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Essence of Mind outlines the author's experience and approach to Dzogchen, the natural primordial state of human consciousness that is timeless, pure, and untouched by suffering. The book is divided into three parts. The first part describes different methods for pointing out the essence of consciousness and the techniques related to them. The second part seeks to outline the key principles of a training system suited to Western students that can lead to realization. The final section outlines the significance of continuous exercises, and describes the way spiritual practice slowly permeates daily life, dreams, sleep, and eventually death. Through the mind-training process, the practitioner approaches an almost ecstatic state of completion, a luminous, blissful wakefulness in which the consciousness is also fully relaxed, not clinging to bliss or desiring ecstasy, but transparent and open.
Bertelsen emphasizes that while more advanced forms of spiritual training can only take place in a face-to-face, deeply engaged mutual process between teacher and student, books are useful as sources of inspiration, in particular to help review one's insights and refresh one's practice. Essence of Mind systematizes the experiences that occur along the spiritual path and helps students to refine, correct, and clarify their efforts; it is the author's hope that many students in the West will be able to benefit from his comparative approach to Dzogchen.
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“Jes Bertelsen belongs to the very, very small group of people who are
true lineage-holders of Dzogchen, held by many to be the pinnacle of
the Tibetan tradition of meditation. He was authorized to teach in his
own way by his teacher, Tulku Urgyen, one of the most revered
spiritual masters of the twentieth century. This way, as it is
brilliantly presented in this book, is clear, warm, and completely
modern. Bertelsen unites a breathtaking command of Western psychology
and philosophy with deep meditative realization. Here is, at long
last, a lineage-holder of Dzogchen, a certified great teacher and
scholar, who in a down-to-earth fashion can explain, step by step,
what it means to transcend the mind—and how it is done.”
—Peter
Hoeg, author of The Elephant Keeper's Children and Smilla's Sense of Snow
"Jes Bertelsen guides us to a fresh perspective on perspective
itself, with this engaging exploration of a perennial truth: that our
ordinary consciousness gives us a limited view of reality. He points
out the possibility of an unconfined capacity in awareness, and how we
might take this step beyond into a fully open, naked awareness.
Essence of Mind offers a practical map for those drawn to
explore the far reaches of our human potential."
—Daniel
Goleman, author of
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
“Jes Bertelsen’s words set the reader’s mind streaming in
the direction of transdual completeness. Simple and spellbinding, this
is that rarest of books—a genuinely profound page-turner you don’t
want to put down. Its simple brilliance draws attention, not to
itself, but to the reader’s own essential mind.”
—Anne C. Klein
(Rigzin Drolma), professor of religious studies at Rice University and
founding director of Dawn Mountain
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