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Sacred Places, Sacred Teachings

Following the Footsteps of the Buddha

By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen

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Sacred Places, Sacred Teachings

Following the Footsteps of the Buddha

By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen

A guide to following the footsteps of the Buddha—for the pilgrim in India and at home. The holy sites of India—Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Shravasti, and others— became holy because the Buddha blessed them by performing his enlightened activities there. When we become holy through our practice of the Buddha’s instructions, then the places we go will be made holy, too. Through meditation practice, we can realize and capture what the Buddha described as the profundity of the mind, which is completely peaceful, free from elaboration, luminous, and uncompounded. In this wise, heartfelt, and indispensable guide, Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen takes us on a journey through the major holy sites for Buddhist pilgrimage by offering profound teachings related to each of the sacred places. In Bodh Gaya, the site of the Bodhi tree and the Buddha’s enlightenment, we learn of how the Buddha became enlightened and what it means to take refuge in him; we uncover the profundity of emptiness at the site where the Buddha expounded the Heart Sutra; at the place of the Buddha’s passing, we learn that the legacy of his vast teachings came about through his perfection of bodhicitta—a core quality we can master, too. In chapters based on these and other sacred places, we find that the wisdom the Buddha uncovered is available to us all. The Buddha discovered total satisfaction, the ultimate achievement, and left instructions on how we, too, can achieve the same. We already have this great path; we just have to follow it. In that way, we experience the joy of following the footsteps of the Buddha.

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1614299498

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A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path

By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen

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A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path

By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen

Buddhist teachings provide numerous methods for bringing greater meaning and happiness into our lives and into our relationships with others. In A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path, Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche reveals these methods in direct, vibrant, down-to-earth language. At the core of this work lies The Jewel Treasury of Advice, a text composed by Drikung Bhande Dharmaradza (1704–1754), the reincarnation of Drikung Dharmakirti. Khenchen Rinpoche interprets these ancient teachings with compassion, humor, and a keen awareness for their relevance in contemporary Western life. Those who sincerely want to study and practice the Buddha's teachings will find this an indispensable guide.

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Shambhala Publications

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155939790X

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Opening the Treasure of the Profound

Teachings on the Songs of Jigten Sumgon and Milarepa

By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche,Milarepa,Jigten Sumgon

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Opening the Treasure of the Profound

Teachings on the Songs of Jigten Sumgon and Milarepa

By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche,Milarepa,Jigten Sumgon

Spiritual teachings in the form of songs—spontaneous expressions of deep wisdom and understanding that reveal the nature of reality—have been treasured since the dawn of Buddhism in India. In Opening the Treasure of the Profound, Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen translates nine such songs, by Milarepa and Jigten Sumgön, and then explains them in contemporary terms. His insights take the Buddha’s ancient wisdom out of the realm of the intellectual and directly into our hearts. Here, we are invited into the world of transmission from master to disciple in order to discover truth for ourselves—to open the treasure of profound wisdom that fully realizes the nature of reality.

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Shambhala Publications

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0834828960

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9780834828964

Garland of Mahamudra Practices

By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche,Gyalwang Kunga Rinchen

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Garland of Mahamudra Practices

By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche,Gyalwang Kunga Rinchen

This text is a manual of practical instructions for students who are or would like to practice the path of Mahamudra in meditation. Mahamudra refers to a path to enlightenment taught by the Buddha and transmitted through the spiritual lineage of Tilopa, Naropa, Marpa, and Milarepa. Gampopa, a disciple of Milarepa who lived in the eleventh century, brought together these teachings of the Buddha into one five-fold path consisting of an enlightened motivation, deity yoga, guru yoga, mahamudra, and proper dedication, to which his main disciple, Pakmo Druba, gave the name "The Profound Five-Fold Path of Mahamudra." Jigten Sumgon, the successor of Pakmo Druba, founded the Drikung Kagyu order and taught Mahamudra extensively. The fifteenth successor of Jugten Sumgon, Kunga Rinchen, known for the directness and clarity of his teachings, composed the text Clarifying the Jewel Rosary of the Profound Five-Fold Path.

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1559391731

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Opening the Treasure of the Profound

Teachings on the Songs of Jigten Sumgon and Milarepa

By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche,Milarepa,Jigten Sumgon

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Opening the Treasure of the Profound

Teachings on the Songs of Jigten Sumgon and Milarepa

By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche,Milarepa,Jigten Sumgon

In Tibet, vajra songs became popular when Milarepa gave teachings in that style to his disciples. His example influenced all Tibetan Buddhist schools, particularly the Kagyu lineages. People commonly memorized such songs and sang them with beautiful melodies. But vajra songs are much more than pleasant tunes or ordinary poetry. A vajra song reflects the enlightened mind of its author by encapsulating precisely profound meaning in just a few words. Thus, it can be difficult for the unenlightened to penetrate their meaning. Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen learned to sing vajra songs at his mother's knee. Later in life, he learned of their profound meaning from masters of Tibetan Buddhism, which allowed him to finally experience their depth in solitary retreat. Rinpoche brings this tradition into a Western context by translating songs composed by iconic Buddhist figures and explaining them in contemporary terms. Rinpoche presents the outer and inner meaning of nine vajra songs by Milarepa (ca. 1052–1135) and Jigten Sumgön (1143–1217). He describes the Buddhist path of wisdom and compassion that leads to ultimate peace and happiness, and shows how to develop our mental qualities. In ancient times, these teachings were given to help others reach spiritual maturity. Here, we are invited into the world of transmission from master to disciple in order to discover truth for ourselves—to open the eye of wisdom that reveals the mind that cannot be seen.

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1611800706

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A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path

By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen

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Crystal Clear

Practical Advice for Mahamudra Meditators

By: Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

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Crystal Clear

Practical Advice for Mahamudra Meditators

By: Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

Crystal Clear, by the learned and realized Tibetan Master Thrangu Rinpoche, is a companion volume to the classic medi¬tation manual--Clarifying the Natural State. In his straightfor¬ward and lucid style Rinpoche gives us an indis¬pen¬sable guidebook for insight practice (vipashyana). For people who want more than just theory, this is a handbook that begins with watch¬ing the breath and leads practitioners through stages of realization, all the way to complete enlightenment. "In Mahamudra, as one takes the path of direct percep¬tion, a per¬son can obtain true and complete enlightenment within the same body and lifetime. Whatever the situation, Mahamudra provides appropriate methods and techniques. So, whether one is able to undertake a lot of hardship or not, whether one is very diligent or not, whichever type of person you might be there is always great benefit in practic¬ing Mahamudra. The practice can be done in the solitude of retreat or while involved in the daily complexities of mod¬ern life. Mahamudra training is always applicable in any situation, at any moment of life." --Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

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Rangjung Yeshe Publications

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9627341517

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9789627341512

Garland of Mahamudra Practices

By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche,Gyalwang Kunga Rinchen

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By: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche,Gyalwang Kunga Rinchen

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Book's by Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen

Sacred Places, Sacred Teachings

Sacred Places, Sacred Teachings

A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path

A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path

Opening the Treasure of the Profound

Opening the Treasure of the Profound

Garland of Mahamudra Practices

Garland of Mahamudra Practices

Opening the Treasure of the Profound

Opening the Treasure of the Profound

A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path

A Complete Guide to the Buddhist Path

Crystal Clear

Crystal Clear

Garland of Mahamudra Practices

Garland of Mahamudra Practices

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