Primordial purity : oral instructions on the three words that strike the vital point

by Dilgo Khyentse

Other authorsAni Jinba Palmo (Translator)

Paperback, 2016

Publication

Imprint: Boulder, Colorado : Shambhala, 2016. Context: A collection of translated and edited transcripts of a seminar given by His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche to vajrayāna practitioners at Karma Dzong, Halifax, Nova Scotia in June 1987. Responsibility: Root text by Garap Dorje, instructions on it by Patrul Rinpoche, modern commentary by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, translated from the Tibetan by Ani Jinba Palmo, compiled and edited by the Nalanda Translation Committee. OCLC Number: 932001449. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xi, 100 pages ; 22 cm. Features: Includes an index.

Call number

GT-B-Tb / Khyen

Barcode

BK-07426

ISBN

9781611803402

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, The Great Traditions

CSS Library Notes

Named person: Rab-gsal-zla-ba, Dil-mgo Mkhyen-brtse : Dilgo Khyentse 1910-1991 .

Sect/Linage: Nyingma

Description: The path of trekchö is the way of directly and thoroughly cutting through the misconceptions of samsara to lay bare the primordial purity of the nature of mind. This powerful practice is illuminated by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche in his commentary on an essential text based on the atiyoga dzogchen instructions of the outstanding nineteenth-century master Patrul Rinpoche. Three Words That Strike the Vital Point is the famous seminal statement by Garap Dorje that is said to encapsulate all the myriad dzogchen tantras. The key instructions on it by Patrul Rinpoche--the verses known as "The Special Teaching of Khepa Shri Gyalpo"--Form the basis for the discourse in Primordial Purity. It explains that in dzogchen, when one has fully recognized that all the confusion of samsara is the expressive power of great emptiness, confusion is spontaneously liberated into the primordial purity of mind's essential nature. Compassion spontaneously arises, accomplishing the benefit of sentient beings. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche illuminates this beautifully in this profound work, which will inspire students of Buddhism and deepen their experiential appreciation of the teachings.

FY2017 /

Physical description

xi, 100 p.; 22 cm

Description

Three Words That Strike the Vital Pointis the famous seminal statement by Garap Dorje that is said to encapsulate all the myriad dzogchen tantras. The key instructions on it by the outstanding nineteenth-century master Paltrul Rinpoche-the verses known as "The Special Teaching of Khepa Shri Gyalpo"-form the basis for Khyentse Rinpoche's discourse here. These teachings belong to the oral instruction division of atiyoga and explain the path of trekch , or directly cutting through the confusion of samsara to the primordial purity of the nature of mind. In dzogchen, when one has fully recognized that all the confusion of samsara is the expressive power of primordially pure great emptiness, confusion is spontaneously liberated into the primordial purity of mind's original nature. Compassion spontaneously arises, accomplishing the benefit of sentient beings. Khyentse Rinpoche was renowned for his ability to elucidate the dzogchen teachings and to lead students of all backgrounds to deeper experiential realization. His powerful presence shines through the pages of this book.… (more)