"Dzogchen" has been translated variously as Great Perfection, Great Completeness, Total Completeness, Supercompleteness. These terms also convey the idea that our nature as intrinsic awareness has many qualities that make it 'perfect'. These include indestructibility, incorruptible purity, non-discriminating openness, flawless clarity, profound simplicity, all-pervading presence and equality within all beings (i.e., the quality, quantity and functionality of this awareness is exactly the same in every being in the universe). It is said that the impressive personal qualities of the fully-enlightened Buddha derived from the fact that he was fully 'aligned' with this already-existing primordial nature.
Dzogchen is the apotheosis of Tibetan Buddhism and Longchenpa is the pre-eminent master of Dzogchen, and one of Tibets's greatest mystical poets. His Treasury of Natural Perfection encompasses and epitomizes the radical precepts of Dzogchen. Transcending the Tibetan context, Longchenpa delivers a manual of mystical wisdom for all people at all times, and shows why the western world has turned to Tibet for its mystical inspiration during the last half century. This transmission of timeless...
Thirty two fascinating articles and translations dealing with myths and rituals, Dzogchen, Bon, the edicts of various kings and Tibet's historical unification, disintegration and reunification. Includes: Dzogchen manuscript from Dunhuang, Introduction to the History and Doctrines of Bon, The Doctrinal Position of Dzogchen from the 10th to 13th centuries, 3 Sacred Bon Dances, Early Evidence for the Existence of Bon, The Interview Between Phyva Kengtse Lanmed and...
Nowadays there are two principal philosophical traditions followed by Tibetan Lamas. The first is found among the Sarmapas, or Newer Schools, which employ the Prasangika Madhyamaka view of Chandrakirti, not only in explicating the real meaning of the Sutra system but also in their interpretation of the Tantras. The second is found among the two Older Schools, the Nyingmapa and the Bonpo, which emphasize the Dzogchen point of view in elucidating their understanding of the Higher Tantras.
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The five texts translated from Tibetan into English in this book are considered the first transmission of Dzogchen Ati to Tibet. They constitute the root and essence of Dzogchen in Tibet - basic, raw Dzogchen precepts, appropriately styled 'radical Dzogchen'. This is the special, extraordinary teaching of our Nyingma lineage. The great masters have all attained realization through Dzogchen, contemporary masters all owe their status to Dzogchen, and any attainment in the...
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