Rainbow Painting

by Rinpoche, Tulku Urgyen; Kunsang, Erik Pema; Schmidt, Marcia Binder; Moran, Kerry

• ISBN13: 9789627341222
• ISBN10: 9627341223
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-18
• Publisher: Rangjung Yeshe Publications

Summary

Saturated with direct, pithy instructions,Rainbow Paintingpresents the very quintessence of the Buddhist Spiritual approach through the authentic personal experience of one of the greatest living meditation masters. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche expresses what he himself has undergone, instructing us in a complete manner of training. To attain enlightenment we must experience our innate nature. The ultimate object of realization, the natural state of mind, unmistakenly and exactly as it is, need not be sought for elsewhere but is present within ourselves. Stability in this unexcelled state of unity is not achieved by separating what we know from what we do. This book contains astute instructions that address these key points of spirituality.

Author Biography

Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (1920-1996) was one of the outstanding Tibetan Buddhist teachers of his generation. Forced into exile by the Communist invasion of Tibet, he came to settle in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. Though spending over 25 years in retreat, he not only taught extensively, but also founded numerous monasteries and retreat centers the world over. He is also the author of As It Is Vols. I & II, Vajra Speech, and Repeating the Words of the Buddha.

Table of Contents

Foreword	11	(15)
Preface	15	(4)
Background	19	(13)
The View & the Nine Vehicles	32	(11)
The Three Vajras	43	(6)
The Vital Point	49	(10)
Space	59	(8)
Samaya	67	(12)
Application	79	(12)
Devotion & Compassion	91	(9)
The Qualified Master	100	(11)
Mindfulness	111	(12)
Tiredness	123	(9)
The True Foundation	132	(15)
Straying	147	(11)
Unity	158	(10)
Purity	168	(8)
Accomplishment	176	(12)
Bardo	188	(11)
Conduct	199