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Essentials of Mahamudra: Looking Directly at the Mind Paperback – March 1, 1996

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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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"Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche [is] one of the foremost mahamudra teachers. 'It [mahamudra meditation] is peaceful and gentle,' he writes in Essentials of Mahamudra. The book is based on Tashi Namgyal's 'Moonlight of Mahamudra,' a sixteenth-century text that lays out the rationale behind the mahamudra practices, along with detailed instructions, including how to continue practicing off the cushion. Essentials contains answers to students' questions--helpful to practitioners at any level." (Tricycle)

"What makes Rinpoche's work distinctive is the clarity and vividness of his religious thought." (Library Journal)

"Makes the practice of mahamudra, one of the most advanced forms of meditation, easily acessible to Westerners' everyday lives. A wonderful way of bringing us to the path." (Mandala)

"Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is one of the few remaining living Tibetan Buddhist teachers who was born in a free Tibet. Between 1990 and 1995, he conducted five retreats at Big Bear Lake, California. His talks there have been edited into Essentials of Mahamudra. During these talks, Rinpoche presented a comprehensive introduction to the mahamudra path. Similar to the practice of Dzogchen, mahamudra is a direct and powerful practice. There are two central meditative practices: peaceful abiding, shamatha, and insight, vipashyana. This work discusses these two corrollary meditative approaches in great detail, moving back and forth between the two. As always, Rinpoche's instructions are beautifully [clear]." (Ashe Journal)

"A comprehensive overview. Invaluable." (Shambhala Sun)

About the Author

Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is a senior scholar within the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and the author of many books and commentaries. He was born in Kham, Tibet, in 1933 and entered Thrangu Monastery at age seven. He serves as the main tutor to His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa and travels worldwide giving teachings and leading retreats. Based in Nepal and India, he is also abbot of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia and founder of Vajra Vidya Retreat Center in Crestone, Colorado.

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Wisdom Publications; 1st edition (March 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780861713714
ISBN-13: 978-0861713714
ASIN: 0861713710
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 19 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #243 in Tibetan Buddhism (Books)
- #247 in Buddhist Rituals & Practice (Books)
- #2183 in Meditation (Books)

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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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