The aim of Dzogchen is the reqwakening of the individual to the primordial state of enlightenment which is naturally found in all beings.
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"An exceptionally well written text, which could become the 'bible' of the Dzogchen teachings." --Explorations
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"This material is profound, powerful, and far reaching, a direct teaching on 'that which transcends words and thought.'"
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This review is from: The Supreme Source: The Fundamental Tantra of the Dzogchen Semde (Paperback)
Kunjed Gyalpo or All Creating King (here rendered as Supreme Source) is an important Dzogchen Semde (mind series) tantra. At times the reading can be tough going, the text is deep and extremely repetitive, but that is the point! The use of repetition and the momentum of the text creates a mesmerising quality that left me buzzing. The one main drawback of this book concerns the double translation (from Tibetan to Italian to English). In a few instances, passages make no sense at all. But to be fair these are few and far between and do not detract from the overall meaning being conveyed. Also a glossary would have been most helpful as there are quite a number of technical terms and Tibetan phrases throughout the book. Allow yourself time to savour this work, persevere and read with care and you will be rewarded.
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What it's like to truly be,
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This review is from: The Supreme Source: The Fundamental Tantra of the Dzogchen Semde (Paperback)
I don't give 5 stars often. I've read quite a few Norbu books. They're worth reading, but this is BY FAR the most advanced. I liked it best. I usually give away books after reading them. Not this one. Not even as a loaner. It's worth reading again... It seems to be the best description I've found so far of the Fruit. As the Cheshire Cat told Alice (as they came to a fork in the road and she didn't know where she wanted to go), if you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there. Only the works of Longchenpa rival this one (e.g. The Practice of Dzogchen or Buddha Mind: An Anthology of Longchen Rabjam's Writings on Dzogpa Chenpo & The Precious Treasury of Pith Instructions (The Seven Treasuries Series)).
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The Most Important Dzogchen Tantra, the Kunjed Gyalpo,
By Bruce Furnival (Calgary, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Supreme Source: The Fundamental Tantra of the Dzogchen Semde (Paperback)
This book is a translation of the most important Dzogchen Tantra, the Kunjed Gyalpo (Dzogchen is the top level of Tibetan Buddhism). It is at least 1200 years old and is authentic, being the only Dzogchen Tantra in the collection of definitive works used by Tibetan Buddhists. It has also been translated by Eva Neumaier-Dargyay: "The Sovereign All-Creating Mind". The title gives you some idea of what it is about which is the correct view/explanation of reality. The Tantra is one of the four or five most important books ever written and this is the best English translation. The book has three sections for three levels of ability of readers. The elementary section, or the section directed at those with the least ability to understand this material, is last.
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Dzogchen, an abbreviation of Dzogpa Chenpo, is a Tibetan term that means total completion, or perfection: the original state, or condition, of every living being whether or not they are aware of it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
capacity for spiritual action, summarized their entirety, final tantra, mdo lung, further tantra, unaltered natural state, chapter that demonstrates, experience the natural condition, preme source, root tantra, authentic condition, mordial state, commitment deity, total consciousness, impure vision, outer tantras, kriya tantras, conceptual meditation, higher tantras, transcends action, arising wisdom, transcends cause, unborn state, ten natures, inner tantras Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kunjed Gyalpo, Sri Simha, Garab Dorje, The Root Tantra, The Origin of Dzogchen, Dzogchen Semde, Nyingpo Drubpa, The Final Tantra, Yudra Nyingpo, The Further Tantra, Victorious Ones, Dorje Sempa Namkha Che, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, Nyingma Gyüd Bum, King Trisong Deutsen, The Great Garuda, The Total Space of Vajrasattva, Pure Gold, The Cuckoo of Presence, The Great Potency, Thirty-Three Gods, Great Vehicle, Mahayana Buddhism, King Dhahenatalo, Great Sattvavajra Browse Sample Pages:
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Dzogchen, an abbreviation of Dzogpa Chenpo, is a Tibetan term that means total completion, or perfection: the original state, or condition, of every living being whether or not they are aware of it. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
capacity for spiritual action, summarized their entirety, final tantra, mdo lung, further tantra, unaltered natural state, chapter that demonstrates, experience the natural condition, preme source, root tantra, authentic condition, mordial state, commitment deity, total consciousness, impure vision, outer tantras, kriya tantras, conceptual meditation, higher tantras, transcends action, arising wisdom, transcends cause, unborn state, ten natures, inner tantras Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kunjed Gyalpo, Sri Simha, Garab Dorje, The Root Tantra, The Origin of Dzogchen, Dzogchen Semde, Nyingpo Drubpa, The Final Tantra, Yudra Nyingpo, The Further Tantra, Victorious Ones, Dorje Sempa Namkha Che, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, Nyingma Gyüd Bum, King Trisong Deutsen, The Great Garuda, The Total Space of Vajrasattva, Pure Gold, The Cuckoo of Presence, The Great Potency, Thirty-Three Gods, Great Vehicle, Mahayana Buddhism, King Dhahenatalo, Great Sattvavajra Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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