Como un sueño lúcido: La autobiografía de Gueshe Lhundub Söpa: The Autobiography of Geshe Lhundub Sopa

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Como un sueño lúcido: La autobiografía de Gueshe Lhundub Söpa: The Autobiography of Geshe Lhundub Sopa

Author(s): Geshe Lhundub Söpa (Author), Alan Murillo Saldaña (Editor), Marco Antonio Karam (Preface)

  • Publisher: Casa Tíbet México
  • Publication Date: 14 July 2021
  • Edition: Illustrated
  • Language: Spanish
  • Print length: 378 pages
  • ISBN-10: 0861713133
  • ISBN-13: 9780861713134

Book Description

Entre la generación de lamas tibetanos de mayor edad, que trajeron el budismo tibetano a occidente en la segunda mitad del siglo XX, quizá ninguno ha tenido un mayor peso en los estudios académicos el budismo que Geshe Lhundub Söpa. Ha luchado por preservar la cultural espiritual tibetana mediante su incansable labor como profesor de innumerables enseñanzas como figura religiosa, estableciendo un monasterio budista activo en occidente y organizando visitas a Estados Unidos por parte del Dalai Lama. Pero antes de su carrera de treinta años en el primer programa de estudios budistas en Estados Unidos —un cargo en el cual supervisó la formación de una numerosa generación trascendental de académicos norteamericanos en estudios budistas— Geshe Söpa fue el hijo de campesinos, un monje novicio en un monasterio rural, un monje erudito en unos de los prestigiosos centros monásticos en Lhasa y un sobreviviente del levantamiento tibetano y de la peligrosa huida al exilio en 1959.

En Como un sueño lúcido Gueshe Söpa reflexiona de manera franca y cuidadosa sobre cómo su vida en Tibet, una vida monástica de simplicidad semejante, a la de un yogui, lo moldeó y preparó para lo inesperado. Su narración es la de una vida ejemplar dedicada al aprendizaje, al cultivo espiritual y al servicio de los demás por uno de los más grandes maestros del budismo tibetano.

Nacido en Tíbet central en 1923, Geshe Lhundub Söpa fue uno de los pocos maestros tibetanos vivos en recibir una formación espiritual en su tierra natal antes de la ocupación china. Muy pronto se labró una reputación como un académico dedicado y brillante, y fue elegido como uno de los sinodales de debate del Dalai Lama durante el festival de las plegarias en el año de 1959. Poco tiempo después se unió al éxodo de los tibetanos hacia la India y, en 1962, se mudó a Nueva Jersey. En 1967 se le invitó a enseñar en el recientemente formado programa de estudios budistas en la universidad de Wisconsin – Madison, en donde fungió como profesor emérito. Es fundador del Centro Budista de Deer Park en Oregon, Wisconsin. Murió en 2014.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Like a Waking Dream is a fascinating memoir of a well-lived life, the story of a poor Tibetan boy who grew up to become one of the most eminent Buddhist scholars of his time, and in exile, a major influence on the study of Tibetan Buddhism in America.The bulk of the book is devoted to Geshe Sopa’s experiences as a young scholar-monk in Tibet, and as such is an invaluable historical record of the everyday details of a way of life now vanished. Geshe-la recounts his story, sensitively edited by Paul Donnelly, with the simplicity, insight, and sympathy for human foibles that characterize this great teacher. Anyone with an interest in Tibetan culture and religion will relish this wonderful account.”–Michael Sweet and Leonard Zwilling, authors of Mission to Tibet

“Geshe Sopa is one of the greatest living Buddhist masters of his generation. A consummate scholar and respected university professor, his impact on the establishment of Buddhism (and Buddhist Studies) in the United States cannot be overestimated. This marvelous life story, rich in detail and told in his own words, will captivate the hearts and minds of anyone who reads it.”–Jose Ignacio Cabezón, Dalai Lama Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department, UC Santa Barbara

“Geshe Sopa’s life story is central to the story of Tibetan Buddhism in the West. In shaping generations of leading American scholars of Tibet, he became renowned not just for teaching Buddhist ideas and ideals, but for making them real by personally embodying them.”–John Makransky, Associate Professor of Buddhism, Boston College and author of Awakening through Love

“Spanning from the Tibetan Himalayas to the rolling hills of Wisconsin, the story of how Geshe Sopa, a Buddhist monk revered and respected worldwide for his insightful scholarship and tireless teaching, came to be who he is today is filled with warmth, compassion, and joy. When I first met Geshe Sopa as a nineteen-year-old college student in the 1960s, little did I know that I was in the presence of a great Tibetan Buddhist master. His magnificent charm and insightfulness have profoundly affected my life and will surely affect yours too. For anyone interested in how such a master is made and how to live an exemplary life with grace and wisdom, this book is a must read.”–Zorba Paster, host of PRI’s On Your Health and author of The Longevity Code: Your Prescription for a Longer, Sweeter Life

About the Author

Born in the Tsang region of Tibet in 1923, Geshe Lhundub Sopa was both a spiritual master and a respected academic. He rose from a humble background to complete his geshe studies at Sera Je Monastic University in Lhasa with highest honors and was privileged to serve as a debate opponent for the Dalai Lama’s own geshe examination in 1959. He moved to New Jersey in the United States in 1963 and in 1967 began teaching in the Buddhist Studies program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1975 he founded the Deer Park Buddhist Center in Oregon, Wisconsin, site of the Dalai Lama’s first Kalachakra initiation granted in the West. He was the author of several books in English, including the five-volume comprehensive teaching Steps on the Path to Enlightenment. Geshe Lhundub Sopa passed away on August 28, 2014, at the age of 91. His Holiness the Dalai Lama composed a prayer of request for the swift return of Geshe Sopa.

In 1989, Paul Donnelly entered the PhD program in Buddhist Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned his doctorate in 1997 and is now an associate professor and director of the Religious Studies program at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and a beacon of inspiration for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. He has persistently reached out across religious and political lines and has engaged in dialogue with scientists in his mission to advance peace and understanding in the world. In doing so, he embodies his motto, “My religion is kindness.”

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