Bon, the ancient pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet, is still practiced today, with a rapidly growing number of readers interested in the shamanism and magic that are part of its complete path to liberation. Full of practical and explicit instructions, this handbook for Westerners details the outer and inner fundamental Bon practices. This volume is part of a first wave of Bon books that are finding an enthusiastic North American audience.
Opening the Door to Bon, Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, February 2005, 144 Pages, $24.95
Geshe Nyima Dakpa Rinpoche is an experienced guide to this potent material. The founder of Bon centers throughout the West, with a main center in Los Angeles, he travels frequently in the USA to teach but is based in India.
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
1 Origin and History of B�n
Olmo Lung Ring
T�npa Shenrab Miwo Che, Founder of the B�n Religion
The B�n Teachings and Their History
The Hidden Treasures of B�n
2 The Proper Way to Receive the B�n Teachings
Pure Attitude of Teacher and Student
The Pure Attitude of the Enlightened Ones
The Tantric Way of Purifying One�s Views
Proper Motivation of Students
Qualities Required of Students
Qualities to Avoid
Three Faults of the Container
Nine Faults to Avoid
Qualities to Achieve
The Knowledge of Holding
The Knowledge of Understanding 000
The Knowledge of Realization
Qualities To Be Cultivated by the Teacher
3 Fourfold Practices to Train One�s Mind
Realizing the Rareness of a Perfect Human Body
The Eight Conditions
The Ten Perfections
Realizing the Nature of the Impermanence of Life
Realizing the Sources of Suffering in This Cyclic World
Suffering of the Four Faults (Birth, Old Age, Sickness, Death)
Suffering of Fear
Suffering of Worrying About Being Separated from Loved Ones
Suffering of a Lack of Basic Needs
Suffering of the Fear of Loss of One�s Wealth
Understanding the Law of Cause and Results
The Nonvirtuous Deeds
The Five Poisons
The Three Nonvirtuous Deeds of the Body
The Four Nonvirtuous Deeds of Speech
The Three Nonvirtuous Deeds of the Mind
The Ten Virtuous Deeds
4 Nine Preliminary Practices
Preliminary Practice 1: Generating the Mind of Enlightenment
Preliminary Practice 2: Taking Refuge
Preliminary Practice 3: Confession
Preliminary Practice 4: Mandala Offering
Preliminary Practice 5: Connecting with the Teacher
Preliminary Practice 6: Prostrations
Preliminary Practices 7�9: The Three Essential Recitations
Glossary
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