PDF-(DOWNLOAD)-The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation

The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation which was unknown to the Western world until its first publication in 1954 speaks to the quintessence of the Supreme Path or Mahayana and fully reveals the yogic method of attaining Enlightenment Such attainment can happen as shown here by means of knowing the One Mind the cosmic AllConsciousness without recourse to the postures breathings and other techniques associated with the lower yogas The original text for this volume belongs to the Bardo Thodol series of treatises concerning various ways of achieving transcendence a series that figures into the Tantric school of the Mahayana Authorship of this particular volume is attributed to the legendary PadmaSambhava who journeyed from India to Tibet in the 8th century as the story goes at the invitation of a Tibetan king PadmaSambhavas text per se is preceded by an account of the great gurus own life and secret doctrines It is followed by the testamentary teachings of the Guru Phadampa Sangay which are meant to augment the thought of the other gurus discussed herein Still more useful supplementary material will be found in the books introductory remarks by its editor EvansWentz and by the eminent psychoanalyst C G Jung The former presents a 100page General Introduction that explains several key names and notions such as Nirvana for starters with the lucidity ease and sagacity that are this scholars hallmark the latter offers a Psychological Commentary that weighs the differences between Eastern and Western modes of thought before equating the collective unconscious with the Enlightened Mind of the Buddhist As with the other three volumes in the late EvansWentzs critically acclaimed Tibetan series all four of which are being published by Oxford in new editions this book also features a new Foreword by Donald S Lopez. Chapter . 8:. Tibetan Buddhism as . practical religion. Main topics covered. Introduction. Practical . religion . in Indian Buddhism. Practical . religion . in Tibet. Lamas, monks and monasteries as fields of karma. Spirit of Jesus. Jesus’ Mission. The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, . Because the Lord has anointed me . to proclaim good news to the poor.. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted,. Chapter . 10: . Tibetan Buddhism, . women . and . gender. Main topics covered. . Introduction. Gender in Tibetan . society. Women’s religious roles within Indian Buddhism. Women religious roles within Tibetan Buddhism. Chapter 6:. Ethics and Tibetan Buddhism. Main topics covered. Introduction. Bases for Buddhist ethics. Alternative moral dimensions in Tibetan Buddhist society. Historical dimensions. Key points 1. One of the world’s most complex religions. Tibetan Buddhism. It borrows from many faiths.. It is practiced at many levels.. It evolves.. It has no definitive canon of scriptures. . It has many branches and spokespersons. . - Swami . Ramdas. Ramdas. sees many a struggling aspirant still in the clutches of certain . sadhanas. , depending on externals and hugging them with a dogged pertinacity, thus setting up a stumbling block in their progress towards the supreme goal of perfect liberation. The external vision, however glorious, is not the true vision, if it is not based upon the internal. This they do not want to understand.. Chapter . 8:. Tibetan Buddhism as . practical religion. Main topics covered. Introduction. Practical . religion . in Indian Buddhism. Practical . religion . in Tibet. Lamas, monks and monasteries as fields of karma. . Examining the concept of liberation. (. vimutti. \. vimokkha. ) . in the early Buddhism. Aviran. Ben David. Liberation as a final goal in the . Nikāyas. Release From . Saṃsāra. Chapter 11:. The Bon religion of Tibet. Main topics covered. Introduction. Yungdrung Bon. Bonpo narratives and teachings. Bonpo history and the relationship with Buddhism. The history of . Bon . Asian Folklore Studies, Volume 58, 1999: 189…203 ) Village, Gnyan thog Township,Tongren County ) TibetanAutonomous Prefecture, is located in the east-central part ofQinghai Province, situated in Books, audiotapes, and classes about yoga are today as familiar as they are widespread, but we in the West have only recently become engaged in the meditative doctrines of the East--only in the last 70 or 80 years, in fact. In the early part of the 20th century, it was the pioneering effortsof keen scholars like W. Y. Evans-Wentz, the late editor of this volume, that triggered our ongoing occidental fascination with such phenomena as yoga, Zen, and meditation. Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines--a companion to the popular Tibetan Book of the Dead, which is also published by Oxford in anauthoritative Evans-Wentz edition--is a collection of seven authentic Tibetan yoga texts that first appeared in English in 1935.In these pages, amid useful photographs and reproductions of yoga paintings and manuscripts, readers will encounter some of the principal meditations used by Hindu and Tibetan gurus and philosophers throughout the ages in the attainment of Right Knowledge and Enlightenment. Special commentariesprecede each translated text, and a comprehensive introduction contrasts the tenets of Buddhism with European notions of religion, philosophy, and science. Evans-Wentz has also included a body of orally transmitted traditions and teachings that he received firsthand during his fifteen-plus years ofstudy in the Orient, findings that will interest any student of anthropology, psychology, comparative religion, or applied Mah?y?na Yoga. These seven distinct but intimately related texts will grant any reader a full and complete view of the spiritual teachings that still inform the life and cultureof the East. As with Evans-Wentz\'s other three Oxford titles on Tibetan religion, which are also appearing in new editions, this third edition of Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines features a new foreword by Donald S. Lopez, author of the recent Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. This book introduces Coming to the Table’s approach to a continuously evolving set of purposeful theories, ideas, experiments, guidelines, and intentions, all dedicated to facilitating racial healing and transformation.People of color, relative to white people, fall on the negative side of virtually all measurable social indicators. The “living wound” is seen in the significant disparities in average household wealth, unemployment and poverty rates, infant mortality rates, access to healthcare and life expectancy, education, housing, and treatment within, and by, the criminal justice system.Coming to the Table (CTTT) was born in 2006 when two dozen descendants from both sides of the system of enslavement gathered together at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), in collaboration with the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding (CJP). Stories were shared and friendships began. The participants began to envision a more connected and truthful world that would address the unresolved and persistent effects of the historic institution of slavery. This Little Book shares Coming to the Table’s vision for the United States—a vision of a just and truthful society that acknowledges and seeks to heal from the racial wounds of the past. Readers will learn practical skills for better listening discover tips for building authentic, accountable relationships and will find specific and varied ideas for taking action. The table of contents includes:Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Trauma Awareness and ResilienceChapter 3: Restorative JusticeChapter 4: Uncovering HistoryChapter 5: Making ConnectionsChapter 6: Circles, Touchstones, and ValuesChapter 7: Working Toward HealingChapter 8: Taking ActionChapter 9: Liberation and TransformationAnd subject include Unresolved Trauma, Brown v. Board of Education, Lynching, Connecting with Your Own Story, Wht Healing Looks Like, Engage Your Community, and much more. Those who have heard Leslie Feinberg speak in person know how powerful and inspiring s/he can be. In Trans Liberation, Feinberg has gathered a collection of hir speeches on trans liberation and its essential connection to the liberation of all people. This wonderfully immediate, impassioned, and stirring book is for anyone who cares about civil rights and creating a just and equitable society. Abolition Geography brings together Gilmore\'s essays, articles and interviews from over the past two decades. One of the foremost contemporary theorists and activists in movements for prison abolition and social justice, Gilmore\'s essays comprise searing analyses of the origins of mass incarceration and racial violence.This collection reveals her to be a major theorist of the state, which she shows has today morphed into an \'anti-state state\' organising the abandonment of racialised and exploited populations. Countering these new formations of power, Gilmore presents us with a powerful model for the radical articulation of scholarship and activism, and a novel way of asking ourselves the question: \'What is to be done?\'