Longchenpa's Advice from the Heart

Longchempa Trime Oser (1308-1363) was one of the most important Dzogchen masters of Tibet. His scriptural learning and realization were equal to those of the famous saints who graced the land of India, and true to his words of advice, his wa a disciplined life spent in foresr and mountain hermitages. Longchempa's Thirty Words of Advice are like nuggets of gold offered to us in his open hand so that their inspiration can turn our mind to a sincere and uncorrupted spiritual practice.

With his clear introduction to the principles and practice of Dzogchen, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu sets in context the thirty words of advice and then proceeds to explain each one as the basis of Longchempa's spiritual experience, in a way that is relevant to usas individual in our time.