In The Crystal and the Way of Light, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu examines the spiritual path from the viewpoint of Dzogchen. He discusses the base path and fruit of Dzogchen practice, and describes his education and how he met his principal master who showed him the real meaning of direct introduction to Dzogchen.

By interweaving his life story with the teachings, he both sets Dzogchen in its traditional context and reveals its powerful contemporary relevance. The book is richly illustrated with photos of Buddhist masters, meditational deities, and Dzogchen symbols.

Crystal and the Way of Light , Teachings of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, Compiled and Edited by John Shane, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 215 pp, $24.95

Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, born in Tibet in 1938, is one of the primary living masters of Dzogchen. After having taught for more than twenty years at the Istituto Universitario Orientale of Naples, Italy, he is at present fully dedicating his time to the transmission and preservation of Dzogchen teachings and Tibetan culture at large. He is the founder of the Dzogchen Community, whose centers of study and practice are found all over the world. He is the author of many books and scholarly articles not only on Dzogchen but on all the main branches of Tibetan culture including history, medicine, astrology, and Bon. His previous books on Dzogchen have become classics.

Contents: THE CRYSTAL AND THE WAY OF LIGHT: Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen: Teachings of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, Compiled and Edited by John Shane
Editor's Note to the Snow Lion Edition	9
The Six Vajra Verses	15
1. My Birth, Early Life, and Education; and How I Came to Meet My Principal Master	19
2. An Introductory Perspective:
The Dzogchen Teachings and the Culture of Tibet	31
3. How My Master Changchub Dorje Showed Me the Real Meaning of Direct Introduction	35
4. Dzogchen in Relation to the Various Levels of the Buddhist Path	45
5. With My Two Uncles Who Were Dzogchen Masters	63
6. The Base	103
7. The Path	109
8. The Fruit	149
Appendix One	169
A. Garab Dorje's Three Principles of the Dzogchen Teaching	169
B. Key to the Groups of Three in the Dzogchen Teachings	170
C. Summary of the Three Methods	173
D. Principal Practices of the Three Series	176
Appendix Two: Biographical Sketch of the Author	181
Appendix Three: Commentary to the Plates	187
Notes	193
Other Publications by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu	203
The Dzogchen Community	206
Index	207