Sunlight speech that dispels the darkness of doubt : sublime prayers, praises, and practices of the Nyingma masters

**Brief teachings, prayers, and liturgies by famous Tibetan Buddhist scholar-saints from medieval to modern times.** Thinley Norbu, a modern Tibetan Buddhist master, translates a collection of wisdom teachings, prayers, and liturgies by five celebrated lineage holders of the Nyingma school, ranging from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries: Longchenpa, Jigme Lingpa, Mipham Rinpoche, Patrul Rinpoche, and Dudjom Rinpoche. The translator's aim is to render these texts into direct and simple English and to inspire and motivate those who are doing spiritual practices. Note to the Reader Introduction THINLEY NORBU · · · PRAISES Praise to Longchenpa Praise to Jigme Lingpa Praise to Manjushri MIPHAM RINPOCHE Praise to the Melodious Wisdom Goddess Saraswati Called “The Melody of the Youthful Display of Joy” KUNKHYEN LONGCHENPA Praise to Patrul Rinpoche JAMYANG KHYENTSE WANGPO Praise to Mipham Rinpoche Praise to Dudjom Lingpa KYABJE DUDJOM RINPOCHE TEACHINGS AND SADHANAS 1. The Practice of the View, Meditation, and Action, Called “The Sublime Heart Jewel”: The Speech Virtuous in the Beginning, Middle, and End PATRUL RINPOCHE 2. Mindfulness, the Ocean of Qualities RIGDZIN JIGME LINGPA 3. The Lion’s Roar: Cutting Through the Errors and Deviations of the One Free from Activity, Meditating on the Heart Essence RIGDZIN JIGME LINGPA 4. Always Rejoicing in the Forest KUNKHYEN LONGCHENPA 5. Praise of the Ten Deeds of Buddha RIGDZIN JIGME LINGPA 6. The Treasure of Blessings of the Ritual of Buddha MIPHAM RINPOCHE 7. The Sadhana of Fully Enlightened Supreme Vajrasattva, Called “The Daily Practice of the Profound Path, Contained in Essence” KYABJE DUDJOM RINPOCHE 8. The Rain of Blessings: Guru Yoga in Connection with the Seven-Line PRAYER MIPHAM RINPOCHE 9. The Assembly Palace of Great Flawless Exaltation, Radiant Lotus Light KYABJE DUDJOM RINPOCHE 10. Calling the Lama KYABJE DUDJOM RINPOCHE 11. The Guru Yoga of Receiving Wish-Fulfilling Great Flawless Exaltation KYABJE DUDJOM RINPOCHE · · · Notes About the Authors and Texts Brief teachings, prayers, and liturgies by famous Tibetan Buddhist scholar-saints from medieval to modern times. With the wish to inspire and motivate practitioners, Kyabje Thinley Norbu Rinpoche has translated a selection of wisdom teachings into direct and simple English that retains the power of the original writings and their emphasis on practice. The authors are five of the most sublime scholar-saints of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Kunkhyen Longchenpa, Kunkhyen Jigme Lingpa, Patrul Rinpoche, Mipham Rinpoche, and Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche. Their compositions include words of advice, poetic praises, concise daily prayers, and liturgies accompanied by instructions, written over a span of time from the medieval to the modern era. These precious teachings are intended to be the cause of faith, practice, and enlightenment. Compiled And Translated By Thinley Norbu ; Written By The Omniscient Emanations Of Buddha, Kunkhyen Longchenpa, Rigdzin Jigme Lingpa, Patrul Rinpoche, Mipham Rinpoche, Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche. Includes Bibliographical References. Translated From The Tibetan.