Open Mind : View and Meditation in the Lineage of Lerab Lingpa

Get to know the teachings and legacy of the celebrated Lerab Lingpa, the influential confidant of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, in this collection of practical instructions on the Great Perfection and reflections on the nonsectarian (rime) approach to Tibetan Buddhism. Lerab Lingpa (1856'1926), also known as TertOn Sogyal, was one of the great Dzogchen (Great Perfection) masters of the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and a close confidant and guru of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. This volume contains translations by B. Alan Wallace of two works that are representative of the lineage of this great "treasure revealer," ortertOn. The first work, composed by Lerab Lingpa himself, isThe Vital Essence of Primordial Consciousness. It presents pith instructions on all the stages of the Great Perfection, which is the highest form of meditation and practice in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. In this practice, the meditator comes to see directly the ultimate nature of consciousness itself. The work guides the reader from the common preliminaries through to the highest practices of the Great Perfection'the direct crossing over and the achievement of the rainbow body. The second work, Selected Essays on Old and New Views of the Secret Mantrayana, is a collection of seven essays by two of Lerab Lingpa's close disciples, Dharmasara and Je Tsultrim Zangpo. Dharmasara wrote six of the essays, providing detailed, erudite explanations of the compatibility among the theories and practices of Great Perfection, Mahamudra (a parallel practice tradition found in other schools), and the Madhyamaka view, especially as these are interpreted by the Indian pandita Candrakirti, the Nyingma master Longchen Rabjam, and Tsongkhapa, founder of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. The one essay by Je Tsultrim Zangpo (a.k.a. Tulku Tsullo), "An Ornament of the Enlightened View of Samantabhadra," contextualizes the Great Perfection within the broader framework of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism and then elucidates all the stages of practice of the Great Perfection, unifying the profound path of cutting through and the vast path of the spontaneous actualization of the direct crossing over. This volume will be of great interest for all those interested in the theory and practice of the Great Perfection and the way it relates to the wisdom teachings of Tsongkhapa and others in the new translation schools of Tibetan Buddhism.;Intro; Title Page; Contents; Foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama; Preface; Translatorâ#x80;#x99;s Introduction; The Vital Essence of Primordial Consciousness; 1. The Treasure Text, Its Lineage, and Empowerment; 2. Shared Preliminaries to Meditation; 3. Unique Preliminaries to the Main Practice; 4. The Generation Stage of the Guru and Cutting the Basis of Delusion; 5. Original Purity; 6. Spontaneous Actualization; 7. Liberation in the Intermediate Period; 8. Closing Advice; Outline of The Vital Essence of Primordial Consciousness; Selected Essays on Old and New Views of the Secret MantrayÄ#x81;na. Get to know the teachings and legacy of the celebrated Lerab Lingpa, the influential confidant of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, in this collection of practical instructions on the Great Perfection and reflections on the nonsectarian ( rimé ) approach to Tibetan Buddhism. Lerab Lingpa (1856–1926), also known as Tertön Sogyal, was one of the great Dzogchen (Great Perfection) masters of the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and a close confidant and guru of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. This volume contains translations by B. Alan Wallace of two works that are representative of the lineage of this great "treasure revealer," or tertön . The first work, composed by Lerab Lingpa himself, is The Vital Essence of Primordial Consciousness . It presents pith instructions on all the stages of the Great Perfection, which is the highest form of meditation and practice in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. In this practice, the meditator comes to see directly the ultimate nature of consciousness itself. The work guides the reader from the common preliminaries through to the highest practices of the Great Perfection—the direct crossing over and the achievement of the rainbow body. The second work, Selected Essays on Old and New Views of the Secret Mantrayana , is a collection of seven essays by two of Lerab Lingpa's close disciples, Dharmasara and Jé Tsultrim Zangpo. Dharmasara wrote six of the essays, providing detailed, erudite explanations of the compatibility among the theories and practices of Great Perfection, Mahamudra (a parallel practice tradition found in other schools), and the Madhyamaka view, especially as these are interpreted by the Indian pandita Candrakirti, the Nyingma master Longchen Rabjam, and Tsongkhapa, founder of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. The one essay by Jé Tsultrim Zangpo (a.k.a. Tulku Tsullo), "An Ornament of the Enlightened View of Samantabhadra," contextualizes the Great Perfection within the broader framework of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism and then elucidates all the stages of practice of the Great Perfection, unifying the profound path of cutting through and the vast path of the spontaneous actualization of the direct crossing over. This volume will be of great interest for all those interested in the theory and practice of the Great Perfection and the way it relates to the wisdom teachings of Tsongkhapa and others in the new translation schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Study the Great Perfection with the celebrated Lerab Lingpa, who imparted teachings to the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, and discover the common ground of Tibetan Buddhisms many schools in essays by his disciples. Lerab Lingpa (18561926), also known as Tertn Sogyal, was one of the great Dzogchen (Great Perfection) masters of the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and a close confidant and guru of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. This volume contains translations by B. Alan Wallace of two works that are representative of the lineage of this great treasure revealer, or tertn . The first work, composed by Lerab Lingpa himself, is The Vital Essence of Primordial Consciousness . It presents pith instructions on all the stages of the Great Perfection, which is the highest form of meditation and practice in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. In this practice, the meditator comes to see directly the ultimate nature of consciousness itself. The work guides the reader from the common preliminaries through to the highest practices of the Great Perfectionthe direct crossing over and the achievement of the rainbow body. The second work, Selected Essays on Old and New Views of the Secret Mantrayana , is a collection of seven essays by two of Lerab Lingpas close disciples, Dharmasara and J Tsultrim Zangpo. Dharmasara wrote six of the essays, providing detailed, erudite explanations of the compatibility among the theories and practices of Great Perfection, Mahamudra (a parallel practice tradition found in other schools), and the Madhyamaka view, especially as these are interpreted by the Indian pandita Candrakirti, the Nyingma master Longchen Rabjam, and Tsongkhapa, founder of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. The one essay by J Tsultrim Zangpo (a.k.a. Tulku Tsullo), An Ornament of the Enlightened View of Samantabhadra, contextualizes the Great Perfection within the broader framework of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism and then elucidates all the stages of practice of the Great Perfection, unifying the profound path of cutting through and the vast path of the spontaneous actualization of the direct crossing over. This volume will be of great interest for all those interested in the theory and practice of the Great Perfection and the way it relates to the wisdom teachings of Tsongkhapa and others in the new translation schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Edited by Eva Natanya. Study the Great Perfection with the celebrated Lerab Lingpa, who imparted teachings to the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, and discover the common ground of Tibetan Buddhism’s many schools in essays by his disciples. Lerab Lingpa (1856–1926), also known as Tertön Sogyal, was one of the great Dzogchen (Great Perfection) masters of the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and a close confidant and guru of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. This volume contains translations by B. Alan Wallace of two works that are representative of the lineage of this great “treasure revealer,” or tertön. The first work, composed by Lerab Lingpa himself, is The Vital Essence of Primordial Consciousness. It presents pith instructions on all the stages of the Great Perfection, which is the highest form of meditation and practice in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. In this practice, the meditator comes to see directly the ultimate nature of consciousness itself. The work guides the reader from the common preliminaries through to the highest practices of the Great Perfection—the direct crossing over and the achievement of the rainbow body. The second work, Selected Essays on Old and New Views of the Secret Mantrayana, is a collection of seven essays by two of Lerab Lingpa’s close disciples, Dharmasara and Jé Tsultrim Zangpo. Dharmasara wrote six of the essays, providing detailed, erudite explanations of the compatibility among the theories and practices of Great Perfection, Mahamudra (a parallel practice tradition found in other schools), and the Madhyamaka view, especially as these are interpreted by the Indian pandita Candrakirti, the Nyingma master Longchen Rabjam, and Tsongkhapa, founder of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. The one essay by Jé Tsultrim Zangpo (a.k.a. Tulku Tsullo), “An Ornament of the Enlightened View of Samantabhadra,” contextualizes the Great Perfection within the broader framework of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism and then elucidates all the stages of practice of the Intro Title Page Contents Foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama Preface Translatorâ#x80 #x99 s Introduction The Vital Essence of Primordial Consciousness 1. The Treasure Text, Its Lineage, and Empowerment 2. Shared Preliminaries to Meditation 3. Unique Preliminaries to the Main Practice 4. The Generation Stage of the Guru and Cutting the Basis of Delusion 5. Original Purity 6. Spontaneous Actualization 7. Liberation in the Intermediate Period 8. Closing Advice Outline of The Vital Essence of Primordial Consciousness Selected Essays on Old and New Views of the Secret MantrayÄ#x81 na. Oral Instructions of the VidyÄ#x81 dhara GurusAn Ornament of the Enlightened View of Samantabhadra Oral Instructions of the Wise Heart Essence of the VidyÄ#x81 dhara Elders of the Early Translation School A Blazing Sun of Brilliant Faith That Dispels the Darkness of Misconceptions A Jeweled Mirror of Pure Appearances An Offering Cloud of Ambrosia on the Path of Reasoning Glossary Bibliography Index About the Translator Take Online Courses with B. Alan Wallace Also by B. Alan Wallace About Wisdom Publications Copyright. Translated By B. Alan Wallace ; Edited By Eva Natanya. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 339-343) And Index. Includes Translations From Tibetan.