Meditation, Transformation, and Dream Yoga

by Gyatrul Rinpoche

The three traditional Nyingma texts and Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche's commentary included in this book were selected by him for their relevance to the modern-day spiritual aspirant who must combine and balance quality practice time, work time, and rest time in the course of a busy day. Guidelines for formal sitting are presented here from the Dzogchen perspective in the teachings on quiescence meditation. Practices for bringing the experiences of daily life into the spiritual path are presented in the section on transformation. Finally, the teachings on dream yoga guide the practitioner in the conscious control of the dream state as well as the bardo state at the end of life. Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche's dynamic and practical commentaries on each section are specially tailored to the needs of Western students. The result is an indispensable handbook for practitioners at all levels of experience. When the Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche arrived in the West many decades ago, he was already a receptacle for an abundance of transmissions received from many of the foremost and authentic masters of our times. Since then, his noble disposition and advanced level of meditation practice has assisted innumerable people, and he has established many Dharma centers.

Genres: Buddhism, Spirituality

174 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 25, 2002

About the author

Venerable Dhomang Gyatrul Rinpoche was a senior lama of the Palyul and Dudjom lineages of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was recognized at a young age by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö as the incarnation of Sampa Künkyap, and is also held to be the incarnation of Kunzang Sherab, the first throne-holder of the Palyul lineage.

After training at Palyul Domang Monastery, he fled the Chinese Cultural Revolution in Tibet in 1959, serving as an elected representative of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism who had congregated in Buxa, India. In 1972, he was appointed by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche as the spiritual director and representative of the Yeshe Nyingpo centers on the west coast of the United States and of Tashi Choling Center for Buddhist Studies in southern Oregon, where he remains as of 2012.

Reviews

[Joe Larabell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good summary of three key areas of Vajrayana practice. The root texts are from three different authors, followed by detailed commentary on each from Gyatrul Rinpoche. My (somewhat biased) favorite was the advice on meditation written by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje. This would be a good starting point for anyone taking up Vajrayana for the first time, since the content and commentary are very clearly presented without a lot of jargon.