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The Swift Path
A Meditation Manual on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment
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About The Book
The Swift Path by the Second Panchen Lama has long been heralded in the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism as one of the “eight great lamrims,” or works presenting the stages of the path to enlightenment, but it is the last to become widely available in English translation. Composed by a preceptor of two Dalai Lamas, this practical and systematic guide to meditating on the lamrim is based on the Easy Path, a more concise work by the First Panchen Lama. In The Swift Path, Panchen Losang Yeshé expands on the earlier Panchen Lama’s meditation guide with more detailed instructions on how to generate a clear and profound experience of the key recognitions that allow us to advance on our spiritual journey. These include the recognition of the opportunity afforded by our human existence, both its preciousness and its precariousness, and the way to adopt and live out the practices of a bodhisattva. The guided meditations here make use of a visualization of one’s teacher in the guise of Sakyamuni Buddha to unlock our own innate potential for buddhahood, complete enlightenment, to best benefit humanity and all living beings.
Product Details
- Publisher: Wisdom Publications (March 14, 2023)
- Length: 376 pages
- ISBN13: 9781614298250
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Raves and Reviews
"The Swift Path condenses Tsongkhapa’s famous Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path into a comfortable-sized manual. The English translation by Szegee Toh—a fruit of profound engagement with the subject—is always thoughtful, precise, and readable. The translation is preceded by an illuminating introduction prepared with utmost care. To anyone interested in Buddhism I highly recommend this book.”
– Yael Bentor, professor emerita, Hebrew University
“It is wonderful that Wisdom is publishing the first complete English translation of Panchen Lama Yeshe's Swift Path. Szegee Toh’s translation is excellent, as is her clear, practical introduction and extensive notes. I’m sure this volume will be of great benefit to many practitioners!”
– Sangye Khadro (Kathleen McDonald), author of How to Meditate
“In easy and engaging prose, the Panchen Lama's Swift Path comes powerfully alive for the contemporary practitioner. Rarely have I seen a Tibetan text rendered in such masterful, effortless English. With this publication, we now have all of the ‘eight great guides’ to the lamrim available in English, a landmark in the growing resources on Tibetan Buddhism.”
– Thupten Jinpa, principal English translator to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
"The Swift Path is an outstanding experiential manual presenting the stages of the path to enlightenment (lamrim). It is a perfect introduction for those who would like to explore this rich and inspiring spiritual tradition, and a practical meditation guide for those already familiar with it. This is an elegant addition to the literature on the gradual stages of the path in English.”
– Geshe Tenzin Namdak, resident teacher, Jamyang London Buddhist Centre
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