A Practice of Padmasambhava presents two practical and compelling works related to a visualization and mantra practice of Padmasambhava. This practice is based on the most important revelation of the renowned nineteenth-century treasure revealer Chokgyur Lingpa, Accomplishing the Guru's Mind: Dispeller of All Obstacles. These two works give an introduction to the preliminary trainings, outline the primary elements of visualization practice and mantra recitation, and supply a detailed explanation of the practice of Padmasambhava's wisdom aspect, Guru Vadisimha. Through practical step-by-step instructions on this deity, the reader is guided into the general world of tantric practice common to all of Tibetan Buddhism.

Practice of Padmasambhava: Essential Instructions on the Path to Awakening, Shechen Gyaltsap IV and Rinchen Dargye, Dharmachakra Translation Committee, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 178 pp, $19.95

Schen Gyaltsap IV spent most of his life in retreat and was one of the main teachers of the late Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Rinchen Dargye was a direct disciple of the great treasure revealer Chokgyur Lingpa and a prolific writer on all aspects of tantric thought and practice.

	Contents: A Practice of Padmasambhava: Essential Instructions on the Path to Awakening
	Foreword by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche	vii
	Translators' Introduction	1
	Acknowledgments	13
	Divine Flower: A guide to the First Level of Practice of "Accomplishing the Gurus Mind: Dispeller of All Obstacles," by Shechen Gyaltsap Pema Namgyal	15
	Brilliant Light: A Commentary on the Activity of Guru Vadisimha That Bestows the Glory of Intelligence, by Karma Rinchen Dargye	99
	Blooming Intelligence: The Practice Manual of Guru Vadisimha	165
	Bibliography	177