Heart Jewel: A commentary to the Essential Practice of the New Kadampa Tradition of Mahayana Buddhism

The New Kadampa Tradition is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that practises the pure Buddhadharma transmitted directly to the great Tibetan Buddhist scholar and meditation Master Je Tsongkhapa by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. Followers of this tradition combine extensive study of Buddha's Sutras and Tantras with sincere practice and meditation. In this way they strive to take Buddha's teachings to heart and put them into practice for the benefit of all living beings.

Heart Jewel presents two essential practices of this tradition. The first is a profound method for relying upon a Spiritual Guide, or Guru. By practising this Guru yoga we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive profound blessings. With these as a foundation we will easily accomplish all the realizations of the spiritual paths of Sutra and Tantra, and in particular we will attain a very special Dharma wisdom. The second practice is a method for relying upon a powerful Dharma Protector. Through this practice we can overcome obstacles to our spiritual practice and create favourable conditions for nurturing and increasing our pure Dharma realizations. These two practices are included in the sadhana Heart Jewel, which can be found at the back of the book. By practising this sadhana regularly and sincerely we will definitely reap a rich harvest of pure Dharma realizations and eventually attain the supreme joy of full enlightenment.

Author: Gheshe Kelsang Gyatso

Publisher: Tharpa Publications

Released Date: 1991

ISBN: 9780948006203