This centuries old scripture was traditionally read aloud to the dying to help them attain liberation. This translation emphasizes the practical advice that the book offers to the living as well.

The Bardo Thotrol is a Tibetan Buddhist scripture of the Nyingma or old traditon. It concerns the nature of the mind and its projections-beautiful or terrible, peaceful or wrathful-which seem to exist objectively and inhabit the external world. In particular it describes these projections as they appear immediately after death, in a much more overwhelming form since the consciousness is no longer grounded and shielded by its connecton with a physical bodiy. It teaches recognition of these terrifying and seductive forms, and through recognition atttainment of the state of enlightenment.

Contents

List of illustrations
Foreword, by Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche
Introduction, by Francesca Fremantle
Commenary
The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo
Inspiration-Prayers
Inspiration-Prayer calling on the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas for rescue
The main verses of the six Bardos
Inspiration-prayer for deliverance form the dangerous pathway of the Bardo
The Bardo prayer which protects from fear
Pronunciation of Sanskrit words
Glossary of Sanskirt words
Bibliography
Index

In this classic of the world's religious literature-traditionally read aloud to the dying-death and rebirth are seen as a process that offers the possibility of attaining ultimate liberation. This unabridged translation emphasizes the practical advice that the book offers to the living. The insightful commentary by the renowned meditation master Chogyam Trungpa explains what the scripture teaches about human psychology.

Contents

Editor's note
Foreword by Chogyam Trungpa
Introduction by Francesca Fremantle
Commentary by Chogyam Trungpa
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Notes

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> « Le Livre du Bardo décrit l’expérience de la mort en fonction des différents éléments
du corps, en allant de plus en plus profondément. Physiquement, on se sent lourd lorsque
l’élément terre se dissout en eau ; et, quand l’eau se dissout en feu, on se rend compte
que la circulation cesse de fonctionner. Quand le feu se dissout en air, toute sensation
de chaleur ou de croissance commence à s’évanouir et, quand l’air se dissout dans l’espace,
on perd le dernier contact avec le monde physique. Enfin, quand l’espace ou conscience se
dissout dans le nâdi central, lorsque tout s’est complètement introverti, vient la sensation
de la luminosité interne, d’une clarté intérieure. »
—Chogyam Trungpa, Le Livre des Morts Tibétain, Le Courrier du Livre, 1979.

In this classic scripture of Tibetan Buddhism—traditionally read aloud to the dying to help them attain liberation—death and rebirth are seen as a process that provides an opportunity to recognize the true nature of mind. This translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead emphasizes the practical advice that the book offers to the living. The insightful commentary by Chögyam Trungpa, written in clear, concise language, explains what the text teaches us about human psychology. This book will be of interest to people concerned with death and dying, as well as those who seek greater spiritual understanding in everyday life.