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The Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice known as Dzogchen is a
pragmatic method for getting in touch with the pure, clear
awareness that is hidden under our constant flow of anxious
thoughts. Dzogchen Essentials makes available the methods to meet
and utilize this rich spiritual path.
Marcia Binder Schmidt, a long time, close attendant to one of the
foremost Dzogchen Masters of the last century, Tulku Urgyen
Rinpoche, has put together the most comprehensive and accessible
collection of the essential instructions vital to this subject. She
has organized them into a handbook for the genuine trainee of this
tradition. The book includes a useful preface an introductory
teaching by a leading Dzogchen Master as well as classical and
original pieces that impart crucial explanations. This is a book
for the layperson as well as the scholar.
For centuries, Dzogchen has been a secretly held and privately
transmitted teaching, which was unknown beyond the confines of
Tibetan culture. But that changed in the final decades of the last
century, as many Tibetans saw the long-awaited unfolding of a
famous ninth-century prophecy: "When the Dark Age is rampant, the
Dzogchen teachings will blaze like wildfire."
The Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice known as "Dzogchen"
(pronounced ZOG-chen) is a practical method for accessing the
pristine, clear awareness that lies beneath the chatter and
confusion of our daily thoughts. "The Dzogchen Primer " provides
the keys for understanding Dzogchen and putting it into practice.
Marcia Schmidt, a long-time Buddhist practitioner, has gathered
here the most accessible, down-to-earth writings published on this
subject and has organized them into a study guide for the serious
beginner on the Buddhist path. The collection includes writings
from such well-known and venerable masters as Milarepa,
Padmasambhava, Shantideva, Chogyam Trungpa, and Tulku Urgyen.
The concept of Dzogchen is said to lie beyond the confines of our
beliefs, our intellectual constructs, our ordinary understanding. A
Dzogchen master writes, "We need to dismantle our fixation on the
permanence of what we experience. A normal person clings to his
experiences as being 'real, ' concrete, and permanent. But if we
look closely at what happens, experience is simply experience, and
it is not made out of anything. It has no form, no sound, no color,
no taste, no texture; it is simply empty cognizance."
"The Dzogchen Primer " includes an informative editor's preface as
well as two forewords by prominent Tibetan masters that provide
fundamental background information that will be helpful to readers
new to this subject. The book also includes short, descriptive
guiding notes intended to assist both independent students and
teachers leading workshops.
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