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A translation into English of a the Pan sgrub rnams kyi thugs bcud snying gi nyi ma, or The Sun of My Heart A Hearty Elixer for Panditas and Siddhas, a unique Tibetan manuscript containing the commentaries of Vairochana Rakshita, who was active during the 8th century of our era, on the Tantras known as the Five Early Translations and the Tantra on the Miraculous Occurrence. This book will be of primary interest to those who study contemplative traditions and to practitioners of the Great Perfection tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Scholars of the early transmission of Buddhism to Tibet will find this to be a basic resource. The original Tibetan text of this unique manuscript is included.
Beyond Secret The Upadeśa of Vairocana On the Practice and of the Great Perfection edition by Vairochana Rakshita Christopher Wilkinson Religion Spirituality eBooks
This book presents a unique and previously unavailable version of the earliest Dzogchen teachings brought to Tibet from India in the 8th century by the translator Vairotsana. The "Five Early Translations" are part of the Tibetan cannon of Nyingma teachings and have been translated before in various bits and pieces and as a whole - see Dowman's excellent Eye of the Storm: Bairotsana's Original Transmissions, but as the introduction here explains these teachings collectively titled "The Sun of My Heart" are from a different version preserved in the isolated Changthang desert of northern Tibet, and gathered by Togden Rinpoche (presumably the original 16th century Togden?) during his travels there, and are not included in the Nyingma gyud bum (orthodox collection of Nyingma tantras). It really isn't clear from the translator's brief introduction exactly who's, or from when these teachings are, although they are similar in title and intent, they are different in content to the Dowman translation, but are presented as an 'upadesha' or oral instructional class of teachings by Vairotsana himself.Basically these texts are direct and simple presentations of the Dzogchen view - the effortless settling of our mind in it's natural, perfect purity. The 5 texts here (actually 6 with the inclusion of an additional one titled "The Miraculous Occurrence of the Bodhicitta") alternate back and forth between clarification of this view, and how to apply it in our meditation. And the instructions are generally consistently clear and practical.
Yet.... I find I'm not terribly overwhelmed or inspired by this book. It seems very wordy for an ancient text (or for "oral instructions" for that matter) - much more detailed and elaborate than the other examples of the original dzogchen instructions we get in Garab Dorje's extremely pithy "Three Words That Strike to the Heart", or in the early works of Vairotsana we see translated by Dowman. Although other ancient Nyingma dzogchen tantras that have been translated (see The Supreme Source: The Fundamental Tantra Of Dzogchen Semde Kunjed Gyalpo,The Marvelous Primordial State,The Wisdom of Manjusri and Secret Wisdom: Three Root Tantras of the Great Perfection) are in fact quite wordy they have a stylized formal structure befitting their status as fundamental tantras (although these texts are hard to accurately date and were likely composed several hundred years later than the tradition claims). Yet when Longchenpa in the 14th century wrote a summary of the Kunjed Gyalpo (translated by Lipman and Peterson as You Are The Eyes Of The World) he conveyed a more succinct and intimate style of oral instruction - for those who haven't yet read that book I'd recommend it over this one. And while "Beyond Secret" is way easier and more interesting to read than those other root tantras, the commentary (which is a mixture of quotes from various tantras and other root verses with more elaborate explanations) sounds like it could also be more contemporary, like the anonymous 12th century commentary to the original five translations we find in Dowman's book. Although I'm not suggesting it is that same commentator, just maybe someone from that later transmission era. Anyway, I don't know, but I'm just wondering why it didn't really grab me, or always seem like "essential" instructions.
As for Wilkinson's translating style; it is straightforward and somewhat plain but also even a bit stilted (perhaps reflecting the archaic Tibetan of the original text more literally). But this straightforwardness also reveals a very practical and down to earth approach to the dharma (perhaps also reflecting the essentially simple and earthy Tibetan character). For someone new to Dzogchen I don't think this a great place to start (better to see the published introductory teachings of contemporary masters like Tulku Urgyen and Namkhai Norbu, or the more radical - dzogchen without the vajrayana buddhist trappings - style of Dowman's translations), but for practitioners who have previously received similar oral instructions it will be a useful reminder as well as interesting historical document.
Perhaps the largest part of my discouragement is from the overall presentation. This edition was quite expensive ($31+ new), yet the publication is less than perfect. There are quite a few obvious typos and the overall presentation is a bit terse - there are only 2 pages of introduction, followed by 1 page for acknowledgements and 1 page for the translator's biography, then the 118 pages of English translation, 51 pages of reproductions of the original Tibetan pages, and finally 4 pages of rather minimal notes. It would have been nice to see a little more thought, care and time put into the presentation of a text of this importance. Maybe next edition...
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Beyond Secret The Upadeśa of Vairocana On the Practice and of the Great Perfection edition by Vairochana Rakshita Christopher Wilkinson Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
This excellent book is perhaps one of the most extraordinary releases of the last years for people interested in the Dzogchen teachings -- although the direct style of the translation, free of jargon, makes it accessible also to anyone who is not yet familiar with the terminology of these teachings.
The subject of the book is our own natural condition and how to discover it. This is the first translation of a commentary, attributed to the translator Vairochana (8th century), which was discovered among the documents contained in a collection called Vairo Gyudbum. This precious text was not contained in other collections of teachings available so far, and is most extraordinary because it is a commentary by Vairochana himself on how to put into practice the teachings of the 5 Early Transmissions of Dzogchen Semde, the first texts on the Great Perfection brought from the Indian kingdom of Oddiyana to Tibet in the 8th century. These texts point directly to our natural enlightened state beyond meditation or cultivation.
Vairochana was sent from Tibet to Oddiyana by the king Trisong Deutsen to receive these transmissions from Sri Simha. He could only receive these teachings in secret, during the night, and wrote them in goat-milk ink on white silk, bringing them back to Tibet. These five texts are the first Dzogchen teachings to be translated into Tibetan, and present a radical and direct understanding of reality.
The commentary by Vairochana is very practical and useful for practitioners, full of instructions and clarifications. It is entitled "Sun of My Heart". As an auspicious coincidence, the commentary has recently been taught and transmitted also by one of the greatest Dzogchen teachers of our time, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche. Dzogchen practitioners will love this book; people who are not yet familiar with these teachings will find it approachable, but in reality it is necessary to receive the living transmission of a Dzogchen Master to be able to fully realize the bottomless profundity of this knowledge -- which, although here expressed in words, is totally beyond the conceptual mind.
This groundbreaking translation is of great historical importance, a major step in the preservation of these incredible teachings and their transmission. We are very lucky to have access to this translation and to live in a time when the Dzogchen teachings are still alive in this world. Highly recommended book!
This book presents a unique and previously unavailable version of the earliest Dzogchen teachings brought to Tibet from India in the 8th century by the translator Vairotsana. The "Five Early Translations" are part of the Tibetan cannon of Nyingma teachings and have been translated before in various bits and pieces and as a whole - see Dowman's excellent Eye of the Storm Bairotsana's Original Transmissions, but as the introduction here explains these teachings collectively titled "The Sun of My Heart" are from a different version preserved in the isolated Changthang desert of northern Tibet, and gathered by Togden Rinpoche (presumably the original 16th century Togden?) during his travels there, and are not included in the Nyingma gyud bum (orthodox collection of Nyingma tantras). It really isn't clear from the translator's brief introduction exactly who's, or from when these teachings are, although they are similar in title and intent, they are different in content to the Dowman translation, but are presented as an 'upadesha' or oral instructional class of teachings by Vairotsana himself.
Basically these texts are direct and simple presentations of the Dzogchen view - the effortless settling of our mind in it's natural, perfect purity. The 5 texts here (actually 6 with the inclusion of an additional one titled "The Miraculous Occurrence of the Bodhicitta") alternate back and forth between clarification of this view, and how to apply it in our meditation. And the instructions are generally consistently clear and practical.
Yet.... I find I'm not terribly overwhelmed or inspired by this book. It seems very wordy for an ancient text (or for "oral instructions" for that matter) - much more detailed and elaborate than the other examples of the original dzogchen instructions we get in Garab Dorje's extremely pithy "Three Words That Strike to the Heart", or in the early works of Vairotsana we see translated by Dowman. Although other ancient Nyingma dzogchen tantras that have been translated (see The Supreme Source The Fundamental Tantra Of Dzogchen Semde Kunjed Gyalpo,The Marvelous Primordial State,The Wisdom of Manjusri and Secret Wisdom Three Root Tantras of the Great Perfection) are in fact quite wordy they have a stylized formal structure befitting their status as fundamental tantras (although these texts are hard to accurately date and were likely composed several hundred years later than the tradition claims). Yet when Longchenpa in the 14th century wrote a summary of the Kunjed Gyalpo (translated by Lipman and Peterson as You Are The Eyes Of The World) he conveyed a more succinct and intimate style of oral instruction - for those who haven't yet read that book I'd recommend it over this one. And while "Beyond Secret" is way easier and more interesting to read than those other root tantras, the commentary (which is a mixture of quotes from various tantras and other root verses with more elaborate explanations) sounds like it could also be more contemporary, like the anonymous 12th century commentary to the original five translations we find in Dowman's book. Although I'm not suggesting it is that same commentator, just maybe someone from that later transmission era. Anyway, I don't know, but I'm just wondering why it didn't really grab me, or always seem like "essential" instructions.
As for Wilkinson's translating style; it is straightforward and somewhat plain but also even a bit stilted (perhaps reflecting the archaic Tibetan of the original text more literally). But this straightforwardness also reveals a very practical and down to earth approach to the dharma (perhaps also reflecting the essentially simple and earthy Tibetan character). For someone new to Dzogchen I don't think this a great place to start (better to see the published introductory teachings of contemporary masters like Tulku Urgyen and Namkhai Norbu, or the more radical - dzogchen without the vajrayana buddhist trappings - style of Dowman's translations), but for practitioners who have previously received similar oral instructions it will be a useful reminder as well as interesting historical document.
Perhaps the largest part of my discouragement is from the overall presentation. This edition was quite expensive ($31+ new), yet the publication is less than perfect. There are quite a few obvious typos and the overall presentation is a bit terse - there are only 2 pages of introduction, followed by 1 page for acknowledgements and 1 page for the translator's biography, then the 118 pages of English translation, 51 pages of reproductions of the original Tibetan pages, and finally 4 pages of rather minimal notes. It would have been nice to see a little more thought, care and time put into the presentation of a text of this importance. Maybe next edition...
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