The Supreme Source: The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde Kunjed Gyalpo
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (797 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559391200 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Five Stars" according to sunburer. Beautiful. Abhay said Cuts to the point. This Dzogchen text and commentary gets right to the point of what we have to do in order go beyond mind. Just reading it is like an initiation. It gives only enough historical information to help you organize the message in your mind (so you can get rid of it!). It's good, read after read.. Persevere R. Haigh Kunjed Gyalpo or All Creating King (here rendered as Supreme Source) is an important Dzogchen Semde (mind series) tantra. At times the reading can be tough going, the text is deep and extremely repetitive, but that is the point! The use of repetition and the momentum of the text creates a mesmerising quality that left me buzzing.The one main drawback of this book concerns the double translation (from Tibetan to Italian to English). In a few instances, passages make no sense at all. But to be fair these are few and far between and do not detract from the overall meaning being conveyed. Also a glossary would have been most help
"An exceptionally well-written text, which could become the 'bible' of the Dzogchen teachings."—Explorations"This material is profound, powerful, and far reaching, a direct teaching on 'that which transcends words and thought.'"—Religious Studies Review
The master introduces the student to his or her real nature already perfected and enlightened, but it is only by recognizing this nature and remaining in this state of recognition in all daily activities that the student becomes a real Dzogchen practitioner of the direct path of self-liberation. The aim of Dzogchen is the reawakening of the individual to the primordial state of enlightenment, which is naturally found in all beings. Adriano Clemente translated the main selections of the original tantra.. The commentary by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu gives easier insight into the depths of these teachings. In this book the Dzogchen teaching is presented through the tantra Kunjed Gyalpo, or "The King Who Creates Everything"—a personification of the primordial state of enlightenment. This tantra is the fundamental scripture of the Semde, or "Nature of Mind," tradition of Dzogchen and is the most authoritative source for understanding the Dzogchen view