Instructions for traversing the entire Vajrayana path to enlightenment from one of Tibet's most famous wandering yogis.
Composed by Shabkar at the Cave of Miracles close to Mount Kailash around 1815, this compendium of spiritual instructions is written in the form of questions and answers, alternating verse and prose, between Shabkar and his disciples. It presents the essence of the entire graded path to enlightenment, using Tsongkhapa’s Great Graded Path (Lam rim chen mo) as its model. In twenty-three pieces of advice, he explains the need to renounce the world, how to develop genuine compassion, and methods for achieving an undistracted mind that can unite meditation on emptiness with compassion. His nonsectarian approach is evident in his teachings on the nature of mind according to the Mahamudra tradition of Milarepa, his practical explanations of Saraha’s songs of realization, and the attainment of buddhahood without meditation, which draws on the teachings of the Great Perfection, Dzogchen. Shabkar’s style is direct and fresh; his realization infuses his instructions with an authenticity that will continue to inspire Buddhist practitioners for years to come.
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Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol (1781–1851) devoted himself to many years of meditation in solitary retreat after his early training in the province of Amdo under the guidance of several extraordinary Buddhist masters. With determination and courage, he mastered the highest and most esoteric practices of the Tibetan tradition of the Great Perfection. He
then spent the rest of his life wandering around the Himalayan regions, practicing for long periods in contemplative retreat, teaching, and performing virtuous deeds on a vast scale.
Sean Price is the Director of Tibetan Publications for the Tsadra Foundation. A Buddhist monk, he has lived and studied in South Asia for almost thirty years. He resides primarily at Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling Monastery in Nepal, where, under the guidance of Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, he locates and publishes rare Tibetan books and translates practice materials.
Contents
Foreword by the Seventh Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, Gyurme Chökyi Sengye ix
Introduction by Matthieu Ricard xi
Translator’s Introduction xvii
Opening Homage and Prologue 1
1. The Necessity of Giving Up the World 5
2. How to Rely upon a Spiritual Teacher: A Ninefold Perception 13
3. Identifying a Precious Human Birth: The Eight Freedoms and Ten Endowments 17
4. Death and Impermanence: Three Roots, Nine Reasons, and Three Conclusions 23
5. Basic Ethics: The Ten Virtuous Actions and Their Counterparts, the Ten Negative Actions 29
6. The Dissatisfactory Nature of Samsara 35
7. The Importance of Ethics 39
8. How to Establish Genuine Compassion 43
9. Nurturing Love and Compassion: The Eight Thoughts of a Great and Noble Being 61
10. The Cultivation of Bodhichitta 65
11. On Taking the Bodhisattva’s Vow: The Four Black and Four White Deeds 71
12. The Bodhisattva’s Vow: The Six Perfections and the Four Means of Gathering Disciples 75
13. An Explanation of Langri Thangpa’s Eight Verses of Mind Training 81
14. The Cultivation of Calm Abiding 87
15. Methods for Achieving Special Insight 95
16. The Need for Both Calm Abiding and Special Insight 105
17. How to Practice a Union of Relative and Ultimate Bodhichitta 113
18. Ultimate Bodhichitta 117
19. Mahamudra: A Teaching on the Nature of Mind, Based on the Songs of Milarepa 129
20. Buddhahood without Meditation 135
21. How to Prepare for, Practice in, and Gain Accomplishment in the Various In-between Bardo States 155
22. The Benefit of Retreat 161
23. Encouragement to Adopt a Nonsectarian Outlook and Concluding Advice 171
24. Conclusion of the Teachings at Kailash 177
25. Afterword 181
Notes 183
Bibliography 191
Index 195
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