The Excellent Path to Enlightenment: Oral Teachings on the Root Text of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Excellent Path to Enlightenment: Oral Teachings on the Root Text of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
By (author) Dilgo Khyentse
Translated by Padmakara Translation Group
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreTibetan Buddhism
Mind, Body, Spirit - thought and practice
ISBN/Barcode 9781559390644
ClassificationsDewey:294.3923
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Shambhala Publications Inc
Imprint Snow Lion Publications
Publication Date 1 January 1996
Publication Country United States

Description

The vow to perfect oneself in order to perfect others is called the thought of enlightenment or bodhichitta. This implies that every single action word or thought even the most trivial is dedicated to the good of all beings. To accomplish the good of others, we must first perfect ourselves by purifying and transforming our minds. This is the aim of what we call the preliminary practices, which establish the foundations of all spiritual progress. In this book, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche explains a key practice text composed by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892) on the Vajrayana preliminaries- taking refuge, generating the thought of achieving enlightenment for the sake of all beings, performing the meditation, and recitation of Vajrasattva to remove hindrances on the path to enlightenment, offering the mandala to accumulate merit and wisdom, and developing proper reliance on a spiritual teacher. Clear, direct, and personal, these instructions illuminate the heart of Vajrayana practice. Included here are the Tibetan text as well as the mantras and prayers commonly recited in conjunction with this practice.

Author Biography

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991) was a highly accomplished meditation master, scholar, and poet, and a principal holder of the Nyingma lineage. His extraordinary depth of realization enabled him to be, for all who met him, a foundation of loving-kindness, wisdom, and compassion. A dedicated exponent of the nonsectarian Rime movement, Khyentse Rinpoche was respected by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism and taught many eminent teachers, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He tirelessly worked to uphold the Dharma through the publication of texts, the building of monasteries and stupas, and by offering instruction to thousands of people throughout the world. His writings in Tibetan fill twenty-five volumes.

Reviews

"A straightforward, heartfelt guide to being a bodhisattva."-Tricycle: The Buddhist Review "An essential and utterly clear insight of Tibetan Buddhist practice."-The Tibet Journal