Vajra Heart Revisited: Teachings on the Path of Trekcho

Author:   Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche ,  Ngawang Tsoknyi Gyatso
Publisher:   Rangjung Yeshe Publications
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Pages:   240
Publication Date:   29 October 2020
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Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's impeccable qualities were evident to all who met him and received pith instructions and empowerments from him. His teachings on mind nature and the path of the Great Perfection were unparalled. He had confidence and utterly pure trust based on the personal, direct understanding that buddha nature really is present in every sentient being. Just like oil is present in each and every sesame seed, any sentient being can realize the awakened state and thus has the basis for enlightenment. These pith instructions in Vajra Heart Revisited are concise, brilliant expositions on the path of Trekcho, starting with the ground, the preliminaries, shamatha, and viphashyana, Three Vital Words, up to and including teachings on guru yoga, and bardo. They are extremely clear explanations on all aspect of practice that the Dzogchen yogi can use as a manual of guidance and inspiration. They include key topics such as differentiating mind and awareness and threefold sky practice, among others. It is all that is necessary to attain full mastery and realization. The depth of Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's actual understanding was unsurpassed, and many Nyingma and Kagy 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. As he said, ""We should focus our minds on simplicity, the state of buddhahood, nonconceptual wakefulness... Although you will not arrive at enlightenment immediately, if you aim towards it, as if intending to go to Bodhgaya, then no matter what happens on the way, if you never give up you will arrive. Since harm occurs in the mind, whatever disturbances arise in this body from aggregates, elements, and sense factors, just let go again and again into unfabricated naturalness. Then you will reach your destination, the state of Buddhahood"".

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Author:   Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche ,  Ngawang Tsoknyi Gyatso
Publisher:   Rangjung Yeshe Publications
Imprint:   Rangjung Yeshe Publications
ISBN:  

9781732871762


ISBN 10:   1732871760
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   29 October 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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

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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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