Crystal Clear Practical Advice for Mahamudra Meditators

by Rinpoche, Khenchen Thrangu; Kunsang, Erik Pema; Tweed, Michael

• ISBN13: 9789627341512
• ISBN10: 9627341517
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-18
• Publisher: Rangjung Yeshe Publications

Summary

Crystal Clear, by the learned and realized Tibetan Master Thrangu Rinpoche, is a companion volume to the classic meditation manualClarifying the Natural State. In his straightforward and lucid style Rinpoche gives us an indispensable guidebook for insight practice (vipashyana). For people who want more than just theory, this is a handbook that begins with watching the breath and leads practitioners through stages of realization, all the way to complete enlightenment.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
Introduction	p. 13
Pure Motivation	p. 13
Background	p. 15
Clarifying the Natural State	p. 15
The Buddha's Enlightenment and Teaching	p. 17
The Special Quality of Mahamudra	p. 19
Preliminary Steps of Guidance	p. 24
General Preliminaries	p. 24
Specific Preliminaries	p. 25
The Main Part of the Meditation Stages	p. 29
Shamatha with Attributes	p. 29
Posture	p. 29
The Nature of Mind and the Purpose of Shamatha	p. 34
Supported Shamatha	p. 35
Unsupported Shamatha With Breathing Practice	p. 38
Unsupported Shamatha Without Breathing Practice	p. 41
Hindrances--Agitation and Dullness	p. 42
Shamatha Without Attributes	p. 43
Tightening and Loosening	p. 43
The Threefold Freely Resting	p. 45
Importance of Shamatha	p. 45
Vipashyana	p. 47
What is Vipashyana?	p. 47
The Paths of Reasoning and Direct Perception	p. 48
Establishing the Identity of Mind and the Perceptions	p. 53
Establishing the Identity of Mind--the Basis	p. 55
Establishing the Identity of Thoughts and Perceptions--the Expression	p. 58
Clearing up Uncertainties about Basis and Expression	p. 63
Resolving that Thoughts and Emotions are Mind	p. 63
Resolving That Perceptions Are Mind	p. 72
Investigating the Calm and the Moving Mind	p. 74
Resolving That All Experience Is Nonarising	p. 76
Steps of Pointing-Out Instruction	p. 79
Pointing Out of the Innate	p. 79
Pointing Out Innate Mind-Essence	p. 80
Pointing Out the Innate in Thinking	p. 87
Pointing Out the Innate in Perception	p. 89
The Flawed and the Flawless Meditation Practice	p. 91
Mistakes and Faulty Meditation	p. 92
Flawless Meditation Practice	p. 97
Subsequent Ways to Continue the Training	p. 102
General Reasons for Meditation Training	p. 102
Special Training without Separating Meditation and Postmeditation	p. 105
Cutting Through Hindrances, Sidetracks and Strayings	p. 110
The Straying with Regard to the Nature of Knowables	p. 110
Straying with Regard to the Path	p. 111
Straying with Regard to the Remedy	p. 112
Straying with Regard to Generalization	p. 113
Sidetracks	p. 113
Enhancement by Transcending into Nonarising	p. 115
Time for Transcending	p. 115
Investigating Thoughts and Perceptions	p. 117
Investigating the Meditation and the Meditating Mind	p. 118
The Actual Transcending into Nonarising Openness	p. 119
Mingling Meditation and Postmeditation, Day and Night	p. 119
Developing Strength by Utilizing the Conducts	p. 121
The Time for Utilizing and the Conducts	p. 121
Utilizing Thoughts	p. 123
Utilizing Emotions	p. 125
Utilizing Gods and Demons	p. 127
Utilizing Suffering	p. 128
Utilizing Sickness	p. 130
Utilizing the Death Process	p. 131
Signs of Realization	p. 133
The Four Schools and the Eight Consciousnesses	p. 133
How Realization Arises and the Enhancement Practices	p. 140
The Various Ways Realization Arises	p. 141
One-Pointedness and its Enhancement	p. 143
Bad Influences and Unfavorable Circumstances	p. 145
Simplicity and its Enhancement	p. 147
One Taste and its Enhancement	p. 150
Nonmeditation and its Enhancement	p. 152
The Way to Traverse the Paths and Stages Through Meditation Training	p. 155
Comparing the Four Yogas to the Paths and Stages	p. 155
Postscript	p. 163
Glossary of Texts, People and Technical Terms	p. 166
Further Suggested Reading	p. 173
Short Biography of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche	p. 175
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