Natural Great Perfection is an inspiring collection of Nyoshul Khenpo's teachings, providing the deepest possible insight into the practice of the Dzogchen path. The teachings are followed by a collection of spontaneous vajra songs, composed in the tradition of Milarepa, as the delightful play of wisdom consciousness.

The reader will find here, in Nyoshul Khenpo's captivating personality and teachings, the embodiment of the advice he quotes from the nineteenth-century master Patrul Rinpoche, "Beyond both action and inaction, the supreme Dharma is accomplished. So simply preserve the natural state and rest your weary mind."

Natural Great Perfection, Nyoshul Khenpo & Lama Surya Das, Snow Lion Publications, 197 pages, $16.95

Lama Surya Das has spent thirty years studying with the great spiritual masters of Asia, including the Dalai Lama, and is a leading spokesperson for the emerging American Buddhism and contemporary spirituality. He is a poet, translator, and full-time spiritual teacher who leads lectures, workshops, and meditation retreats worldwide. He is the author of three books, including the national bestseller Awakening the Buddha Within, is active in interfaith dialogue, and has been featured in numerous publications including New Age Journal, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, and Tricycle. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.

Preface		7
	Prologue-Free and Easy: A Spontaneous Vajra Song by Lama Gendun Rinpoche		11
	1.	Enlightened Vagabond: An Autobiographical Sketch	13
	Teachings
	2.	Basic Buddhadharma: A Teaching in the Kingdom of Bhutan	31
	3.	You Are Dzogpa Chenpo: A Teaching on Relative and Absolute Bodhicitta at a Two-Month Dzogchen Retreat in America	56
	4.	Ground, Path, and Fruition: Mind-Nature Teachings Concerning the View, Meditation, and Action of Dzogpa Chenpo, the Innate Great Perfection	69
	5.	Dzogchen and the Buddhism of Tibet: A Teaching in Cambridge, Massachusetts	83
	Songs and Commentary
	6.	The Mirror of Essential Points: A Letter in Praise of Emptiness, from Khenpo Jamyang Dorje to His Mother	93
	7.	Khenpo Comments on "The Mirror of Essential Points: A Letter in Praise of Emptiness"	102
	8.	The Vajra Mirror of Mindfulness: A Spontaneous Song	123
	9.	Deer Park Retreat	125
	10.	The Song of Illusion: Khenpo Jamyang Dorje's Letter of Instructions to His Disciples	128
	11.	A Spontaneous Song to My Wife: Sacred Heart Essence of Pith-Instructions	134
	12.	The Essential Meaning	151
	History
	13.	The Dzogchen Lineage of Nyoshul Khenpo by Lama Surya Das	155
	Glossary		187
	Notes		195
	A Long Life Prayer for Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche by H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche		197