Meditation Pith Instructions Eighth Garchen Rinpoche, Konchog Gyaltsen Meditation Pith Instructions Translator: Ina Trinley Wangmo Transcribers: Nicole Bui, Kevin Bui, Tiffany Bui, Russel Dinh Editor: Kay Candler The 8th Kyabjé Garchen Triptrul Rinpoche Meditation Pith Instructions from Garchen Rinpoche Copyright © 2018 by Drikung Dharma Surya Center All rights reserved. This book is intended exclusively for use in Dharma study. Reproduction or reprint request and inquiry must be submitted to Drikung Dharma Surya Center at
[email protected] for permission. CONTENTS FOREWORD & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SHAMATHA (CALM ABIDING) MEDITATION 1 The Purpose 2 The Motivation and the Basis 4 Shamatha Meditation with an Object 6 Questions and Answers 10 Shamatha Meditation on the Breath 18 Questions and Answers 21 Shamatha Without Support 29 Shamatha Without Characteristics 33 Questions and Answers 34 VIPASSANA (SPECIAL INSIGHT) MEDITATION 40 Analytical Meditation 41 Questions and Answers 52 Non-Analytical Meditation 59 Questions and Answers 72 GENERATION STAGE MEDITATION 80 The Two Types of Wisdom 81 The Two Types of Illusory Body 84 Questions and Answers 89 Our Mind and the Guru’s Mind 103 The Three Kayas 106 Deity Yoga 107 Front-generation 109 Self-generation 115 COMPLETION STAGE MEDITATION 120 Questions and Answers 125 Mahamudra 139 Drikung Dharma Surya Center FOREWORD & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This book offers a rare view into the heart-to-heart transmission of oral instructions on meditation from His Eminence Garchen Rinpoche at Drikung Dharma Surya Center in August of 2015. The current, 8th, Garchen Rinpoche is a Tibetan lama, a realized yogi, a skillful teacher, and the beloved Guru of many of us.