Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo Series

Tibetan Masters Khenpo Gangshar

Texts by the Dzogchen teacher Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo (mkhan po gang shar dbang po, 1925–1958/9), who is known especially for his role as the root teacher of Chögyam Trungpa:

Advice

A Way of Settling into the Realization of Mind’s Essence

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.

Advice Mahāmudrā 1 Oct 2016

Dzogchen

A Song of Advice for Gok Zangden

A simple Dzogchen instruction written in verse.

Dzogchen Songs and Poems 28 Mar 2018

A Song to Introduce the Unmistaken View of the Great Perfection

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.

Dzogchen Songs and Poems 28 Oct 2015

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

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

Dzogchen Mahāmudrā Restricted 22 Feb 2021

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

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.

Dzogchen Restricted 30 May 2022

Verses to Remove Hindrances and Sustain Realization of the Nature of Mind

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.

Dzogchen Mahāmudrā Songs and Poems 13 Mar 2019

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

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.

Dzogchen 6 Nov 2015

Guru Yoga

Guru Yoga: The Consummate Blessing

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.

Guru Yoga 6 Nov 2015

Mahāmudrā

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

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.

Mahāmudrā 25 Mar 2019

Prayers

Prayer to Pacify Military Conflict

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.

Prayers 19 Feb 2021

Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo Series

Advice

Dzogchen

Guru Yoga

Mahāmudrā

Prayers

Name variants:

Further information:

Download this collection:

DONATIONS

Quick Links

Tools

Other Sites

Social

LICENSE