Naked Awareness

Practical Instructions on the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen

Karma Chagme, Gyatrul Rinpoche, B. Alan Wallace , B. Alan Wallace

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Tibetan

Snow Lion Publications
15 February 2013

Buddhism; Religious life & practice

In this classic seventeenth-century presentation of the union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, Karma Chagme, one of the great teachers of both these lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, begins with an overview of the spirit of awakening and the nature of actions and their ethical consequences.

Next, drawing from his enormous erudition and profound experience, Chagme gives exceptionally lucid instructions on the two phases of Dzogchen practice-the ""breakthrough"" and the ""leap-over""-followed by an accessible introduction to the practice of the transference of consciousness at the time of death. The concluding chapters of this treatise present a detailed analysis of Mahamudra meditation in relation to Dzogchen practice. This tour de force of scholarly erudition and contemplative insight is made all the more accessible by the lively commentary of the contemporary Nyingma Lama Gyatrul Rinpoche.

Although this book stands alone, it is the concluding section of a single body of teachings by Karma Chagme, the earlier section published under the title A Spacious Path to Freedom. Karma Chagme was a major teacher of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and his writings have also become central to the Payul Nyingma order, making him an ideal figure to integrate these two great meditation systems.

By: Karma Chagme
Commentaries by: Gyatrul Rinpoche
Edited by: B. Alan Wallace, Lindy Steele
Translated by: B. Alan Wallace
Imprint: Snow Lion Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 227mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 448g
ISBN: 9781559391467
ISBN 10: 1559391464
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 15 February 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Karma Chagme was a major lineage-holder of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and his writings have also become central to the Payul Nyingma order, making him an ideal figure to integrate two of the great meditation systems of Tibet- Mahamudra and Atiyoga.

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