The fearless lion's roar : profound instructions on dzogchen, the great perfection. With commentary on Jigme Lingpa's The Lion's Roar and Longchenpa's Resting at ease in illusion

**A collection of teachings on how to correctly practice the view and meditation of Dzogchen by one of its most accomplished and beloved masters of the twentieth century.** This volume is a heartfelt, intimate presentation of the entire system of the Nyingma tradition from sutra to tantra to Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, and how through it, modern-day practitioners can succeed in attaining fully realized buddhahood. Inspiring stories of the great masters Longchenpa and Jigme Lingpa kindle the prerequisites of faith and devotion that are the basis for the practices that follow. The Tibetan Buddhist master Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje gave these talks during a three-year retreat in France from 1982 to 1985. A Collection Of Teachings On How To Correctly Practice The View And Meditation Of Dzogchen By One Of Its Most Accomplished And Beloved Masters Of The Twentieth Century. Tibetan Buddhist Master Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche Gave These Teachings On Dzogchen To Participants In A Three-year Retreat In France In The 1980s. He Introduces The Buddhist Path; Provides Inspiration By Relating Details Of The Lives Of Two Towering Figures In The Dzogchen Lineage, Longchen Rabjam And Jigme Linpa; Explains The Practice Of Deity Meditation; And Teaches Two Central Dzogchen Texts, Longchenpa's Resting At Ease In Illusion And Jigme Lingpa's The Lion's Roar. His Commentary On The Latter Provides Invaluable Practical Advice On How To Recognize And Correct Common Errors In Practicing The View And Meditation Of Dzogchen-- Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje ; Translated By David Christensen. Includes Index. Translated From Tibetan. "A collection of teachings on how to correctly practice the view and meditation of Dzogchen by one of its most accomplished and beloved masters of the twentieth century. Tibetan Buddhist master Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche gave these teachings on Dzogchen to participants in a three-year retreat in France in the 1980s. He introduces the Buddhist path; provides inspiration by relating details of the lives of two towering figures in the Dzogchen lineage, Longchen Rabjam and Jigme Linpa; explains the practice of deity meditation; and teaches two central Dzogchen texts, Longchenpa's Resting at Ease in Illusion and Jigme Lingpa's The Lion's Roar. His commentary on the latter provides invaluable practical advice on how to recognize and correct common errors in practicing the view and meditation of Dzogchen"-- Provided by publisher