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 Opening to Our Primordial Nature

by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche

"The clarity and efficiency of the book's structure and the detailed meditation instructions...make Opening to Our Primordial Nature a very practical guide to the Dzogchen path. [Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche] have built a reputation for their vast knowledge of the Nyingma tradition and their pragmatic and lucid style of teaching."—Buddhadharma Magazine

This book provides clear and deep explanations of how to uncover our inherent wisdom and compassion. The authors explain how our minds function and what our primordial nature is, and show us how to go about cultivating insight, bodhichitta, and devotion so that our true nature can manifest. The book gives detailed instructions on how to meditate using the tantric techniques of visualization, mantra, and formless meditation. At the same time, it is simple and accessible, pointing out how we can see our fundamentally enlightened nature. This is a great introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by highly respected teachers from the Nyingmapa Vajrayana tradition.

Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche are founders and directors of Padmasambhava Buddhist Center, based at Padma Samye Ling in New York state. Padmasambhava Buddhist Center includes over twenty local centers in the United States, Puerto Rico and Russia, as well as retreat centers and monastic institutions in the United States and India. The authors live at Padma Samye Ling in western upstate New York.