Publisher's Synopsis
"Now that Dzogchen is spreading in the West, we need a popular translation of this extraordinary text...the benefit will be seen as direct experience of the nature of mind. Keith Dowman, the translator who has spent many years with many great masters and has absorbed the realization of Dzogchen, has overcome the difficulties of translation and produced a straight-forward English rendition. I hope that this text may bring realization of the nature things, just as they are, to all living beings."-from the foreword by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche, The most popular, well-known Tibetan teacher of Dzogchen alive today, he is the author of several books. Dzogchen or the Great Perfection is considered by many to be the apex of Tibetan Buddhism and Longchen Rabjam is the pre-eminent master of Dzogchen and one of Tibet's greatest writers and sages. This book encompasses and optimizes the radical precepts of Dzogchen. Transcending the Tibetan context, Longchen Rabjam delivers a manual of practical wisdom for all people of all times, cultures, and traditions. Natural Perfection is a shining example of why people have continued to turn to the traditions of Tibet for spiritual and personal transformation and realization. This transmission of timeless wisdom will take its place amongst the religious classics of the world.
