Birth, life and death according to Tibetan medicine and dzogchen teaching: According to Tibetan Medicine and the Dzogchen Teaching - Softcover

Namkhai, Norbu

 
9788878341012: Birth, life and death according to Tibetan medicine and dzogchen teaching: According to Tibetan Medicine and the Dzogchen Teaching
Softcover
ISBN 10: 8878341010 ISBN 13: 9788878341012
Verlag: Shang-Shung Institute, 2008

Reseña del editor

BIRTH, LIFE AND DEATH meets two needs, often considered separate or mutually contradictory: on the one hand the natural tendency of a human being to seek health and well-being in everyday life, and on the other, the ever greater yearning for an authentic and unconditioned spiritual knowledge, which gives us the means to deal with the problems of birth, life and death in a profound, though concrete way. The book has four major sections. In the first part, 'Introduction to the Principles of Tibetan Medicine', the author enlarges upon the fundamental characteristics of the human organism, based on the nature of its various physical components and their interactions, as seen by this ancient medical tradition. The 'Birth' section offers the particular knowledge of the Tibetan medical tradition on such topics as the function of the elements in fetal development, the secondary causes which determine the sex of the child, and the seven possible constitutions of the child, and what portends for his or her future health needs. In the Life section the author explains how each individual, by cultivating a profound understanding of the three doors of the human organism body, voice or energy, and mind can realise physical, mental and spiritual health. The author makes clear that maintaining a constant flow of presence and awareness in each moment, an indispensable condition for practitioners on any spiritual path, enables us to relax our tensions, and live serenely in good health. The last section, Death , initially considers the nature of death and our attitudes towards it. What follows, however, is a kind of guide on the passage through the four intermediate states we will experience after leaving our human body. For each of these states the author outlines the essential instruction that enables a person to attain liberation at that time. Finally, the profound knowledge contained in the Bardo Thodrol , the Tibetan Book of the Dead is explained with great clarity.

Biografía del autor

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu is a foremost representative of Tibetan culture on the present world scene. Born in Eastern Tibet in 1938, at the age of 2 he was recognised as a reincarnation of Adzum Drugpa, a renowned master of the Dzogchen tradition. Still an adolescent, he completed the stages of the rigorous traditional studies, both secular and religious and received teaching from some of the greatest masters of his time. In 1960 he was invited to Italy by Professor Giuseppe Tucci, a leading figure in early Italian Tibetological studies, to collaborate with the ISMEO (Institute for Studies of Middle and Extreme Orient) in Rome. From 1962 to 1992 he taught Tibetan and Mongolian language and literature at the Institute for Oriental studies of the University of Naples, and became known among scholars for his vast knowledge of the ancient history and literature of Tibet. In the mid seventies Chögyal Namkhai Norbu began transmitting the Dzogchen teaching, of which he is considered one of the most important living masters. In 1981 he founded the International Dzogchen Community, a worldwide association of people interested in the knowledge and practice of this ancient spiritual path. In 1988 he found A.S.I.A. (Association for Solidarity in Asia), a non-governmental organisation which implements projects of cooperation and solidarity in Tibet as well as in other troubled regions of the world. In 1991, in the presence of H.H. XIV Dalai Lama, at Merigar, the seat of the Dzogchen Community in Italy, he founded the Shang Shung International Institute for Tibetan studies, whose aim is to preserve Tibetan culture in its manifold forms. For the last thirty years, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu has been constantly teaching, responding to invitations to give lectures and lead retreats from all over the world. He is the author of numerous books translated and published in all major languages.

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Verlag
Shang-Shung Institute
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
8878341010
ISBN 13 
9788878341012
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
160
Herausgeber
Simmons N.
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