You Are the Eyes of the World
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (691 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559391405 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 114 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Essential Dzogchen Reading" according to Zennatree. Longchenpa was the great systematizer and transmitter of Dzogchen and his writings combine visionary poetic expositions of the nature of reality with lucid explanations and practical advice. He's one of the greatest Buddhist masters of all time. A true genius i. "My favorite presentation on choiceless awareness" according to calmly. I grew up on Krishnamurti and his " "you are the world" challenge. For about 20 years I tried to understand and apply his teachings on choiceless awareness. I felt overwhelmed by what seemed to be his ethical standards. I found in Buddhism what seemed to be sim. "Cloud of Unknowing" for Buddhists The last writing to affect me this way was "The Cloud of Unknowing," a seminal piece of Christian mysticism. "You Are the Eyes of the World" similarly stands traditional Buddhist dogma on its ear. Surely the best of the dozen or so books on Dzogchen I've read.
A breakthrough translation of an important Tibetan Buddhist text.
-- The BeaconThe product of an inspired collaboration. text is clear and direct, and requires relatively little background in Indian, Tibetan, or Buddhist culture to understand. -- The Tibet Journal