Always Present: The Luminous Wisdom of Jigme Phuntsok

by Jigme Phuntsok, Khenpo Sodargye (Editor)

Personal and heartfelt teachings on the Buddhist path by one of the most influential Tibetan lamas of the twentieth century, compiled and edited by an acclaimed Tibetan scholar and leader of a key center of Buddhist learning.

What is true happiness? What is the cause of our suffering and dissatisfaction? And how can we live with the kindness and clarity of the Buddha in our own lives? This compact collection of teachings from Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche illuminates these most fundamental questions about the Buddhist path and provides essential guidance to help you along the way. Oriented to both beginners to Buddhism and longtime practitioners alike, these teachings offer precious insights on the Buddhadharma to return to again and again for inspiration, encouragement, and practical advice.

144 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2015

About the author

H.H. Khenchen Jikme Phuntsok Jungné Rinpoche (Tibetan: འཇིགས་མེད་ཕུན་ཚོགས་འབྱུང་གནས་, Wylie: 'jigs med phun tshogs 'byung gnas; Chinese: 晉美彭措) was an incarnation of Tertön Sogyal Lerab Lingpa (as was Sogyal Rinpoche) and an emanation of Mipham Rinpoche who was closely associated with the Palyul Lineage of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, both headed by H.H. Penor Rinpoche at the end of the 20th century. He received ordination as a novice at age 14, and full monastic vows at 22 in 1955. He became widely renowned as a "treasure revealer" in his own right, particularly for discovering several sites of archeological interest, and for terma teachings focusing on Manjushri and Vajrakila.

In 1980, Khenpo Jigphun established Larung Gar at the site of the former hermitage of Dudjom Lingpa in Sichuan Province, starting with a small shedra (commentarial school) and retreat center, which quickly swelled to become the largest center of Buddhist learning in the world. The Serthar Institute and its associated Pema Khandro Duling Nunnery was the first in Tibetan history to grant the Khenpo degree to women.

Reviews

[Allie Wang · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I'm reading this great book in Chinese, I can't help wonder how these wonderful teachings could be translated in another language.
That's why I bought this English version.

I believe he wisdom and compassion in the heart of all Great Buddhist practitioners and teachers can be embodied in any languages, as showed in this book.

This book deserves a careful reading by any readers, young or aged, men or women, Buddhists or not, who will definitely obtain something valuable for their whole lifetime.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always Present: The Luminous Wisdom of Jigme Phutsok edited by Khenpo Sodargyle

Whether life just is a dream is an enigma that I have resolved through this luminous play-like teaching of the good Nyingma master of the Great Perfection tradition and founder of Larung Gar Five Sciences Buddhist Academy in Serthar, China. I realize that living aways present reveals that phenomena are like dreams. Moreover, "If One's Mind Has Not Become a Demon, Then There IsNot a Single Outer Demon."

[Sally · Rating 2 out of 5]

A rather orthodox or sectarian presentation, perhaps better adapted in its expression to its original Chinese audience.