{"product_id":"tilopas-mahamudra-upadesha-isbn-9781559394260","title":"Tilopa's Mahamudra Upadesha","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn explanation of the Indian Mahasiddha Tilopa's renowned Gangama Mahamudra meditation instructions, given in a traditional Tibetan context by one of its lineage's most accomplished contemporary masters. These ancient instructions, in the form of a \"song of realization,\" are the original source for all Mahamudra lineages of meditation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll lineages of Mahamudra meditation have their source in a verse teaching--a \"song of realization\"--sung by the Mahasiddha Tilopa to his disciple Naropa on the banks of the Ganges River more than a thousand years ago. Since that time the meaning of the instructions has been passed directly from master to disciple in a continuous transmission lineage that exists unbroken to this day. Mahamudra meditation, while highly advanced, is yet simple and practical because what is identified and meditated upon is the very essence of one's own mind. This book offers the reader a window into the oral transmission of these instructions, given in a traditional Tibetan context by one of the Kagyu lineage's most learned and accomplished contemporary masters.Blessing by His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa\u003cbr\u003ePreface by Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by David Molk\u003cbr\u003eThe Ganga Mahamudra of Tilopa: The Root Text in Tibetan and English\u003cbr\u003e1. The Meaning of the Name\u003cbr\u003e2. Translator's Homage\u003cbr\u003e3. The Promise to Impart the Essence Instructions\u003cbr\u003e4. The Actual Instructions: Mahamudra Transcends Terms and Concepts\u003cbr\u003e5. Meditation within the Unfabricated State\u003cbr\u003e6. How to Settle in the Original State without Modification\u003cbr\u003e7. How the Movement of Thought Is Purified on the Spot\u003cbr\u003e8. The Essential Mode of Existence Is Not Something or Nothing\u003cbr\u003e9. Samsaric Phenomena Do Not Stain the Essence of the Mind\u003cbr\u003e10. Expanding upon That Meaning\u003cbr\u003e11. Showing How to Practice with Body, Speech, and Mind\u003cbr\u003e12. Summary of the Previous Points\u003cbr\u003e13. This Essential Meaning Cannot Be Seen through View, Meditation, and Action That Make Assertions\u003cbr\u003e14. The Realization of Reality Without Mental Activity and the Capacity to Transcend Samsara and Nirvana\u003cbr\u003e15. Urging of Compassion for Beings Who Have Not Realized It Thus\u003cbr\u003e16. The Essential Meaning of This\u003cbr\u003e17. How to Practice This\u003cbr\u003e18. How It Transcends Intellect\u003cbr\u003e19. View, Meditation, Action, and Results\u003cbr\u003e20. The Result Abides in Spontaneity without Hope and Fear\u003cbr\u003e21. How Experience Arises from Correct Practice\u003cbr\u003e22. How to Dispel Obstacles\u003cbr\u003e23. Revealing the Path to That\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelected BibliographyThe Tenth SANGYES NYENPA RINPOCHE was born into a family of practitioners at the temple of Paro Taktsang in Bhutan. Recognized by His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa and educated at Rumtek, Sikkim, Sangyes Nyenpa Rinpoche is one of the Kagyu lineage's most accomplished and respected reincarnated teachers (tulkus). He is based in Kathmandu, Nepal, directs centers in Europe and Asia, and teaches worldwide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDAVID MOLK studied Tibetan language at Venerable Geshe Rabten's Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies in Mont-Pèlerin, Switzerland. Since 1987 he has interpreted and translated for many Tibetan lamas. He lives in Big Sur, California.","brand":"Snow Lion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299906080997,"sku":"NP9781559394260","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781559394260.jpg?v=1742917903","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/tilopas-mahamudra-upadesha-isbn-9781559394260","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}