Meditation on the Nature of the Mind
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| Author(s) : Dalai Lama and Khonton Peljor Lhundrub and Jose Ignacio Cabezon |
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| ISBN : 0861716280 | | EAN : 9780861716289 | | Cover : Paperback | | Pages : 216 | | Size : 230 x 152mm | | Publisher : Wisdom Publications | | Published : 2011 |
Category : Tibetan Buddhism: General
Category 2 : Emptiness/Tenets
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Synopsis:
A correct understanding of the nature of mind not only illuminates the many treatises on Buddhist philosophy, it is the key to success in meditation and to the profound insights at the heart of the Buddha's path.
The text at the centre of this book, the Wish-Fulfilling Jewel of the Oral Tradition by Khonton Peljor Lhundrub (a teacher of the Fifth Dalai Lama who had close ties to the Sakya, Nyingma and Gelug schools), manages to combine both theory and practical instructions for meditating on the nature of mind in a manner that is easily accessible. Especially interesting is its nonsectarian approach, with liberal citations from across the Tibetan Buddhist spectrum. The Dalai Lama's broad ranging overview of this important text in the first part of this book insightfully distills some of the most central themes of Buddhism: why teachings on the mind are so essential to the tradition, how science and Buddhism can benefit from mutual interaction, what distingushes subtle and grosser levels of consciousness, how the different schools of Tibetan Buddhism elaborate such a distinction, how the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism (Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelug) look at mind, and how all these schools have a common source in the scholarly tradition of Nalanda monastery, the greatest Buddhist university of ancient India.
This is a profound and erudite teaching, both in scope and detail, and brings the reader closer to a fresh and direct experience of the all-important topic. Along with his lucid translations, Jose Cabezon provides an introduction to the root text and presentations of the life and works of Khonton Rinpoche, all richly annotated.
"We all have the same human mind - each and every one of us has the same potential. Our surroundings and so forth are important, but the nature of mind itself is more important...To live a happy and joyful life, we must take care of our minds." The Dalai Lama. |
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