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An Aspiration by His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa

A Statement by His Holiness the Seventeenth Karmapa

A Verse on the Essence of the Middle Way by Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche

Foreword by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

Translator’s Acknowledgments

Technical Notes

INTRODUCTION

The Middle Way in India

The Middle Way in Tibet

Considerations on the Debates in This Book

An Overview of Entrance to the Middle Way and Feast for the Fortunate

FEAST FOR THE FORTUNATE: A COMMENTARY ON THE ENTRANCE TO THE MIDDLE WAY THAT EASILY PULLS ALONG THE CHARIOT OF THE TAKPO KAGYÜ SIDDHAS

Preamble

Lineages

The Title and Translator’s Homage

The Three Causes of Bodhisattvas

Ground One ~ Supreme Joy

Ground Two ~ The Stainless

Ground Three ~ The Luminous

Ground Four ~ The Radiant

Ground Five ~ Difficult to Overcome

Ground Six ~ The Manifest

Introduction to the Teachings on Emptiness

The Consequentialist-Autonomist Distinction

The Refutation of Arising from Self

Main Refutation of Arising from Other

The Two Truths

Continuation of the General Refutation of Arising from Other

The Refutation of the Proponents of Consciousness

The Refutation of Arising from Both

The Refutation of Causeless Arising

Conclusion to the Refutation of the Self of Phenomena

Personal Selflessness

The Sixteen Emptinesses

Ground Seven ~ Gone Far Beyond

Ground Eight ~ The Immovable

Ground Nine ~ Excellent Intelligence

Ground Ten ~ Cloud of Dharma

Qualities of the Bodhisattva Grounds

The Resultant Ground of Buddhahood

Conclusion

Appendix I: Excerpt from Lucid Words

Appendix II: Atisha’s Key Instructions of the Middle Way

Appendix III: The Five Great Reasonings of the Middle Way

Appendix IV: How to Do Analytical Meditation on the Entrance to the Middle Way: A Brief Guide

Appendix V: The Root Text of the Entrance to the Middle Way

Appendix VI: The Karmapa’s Outline for Feast for the Fortunate

Bibliography

Notes

Index