02517pam a2200349 i 4500 3050494 OSt 20260810102702.0 ta 960129s1996 nyua 000 0 eng 96000727 8174720405 DLC DLC DLC eng rda BQ8938 .R33 1996 294.3/444 20 Rab-gsal-zla-ba, Dil-mgo Mkhyen-brtse, 1910-1991. The excellent path to enlightenment : oral teachings on the root text of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo / by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche ; translated and edited by the Padmakara Translation Group. New York : Snow Lion Publications, 1996. 125 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediated n rdacarrier volume nc Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-125). The vow to perfect oneself in order to perfect others is called the thought of enlightenment, or bodhichitta. This implies that every single action, word or thought, even the most trivial, is dedicated to the good of all beings.To accomplish the good of others, we must first perfect ourselves, by purifying and transforming our minds. This is the aim of what we all the preliminary practices, which establish the foundations of all spiritual progress. In this book Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche explains a key practice text composed by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892) on the Vajrayana preliminaries: taking refuge, generating the thought of achieving enlightenment for the sake of all beings, performing the meditation and recitation of Vajrasattva to remove hindrances on the path to enlightenment, offering the mandala to accumulate merit and wisdom, and developing proper reliance on a spiritual teacher. Clear, direct and personal, these instructions illuminate the heart of Vajrayana practice. Included here are the Tibetan text as well as the mantras and prayers commonly recited in conjunction with this practice. Mkhyen-brtseʼi-dbaṅ-po, ʼJam-dbyaṅs, 1820-1892. Sṅon ʼgro mdor bsdus byaṅ chub lam bzaṅ. Meditation Buddhism. Meditation Rnying-ma-pa (Sect) Rnying-ma-pa (Sect) Rituals. 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 19 y-gencatlg BOOK 0 LCS 0 0 LCS 0 0 VAJ LINDHOLME LINDHOLME GEN 2026-08-10 0 509 KHY 2500417 2026-08-10 10:27:56 2026-08-10 BOOK 3005 3005