Clear Light of Bliss: Tantric Meditation Manual

313 Pages·1992·38.12 MB·English

by  Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Clear Light
of Bliss

TANTRIC MEDITATION MANUAL
Also by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Meaningful tv Beeld
uals in the Ti

Tradition
Heart of Wisdom
Universal Compassion,
The Meditation Handboo'c
Joylul Path of Good Fortune
Guise to Dakini Land
The Bodhisattva Vow
Heat Jewel
Great Treasury of Mer
Introduction to Buddhism
Undeestanding the Mind
‘Tomtrie Grounds and Paths
‘Qesan of Nectar
CLEAR LIGHT
OF BLISS

HE PRACTICE OF MAHAMLDRA
IN VAJRAYANA BUDDHISM

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

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Contents

Iusteations
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface

Ineraducticn and Preliminaries
Channels, Winkls, and Drops

Taner Fire

Clear Light and the Four Joys

“The Nine Mixing and the Town Madras
Introduction 20 the Natore of the Mind
Trongpil Abiding

Meditation on Esmpliness

Musory Body

(Chest Light 90 Union

[Resultant Manamudra

Dedication

Appendix {The Condensed Meaning of the Text

‘Appendix iL The Tibetan Script of the
‘Condensed Meaning of the Text

“Appendix -l - Sadhsmas
Trayrs of Regues! fo the Mahsmusea Linsoge Gus
The Quick Path

Apaondis iV - The Visualized Lotioes

Glossary
bibliography.
Study Programmes
Index
Illustrations
Varadhaca vi
Manjyshri 10
Je Tsongkhapa 16
Togdn Jampil Gyatso 4
aso Chiigyi Gysltsin 4
Drubchen Phaemavajea 2
Gyalws Ensipa 36
Khidrub Sangye Yeshe 6
Panchen Losang Chikyt Gyaltsin R
Drubelen Gendun Spaltsin 2

Drwygga Tsondra Gyalsan
Kinchiog Graltsin

Panchen Losnng, Yeshe
Losong Trialay:

Drabwang Losang Namgyal
Kachen Yeshe Gyaltsin
Pharchog Ngawang Japa

Panchen Paiden Yeshe
Khidrub Ngowang Dorje
Ngulehu Dharmabhadra
Yangehan Drubpay Dorje
hi

Dorechang Phaborgkha Teinlay Cyatse

Tendzin Tsondrs

Yongdzia Marj

wg Tsang Yoshe
Borechang Kelsang Gyntso Rinpoche 28
Foreword

OW Bliss and Fxcellence

With grest respect and devotion f rely upon Losany,
ie

‘Who alone is the precious eyes for countless migrscor,

A rranifestation af the wisdom of countless omniscient
Buddha,

And halder of thice immaculate sets of vows,

This excellent commentary on the joyous Malamusira
erived from ehursing the essence of the ocean af
“anlvieseripeures
haz arose from the hesct of this most precious Spiritual
le
Ts published with ¢ pure wish to bemelit migrstors

Throngh its plication may all threw was he hoatiied
By the infinite benefits of happiness that arise
From the excellent, impuccable teechings and prectie
‘of Lasang Deagps
‘whose treasure ike tradition of the Conqueros

reser wish-gramting jew
May all the beings and cormmanities following.
Baddhacharaa remain fora long time, ane inerease in
their activities

May all Sangha members maintats puce chseyphine and
increase their beneficial actions,

May all sickness, war, famine, and afflictions se pacified

‘And may everyone in this world emoy happiness oy,
and geod fortune.

“Throughout al sheir ives may all beings throsghast

[Never be separated fron previous Spinal Gnas

Like a waxing moon, may everything excellant ere
in accercarce with Dharma,

And may everyone swvitly attain the wltimate
‘alighlenmen: of Vajdhara,

Lam very happy to Jeara that Venerable Geshe Kelsay
Gystso has given extensive teachings on Secret Mantra
based on Protector Manjushri Je. Tsomghapa'= great
reatises and on other authentic commentaries on Mana
smudra, including the when Lama's root text

May ‘hese teachings, ongivally given at Manjushri
Institute in England and now made available in this book,
CClocr Light of Bliss, 26 2 source of great happiness and
iimmeasuraale benefit to all human beings of this world,

May vlreue and excellence increase

Yongdzin Ling Rinpoche
Acknowledgements

In .980, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche gave an extensive
commentary 0 Vajrayana Mahara (ote fortunate stu
dents of Manjuchni Centre in Ulverston, England. We pray
that through studying these nectar-ike instructions aad
sttempting te put them into practice sizcerely we cam in
some sirali way bei Io repay the imeteasurable kindness
ff our mos: previcus Spiritual Cade and Vajma Master

Not satisfied mere'y werk giving the teaching, out of his
immesurable Kindness Geshe “Kelsang then worked
closely with his translator and a team of edilora lo prepare
the transcript for pubbiation under the ttle, Clesr Light of
Bliss. For this incomparable book, the like of whieh has
never before been seett this world, we olfer heazttelt
thanks to the author.

(Our thanks also go te Tencin Norbu, the translator, and
to Chris Kola, Jonathan Lancave, an all the other students
fo Manjushri Cenire sho he\ped wih the original editing
Now. with the publication of the second ection, we also
‘extend utr thanks to Gen Thubien Gyalso who has worked
lovely with Geshe Kelsang in bringing the terminology up
lo date sand into Tine with more recent publications, and in
preparing new endmatier bichasing, ¢ Inansatinn i the
Toot tot composed by the author Finally, oar thanks aleo
igo to Lacy James, Toulenim Kelsang, Ingrid Barton, Kelsang,
Chsigl, Keleang Wangio, aad all the other members of
Thaepa Publicatioas Editors, Oilice whis helped to prepare
the tinal dual Ko puslication,

ey Ty, Dirctr,
Preface

[have writin this book primarily forthe benefit of western
Dharma practitioners with the hope that indizec’y itll
prow beneficial forall living beings

[As for how it was composed, Thaw bated itn the sight
conperience T have gained trough the kindness of my holy
Spiritual Gs
{generation stage and completion stage ol Sceret Mantra, in
fnddition, T have drawn material from |e Tsongiinpa's
TLonyy Thovousity iltsmvaling tee Five Stages, which coms
the quintessence of Je Tsongkiaga’s Tantric teachings, ad
also trom Je Isongkhapo's commertary ta the Six Yoga of
[Natepa, [navealse consulted the first Panchen Lama's 700
exc on the Mahamudra, Tir ain
and his autocommentary, Lanjs uf Re lamination as well
fs the Mahamuiiza texts of Kachen Yeshe Gyaltsin ancl
Keulsang. ane many other acthentic works on Secret
Mantra, becanse { have incorporated the teachings of sach
seat Masters there is sorte zeasen to hope that this present
‘book will be of comsiderable bene

“To aitain pute realizations nf Mahaniecira i is at stk
ficiont maraly to reed theve instructions. Fist we st train
in the stages of the path common to both Sutra and fants
Thy selying vpn texts such ae Inyfel Path of Good! Forte,
and practve the various preliminaries 30. as to remove
obstacles and accumulare ment. When we have some
‘experience of renunciation, bodhichitta, and wisdom realiz:
ing emptiness we should receive a Highest Yaga ante
empowerment from s qualified Yajca Maser and Iien
stave 0 keep our vows and commitaents purely. We
should then train in gereration stage practices and, ence

ide from sehoun [received insteuctions om the