Momentary Buddhahood

Mindfulness and the Vajrayana Path

Anyen, Allison Choying Zangmo

• Publisher: Wisdom Publications
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9780861715985
• eBook ISBN:
  9780861717200
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Eastern Philosophy

We think of enlightenment as something that happens all at once, like a tidal wave that cleans away everything impure. In truth, however, realization happens incrementally, from moment to moment. And in any moment when true wisdom is recognized, all concepts and afflictions are freed right on the spot and we can affirm for ourselves that the experience of enlightenment is possible. When we do, we experience a moment of the mind of a buddha - "momentary buddhahood." In this tantalizing presentation, Anyen Rinpoche offers a vision of the crucial necessity of mindfulness in any exploration of the Buddha's path - especially the path of tantric practice.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• Foreword by Tulku Thondup Rinpoche
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Editor’s Preface
• Chapter 1: Mindfulness and Discernment Defined
• Chapter 2: Mindful Motivation and Speech
• Chapter 3: Mindfulness Day and Night
• Chapter 4: Bringing Mindfulness into the Three Spheres
• Chapter 5: Mindfulness, Vajrayana, and the Spiritual Friend
• Chapter 6: Examining the Body-Mind Connection through Mindful Self-Reflection
• Chapter 7: Working with Wind Energy to Perfect the Mind
• Chapter 8: Guards at the Door to Enlightenment
• About the Author
• About the Editor/Translator
• Wisdom Publications
• Copyright