Perfect Clarity is an anthology of essential writings on Mahamudra and Dzogchen for the student of Tibetan Buddhism. Mahamudra, a meditation practice focusing on the nature of mind, and Dzogchen, a body of teachings aimed at realizing the "great perfection" or natural, primordial state, are central to Vajrayana practitioners today.
Translator Erik Pema Kunsang has selected works by legendary masters both ancient and modern. From the distant, mythic past come teachings from Guru Rinpoche (also known as Padmasambhava), the tantric master who established Vajrayana Buddhism in Tibet in the ninth century, his consort Yeshe Tsogyal, and the famous yogis Milarepa (1040-1123), and Longchenpa (1308-1363). More recent teachers included in this collection are Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991), and Khenpo Ganshar, the root guru of Chogyam Trungpa, and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche. The writings are in a variety of forms reflecting the genius of each contributor: chapters of detailed meditation instructions, inspired poems, and parable-like stories.
"In this dark age, the most effective stye of teaching is not lengthy, scholarly explanations, but rather direct guidance manuals. The Dzogchen tantras themselves were written in a style that shrouds and conceals the meaning so that only a master who is extremely well versed in oral instructions and treatises is able to clarify them. Conversely, based upon oral instructions a guidance manual is a short, comprehensive teaching written in a clear and simple manner. Such summaries of the Mahamudra and Dzogchen teachings contain all the teachings that a worthy practitioner requires to reach the state of primordial enlightenment in this very life." -Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
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| Contents: PERFECT CLARITY: A Tibetan BuddhistAnthologyof Mahamudra and Dzogchen by: Erik Pema Kunsang, Marcia Schmidt, and Michael Tweed |
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| Preface, Marcia Binder Schmidt |
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| An Introduction to Guidance Manuals, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche |
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| Supplications |
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| Cloud Banks of Nectar, Longchenpa |
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| The Cloud Bank of Blessings, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo |
15 |
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| The Mighty Vajradhara of the Definitive Meaning, Dudjom Rinpoche |
21 |
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| Mahamudra |
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| Illuminating Wisdom, Milarepa |
25 |
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| The Single Sufficient Path, Gampopa |
29 |
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| The Mahamudra Aspiration of True Meaning, Karmapa Rangjung Dorje |
33 |
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| The View, Meditation, and Action of Mahamudra, Tsokdrug Rangdrol |
41 |
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| Notes on Mahamudra, Pema Karpo |
47 |
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| The Instruction on Stillness, Occurrence, and Awareness in Mahamudra, Mipham Rinpoche |
69 |
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| Dzogchen |
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| The Instruction Manual for the Ground of Trekcho, Vajra Yogini and Chokgyur Lingpa |
73 |
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| Uncultivated Buddhahood, Dudjom Lingpa |
79 |
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| The Essenceof Wakefulness, Mipham Rinpoche |
111 |
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| The Mirror of Mindfulness. Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche |
115 |
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| The Lamp that Dispels Darkness, Mipham Rinpoche |
117 |
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| Old Vijaya, Shechen Gyaltsab Pema Namgyal |
125 |
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| Key Points in Dzogchen Practice, Shechen Gyaltsab Pema Namgyal |
133 |
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| Unity |
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| Naturally Liberating Whatever You Meet, Khenpo Gangshar |
145 |
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| Cognizance, Tsele Natsok Rangdrol |
165 |
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| View and Meditation, Jamgon Kongtrul |
169 |
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| Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo, Guru Rinpoche and Chokgyur Lingpa |
171 |
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| The Ultimate Confession of Simplicity, Guru Rinpoche and Chokgyur Lingpa |
177 |
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| The Aspiration of Yeshe Tsogyal, Guru Rinpoche and Pema Ledrel Tsal |
183 |
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| Biographical Notes |
187 |
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| Glossary |
191 |
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