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"Dispeller of Obstacles" is the first in a new series that will
include video, audio, photos, and commentaries to support practice
and is the heart essence of the accomplished 9th-century master
Padmasambhava. This hidden treasure is a revelation with a rich
history that is explained in the book. In addition to the root text
and classical commentaries by Chokgyur Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentse
Wangpo, the treasure-revealers themselves, there are also
explanations by modern-day masters such as Tulku Urgyen and Orgyen
Topgyal Rinpoches. This extensive cycle contains teachings and
practices for the preliminaries up to and including Dzogchen.
Linking to a fresh treasure has the power to imbue us with hot and
juicy blessings that invigorate our being and generate devotion and
joy. Just as we prefer to have fresh food, these treasure teachings
are endowed with a very special quality that has not been
interpolated by anyone else, but has come directly from
Padmasambhava by means of one of his disciples appearing as a
present-day incarnation. The teaching is then spread to people for
their immediate practice.
The vow to perfect oneself in order to perfect others is called the
thought of enlightenment or bodhichitta. This implies that every
single action word or thought even the most trivial is dedicated to
the good of all beings. To accomplish the good of others, we must
first perfect ourselves by purifying and transforming our minds.
This is the aim of what we call the preliminary practices, which
establish the foundations of all spiritual progress. In this book,
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche explains a key practice text composed by
Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892) on the Vajrayana preliminaries:
taking refuge, generating the thought of achieving enlightenment
for the sake of all beings, performing the meditation, and
recitation of Vajrasattva to remove hindrances on the path to
enlightenment, offering the mandala to accumulate merit and wisdom,
and developing proper reliance on a spiritual teacher. Clear,
direct, and personal, these instructions illuminate the heart of
Vajrayana practice. Included here are the Tibetan text as well as
the mantras and prayers commonly recited in conjunction with this
practice.
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