Wonders of the Natural Mind: The Essence of Dzogchen in the Native Bon Tradition of Tibet

Although the Dzogchen teaching are principally familiar to Westerners through the teaching of the Nyingma school they also survive in the ancient Bon religion of Tibet. Wonders of the Natural Mind presents the Dzogchen teachings based on the Zhang Zhung Nyan Gyud,the fundamental on text, summarizing the main points of Dzogchen and explaining its relation to the various systems of Bon teaching. In offering these teachins, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche provides the reader with a vivid and engaging portrait of Bon culture as he interweaves the teachings with the personal story and reflections on the practice of Dzogchen in the West.

About the Author:

TENZIN WANGYAL RINPOCHE is the founder and director of The Ligmincha Institute, an organization dedicated to the study and practice of the teachings of the Bon tradition in Charlottesville, virginia. He has also authored The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep.