This book gives a detailed description of the nine different levels of Dzogchen practitioners, and provides extensive meditation instructions for each type of meditator. The moment Aro Yeshe Jungne received Dzogchen teachings, he practiced them and became enlightened on the spot. Following his enlightenment, he gave nugget instructions to others, and by practicing them, many people reached enlightenment and some attained the transcendental wisdom rainbow body. His teaching became know as Aro Trigey Chemo: "Aro's Great Dzogchen Teachings," which include the complete pith instructions for each of the nine levels of Dzogchen practitioners. The essence of Aro's teaching is how to identify the nature of the mind, how to abide in it as a way of life, and how to liberate turbulent thoughts and emotions when they arise. In their commentary, Venerable Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche reignite the legacy of the enlightened master Aro Yeshe Jungne, generously making these authentic lineage teachings available in the West so that they may continually increase and spread as widely as they did in 10th century Tibet.

Venerable Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche (1938-2010) was a renowned scholar and meditation master of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born on May 10, 1938 in the Doshul region of Kham in eastern Tibet, near the sacred mountain Jowo Zegyal. On the morning of his birth, a small snow fell with flakes in the shape of lotus petals. Khenchen Rinpoche began his education at Gochen Monastery at age four. He entered Riwoche Monastery at age fourteen, completing his studies there just before the Chinese invasion of Tibet reached the area. In 1959. Khenchen Rinpoche and his family were forced into exile, escaping to India. After the tumultuous period following their escape, in 1967 he was appointed head of the Nyingma department of the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, the Supreme Head of the Nyingma school. He held this position of abbot for seventeen years, dedicating all his time and energy to ensure the survival and spread of the Buddha's teachings. Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche was born in the Doshul region of Kham in eastern Tibet, on June 10, 1950. On that summer day in the family tent, Khenpo Rinpoche's birth caused his mother Pema Lhadze no pain. The next day, upon moving the bed where she delivered the baby, his mother found growing a beautiful and fragrant flower, which she plucked and offered to Chenrezig on the family altar. Soon after Khenpo Tsewang was born, three head lamas from Jadchag Monastery came to his home and recognized him as the reincarnation of Khenpo Sherab Khyentse, who had been the former head abbot at Gochen Monastery. Sherab Khyentse was a renowned scholar and practitioner who spent much of his life in retreat. In 1988, Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche and his brother, Venerable Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche, founded the Padmasambhava Buddhist Center, based at Padma Samye Ling in Delaware County, upstate New York. PBC also includes a traditional Tibetan Buddhist monastery and nunnery at the holy site of Deer Park in Sarnath, and the Miracle Stupa for World Peace at Padma Samye Jetavan which is in Jetavan Grove in Shravasti, India, in addition to centers in Russia, Canada, and Puerto Rico.o Rico, in addition to monastic institutions in India, Russia, and the U.S.A.

Contents: Pointing Out the Nature of Mind: Dzogchen Pith Instructions of Aro Yeshe Jungne by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche & Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
Preface	ix
Editor's Introduction	x
Chapter 1: Aro Yeshe Jungne and His Legacy	1
Chapter 2: The Inner Hermitage	9
Chapter 3: Bodhichitta and Impermanence	13
Chapter 4: Opening the Aro Text	17
Chapter 5: What is the Nature of Your Mind?	19
Chapter 6: Duality: Mind Deceiving Mind	25
Chapter 7: The Nine Levels of Capability	27
Chapter 8: Instructions for High Capability Practioners of the Highest Caliber	29
Chapter 9: How Practitioners of All Levels Should Practice the Aro Teachings	33
Chapter 10: A Dzogchen Overview	41
Chapter 11: Instructions for High Capability Practitioners of Medium-Caliber	45
Chapter 12: Instructions for High Capability Practitioners of Lesser-Caliber	49
Chapter 13: Dzogchen Must Be Practiced	55
Chapter 14: Instructions for Medium Capability Practitioners of the Highest Caliber	57
Chapter 15: Instructions for Medium Capability Practitioners of Medium-Caliber	61
Chapter 16: Instructions for Medium Capability Practitioners of Lesser-Caliber	65
Chapter 17: Reminders	75
Chapter 18: Instructions for Lesser Capability Practioners of the Highest Caliber, and the Five Stages of Meditation	79
Chapter 19: Instructions for Lesser Capability Practitioners of Medium-Caliber, Including Some Powerful Shamatha Techniques	85
Chapter 20: The Power of Mindfulness	89
Chapter 21: Wisdom	91
Chapter 22: The Four Renunciation Thoughts	99
Chapter 23: Realizing Absolute Truth	105
Chapter 24: The Aro Lineage and the Nine Levels Revisited	109
Chapter 25: Instructions for Lesser Capability Practitioners of Lesser-Caliber	113
Chapter 26: Practicing the Two Truths to Realize the One True Nature	125
Chapter 27: Devotion and Courage	129
Chapter 28: Beautiful Tips	133
Chapter 29: A Brief History of Dzogchen	143
Chapter 30: Concluding Words: Bodhichitta is the Core	149
Dedication of Merit	153
Appendices
Glossary	155
List of Figures	176
About the Authors	179
Padma Samye Ling Shedra Series	185
Other Publications by the Authors	186
Opening the Door of the Dharma Treasury Practice Guides	187
Padmasambhava Buddhist Center	189