Dzokchen: A Commentary on Düdjom Rinpoché’s “Illumination of Primordial Wisdom”

Description Dzokchen: A Commentary on Düdjom Rinpoché’s “Illumination of Primordial Wisdom” Now Available Pith Instructions for Realizing the Great Perfection, from One of the Greatest Tibetan Yogis of the Twentieth Century, H. H. Düdjom Rinpoche. In the concise yet comprehensive practice manual entitled The Illumination of Primordial Consciousness, the great twentieth-century Tibetan Nyingma master Düdjom Rinpoche lays out a sequential path to spiritual freedom according to the teachings of the Great Perfection (Dzokchen): First, we refine our awareness by training in meditative quiescence (shamatha) and then proceed to the cultivation of contemplative insight (vipashyana), by which our mind’s basic nature of luminosity and emptiness is revealed. Then, having recognized that the ordinary, deluded mind is actually without any intrinsic essence, we are primed to cut through this conditioned mind into unborn, timeless pristine awareness, which has never been contaminated by mental afflictions or other obscurations. Finally, we realize that our own awareness has never been other than the dharmakaya, the mind of a buddha, and perfect enlightenment is realized spontaneously and effortlessly. Beloved teacher and renowned scholar Lama B. Alan Wallace guides the reader through Düdjom Rinpoche’s remarkable text, sharing insights gained over years of study and practice. He provides line-by-line commentary, enhanced with teachings from other revered Dzokchen masters such as Padmasambhava, Düdjom Lingpa, and Gyatrul Rinpoche. Also included are a set of fifteen guided meditations, with links to audio tracks of Lama Alan giving the instructions himself. It is recommended that you read Stilling the Mind and Fathoming the Mind before reading this newest book from Lama Alan.