Self-Liberation through Seeing with Naked Awareness
by Padmasambhava; Lingpa, Karma; Reynolds, John Myrdhin; Reynolds, John Myrdhin; Norbu, Chogyal NamkhaiEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-11-16
Publisher(s): Snow Lion
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Summary
The origins of this book come from the same cycle of teachings as The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Written by Padmasambhava, who helped to establish Buddhism in Tibet, the text was rediscovered centuries later and has been widely taught as an oral commentary since then. Giving instruction on the method of self-liberation, it presents the essence of Dzogchen. As this is regarded as one of the most advanced and esoteric teachings of the Buddha, practitioners seek out helpful commentary to guide them through the material. Self-Liberation through Seeing with Naked Awareness does just this - presenting this traditionally advanced teaching in such a way to make it accessible for Western students.
Author Biography
John Myrdhin Reynolds (vajranatha) is a writer, teacher, translator, and scholar/practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. He was trained and ordained as a Tantric Yogin, or Ngagpa, in the Nyingmapa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He has taught widely in the united States and Europe. He is also the author of the golden letters. Namkhan Norbu Rinpoche is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest living masters of Dzogchen. He has lived in the West for many year and has taught Dzogchen at retreats around the world .His books include Dzogchen: The self-perfected state, The crystal and the way of light, and the supreme source.
Table of Contents
| Forword | p. ix |
| Translator's acknowledgements | p. xv |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Self -liberation through seeing with naked awareness: Translation of the text | p. 9 |
| Outline of the translation of the text | p. 29 |
| Commentary to the translation | p. 31 |
| The views on dzogchen of W.Y.Evans-Wentz and C.G.jung | p. 71 |
| The life and writings of W.Y.evans-wentz | p. 71 |
| The Tibetan book of the great liberation | p. 78 |
| The Buddhist concept of nirvana | p. 81 |
| The law of karma, the human condition, and salvation | p. 87 |
| The Buddhist view of god | p. 96 |
| Dzogchen and mahamudra | p. 103 |
| C.G.jung's ôPsychological Commentaryö | p. 106 |
| The Tibetan text (with corrections) | p. 117 |
| Notes | p. 129 |
| Glossary of Tibetan Buddhist terms | p. 155 |
| Bibliography | p. 163 |
| Index of Tibetan terms | p. 167 |
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