![]() He is also active in interfaith dialogue and charitable projects in low-income countries. As founder of the Western Buddhist Teachers Network with the Dalai Lama, he regularly helps organize its international Buddhist Teachers Conferences. Over the years, Surya has brought many Tibetan lamas to this country to teach and start centers and retreats. He is the founder of the Dzogchen Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Personal disciple of the leading grand lamas of that tradition. He is an authorized lama and lineage holder in the Nyingmapa School of Tibetan Buddhism, and a close Surya has spent over forty-five years studying Zen, vipassana, yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism with the great masters of Asia, including the Dalai Lama’s own teachers, and has twice completed the traditional three-year meditation cloistered retreat at his teacher’s Tibetan monastery. The Dalai Lama affectionately calls him “The Western Lama.” “…thoroughly delightful work…contains many essential teachings of Buddhadharma.Lama Surya Das is one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers and scholars, one of the main interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, and a leading spokesperson for the emerging American Buddhism. “The reader will find here, in Nyoshul Khenpo’s captivating personality and teachings, the embodiment of the advice he quotes from the nineteenth-century master Patrul Rinpoche”-Eastern Horizon As such, it’s a good read for all those seeking enlightenment, both intellectual and spiritual, via any path.”-Feminist Review Overall, this book will be of interest to anyone attracted to Vajrayana Buddhism as well as those curious about religion in general, particularly comparative religious philosophy-it is fascinating how similar religions are when stripped of ceremonies and rules and reduced to simple philosophical theories. “The entire book is pretty straightforward and accessible, even with limited knowledge of Buddhist jargon and practice…. These heart-songs and teachings of this spiritual master are essential reading.”-Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and The Meditative Mind “Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche is a spiritual gem-the collection is an inspiration for practice, and a wonderful companion for retreat. His many books include The Big Questions, Buddha Is as Buddha Does, Natural Radiance, and Awakening the Buddha Within. He is an author, meditation teacher, poet, and founder of the Dzogchen Meditation Center. Lama Surya Das, one of the foremost American lamas in the Buddhist tradition, has been an integral part of Buddhism’s surge in popularity and accessibility in recent years. ![]() Known as one of the principal lineage holders of the nonsectarian practice lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, he specialized in Longchenpa’s Dzogchen Nyinthig teachings. He was learned in all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and was renowned throughout the Tibetan world. ![]() Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, one of the most eminent Tibetan meditation masters, is remembered for his brilliant teaching style. ![]() The teachings are followed by a collection of spontaneous vajra songs, composed in the tradition of Milarepa, as the delightful play of wisdom consciousness. Natural Great Perfection is an inspiring collection of teachings, providing the deepest possible insight into the practice of the Dzogchen path. A pure awareness practice applicable to any circumstance and readily integrated into modern life, Dzogchen directly introduces us to the inherent freedom, purity and perfection of being that is our true nature. NATURAL GREAT PERFECTION: Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra Songsīy Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche and Lama Surya Dasĭzogchen is the consummate practice of Tibetan Buddhism. ![]()
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