The Great Path of Awakening by Jamgon Kongtrul

Author:Jamgon Kongtrul
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unfettered Mind Media
Published: 2018-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

Conclusion

This tradition of the seven points includes all the essential points of practice of every tradition of commentary that transmitted instructions for the mind-training practice coming from the oral tradition of Atisha. Of all the innumerable authors and their commentaries, detailed or brief, I have received precisely this interpretation from the written commentaries of the very noble Gyal-se Rinpoche Tokme and the noble and revered Kunga Nyingpo. 87 All the teachings given by notable persons have been gathered and distilled into a single elixir, which is presented here with the principal aim of being easily understood by beginners. Thus, this comprehensive and clarifying work was composed only with the noble intention to help others.

The source of the path of sutras and tantras,

The vital essence of all holy dharma,

Profound yet easily practiced,

Arises wonderfully from all instruction.

It’s difficult to hear deep teaching like this.

It’s difficult to apply it when heard.

To act on this is to be rich in merit.

It’s as rare these days as gold found on the ground.

Now, too much talk is wearisome,

But with the pure wish to help others

I have written this text.

By this virtue, may all beings

Master the two bodhicittas.

At the long-standing urging of my student Karma Tu-tob, who is well versed in the five fields of learning, and at the more recent requests of the incarnate Karma Tabke Namrol, who has undertaken to hold closely to bodhicitta with honest determination, and of Lama Karma Nge-don and others who are worthy in their adherence to practice, and in the face of consistent entreaties by those who wished to clarify their practice, Lodru Taye, a subject of the kind lords Karmapa and Situ, composed this work in the retreat center of the Clear Light Park of Great Bliss and Total Goodness at Pepung Monastery. May infinite numbers of beings benefit.

May virtue grow strong.

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