In our time, the Buddha Shakyamuni is the root of all the blessings of the Buddhist path. This book is a concise and complete practice of Refuge, Bodhicitta, Visualization, Mantra Recitation and Merit Dedication. It is an open practice to be done by all who are interested.
Included with the practice are a commentary, practice suggestions, pictures of the eight main Bodhisattvas and the sixteen elder arhats, and an extensive glossary.
Written by Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche with commentary by Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche. New and old practitioners alike will find this book helpful.
“Visualize the form of the Buddha in that manner. Think that he is actually sitting in your presence, and instantly give rise to bodhichitta. The wisdom form of the Buddha transcends all directions, times and notions of near and far. Therefore, wherever you visualize, he will abide there with certainty."
From the sutras of the Buddha:
"If you bring the Buddha to mind,
He will reside in your presence.
He will always grant you blessings
And will completely liberate you from all faults.”
From the sutras of the Buddha: "Commit not a single unwholesome action, cultivate a wealth of virtue, to tame this mind of ours completely - this is the buddhadharma."
Mipham Jamyang Namgyal Gyamtso (1846–1912) He was a master of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and one of the leading figures in the Rime (non-sectarian) movement in Tibet. "Jamyang" indicates that he was considered to be an emanation of the bodhisattva Mañjuśrī.
Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche (1974 - ) Khenpo is a meditation teacher, monastic, Buddhist scholar, and Tibetan text translator. He was trained by his main teacher, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche. He founded Pema Karpo Meditation Center in Memphis, TN. Rinpoche is the first Buddhist teacher to place a chaplain in the US Army.
