Description
The practice of meditation ultimately leads to full
awakening or enlightenment. Along the way meditation produces a variety of
experiences and realizations. Further practice gradually enhances and increases
these qualities. Once they are increased to their full measure they must be
stabilized. The “paths” or “stages” of the path of meditation describe the
gradual generation, enhancement and stabilization of the experiences,
realizations and qualities that are the result of meditation practice. It is
important to be familiar with the characteristics of this gradual development
of realization on the five paths in order to correctly and realistically
appraise the qualities we possess as well as understand where the path of
meditation practice will take us.
In these eleven talks, Rinpoche concludes his teaching, begun at the 1996
retreat, on the stages of the path based on the First Chapter of the Ninth
Section of the Treasury of Knowledge by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye. He also teaches on Liberation Mahamudra based
on materials in the Fourth Chapter of the Eighth Section of the Treasury of
Knowledge. Rinpoche’s teaching is thorough, accessible, profound and
delightfully entertaining. Several talks include extensive questions and
answers. 11 talks.
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