The cycle of The Heart Drops of the Ḍākinīs or Khandro Nyingthik represents the main corpus of Dzogchen instructions associated with Padmasambhava (8th century). The texts within this cycle are traditionally divided into historical, ritual, and meditative treatises. Among these, the most important works expound the most secret teachings of the Great Perfection, namely Cutting through Rigidity (khregs chod) and Passing over the Crest (thod rgal). These themes are systematically explored throughout this collection of entirely new translations and commentaries.
The present volume contains the translation of the first of six Takdröl Tantras that make up the core of all the Dzogchen teachings of the Khandro Nyingthik itself. It is accompanied by a commentary attributed to Yéshé Tsogyel (8th century), along with complementary instructions clarifying the topics of the root-tantra.
Table of Contents
Introduction 9
1. Pema Ledrel Tsel, discoverer of the Khandro Nyingthik 9
2. The Tantras of the Khandro Nyingthik 12
The Tantra of the Quintessence that Liberates
through Wearing 17
Abridged Commentary on the Tantra of the
Quintessence 19
Commentary on the Tantra of the Quintessence
that Liberates through Wearing 23
1. The meaning of the introduction 23
1-1. The correspondences between the two languages 24
1-2. Explanation of the meaning of the title 24
1-3. The homage 25
2. The meaning of the body of the Tantra 25
2-1. The Revealer 25
2-2. The sanctuary 25
2-3. The retinue 26
2-4. The principles of the Tantra 26
2-4-1. The grasping at a self 26
2-4-2. The five-colored radiance of Awareness 28
2-4-3. The foundation of the practice 30
3. The meaning of the conclusion 31
3-1. Exposition on liberation 31
3-2. The number of verses in the Tantra 33
3-3. Affixing the seals 34
Complementary Instructions on the Tantra
of the Ultimate Quintessence 35
1. The themes of the instructions 35
2. The revelation of the principles of the Great Perfection 36
3. The delusion into the conditioned mode of existence 39
4. The sanctuaries of light and the visionary anatomy 41
5. The key points of the practice 48
5-1. Abandoning the activities of the three doors 50
5-2. Bringing about the natural ease of the three doors 52
5-3. The secret Instructions on Thögel 54
6. The development of the visions 55
7. The nature of the Fruit 57
Appendix—The way of wearing the Tantra 59
Glossary 64
Bibliography 79
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