The Tibetan book of the great liberation, or The Method of realizing Nirvāna through knowing the mind: Proceded by an Epitome of Padma-Sambhava's biogr. a. followed by Guru Phadampa Sangay's teachings according to Engl. renderings by Sardar Bahādur S. W.

The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation , which was unknown to the Western world until its first publication in 1954, speaks to the quintessence of the Supreme Path, or Mahāyāna, and fully reveals the yogic method of attaining Enlightenment. Such attainment can happen, as shown here, by means of knowing the One Mind, the cosmic All-Consciousness, without recourse to the postures, breathings, and other techniques associated with the lower yogas. The original text for this volume belongs to the Bardo Thödol series of treatises concerning various ways of achieving transcendence, a series that figures into the Tantric school of the Mahāyāna. Authorship of this particular volume is attributed to the legendary Padma-Sambhava, who journeyed from India to Tibet in the 8th century, as the story goes, at the invitation of a Tibetan king. Padma-Sambhava's text per se is preceded by an account of the great guru's own life and secret doctrines. It is followed by the testamentary teachings of the Guru Phadampa Sangay, which are meant to augment the thought of the other gurus discussed herein. Still more useful supplementary material will be found in the book's introductory remarks, by its editor Evans-Wentz and by the eminent psychoanalyst C. G. Jung. The former presents a 100-page General Introduction that explains several key names and notions (such as Nirvāna, for starters) with the lucidity, ease, and sagacity that are this scholar's hallmark; the latter offers a Psychological Commentary that weighs the differences between Eastern and Western modes of thought before equating the "collective unconscious" with the Enlightened Mind of the Buddhist. As with the other three volumes in the late Evans-Wentz's critically acclaimed Tibetan series, all four of which are being published by Oxford in new editions, this book also features a new Foreword by Donald S. Lopez. The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation, which was unknown to the Western world until its first publication in 1954, speaks to the quintessence of the Supreme Path, or Mahāyāna, and fully reveals the yogic method of attaining Enlightenment. Such attainment can happen, as shown here, by means of knowing the One Mind, the cosmic All-Consciousness, without recourse to the postures, breathings, and other techniques associated with the lower yogas. The original text for this volume belongs to the Bardo Thödol series of treatises concerning various ways of achieving transcendence, a series that figures into the Tantric school of the Mahāyāna. Authorship of this particular volume is attributed to the legendary Padma-Sambhava, who journeyed from India to Tibet in the 8th century, as the story goes, at the invitation of a Tibetan king. Padma-Sambhava's text per se is preceded by an account of the great guru's own life and secret doctrines. It is followed by the testamentary teachings of the Guru Phadampa Sangay, which are meant to augment the thought of the other gurus discussed herein. Still more useful supplementary material will be found in the book's introductory remarks, by its editor Evans-Wentz and by the eminent psychoanalyst C. G. Jung. The former presents a 100-page General Introduction that explains several key names and notions (such as Nirvāna, for starters) with the lucidity, ease, and sagacity that are this scholar's hallmark; the latter offers a Psychological Commentary that weighs the differences between Eastern and Western modes of thought before equating the'collective unconscious'with the Enlightened Mind of the Buddhist. As with the other three volumes in the late Evans-Wentz's critically acclaimed Tibetan series, all four of which are being published by Oxford in new editions, this book also features a new Foreword by Donald S. Lopez. Unknown To The Western World Until Its First Publication In 1954, This Work Explicates The Quintessence Of The Supreme Path, Or Mahayana, And Fully Reveals The Yogic Method Of Attaining Enlightenment. Such Attainment Can Happen, As Shown Here, By Means Of Knowing The One Mind, The Cosmic All-consciousness, Without Recourse To The Postures, Breathings, And Other Techniques Associated With The Lower Yogas. Also Presented Here Is A Thirty-five Page Commentary By The Eminent Psychoanalyst Dr. C.g. Jung And A One Hundred Page General Introduction From Editor W.y. Evans-wentz. The Former Discusses Differences In Eastern And Western Modes Of Thought And Equates The Collective Unconscious With The Buddhist Enlightened Mind; While The Latter Explains Several Key Names And Notions (such As Nirvana) With The Lucidity, Ease, And Sagacity That Are This Scholar's Hallmark. Although The Original Text Of This Yoga Belongs To The Bardo Thodol Series Of Treatises Concerning Various Methods Of Attaining Transcendence, Authorship Of This Particular Volume Is Attributed To The Legendary Padma-sambhava. Padma-sambhava's Text Is Preceded By An Account Of The Great Guru's Own Life And Secret Doctrines And Is Followed By The Testamentary Teachings Of The Guru Phadampa Sangay, Which Are Meant To Augment The Thought Of The Other Gurus Discussed Herein.--jacket. Introductions, Annotations, And Editing By W.y. Evans-wentz ; With Psychological Commentary By C.g. Jung ; With A New Foreword By Donald S. Lopez, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. To introduce this great published work on the Eastern, yoga-inspired method of attaining enlightenment, Evans-Wentz presents 100 pages of explanatory notes. Psychoanalyst C.G. Jung offers commentary on the differences between Eastern and Western thought, and Donald S. Lopez, Jr., writes the Foreword. 9 halftones. IN this book, Padma-Sambhava is presented as the divine personification of Tibetan idealism, a Culture Hero greater than even the Buddha Gautama.