Prayer in Seven Chapters

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Prayer in Seven Chapters

Postby Totoro » Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:44 pm

Hi

I believe there is a recent translation of the Prayer in Seven Chapters but I can't remember the book title or author/translator...anyone know this? Thank you.
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Re: Prayer in Seven Chapters

Postby Totoro » Thu Feb 09, 2012 1:46 pm

oh nvm found it, sorry. Google first! Duh!

There seems to be two versions, one by Mike Dickman, the other by James Low. Anyone know which is better?
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Re: Prayer in Seven Chapters

Postby heart » Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:18 pm

Totoro wrote:oh nvm found it, sorry. Google first! Duh!

There seems to be two versions, one by Mike Dickman, the other by James Low. Anyone know which is better?


There is also one by Rigpa, it also contains a lot of other prayers to Guru Rinpoche. http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?titl ... _Blessings

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"The direct, hard to understand, subtle field of knowing, the Great Path, is non-conceptual (akalpana), and entirely beyond the grasp of intellectual thought. Divorced from verbal ideation, it is difficult to point out and as difficult to enquire into. It cannot be communicated through words and [therefore] is not within the scope of the neophyte (adikarmika). Nevertheless the path is to be approached through studying scriptures (sutra) of the World-Teacher and following the personal instructions (upadesa) of one's Guru-ji."

Bodhicittabhavana by Acarya Sri Manjusrimitra
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Re: Prayer in Seven Chapters

Postby dakini_boi » Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:49 pm

Also, there is a translation in this book:

http://www.snowlionpub.com/html/product_5673.html

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Re: Prayer in Seven Chapters

Postby Totoro » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:10 pm

Wow thanks! Now I really don't know which to get! :thinking:

Do you know if the RIgpa book contains the original Tibetan text as well?
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Re: Prayer in Seven Chapters

Postby heart » Sun Feb 12, 2012 3:05 pm

Totoro wrote:Wow thanks! Now I really don't know which to get! :thinking:

Do you know if the RIgpa book contains the original Tibetan text as well?


It has. Line by line translation and how to recite it.

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