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 one begins with the inspiring story of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoches life told largely in his own words and illustrated with photographs. This is followed by two texts that illuminate the instructions of the celebrated Ngulchu Thogme Zangpo on the Seven-Point Mind Training and the Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, teachings that constitute the heart of the Buddhist path. (464 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 by Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche		xxiii
	Journey To Enlightenment: The Life of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche		1
	Author's Note		3
	Introduction		5
	1.	The Early Years	9
	2.	Meeting Spiritual Teachers	19
	3.	The Depth of Spiritual Practice	32
	4.	The Circle of Transformation	50
	5.	Khyentse Rinpoche, Ocean of Activities	64
	6.	Return to Tibet	74
	7.	Change and Continuity: The Spiritual Legacy	82
	8.	The Full Circle	89
	Notes		94
	Suggested Reading		95
	Map of Tibet		96
	Lineage Chart		97
	Enlightened Courage: An Explanation of Thogme Zangpo's Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training		99
	Foreword		101
	Preface		105
Part 1	The Seven-Point Mind Training: The Teaching Tradition of Atisha Dipamkara, Compiled by Chekawa Yeshe Dorje		107
Part 2	An Explanation of Thogme Zangpo's
	Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training		113
	Introduction		115
	1.	The Basis for the Practice of Bodhichitta	119
	2.	Bodhichitta	123
	3.	Carrying Difficult Situations onto the Path of Enlightenment	139
	4.	An Explanation of the Practice as a Way of Life	154
	5.	Standards of Proficiency in the Mind Training	160
	6.	The Commitments of the Mind Training	163
	7.	Guidelines for the Mind Training	169
	Conclusion		183
Part 3	Nectar of the Mind: A Prayer of the Seven-point Mind Training		187
	Notes		193
	The Heart of Compassion: The Thirty-Seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva		197
	Translator's Introduction		199
	About Gyalse Ngulchu Thogme		201
	The Root Text		216
	Textual Outline		225
	The Commentary		228
Appendix 1	Supplementary Commentaries on the Spiritual Teacher		363
Appendix 2	Supplementary Commentary on Desire		368
Appendix 3	Supplementary Commentaries on Transcendent Concentration		370
Appendix 4	Supplementary Commentaries on Transcendent Wisdom		376
Appendix 5	Mind-Training Prayer		379
	Notes		387
	Bibliography		401
	Glossary		409
	Sources and Credits		423
	About the Dilgo Khyentse Fellowship and Shechen		424
	Index		452