Essentials of Mahamudra: Looking Directly at the Mind
What would you see if you looked directly at your mind? The Tibetan Buddhist teachings on mahamudra are known for their ability to lead to profound realization. Peaceful and infinitely adaptable, these teachings are as useful for today's busy world as they have been for centuries. Written by the tutor to the seventeenth Karmapa, Essentials of Mahamudra is a commentary on Tashi Namgyal's famous Moonlight of Mahamudra - a text that the sixteenth Karmapa had identified as the most valuable...
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What would you see if you looked directly at your mind? The Tibetan Buddhist teachings on mahamudra are known for their ability to lead to profound realization. Peaceful and infinitely adaptable, these teachings are as useful for today's busy world as they have been for centuries. Written by the tutor to the seventeenth Karmapa, Essentials of Mahamudra is a commentary on Tashi Namgyal's famous Moonlight of Mahamudra—a text that the sixteenth Karmapa had identified as the most valuable for Westerners. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche recognized that Western meditators don't just need to know how to maintain meditation practice; they need to know why they should do it. Unmatched in its directness, Essentials of Mahamudra addresses both these needs, rendering one of the most advanced forms of meditation for our everyday lives.
Preface1Introduction1Pt. IMeditations shared by other traditions132The shared tradition of Shamata and Vipashyana153The shared tradition of Shamata meditation314The shared tradition of Vipashyana meditation455Eliminating doubts concerning Vipashyana meditation63Pt. IIMahamudra meditation716The origins of Mahamudra737The preparatory practices for Mahamudra938Mahamudra Shamata meditation1019Mahamudra Vipashyana meditation11910Eliminating doubts about Vipashyana13711Mind as it is and coemergence14912Eliminating flaws that may arise in Mahamudra16913Maintaining Mahamudra in meditation and postmeditation18114Eliminating obstacles to Mahamudra20915The practice of utterly releasing21916Bringing obstacles to the path22917How realization dawns23918How we should practice251Notes257Glossary261Table of Tibetan terms265Index269About the author275
