Publication
Imprint: London : Wisdom, 1989. Context: "A translation of S̀ong of the profound view: the razor that cuts down the enemies of desire and hatred, ' and its commentary entitled Some reflections on the meaning of the profound view."
Responsibility: Geshe Rabten, foreword by Gonsar Tulku, translated and annotated by Stephen Batchelor. Language Note: English and Tibetan root text, English commentary. OCLC Number: 17983933. Physical: Text : 1 volume : 94 pages ; 22 cm.
Call number
GT-B-Tb / Rabte
ISBN
086171086X / 9780861710867
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: Song of the Profound View" is Geshe Rabten's own account of his long retreat in Dharamsala in the late 1960's into the meaning of the profound view-"emptiness" according to the highest philosophical tenets. His progress and insights, the advice he received from his teachers, Trijang Dorje Chang and the Dalai Lama, philosophical reflections, moments of caution, joy, despair and deepening compassion were set down in twelve short verses interwoven with anecdotes from day-to-day life in a song of awareness and realization.
These verses, translated here with their auto commentary, have been described by Gonsay Tulku as one of Geshe Rabten's "most essential literary works." The direct outcome of his own meditational experience, "Song" is the extraordinary, deeply personal writing of one of Tibet's great modern masters. -- from publisher
FY2017
These verses, translated here with their auto commentary, have been described by Gonsay Tulku as one of Geshe Rabten's "most essential literary works." The direct outcome of his own meditational experience, "Song" is the extraordinary, deeply personal writing of one of Tibet's great modern masters. -- from publisher
FY2017
Physical description
94 p.; 22 cm
Description
This book is an intimate account leading to the heart of the meditation of one of the most outstanding Masters of Tibetan Buddhism of our time. A poetical approach to the realization of emptiness, the ultimate nature of all beings and phenomena which ushers the reader into a personal experience.
Original language
Tibetan
Similar in this library
The universe in a single atom : the convergence of science and spirituality by H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama
The heart of understanding : commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra [sound recording] by Thích Nhat Hanh
Knowledge and liberation : Tibetan Buddhist epistemology in support of transformative religious experience by Anne C. Klein
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Graham Coleman
Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, & Liberation : The Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, & Other Basic Buddhist Teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh