Contents
Foreword: Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Preface: Marcia Binder Schmidt
Intro: History and Overview
1. Ground
2. Preliminaries for Trekcho
3. Shamatha & Viphashyana in Dzogchen
4. Words Are Like Rice Husks
5. Comparing Mahamudra & Dzogchen
6. Three Word That Strike the Vital Points
7. Point Directly To Naked Awareness
8. Pointing Out
9. Enhance the Recognition
10. Characteristics of Mind & Rigpa
11. Differentiating Sems & Rigpa
12. Qualities of Rigpa
13. The Watcher and Watched
14. Methods of Liberation
15. The Threefold Sky Practice
16. Mindfulness
17. Meditation & Post Meditation
18. Structuring a Trekcho Retreat
19. It Comes Down to The View
20. The Unity of Trekcho and Togal
21. Signs of Practice
22. The Ultimate Guru Sadhana of Simplicity
23. Commentary on the Ultimate Guru Sadhana
24. The Aspiration That is a Pointing-Out Instruction for the
Bardo
Longchen Rabjam
25. Commentary on Longchenpa’s Bardo Aspiration
Appendix
Tulku Urgyen demonstrated a devotion to Longchenpa, Chokgyur
Lingpa, Jamyang Khyentse, and Jamgön Kongtrül that inspired all who
knew him. In the 1950s he received teachings the Second Jamyang
Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, journeying to Lhasa and Gangtok for this
purpose. In addition to receiving initiations he had many close
personal discussions with this great master. Jamyang Khyentse
Chökyi Lodrö, Dudjom Rinpoche, and Dilgo Khyentse all counted Tulku
Urgyen among their advisers and spiritual friends.
Not only was Tulku Urgyen kind, wise, and compassionate, but he was
humble and gentle as well. He was renowned as a yogi, and though he
did not live the life of a mountain recluse like Milarepa, his mind
exhibited all the qualities of such accomplished masters. Tulku
Urgyen was not well known as a scholar, yet the depth of his actual
understanding was unsurpassed, and many Nyingma and Kagyü masters
stood in awe of his comprehensive knowledge. He had thoroughly
studied and practiced the Atiyoga, and his teachings on Dzogchen
transformed the lives of those he touched with gentle, penetrating
clarity. As a meditation teacher and a master of initiations, he
was without peer.
In these times of the Kali Yuga, when great troubles have befallen
Tibet, Tulku Urgyen rose to the challenge. Journeying to a new
country, (Nepal) he established a foundation for the Dharma and
made the special treasures of Dzogchen and the Chokling lineage
widely available. He benefited the Sangha greatly, establishing
centers, extending the teachings, and passing on his knowledge.
Today there are more than thirty different monasteries in the
Kathmandu Valley that trace much of this activity to the light that
radiated from Nagi Gompa, where the presence of Tulku Urgyen, the
teachings of Chokling, and the blessings of Guru Padmasambhava came
together. Truly, whatever any lama could accomplish, Tulku Urgyen
has brought to fruition. Tsoknyi Rinpoche or Ngawang
Tsoknyi Gyatso (born 13 March 1966) is
a Nepalese Tibetan Buddhist teacher and author, and
the founder of the Pundarika Foundation. He is the third Tsoknyi
Rinpoche, having been recognized by the 16th Karmapa as
the reincarnation of
Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche. He is a tulku of
the Drukpa Kagyü and Nyingma traditions and the
holder of the Ratna Lingpa and Tsoknyi lineages. He began his
education at Khampagar Monastery at Tashi Jong
in Himachal Pradesh, India, at the age of thirteen. His main
teachers are Khamtrul Rinpoche Dongyu Nyima , his
father Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse
Rinpoche, Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche and Adeu Rinpoche.
Rinpoche has overseen the Tergar Osel Ling Monastery ,
founded in Kathmandu, Nepal by his father, Tulku Urgyen
Rinpoche. His brothers are Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche,
Tsikey Chokling Rinpoche, and Mingyur Rinpoche and his
nephews are Phakchok Rinpoche and the reincarnation
of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche , known popularly as Khyentse
Yangsi Rinpoche. He has overseen the monastery's operations and
introduced studies for non-Tibetans. Under his leadership it has
"thrived and grown into a mature sangha of dedicated
practitioners."
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