Opening the Treasure of the Profound: Teachings on the Songs of Jigten Sumgon and Milarepa - Couverture souple

Gyaltshen Rinpoche, Khenchen Konchog; Milarepa; Sumgon, Jigten

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1611800706 ISBN 13 : 9781611800708

Editeur : Snow Lion, 2013

Synopsis

In Tibet, vajra songs became popular when Milarepa gave teachings in that style to his disciples. His example influenced all Tibetan Buddhist schools, particularly the Kagyu lineages. People commonly memorized such songs and sang them with beautiful melodies. But vajra songs are much more than pleasant tunes or ordinary poetry. A vajra song reflects the enlightened mind of its author by encapsulating precisely profound meaning in just a few words. Thus, it can be difficult for the unenlightened to penetrate their meaning.

Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen learned to sing vajra songs at his mother's knee. Later in life, he learned of their profound meaning from masters of Tibetan Buddhism, which allowed him to finally experience their depth in solitary retreat. Rinpoche brings this tradition into a Western context by translating songs composed by iconic Buddhist figures and explaining them in contemporary terms.

Rinpoche presents the outer and inner meaning of nine vajra songs by Milarepa (ca. 1052–1135) and Jigten Sumgön (1143–1217). He describes the Buddhist path of wisdom and compassion that leads to ultimate peace and happiness, and shows how to develop our mental qualities. In ancient times, these teachings were given to help others reach spiritual maturity. Here, we are invited into the world of transmission from master to disciple in order to discover truth for ourselves—to open the eye of wisdom that reveals the mind that cannot be seen.

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À propos de l'auteur

Khenchen Könchog Gyaltshen, founder of several Buddhist centers worldwide, is respected and beloved as an accomplished scholar, meditation master, teacher, translator, and author. In 2001 he received the high honor of being enthroned as Khenchen (great abbot). He lives in Frederick, Maryland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Snow Lion
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1611800706
• ISBN 13: 9781611800708
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Chodron Khenmo Trinlay
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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