Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse A Story of Transmission

"Ngondro practice is not merely a prerequisite, it is the path to realizing the great expanse of the Vidyadhara Jigme Lingpa."-Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse "The amazing verses of this most sacred meditation practice have resounded in monasteries, nunneries, and mountain caves for centuries. They are waves from the spiritual realization of great adepts on the Roof of the World. These have now here been born in English, in beautiful poetry and inspiring melodies"-Tulku Thondup, author of The Practice of Dzogchen and Peaceful Death, Joyful Rebirth "Anne C. Klein, in bringing the Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse foundational verses into melodic and metered English, suitable for chanting, is introducing an unprecedented style of teaching transmission. Therefore, from my heart I give thanks."-Tulku Sang Ngag "Anne Carolyn Klein has made a precious gift to all practitioners in presenting her beautiful translations of the foundational practices of the Longchen Nyingthig, arguably the most widely practiced cycle of teachings in the Nyingma Tradition, together with the original texts. These practices establish the basis for all spiritual progress."- Matthieu Ricard, author of Happiness: How to Cultivate Life's Most Important Skill "A rare book, providing lucid, chantable translations of liturgies from a beautiful visionary Treasure cycle. This work is fascinating for what it reveals of the processes by which scripture unfolds, and then enters the disciple's life of devotion. Sure to be welcomed by practitioners, the book is also of great interest to students of Buddhist ritual."-Professor Janet Gyatso, Hershey Professor of Buddhist Studies, The Divinity School, Harvard University, author of Apparitions of the Self: The Secret Autobiographies of a Tibetan Visionary