Foreword by Traktung Rinpoche ix
Acknowledgements xix
Introduction 1

Part One
Dzogchen: An Introduction 13
1. Sky and Mind 15
2. Thoughts and Clouds 29
3. Presence and Awareness 47
4. Nakedness and Perception 53
5. Ocean and Waves 59

Part Two
Dzogchen: Principal Means of Entry 71
6. Flight 73
7. Journey into Vastness 81
8. Beyond Emptiness 89

Part Three
Dzogchen: Interface with Totality 111
9. The Vivid Portal 113
10. The Dimension of Nongradual Approach 117

Appendix 1
Questions and Answers 127
Appendix 2
The Confederate Sanghas of Aro 163
Glossary 167
Index 171