful and spiritually transformative. He examines each of the practices with an eye to revealing how they may be used to heal and transform psychological trauma and offers practical suggestions for integrating them into daily life—as well as ensuring that practitioners are prepared psychologically, emotionally, and energetically to start out safely on the tantric path. Preparing for Tantra is an accessible guidebook for engaging in ngondro, the preliminary practices that are done before engaging in a long tantric retreat. These practices are also powerful tools for purifying negativities and alleviating guilt, healing difficult experiences, and enriching our minds with goodness so that we will be able to progress in our Dharma practice and gain realizations of the path.

Indian Esoteric Buddhism

Author : Ronald M. Davidson
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120819917
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Indian Esoteric Buddhism written by Ronald M. Davidson and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the rapid spread of Buddhism the historical origins of Buddhsit thought and practice remain obscure.This work describes the genesis of the Tantric movement and in some ways an example of the feudalization of Indian society. Drawing on primary documents from sanskrit, prakrit, tibetan, Bengali, and chinese author shows how changes in medieval Indian society, including economic and patronage crises, a decline in women`s participation and the formation of large monastic orders led to the rise of the esoteric tradition in India.