This translation of a fundamental Tantric text reveals the richness and profundity of the intellectual and contemplative traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. The text describes the Four Foundation Practices that all practitioners of Vajrayana Buddhism must complete. The nature of impermanence, the effects of karma, the development of an enlightened attitude, and devotion to the guru are among the subjects treated in this book.  Three eminent contemporary Tibetan Buddhist masters—Kalu Rinpoche, Deshung Rinpoche, and Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche—explain the significance of  The Torch of Certainty  for modern-day students and practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism.

The Torch of Certainty

Kongtrul, Jamgon

Shambhala

Explains the essential points of creative visualization, one of the key points of Buddhism.

Creation and Completion: Essential Points of Tantric Meditation (English, Tibetan and Tibetan Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Wisdom Pubns

Creation and Completion represents some of the most profound teachings of Jamgon Kongtrul (1813-99), one of the true spiritual and literary giants of Tibetan history. Though brief, it offers a lifetime of advice for all who wish to engage in-and deepen-the practice of tantric Buddhist meditation. The original text, beautifully translated and introduced by Sara Harding, is further brought to life by an in-depth commentary by the contemporary master Thrangu Rinpoche. Key Tibetan Buddhist fundamentals are quickly made clear, so that the reader may confidently enter into tantra's oft-misunderstood "creation" and "completion" stages. In the creation stage, practitioners visualize themselves in the form of buddhas and other enlightened beings in order to break down their ordinary concepts of themselves and the world around them. This meditation practice prepares the mind for engaging in the completion stage, where one has a direct encounter with the ultimate nature of mind and reality.

Creation and Completion: Essential Points of Tantric Meditation

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Harding, Sarah

Alternative Medicine

Wisdom Publications

The torch of certainty (The clear light series)

Jamgon Kongtrul was a versatile and prolific scholar of nineteenth-century Tibet. He has been characterized as a "Tibetan Leonardo" because of his significant contributions to religion, education, medicine, and politics. In his writing, which spans the entire field of Tibetan learning, he brought together the essence of the great intellectual and contemplative traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. This translation of an important and fundamental Tantric text reveals the richness and profundity of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The text describes the Four Foundation Practices which all practitioners of Vajrayana Buddhism must complete. The nature of impermanence, the effects of karma, the development of an enlightened attitude, and devotion to the guru are among the subjects treated in this volume. Interviews with three eminent contemporary Tibetan Buddhist teachers: Kalu Rinpoche, Deshung Rinpoche, and Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, as well as Trungpa's foreword to the book, explain the significance of "The Torch of Certainty" for modern-day students and practitioners of Buddhism.

Hanson, Judith

Religion & Spirituality

Shambhala Pub.

TORCH OF CERTAINTY (Clear Light Series)

Cloudless Sky

Buddhism

In Tibetan religious literature, Jamgön Kongtrül's Treasury of Knowledge in ten books stands out as a unique, encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as it was preserved in Tibet. This volume is the fifth book of that work and is considered by many scholars to be its heart. Jamgön Kongtrül explains the complete code of personal liberation as it applies to both monastic and lay persons, the precepts for those aspiring to the life of a bodhisattva, and the exceptional pledges for practitioners on the tantric path of pure perception.

The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Five: Buddhist Ethics

Snow Lion

Throughout history awakened ones have celebrated the rapture of mystical states with inspired verse sung extemporaneously. This book offers a rare glimpse into the mysticism of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage a tradition based mainly on the profound teaching of two women. This compendium of spontaneous verse sung by tantric Buddhist masters from the 10th century to the present includes translations as well as short descriptions of each poet's life and a historical overview of the lineage.

Timeless Rapture: Inspired Verses of the Shangpa Masters (Tsadra)

Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts

This work includes translations of key Kagyu lineage meditation manuals for the practice of the deity of compassion Avalokiteshvara, one of the main introductory meditation practices presented in scores of Tibetan Buddhist centers across North America and Europe.The manuals included in this book were authored by the great Tibetan siddha Thangtong Gyalpo the renowned nineteenth century master Jamgon Kongtrul and the Fifteenth Gyalwang Karmapa Khakhyab Dorje.The book also includes teachings on the nature of compassion by the highly regarded teacher Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche praises to Avalokiteshvara by the Indian master Chandrakirti and a fresh translation of the famed Mahayana text The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva.

Trainings in Compassion: Manuals on the Meditation of Avalokiteshvara

Ponlop, Dzogchen

Chandrakirti

Gyalpo, Thangtong

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