A spacious path to freedom : practical instructions on the union of Mahāmudrā and Atiyoga

This manual of Tibetan meditation simply and thoroughly presents the profound Dzogchen and Mahamudra systems of practice. Karma Chagme sets forth the stages of meditation practice including the cultivation of meditative quiescence and insight, the experiential identification of awareness, and the highest steps of Mahamudra and Atiyoga leading to perfect enlightenment in one lifetime. Drawing from his enormous textual erudition and mastery of Tibetan oral tradition, he shows how these two meditative systems can be unified into a single , integrated approach to realizing the ultimate nature of consciousness. Karma Chagme was a major lineage-holder of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and his writings have also become central to the Payul Nyingma order, making him an ideal figure to integrate two of the great meditation systems of Tibet: Mahamudra and Atiyoga. About the Autor He was a major lineage holder of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Since the early 1970s, he has taught thousands of studinets in North America, where he has established several centers for the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism. "This manual of Tibetan meditation simply and thoroughly presents the profound Dzogchen and Mahamudra systems of practice."--BOOK JACKET. "Karma Chagme sets forth the stages of meditation practice including the cultivation of meditative quiescence and insight, the experiential identification of awareness, and the highest steps of Mahamudra and Atiyoga leading to perfect enlightenment in one lifetime. Drawing from his enormous textual erudition and mastery of Tibetan oral traditions, he shows how these two meditative systems can be unified into a single, integrated approach to realizing the ultimate nature of consciousness."--BOOK JACKET. A manual of Tibetan meditation that simply and thoroughly presents the practices of Dzogchen and Mahamudra. These are two of the most profound methods of Tibetan Buddhist meditation, and in this book, the reader is given instructions on how to bring them together into a single unified approach that leads to realizing the ultimate nature of consciousness Contents Preface by Sangye Khandro Translator's Note 1 A Treasury of Oral Transmissions 2 The Stage of Generation 3 The Cultivation of Quiescence 4 The Cultivation of Insight 5 Identification 6 Practice 7 Mahamudra 8 Atiyoga 9 Sealing with the Dedication Notes Glossary of Terms Glossary of Names Index of Texts Cited by the Author General Index By Karma Chagmé ; With Commentary By Gyatrul Rinpoche ; Translated By B. Alan Wallace. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [215]-218) And Index.