Inwritingthatsparklesandinspires,AnneKlein(LamaRigzinDrolma)showsushowtoliberateourbuddhanaturetobebothhumanandabuddhatoo.ThisfirstvolumeintheHouseofAdzomseriescentersonLongchenpa’sseventrainingsinbodhicitta,ourawakenedmind,theultimatepurposeofourpracticeandtraining.AnneKlein’soriginalcompositionmasterfullyweavesinAdzomPayloRinpoche’scommentaryandJigmeLingpa’sfivepithpracticesandcommentaryonthetrainings,inkeepingwithLongchenpa’sskillfulintegrationofsutra,tantra,andDzogchen,toresolveourmostchallengingquestionsaboutwhatawakeninginvolvesandhowitrelatestothetruthofourhumansituationrightnow.AsfoundationalteachingsforDzogchenpractitioners,theseventrainingsareframedascontemplationsonimpermanence,theadventitiousnessofhappinessanditsshortduration,themultiplecausesofdeath,themeaninglessnessofourworldlyactivities,relianceontheBuddha’sgoodqualities,theteacher’spithinstructions,and,ultimately,nonconceptualmeditationonblissandemptiness,clarityandemptiness,andrealityitself.
