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Steps to the Great Perfection

The Mind-Training Tradition of the Dzogchen Masters

By Jigme Lingpa
Contributions by Garab Dorje
Contributions by Longchenpa
Translated by Cortland Dahl

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Snow Lion
06/19/2018
Pages: 192
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
ISBN: 9781559394772
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A compilation of teachings on the seven contemplations, an ancient system of mind-training (lojong) teachings that has been preserved as part of a rare set of instructions on Dzogchen, or the Great Perfection, this book is unique because although the lojong teachings of the Kadam tradition are well known, this is the first time the mind-training teachings from the Dzogchen tradition have been presented in an English translation, and most Western scholars and practitioners are unaware that such mind-training techniques even exist in Dzogchen. The contemplations themselves are vividly described, and some unfold as dramatic stories in which the meditator imagines himself or herself as the main character. Thus, they are quite accessible for beginning practitioners.
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Lojong/Mind Training
Nyingma Tradition
Author Bio
Jigme Lingpa
Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa (1730–1798) was a great master of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The root of the Khyentse lineage, he was a tertön, or discoverer of treasure teachings, and revealed the Longchen Nyingtik, one of the most important cycles of meditative practice in the Nyingma school.
Longchenpa
Longchen Rabjam (1308–1363), also known as Longchenpa, is a great luminary of Tibetan Buddhism. He was highly skilled in all aspects of scholarship from an early age and excelled throughout his life in the practice and accomplishment of the Dharma. Regarded as a great Dzogchen master, Longchenpa had many pure visions where he was given direct instructions from Guru Padmasambhava and is recognized as an emanation of Vimalamitra. Longchenpa’s prolific writings have made him one of Tibet’s most renowned and precious teachers.
Cortland Dahl
CORTLAND DAHL is a scientist, Buddhist scholar and translator, and meditation teacher. He has practiced at Buddhist centers across Asia and lived for eight years in Tibetan refugee settlements near Kathmandu, Nepal. He researches meditation and human flourishing at the Center for Healthy Minds, and he cofounded Tergar International—a network of meditation centers with activities on six continents—with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. Cortland lives with his wife and son in Madison, Wisconsin.
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