Primordial Purity: Oral Instructions on the Three Words That Strike the Vital Point 2016

by Dilgo Khyentse

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche illuminates the path of trekchö, or cutting through the confusion of
samsara to the primordial purity of the mind's essential nature, based on the atiyoga dzogchen
instructions of Paltrul Rinpoche.

Three Words That Strike the Vital Point is the famous seminal statement by Garap Dorje that is
said to encapsulate all the myriad dzogchen tantras. The key instructions on it by the outstanding
nineteenth-century master Paltrul Rinpoche--the verses known as "The Special Teaching of
Khepa Shri Gyalpo"--form the basis for Khyentse Rinpoche's discourse here.

These teachings belong to the oral instruction division of atiyoga and explain the path of trekchö,
or directly cutting through the confusion of samsara to the primordial purity of the nature of mind.
In dzogchen, when one has fully recognized that all the confusion of samsara is the expressive
power of primordially pure great emptiness, confusion is spontaneously liberated into the
primordial purity of mind's original nature. Compassion spontaneously arises, accomplishing the
benefit of sentient beings. Khyentse Rinpoche was renowned for his ability to elucidate the
dzogchen teachings and to lead students of all backgrounds to deeper experiential realization.
His powerful presence shines through the pages of this book.
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One of the Greatest Masters in the Tibetan Tradition. It's a very subtle subject, the nature of mind
and you most likely will need a guidance from a qualified teacher to derive great benefit from
these teachings. If you have it, well enjoy the sweetness of these profound teachings. It's a
lifetime work to understand these teachings but it's worth.