Natural Great Perfection (1995)

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Dzogchen is the consummate practice of Tibetan Buddhism. 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 is an inspiring collection of teachings providing the deepest possible insight into the practice of the Dzogchen path. The teachings are followed by a collection of spontaneous vajra songs composed in the tradition of Milarepa as the delightful play of wisdom consciousness. (Source: Shambhala Publications)

Citation	Nyoshul Khenpo and Lama Surya Das. Natural Great Perfection: Dzogchen Teachings and Vajra Songs. Ithaca, NY: Snow Lion Publications, 1995.

Preface7
Prologue—Free and Easy: A Spontaneous Vajra Song by Lama Gendun Rinpoche11
- 1. Enlightened Vagabond: An Autobiographical Sketch13

Teachings
- 2. Basic Buddhadharma: A Teaching in the Kingdom of Bhutan31
- 3. You Are Dzogpa Chenpo: A Teaching on Relative and Absolute
  Bodhicitta at a Two-Month Dzogchen Retreat in America56
- 4. Ground, Path, and Fruition: Mind-Nature Teachings Concerning
  the View, Meditation, and Action of Dzogpa Chenpo, the Innate Great Perfection69
- 5. Dzogchen and the Buddhism of Tibet: A Teaching in Cambridge, Massachusetts83

Songs and Commentary
- 6. The Mirror of Essential Points: A letter in Praise of Emptiness, from Khenpo Jamyang Dorje to His Mother93
- 7. Khenpo Comments on "The Mirror of Essential Points: A Letter in Praise
  of Emptiness"102
- 8. The Vajra Mirror of Mindfulness: A Spontaneous Song123
- 9. Deer Park Retreat125
- 10. The Song of Illusion: Khenpo Jamyang Dorje's Letter of Instructions to
  His Holiness128
- 11. A Spontaneous Song to My Wife: Sacred Heart Essence of
  Pith Instructions134
- 12. The Essential Meaning151

History
- 13. The Dzogchen Lineage of Nyoshul Khenpo by Lama Surya Das155

Glossary187
Notes195
A Long Life Prayer for Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche
by H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche197

oral teachings and vajra songs by Nyoshul Khenpo.

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