Karma Čhagme bol mníchom tibetskej budhistickej školy Kagjü. Jeho význam siaha aj do tradície Nyingma, keďže bol hlavným učiteľom Tertona Migyura Dorjeho, objaviteľa cyklu terma Namčhö a tým aj spoluzakladateľa línie Palyul v tradícii Nyingma. Čhagme je tiež autorom pojednania o "Spojení Mahamudry a Dzogčhenu", najvyšších náuk škôl Kagjü a Nyingma.
An accessible commentary by a popular and respected Tibetan Buddhist master opens the door for Westerners to Karma Chagme's classic text that integrates two of the great meditation systems of Tibet: Mahamudra and Dzogchen. This book grows out of an oral teaching that Khenchen Thrangu gave in Crestone, Colorado, on Karma Chagme's text Meaningful to Behold: The Essential Instructions of the Compassionate One on the Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Thrangu Rinpoche explains in lucid detail the advanced meditation practices of Mahamudra and Dzogchen and also their similarities and differences, including advice on how to safely perform some of the more advanced Dzogchen practices. Many chapters include his answers to questions from the audience, which give the book an intimate feeling.
"The main part of this book is a very traditional namthar, full of prophesies, demons, treasure discovery, and visions. However, it also coveys some very central features of tantric Buddhism. In Karma Chagme's words: "New students and the narrow-minded should read this liberation story to gain an understanding of the essential points of the sutras and tantras as well as particular Nyingma teachings. One with good insight into the sutras and tantras but little or no knowledge of treasure teachings will achieve a basic background concerning treasure teachings by reading this biography. People who walk fast and desire to visit sacred places and mountains may consult this text to discover the history of certain holy sites. If wealthy persons desire to practice dharma, reading this biography will encourage them to engage in virtuous activities and thus attain ultimate bliss. Monks serving great lamas should study this work to learn how their hardships accord with dharma. If persons related with Terton Migyur Dorje's teachings read this, they will be happy, inspired and enthused, After reading it, people with wrong views who speak negatively will repent and faith will arise in their minds. Those who doubt should also read this liberation story to have their doubts eradicated from the roots. If revealers of false treasures read it they will despair and feel discouraged. Everyone with faith in Lord Orgyen should read this text and marvel at the wonderful stories". The second part is a commentary by the Terton's main student, on the foundational practice that should be completed before pursuing more advanced practices"-- Provided by publisher
In this classic seventeenth-century presentation of the union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, Karma Chagmé, one of the great teachers of both these lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, begins with an overview of the spirit of awakening and the nature of actions and their ethical consequences. Next, drawing from his enormous erudition and profound experience, Chagmé gives exceptionally lucid instructions on the two phases of Dzogchen practice—the "breakthrough" and the "leap-over"—followed by an accessible introduction to the practice of the transference of consciousness at the time of death. The concluding chapters of this treatise present a detailed analysis of Mahamudra meditation in relation to Dzogchen practice. This tour de force of scholarly erudition and contemplative insight is made all the more accessible by the lively commentary of the contemporary Nyingma Lama Gyatrul Rinpoche.Although this book stands alone, it is the concluding section of a single body of teachings by Karma Chagmé, the earlier section published under the title A Spacious Path to Freedom . Karma Chagmé was a major teacher of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and his writings have also become central to the Payul Nyingma order, making him an ideal figure to integrate these two great meditation systems.
This manual of Tibetan meditation simply and thoroughly presents the profound Dzogchen and Mahamudra systems of practice. Karma Chagmé sets forth the stages of meditation practice, including the cultivation of meditative quiescence and insight, the experiential identification of awareness, and the highest steps of Mahamudra and Atiyoga, leading to perfect enlightenment in one lifetime. Drawing from his enormous textual erudition and mastery of Tibetan oral traditions, he shows how these two meditative systems can be unified into a single integrated approach to realizing the ultimate nature of consciousness.
