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    The Essential Jewel of Holy Practice
    The Essential Jewel of Holy Practice
    The Essential Jewel of Holy Practice
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    The Essential Jewel of Holy Practice

    By Jay L. Garfield and Emily W. McRae

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    An exquisite poem from one of Dzogchen’s greatest teachers.

    The Essential Jewel of Holy Practice is a vibrant philosophical and ethical poem by one of Tibet’s great spiritual masters. Patrul Rinpoche presents a complete view of the path of liberation from the perspectives of the Madhyamaka understanding of emptiness and the Mahayana ideal of compassionate care refracted through the Dzogchen perspective on experience, yielding a sophisticated philosophical approach to practice focusing on the cultivation of clear, open, luminous, empty awareness and of liberation leading to the transformation of one’s moral capacity and sensitivity. Patrul Rinpoche’s verses speak intimately and directly to the reader and inspire one to develop one’s mind for the sake of ethical perfection and liberation.

    The translators’ introduction provides a foundation for reading the poem and their commentary to the verses assists the reader in understanding Patrul Rinpoche’s allusions and technical terms.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWisdom Publications
    Release dateNov 14, 2017
    ISBN9781614294634
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      The Essential Jewel of Holy Practice - Jay L. Garfield

      Praise for

      THE ESSENTIAL JEWEL

      OF HOLY PRACTICE

      Here, translated into very accessible English, beautifully presented in a spacious edition appropriate to the expansive Dzog­chen doctrine, is Patrul Rinpoche’s summary of the path of integrated practice for an authentic compassionate practitioner. It is a moving and transcendent vision of Buddhism uniting wisdom, care for others, and mantra.

      —GARETH SPARHAM,

      translator of Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea

      "Patrul Rinpoche’s Essential Jewel is a treasure trove packed with wisdom and skillful means for all levels of Buddhist practice. Garfield and McRae here offer a fresh translation of Patrul’s song of instruction, presented in a bilingual format and accompanied by their novel, Madhyamaka-inspired interpretation of the nature and origins of Vajrayana and Dzogchen. The blessings of the six-beat mantra are sure to bring awakening in our hearts!"

      —THOMAS DOCTOR,

      research scholar, Rangjung Yeshe Institute

      A beautiful and lucid translation of a textual gem by one of Tibet’s most eloquent teachers. This work offers advice on how to live in the world and cultivate our best potential in light of Buddhist ethics and philosophy.

      —JANET GYATSO,

      Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies, Harvard University

      "Dza Patrul Rinpoche was a humble monk and erudite scholar who dedicated himself to practicing what is taught in Śantideva’s How to Lead an Awakened Life . . . Patrul Rinpoche’s essential point is that we need to transform ourselves in thought, word, and deed, which requires mindfulness, introspection, and conscientiousness."

      —HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA

      We dedicate this translation to

      all of the Tibetan teachers

      who have kept the Buddhadharma and the

      great Tibetan lineages alive,

      both under occupation and in exile.

      Contents

      Foreword

      by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

      Introduction to

      The Essential Jewel of Holy Practice

      by Patrul Rinpoche

      The Essential Jewel of Holy Practice:

      A Discourse Virtuous in the Beginning,

      Middle, and End on the View,

      Meditation, and Action

      About the Translators

      FOREWORD BY

      His Holiness the Dalai Lama

      Dza Patrul Rinpoche was a humble monk and erudite scholar who dedicated himself to practicing what is taught in Śānti­deva’s How to Lead an Awakened Life (Bodhicaryāvatāra), the transmission and explanation of which I received in this lineage from Khunu Lama Rinpoche. The essential point of it is that we need to transform ourselves in thought, word, and deed, which requires mindfulness, introspection, and conscientiousness.

      His Essential Jewel of Holy Practice, which I like for its direct, down-to-earth style, was explained to me by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. It begins with a salutation to the Three Jewels. It touches on how to turn away from the preoccupations of this life. It explains how to overcome the misconception of self and alludes to guru yoga in stating that the ultimate lama is the innate mind of clear light. It mentions that some Mādhyamikas allow that things have some objective existence, whereas the Prāsaṅgika Mādhyamikas state that although there is appeareance, there is no independent objective existence whatever. The text goes on to distinguish the views of sutra and tantra as being differentiated not in terms of their object but in terms of the subjective perspective. Lines close to the end summarize the teaching—If you examine your mind continuously, whatever you do, you are following the perfect path.

      I congratulate Jay Garfield and Emily McRae on making this fresh English translation in which they have tried to reflect the simple but profound meaning of Patrul Rinpoche’s advice. It will appeal especially to readers who seek a succinct rendition of all the essential instructions of the bodhisattva path.

      The Dalai Lama

      INTRODUCTION TO

      The Essential Jewel of Holy Practice

      by Patrul Rinpoche

      JAY L. GARFIELD, EMILY W. MCRAE

      PATRUL RINPOCHE

      Orgyen Jigme Chokyi Wangpo, better known as Patrul Rinpoche, was one of the most influential philosophers and meditation masters of nineteenth-century Tibet. He was an adept of the Dzogchen (Great Perfection) tradition associated with the Nyingma school and

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