Contents

FOREWORD by Professor Robert A. F. Thurman

PART I
INTRODUCTION TO PRAJNAPARAMITA
Mahayana: The Gentle Revolution
The Universe According to Mother Prajnaparamita

PART II
FORTY SELECTIONS FROM THE PRAJNAPARAMITA SUTRA IN 8,000 Lines
Mahayana Is Immeasurability
Where the Bodhisattva Stands
Unthinkable and Unfindable
Absolutely Nothing to Understand
True Infinitude
Overwhelming, 0 Lord
Protective Power of Mantra
Six Transcendent Perfections
Miraculous Gems
Incomparable and Measureless joy
Mystic Hymn to the Wisdom Mother
From Where Do They Incarnate?
Dangers of Negativity
Unthinkable Depth of Purity
Behold the Perfection of Wisdom
Intrepid Practitioners of Prajnaparamita
Mother of the Buddhas
What Buddha Mind Knows
Pure Gratitude, Infinite Thankfulness
Universal Principle of Inconceivability
Mirror Image of Pure Presence
Who Attains Enlightenment?
How to Recognize the Bodhisattva
Thought Flashes
Victory Over Fear
Goddess of the Ganges
True Human Excellence
Interpretation of Dreams
Mara the Tempter
Connectionless and Relationless
Awareness Full of Friendliness
Your Prayerful Request Is Granted
When Lord Buddha Smiles
Great Disciple Receives Transmission
Palace of Tathagata Akshobya
Inexhaustible Abundance
Astonishing Lion's Roar
Sublime Saga of Sadaprarudita
Tathagatas Neither Come Nor Go
Mysterious Doors of Omniperception

PART III
PRACTICE
Introduction
Heart Sutra
Twenty-Seven Verses on Mind Training
Tilopa's Song to Naropa
Contemplation on Dharma
Refuge Prayer and Bodhisattva Vow
Cultivating Universal Love and Sympathetic joy
Prayer to the Guru-Lama
Closing Prayer

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