Translated & Annotated by Lobsang P. Lhalungpa Foreword byB ig cuca OUR CR Rm eae ELT PEM e hea koe raed Pe Sue UCR Cu Rg eNO GRC em Oy OR sm CCRC ey eer mee tment Tes daunted by its size, depth, and scholarly exposition. Those for whom correct meditation practice is of enormous PO CU ER eo seo themselves of a copy. To them it will prove a lifelong and utterly reliable guide....Just as the Avatamsaka Sutra ern ee nae eesti teaching in sutra form, so may this book be the very apex of books available to us in the form of guides to meditation. I am astounded by the learned translator's skill in putting this book before us in words so CCC Ome Cm CCUM eRe Ce ead deluded into supposing the whole great SO mc csi ae re eon) Se Ome keen contd PRR ate entre eT greatly benefit English speaking students nC ese NC eos aCe MAS SECURES RCL Comer he Prec ane emcee tog the Practice Lineage. I am very pleased that now English-speaking students can read and study this book in their own language.” —Cnocyam TRUNGPAFirst Indian Edition: Dethi, 1993 Reprint Edition : Delhi, 2001 © LOBSANG P. LHALUNGPA All Rights Reserved ISBN: 81-208-1064.3 (Cloth) ISBN: 81-208-10740 (Paper) Also available at: MOTILAL BANARSIDASS 236, 9th Main IIT Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore 560 011 41 U.A. Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi 110 007 8 Mahalaxmi Chamber, Warden Road, Mumbai 400 026 120 Royapetah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004 Sanas Plaza, 1302 Baji Rao Road, Pune 411 002 8 Camac Street, Kolkata 700 017 Ashok Rajpath, Patna 800 004 Chowk, Varanasi 231 001 FOR SALE IN INDIA ONLY Printed im India BY JAINENDRA PRAKASH JAIN AT SHRI JAINENDRA PRESS, ‘AS NARAINA, PHASE, NEW DELHI 110 028 AND PUBLISHED BY NARENDRA PRAKASH JAIN FOR MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PRIVATE LIMITED, BUNGALOW ROAD, DELHI 110007 Contents Foreword by Chégyam Trungpa, Rinpoche xv Preface xvii Translator’s Introduction xxi Reader's Key xiii Introduction 3 Homage 3 The Resolution to Compose This Work 5 “The Reasons Why Meditation on the True Nature of Mind Is Essential 6 All Realities Are But Mental Phenomena 6 ‘The Deficiencies Arising from Not Meditating on the True Nature of Mind 9 ‘The Benefits Arising from Meditation 10 BOOK ONE: A CONCISE ELUCIDATION OF THE COMMON SYSTEM OF TRANQUIL EQUIPOISE 13 ‘The Outline of Tranquil Equipoise in General and the Removal of Doubts 15 ‘The Meditation on Tranquility and Insight 15, Chapter One: The Ordinary Meditation of Tranquility and Insight 17 ‘The Cause of Tranquility and Insight 17 ‘The Elimination of Hindrances to Tranquility and Insight 19 ‘The Recognition of Hindrances 19 Instructions in the Remedies Necessary to Remove the Hindrances 21 The General Elucidation of Remedies for Hindrances 21 ‘The Specific Means for Removing Dullness and Sensual Incitement 23