The quintessence of mind and meditation by dakpo tashi. Saraha on mahamudra meditation by khenchen thrangu rinpoche, trans. Dzogchen and mahamudra, two great paths lions roar. Maitripas mahamudra instruction was unique and goes back to the great siddha saraha, who is credited with being the source of the mahamudra lineage. This saraha, lord of the fifteen thousand households of roli, dishonors his caste by drinking alcohol. Then you can copy the pdf file onto your computer, tablet or ebook reader and read rinpoches books on your devices.
Namo mahamudraya homage to mahamudra, the great seal of reality. The king makes multifarious forms out of unity, seeing many faces of this one archer, saraha. Click this icon to open the file directly in a new browser window. Mahamudra is considered the most profound and direct path to awakening in the kagyu school of tibetan buddhism. The mahamudra of ground, of path, and of the result. Then, mahamudra introducing the nature of mind might not even take one hour. Song of the view, meditation, conduct, and fruition by saraha. Relying on an external support after the preliminary practices comes the practice of shamatha or tranquillity meditation.
The view, meditation, conduct, and fruition coemergently arise. Saraha said, when one puts a lot of emphasis or effort into organizing the. Mahamudra, as a teaching, is presented in an enormous amount of texts, some of which might take a very long time. Saraha on mahamudra meditation thrangu rinpoche, michele martin, peter o\hearn download bok. I have only my own story of how i eventually learned mahamudra, in our lineage the principle form of meditation. Saraha on mahamudra meditation by thrangu rinpoche. Without a shadow of doubt, the royal seal of mahamudra, is a major addition to mahamudra masterpieces to become available in english translation 2015.
Tantra mahamudra refers to the clear light mind that is the primordial wisdom of coemergent great. In order to bring benefits to all the sentient beings, countless buddhas have. Introducing mahamudra a s i was requested, i am going to give teachings on mahamudra. Thrangu rinpoche has actually taught all three of these spiritual songs or dohas of saraha.
It is also sometimes referred to as the highest and most profound teaching of the buddhas. Practical instructions on the union of mahamudra and dzogchen by karma chagme, heart lamp. Samantabhadra buddha detail, tibet collection of rubin museum of art acc. Mahamudra in india, the appropriateness of mahamudra meditation becomes evident. The mmc mahamudra meditation manual is now available as an ebook on please see or click on the following link for more information and see a sample. During the flourishing of the mahamudra teachings in india in the 8th to 12th centuries there were innumerable people who practiced mahamudra and who then attained realization through this practice. Mahamudra is the basic meditation practice for many tibetan buddhists, particularly of the kagyu tradition. The mahamudra eliminating the darkness of ignorance. The drikung kagyu is called the blessing lineage, faith and devotion to the guru is considered to be the most important. Traditionally passed orally from teacher to disciple, mahamudra instructions point the meditator to.
Jun 16, 2019 a song for the king saraha on mahamudra meditation pdf isoiecieee standards australia standards monitoring is a free service designed for you who wish to be alerted of changes to or new editions of the standards required in your work. Saraha doha on mahamudra pdf pdf17 saraha is credited with being the first person to teach mahamudra meditation which he learned from a female arrowmaker. I respectfully bow at the feet of my peerless guru, lord of that which pervades everywhere, master of those with actual attainment, who expounds, in a denuding manner, the diamond strong vajra sphere of mind, parted from what can be expressed in speech, inseparable from mahamudra, the great seal of reality, the all. Lamrim outlines beginners meditation guide compiled by karin valham wisdom publications boston in collaboration with kopan monastery kathmandu, nepal. Mahamudra dohakosha saraha mahamudra sunyata free 30. A story most of these blogs focus on presenting some of the preliminaries to buddhist meditation practice. Mahamudra, i have found that maintaining some record of oral instructions which subsequently can be reflected upon and serve as a guide for practice to be helpful. Saraha said that if you attempt to hold a camel, it fights you and tries to go. The practice of mahamudra is free from such dangers and compli cations. The mahamudra of the traditions of saraha, nagarjuna, naropa and maitripa, it is the quintessence of the anuttarayoga class of tantra as taught in the seven texts of the mahasiddhas and the three core volumes. Saraha doha on mahamudra pdf saraha is credited with being the first person to teach mahamudra meditation which he learned from a female arrowmaker. A meditation guide for mahamudra new the classic text on mahamudra, piercing the autumn sky is now available in a new edition as an ebook on. In the kagyu tradition of tibetan buddhism, mahamudra or the great seal is considered the essence of the buddhas teachings.
Tantra mahamudra furthermore, why is it called mahamudra. Tilopas mahamudra instruction to naropa in twenty eight verses. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full. Later the king visited saraha privately and upbraided him, telling him that his drinking habit was unacceptable. Saraha is considered to be one of the founders of buddhist vajrayana, and particularly of the mahamudra tradition. Essentials of mahamudra is a commentary on tashi namgyals text. Tibetan buddhism, the word mahamudra is also used to refer to the nature of the mind. Preliminaries refuge, prostration and bodhicitta the explanation of how to practice this mahamudra of the undeclined lineage of the precious kagyu is divided into three sections. Of these, 84 individuals became very famous and were. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book.
The mahamudra verses composed by the indian buddhist master saraha called the royal song. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the mahamudra, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. This completes the song of the view, meditation, conduct, and fruition. Naropa transmitted the teaching in sanskrit in the form of twenty eight verses to the. When this nonduality is realized, there is the supreme fruition of buddhahood. The poetry of mahamudra is represented here by the principal exponents of this the highest of buddhist traditions. Saraha, nakpopa, tilopa, naropa, virupa and maitripa are their names. But what happens when we actually learn to meditate and how does that come about. Fivefold profound path of mahamudra drikung dharma. Saraha is credited with being the first person to teach mahamudra meditation which he learned from a female arrowmaker.
Treasury of song dohakosa revealing the secret instruction of mahamudra, which has arisen from the speech of the glorious yogihermit, saraha. Tashi namgyal explains in his famous mahamudra manual. Written by the khamtrul rinpoche iii, this manual is one of the most detailed and comprehensive presentations of mahamudra teachings in existence. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the mind of mahamudra advice from the kagyu masters tibetan classics book 3, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. The eightyfour masters of mahamudra were the original founding fathers of the mahamudra tradition who formulated its techniques of meditation, and also the founders lineal successors who practiced those tech niques.
Fivefold profound path of mahamudra of the glorious drigung kagyu lineage. While their methods may differ, their essence is the same. Tilopa is regarded as preeminent among indian siddhas. Mahamudrii is a name of the highest tantric path to buddha hood, and it is the ultimate goal itself. The mahamudra eliminating the darkness of ignorance part one. It is believed that maitripa spent a good deal of time in the foothills of the eastern himalayas, near the town of mirik, in west bengal. Mahamudra is the basic meditation practice for many tibetan buddhists, particularly of the.
Jun 20, 2010 maitripas mahamudra instruction was unique and goes back to the great siddha saraha, who is credited with being the source of the mahamudra lineage. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Mind of mahamudra advice from the kagyu masters tibetan classics book 3. Pdf from radishes to realization saraha and his impact on the. The king makes multifarious forms out of unity, seeing many. Mind of mahamudra advice from the kagyu masters tibetan. Saraha was originally known as rahula or rahulbhadra and was born in roli, a region of the citystate of rajni in eastern india, into a brahmin family and studied at the buddhist monastic university nalanda.
General dedication of merit towards enlightenment verse 2 b. The aspiration prayer of mahamudra, xxi introduction 1 i. It is simply a matter of looking at our mind, recognizing its na ture, and remaining within that recognition. Dzogchen and mahamudra, the great perfection and the great seal, are powerful meditative systems for revealing the nature of mind, explains adeu rinpoche. I cannot exile the lord of fifteen thousand households, replied the king.
It is said that depending on the compassion of the guru and the devotion of the disciple, realization is transmitted from one mindstream to another mindstream. The mahamudra instructions penetrate right to the essence of the teachings, and if they are followed there is no risk to body or mind. From radishes to realization saraha and his impact on the mahamudra tradition of the tibetan karma kagyu school julia c. Mahamudra meditation is simultaneously the most profound of meditative disciplines and the most accessible for modern practitioners. Fivefold profound path of mahamudra drikung dharma surya. Firstly, the legends of the historically preeminent siddhasnagarjuna, saraha, liiipa. Just as the sun free from clouds remains extremely clear and bright, likewise by focusing on the clear light nature of the mind, it is not obscured by conceptions grasping to signs, laxity and excitement and so forth. Through guru devotion, it is possible that we can gain liberation in a single life time with a single body.
This dohakosa of saraha has been translated by kunzang tenzin in kathmandu over many years, finished on the full moon of the seventh month of the woodox year. The wind lashes calm waters into rollers and breakers. Mahamudra upadesha, contain the mahamudra pointingout instructions given on the banks of the ganges river by the indian mahasidda tilopa to his foremost disciple, the great pandit and mahasiddha naropa, sometime in the eleventh century of the common era. Saraha s dohas songs or poems in rhyming couplets are the earliest mahamudra literature extant, and promote some of the unique features of mahamudra such as the importance of pointingout instruction by a guru, the nondual nature of mind, and the negation of conventional means of achieving enlightenment such as samathavipasyana meditation.
Gyamtso commentary by khenchen thrangu rinpoche on dvd, based on karma trinley a song for the king. After realizing mahamudra saraha wrote three treatises on mahamudra the longest being the peoples doha, the middle length being the queens doha, and the shortest being the kings doha. It is particularly adaptable for modern people, since it. Sarahas dohas songs or poems in rhyming couplets are the earliest mahamudra literature extant, and promote some of the unique features of mahamudra such as the importance of pointingout instruction by a guru, the nondual nature of mind, and the negation of conventional means of achieving enlightenment such as samathavipasyana meditation. Between 1990 and 1995, thrangu rinpoche taught on mahamudra in five retreats held at big bear lake in california. These buddhist sadhus created the literary roots of mahamudra that became the inspiration of the tibetans that embodied it. Depending on the speed of your internet connection it may take a while to load before the buttons will work. This is consistent with the teachings of the lineage, which define the path of mahamudra to consist of listening to, reflecting on, and meditating according to the teachings.
At the core of this work on the masters of mahamudra is an adap tation of the tibetan text called legends of the eightyjour mahasiddhas grub thob brgyad bcu tsa bzhzz lo rgyus, and this text can be appreciated on three levels. A wonderful meditation manual for the illusory body practices. Mahamudra dohakosha saraha free download as pdf file. Mahamudra dohakosha saraha mahamudra sunyata scribd.
1260 707 1597 750 1658 956 536 774 679 629 1358 543 365 1536 923 1269 315 95 1460 1450 1309 1260 1548 1310 143 1220 551 1640 352 511 63 1553 1152 1116 1315 381 790 1047 622 260 1114 446 665 205 15 898