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    As It Is, Volume II
    As It Is, Volume II
    As It Is, Volume II
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    As It Is, Volume II

    By Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

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    • Meditation

    • Tibetan Buddhism

    • Buddhism

    • Mindfulness

    • Enlightenment

    • Spiritual Journey

    • Wise Mentor

    • Self-Discovery

    • Inner Peace

    • Mentorship

    • Transformation

    • Spiritual Awakening

    • Journey

    • Wise Mentor Figure

    • Nature of Reality

    • Samadhi

    • Buddha Nature

    • Rigpa

    • Samsara

    • Meditation & Mindfulness

    About this ebook

    The collection of teachings presented in As It Is, Volume II, is selected from
    talks given by the Tibetan meditation master Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche between
    1994 and 1995. The emphasis in Volume I was on the development stage
    practice; Volume II focuses primarily on the completion stage.
    Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was someone with extraordinary experience and
    realization, a fact known throughout the world. It is evident to everyone
    that he was unlike anyone else when it came to pointing out the nature of
    mind, and making sure that people both recognized it and had some actual
    experience.
    Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
    Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was an incredible master, one who was both learned
    and accomplished. The great masters of this timethe 16th Karmapa,
    Dudjom Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpocheall venerated him as one
    of their root gurus and a jewel in their crown ornament. He was someone who
    achieved the final realization of the Great Perfection.
    Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche

    The difference between buddhas and sentient beings is that sentient beings
    are busy fabricating. Our self-existing wakefulness has fallen under the power
    of being altered. As long as we continue to do so, we will wander in samsara.
    Rather than doing that, we need to recognize the nature of mind. I am
    explaining this here to give you the idea of how things are. The next step is
    for you to experience. Intellectual understanding is not enough. You need to
    actually taste and realize this self-existing wakefulness. Train till it becomes
    uninterrupted
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRangjung Yeshe Publications
    Release dateDec 1, 2013
    ISBN9789627341710
    As It Is, Volume II
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    Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche

    Tulku Urgyen demonstrated a devotion to Longchenpa, Chokgyur Lingpa, Jamyang Khyentse, and Jamgön Kongtrül that inspired all who knew him. In the 1950s he received teachings the Second Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, journeying to Lhasa and Gangtok for this purpose. In addition to receiving initiations he had many close personal discussions with this great master. Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, Dudjom Rinpoche, and Dilgo Khyentse all counted Tulku Urgyen among their advisers and spiritual friends. Not only was Tulku Urgyen kind, wise, and compassionate, but he was humble and gentle as well. He was renowned as a yogi, and though he did not live the life of a mountain recluse like Milarepa, his mind exhibited all the qualities of such accomplished masters. Tulku Urgyen was not well known as a scholar, yet the depth of his actual understanding was unsurpassed, and many Nyingma and Kagyü masters stood in awe of his comprehensive knowledge. He had thoroughly studied and practiced the Atiyoga, and his teachings on Dzogchen transformed the lives of those he touched with gentle, penetrating clarity. As a meditation teacher and a master of initiations, he was without peer. In these times of the Kali Yuga, when great troubles have befallen Tibet, Tulku Urgyen rose to the challenge. Journeying to a new country, (Nepal) he established a foundation for the Dharma and made the special treasures of Dzogchen and the Chokling lineage widely available. He benefited the Sangha greatly, establishing centers, extending the teachings, and passing on his knowledge. Today there are more than thirty different monasteries in the Kathmandu Valley that trace much of this activity to the light that radiated from Nagi Gompa, where the presence of Tulku Urgyen, the teachings of Chokling, and the blessings of Guru Padmasambhava came together. Truly, whatever any lama could accomplish, Tulku Urgyen has brought to fruition.

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