Clear Light of Bliss. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

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      Manjushri

      THE SOURCE OF THE LINEAGE FROM WHICH THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE DERIVED

      All the meditations included within this present text come from Conqueror Vajradhara and the great Secret Mantra Masters of ancient India. These techniques were passed from the Indian Masters to the Tibetan Masters, and have been handed down to the present-day Teachers in an unbroken lineage from Spiritual Father to Spiritual Son.

      Although Mahamudra meditations were practised by the ancient Indian Masters, the particular system of Mahamudra presented here is a ‘close’ lineage transmitted by Conqueror Vajradhara to the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri, who in turn transmitted it directly to Je Tsongkhapa. Thus Je Tsongkhapa was the first human Master in this particular lineage.

      The Gurus of the close lineage of Vajrayana Mahamudra are as follows:

      Vajradhara

      Manjushri

      Je Tsongkhapa

      Togden Jampel Gyatso

      Baso Chokyi Gyaltsen

      Drubchen Dharmavajra

      Gyalwa Ensapa

      Khedrub Sangye Yeshe

      Panchen Losang Chokyi Gyaltsen

      Drubchen Gendun Gyaltsen

      Drungpa Tsondru Gyaltsen

      Konchog Gyaltsen

      Panchen Losang Yeshe

      Losang Trinlay

      Drubwang Losang Namgyal

      Kachen Yeshe Gyaltsen

      Phurchog Ngawang Jampa

      Panchen Palden Yeshe

      Khedrub Ngawang Dorje

      Ngulchu Dharmabhadra

      Yangchen Drubpay Dorje

      Khedrub Tendzin Tsondru

      Je Phabongkhapa Trinlay Gyatso

      Dorjechang Trijang Rinpoche Losang Yeshe

      Dorjechang Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

      In recent times, this lineage was held by Trinlay Gyatso, more widely known as Phabongkha Rinpoche, who was an emanation of the Tantric Deity Heruka. This great Lama was like the sun of Dharma, illuminating the hidden meaning of both Sutra and Secret Mantra. He passed the Mahamudra lineage to his heart Son, Dorjechang Trijang Rinpoche, and it is through the kindness and authority of this holy Spiritual Guide that this present text appears.

      Prayers of Request to the Mahamudra Lineage Gurus can be found in Appendix II. If we are sincerely interested in studying and practising the meditations explained in this book, we should receive the blessings of the Mahamudra lineage Gurus by offering a mandala and reciting this prayer. Because successful practice depends to a large extent upon the blessings and inspiration of the Spiritual Guides, the wise student will not neglect this advice.

      THE ACTUAL EXPLANATION OF THE INSTRUCTIONS POSSESSING THIS LINEAGE

      These instructions are given under three headings:

      1 The preliminary practices

      2 The actual practice

      3 The concluding stages

      THE PRELIMINARY PRACTICES

      To perform the practices of Mahamudra successfully, we must accomplish two sets of preliminaries:

      1 The common preliminary practices

      2 The uncommon preliminary practices

      THE COMMON PRELIMINARY PRACTICES

      These practices prepare us for the more advanced techniques of Secret Mantra. They purify the various obstacles and defilements of body, speech, and mind and thereby eliminate hindrances that would interfere with successful practice. They also serve to generate a store of positive energy, or merit, that will enable realizations of the more advanced practices to ripen in our mind.

      This process of purifying and accumulating merit can be compared to the way in which a farmer prepares a field for cultivation, first removing the rocks and weeds that would obstruct growth and then nurturing the soil with water, fertilizer, and the like. Just as such preparations ensure a successful crop, so the proper practice of the preliminaries ensures successful Secret Mantra meditation.

      There are four common preliminaries:

      1 The guide of going for refuge and generating bodhichitta, the gateway to the Buddhadharma and the Mahayana.

      2 The guide of mandala offerings, the gateway to accumulating a collection of merit.

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