Teachings on the Practice of Meditation

The essence of the teachings of the Buddha, is practice. The reason we practice meditation is to attain happiness. This means happiness in both the short term and the long term. The short-term benifitsof meditation are more than merely peace of mind, because our physical health as well depends to a great extend upon our state of mind. The ultimate or long-term benefit of the practice of meditation is becoming free of all suffering, which means no longrt compelled to experience the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness and death. In this remarkable teaching Thrangu Rinpoche presents all the important aspects of Buddhist meditation in general and from the vajrayana perspective in particular. In it are covered motivation, posture, mental technique, consciousness and wisdom, as wel as creation and completion stages and mahamudra.