The Excellent Path to Enlightenment

The Excellent Path to Enlightenment. The vow to perfect oneself to perfect others is called the thought of enlightenment or bodhichitta. This implies that every word or thought of action, even the most trivial, is dedicated to the good of all beings. To realise the good of others, we must first perfect ourselves by purifying and transforming our minds. This is the aim of what we call the preliminary practices, which lay the foundation for all spiritual progress. In this book, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche explains a foundational practice text composed by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892) on Vajrayana preliminaries: taking refuge, generating the thought of attaining enlightenment for the sake of all beings, performing meditation, and reciting Vajrasattva to remove obstacles on the path to enlightenment, offering the mandala to accumulate merit and wisdom, and developing the appropriate trust in a spiritual teacher. Clear, direct and personal, these instructions illuminate the heart of Vajrasattva practice. Included here are the Tibetan text, as well as mantras and prayers commonly recited in conjunction with this practice.

DILGO KHYENTSE RINPOCHE (1910-1991) was a highly accomplished meditation master, scholar and poet, and a leading holder of the Nyingma lineage. His extraordinary depth of realisation enabled him to be, for all who knew him, a foundation of loving-kindness, wisdom and compassion. A dedicated exponent of the non-sectarian Rime movement, Khyentse Rinpoche was respected by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism and taught many eminent teachers, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He worked tirelessly to uphold the Dharma by publishing texts, building monasteries and stupas, and offering instruction to thousands of people around the world. His writings in Tibetan fill twenty-five volumes.

Author: Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Language: English
Publisher: Shechen Publications
Binding: Soft Cover
Pages: 1238