Silence of Mind

In this introductory section of "The Essence of Vajra", Dudjom Lingpa reveals the nature of mind and shows how to accept the mind, with all its imbalance and cloudiness, shows how to break through the stream of personal mind and realize its nature - primordial awareness. He has made this path clear, accessible and inviting. Unless shamatha is attained, none of the meditations will bring irreversible transformation and liberation. There is no greater adventure, no more majestic frontier of exploration and no greater freedom to be realized than this Great Perfection - the single taste of samsara and nirvana."The Essence of Vajra" is especially significant today in the West. As the prophecy says: "Those who are worthy of being subdued by you dwell in the cities of the people of the West". The true translation of the first part of this hidden treasure was carried out out of the desire to help the fulfillment of this prophecy by B. Alan Wallace under the guidance of the Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche, who has been teaching in the West since 1972.