The Natural Openness and Freedom of the Mind

“A must-read for those who have deep respect and devotion in the masters of the lineage and are willing to practice Dzogchen in a prudent manner and in accordance with the Dharma.” —Yingrik Drubpa Rinpoche, founder of Gangkyil Organization   “Tenpa’i Wangchuk had direct visions of buddhas and bodhisattvas, ḍākas and ḍākinīs, and wisdom Dharma protectors. We may thus be sure of the authenticity of his teachings. These teachings have the marvelous quality of expressing the most profound and intricate matters in clear and simple terms.” —Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche, spiritual director of the Padmakara Translation Group and principal advisor to the Khyentse Vision Project   “It is so wonderful that these teachings are being made available. They will give us access to sublime awakening.” —Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, founder and spiritual director of the Padmakara Translation Group and author of Awakening Wisdom

KHANGSAR TENPA’I WANGCHUK (1938-2014) was born in Golok, Tibet. He began his Buddhist study at eight years old, became a monk at fourteen, and began teaching at fifteen. A Nyingma practitioner, Khangsar Khenpo was both a tertön, or treasure revealer, and a scholar of the rigorous scholastic curriculum of the Geluk tradition. During the later years of the Cultural Revolution, he was sentenced to twelve years in prison where he continued his dedicated practice alongside other great masters, from whom he received pith instructions and transmissions. In the later part of his life, he focused on teaching, writing commentaries on seminal texts, and restoring and enlarging monasteries in his home villages of Khangsar Taklung and Panak in the region of Golok.

The PADMAKARA TRANSLATION GROUP, based in France, has a distinguished reputation for its translations of Tibetan texts and teachings. Its work has been published in several languages and is renowned for its clear and accurate literary style.