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Eye of the Storm: Vairotsana's Original Transmissions Author:Translation and Commentary by Keith Dowman
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About .
The Book
(Foreword by Bhakha Tulku Pema Rigdzin)
'The five texts translated from Tibetan into English in this book are
considered the first transmission of Dzogchen Ati to Tibet (Snga 'gyur
lnga). They constitute the root and essence of Dzogchen in Tibet -- basic,
raw Dzogchen precepts, appropriately styled 'radical Dzogchen'. This is the
special, extraordinary teaching of our Nyingma lineage. The great masters
have all attained realization through Dzogchen, contemporary masters all owe
their status to Dzogchen, and any attainment in the future will be based on
the precepts of Dzogchen Ati.'
>From the blurb of James Low, author of Simply Being
Precise and poetic, authentic and elusive, these sweet translations bring
the warm breath of the tradition into our daily lives. This book is a major
contribution to the exciting spread of Dzogchen in modern times, providing
reliable versions of key texts in language which creatively challenges our
assumptions. This new work by Keith Dowman is thoughtful, ripe and poignant,
rich in the fruit of years of learning, working, experiencing and letting
go.'
Keith Dowman, the translator and commentator upon these two texts has spent
a lifetime in study and practice of the Dzogchen tradition with the Tibetan
masters in exile in India and Tibet, particularly with Dudjom Jigtral Yeshe
Dorje and Kanjur Rimpoche Longchen Yeshe Dorje. His previous translations
include most recently The Flight of the Garuda, an introduction to Dzogchen,
and also Sky Dancer, Masters of Mahamudra and The Divine Madman. He lives in
Kathmandu and teaches Dzogchen seminars and retreats in Europe and America.