Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche - Pith Instructions: Selected Teachings and Poems

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche is one of my most revered teachers. . . . Not only should we admire his inconceivable knowledge, wisdom, and accomplishment, but more important, we should follow his example and emulate those qualities ourselves.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

ABOUT THE BOOK

This small collection of commentaries and verse by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, one of the greatest spiritual leaders of the twentieth century, contains exposition on different stages of the Buddhist path from the perspective of meditative experience and actually putting the teachings into practice. Originally given orally to Western students, the texts afford a rare glimpse into the direct transmissions of a master teacher. The commentaries are on

• The Wheel of Investigation and Meditation That Thoroughly Purifies Mental Activityby Jamgn Mipham
• The Lamp That Dispels Darknessby Jamgn Mipham
• A Wondrous Ocean of Advice for the Practice of Retreat in Solitudeby Jigme Lingpa

These along with the five selected poems in the final section provide an introduction to the wisdom and compassion of Khyentse Rinpoche.

DILGO KHYENTSE RINPOCHE (19101991) was a highly accomplished meditation master, scholar, and poet and a principal holder of the Nyingma lineage. His extraordinary depth of realization enabled him to be, for all who met him, a foundation of loving-kindness, wisdom, and compassion. A dedicated exponent of the nonsectarian Rime movement, Khyentse Rinpoche was respected by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism and taught many eminent teachers, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He tirelessly worked to uphold the Dharma through the publication of texts and the building of monasteries and stupas and by offering instruction to thousands of people throughout the world. His writings in Tibetan fill twenty-five volumes.

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