Parting from the Four Attachments: A Commentary on Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen's Song of Experience on Mind Training andthe View

by Chogye Trichen Rinpoche

The teaching on Parting from the Four Attachments is universally regarded as one of the jewels of Tibetan Buddhism. Rinpoche leads the reader through a detailed and lucid exploration of the nature of mind, pointing out inevitable pitfalls in spiritual practice and showing how they can be avoided.

Genres: Buddhism, Meditation

200 pages, Paperback

First published September 6, 2003

Reviews

[Shagun · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book. I would recommend everyone to read this commentary on the four lines by Arya Manjushri. The last chapter on Wisdom of Emptiness is great and very insightful and helps us to meditate on Wisdom of Emptiness in a step by step manner to reach the ultimate goal of Prasangika. This chapter is a must read.

[Gerardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

(In Spanish below)

Wonderful commentary by one of the most renowned, realized and kind contemporary Tibetan Buddhist masters, Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, on Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen's "Song of Experience on Mind Training and the View", which itself is an experiential commentary on his father's (Sachen Kunga Nyingpo) "Parting from the Four Attachments" instructions, directly dictated to them by Manjushri. And if that was not enough, Jetsun Dragpa's text has annotations from his nephew, Sakya Pandita, making this a text authored by three of the founding fathers of the Sakya lineage!
So with such a collection of masters, the words contained in these pages are priceless in their expounding the whole Mahayana path to Enlightenment: renunciation, bodhichitta and wisdom. Chogye Trichen's lucid and clear commentary brings forth all the important practical aspects of the path, aswell as the major downfalls practicioners commit.

Thus, this is an excellent book both to newcomers and veterans in the Dharma alike, and it's especially indicated for those wanting to be introduced in the profound Sakya lineage of teachings.


Maravilloso comentario de uno de los más famosos, realizados y bondadosos maestros budistas tibetanos contemporáneos, Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, sobre la "Canción Experiencial sobre el Adiestramiento Mental y la Visión" de Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen, que a su vez es el comentario experiencial de las instrucciones "Separarse de los Cuatro Apegos" de su padre (Sachen Kunga Nyingpo), que le fueron dictadas directamente por Manjushri. Y por si esto fuera poco, el texto de Jetsun Dragpa tiene anotaciones de su sobrino, Sakya Pandita, de manera que este texto está coautorizado por nada menos que tres de los padres fundadores del linaje Sakya.
Con semajante colección de maestros, las palabras contenidas en estas páginas son impagables en su manera de exponer el camino mahayana hacia la Iluminación en su totalidad: renuncia, bodhichitta y sabiduría. El comentario lúcido y claro de Chogye Trichen pone de relieve todos los aspectos prácticos importantes del camino, así como los principales errores que los practicantes suelen cometer.

Por lo tanto, éste es un libro excelente tanto para los recién llegados como para los veteranos en el Dharma, y está especialmente indicado para aquéllos y aquéllas que quieran introducirse en el profundo linaje de enseñanzas Sakya.