The Natural Openness and Freedom of the Mind by Stephen Gethin
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Lopen Karma Phuntsho interviews translator Stephen Gethin and discusses the new book from Padmakara Translation Group, The Natural Openness and Freedom of the Mind: A Treasure Tantra of the Great Perfection by Deshek Lingpa, with commentary by Khangsar Tenpa'i Wangchuk.
Secondary Publications Mentioned
Mi pham rgya mtsho
Ju Mipam Gyamtso was a prolific author who brought formal philosophical study, including debate, to the Nyingma tradition. Based in Kham during a period of great inter-sectarian exchange, he trained with the Kagyu lama Jamgön Kongtrul and the Sakya lama Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, among others, even as he preserved a strong Nyingma identity. Among his most celebrated works are the Beacon of Certainty and a commentary on the Ninth Chapter of the Bodhicaryāvatāra. In addition to his considerable literary output he spent decades of his life in retreat.
Radical Nonduality (Forgues 2024)
Ju Mipham (1846–1912) stands as one of the preeminent scholars within the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The objective of this study is to present Mipham’s nonconceptual nondualism by analyzing his discourse with regard to the ground (gzhi), the path (lam), and the result (’bras bu).
In the initial sections of the book, the examination centers on Mipham’s teaching on the core components of the path: view, practice, and conduct. In the first part of the book, Mipham’s interpretation of the view primarily as a form of ontological nondualism is examined within the wider context of the path. This discussion presents in detail Mipham’s utilization of an array of ascending views in his discourse on the two truths. The subsequent part delves into the interplay between knowledge and liberation that shapes Mipham’s soteriological project through the central notions of practice and conduct. This exploration sheds light on how practices rooted in cognitive nondualism facilitate the actualization of ontological nondualism. The concluding part of the book shifts focus to Mipham’s soteriological nondualism in which the ground of being taken as the starting point of the path and the result of the path itself are understood to be beyond any distinction or separation. (Source: WSTB)
Forgues, Gregory. Radical Nonduality: Ju Mipham Namgyal Gyatso's Discourse on Reality. Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde No. 106. Vienna: Arbeitskreis für Tibetische und Buddhistische Studien Universität Wien, 2024.
About the media
| Featuring | Stephen Gethin, Karma Phuntsho |
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| Creator | Tsadra Foundation |
| Director | Perman, M. |
| Producer | Tsadra Foundation |
| Event | The Natural Openness and Freedom of the Mind by Stephen Gethin (26 October 2024) |
| Related Website | Buddha-Nature |
| Creation Date | 26 October 2024 |
| Citation | Gethin, Stephen. "The Natural Openness and Freedom of the Mind: Book Launch." Conversations on Buddha-Nature with Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho. Produced by the Tsadra Foundation Research Department, Oct 26, 2024. Video, 1:13:03. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8olXNqaATcQ. |
