Illuminating the Path: Ngondro Instructions According to the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Khenchen Palden Sherab and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, Dharma Samudra

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Illuminating the Path: Ngondro Instructions According to the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism
By: Khenchen Palden Sherab and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche

formerly Opening to Our Primordial Nature.

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Author: Khenchen Palden Sherab and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780965933988
Publication Date: 2008

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In Illuminating the Path, Venerable Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche give clear and profound explanations on how to practice the path of Ngondro - the foundational set of practices of Tibetan Buddhism. This book includes line-by-line commentary on the concise Dudjom Tersar Ngondro revealed by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, detailed instructions on how to practice, and helpful visual illustrations. It is both deep and accessible pointing out how we can see our fundamentally enlightened nature.

Illuminating the Path: Ngondro Instructions According to the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Khenchen Palden Sherab and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche, Dharma Samudra, Paperback, 205 pp, $18.00

Preface	9
Introduction	15

Ngondro Practice According to the Dzogchen View	19

*The Prayer of Calling the Lama from Afar*	27
Commentary by Khenchen Palden Sherab and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal	32
The Dharmakaya Lama	35
The Sambhogakaya Lama	38
The Nirmanakaya Lama	42
The Primordial Ground	44

Dudjom Tersar Ngondro	53
The General Meaning of Ngondro	55
The Sequence of Practice	57
Instructions on Beginning the Practice	59
The Seven-Point Posture and the Breath Purification	59

LINE-BY-LINE COMMENTARY
The Preparation--The Four Thoughts That Reverse the Mind	65
1. Precious Human Birth	66
2. Impermanence	68
3. Cause and Effect	71
4. The Suffering of Samsara	72

THE ACTUAL PRELIMINARY PRACTICE
1. Going for Refuge	77
2. The Generation of Bodhichitta	93
3. The Accumulation of Merit--The Mandala Offering	103
4. The Purification of Obscurations: the Meditation of Vajrasattva	113
5. The Swiftly Penetrating Blessings of Guru Yoga	121
6. The Transference of Consciousness--Phowa	139
7. The Charity of the Body and Dedication of Virtues	141

Final Instructions	143

Dedication	145

Sadhana: The Preliminary Practice of the New Treasure of Dudjom	147

Appendices
Appendix A--Supplementary Prayers	171
Appendix B--Enumerations	177
Appendix C-- Biographical Sketches of Masters	185
Appendix D--Dudjom Rinpoche's Explanation of the Meaning of the 100 Syllable Mantra of Vajrasattva	190
About the Authors	196
Other Publications by the Authors	201
Index of Illustrations & Deity Images	203

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