Self-Liberation through Seeing with Naked Awareness

Padmasambhava, Karma Lingpa, John Myrdhin Reynolds , John Myrdhin Reynolds

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Snow Lion Publications
15 February 2013

Buddhist sacred texts; Tibetan Buddhism

A text belonging to the same cycle as The Tibetan Book of the Dead, this instruction on the method of self-liberation presents the essence of Dzogchen, The Great Perfection, regarded in Tibet as the highest and most esoteric teaching of the Buddha. Teaching the attainment of Buddhahood in a single lifetime, this text was written and concealed by Guru Padmasambhava in the eighth century and rediscovered six centuries later by Karma Lingpa. The commentary by the translator is based on the oral teachings of Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and Lama Tharchin Rinpoche.

A spiritual classic along the lines of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, this text is a clear and accessible guide to the essence of Dzogchen and the attainment of Buddhahood

A text belonging to the same cycle as The Tibetan Book of the Dead, this instruction on the method of self-liberation presents the essence of Dzogchen, The Great Perfection, regarded in Tibet as the highest and most esoteric teaching of the Buddha.

Teaching the attainment of Buddhahood in a single lifetime, this text was written and concealed by Guru Padmasambhava in the eighth century and rediscovered six centuries later by Karma Lingpa. The commentary by the translator is based on the oral teachings of Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and Lama Tharchin Rinpoche.

By: Padmasambhava, Karma Lingpa
Commentaries by: John Myrdhin Reynolds
Foreword by: Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
Translated by: John Myrdhin Reynolds
Imprint: Snow Lion Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 278g
ISBN: 9781559393522
ISBN 10: 1559393521
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 15 February 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Myrdhin Reynolds (Vajranatha) is a writer, teacher, translator and scholar/practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. He was trained and ordained as a Tantric Yogin or Ngagpa in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Padmasambhava (eighth century), the Indian meditation master, is the founder of the Nyingma tradition, the oldest Buddhist tradition in Tibet. In addition to introducing the practices of tantric Buddhism to Tibet, he also completed the building of Samye, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet.

Reviews for Self-Liberation through Seeing with Naked Awareness

This text is perhaps the clearest most comprehensive and accessible of medium-length writing on rigpa, and as such is highly recommended. Religious Studies Review This important work should be of interest to most Buddhist readers. Library Journal