An ocean of the ultimate meaning : teachings on Mahamudra : a commentary on Wangchuk Dorje's Ngedön Gyamtso

In this new book, Khenchen Thrangu provides an exhaustive commentary on the longest and most comprehensive of the three classic treatises on Mahamudra composed by the sixteenth-century scholar Wangchuk Dorje, the Ninth Karmapa. Khenchen Thrangu's teachings encompass the entire path of Mahamudra, including the preliminaries, the main practice, removing obstacles, and attaining the result of buddhahood—with detailed instruction in tranquility and insight meditation. This is the only available volume that presents Khenchen Thrangu's detailed commentary on this entire text. The Preliminaries -- The Particular Preliminaries -- The Main Practice -- Essential Points Of The Main Meditation -- Settling The Unsettled Mind -- Stabilizing The Settled Mind -- Enhancing Stability In Meditation -- Understanding Emptiness: The Three Turnings Of The Dharma Wheel -- Ascertaining The Mind's Nature -- Cutting Through The Root -- Developing Certainty In The Union Of Emptiness And Awareness -- The Concluding Topics -- Enhancing The Result -- Eliminating Obstacles -- Proceeding Along The Path: The Four Yogas Of Mahamudra -- Attaining The Result -- The Supplementary Teachings -- Further Explanations Of Mahamudra. Khenchen Thrangu ; Translated By Peter Alan Roberts. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 182-186) And Index. The most concise and comprehensible introduction to muhamudra ever written outlines the essentials of this important Tibetan Buddhist meditation technique, offering clear instructions for mastering technique at each level of the discipline, using humor and warmth to teach. Original. 10,000 first printing. In Tibet there have been many great masters and many different Buddhist schools and teachings.