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Compassionate Action: The Teachings of Chatral Rinpoche
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Chatral Sangye Dorje
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Zach Larson
translator · editor
Shechen Publications
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  • Tibetan Studies
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Chatral Rinpoche, the quintessential "hidden yogi," has been a legend in the Himalayan region for the past seventy years. Although he has never traveled to the West, his amazing story and teachings have gradually been infiltrating the Western Buddhist consciousness since Father Thomas Merton first met him in 1968 and famously remarked that he was "the greatest man I ever met." This is the first English-language book of this living legend; it includes his biography and autobiography, six of his essays, five prayers he composed, an exclusive interview, and sixteen pages of photos from throughout his life. (Source: Shambhala Publications)
Citation
Chatral Rinpoche. Compassionate Action: The Teachings of Chatral Rinpoche. Edited with Commentary by Zach Larson. New Delhi: Shechen Publications, 2005.
Table of contents
  • Editor's Prefaceix
  • Acknowledgmentsxi
  • Introductionxiii
  • Chapter One: An Introduction to Chatral Rinpoche1
    • "A Reply in Three Syllables" by Chatral Rinpoche13
  • Chapter Two: Chatral Rinpoche's Steadfast Commitment to Ethics17
    • An Interview with Chatral Rinpoche17
  • Chapter Three: On Meat Eating by Chatral Rinpoche25
  • Chapter Four: The Compassionate Activity of Saving Lives39
    • "Thangtong Gyalpo's Aspiration Prayer for the Liberation of Fish" by Chatral Rinpoche41
  • Chapter Five: The Benefits of Saving the Lives of Other Beings by Chatral Rinpoche43
  • Chapter Six: Helping Beings in a Degenerate Age 47 "A Prayer to Avert Nuclear War" by Chatral Rinpoche51
  • Chapter Seven: Advice for Nyingma Practitioners by Chatral Rinpoche55
  • Prayers for the Long Life of Chatral Rinpoche65
  • Dedication of Merit by Chatral Rinpoche67
  • Appendix69
  • Notes73
  • Sources81
  • Index83
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