This famous seminal text of radical Dzogchen provides a profound yet simple poetic statement of how it is to immerse oneself in the matrix of the now and recognize buddha. It is the personal statement of a peerless yogin-adept. Certainly the magic of his poetry impresses us that way and surely this Treasury of the Dharmadhatu, the Choyingdzo, reveals the consummation of Dzogchen. In it we are assured that over and above all the yogas and dhyanas of Hindustan, all the ritual and magic of Tibet and all the quasi religious new-age therapies of the West there exists a simple, timeless manner of being, easy of access, requiring no onerous technique or renunciate lifestyle, that can give us some constant satisfaction in this vale of laughter and tears between birth and dying. With Longchenpa, Dzogchen Ati reaches its most complete revelation; the Choyingdzo is Longchenpa's most revealing statement about the vajra-heart, and Keith Dowman has made a fine translation. The pathless path of Dzogchen comes alive in this poetic exposition of the apex of Tibetan mysticism. The form of language, the translation, the use of poetic invention creates as atmosphere of understanding, as if a mahasiddha were writing in Oxford English with a touch of American slang. This is radical Dzogchen not only in the actual teaching itself, but also in the translation that strikes the flint of idiom to create sparks of wisdom that reveal the whole hologram.

Revised 2014

Spaciousness: The Radical Dzogchen of the Vajra Heart, Longchenpa's Precious Treasury of the Dharmadhatu, Keith Dowman, Dzogchen Now! Books, Paperback, 170 pp, 2012/2014, $14.95

Keith Dowman has spent the last twenty years in India and Nepal. He has been educated in the theory and practice of Tibetan Buddhism by eminent Lamas of Several Tibetan schools, and has translated several major Tibetan texts into English. He now lives with his family in Kathmandu, where he continues to explore the Tibetan tradition and to interpret it for people in the West.

Contents: Spaciousness: The Radical Dzogchen of the Vajra-Heart: Longchenpa's Precious Treasury of the Dharmadhatu; Translation and Commentary by Keith Dowman
Preface	9
Introduction	15
Prologue	35
Canto One: Spaciousness	39
Canto Two: Buddhafields	45
Canto Three: The Simile for Luminous Mind	51
Canto Four: Luminous Mind	57
Canto Five: Noncausality and Nonstriving	63
Canto Six: Inclusivity	71
Canto Seven: Spontaneity	77
Canto Eight: Nonduality	85
Canto Nine: Resolution	91
Canto Ten: Vision	101
Canto Eleven: Purity	119
Canto Twelve: Release	125
Canto Thirteen: Buddha	135
Conclusion	140
Appendix 1 A list of Similes and Metaphors	142
Appendix 2 Radical Dzogchen Glossary	147
Appendix 3 A Tibetan-English Concordance	156
Index	165
Further Reading in Radical Dzogchen	169