BOOK | Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part 1

Kindly Bent to Ease Us, Part One

This trilogy of the view, path, and fruit of the Vajrayana teachings (known in Tibet as the Trilogy of Finding Comfort and Ease) is an important introduction to rDzogchen practice by one of its foremost Vidyadharas. 

Part One sets forth the preparation, essential concepts, ethical basis, and the stages of the Bodhisattva Path necessary for approaching the Vajrayana. Upon this foundation, Longchenpa introduces profound meditations on the nature of mind and reality. 

by Longchenpa
Translated by Herbert V. Guenther