| #821905 in Books | 2014-12-16 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.80 x.60 x6.00l,.65 | File type: PDF | 184 pages||6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| Dedication is required|By John S. Baker|This is an up to date translation of an old standard, The Torch of Certainty. The older translation was fine for its day, introducing the text with interviews and using language that suited the times and the audience. But the field of Tibetan Buddhism is strewn with texts and teachers at present. I am not a student of Tibetan language. Bu|About the Author|Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813-1899) is the renowned master of the traditions of accomplishment and learning and one of the most influential Tibetan Buddhist masters of the nineteenth century. A holder of diverse lineages of both the Sarma (Ne
Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye s classic text The Torch of True Meaning gives clear and concise instructions on the preliminary and main practices of mahamudra meditation. But it not only teaches mahamudra, it describes vividly what is necessary for any meditation practice. It is presented here in a new translation that includes the previously unpublished final chapter of Jamgn Kongtrul s work, a brief yet inspiring description of the actual practice of mahamudra....
You easily download any file type for your device.Torch of True Meaning: Instructions and the Practice for the Mahamudra Preliminaries | Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, Ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje, Wangchuk Dorje, Ogyen Trinley Dorje. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
