Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness is a classic text by the great modern-day yogi Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. In these videos The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche teaches on this text which presents the main schools of Buddhist philosophy with their progressively more subtle and refined views of the essential nature of reality. Rinpoche's commentary provides students with the means to realize the nature of reality through a series of meditation practices beginning with coarse, commonsense understanding and progressing through increasingly profound practices designed to help practitioners arrive at complete and perfect understanding. Each stage in the process prepares the mind for the next stage. Rinpoche practices several of the meditation techniques with the students. Extensive and lively Q & A sessions help clarify the details of the teachings.


Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness, Ponlop Rinpoche, Vajra Echoes, 2 DVDs, 8 hrs., $48.00

The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche is acknowledged as one of the foremost scholars of his generation in the Nyingma and Kagyu schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Fluent in English and well-versed in Western culture, Rinpooche has worked to develop and adapt traditional Tibetan education curriculums for Western audiences. Nitartha Institute (www.nitharthainstitute.org), where Rinpoche is the main teacher, provides a focused Buddhist studies program. Rinpoche is a visiting professor of buddhist philosopy at Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado. In 1997, Rinpoche founded Nalanabodhi to preserve the genuine lineage of the Nyingma and Kagyu Schools of Tibetan Buddhism. There are Nalandabodhi centers in North America and Europe, and curriculum materials are available to people worldwide.