He later joined his father in the west, where he continued his studies of buddhist philosophy and ritual. The gateway to knowledge is a condensationof the tripitaka and its accompanying commentaries. This tradition emphasizes the basic goodness of all beings and teaches the art of courageous warriorship based on wisdom and compassion. Turning the mind into an ally by rinpoche sakyong mipham. Miphams sword of wisdom explores the nyingma lineage understanding of valid cognition in vajrayana buddhism.
As part of the mukpo clan of eastern tibet, sakyong mipham rinpoche descends from the tibetan. Sakyong mipham rinpoche is unique in that he bridges two worldsasian and westernhaving been brought up in both cultures. Jamgon mipham rinpoche, also known as the great mipham. Beacon of certainty and gateway to knowledge, in his first incarnation and father of the 17th gyalwa karmapa thaye dorje. Simple as it is profound, his book bears reading many times. Enlightened society by shambhala new york city on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Inner phenomena, the aggregates ofhigher, medium, and lower beings, originate in the manner ofthe twelvelinks ofinterdependence. Humanity and society are basically good sakyong mipham. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jamgon mipham rinpoche books online. Mipham shedra is a nonprofit vajrayana buddhist center dedicated to the preservation and promotion of tibetan buddhism for the benefit of all sentient beings.
The murdock mind, body, spirit series features sakyong mipham rinpoche, a tibetan lama and head of the shambhala lineage, which is grounded in the power of creating enlightened society in everyday. On birth and death excerpt from mipham rinpoches khenjuk. It is for these many reasons that j u miphams gateway to knowledge is extremely. The student of the gateway to knowledge can begin to comprehend the meaning of the major works on buddhist philosophy and of the traditional sciences. Bestselling author, runner, husband, and father, the sakyong is the global leader of shambhala. The gateway to knowledge is like that key, a magical keyit opens up the treasury of precious gem stones in the expansive collection of buddhist scriptures. The tibetan master, jamgon mipham rinpoche 18461912 is an exceptional treasure of wisdom, compassion and scholarship. This new translation will be of great benefit to those traveling on the path of tantra.
He is the dharma heir of his father, chogyam trungpa rinpoche. The student of the gateway to knowledge can begin to comprehend the meaning of the major works on buddhist philosophy and of the traditional. In language totally fresh and jargonfree, sakyong mipham rinpoche distills the wisdom of many centuries. Bestselling buddhist author and teacher sakyong mipham right with his father, chogyam trungpa founder of shambhala, naropa, author of cutting through spiritual materialism. This is a comprehensive look at mipham rinpoches life and the themes of his writing. Ekajati 11 x print original painting by chogyam trungpa, rinpoche our price. Consolidating the intent ofbuddha shakyamunias teachings into a unified body of textbooks, it is the philosophical backbone of the living traditionof tibetan buddhism. Sakyong mipham rinpoche and ancient strategies for moder.
Once you have scrutinized the gateway to knowledge, those of you who wish to proceed to the major works of buddhist philosophy will find it quite easy to underst. The gateway to knowledge is said to be an essential text to understand tibetan buddhism. The sakyongs teachings show us how to use everyday life as a means to ripen this spiritual potential. Sakyong mipham rinpoche was born in 1962 in bodhgaya and spent his early years receiving a buddhist education. This is a dedication page for ju mipam rinpoche the great. His accomplishments in practice, learning, composition and teaching are immense. Sakyong mipham rinpoche spoke live from the fourth presbyterian church in chicago, illinois, usa. Mipham rinpoche 18461912, was likewise known as ju mipham, his family name. The text presents ten topics for realizing the ultimate reality.
It is divided into the three cravings of the realms of desire, form and formlessness. Everyone witnessed his fluency and command of teaching, debate, and composition, and no one could deny his mastery. Sakyong mipham rinpoche is a buddhist guru and the leader of the shambhala tradition, a collection of meditation and retreat centers that span the globe. Sakyong mipham rinpoche is the head of the spiritual and family lineage of shambhala buddhism. This is the website of his eminence jamgon mipham rinpoche, a teacher of the nyingma tradition of tibetan buddhism, author of many important dharma texts, including. This text presents ten topics that counteract such wrong views. The buddha gave many teachings on how to counteract wrong views of fixation onto the self.
He was born in tibet in 1949 and recognised by tengye rinpoche of lab as the reincarnation of mipham rinpoche. The sakyong a compound title meaning earth protector inspires thousands of his students in their spiritual journeys then goes home to help raise his three young daughters, who all go by jetsun. If one would like to become an expert in the teaching of the buddha, one should study this text. Consolidating the intent of buddha shakyamunis teachings into a unified body of text books, it is the philosophical backbone of tibetan buddhism. Sakyong mipham author of turning the mind into an ally. Not only is he a great scholar, he accomplished ocean of deities by practicing their sadhanas and he accomplished dzogchen and his body cast no shadow. I by jamgon mipham rinpoche the gateway to knowledge is a condensation of the tripetika and its accompanying commentaries. The sakyong literally translated as earth protector, is a dharma king and lineage holder of the shambhala lineage, guiding thousands of students around the world in the path of meditation. There is some streaming interruption towards the end of the first recording, resulting.
When i was young, i was present when many accomplished, learned lamas gave dharma teachings, but i only seriously studied dza patrul. Mipham rinpoche, jamgon, rinpoche, mipham, morris, kathy. Jamgon mipham rinpoche relaxed at ease like a fearless lion. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. His remarks begin 48 minutes in to the first recording. Avaliable format in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle, ebook and audiobook. Relative to his impact, and somewhat surprising given that he passed away only one hundred years ago, the details of mipham rinpoches life are not that well known. In 1959 tengye rinpoche, due to his realisation, manifested the rainbow body when he died, i. He is author of several books, including the shambhala principle. From this craving greatly increases the eager craving of thinking may i not be separated from what is. Photo via flickr advice for the dark ages, a message to the american buddhist shambhala community. Sakyong mipham rinpoche is the leader of shambhala, a global community of meditation practitioners committed to realizing the inherent goodness in humanity. Lessons for training body and mind by sakyong mipham rinpoche in djvu, fb2, rtf download ebook. This translation, a clear and concise primer on higher realization through valid cognition in buddhist philosophy, presents these ideas in english for the very first time and includes the sutra presentation of the two truths and the tantra teachings of the two truths as.
Sakyong and family shambhala san franciscoshambhala san. We will upload a clean and edited recording as soon as possible. But what we do know is covered in a great overview in jamgon mipam. The third ju mipham rinpoche is one of todays great scholars and masters of the nyingma tradition. Mipham rinpoche also uses several names in the colophons to his. Mipham jamyang namgyal gyatso 18461912, also commonly known as ju mipham, was an important nyingma scholar, lama and practitioner and was also a central figure of the nonsectarian rime movement. To proclaim this is the unique approach ofthe buddhas teaching. Some of us might have found it difficult to read the root text alone, as one quickly gets lost in.
A life with warmhearted clarity and wise simplicity, sakyong mipham offers some of the best advice you can find for establishing and sustaining a strong. View videos, audio and text teachings on the views of meditation and enlightened society in the shambhala tradition by sakyong mipham rinpoche, chogyam trungpa rinpoche and. Consolidating the intent of buddha shakyamunis teachings into a unified body of textbooks, it is the philosophical backbone of the living tradition of tibetan buddhism. Two tibetan american buddhist gurus, back in the day. Dependent origination because of taking delight in clinging to them. Transforming our world, in halifax nova scotia, canada and online. Given the seriousness and credibility of the accusations against sakyong mipham rinpoche, we ask that he immediately suspend all of his teaching and governance functions within the shambhala mandala. Mipham rinpoche is a emanation of manjushri, and he composed 32 volumes of works on topics ranging from poetry, medicine, construction to sutra and tantra. This rich source book embodies the basics of prajnaparamita. Media in category sakyong mipham rinpoche the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. About sakyong mipham rinpoche spiritual leader of shambhala. Gateway to knowledge is a condensation of the tripitaka and its accompanying commentaries by the tibetan buddhist master jamgon mipham rinpoche.
The sakyong, literally translated as earth protector, is a dharma king and lineage holder of the shambhala lineage, guiding thousands of students around the world in. The topic that we have chosen to discuss is a teaching composed by the tibetan master. Ju mipham rinpoche tibetan, wylie ju mi pham or jamgon mipham gyatso, jam mgon mi pham rgya mtsho was a great. Sakyong mipham is the leader of shambhala, a global community of meditation practitioners committed to realizing the inherent goodness in humanity. He is the author of several books, including the shambhala principle. He wrote over 32 volumes on topics such as painting, poetics, sculpture, alchemy, medicine, logic, philosophy and tantra. Mahayana on birth and death excerpt from mipham rinpoches khenjuk self. Words of wisdom from sakyong mipham rinpoche shambhala. The gateway to knowledge is a condensation of the tripitaka and its accompanying commentaries.
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