{"title":"Shechen Gyaltsap Iv","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the profound teachings of Shechen Gyaltsap IV, a key figure in Tibetan Buddhism. Discover works that illuminate the path to enlightenment and offer deep insights into spiritual practice. Start your journey today.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"practicing-the-great-perfection-book-shechen-gyaltsap-iv-9781559394932","title":"Practicing the Great Perfection","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of essential instructions on the practice of Dzogchen, or The Great Perfection, from one of the great early 20th century Buddhist masters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Shechen Gyaltsap (1871-1926) was widely recognized as one of the greatest meditation masters and most compassionate bodhisattvas in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. He lived a life of complete devotion and commitment to monastic discipline and study, and became the root teacher of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, who said of Shechen Gyaltsap's teachings that they were \"worth more than all the gold in the entire world.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This collection, intended for the advanced Buddhist practitioner who has received initiation from a qualified master, provides the essential instructions of Dzogchen, or Great Perfection, practice. Written with a clear simplicity that belies their profundity, the teachings give practical and pointed advice on how students should meditate and behave in ordinary life. 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Preceded by initiation and oral instructions, the practitioner arrives at this view through the profound methods of deity visualization, mantra recitation, and meditative absorption.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49794332295441,"sku":"GOR011052504","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51417245417745,"sku":"CIN1559393971G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1559393971.jpg?v=1750991539"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-shechen-gyaltsap-iv.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}