[PDF] A Direct Path To The Buddha Within eBook

Author : Klaus-Dieter Mathes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 32,32 MB
Release : 2013-02-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0861719158

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Maitreya's Ratnagotravibhaga, also known as the Uttaratantra, is the main Indian treatise on buddha nature, a concept that is heavily debated in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. In A Direct Path to the Buddha Within, Klaus-Dieter Mathes looks at a pivotal Tibetan commentary on this text by Go Lotsawa Zhonu Pal, best known as the author of the Blue Annals. Go Lotsawa, whose teachers spanned the spectrum of Tibetan schools, developed a highly nuanced understanding of buddha nature, tying it in with mainstream Mahayana thought while avoiding contested aspects of the so-called empty-of-other (zhentong) approach. In addition to translating key portions of Go Lotsawa's commentary, Mathes provides an in-depth historical context, evaluating Go's position against those of other Kagyu, Nyingma, and Jonang masters and examining how Go Lotsawa's view affects his understanding of the buddha qualities, the concept of emptiness, and the practice of mahamudra.

Author : Anālayo
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 23,23 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Meditation
ISBN : 9781899579549

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"This book helps to fill what has long been a glaring gap in the scholarship of early Buddhism, offering us a detailed textual study of the Satipatthāna Sutta, the foundational Buddhist discourse on meditation practice."--Back cover.

Author : Lama Surya Das
Publisher : Random House
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 25,64 MB
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1446463192

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In this comprehensive book, Lama Surya Das provides a bridge between East and West, past, present and future, making sacred and profound Tibetan teachings clear and easily accessible for anyone who wants to lead a more enlightened and sane life. Utilizing the unique Buddhist guidelines embodied in the Noble Eight Fold Path and the traditional Three Enlightenment Trainings of Virtue, Meditation and Wisdom, he elucidates the tried and true path of spiritual transformation - including key principles such as karma, rebirth and mind-training, as well as the highest, most secret teaching of Tibet, Dzogchen. In this wonderful marriage of the practical and the profound, Lama Surya Das reveals how sacred wisdom can be integrated into our busy lives. He offers a unique approach to the comprehensive wisdom of ancient Tibetan teachings on conscious living and dying and shows that the power of the Buddha is resting within us all. Drawing on Buddhist spirituality and wisdom, this is a view of the world written for Western seekers.

Author : Master Tāi-gōan | Translated by Jason Cox
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 25,44 MB
Release : 2014-08-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1312420642

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This e-book can be found for free. Email [email protected] for the url. The Direct Path is an introduction to the four foundations of mindfulness, the path of practice of early Buddhism. This path is a sequential system of practice established in the time of the Buddha. Although 2500 years have passed, it is still generally recognized by all Buddhist religious traditions and scholars that as long as one sequentially practice this method, one can experience benefits in a very short period of time; not only that, but it is generally suitable for people of different character, a flexible practice that does not conflict with daily living or modern lifestyles. Authored by Master Tāi-gōan of Tzulien Temple, Tainan, Taiwan Translated by Jason Derek Cox of Houston, TX Cover photo (c) 2014 Tzulien Temple / tzulien.org.tw

Author : S. K. Hookham
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 37,15 MB
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791403570

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Tathagatagarbha -- Buddha Nature -- is a central concept of Mahayana Buddhism crucial to all the living practice traditions of Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. Its relationship to the concept of emptiness has been a subject of controversy for seven hundred years. Dr. Hookam's work investigates the divergent interpretations of these concepts and the way the Tibetan tradition is resolving them. In particular she does this with reference to the only surviving Indian commentary on the Tathagatagarbha doctrine, the Ratnagotravibhaga. This text addresses itself directly to the issue of how to relate the doctrine of emptiness (the illusory nature of the world) to that of the truly existing, changeless Absolute (the Buddha Nature). This is the first work by a Western writer to present an analysis of the Shentong tradition based on previously untranslated sources. The Shentong view rests on meditative experience that is inaccessible to the conceptualizing mind. It is deeply rooted in the sutra tradition of Indian Buddhism and is central to an understanding of the Mahamudra and Dzogchen traditions and Tantric practice among Kagyupas and Hyingmapas.

Author : Ken McLeod
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 31,66 MB
Release : 2002-03-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0062516817

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The key to becoming fully alive and joyful is to develop our natural capacity for attention and to be fully present here and now. In this informative guidebook to practical Buddhism you discover: How to live life with equanimity, loving-kindness, compassion, and joy How to cut through obsessions with the external world, relationships, harmful emotions, pleasure and power, and self Tried-and-true methods for cultivating active attention with your body and mind.

Author : Ayya Khema
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 28,72 MB
Release : 2010-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1458783499

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12 Steps on Buddha's Path is an inspiring firsthand account of what happens when life seems hopeless, and the miracle of finding out that it's anything but. The author describes her own journey of recovery from alcoholism - an astonishing passage through strange and frightening territory - and marks out the path that allowed her to emerge from that darkness as a wise and compassionate person living a life that is joyous and free. This book is a powerful and enriching synthesis of the 12-Step recovery programs and the Noble Eightfold Path of Buddhism. It is sure to appeal to anyone touched by addiction, including those looking for new ways to understand and work with the tried-and-true 12-Step system. Tens of millions of Americans suffer from Alcoholism and other forms of dependence, and 12 Steps on Buddha's Path offers hope and help for any one of them. Though writing anonymously out of deep respect for 12-Step policies, the author is in fact a well-known professional author, deeply involved in the recovery and meditation communities

Author : Stephen H. Ruppenthal
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,72 MB
Release : 2003-11
Category : Buddhist literature
ISBN : 9781893163577

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Unlike similar works, The Path of Direct Awakening references an impersonal divine expressed as Nature or Mind for meditators or seekers who resist the notion of a personalized divinity such as God, Krishna, or Yahweh. Selections in this illustrated collection are drawn from the Buddhist literature of India and China, and the Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist traditions of China. They include 70 poems and 10 prose pieces -- writings by such legendary figures as Lao-Tzu, Confucius, Buddha, Han Shan, Huang Po, and Wang Wei. Brief essays and annotations provide context, and four Chinese-style brush-stroke drawings enhance the text and help the reader address the Absolute directly.

Author : Analayo
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 25,74 MB
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1911407112

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Buddhist meditator and scholar Bhikkhu Analayo presents this thorough-going guide to the early Buddhist teachings on Satipaa'-a'-hana, the foundations of mindfulness, following on from his two best-selling books, Satipaa'-a'-hana and Perspectives on Satipaa'-a'-hana. With mindfulness being so widely taught, there is a need for a clear-sighted and experience-based guide. Analayo provides it.