In this rare gem from Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoce, we learn more than just the details of this particular medicine Buddha practice: Rinpoche has kindly included many basic principles of tantric theory and practice in general. Anyone engage in any Vajrayana practice will find this teaching extremely useful.
Presents the stages of practice of the Medicine Buddha Sadhana. Rinpoche elucidates the details of the practice and many principles of tantra: deities and buddha realms, samayasattva and jnanasattva, the principles of emanating and gathering, the use of offerings, mudras, and the five aspects of intrinsic awareness.
Rinpoche then gives teachings on the Medicine Buddha Sutra--he explains the twelve aspirations, the benefits of reciting the Medicine Buddha's name, the meaning of deity, nature of the four maras and the transcendence of obstacles. Included is the Medicine Buddha Sadhana along with two shorter versions.
"...the text is dense and often extraordinarily detailed...informative and conversational in tone."-- Publisher's Weekly
"Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche has a unique ability to bring forth the central issues of a text and make them available to a contemporary audience."-- H.H. the Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje
"Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is among the wisest and most compassionate Buddhist masters alive today."-- Pema Chödron, author of When Things Fall Apart and The Places that Scare You
Understanding the profound relationships between body, mind, and spirit is part of the deep, subtle teachings presented in this treatise on sickness and health. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, belongs to a lineage of spiritual instructors stretching back at least a thousand years. Thrangu shares ancient, timeless wisdom with Westerners in this and other books, presenting original Tibetan texts alongside English translation and commentary...Detailed instructions are complemented by vivid dialogues between teachers and disciples. Place this Vajrayana gem in your meditation and health sections.-- Brita Adkinson, National Review Network
"...deep, subtle teachings... reveals techniques for the development of consciousness that a few decades ago were still inaccessible to most Westerners."--New Age Retailer
"In this rare gem from Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, we learn more than just the details of his particular Medicine Buddha practice: Rinpoche has kindly included many basic principles of tantric theory and practice in general.... This practice has the capacity to awaken us to the nature of reality, to transform us, to purify us, and to restore joy and vitality in our life. As soon as we begin to practice, we can taste the benefits."--Buddhism Now
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, tutor to H.H. the 17th Karmapa, travels and teaches extensively in Europe and North America. He is the author of Pointing out the Dharmakaya; Essential Practice; Everyday Consciousness and Buddha-Awakening; and The Ninth Karmapa's Ocean of Definitive Meaning.
used very good. Just a stamp on the first page
