Traleg Kyabgon – författare

The Buddha’s teaching on karma (literally, "action") is nothing other than his compassionate explanation of the way things are: our thoughts and actions determine our future, and therefore we ourselves are largely responsible for the way our lives unfold. Yet this supremely useful teaching is often ignored due to the misconceptions about it that abound in popular culture, especially oversimplifications that make it seem like something not to be taken seriously. Karma is not simple, as Traleg Kyabgon shows, and it’s to be taken very seriously indeed. He cuts through the persistent illusions we cling to about karma to show what it really is—the mechanics of why we suffer and how we can make the suffering end. He explains how a realistic understanding of karma is indispensable to Buddhist practice, how it provides a foundation for a moral life, and how understanding it can have a transformative effect on the way we relate to our thoughts and feelings and to those around us.

This comprehensive guide to the Buddhist path from the Tibetan point of view is as accessible as it is complete. Traleg Kyabgon breaks the teachings down conveniently into the three traditional "vehicles," while never letting us forget that the point of all the Dharma is nothing other than insight into the mind and heart. Along the way he provides vivid definitions of fundamental Buddhist concepts such as compassion, emptiness, and Buddha-nature and answers common questions such as:    • Why does Buddhism teach that there is "no self"?   • Are Buddhist teachings pessimistic?   • Does Buddhism encourage social passivity?   • What is the role of sex in Buddhist tantra?   • Why is it said that samsara is nirvana?   • Does it take countless lifetimes to attain enlightenment, or can it be achieved in a moment?

"In this uniquely insightful overview and practice guide, Traleg Kyabgon presents a thorough introduction to the Kagyu lineage''s Mahamudra tradition. The author''s approach is straightforward—he presents the Mahamudra teachings as a means of seeing things in, as he says, "a positive and open light. Even things we might normally regard as bad and undesirable can be interpreted in a more uplifting way due to the expansiveness of the Mahamudra vision." Mahamudra—which means "great seal" or "great symbol," referring to the symbol or mark of ultimate reality, or emptiness—points to the true nature of mind as well as the ultimate insubstantiality of all things.

For many centuries Indian and Tibetan Buddhists have employed this collection of pithy, penetrating Dharma slogans to develop compassion, equanimity, lovingkindness, and joy for others. Known as the lojong—or mind-training—teachings, these slogans have been the subject of deep study, contemplation, and commentary by many great masters. In this volume, Traleg Kyabgon offers a fresh translation of the slogans as well as in-depth new commentary of each. After living among and teaching Westerners for over twenty years, his approach is uniquely insightful into the ways that the slogans could be misunderstood or misinterpreted within our culture. Here, he presents a refreshing and clarifying view, which seeks to correct points of confusion.

Una explicación llana, sin tecnicismos, de dos enseñanzas esenciales de Buda: el karma y el renacimiento.Hasta ahora, todos hemos escuchado decir aquello de: «debe de haberle sucedido por su karma», o bien: «tiene un mal karma». Pero ¿qué es en realidad el karma? ¿Es malo cualquier tipo de karma, o puede darse también un buen karma? ¿Es la reencarnación lo mismo que la teoría budista del renacimiento? ¿Es cierta la teoría kármica de que somos de alguna manera irremediable víctimas de nuestro pasado?En este libro, breve y de muy fácil lectura, Traleg Kyabgon responde a esas preguntas, y muchas más, a la vez que expone las enseñanzas de Buda sobre el karma y el renacimiento. El autor distingue la visión budista del karma y el renacimiento de los conceptos relacionados con karma y reencarnación presentes en la tradición hindú; nos explica por qué el concepto de karma es indispensable para la teoría y la práctica del budismo y nos demuestra cómo la teoría del karma construye los fundamentos de una vida ética.Asimismo, muestra cómo trabajar con el karma de forma inteligente para obtener cambios positivos en la manera en que nos relacionamos con nuestros pensamientos, sentimientos y circunstancias.