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This book by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse explains the practical essence of Buddhism and argues that being ‘‘Buddhist’’ rests on understanding and living by four core insights (the “four seals”): impermanence of compounded phenomena; emotions as a source of suffering; absence of intrinsic existence (vacuidade); and nirvana as beyond conceptual dualities. The final sections (this chunk) stress that the goal is liberation from ignorance rather than mere happiness; illustrate points with narratives (e.g., Nanda, a teaching about aspiration to heavenly pleasure and its pitfalls); describe the budhic nature (original purity) and the role of love/compassion as the first antidotes; emphasize renunciation as an attitude rather than mandatory asceticism; articulate ethical implications (generosity, non-violence, vegetarian reasoning in some sutras); give the ‘‘tea and cup’’ metaphor (truth as tea, cultural forms as the cup); discuss practice, meditation, and the adaptability of methods across cultures; include translation notes about key Tibetan/Sanskrit terms and a postscript with acknowledgements; and state that the author directed book proceeds to the Khyentse Foundation.
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Khyentse Foundation (a nonprofit).
2001.
www.khyentsefoundation.org