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Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (Author), Marcia Binder Schmidt (Translator), Erik Pema Kunsang (Translator)
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August 7, 2006
This hands-on guidebook adapts the Dzogchen path for the modern student while adhering to traditional principles. The book is based on the direct, accessible style of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and offers a thorough grounding in how to study, contemplate, and meditate in this rich spiritual environment. Guided by an introductory teaching by Rinpoche, as well as 42 selected teachings from great Dzogchen masters, readers learn to access the pure, clear awareness that lies hidden under the constant flow of anxious thoughts.

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Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was born in eastern Tibet on the tenth day of the fourth Tibetan month in 1920 and passed away in Nepal on February 13, 1996. H. H. Khakyab Dorje, the fifteenth Gylwang Karmapa, recognized him as an incarnate lama. He studied and practiced the teachings of both the Kagu and Nyingma orders of Tibetan Buddhism.Tulku Urgyen established several monasteries and retreat centers in Nepal. The most important ones in the Kathmandu region are Boudhanath, the site of the Great Stupa; at the Asura Cave, where Padmasambhava manifested the Mahamudra Vidyadhara level; and at the Swayambhu stupa. Marcia Binder Schmidt has been an editor and publisher of Vajrayana Buddhist literature for over eighteen years. She and her husband, Erik Pema Kunsang, author and translator, have produced many Buddhist books and translations in English.

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: North Atlantic Books (August 7, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9627341584
  • ISBN-13: 978-9627341581
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, Concise and Comprehensive Teachings, June 25, 2008
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This is a wonderfully produced collection of ancient and modern Dzogchen lineage teachings. I've read several of Schmidt and Kunsang's other translation efforts (although neither of the other two books in this compendium series), and they all have the air of authentic, authoritative and accessible communication. This one begins with a beautifully clear and simple teaching by Tulku Urgyen on the way to approach and train in Dzogchen (or "great perfection", the essence and pinnacle of the buddhist view). The rest of the book consists of detailed selections from various renowned lineage holders - drawing heavily from Tulku Urgyen and his sons - divided into four main sections ; "Background", "The Ground", "The Path", "The Fruition". While many of these selections are available in previous other Rangjung Yeshe publications, this collection does a good job of compiling and organizing these essential, general dzogchen teachings. It admirably serves the purpose of introducing the teachings to the curious and new as well as reminding more experienced learners.... There is something for everyone here (at least for the somewhat select audience drawn to these teachings) .

These are immediate, practical and relevant teachings - Highly recommended!
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This book is even better than I had hoped. Each chapter is so full of information and inspiration that I am taking it slowly. It is a book for rather long term practitioners of Dzogchen Buddhism rather than beginners, as it might be harder to understand if I had not already received teachings on these subjects personally. If you are a Dzogchen practitioner, I would definitely buy this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Survey of "Old Dogs" of Dzogchen, July 14, 2009
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This is an excellent survey of words by old and some new, Dzogchen Masters. One can trace the movement from early non religious days of Dzogchen to a more modern embrace of Dzogchen by Buddhism.
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