Song of the Profound View

Song of the Profound View PDF Author: Geshe Rabten
Publisher: Wisdom Publications (MA)
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Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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The extraordinary, deeply personal writing of one of Tibet's great modern masters.

Song of the Profound View

Song of the Profound View PDF Author: Geshe Rabten
Publisher: Wisdom Publications (MA)
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Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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The extraordinary, deeply personal writing of one of Tibet's great modern masters.

Song of the Profound View

Song of the Profound View PDF Author: Geshe Rabten
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ISBN: 9780861710881
Category : Asceticism
Languages : en
Pages : 94

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Song of the Profound View

Song of the Profound View PDF Author: Geshe Rabten
Publisher: Wisdom Publications (MA)
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 110

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The extraordinary, deeply personal writing of one of Tibet's great modern masters.

[The hundred thousand songs ] ; The hundred thousand songs of Milarepa : the life-story and teaching of the greatest poet-saint ever to appear in the history of Buddhism. 2 (1977)

[The hundred thousand songs ] ; The hundred thousand songs of Milarepa : the life-story and teaching of the greatest poet-saint ever to appear in the history of Buddhism. 2 (1977) PDF Author: Mi-la-ras-pa
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ISBN: 9780877730965
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 730

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A Harmony of Views

A Harmony of Views PDF Author: Khenchen Thrangu
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834842874
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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Three songs by recognized masters of different Tibetan Buddhist traditions illustrate what their views have in common--with commentary by Thrangu Rinpoche and songs by Ju Mipham, Changkya Rolpay Dorje, and Chögyam Trungpa. Do different Tibetan Buddhist traditions share an essential, common view? The great Geluk scholar Changkya Rolpay Dorje (1717-1786) wrote a song describing the view of the Middle Way, comparing it to a mother. Later, the nonsectarian polymath Ju Mipham Rinpoche (1846-1912) and the influential Kagyu master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939-1987) wrote songs modeled upon it that describe the views of dzogchen and mahamudra, one comparing dzogchen to a jewel and the other comparing mahamudra to a lover. Even though the imagery and the specific points each author makes are different, the songs share many characteristics in structure and content. Read together, the three songs show how the essential points of these three practices are the same and reveal how Buddhism's various traditions--including the pinnacles of the Middle Way, dzogchen, and mahamudra--are harmonious. The three songs are presented with a commentary by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, who explains how studying the profound view helps develop the certainty that is necessary to bring meditation practice to fruition. He shows how songs such as these can serve as antidotes to discouragement and provide help to people who have had strong meditation experiences but find themselves unable to sustain a high level of practice. Thrangu Rinpoche explains that, in comparison to oral instructions and treatises, songs of this kind are of special benefit because of their engaging eloquence. The songs are not long, and they are a delight to read, reread, and memorize. By clarifying the view again and again in this way, they offer continual inspiration to practitioners.

Interconnected

Interconnected PDF Author: Damchö Diana Finnegan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1614294127
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 263

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Plucked from a humble nomad family to become the leader of one of Tibet’s oldest Buddhist lineages, the young Seventeenth Karmapa draws on timeless values to create an urgent ethic for today’s global community. We have always been, and will always be, interconnected—through family, community, and shared humanity. As our planet changes and our world grows smaller, it is vital we not only recognize our connections to one another and to the earth but also begin actively working together as interdependent individuals to create a truly global society. The Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is uniquely positioned to guide us in this process. Drawing on years of intensive Buddhist training and a passionate commitment to social issues, he teaches how we can move from a merely intellectual understanding to a fully lived experience of connection. By first seeing, then feeling, and finally living these connections, we can become more effective agents of social and ethical change. The Karmapa shows us how gaining emotional awareness of our connectedness can fundamentally reshape the human race. He then guides us to action, showing step by step how we can change the way we use the earth’s resources and can continue to better our society. In clear language, the Karmapa draws connections between such seemingly far-flung issues as consumer culture, loneliness, animal protection, and self-reliance. In the process, he helps us move beyond theory to practical and positive social and ethical change.

Realizing the Profound View

Realizing the Profound View PDF Author: Dalai Lama
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1614298408
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 483

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"This second of three volumes on emptiness presents the analysis and meditations necessary to realize emptiness by forcefully and completely negating inherent existence. With attention to Candrakīrti's seven-point examination, Nāgārjuna's five-point analysis, and Pāli sūtras, we investigate who or what is the person and if there is an inherently existent I, thereby gaining clarity on two diverse meanings of "self": the person and inherent existence. Not finding the person under ultimate analysis, and having negated inherent existence, it is equally important to establish what does exist-illusion-like dependent arisings-for it is the dependently existing person that carries the karmic seeds from one lifetime to the next. And so we learn the three levels of related dependent arising as noted by Tsongkhapa, as well as His Holiness's way of delineating them, his spectacular explanation of how, for a person who has realized emptiness, emptiness dawns as the meaning of dependent arising, and dependent arising dawns as the meaning of emptiness, which is the culmination of the correct view according to the Prāsaṅgika Mādhyamaka tradition"--

Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea

Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea PDF Author: Khunu
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861716671
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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Revered by many--especially His Holiness the Dalai Lama--as the very embodiment of altruism, the late Khunu Rinpoche Tenzin Gyaltsen devoted his life to the development of bodhicitta--the aspiration to achieve enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings. Presented in both English and the original Tibetan, this modern classic is a collection of Khunu Rinpoche's inspirational verse.

The Beautiful Song of Marpa the Translator

The Beautiful Song of Marpa the Translator PDF Author: Rinpoche Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781877294020
Category : Spiritual life
Languages : en
Pages : 124

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Khenpo Tsultrim explains the clear light nature of mind in connection with buddha nature, and teaches on four songs of Jetsun Milarepa. In the first half of this book Khenpo gives a clear explanation of the clear light nature of mind in connection with the buddha nature inherent in all beings. He also explains how to meditate on the clear light, how to develop compassion, the practice of tonglen and some very poignant advice on taking adverse conditions to the path. In the second half Khenpo gives teachings on four songs sung by the Lord of yogis Jetsun Milarepa. He explains the meaning of Milarepa's own expression of the view, meditation, conduct and fruition, and gives us advice on how to apply the teachings to all aspects of our practice and life.

The Essential Nectar

The Essential Nectar PDF Author: Rabten
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0861718461
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Exploring crucial points on the path to enlightenment, “Stages of the Path” literature continues to hold its place as one of the great treasures of Buddhist thought. In this volume, Geshe Rabten presents a structured explanation of the popular and practical text, The Essential Nectar of Holy Doctrine, by the 18th century scholar Yeshe Tsöndrü. Geshe Rabten’s teachings reveal how we may see life’s great value and, by taking up the profound practice described herein, make the most of its abundant opportunity. In a voice both sweet and potent, The Essential Nectar reveals the essence of the path to enlightenment.