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Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma: The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness
By: Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

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Author: Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781590308042
Publication Date: 2013

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The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma represents meditation master Chgyam Trungpas greatest contribution to Western Buddhism. This three-volume collection presents in lively, relevant language the comprehensive teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist path of the hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana. This work will resonate with new students of Buddhism as well as the most senior students.

The third volume, The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness, presents the vajrayana teachings of the tantric path. The vajrayana, or diamond vehicle, also referred to as tantra, draws upon and extends the teachings of the hinayana and mahayana. As with the hinayana and the mahayana, the formal acceptance into the vajrayana is marked by a vow, in this case the samaya vow. There is an emphasis at this stage on the student-teacher relationship and on the quality of devotion. Generally, students must complete preliminary practices, called ngndro, to prepare themselves for initiation into the vajrayana path before going further. Having done so, they then receive the appropriate empowerments to begin tantric practices. There are empowerment ceremonies of many kinds, called abhishekas. The vajrayana includes both form practices, such as visualizations and sadhanas (ritual liturgies), and formless practices based on allowing the mind to rest naturally in its inherent clarity and emptiness. Although on the surface, there is much greater complexity in tantric practices, the principles of mindfulness and awareness and the cultivation of compassion and skillful action continue to be of central importance.

The tantric path requires complete engagement and fierce dedication. It is said to be a more rapid path, but it is also more dangerous. There is a quality of directness, abruptness, and wholeheartedness. Tantrikas, or vajrayana practitioners, recognize that the most challenging aspects of life, the energies and play of confused emotions and frightening obstacles, can be worked with as gateways to freedom and realization.

Other topics covered in detail in this volume include the four reminders, the mandala principle, mahamudra, atiyoga, and more.

Contents: THE PROFOUND TREASURY OF THE OCEAN OF DHARMA VOLUME THREE: The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness by Chogyam Trungpa

Editor's Introduction xiii

Pronunciation of Sanskrit and Tibetan xxxi

PART ONE Approaching the Vajrayana

Introduction
3

1. The Dawning of the Great Eastern Sun 19

2. The Transition to Vajrayana 27

3. Entering the Diamond Path on a Solid Foundation 43

4. Uncovering Indestructible Goodness and Wakefulness 55

5. The Multifaceted Diamond Path 64

6. Seven Aspects of Vajrayana: The Space before First Thought 80

PART TWO The Teacher-Student Relationship

7. The Role of the Guru or Vajra Master 91

8. The Root Guru as the Epitome of Freedom 103

9. A Total Surrendering of Samsaric Logic 119

10. The Power of Devotion
125

PART THREE The Tulku Principle and the Trungpa Tulkus

11. The Tulku Principle 137

12. The Early Trungpas 144

13. The Later Trungpas 159

PART FOUR Essential Teachings

14. Unconditional Ground
173

15. Transcending Mental Concepts 189

16. Fundamental Magic 194

17. The Play of Space and Form 206

18. The Eight States of Consciousness and the Trikaya Principle 215

PART FIVE The Mandala Principle

19. Samaya: Making a Commitment 227

20. Positive Entrapment 239

21. The Different Types of Samaya 244

22. Maintaining the Samaya Vow 256

23. Enlightenment and Its Opposite 267

24. Perfecting the Samaa Vow 274

PART SIX The Mandala Principle

25. The Sphere of Self-Born Wisdom
285

26. The Mandala of the Five Buddha-Families 293

27. The Outer Mandala 313

28. The Inner Mandala 323

29. The Secret Mandala 333

PART SEVEN Preliminary Practices

30. The Four Reminders 343

31. The Four Preliminaries 354

32. Guru Yoga 366

PART EIGHT Empowerment

33. Transmission 375

34. Surrendering 384

35. Entering the Vajra Mandala 395

36. Stability, Luminosity, and Joy 400

37. The Four Main Abhishekas 407

PART NINE Vajrayana Practice

38. Visualization and Sadhana Practice 417

39. The Importance of a Nontheistic View
433

PART TEN The Tantric Journey: Lower Tantra

Kriyayoga: The Yana of Purity

40. Kriyayoga: Trust in Reality 441

41. Kriyayoga: Purification
454

42. Kriyayoga: Empowerment 463

43. Kriyayoga: Practice 472

Upayoga: The Yana of Conduct

44. Upayoga: Unadorned Perception 485

45. Upayoga: Empowerment 493

46. Upayoga: Practice 499

Yogayana: The Yana of Union

47. Yogayana: Complete Union 505

48. Yogayana: Empowerments and Practice 512

PART ELEVEN The Tantric Journey: Mahamudra

Anuttarayoga: Highest Yoga

49. The Great Symbol 523

50. Devotion: The Essential Prerequisite for Mahamudra
533

51. Taking a Fresh Look at the Phenomenal World 546

52. Uniting with Open Space 554

53. The Challenge of Keeping Samaya 562

54. The Divisions of Anuttarayoga
571

55. Manifesting Mahamudra 577

56. Ground Mahamudra: Understanding Things as They Are 588

57. Path Mahamudra: The Experience of Meditation 599

58. Fruition Mahamudra: Realizing One's Mind as Buddha
614

PART TWELVE The Tantric Journey: Higher Tantra

Mahayoga: The Yana of Great Union

59. Mahayoga: The Dawning of the Wisdom of Self-Existence 625

60. Mahayoga: Meditation and the Mandala Principle
633

61. Mahayoga: The Eight Logos 645

62. Mahayoga: Nondual Practice 665

Anuyoga: The Yana of Passion

63. Anuyoga: Joining Space and Wisdom 671

64. Anuyoga: Empowerment 678

65. Anuyoga: Practice 684

66. Anuyoga: No Boundaries 691

Atiyoga: The Great Completion

67. Atiyoga: Continuous Awake 699

68. Atiyoga: Primordial Enlightenment 708

69. Atiyoga:: Fathomless Mind 717

70. Atiyoga: Mind, Space, and Instruction 724

71. Atiyoga: Meditation Practices 739

72. Atiyoga: Heightened Experience 752

73. Atiyoga: Everything and Nothing 762

Appendix 1: Kamalashila and the Great Debate 769

Appendix 2: The Song of Lodro Thaye 771

Appendix 3: The Charnel Ground 783

Appendix 4: Notecards 785

Appendix 5: Outline of Teachings 793

Glossary 825

Sources 863

Resources 879

About the Author 881

Credits 887

Index 891

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