Clarifying the Natural State: A Principal Guidance Manual for MahamudraA Buddhist Classic A practical manual for both teacher and student alike, Clarifying the Natural State covers the path from mindfulness to complete enlightenment, simply and methodically. Presenting the profound and ultimate instructions of Mahamudra, it embodies the realization of India and Tibet's greatest masters. The words of Dakpo Tashi Namgyal are unique. Adorned with plenty of pithy advice out of his personal experience, practitioners are greatly benefited by his instructions on how to remove hindrances and progress further. His methods for practicing Mahamudra are preeminent. This book is indispensable as it focuses exclusively on practice. -Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche Elevate your experience and remain wide open like the sky. Expand your mindfulness and remain pervasive like the earth. Steady your attention and remain unshakable like a mountain. Brighten your awareness and remain shining like a flame. Clear your thought free wakefulness and remain lucid like a crystal. - Dakpo Tashi Namgyal 16th Century |
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Contents
Introduction | 9 |
General Preliminaries | 15 |
Shamatha without Attributes | 23 |
Establishing the Identity of Mind and me Various | 26 |
Clearing Up Uncertainties About Basis | 31 |
Steps or PointingOut Instruction | 40 |
Special Training without Separating Meditation | 53 |
Cutting through Hindrances Sidetracks and Straying | 59 |
Enhancing by Transcending into Nonarising | 64 |
Utilizing Thoughts | 72 |
How Realization Arises ana the Enhancement | 76 |
PART FOUR | 101 |
Colophon | 104 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Clarifying the Natural State: A Principal Guidance Manual for Mahamudra |
| Author | Dakpo Tashi Namgyal |
| Editor | Michael Tweed |
| Translated by | Erik Pema Kunsang |
| Publisher | Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 2001 |
| ISBN | 9627341452, 9789627341451 |
| Length | 199 pages |
| Subjects | › Philosophy / Buddhist |
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