Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye Series

• Advice to Lhawang Tashi | Advice

This general advice from the great Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé covers every level of the spiritual path. Drawing upon famous statements by Atiśa and Śāntideva, he offers ethical guidance and practical instructions for watching the mind, cultivating renunciation, compassion and devotion, and realising the nature of all phenomena.

• Mahāmudrā Preliminaries, Main Part & Conclusion | Advice

Drawn from the collection of advice called Ambrosia of the Heart (snying gi bdud rtsi) this brief text offers a very simple guide to practising Mahāmudrā.

• Mahāmudrā: the Swift Way to Become a Lord of Realization | Advice

This brief explanation of how to meditate on the Mahāmudrā of the innate (lhan skyes phyag chen) on the path of liberation (grol lam) is taken from the Ambrosia of the Heart collection of advice.

• The Kusāli's Instruction on the Nature of Mind | Advice

In this text Jamgön Kongtrul, referring to himself as a "kusāli"—a virtuous beggar—offers instruction on how to sustain an experience of the essential nature of mind in meditation.

• Biography of Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche | Biographies

Alak Zenkar's brief biography of Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye (1813–1899) summarizes the great master's extraordinary education and activity, especially his remarkable literary output, which resulted in the so-called 'Five Great Treasuries' (mdzod chen lnga).

• The Life and Liberation of Padmākara, the Second Buddha from A Precious Garland of Lapis Lazuli | Biographies

Extracted from the famous collection of the life stories of 108 treasure revealers called A Precious Garland of Lapis Lazuli, this account of Guru Padmasambhava's life and liberation synthesises and even comments upon earlier sources.

• Ārya Mañjuśrī Tantra Citta—commentary | Mañjuśrī

This commentary on the Ārya Mañjuśrī Tantra Citta, which is said to encapsulate the famous Mañjuśrī Nāma Saṃgīti, appears anonymously in the Treasury of Precious Revelations (rin chen gter mdzod), but is thought to have been written by the editor of that collection, Jamgön Kongtrul.

• Prayer for Peace and Stability in Tibet | Aspiration Prayers

Jamgön Kongtrul wrote this for his own practice during a time of great turmoil and upheaval, after Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo advised him of the importance of regular prayer for peace and stability. It has been popular ever since, especially when Tibet faces challenging times.

• The Fount of Longevity—The Chimé Pakmé Nyingtik Lineage Prayer | Lineage Prayers

A lineage prayer for the practice of Chimé Phakmé Nyingtik ('chi med 'phags ma'i snying thig), the Heart-Essence of the Deathless Noble Tārā, a revelation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo which is associated with longevity.

• The Indestructible Vajra Garland, An Aspiration Prayer for the Lives of the Supreme Holders of the Non-Sectarian Teachings | Aspiration Prayers

Kongtrul wrote this prayer while at the site of Yamalung, sacred for its connection with Guru Padmasambhava. In a series of verses aspiring for the longevity of all non-sectarian teachers, he offers not only a powerful practice text, but also a concise statement of his celebrated Rimé ideals.

• The Melodious Speech of Samantabhadra: A Prayer to the Glorious Master Jamgön Kongtrul Thaye | Prayers

This prayer to Jamgön Kongtrul was composed by the master himself at the request of one of his disciples. It contains references to his life and the qualities he considers important, such as—to adopt the words of the text—the pure perception, with which he upheld all Buddha's teachings impartially.

• The Prayer of the Tenth Days in Guru Rinpoche’s Life Story entitled ‘The Nucleus of Blessings’ | Guru Rinpoche Prayers

Jamgön Kongtrul wrote this biographical prayer (rnam thar gsol 'debs) to Guru Padmasambhava at the request of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. It focuses on the deeds the Precious Guru is said to have performed on the tenth day of each month, when he is commemorated by his followers.

• The Tambura’s Yearning Song of Devotion: A Prayer Summarizing Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal’s Life and Liberation | Biographies

Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye composed this beautiful prayer summarizing Samten Lingpa’s famous terma biography of Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal in 1893 at the request of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and the yoginī Doshul Khandro.

• The Essence of the Two Accumulations: The Ritual for the Condensed Outer Practice by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa | Tārā

A short version of the popular sādhana of Green Tārā for daily practice, arranged by Jamgön Kongtrul.

• The Essence of the Two Accumulations: The Ritual for the Elaborate Outer Practice (Zabtik Drolchok) by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa | Tārā

This popular sādhana of Green Tārā was revealed as a mind-terma by Chokgyur Dechen Lingpa. Like the Chimé Phakmé Nyingtik, “The Heart Essence of the Sublime Lady of Immortality,” discovered by Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo, the Zabtik Drolchok forms part of a larger yet to be revealed terma-cycle called Drolma Nyingtik, “The Heart Essence of Tārā.” According to Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, while Zabtik Drolchok belongs to kriyā or action tantras, it applies the view of niruttara-yoga or the highest yoga tantra. The elaborate and condensed ritual liturgies presented here were arranged for group and daily practice by Jamgön Kongtrul.