Luminous Melodies: Essential Dohas of Indian Mahamudra
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Luminous Melodies: Essential Dohas of Indian Mahamudra
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Overview
Presented here for the first time in English is a collection of dohas, or songs of realization, carefully and thoughtfully selected and translated from the large compendium the Indian Texts of the Mahamudra of Definitive Meaning, which was compiled by the Seventh Karmapa and drawn primarily from the Tengyur.
Beautiful, profound, and often outrageous, these verses were frequently composed spontaneously and thus have a moving sense of freedom, openness, and bliss. They range from summaries of the entire path of Mahamudra to pithy four-liners that point directly to the buddha within us. The authors include famous masters such as Saraha and Naropa, dakinis, kings, and also courtesans and cobblers—showing that realization is accessible to all of us, right here in our lives.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781614296225 |
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| Publisher: | Wisdom Publications MA |
| Publication date: | 11/12/2019 |
| Pages: | 144 |
| Sales rank: | 647,626 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d) |
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Table of Contents
Foreword xi
Preface xv
Introduction 1
Translations 25
A Synopsis of Mahamudra by Naropa, the erudite dropout 27
A song by the dakini Tuft Topknot 30
A song by Tantipa, the weaver of the garb of awakening 31
Five Stanzas on the Love Between Means and Prajña by Maitripa, the fusionist of Mahamudra and Madhyamaka 32
A song by the dakini Queen of Splendor 34
A Pith Instruction on Mahamudra (Ganges Mahamudra) by Tilopa, the self-awakened one 35
A song by the dakini Blazing One with a Garland of Lightning 40
A song by Camaripa, the dharmakaya cobbler 41
Twelve Stanzas of Pith Instructions by Saraha, the great brahman archer 42
A song by the dakini Deity with the Sun Horse 45
Five stanzas by Kanhapa (Krsna), the dark siddha 46
A song by the dakini Santibhadra 47
A vajra song by Naropa 48
A song by Dhobipa, the eternal laundryman 49
A song by the dakini Bhadra 50
A Song on Connateness by Santadeva 51
A song by the yogini Kankara 52
A Pith Instruction on Untying the Knots in the Yogi's Own Mind by Mitrayogi, the lord of miraculous powers 53
A Doha Treasure Song on the View of the Nature of True Reality by Luhipa, the fish-gut eater 55
A song by Vyalipa, the lucky alchemist 57
A Doha Treasure Song on True Reality by Thagana, the con man 58
A song by Syama 59
A Doha Song on the True Reality of the Vayus by Mahipa, the vain muscleman 60
A song by Ekavajra 62
A song by Saraha 63
A song by Nairatmya, selflessness embodied 64
A song by Savaripa, the jungle hunter 65
A vajra song by Virukara, the stopper of the sun 66
A song by Vimala 67
A song by Dombi Heruka, the pregnant-tigress rider 68
A song by the yogini Mahasiddhi 69
A song by Mahasukhata 70
A song by Taruparna 71
A dharma song by Dipamkarasrijñana, the scholar-siddha 73
A song by Dignaga 74
A song by Kukkuripa, the one with a soft spot for dogs 75
The View of Being Unbound and Letting Go by Kambala, the yogi wrapped in a black blanket 76
A song by Lilabhadra 78
A song by Jalandhara, the guru of gurus 79
The View of Overcoming Mind's Thoughts by Laksmi, the "crazy" princess 80
A song by Durjayacandra 82
A song by Mekhala, the elder severed-headed sister 83
The View of Being Unbound by Kanhapa 84
A song by Prakasa 86
Another song by Dombi Heruka 87
The Completion Stage of the Vajradakini by Vinapa, the musical meditator 88
A song by Javaripa, the petrifier 90
A song by the dakini Queen of Samsaric Existence 91
The Means to Calm Mind and Thinking by Mekopa, the madman with a terrifying gaze 92
Another song by Luhipa 94
A song by Bhasudhari 95
A song by the dakini Jñanavajra 96
A Pith Instruction on the View of Self Aware Wisdom by Campaka, the flower-garden king 97
A song by Santipa, the scholar whose student attained awakening before him 99
A song by the dakini Wings of the Wind 100
A Pith Instruction on Pure View and Conduct by Sakyasribhadra, the mahasiddha monk 101
A song by Anukira, the yogini of vajra recitation 102
A Pith Instruction on the Liberation of Bondage by Mitrayogi 103
A song by Kanakhala, the younger severed-headed sister 104
The Self Blessing of Glorious Connate Great Bliss by Savaripa 105
A song by a group of dakinis 106
Notes 113
Selected Bibliography 119
About The Author 121