Synopses & Reviews
By engaging deeply with the wisdom and practices of the Buddhist path, we are brought face to face with the true nature of our mind and reality. We are taken beyond our stories and opinions, our hopes and our fears, to the place of clarity and peace inherent within us all. The nature of mind is limitless, infinite like the sky, and when we recognize it, we awaken to profound compassion and insight.
This collection of thirty-one teachings, drawn primarily from the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, provides a gateway into practice for those new to Buddhism and fresh access to timeless truths for longtime practitioners. Readers will appreciate the distinct voices and approaches of both renowned contemporary teachers and great masters of the recent past.
Includes contributions by:
- Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
- Phillipe Cornu
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche
- Dudjom Rinpoche
- Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
- Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
- Dzogchen Rinpoche
- Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
- Francesca Fremantle
- Patrick Gaffney
- Gyalwang Drukpa Rinpoche
- Jamyang Kyentse Chokyi Lodro
- Kalu Rinpoche
- Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche
- Christine Longaker
- Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche
- Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche
- Frank Ostaseski
- Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
- Sakya Jetsun Chimey
Review
"An eclectic collection of writings on Dzogchen... Includes seven pieces by Sogyal Rinpoche. The many voices gathered here demonstrate the wide range of styles with which individual teachers of the past century have expressed the Great Perfection."
Synopsis
This collection of 31 essays by 21 teachers of Tibetan Buddhism, both Western teachers and Tibetan lamas, provides readers a multifaceted glimpse of the Buddhist practice within the Dzogchen tradition. Sogyal Rinpoche, author of the best-selling Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, contributed seven of the teachings here, but the collection also includes teachings from the Dalai Lama, Ringu Tulku, Francesca Freemantle, Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Dzogchen Pönlop Rinpoche, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, and many others. Three major sections cover Aspects of the Buddhist Path, Authentic Buddhism Today, and Bringing the Transcendent into Everyday Life. From basic advice on turning the mind toward spiritual concerns to expressions of the highest insights on mind and reality, readers will discover how to integrate Buddhist ideas and practices into the activities and experiences that make up our day-to-day lives. The book includes useful notes, sources, a glossary, an index, and contributor biographies.
About the Author
Doris Wolter is the chief editor of the German publisher Manjughosha Edition. Born in 1953 in Oldenburg, Germany, she was an active leader for fifteen years of Rigpa Germany. In 1988 she founded Rigpa Rundbrief, the newsletter of Rigpa Germany, and, in 1996, she organized Dying, Death and Life: Toward The Spiritual Care of the Dying, a conference under the guidance of H.H. the Dalai Lama. She has been a board member of the German Buddhist Union since 1993.