Contemplating Reality: A Practitioner's Guide to the View in Indo-Tibetan BuddhismA clear, in-depth exploration of traditional Buddhist philosophy that unpacks difficult concepts through guided exercises that encourage experiential understanding This book is for intermediate and advanced Buddhist practitioners who wish to deepen their understanding by joining practice with study of traditional ideas. It introduces the reader to contemplations that investigate a series of views of reality as they evolved in the Buddhist tradition. These views are explained in plain English, with contemporary metaphors and examples to bring out their meaning for modern Buddhists. Quotations from both historical and living meditation masters and scholars are presented as examples of key principles. Topics include • Egolessness • Appearances and reality • Methods of investigation • Enlightenment • Tenets of different schools through the centuries • The root of compassion • The origin of thoughts Guided exercises encourage the reader to trust in experiential understanding through deep contemplation of complex concepts. The book is structured as a guide for the reader’s journey. For more information about this book, please visit www.contemplatingreality.org. |
Contents
Ropes and Snakes | 3 |
Making the Journey | 16 |
Starting to Contemplate | 27 |
Selflessness 101 | 32 |
Taking Things Apart | 41 |
What Really Comes to Mind? | 53 |
A Poetic Interlude | 63 |
Mahayana 101 | 67 |
The Middle | 107 |
Another Interlude | 116 |
Great Reasonings of the Middle Way | 128 |
No Arising | 136 |
Further Reasonings | 146 |
The Analysis of the Automobile | 155 |
Conclusion | 199 |
Notes | 221 |
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Contemplating Reality: A Practitioner's Guide to the View in Indo-Tibetan ... Andy Karr Limited preview - 2007 |
Contemplating Reality: A Practitioner's Guide to the View in Indo-Tibetan ... Andy Karr No preview available - 2007 |
Contemplating Reality: A Practitioner's Guide to the View in Indo-Tibetan ... Andy Karr No preview available - 2007 |
Common terms and phrases
actually Ahem analysis analyze apparent reality appear Ari Goldfield Asanga basic Bodhisattva buddha nature Buddhist Chandrakirti chapter characterized phenomena Chittamatra Chögyam Trungpa clinging commentary concepts contemplation dependent nature dharma Dharmakirti Dignaga dream ego’s egolessness emptiness example experience explains feel genuine reality Ibid images imaginary nature imagined impermanence imputed investigation Jamgön Kongtrul Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Kongtrul Lodrö Thayé look Madhyamaka mahayana Maitreya meditation mental Middle Milarepa mind Mipham Gyamtso Nagarjuna Nalanda ness nonexistence objects paramita particles path perceived perfectly existent nature Ponlop practice prajna Prasangika present produce realization reasoning recognize samsara Sanskrit Sautrantika selflessness shamatha Shambhala Shantideva Shentong specifically characterized stage subtle suffering Sutra Svatantrika tantras teachings Thayé theory thought Thrangu Rinpoche Tibetan tion tradition trans Translation Committee Treasury of Knowledge true nature truly exist understanding Vaibhashikas vajrayana Vasubandhu verse vipashyana