Mahamudra; the great sealing nature; refers to systems of meditation on both the conventional and ultimate natures of the mind. These have been transmitted through the Kagyu; Sakya; and Gelug traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Within the Gelug; Mahamudra teachings occur in a combined Gelug/Kagyu tradition exemplified in the First Panchen Lama's Root Text for the Precious Gelug/Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra. The work presented here contains two brilliant commentaries by the Dalai Lama. The first is a teaching based directly on the First Panchen Lama's root text. In the second; His Holiness bases his discussion on the First Panchen Lama's own commentary to this text. The book opens with an overview of Mahamudra by Alexander Berzin that discusses the relation of mind appearances and reality and offers practical techniques for overcoming problems of excessive worry; anxiety; and disturbing thoughts. This treasury of practical instruction contains extensive teachings on the nature of mind; the development of shamata; sutra and tantra levels of Mahamudra; and the compatibility of Dzogchen and Anuttarayoga Tantra.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Wonderfully selected anthologyBy Jason A. BeyerOne normally wouldn't think of a 15-year old anthology as being "old"; but in the ever-growing field of Holocaust and genocide studies; a 15-year old anthology threatens to be positively ancient.Roth and Berenbaum's *Holocaust*; however; is still standing the test of time; and still sets the gold standard for anthologies on the subject. While other excellent anthologies treating issues concerning the moral; philosophical; and religious implications of the Holocaust have been published recently (I find those by Morgan and by Cohn-Sherbok to be quite excellent); this volume still deserves a prominent place on the bookshelf of anyone even *remotely* concerned with the implications of the Holocaust.Every selection in this book is excellent; and worth reading more than once--*every* selection. There is not a single dud among them. Most are exceedingly insightful; and many deserve to be considered among the seminal pieces of Holocaust studies. Nearly every one of the most influential Holocaust scholars is present: we are treaed to selections from Wiesel; Dawidowicz; Hilberg; Bauer; DesPres; Fackenheim; Rubenstein; Levi; Amery; Lifton; and Langer. This realy is; without hyperbole; the "best of the best" collection on Holocaust studies: the best and most influential pieces by the best and most influential scholars.Because of the high quality of this collection; people with a very diverse range of interests (history; philosophy; religion; politics) will find much of interest and many insightful ideas in this collection.This collection is so outstanding that; to be honest; I am surprised that no reviewer has sung its praises here yet. If you are at all interested in the Holocaust and how to make sense of things afterward; this collection will not be the only one you will want to buy; but you shouldn't hesitate for even a single moment about getting this one. By the exploding development of Holocaust studies; this collection may be an oldie; but it's still a goodie; and promises to be for a long; long time.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. profoundly sad. A very meaningfulBy Alex SmithDeeply moving; profoundly sad. A very meaningful collection2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Wranglerexcellent readings
