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Chariot to Freedom: Guidance from the Great Masters on the Vajrayana Preliminary Practices
By: Shechen Gyaltsap IV

A Chariot to Freedom, Shechen Gyaltsap IV


 
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Author: Shechen Gyaltsap
Translator: The Padmakara Translation Group
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781611804584
Publication Date: Jan. 2022


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A unique commentary on the preliminary practices of Vajrayana Buddhism, from a beloved Nyingma master.

A Chariot to Freedom is one of the most beloved presentations of the preliminary practices, or ngondro, that form the foundation of the Vajrayana Buddhist path. This set of practices, common to all schools of Himalayan Buddhism, is what nearly every practitioner begins with, yet it also constitutes a complete method in and of itself. Although ngondro are considered a prerequisite for further teachings and initiations into other practices, many of even the most accomplished masters continue to engage in them every day.

Most of the other excellent works on these foundational techniques are specific to a particular tradition, but this text is widely considered to be exemplary, in part, because it is applicable to all traditions of ngondro. Drawing from the original words of the Buddha in the sutras and from later treatises by such masters as Nagarjuna, Shantideva, and Guru Padmasambhava, Shechen Gyaltsap's commentary is a wonderfully curated anthology of Buddhist teachings on the preliminary practices of Vajrayana Buddhism. It covers the thoughts that turn one's mind away from ordinary pursuits and toward enlightenment, taking refuge, arousing the mind set on enlightenment (bodhichitta), purification, mandala offering, and Guru Yoga.

Shechen Gyaltsap explains why each practice is beneficial and provides profound and eminently useful guidance for practitioners, while simultaneously transmitting the wisdom of generations of Buddhist masters.

A Chariot to Freedom: Guidance from the Great Masters on the Vajrayana Preliminary Practices, Shechen Gyaltsap IV, Shambhala Publications, Hardcover, 760 pages, $39.95

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