Christian Bernert, Rongtonpa : Adorning Maitreya’s Intent Arriving at the View of Nonduality

According to tradition, Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes(Madhyāntavibhāga) was revealed by Maitreya to Asaṅga, and the radical view it presents forever changed the way Mahayana Buddhists perceive reality. Here, the Tibetan master Rongtön unpacks this manual and its practices for us in a way that is at once accessible and profound, with actual practical meditative applications. The work explains the vast paths of the three vehicles of Buddhism, emphasizing the view of Yogācāra, and demonstrates the inseparability of experience and emptiness. It offers a detailed presentation of the three natures of reality, an accurate understanding of which provides the antidotes to confusion and suffering. The translator’s introduction presents a clear overview of all the concepts explored in the text, making it easy for the reader to bridge its ideas to actual practice.

SNOW LION
01/20/2017
PAGES: 176
SIZE: 6 X 9
ISBN: 9781611803662
Paperback