Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge
Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge
May I read the entire collection if I have received Shitro and DI from ChNN?
To become a rain man one must master the ten virtues and sciences.
Re: Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge
The Treasury of Knowledge is not a restricted text. Shambhala, who publish the English translations of that series, generally indicate in their online product descriptions if a text has been restricted by the translator at a teacher's request. Certain practices may require empowerments from qualified teachers. I think the series is more of an encyclopedic outline of various practices that exist, though, so I don't think it could serve as a practice manual by itself.
Re: Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge
Thank you, that makes sense.Spelare wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:58 pm The Treasury of Knowledge is not a restricted text. Shambhala, who publish the English translations of that series, generally indicate in their online product descriptions if a text has been restricted by the translator at a teacher's request. Certain practices may require empowerments from qualified teachers. I think the series is more of an encyclopedic outline of various practices that exist, though, so I don't think it could serve as a practice manual by itself.
To become a rain man one must master the ten virtues and sciences.
Re: Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge
What Spelare said.
The Treasury is quite large, and therefore not for the faint-hearted. But studying it is a doable project. Depending on your life and time available for study you could get through it in a small number of months or a couple of years. I'd encourage any committed kagyu student to have a go at it, and it could be good for dzogchen aspirants too.
All the same, again as Spelare said, it's not a practice manual, much more a way of getting a decent foundation in the teachings. If you are drawn to study it - then go, go, go!
The Treasury is quite large, and therefore not for the faint-hearted. But studying it is a doable project. Depending on your life and time available for study you could get through it in a small number of months or a couple of years. I'd encourage any committed kagyu student to have a go at it, and it could be good for dzogchen aspirants too.
All the same, again as Spelare said, it's not a practice manual, much more a way of getting a decent foundation in the teachings. If you are drawn to study it - then go, go, go!
All best wishes
"The profundity of your devotion to your lama is not measured by your ability to turn a blind eye."
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"The profundity of your devotion to your lama is not measured by your ability to turn a blind eye."
Ramblings: lunidharma.blogspot.com
Re: Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge
Thank you.Lingpupa wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:26 am What Spelare said.
The Treasury is quite large, and therefore not for the faint-hearted. But studying it is a doable project. Depending on your life and time available for study you could get through it in a small number of months or a couple of years. I'd encourage any committed kagyu student to have a go at it, and it could be good for dzogchen aspirants too.
All the same, again as Spelare said, it's not a practice manual, much more a way of getting a decent foundation in the teachings. If you are drawn to study it - then go, go, go!
To become a rain man one must master the ten virtues and sciences.