Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse
By Anne Carolyn Klein
Foreword by Adzom Paylo
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Shambhala Publications07/21/2020Pages: 256Size: 6 x 9ISBN: 9781559394994DetailsBeautiful, evocative, and eminently useful, this rich array of texts and chants—with downloadable audio in both English and Tibetan and a full-color digital photo gallery—fills out the fundamental practices of the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse tradition.
These foundational practices have for over three centuries been one of the most widely practiced and beloved gateways to Dzogchen in Tibet. This compilation of texts includes the story, history, music, and commentaries to help practitioners more fully understand the elements of the practice. With translations of the texts alongside their original Tibetan counterparts, this treasury of materials gives readers the opportunity to explore these beloved teachings in depth.RelatedCheck items to add to the cart orAuthor BioAnne Carolyn Klein is Professor and a former Chair of the Department of Religion at Rice University. She is also a cofounding director of the Dawn Mountain Tibetan Temple, Community Center, and Research Institute. Her publications include Path to the Middle (SUNY Press), Unbounded Wholeness, coauthored with Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche (Oxford University Press), and Knowledge and Liberation (Snow Lion Publications).Praise"Ngöndro practice is not merely a prerequisite, it is the path to realizing the great expanse of the Vidyadhara Jigme Lingpa." —Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
"The amazing verses of this most sacred meditation practice have resounded in monasteries, nunneries, and mountain caves for centuries. They are waves from the spiritual realization of great adepts on the Roof of the World. These have now here been born in English, in beautiful poetry and inspiring melodies." —Tulku Thondup, author of The Practice of Dzogchen and Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth
"Anne Carolyn Klein has made a precious gift to all practitioners in presenting her beautiful translations of the foundational practices of the Longchen Nyingthig. These practices establish the basis for all spiritual progress." —Matthieu Ricard, author of Happiness: How to Cultivate Life’s Most Important Skill
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