The Guru Rinpoche Prayer we sing so often is a significant Dzogchen text. Rinpoche begins his teaching on this text with beautiful, profound, and detailed visualization instructions for practicing the Guru Rinpoche Prayer as a Gury Yoga of the Dzogchen lineage. For anyone who is familiar with the Guru Rinpoche Prayer these instructions are deeply moving and inspiring. Rinpoche then provides an extensive, clear, and detailed teaching on the Dzogchen view based on a verse by Longchenpa from The Treasury of Basic States of Phenomena (Dharmata). Rinpoche also teaches the ways in which the Dzogchen view is consistent with Mahamudra - ground and fruition inseparable. The Guru Rinpoche Prayer text presents the path - working with our mind, bringing body and mind onto the path. Rinpoche offers a detailed commentary on the path as expressed in the Guru Rinpoche Prayer text. His commentary includes numbeorus extremely useful associated practice instructions. WE are grateful to Rinpoche for this profound teaching and for making it available on video. The opportunity to view these teachings is precious. Taught in English and Tibetan with translation provided by Christopher Stagg. Eight talks by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, one by Dilyak Drupon Rinpoche, and one Q & A session, all on ten DVDs.

Guru Rinpoche Prayer, Ponlop Rinpoche, Vajra Echoes, 10 DVDs, 15 hrs., $100.00

The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is acknowledged as one of the foremost scholars of his generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Fluent in English and well-versed in Western culture, Rinpooche has worked to develop and adapt traditional Tibetan education curriculums for Western audiences. Nitartha Institute (www.nitharthainstitute.org), where Rinpoche is the main teacher, provides a focused Buddhist studies program. Rinpoche is a visiting professor of buddhist philosopy at Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado. In 1997, Rinpoche founded Nalanabodhi to preserve the genuine lineage of the Nyingma and Kagyu Schools of Tibetan Buddhism. There are Nalandabodhi centers in North America and Europe, and curriculum materials are available to people worldwide.