• Introduces a new world of meditation

• How we can use our imagination as a powerful tool in our spiritual practice

• A practical manual for gaining deep experience of meditation and discovering the peace and happiness that lies within

Mahamudra is a Sanskrit term that means the union of great bliss and emptiness: the most subtle mind that experiences great bliss and realizes ultimate truth, or emptiness, the way things actually exist.

Based on his deep knowledge and practical experience, the author explains clearly and succinctly how to prepare our mind for Mahamudra meditation, how to remove obstacles to successful practice, and how we can experience progressively subtler states of mind. By revealing how to uncover and purify the deepest level of our mind, and then use this very subtle blissful mind to meditate on ultimate truth, he shows how we can destroy all our negative minds at their very root and quickly reach the state of full enlightenment.
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A practical guide to Mahamudra meditation, teaching how to use imagination as a spiritual tool to experience progressively subtler states of mind and discover the most profound inner peace.


  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • PART ONE: Introduction to Tantra
  • Basic View
  • Basic Intention
  • What is Tantra?
  • The Tantra of Generation Stage
  • The Tantra of Completion Stage
  • What is Mahamudra?
  • PART TWO: How to Train in Mahamudra
  • The Preliminary Guide
  • The Six Stages of Training in Mahamudra
  • Identifying Our Own Mind
  • Realizing Our Mind Directly
  • Identifying Our Subtle Mind
  • Realizing Our Subtle Mind Directly
  • Identifying Our Very Subtle Mind
  • Realizing Our Very Subtle Mind Directly
  • PART THREE: What is Emptiness?
  • What is Emptiness?
  • The Purpose of Meditating on Emptiness
  • The Emptiness of Our Body
  • The Emptiness of Our Mind
  • The Emptiness of Our I
  • The Emptiness that is Empty of Eight Extremes
  • Conventional and Ultimate Truths
  • The Union of the Two Truths
  • The Practice of Emptiness in Our Daily Activities
  • A Simple Training in Ultimate Bodhichitta
  • Dedication
  • Appendix I – The Condensed Meaning of the Text
  • Appendix II – An Explanation of Channels
  • Appendix III – An Explanation of Inner Winds
  • Appendix IV – The Root Tantra of Heruka
  • and Vajrayogini
  • Appendix V – Liberating Prayer
  • Appendix VI – A Handbook for the Daily Practice
  • of Bodhisattva Vows and Tantric Vows
  • Appendix VII – Heart Jewel
  • Appendix VIII – The Yoga of Buddha Heruka
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Study Programmes of Kadampa Buddhism
  • Tharpa Offices Worldwide
  • Index
  • Further Reading
  • Finding Your Nearest Kadampa Meditation Centre
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781913105167
Publisert
2025-09-10
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Tharpa Publications
Vekt
338 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
17 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
336

Biografisk notat


Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, the fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism who pioneered the introduction of modern Buddhism into contemporary society. Author of 23 highly acclaimed books that perfectly transmit the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world, he also founded over 1200 Kadampa Buddhist centres and groups throughout the world.
Find out more at: tharpa.com