Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche

Khetsun Sangpo (1921–2009) was born in central Tibet and worked in a monastery as a servant when he was a boy, learning to read and write during his free hours. He later pursued study for several years with a renowned nun. (It was unusual for a man to seek teachings from a woman.) He eventually pursued formal monastic education in both the Gelukpa and Nyingma traditions. He fled Tibet to India in 1959. He had a close relationship with Dudjom Rinpoche, who asked him to teach in Japan for ten years as his representative. After that period, he spent the rest of his life in India and Nepal.

Anne Carolyn Klein

Anne Carolyn Klein is Professor and a former Chair of the Department of Religion at Rice University. She is also a cofounding director of the Dawn Mountain Tibetan Temple, Community Center, and Research Institute. Her publications include Path to the Middle (SUNY Press), Unbounded Wholeness, coauthored with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (Oxford University Press), and Knowledge and Liberation (Snow Lion Publications).

"A highly accomplished adept here masterfully distills different Buddhist philosophies, insightfully reveals the naked wisdom-light of Dzogchen, and deeply inspires with his true life stories. A must-read for all seekers of true, innate realization." —Tulku Thondup, author of The Healing Power of Mind

"This book is a rare gift. These teachings, so generously presented, are not only beautiful, we can use them day to day to transform our lives." —Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Happiness at Work

"The late Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche was among the leading contemporary exponents of the Tibetan tradition of Dzogchen meditation. His instructions, as presented here, are clear and practical even as they are profound and subtle, their accessibility enhanced in Anne Klein’s elegant translation. A gift for all wishing to explore the Great Perfection." —Matthew Kapstein, Director of Studies, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes; Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, University of Chicago

"Elucidating the profound and exacting path of the Great Perfection, these teachings of an esteemed Tibetan master have been preserved and given fresh light by an excellent practitioner-translator. It is delightful to see these teachings presented according to the intentions of the holders of their lineage." —Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, author of Rebel Buddha