{"product_id":"the-vajra-essence-9781614293477","title":"The Vajra Essence","description":"\u003cb\u003eA systematic presentation of the path of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, by one of its most renowned proponents and rendered by a master translator.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eD djom Lingpa (1835-1904) was one of the foremost tantric masters of nineteenth-century Tibet, and his powerful voice resonates strongly among Buddhist practitioners today. The \u003ci\u003eVajra Essence\u003c\/i\u003e is D djom Lingpa's most extended meditation on the path of Great Perfection, in many senses a commentary on all his other Dzogchen works. Dzogchen, the pinnacle of practice in the Nyingma school, is a radical revelation of the pure nature of consciousness that is delivered from master to disciple and perfected in a meditation that permeates every moment of our experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Revealed to D djom Lingpa as a visionary \"treasure\" text in 1862, the \u003ci\u003eVajra Essence\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader through seven stages of progressively deeper practice, from \"taking the impure mind as the path\" up to the practice of \"direct crossing over\" (\u003ci\u003et gal\u003c\/i\u003e). The longest of D djom Lingpa's five visionary works on Dzogchen, readers will find this a rich and masterful evocation of the enlightened experience. This is the first translation of this seminal work in any Western language, and B. Alan Wallace, with his forty-five-plus years of extensive learning and deep meditative experience, is one of the most accomplished translators of Tibetan texts into English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisdom Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781614293477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Dudjom Lingpa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44655130509493,"sku":"9781614293477","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_71e6d306-aae9-4129-8367-7bfaf3ffe5c2.jpg?v=1727192071","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-vajra-essence-9781614293477","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}