The Words of My Perfect Teacher

The snowy cave where Patrul Rinpoche wrote the Words of My Perfect Teacher is situated at the tree-line, just below the massive glacier in this photo. photo courtesy of Matthew Pistono

The Words of My Perfect Teacher - Kunzang Lama’i Shelung [Tib.], by the great Nyingma master, Patrul Rinpoche. The work is an explanation of the preliminary practices (Tib. ngöndro) of the Longchen Nyingtik [Tib.] cycle of teachings, discovered by Jikmé Lingpa. This famous commentary is a completely faithful written record of the oral teachings he received directly from his teacher, Jikmé Gyalwé Nyugu.

Translations

• Kun-Zang La-May Zhal-Lung: The Oral Instruction of Kun-Zang La-Ma on the Preliminary Practices of Dzog-Ch'En Long-Ch'En Nying-Tig (Nga-Gyur Nying-Ma), translated by Sonam T. Kazi, Diamond Lotus Pub, 1989
• Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher, Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998