This three-volume set presents the collected works in English of one of the great luminaries of Tibetan Buddhism in our time, published to mark his centennial celebration. A complete exposition of the stages of the Buddhist path is presented through Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoches commentaries on the root texts of classic Tibetan masters including Patrul Rinpoche, Jigme Lingpa, Shechen Gyaltsab, and Mipham Rinpoche. Originally given orally to Western students, the texts afford a rare glimpse into the direct transmissions of a master teacher. Moreover, several of the texts have never been published before. Students interested in the nine vehicles of Tibetan Buddhism will find here a complete array of enlightening instructions to inspire and guide them in a most authentic way.

Volume three expands on the inner core of the Vajrayana teachings of the development and completion stages, and contemplative retreat practice. It begins with a guide to authentic spiritual practice that combines the wisdom of three of the greatest masters of the Tibetan tradition. This is followed by a witty manual of advice for solitary retreat; discussion of the four empowerments and the three samadhis; a commentary on an important dzogchen text, The Three Words That Strike the Vital Point; and quintessential teachings on the ultimate nature of the mind. The volume concludes with a selection from the few poems by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche that have been translated into English. (800 pages)

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910�1991) was a highly accomplished meditation master, scholar, and poet, and a principal holder of the Nyingma lineage. His extraordinary depth of realization enabled him to be, for all who met him, a foundation of loving-kindness, wisdom, and compassion. A dedicated exponent of the nonsectarian Rime movement, Khyentse Rinpoche was respected by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism and taught many eminent teachers, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He tirelessly worked to uphold the Dharma through the publication of texts, the building of monasteries and stupas, and by offering instruction to thousands of people throughout the world. His writings in Tibetan fill twenty-five volumes.

	Remembrance His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama		xi
	Foreword by Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche		xv
	Preface by Matthieu Ricard		xvii
	Acknowledgments		xxiii
	About Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche		xxv
	Zurchungpa's Testament: A Commentary on zurchung sherab trakpa's eighty chapters of Personal Advice		1
	Foreword		3
	Translators' Introduction		5
	Thematic Outline of the Eighty Chapters		15
Part 1	Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's Commentary on the Eighty Chapters of Personal Advice		23
	Introduction		25
I	Faith		37
II	Discipline		80
III	Concentration		187
IV	Wisdom		238
V	Conclusion		311
Part 2	Zurchang Sherab Trakpa's Eighty Chapters of Personal Advice		317
Part 3	Shechen Gyaltsap Rinpoche's A Necklace of Jewels		359
	Notes		429
	Bibliography		441
	A Wondrous Ocean of Advice for the Practice of Retreat in Solitude		445
	About Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa		447
	The Commentary		449
	Notes		477
	The Root Text		478
	Pure Appearance: Development and Completion Stages in Vajrayana Practice		487
	Acknowledgments		491
	1.	The Four Abhishekas and the Three Samadhis	493
	2.	The First Three Bardos	518
	3.	The Second Three Bardos	529
	4.	Development Stage and Vajrasattva Practice	544
	5.	The Four Binding Forces	564
	Primordial Purity: Oral Instructions on the Three Words That Strike the Vital Point		585
	Acknowledgments		589
	1.	View	591
	2.	Meditation	618
	3.	Action	642
	The Special Teaching of Khepa Shri Gyalpo: Three Words That Strike the Vital Point		665
	The Lamp That Dispels Darkness: Instructions That Point Directly to the Nature of the Mind According to the Tradition of the Old Meditators		669
	About Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche		671
	The Commentary		672
	Notes		692
	The Root Text		693
	Selected Verse		701
	Glossary		715
	Sources and Credits		739
	About the Dilgo Kkyentse Fellowship and Shechen		743
	Index		745