Book Description

From the authentic teachings of the Hundred Thousand Doctrine of the Great Master Jigme Lingpa, Lama Jigme Rinpoche has brought this key practice to us. The Benefits of the Longchen Nyingtik Ngondro:- Before you do something in your Dharma Practice, it is of the most importance to practice the Ngondro. Before you can accomplish any form of the 4 activities [Pacifying, Increasing, Magnetization or Subjugation] you have to finish your daily Ngondro.- You will gain realization through the 4 Empowerments in Guru Yoga, though this you will have the strength to benefit others. However without it, it will be difficult.- The Ngondro is indispensable, without it you will have no foundation from which to hold your practice. A strong foundation is like having strong walls in a house, if you jump around from practice to practice and not focus on the Ngondro then your house will be weak and will eventually fall over.- Ngondro can help you realize emptiness or Dzogchenpo (The Great Perfection)- Gives you your daily empowerment to practice Ati Yoga (Dzogchen) practices.- Through the practice of the Ngondro, diligent and fortunate practitioners can achieve enlightenment after just six months of practice, the Ngondro covers all the fundamental yet essential preliminary practices that are necessary to enter the ultimate realization, etc.- Having a focused Ngondro practice will allow you to remember and see your past 3 lives.- You should treat this book as Dharma (the Buddha's teachings). And you should treat any form of Dharma with the most respect. Never touch it the ground, try to keep it in a high clean place, it is good to keep on your altar. After using it you can touch it to your 3rd eye to accumulate merit. To not treat Dharma with respect can create negative karma.- This marks the end of the daily practice of the Longchen Nyingtik Ngondro.- The following section in this book is the Dharmapala Hayagriva practice.- Lama Jigme Rinpoche comes from the Nyingma tradition in Tibetan Buddhism and under the Longchen Nyingtik teachings from Jigme Lingpa.[This specific book was compiled with the help of the Venerable Lama Jigme Rinpoche's students Tenzin Wangden from Switzerland and Jacob Ewers from Las Vegas for the highest benefits of all sentient beings]Explanation on Visualization [Consider that the whole area where you are sitting is a beautiful paradise. Upon the bejeweled ground stands a wish-fulfilling tree with five main branches, adorned with abundant leaves, flowers and fruit, garlands of jewels, and tiny bells. It pervades the whole of space. In its center, upon a jeweled throne supported by lions and seats of multi-colored lotus, sun and moon, is the embodiment of all the buddhas--your own root master--in the form of Padmasambhava, and holding vajra and bell. He is in union with his consort Yeshe Tsogyal, who is white and holding a hooked knife and skull-cup. They are adorned with silk and bone ornaments. Above his head are the masters of the Dzogchen lineage, seated one above the other. On the branch in front are Sakyamuni Buddha and all the other buddhas of the three times, in nirmanakaya form. On the branch to the right is the Mahayana sangha, including the Eight Close Sons. On the branch to the left are Sariputra and Maudgalyayana, and the assembly of the noble sangha of sravakas. On the branch at the back is the Jewel of the Dharma in the form of stacks of books, red in colour. In the space in between, there is a great ocean-like gathering of oath-bound and karmic guardians that fills the whole area. Consider how all these deities have immeasurable qualities of wisdom, love and power, and are actually present as great guides who care for you]