Penguin Random House, Fachbücher, Mining for Wisdom within Delusion (Englisch, Karl Brunnholzl, 2013)

Maitreya&rsquo s Distinction between Phenomena and the Nature of Phenomena distinguishes the illusory phenomenal world of saṃ sā ra produced by the confused dualistic mind from the ultimate reality that is mind&rsquo s true nature. The transition from the one to the other is the process of &ldquo mining for wisdom within delusion.&rdquo Maitreya&rsquo s text calls this &ldquo the fundamental change,&rdquo which refers to the vanishing of delusive appearances through practicing the path, thus revealing the underlying changeless nature of these appearances. In this context, the main part of the text consists of the most detailed explanation of nonconceptual wisdom&mdash the primary driving force of the path as well as its ultimate result&mdash in Buddhist literature. The introduction of the book discusses these two topics (fundamental change and nonconceptual wisdom) at length and shows how they are treated in a number of other Buddhist scriptures. The three translated commentaries, by Vasubandhu, the Third Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje, and Gö Lotsā wa, as well as excerpts from all other available commentaries on Maitreya&rsquo s text, put it in the larger context of the Indian Yogā cā ra School and further clarify its main themes. They also show how this text is not a mere scholarly document, but an essential foundation for practicing both the sū trayā na and the vajrayā na and thus making what it describes a living experience. The book also discusses the remaining four of the five works of Maitreya, their transmission from India to Tibet, and various views about them in the Tibetan tradition.