Cortland Dahl is a Buddhist scholar and translator, a meditation teacher, and a collaborator on various scientific studies. Cortland's interest in meditation began more than twenty years ago. After receiving a Master's Degree in Buddhist Studies, he lived for eight years in India and Nepal, where he spent long periods in solitary retreat in the Himalayan foothills and taught courses on Buddhism, meditation, and Tibetan language at Kathmandu University's Center for Buddhist Studies and at the Tergar Institute, which he cofounded in 2007. He currently serves as a Senior Instructor in Tergar, a global network of meditation groups and centers, and as Chairman of Tergar International. As an author and translator, Cortland has published numerous translations on meditation and Buddhist philosophy, as well as scientific articles on meditation research and the cultivation of well-being. Cortland is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Wisconsin under the guidance of the renowned neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson.
"Now in this inspiring book with Jigmé Lingpa's original commentary
alongside Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche's brilliant and practical
guide, we have a perfect blend of ancient and modern, offering us
nothing less than a path to enlightenment as relevant and effective
today as ever before."—Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book
of Living and Dying
"A thoroughly accessible and highly recommended resource for anyone
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"Dahl offers a valuable contribution for those engaging in this
practice. . . . Dahl writes with the humility that characterizes
the best translations and with an eye to the balance of accuracy
and readability. The book makes a strong case for approaching the
Buddhist path in a holistic way."—Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s
Quarterly "These preliminary practices found in all the Tibetan
traditions provide a solid foundation for tantric practice. They
consist of initial and continuing study, reflection, and meditation
on the preciousness and uniqueness of human existence,
impermanence, Karma, and the causal dependencies."—The Middle Way,
the Buddhist Society's quarterly journal
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