The practice of Dzogchen or "Great Perfection," is the most ancient and direct stream of wisdom within the Buddhist tradition of Tibet. It is considered the very pinnacle of all teachings and the most immediate path towards spiritual fulfillment. As a way in which to realise the innermost nature of mind, Dzogchen is the clearest, most effective, and most relevant to the modern world. It is a path at once simple and profound, one that can be integrated with ordinary life and practiced anywhere. The origins of Dzogchen are traced to the Primordial Buddha, Samantabhadra, from whom this remarkable heritage of wisdom has been transmitted from master to disciple in an unbroken lineage down to the present day. PENETRATING WISDOM: The Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra 180 pp., Tibetan text, glossary. In addition to being the prayer of a primordial buddha, this is a prayer of the path to complete awakening according to the Dzogchen tradition as well as a prayer of instructions that make our path more genuine and correct. It is a prayer that expresses the different manifestations of rigpa, which is our basic awareness, in ordinary life. Further, it is a prayer and aspiration for realization of rigpa, realization of the genuine path, and realization of the genuine teacher
THE PRECIOUS TREASURY OF THE BASIC SPACE OF PHENOMENA 288 pp. # PRTRBA - $ 16.95 Longchen Rabjam, one of the greatest masters in the Nyingma school of Vajrayana Buddhism, is best known for his works on dzogchen, or great perfection, especially the series known as The Seven Treasuries. This seminal collection discusses the primordial nature that is the ground of all experience, the view, meditation, and conduct of the spiritual path, and the final freedom that is the fruition of that path. |