The Dzogchen Primer An Anthology of Writings by Masters of the Great Perfection

by SCHMIDT, MARCIA BINDER

• ISBN13: 9781570628290
• ISBN10: 1570628297
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-23
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

The Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice known asDzogchen(pronounced ZOG-chen) is a practical method for accessing the pristine, clear awareness that lies beneath the chatter and confusion of our daily thoughts.The Dzogchen Primerprovides the keys for understanding Dzogchen and putting it into practice. Marcia Schmidt, a long-time Buddhist practitioner, has gathered here the most accessible, down-to-earth writings published on this subject and has organized them into a study guide for the serious beginner on the Buddhist path. The collection includes writings from such well-known and venerable masters as Milarepa, Padmasambhava, Shantideva, Chouml;gyam Trungpa, and Tulku Urgyen. The concept of Dzogchen is said to lie beyond the confines of our beliefs, our intellectual constructs, our ordinary understanding. A Dzogchen master writes, "We need to dismantle our fixation on the permanence of what we experience. A normal person clings to his experiences as being 'real,' concrete, and permanent. But if we look closely at what happens, experience is simply experience, and it is not made out of anything. It has no form, no sound, no color, no taste, no texture; it is simply empty cognizance."The Dzogchen Primerincludes an informative editor's preface as well as two forewords by prominent Tibetan masters that provide fundamental background information that will be helpful to readers new to this subject. The book also includes short, descriptive guiding notes intended to assist both independent students and teachers leading workshops.

Author Biography

Marcia Binder Schmidt has been an editor and publisher of books on Vajrayana Buddhism for over fifteen years. With her husband, author and translator Erik Pema Kungsang, she founded and currently runs Rangjung Yeshe Publications, an independent publisher of Buddhist texts in English.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xvii
Part One: Introductory Teachings	1	(20)
Introduction	3	(9)
Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
Introduction	12	(9)
Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Part Two: Starting Point	21	(34)
Buddha Nature	23	(3)
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
The Basis: Buddha Nature	26	(6)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
The Ground	32	(11)
Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Re-enlightenment	43	(5)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Meditation	48	(7)
Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
Part Three: Integration	55	(214)
Integrating View and Conduct	57	(10)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Padmasambhava's Overview of the Path	67	(2)
Jamgon Kongtrul
Advice on How to Practice the Dharma Correctly	69	(2)
Padmasambhava
The Qualified Master	71	(8)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
The Guru, the Vajra Master	79	(14)
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Wake-up Practice	93	(6)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
The First of the Four Dharmas of Gampopa	99	(3)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Renunciation Mind	102	(6)
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Impermanence	108	(10)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
The Second of the Four Dharmas of Gampopa	118	(3)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Instructional Advice on Training in Buddhism	121	(4)
Patrul Rinpoche
The True Foundation	125	(12)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Taking Refuge	137	(17)
Padmasambhava
The Innermost Refuge	154	(5)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
A Guided Meditation	159	(6)
Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche
The Excellence of Bodhichitta	165	(7)
Shantideva
Devotion and Compassion	172	(11)
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Bodhichitta	183	(27)
Padmasambhava
The Bodhisattva Vow	210	(3)
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
The Two Truths	213	(6)
Thinley Norbu Rinpoche
The Sutra of the Heart of Transcendent Knowledge	219	(2)
Shunyata	221	(10)
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Egolessness	231	(3)
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
The Nature of the Mahamudra of Perception	234	(5)
Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
Wisdom through Meditation	239	(12)
Patrul Rinpoche
The Song of Realization	251	(5)
Milarepa
Root of Mahayana	256	(5)
Padmasambhava
The Meditation of Ultimate Bodhichitta and Its Result	261	(8)
Jamgon Kongtrul
Facilitator Guidelines	269	(10)
Notes	279	(6)
Glossary	285	(14)
Recommended Reading	299	(4)
Contributors	303	(4)
Credits	307