File Format | PDF
File Size | 5.92 MB
Pages | 176
Language | English
Category | Dzogchen
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Description: The reader will discover that this commentary embodies the essence of the Dzogchen teaching. Each verse of the Song has a secret meaning related to our real state, our potentiality. The verses of the Song of the Vajra are like the tesserae of a mosaic that seem gradually to unfold with each explanation. The Song of the Vajra is indeed the heart of the Dzogchen teaching. I undertook the work of transcribing and editing this teaching for two reasons: to preserve this rare and precious teaching in a written form, and to make it accessible to all of us, Vajra sisters and brothers of the present and future.
In compiling and editing this teaching I followed the chronological order in which it was given, except for the material in chapter 10, which was transmitted in the middle of the retreat. I kept the editing to a minimum in order to preserve the directness of our Master's transmission and his very distinct style of teaching. We are fully aware that, in the interest of retaining the energy of the oral teaching, the text includes a good deal of non-standard English; anyone who has received teachings from Namkai Norbu Rinpoche will surely appreciate the presence of his personal style. It is for them that this edition is intended.
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The song of the vajra: An oral commentary