Quintessential Dzogchen

Quintessential Dzogchen elucidates how our confusion can dawn aswisdom. Arranged for the simple meditator, these pithy instructionsstrike the heart of the Buddha’s teachings by explaining how to bothacknowledge and train in your own enlightened essence.Quintessential Dzogchen is an invaluable handbook replete with sourcematerials for those who seek further guidance. In forty-two writings bysome of the greatest masters, both past and present, as well as excerptsfrom the most profound scriptures, the entire ground, path & fruition ofthe foremost teachings of Tibetan Buddhism are clearly explained.“For many people, the main point of the Buddha’s teaching involvesnothing more than understanding the difference between recognizingand not recognizing mind-essence. Not recognizing is samsara, whilerecognizing is nirvana or liberation. It’s from this perspective that we saythat all of the Buddha’s teachings are simply about the mind.”—Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche