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MEDITATIONS OF A TIBETAN TANTRIC ABBOT: The Main Practices of the Mahayana Buddhist Path

by Kensur Lekden, trans. & ed. by Jeffrey Hopkins.

This book presents, with the intimate freshness of a personal teaching, the main practices of the Mahayana Buddhist path. It details the attitudes cultivated in meditation ranging from turning away from cyclic existence, to developing love and compassion for all beings, to the profound view of emptiness.

"A beautifully expressed, moving presentation of the major practices of Tibetan Buddhism--like a favorite grandfather conveying his wisdom about life--you can feel the presence of this great teacher."--Jeffrey Hopkins

"A remarkably intimate presentation of the Buddha's fundamental teachings. With great clarity and precision the words of a renowned Tibetan scholar flow easily to the reader in a stream of deep compassion and profound wisdom."--Joshua Cutler, Director, Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center

"This is still about the best introduction available on the central topics of compassion and wisdom and, most especially, the philosophical and meditative synergy between them."--Prof. Anne Klein

"Kensur Lekden was one of the bright stars of the firmament of Tibetan Buddhism during the last generation of great lamas to be trained in Tibet. The meditations contained in this small book represent clear and compelling instructions from an accomplished master on how to set out on the bodhisattva path."--Donald Lopez, Univ. of Michigan

The special gift of this book is that the same style of easy comprehension and applicability is ever present, even when dealing with complex topics such as correct view (emptiness) according to the Consequence School."-- Branches of Light of Banyon Books

Kensur Lekden embodied the total involvement of the mind as taught in the Mahayana tradition. His blend of compassion, wisdom and wit is most striking in these teachings.

Jeffrey Hopkins is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia.



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