Entrance to the Great Perfection A Guide to the Dzogchen Preliminary Practices

by Dahl, Cortland; Dahl, Cortland

• ISBN13: 9781559393393
• ISBN10: 1559393394
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-16
• Publisher: Snow Lion

Summary

Dzogchen is Tibetan Buddhism's highest and most powerful method for teaching us the true nature of our minds. This volume includes three classic commentaries on the preliminary practices of Dzogchen and a lively contemporary discussion by Dzongsar Khyentse which approaches these practices from a modern perspective, discussing how to incorporate them into the fast-paced lifestyle of the Western world.

Author Biography

Cortland Dahl received a master's degree in Buddhist Studies from Naropa University. He has worked as an instructor at Kathmandu University's Centre for Buddhist Studies, a translator at the Nitartha Institute, and an interpreter for various lamas. Currently he serves as director of the Rim Foundation, which he founded in 2004, and codirector of Tergar International, under the direction of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. He is also a member of the Nitartha Translation Network and has worked extensively with the Dharmachakra Translation Committee. His published works include Great Perfection, Volumes I II.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
How to Practice: Instructions on the Common Great Perfection Preliminaries of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse	p. 41
The Application of Mindfulness: Instructions on the Unique Great Perfection Preliminaries of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse	p. 61
The Quintessential Nectar of the Profound Meaning: A Concise Explanation of the Great Perfection Preliminary Practices of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse	p. 81
Advice on the Longchen Nyingtik Preliminary Practices	p. 96
The Sublime Path to Omniscience: A Liturgy for the Preliminary Practices of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse	p. 193
The Sublime Path to Enlightenment: A Concise Liturgy for the Longchen Nyingtik Preliminary Practices	p. 210
Learning to Visualize	p. 213
Retreat in the Longchen Nyingtik Lineage	p. 215
The Fourfold Heart Essence	p. 218
The Nine Yanas	p. 230
Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro Literature	p. 247
Abbreviations	p. 249
Glossary	p. 252
Recommended Reading	p. 286
Notes	p. 291
Index	p. 299
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