Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo Series

• A Way of Settling into the Realization of Mind’s Essence | Advice

Khenpo Gangshar describes this pithy advice on how to be truly happy by settling into realization of mind's essential nature as "insane ramblings", but it will surely be of great benefit to practitioners.

• A Song of Advice for Gok Zangden | Dzogchen

A simple Dzogchen instruction written in verse.

• A Song to Introduce the Unmistaken View of the Great Perfection | Dzogchen

This short song on the view and meditation of the Great Perfection was composed by Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol (1781–1851) but has recently been misattributed to Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo.

• Naturally Liberating Whatever You Meet: A Concise Instruction for Realizing the Nature of Mind | Dzogchen

A concise instruction pointing out the nature of mind, which Khenpo Gangshar offered to the students of Thrangu Shedrup Dargye Ling in 1957.

• Naturally Liberating Whatever You Meet: Instructions to Guide You along the Profound Path | Dzogchen

Perhaps Khenpo Gangshar's most famous work, this pithy guide to Dzogchen practice includes instructions on the uncommon preliminaries, the analytical meditations of a paṇḍita, and the main practice, which is the resting meditation of a kusulu, as well as how to integrate the practice.

• Verses to Remove Hindrances and Sustain Realization of the Nature of Mind | Dzogchen

Gangshar Wangpo tells us that he based these verses—which explain how to eliminate obstacles to practice and sustain realization of mind's essential nature—on scripture, the oral instructions of his guru, and his own experience.

• Vomiting Gold: A Pith Instruction in the Form of Advice for the Diligent Practitioner, the Excellent Atsang | Dzogchen

The famous yogi Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo likens his composition of this short text of advice on renunciation and the practice of maintaining awareness to an old dog suddenly vomiting gold.

• Guru Yoga: The Consummate Blessing | Guru Yoga

This short, unelaborate guru yoga is written from an absolute perspective, according to which clear, empty awareness is the very nature of the guru, and the practice is simply to remain in such a state.

• From the Mahāmudrā Preliminary Practices: Continuous Integration with Ground, Path, and Fruition | Mahāmudrā

Basic instructions on the preliminary contemplations of the rarity of the freedoms and opportunities, impermanence, karma and the sufferings of saṃsāra, followed by a simple explanation of the ground, path and fruition according to Mahāmudrā.

• Prayer to Pacify Military Conflict | Prayers

This four-line prayer for pacifying war and conflict is addressed to Raudracakrin (drag po'i 'khor lo can), the last in the line of legendary Dharma Kings of Shambhala.