This is a book of teachings on how to do a complete session of meditation. The book was composed by the Western teacher, Lama Tony Duff, to help those who would like to practice meditation in general. However, it will be especially useful for those who would like to practice according to the ways of the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. The book emphasizes the practical style of instruction found in those two traditions. It deliberately avoids the scholarly style taught in some other Tibetan Buddhist traditions and focuses on actually doing something with ones own mind. Nonetheless, the book is very precise and clear about all of the key points involved in meditation practice.

The book emphasizes the Kagyu approach in particular. The author has received teachings from many Kagyu masters and used his knowledge of the tradition as a basis for making this book. He selected teachings from Gampopa and other early masters to set the basis for explaining meditation. Then he added other, necessary teachings according to the extensive teachings he has received over many years from many different Kagyu masters, such as Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Mingyur Rinpoche, and others. The result is a book that explains how to do a complete session of meditation in the style of the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions.

Complete Session of Meditation: The Theory and Practice of Kagyu-Nyingma Meditation from Shamatha to Dzogchen, Tony Duff, Paperback, 178 pages. $ 25.00

The author, well-known translator and teacher Tony Duff has practised extensively with Gelug, Kagyu, and Nyingma traditions. He has been translating, teaching, and practising in these schools for thirty-five years. He is well known for his teaching, contributions to the translation of Tibetan Buddhism, and major works in preserving and re-publishing Tibetan Buddhist texts.

	Contents: A Complete Session of Meditation: A Manual of the Theory and Practice of Meditation
	Introduction	v
I	POSSIBILITIES
	Your Enlightened Core	3
	Great Beings Talk About the Enlightened Core	9
II	OVERVIEW
	Overview of the Path of Meditation	25
III	A COMPLETE SESSION OF MEDITATION
	Preparations:
	Taking Refuge and Arousing the Mind of Enlightenment	35
	Main Practices:
	Development of Insight into Reality Through the Practices of Shamatha and Vipashyana	57
	The Key Points of the Body: Posture	61
	The Key Points of Mind: Shamatha	65
	The Key Points of Mind: Vipashyana: The Two Truths and Emptiness	81
	The Key Points of Mind: Vipashyana: Emptiness Progressively Understood Through the Four Schools of Buddhist Philosophy	101
	The Key Points of Mind: Vajra Vehicle Meditations on Reality	117
	Conclusion
	Dedication, The Seal	135
	Glossary	139