Essentials of Mahamudra

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“Makes the practice of mahamudra, one of the most advanced forms of meditation, easily accessible to Westerners’ everyday lives. A wonderful way of bringing us to the path.”—Mandala

ESSENTIALS OF MAHAMUDRA

Looking Directly at the Mind

Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche

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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.

book information
  • Paperback
  • 288 pages, 6.00 x 9.00 inches
  • $22.95
  • ISBN 9780861713714
  • Paperback
  • 288 pages
  • $18.99
  • ISBN 9780861713714
about the author
Essentials of Mahamudra

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.

Other books by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche:
Creation and Completion
A Song for the King

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