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Karma Chagme Rinpoche I ཀརྨ་ཆགས་མེད་རཱ་ག་ཨ་སྱས།

1613 – 1678 CE

Considered a more modern-day mahasiddha, an accomplished scholar, and prolific writer who almost became the 9th Karmapa; at the age of 6, Karma Chagme began studying with his tantric siddha father, Pema Wangdrak, and learned magic ceremonies, geomancy, “white” and “black” astrology. He continued studying with the most realized Nyingma and Kagyu masters of his day, learned the entire cycle of Nyingma teachings, and became famous throughout Tibet while traveling for 1.5 years with the 7th Karmapa. He became a master in both the Mahamudra and Dzogchen traditions, devoted himself to Sukhāvatī practice, and became an emanation of "Red Avalokiteśvara.” His lineage continues and the current tülku lives today in the Kathmandu Valley.

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Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen

Quotes by Karma Chagme Rinpoche I (8 quotes)

“Study and learn the teachings but become more and more non-sectarian. Follow and learn from teachers but leave them and combine all into one. Meditate and do spiritual practices but don’ think they improve anything.”

Chapters: 81. Journey Without Goal

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“Combine all the teachers you have met into one.”

from Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen

Chapters: 71. Sick of Sickness

Themes: Teachers

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“Without thinking of anything whatsoever, rest vividly awake in the practice of mind essence.”

from Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen

Chapters: 29. Not Doing

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“By looking into the essence of whatever occurs, it becomes simply the empty forms of your mind’s confusion.”

from Union of Mahamudra and Dzogchen

Chapters: 16. Returning to the Root, Meditation

Themes: Confusion

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“If you are concerned with the welfare of the future, it is most important to become more and more non-sectarian.”

Chapters: 81. Journey Without Goal

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“Although there are many wonderful spiritual techniques, by far the best practice is the unification of luminosity and emptiness.”

Chapters: 35. The Power of Goodness

Themes: Oneness

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“If you don’t take the thought of death to heart, your spiritual practice will stray into conceit, arrogance, and materialism.”

Chapters: 24. Unnecessary Baggage

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“Everyone fears death and knows they will die but still continue to fool themselves into thinking there is plenty of time.”

Chapters: 50. Claws and Swords

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Quotes about Karma Chagme Rinpoche I (1 quotes)

“The songs of the Karmapas enable us to transcend hope and fear. Through total devotion, the blessings of auspicious coincidence are realized, so that we become genuine dharmic people.”

Chögyam Trungpa 1939 – 1987 CE
from Rain of Wisdom

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