Table of Contents
Foreword Ringu Tulku ix
Preface xi
Introduction Holly Gayley Joshua Schapiro 1
Part I Worldly Counsel 21
1 Facing Your Mind Jamgön Kongtrul Dudjom Lingpa 23
Translated John Canti
2 Playful Primers on the Path Dza Patrul Rinpoché 47
Translated Joshua Schapiro
3 Dictums for Developing Virtue Shangtön Tenpa Gyatso 83
Translated Gedun Rabsal Nicole Willock
4 Bold Judgments on Eating Meat Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen 97
Translated Geoffrey Barstow
5 A Letter to the Queen Jikmé Lingpa Getsé Mahapandita 109
Translated Jann Ronis
Part II Meditation Advice 123
6 Advice for Solitary Retreat Do Khyentsé Dza Patrul Rinpoché, and the Third Dodrupchen
Translated Holly Gayley
7 Traversing the Path of Meditation Bamda Thupten Gelek Gyatso 171
Translated Michael Sheehy
8 How to Practice When Ill Jikmé Lingpa 191
Translated Wulstan Fletcher
9 An Intimate Exhortation Tokden Śakya Śri 201
Translated Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa
10 A Meditation Instructor's Manual Dza Patrul Rinpoché 211
Translated Sarah Harding
Part III Esoteric Instructions 239
11 Pointing to the Nature of Awareness Ju Mipham Rinpoché 241
Translated Douglas Duckworth
12 Putting Buddha Nature into Practice Jamgön Kongtrul 251
Translated Tina Draszczyk
13 Instructions on the Great Perfection Jamgön Kongtrul
Translated Marc-Henri Deroche
Glossary 303
Tibetan Proper Names 317
Contributors 327