DZOGCHEN SAMAYA, primarily, introduces Dzogchen as an indissoluble bond to the nature of mind. At the heart of Dzogchen there is no vow to maintain and no commitment to keep, but the Dzogchen SAMAYA is the crucial pact of inborn union. That unity in the nondual nature of mind, the ineffable nature of the Dzogchen SAMAYA, is the principal subject of this book contained in its short but vital first pages . The second part of the book deals with the tantric samayas, the practical commitments that fine tune the conduct of the Dzogchen yogin or yogini in his spontaneous response to the needs of sentient beings and the planet. Sexuality looms large in that body of response. This is number 4 in the series of Dzogchen teaching manuals. Keith Dowman is a translator and teacher in the Tibetan tradition.
Dzogchen Samaya, Keith Dowman, Paperback, 75 Pages, 2020, $8.99

Keith Dowman is a translator and teacher of Dzogchen. A student of the great Dzogchen lamas Dudjom Rinpoche and Kanjur Rinpoche, he lived in India and Nepal for 50 years. His translations include Longchenpa's Natural Perfection, Spaciousness and Maya-Yoga.

CONTENTS: Dzogchen Samaya
Introduction SAMAYA: Beginning and End	7
Ultimate SAMAYA
The Dzogchen SAMAYA	20
The Fourfold Mahamudra SAMAYA	27
Tantric SAMAYA
The Tantric Dzogchen SAMAYA	31
The Twenty Superior SAMAYA in Metaphor	43
The Fourteen Root Downfalls	45
The Eight Major Transgressions	48
Bodhisattva Vow	50
The Twenty-Seven Common Vows	52
Appendix
The Fourteen Root Downfalls of Vajra-Love	54
The Eight Major Transgressions of Vajra-Love	61
Endnote-Commentary	59
Bibliography	76