Practicing the Great Perfection

A collection of essential instructions on the practice of Dzogchen, or The Great Perfection, from one of the great early 20th century Buddhist masters.

Shechen Gyaltsap (1871-1926) was widely recognized as one of the greatest meditation masters and most compassionate bodhisattvas in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. He lived a life of complete devotion and commitment to monastic discipline and study, and became the root teacher of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, who said of Shechen Gyaltsap's teachings that they were "worth more than all the gold in the entire world."

This collection, intended for the advanced Buddhist practitioner who has received initiation from a qualified master, provides the essential instructions of Dzogchen, or Great Perfection, practice. Written with a clear simplicity that belies their profundity, the teachings give practical and pointed advice on how students should meditate and behave in ordinary life. The work begins with an extensive reflection on the problem of self-clinging and the analytical meditation designed to uproot it, and proceeds to more specific instructions for the mind practice itself.

O colectie de instructiuni esentiale despre practica lui Dzogchen, sau Marea perfectiune, de la unul dintre marii maestri budiste de la inceputul secolului 20. Shechen Gyaltsap (1871-1926) a fost recunoscut pe scara larga ca unul dintre cei mai mari maestri de meditatie si bodhisattva cele mai compasiune istoria budismului tibetan. A trait o viata de deplin devotament si angajament fata de disciplina si studiul monahal si a devenit profesor de radacina al lui Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, care a spus despre invataturile lui Shechen Gyaltsap ca „valoreaza mai mult decat tot aurul din intreaga lume”. Aceasta colectie, destinat practicantului budist avansat care a primit initierea de la un maestru calificat, ofera instructiunile esentiale ale practicii Dzogchen sau Marea Perfectiune.