Journey to Certainty : The Quintessence of the Dzogchen View: an Exploration of Ju Mipham's Beacon of Certainty

by Rinpoche, Anyen; Graboski, Allison

• ISBN13: 9781614290094
• ISBN10: 1614290091
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-15
• Publisher: Wisdom Publications

Summary

Approachable yet sophisticated, this book takes the reader on a gently guided tour of one of the most important texts Tibetan Buddhism has to offer. “Certainty” in this context refers to the unshakeable trust that develops as meditators discover for themselves the true root of reality. In this authoritative presentation, master teacher Anyen Rinpoche opens wide the storehouse of this richly philosophical text in a way that lets readers of all backgrounds easily benefit.

Author Biography

Anyen Rinpoche was born in Amdo, Tibet. His lineage can be traced back directly to the renowned Dzogchen master Patrul Rinpoche, author of Words of My Perfect Teacher. Anyen Rinpoche's training included more than fourteen years of intensive study combined with solitary retreat before he obtained the degree of khenpo (master teacher) and became the head scholar of his monastic university in Kham, Tibet. Rinpoche is known for his profound understanding of the scriptures as well as his easy-to-understand interpretation of them. He has taught extensively in Tibet and China and now mentors students throughout Southeast Asia, Japan and North America. Allison Graboski is a student of Anyen Rinpoche and his root master, Tsara Dharmakirti Rinpoche. She has been studying Tibetan language and Buddhism under Anyen Rinpoche’s personal guidance for the past ten years. She is Anyen Rinpoche’s personal translator for both Dharma talks and textual translations. She lives in Denver, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Introducing Certainty
Introducing Mipham Rinpoche's Beacon of Certainty	p. 1
The Introductory Sections	p. 15
Introducing the Seven Questions	p. 27
Exploring Certainty through the Seven Questions
The First Question-Do you explain the view according to an affirming negative or a nonaffirming negative?	p. 35
The Second Question-Do shravaka and pratyeka arhats realize both the selflessness of phenomena and the selflessness of the individual?	p. 63
The Third Question-When abiding in the unborn, ultimate nature, is conceptual grasping present or not?	p. 85
The Fourth Question-Which is best: analytical meditation or actual abiding?	p. 109
The Fifth Question-Of the two truths, which is most important?	p. 129
The Sixth Question-Is the perception of sentient beings based upon common objects?	p. 153
The Seventh Question-In our own tradition of Madhyamaka, is any position taken?	p. 175
Concluding the Text	p. 217
Index	p. 225
About the Author	p. 235
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