Longsal Teachings: Volume 7

This seventh volume of teachings from the Longsal cycle contains four upadeshas and the histories of their discovery. These teachings were received through dreams over a period of time from 1959 to 2001. The Most Important Points on the View, Meditation, Behavior and Fruit, also known as The Upadesha on the Most Important Points of Ati, received in a dream from Changchub Dorje as inseparable from Garab Dorje and Padmasambhava, contains the essence of the Ati Dzogpa Chenpo teaching in few verses. The Upadesha on the Twenty-Five Spaces is a supreme practice of purification based on twenty-five mantras originally found in the Tagdrol tantras. The dreams relating to this upadesha are connected to Kunga Palden (1878-1950), one of the Author's teachers. The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel, Thigle of the Mind of the Guru Wisdom Dakini, is an essential method of practice related to the three dimensions of the Body, Voice and Mind of the Guru Jnanadakini or Wisdom Dakini. The Bardo Instructions Sealed with the HUM contains profound instructions on the various types of Bardos or intermediate states, in particular focusing on the crucial moment of the Bardo of Dharmata. One of the dreams relating to this upadesha is connected to Khyentse Rinpoche Chokyi Wangchuk (1910-1963), maternal uncle and one of the Author's teachers.