The practice of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, is the pinnacle of the nine vehicles of practice taught in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. The highly influential mystic Dudjom Lingpa (1835 1904) and his disciple Sera Khandro (1892 1940), the most prolific female writer in Tibetan history, here illuminate the methods to discover our own primordial purity and abide in uncontrived awareness.

Buddhahood Without Meditation: This is Dudjom Lingpa's most widely taught visionary text. In it wisdom beings and historical figures in the Great Perfection lineage emphasize the view of cutting through (trekcho) to the original purity of pristine awareness via the four special samayas, or pledges, of the Great Perfection: nonexistence, oneness, uniform pervasiveness, and spontaneous actualization. At each stage of his spiritual progress, Dudjom Lingpa's doubts are dispelled and his realizations enhanced by pithy advice.

The Fine Path to Liberation: Sera Khandro establishes the necessary motivation and conduct for receiving teachings such as Buddhahood Without Meditation. This sublime Dharma is to be seen in the context of the five perfections of the sambhogakaya: the teacher, place, time, disciples, and Dharma are fully perfected and must not be reified as ordinary.

Garland for the Delight of the Fortunate: Sera Khandro fills in the gaps of Buddhahood Without Meditation, explaining the metaphors, and spelling out the implications of the root text's highly condensed verses. This is an essential key for unlocking Dudjom Lingpa's profound wisdom.

Buddhahood Without Meditation: Dudjom Lingpa's Visions of the Great Perfection #2, Dudjom Lingpa, Wisdom Publications, Paperback, 344 pp, $19.95

Dynamic lecturer, progressive scholar, and one of the most prolific writers and translators of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, B. Alan Wallace continually seeks innovative ways to integrate Buddhist contemplative practices with Western science to advance the study of the mind. A scholar and practitioner of Buddhism since 1970, Dr. Wallace has taught Buddhist theory and meditation worldwide since 1976. Having devoted fourteen years to training as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, ordained by H. H. the Dalai Lama, he went on to earn an undergraduate degree in physics and the philosophy of science at Amherst College and a doctorate in religious studies at Stanford. He is the founder and president of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies. He is the author of Stilling the Mind and The Attention Revolution. Wallace lives in Santa Barbara, CA.

Forward by Sogyal Rinpoche	ix
Preface	xxiii
Introduction	1
BUDDHAHOOD WITHOUT MEDITATION by Dudjom Lingpa	7
THE FINE PATH TO LIBERATION by Sera Khandro	45
GARLAND FOR THE DELIGHT OF THE FORTUNATE by Sera Khandro	57
Teachings of Avalokiteshvara	69
Teachings of the Lake-Born Vajra of Orgyen	91
Teachings of Vidyadhara Dudul Dorje	103
Teachings of Longchenpa, Drime Ozer: An Introduction in the Form of a Question-and-Answer Session for the Sake of Developing Certainty	109
Teachings of Saraha	123
Teachings of Vajrapani	135
Teachings of Dorje Drolo	143
Teachings of Vajradhara	147
Teachings of Humchenkara	165
Teachings of Manjushri, the Lion of Speech	193
Teachings of the Lake-Born Vajra of Orgyen	235
Teachings of Ekajati	239
Teachings of Shri Simha	247
Teachings of Zurchung Sherap Drakpa	261
Outline of Garland for the Delight of the Fortunate	281
Bibliography	283
Index	285
About the Translator	325