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u/thubten_sherab32 · 2 pointsr/TibetanBuddhism

I'll start with one of the best books Moonbeams of Mahamudra. There is also an excellent commentary on that book by Ven. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.

There is another real treasure available (atm, anyway): The Shenpen Ösel Magazine (From the web page:) "
Between the years of 1997 and 2003, Kagyu Shenpen Ösel Chöling published transcripted Buddhist teachings in the tri-annual magazine Shenpen Ösel.

The magazine sought to present the teachings of recognized and fully qualified lamas and teachers, with an emphasis on the Karma Kagyu and the Shangpa Kagyu lineages. The contents were derived from transcripts of teachings hosted by Kagyu Shenpen Ösel Chöling and other Kagyu Centers in North America." Just an great, great resource for teachings by Kagyu masters.

Another great Kagyu resource: The Mahamudra Meditation Center, also, not too surprisingly, created by a student of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, Peter Barth. That site has a great Mahamudra Meditation Manual, which used to be available for free but now cost $5 on Amazon. Monks need to eat, too.

So, onto personal experience, which is all I can speak from. Buddhist teachers are definitely there for spiritual meditation questions. Your are correct that most answers on this forum are not even close to helpful. (There are some good ones and they are usually from the same people.) The best thing you can do is talk to meditation teachers. They will expect you to have read up on the material and be looking for clarifications or be asking about the correct direction to go, so to speak. Even with meditation teachers (monastics, non-monastics, etc.), quality of help can vary wildly. And the really good ones seem to get surrounded with people like us. :) So, one day at a time.

My experience has been that meditation is like learning to swim. There is no substitute for doing it. That $5 manual above is great for your practice. Also, as I also like the Gelukpa approach, the Intro to Meditation by FPMT (fpmt.org) is a great into to their meditation program. That course is free (after you register online), and the rest of that Discovering Buddhism course is not very expensive. As a "graduate" of that program, I can whole-heartedly recommend that program. (Lots of good guided meditation there.)

Hope that helps. Please do write or DM me if I can be of any more help. Good Luck!

u/LodroSenge · 1 pointr/TibetanBuddhism

Oh my God. Your own post itself is full of pure preciousness and wisdom it needs its own companion.

Commentaries are, IMHO, necessary for both texts (especially so for the Treasury). The Zindri (Zindri means Kunzang Lama’i Shyalung Zindri. Kunzang Lama’i Shyalung Zindri means a text by Khenpo Ngawang Palzang that elaborates on The Words of My Perfect Teacher. It other words Zindri means the book called "A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher") by Khenpo Ngawang Palzang is the standard companion to Words of my Perfect Teacher (at least for practitioners of the Longchen Nyingthik; (Longchen Nyingthig is a hidden Nyingma teachings & practices on Dzogchen revealed by Jigme Lingpa in the 1700s) *there may be others, though I suspect all Nyingmapa lamas and lay teachers use the KLS (*Kunzang Lama’i Shyalung, the Zindri, the book "A Guide To The Words of my Perfect Teacher) and the Zindri side-by-side as their standard teaching and study texts for the LN ngöndro).

Building on u/Namkha_'s comment, the Treasury is presented as a lam rim (literally a "graded path"). The tertön Kangyur Rinpoche's (KR was the teacher to Matthieu Ricard and Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche. He made commentaries on (Yonten Dzo by Jigme Lingpa) and translated in English it's called the Treasury of Precious Qualities ) commentary is one that I've heard many people describe as accessible. The translation group overseen by Kangyur Rinpoche's son, Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche, translated and published the elder Rinpoche's commentary.

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Note to self: Get the Guide to the Words of...and skip the Treasury for now.

u/coeurcolleen · 6 pointsr/TibetanBuddhism

There are some good resources out there that can answer your question and give you more information about Vajrasattva practice.

https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/prayers-rituals/tantric-practices/how-to-practice-vajrasattva

https://www.amazon.com/Vajrasattva-Meditation-Khenpo-Yeshe-Phuntsok/dp/1614291888


I highly recommend the book. Very helpful. I think it's a very good idea to get formal instruction too, there is no substitute for a good teacher! Sounds like you are on the right path.

u/Elijah_Silva · 9 pointsr/TibetanBuddhism

Have you heard of Enlightened Vagabond? It follows the life story of Patrul Rinpoche, one of the great masters of Tibetan Buddhism.

u/ThuptenSonamTashi · 2 pointsr/TibetanBuddhism

In addition to what the others said, get A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher and read them alongside each other.

u/chan30004 · 2 pointsr/TibetanBuddhism

This book will help you! It has all of the zen masters for Chan Buddhism (Chinese) and all of their stories.

Zen's Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings https://www.amazon.com/dp/0861716175/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_EnaEDbGNS4ZKE

u/YouLuckyAsshole · 1 pointr/TibetanBuddhism

Buddhism: Beginner's Guide... by Michael Williams will give you a nice overview.

Buddhism: Beginner's Guide to Understanding & Practicing Buddhism to Become Stress and Anxiety Free (Buddhism, Mindfulness, Meditation, Buddhism For Beginners) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1537410008/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_U-HODbJHF38YG

u/tcplygtl71 · 4 pointsr/TibetanBuddhism

Work your way through Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamikakaarika. It's truly astounding. Shantideva's Ninth Chapter also.

The heart of it is that the cart is simply made of non-cart elements (chair, roof, floor, wheels, etc.), which themselves are made of non-themself things (spokes, hub, rim, etc.) all of which is subject to decay. This "cart" is just a mental object with no real essence.

Now do your own body. Your own self. Your name. All the things you're running from, chasing after. Hope/fear, gain/loss, pleasure/pain, fame/shame... All based on a non-person worrying about non-things.

Then, catch the next time someone needs something of you. Do you like them, and want to help, or not and feel put out? The thing you attach as "them" is empty, as is any perceived burden on your part. You can then take refuge, and simply help without hope of reward or fear of failure.

Does that make it a bit less abstract?