Dzogchen Foremost Instructions, A Garland of Views By Tony Duff (Author) Tamash Agocs (Translator)

Dzogchen Foremost Instructions, A Garland of Views By Tony Duff (Author) Tamash Agocs (Translator)The text Foremost Instructions called "A Garland of Views" by Padmasambhava is regarded as one of the very important texts of the Nyingma tradition. It is an explanation of the thirteenth chapter of the root tantra of Mahayoga, the Guhyagarbha Tantra, the chapter on how the view of Dzogchen applies to the deity practices of Mahayoga. Padmasambhava's teaching is short, so further explanation is needed. For this we have provided a partial translation of

It says the man who has come to know spontaneous purity and stillness

and hear what you need to hear in a discussion rather than what you expect to hear

served in a sparkling Blue Glass goblet

But they did not shut down

Magic takes many forms

she takes life's lessons from the land

difference and what it means to belong

finding words for desires that have never found expression

The selected writings in this volume range from older articles originally published in the Vajradhatu Sun to recently edited articles

heartrending elegy to human passion

no one is prepared for what they’re about to find out

a veteran leader