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What would you see if you looked directly at your mind?

The Tibetan Buddhist teachings on mahamudra are known for their ability to lead to profound realization. Peaceful and infinitely adaptable, these teachings are as useful for today's busy world as they have been for centuries.

Written by the tutor to the seventeenth Karmapa, Essentials of Mahamudra is a commentary on Tashi Namgyal's famous Moonlight of Mahamudra - a text that the sixteenth Karmapa had identified as the most valuable for Westerners. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche recognized that Western meditators don't just need to know how to maintain our meditation practice - we need to know why we should do it. Unmatched in its directness, Essentials of Mahamudra addresses both these needs, rendering one of the most advanced forms of meditation more easily adaptable to our everyday lives.

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File Size: 1250 KB
Print Length: 290 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0861713710
Publisher: Wisdom Publications (May 1, 2014)
Publication Date: May 1, 2014
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Language: English
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Steve W.

Precise and clear

March 11, 2016

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Very accurately and succinctly describes the Mahamudra teachings as well as basic Buddhist meditation foundations. Thrangu Rinpoche has a gift for articulating the ineffable, if such a thing is possible.

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Doesn't come any better than this manual of Mahamudra meditation

February 3, 2016

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Doesn't come any better than this manual of Mahamudra meditation. Not for reading, like a book. It's an instruction, to practice, day by day, page by page, until you, too, realize who you really are.

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Michael Z

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June 9, 2010

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Wonderful commentary. It stands on its own as a very good meditation text. Not only is there enough practical instruction in the book for beginners to start meditating, but also there is enough wisdom for intermediate and even expert contemplatives to gain valuable insights. Besides the 'practical' aspects, the book offers a much needed conceptual framework. Understanding why we meditate, with what intent, and for what goal is equally as important as the meditation instructions themselves. 5 Stars. Thank you so much for this Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.

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Susan K. Noel

Insurpassable

May 5, 2014

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This is one of the great dharma texts of all time.
You could spend a lifetime reading it, and still not be "done."
Beautiful and profound teachings, beautiful and clear translation.

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September 29, 2004

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This book is Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche's commentary on Tashi Namgyal's "Moonlight of Mahamudra." A translation of the root text by Lobsang Lhalungpa is also available, entitled: "The Quintessence of Mind and Meditation." Thrangu Rinpoche had earlier published a book entitled "Moonlight of Mahamudra" but unfortunately it is presently unobtainable. Thrangu Rinpoche writes in a comprehensive & highly readable style. He does utilize typical Vajrayana mythology without reservation here--though in his wonderful "Medicine Buddha Teachings" he provides explanation and reality-based descriptions. Also, I don't think the Madhyamaka argument is scientifically conclusive. However, I have recently read "Mind at Ease" by Traleg Kyabgon which did put my mind at ease on most of these points. And, after all, Thrangu Rinpoche is commenting on a much older text. He's also published 3 books on the 9th Karmapa's Ocean of Definitive (or Ultimate) Meaning as well. Much of the material in this volume is covered in these other texts on Mahamudra (e.g. Shamatha, Vipashyana, Bodhichitta). However, chapters 15 ("The Practice of Utterly Releasing") and 16 ("Bringing Obstacles to the Path") of this book add new (to me) refreshing and very helpful material--further elucidating similarities to Dzogchen. Thus, despite having read many other Mahamudra texts, this book had a definite, useful value to me. Nevertheless, having now read the full translation (mentioned above), a monumental work, this commentary seems a bit sparse especially regarding the enlightening descriptions and advice to meditators in the last few chapters of the root text.

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Karp

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February 27, 2016

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Fine book to add to a meditation library

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it is a very helpful text

January 12, 2013

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The Mahamudra is a big part of my practice. I find this book is easy reading and has good apendicies.

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August 10, 2015

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Straight forward discussion of Dakpo Tashi Namgyal's book.

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