Enlightenment of Mind
Lankavatara Mindfulness
Enlightenment of Mind
Like climbing Mount Everest, this book requires courage and a willingness to explore new perspectives. But the view from the summit—connecting readers who seek profound insights—is worth the effort!
About 2500 years ago, Gautama Buddha lived and walked this earth for 45 years after his awakening. Many people took notes through great aural traditions, and in three baskets or huge gatherings, the teaching was codified in a few Sacred Sutras. One of the oldest was a fragmented work containing the secrets of Yogachara. Eventually, it led to Chan and Zen. But not supporting doctrine, inequality or discrimination, the Lankavatara Sutra sat on the shelf, secrets intact, until translated by D.T. Suzuki. My little book contains the Buddha’s words transliterated so I could understand them. Removing the esoteric, modernizing the language, and highlighting its effect with prose or poetry, maybe you can, too.
These concepts are different from a message you will have heard before. The Buddha instructs on a non-separate reality, sudden awakening, duality, and the stages of consciousness. It alludes to the physics, psychology, and biology of oneness. Not as a metaphoric or philosophical aspect of reality, it focuses on total interdependence and the natural enlightenment of a quiet, discerning mind.
This book is the short form of my previous book, Effortless Belonging, where all the science, references, and explanations are available. But there’s not enough room to give sufficient credit to all the teachers, gurus, and enlightened masters for whom I am and always will be, only a student. To honor them all, I use my ceremonial Tibetan name, given by Kalu Rinpoche in 1986.
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About The Author
About The Book
Discipline yourself in mindfulness, free of judgment and material desires. Pursue the highest truth within yourself as intuitive penetration of the subconscious. Behold no-self and no-other-than-self. In this way, sustained by the power of awakening, you will be accepted eye to eye.
Table of Contents
| CHAPTER ONE | LISTENING AND HUMAN SUFFERING |
| CHAPTER TWO | MIND ONLY |
| CHAPTER THREE | NIRVANA |
| CHAPTER FOUR | THE STAGES OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| CHAPTER FIVE | SUDDEN AWAKENING |
| CHAPTER SIX | LUCID AWARENESS |
| CHAPTER SEVEN | DUALITY |
| CHAPTER EIGHT | BEYOND DUALITY |
| CHAPTER NINE | STRUCTURES OF MIND |
| CHAPTER TEN | THE COSMOLOGY OF ONENESS |
| CHAPTER ELEVEN | SUCHNESS |
| CHAPTER TWELVE | PSYCHOLOGY |
| CHAPTER THIRTEEN | SELF-REALISATION |
| CHAPTER FOUTEEN | DIFFICULT QUESTIONS |
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A Volunteer Review.
of “Enlightenment of Mind” by Karna Sonam Tarjay.
Enlightenment of Mind, Lankavatra Mindfulness by Karna Sonam Tarjay is a book that focuses on oneness within oneself. It discusses attaining this primarily through self-realization, transmission, and imagelessness. Recognition of our actual nature as a part of the everlasting, living intellect of all life marks the beginning of awakening. Embracing this understanding may lead to calm, joy, and magical thinking, which sees the universe as a reflection of our own awakened mind. Ego and want are the barriers to obtaining freedom and serenity. Going beyond dualistic vision reveals a greater type of connectivity.
The author, Karna Sonam Tarjay, writes the book in an interesting way by mixing her words and those from the Lankavatra Sutra, the translation by D.T. Suzuki. It happens to be a perfect mix of modern science and the Lankavatra Sutra, which is from eastern philosophical ideologies, to bring to light mindfulness. I truly loved how the book challenges one to view the world in a new way. As we progress through the book, a deeper understanding grows within as we come to terms with the fact that life isn’t as we thought. The conversations included between Ravana and Buddha are also a great help in fully understanding what is required of us. Existing in a form of suchness leads to unity and peace within oneself.
There is nothing I disliked about this book. It was also exceptionally well-edited. I would rate the book a five out of five; this is because of what I mentioned above.
This book is a gold mine for anyone looking to improve themselves and their way of thinking. Personally, the book challenged me in a way I didn’t think possible. It has enabled me to start my mission in achieving suchness, a place where dualism and habitual thinking don’t exist.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is working on making themselves better. By reading the book, one may progress slowly through this journey using the book as a guide, for it guides on how to truly be in control as well as when to let loose. This means the book would help in achieving a place of happiness and self-realization.
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