Straight from the Heart: Buddhist Pith Instructions by Karl Brunnholzl (PDF)

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Straight from the Heart brings together an inspiring collection of Buddhist teachings, songs of realization, meditation instructions, and enlightened poetry—all chosen for their power to speak directly to the student. Drawn from Indian Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism as well as from all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, some will impress with their beautiful poetry and powerful imagery, others with their profound power of instruction. Still others share personal advice for life that seems to come directly from the mouth of the author, and some serve as immediate and profound practice instructions. Several are just delightfully unconventional, even outrageous, letting in fresh air on petrified views or musty traditions. Most of them are simply unknown precious gems, which deserve a wider audience. Each of the works is preceded by a brief introduction and a short biography of its author. Many of these are legendary accounts of supernatural feats, edifying examples for students on the same spiritual path meant to expand their limited outlook with “mind-blowing” stories. Miraculous deeds, magnificent songs, and pithy instructions distinguish this collection assembled by the Buddhist scholar and translator Karl Brunnhölzl, whose years of work among dharma texts and his skill as a translator yield a rich mine of teachings all chosen for their ability to speak directly to the heart.

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⭐Buddhism has a wonderful tradition of enlightened teachers writing a short poem to sum up their experience. In the Zen tradition the enlightenment poem might be 4 lines, but in the Tibetan tradition it’s generally a few pages to elucidate more teaching.This amazing collection gathers 500 pages of these pith teachings from the Indian/Tibetan tradition, along with a bit of commentary, some explanation and copious notes. Reading it is a priceless experience. Thanks to Karl Brunnholzl for the work of bringing it to us.

⭐because I love it. If you want me to supply review, you need to be less demanding about how long my review is or else I”m not going to take the time or make the effort to reply.

⭐This collection of some of the finest wisdom of the Nalanda tradition is translated in the spirit of the purest form of the nonsectarian approach, looking to all sources of wisdom, especially directly reading the Indian texts, all with impartiality and respect. The translator, who has argued elsewhere for an other-emptiness approach, does not use the occasion of his translations as opportunities for hidden polemics of his own views. Instead, he fairly and in a masterful way translates these foundational texts of the tradition in a way that allows for a multiplicity of interpretation. Having myself studied in one of the Tibetan Buddhist systems which does not accept other-emptiness as the correct view, I appreciate greatly what Mr. Brunnholzl has done here and applaud his ability to separate his own interpretation of the meaning from the translation of the words of these illuminating wisdom texts. I know that this is often no easy task. In so doing, he has perhaps been more persuasive for his view than reading any of his polemics have been. He clearly has a mastery of the material at hand, and the extent of his learning as is evident in these translations does boggle, yet inspire, my mind.The author does an amazing job including texts from so many of the lineage masters of the Nalanda tradition, including its continuation on the Tibetan plateau. I have to admit greedily awaiting his translation of the entirety of the Mahāyānasaṃgraha, so I hope that comes soon! His translation of the Treatise on the Three Natures was on point to be sure, and his analysis in the introduction to that section reveals a great deal of the subtlety and literary sophistication of its author, Vasubandhu, that sometimes seems to be lost in translation. The selections from Kambala were amazing, and made me ashamed of my previously complete ignorance of this great master.This book is truly a wish-fulfilling gem offered to the world of English speakers. Buy it, read it often, and let the suffering of self-grasping dissolve into the wisdom of the dharmadhatu!

⭐So viel Kostbares in einem Buch! Eine schöne Sammlung wichtiger Texte. Sehr inspirierend. Übersichtlich strukturiert. Kann dieses Buch wirklich empfehlen.

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