Longchenpa's Miscellaneous Writings

The miscellaneous writings (gsung thor bu) of Longchen Rabjam (1308–1364):

Advice

Crucial Advice: A Complete Set of Instructions for the Bardos

In this profound instruction on the process of dying and the intermediate state, or bardo, the great Longchen Rabjam explains how to see death from a Dzogchen perspective and how to attain liberation either at the moment of death or thereafter in the bardos of dharmatā or becoming.

Dying & the Bardos Advice 15 Jan 2011

Thirty Pieces of Heart Advice

by Longchen Rabjam

Longchen Rabjam tells us that he composed these thirty verses of heartfelt advice for himself and others like him, out of a sense of renunciation. In what has become one of his most famous and popular teachings, he advocates simplicity, ethical discipline, humility, and, above all, diligent practice.

Advice Mind Training (Lojong) 8 Feb 2014

Catalogue

Cluster of Precious Gems: A Catalogue of the Miscellaneous Works of Drimé Özer, Omniscient King of Dharma

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

In this catalogue to the Derge edition of Longchenpa's miscellaneous writings, Khyentse Wangpo lists the collection's contents in nine sections.

Karchak 3 Sep 2025

Praise

The Melody of Youthful Joy: In Praise of Sarasvatī

by Longchen Rabjam

This poetic tribute to Sarasvatī, the goddess of eloquence, is taken from Longchenpa's miscellaneous writings.

Sarasvatī Praise Ḍākinī Treasury 24 May 2022

Prayers

The Pure Three Kāyas Ablaze in Perfect Splendour: A Prayer on the Theme of the Great Perfection

by Longchen Rabjam

This prayer invokes the blessings of all the three-kāya gurus, yidam deities, ḍākinīs and dharmapālas to inspire recognition of the ultimate nature of the Great Perfection (Dzogpachenpo), which Longchenpa describes in evocative detail.

Prayers Dzogchen 13 Feb 2017

Songs and Poems

Definitive Metaphors and Meanings: A Vajra Song

by Longchen Rabjam

In this oft-cited vajra song, Longchen Rabjam employs a series of metaphors to encourage practitioners to renounce ordinary concerns and cultivate the practice of Dzogchen meditation.

Songs and Poems 14 Oct 2022

Disheartened by Circumstances: An Abecedarian Poem

by Longchen Rabjam

Longchenpa composed this famous abecedarian poem to express his disgust at the conduct of his classmates from Kham, Eastern Tibet, which had prompted his decision to leave the college of Sangpu Neuthog.

Songs and Poems Abecedarian 2 May 2022

Song of the Enchanting Wildwoods

by Longchen Rabjam

Longchenpa describes this text as a letter sent from his mind to itself, and, as befits such a personal message, it is heartfelt and candid. The core of the message is simple enough: to leave behind the busyness of saṃsāra and set out instead for the peace and tranquility of the forest, where "meditation naturally grows" and "one can find the bliss of inner peace." Yet while Longchenpa makes this point uncompromisingly, his language, particularly in describing the kind of wild woodland sanctuary he recommends, is often beautifully evocative and poetic.

Songs and Poems Advice Retreat & Solitude 8 Dec 2016

The Jewel Sun: A Vajra Song

by Longchen Rabjam

This vajra song employs a series of metaphors—the rising sun, brilliant moon, a total eclipse, and the wish-fulfilling jewel atop a banner of victory—to explain the benefits of advanced realization.

Songs and Poems 17 Nov 2022

The Ocean of Bliss-Pleasure

by Longchen Rabjam

Taken from the collection of Longchen Rabjam's vajra songs, this is a joyful declaration of realization and accomplishment.

Songs and Poems 6 Feb 2023

Longchenpa's Miscellaneous Writings

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