The Secret Teachings Of The Tibetan Book Of The Dead

The Tibetan Book of the Dead, also known as the Bardo Thodol, is an ancient text that has its origins in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
It is a guide to the intermediate state between death & rebirth.
It is read or recited to someone who is dying or has recently died in order to help them navigate the hallucinations & visions that occur.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead offers a unique perspective on the nature of consciousness and the human experience of death and rebirth, teaching that consciousness is not limited to the body and that death is not an end, but rather a transition to a new state of being
The Tibetan Book of the Dead origins can be traced back to the 8th century when the Tibetan king Trisong Detsen directed the Indian Buddhist master Padmasambhava to bring the teachings of Buddhism to Tibet.
Padmasambhava, known also as Guru Rinpoche, brought the teachings on the bardos, or the states between death and rebirth, from his teachers in India.
The teachings were later compiled into the text known today as The Tibetan Book of the Dead.
However, the book is not considered to be Buddhist scripture in the traditional sense.
Scriptures are texts that are the words of the Buddha or other enlightened beings & they are considered to be the ultimate source of Buddhist teachings.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead is considered to be terma, or a hidden treasure.
Termas are believed to contain teachings that are specifically suited for the Tibetan cultural context.

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Script: Matt Mackane

Voiceover: Andrea Giordani

Editor: Aakash Chauhan

Score: Epidemic Music

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[SofoArchon]

One of my favorite lines from the Tibetan Book of the Dead: “Abandon your notions of the past, without attributing a temporal sequence! Cut off your mental associations regarding the future, without anticipation! Rest in a spacious modality, without clinging to the present."

[jyungsam]

I was in coma for 2 days, Ive trying to explain my state to my friends and family but they just shrug it off. When I read this read, oh shit ! I felt The book was talking to me. So profound only few can understand. Ive kept this book close me and read when im overwhelmed

[byron]

Same teaching from The Buddha; When one is depressed he is living in the past, when one is anxious he is obsessed of the future but when one is happy he is living in the present moment today and now! K

[riejingbullet]

That's why usually Tibetans said "never cry when your loved one passed away. Because let him or her soul to search new form somewhere in universe" 🙏🏻😔❤️

[idontlikeevilpeople]

“Row, Row, Row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily
Life is but a dream “

[mysjulius]

I have always feared death as nobody seems to know about it. No other religous path would tell you this but here they explained every step of the way from your last breath to the next. May all of beings benefit and learn there is nothing to fear.

[lotuslemonade]

This video made me realise I’ve moved through the Bardo’s multiple times during my life so far but to what degree i still dont know. Mostly through deep meditation and a few times during psychedelic experiences. Non of the events were sought after, they happened spontaneously in relation to where i was on my path at the time. BUT the one thing that all of those events had in common: I was in a period of consciously wanting to genuinely heal or self improve in some way. It’s really interesting to learn more about the Tibetan book of the dead and how it correlates with some of my own personal experiences!

[SillyTube]

The bardo of life does have a sub-bardo. It’s the bardo of dreams. Dream yoga is the process of using the dream states to train for the bardo of death, by learning to manage your consciousness while in other states apart from wakefulness.

[rupajchowdhury]

Remember when you despise death you despise life...both are different parts of the same thing
🙏

[rizcarlton]

"In Life, you make the mind,
In Death, the mind makes you".... Be mindful.... In death your mind becomes your reality INSTANTLY.

[benderthefourth]

The fact that you used Tom & Jerry footage to illustrate such spiritual and complex ideas shows how influential that cartoon is!

[GracieAckerman]

I had 2 NEDs from anaphylaxis and I miss the other side. I became one with all creation and an awake in life as this is the dream

[oraoffice]

Thank you for making this video. I think this book will make for very useful and much simpler reading for those wishing to become knowledgeable of their true selves. It will help people tread on the right path instead of losing themselves in delusion. I also feel very sad when yet again being reminded that all the Indian texts that served as the basis for this knowledge were utterly and completely destroyed by Islamic invaders when they burnt down all the 23 ancient Indian mega universities. Thanks to Tibet, a fraction of this knowledge still exists. Thanks so much, again.

[jtelos]

I wrote a paper in college about this text and the meaning of the sky burial. One of the few papers I got an A+ on 😅

[BiggHope]

Makes me remember when Krishna said - Nainam chhindanti shastrani, Nainam dahti pavaka ... 🕉️🙏

[BorneoCicada]

Thank you so much for adding NDE's into this topic, I have been studying Buddhist teachings for half of my life, and the only thing on Earth that can ever "explain" / verbalize what I went through during my most impactful NDE (out of 4) is Buddhism.

No one will ever "understand",
just Buddhism.

[sandraburgess]

Died in 1973 during childbirth...was brought back to life...am no longer afraid of death

[MoysesGurgel]

This video came at the right time as I am reading The Tibetan Book of the Dead right now. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and keep up the good work. Best wishes, my friends! 🙏

[kevankwok]

In an era of psychedelics and spiritual revolution this book could become especially relevant but in new ways. There are many reasons why one might want to understand how to better handle death aside from when they are physically dead. You can die in your dream, during meditation, during an NDE and while taking certain plant medicines or hallucigenics.

[tenzind]

There were volumes of Originsl holy Text / commentaries protected and preserved in Tibets Monasteries....
Although many were destroyed by Invaders in Tibet and in India by Outside evil Forces but they never won to erase everything completely..
Ultimate Wisdoms and Truths always triumphs 🙏
And today it's coming out and going world wide ..
Namo Buddha 🙏
Namo all holy Masters of past and holy spirits 🙏🙏🙏