Unbounded Wholeness: Dzogchen, Bon, and the Logic of the Nonconceptual @ richardeward.com

Unbounded Wholeness: Dzogchen, Bon, and the Logic of the Nonconceptual
by Anne Carolyn Klein, Tenzin Wangyal
from Oxford University Press, USA

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Esoteric
  If you're the kind of practitioner who likes to read the theory and dialectic of practice then this is a book for you. If you're looking for a conversaional book of teachings then look elsewhere.

• Incredible Work
  Even without the plethora of exerpts from Bon Dzogchen tantras, this text is worth its weight in gold. Many important questions relevant to Dzogchen practitioners are discussed including the role of virtue, the place of effort, and the nature of the base in the Dzogchen teachings.
  

• Good root text but overly philosophical/difficult commentary
  This is a translation/commentary of "Authenticity of Open Awareness"--a Bon 8th c. Dzogchen (Dz) terma (discovered treasure--like the Dead Sea Scrolls). Bon Dzogchen is like Tibetan Nyingma Buddhist Dz; p. 308: "Bon & Dharma differ only in terms of their disciples; their meaning is inseparable, a single essence." The fine Preface discusses relationships among consciousness, cultural development, myths, & logic--p. viii: "logic alone cannot authenticate wholeness & it need not," p. 7: "Open... more info

Similar Products: