By offering chapter-by-chapter commentary on this renowned work, Khenpo Pelzang provides a fresh perspective on the role of the teacher; the stages of the path; the view of the Three Jewels; Madhyamika, the basis of transcendent wisdom; and much more.

    Others explore successfully the origin of Zen, the practice of meditation, and the social implications of Zen. The authors also investigate the Taoist and Buddhist ideas preceding Zen and relate it to Freudian psychology, anarchism, and the dualistic truths of the scientific method. Though this well-done study is accessible to informed lay readers, it is more suitable for academic libraries."—Library Journal

    Both works are included in Dudjom Lingpa's Chöd.An Ambrosia Ocean of Sublime Explanations—A Clearly Compiled Commentary Based upon the Close Lineage of Chöd: a translation of the extensive (741 folio page) Chöd commentary by Pema Lungtok Gyatso, a foremost disciple of Dudjom Lingpa.Heart Essence of Saraha: Root commentary on the Tröma Nagmo severance liturgy revealed by Heruka Dudjom Lingpa covering thirteen sections of chöd practice transmitted to him from the Treasury Expanse of the Spacelike Dharmatā by the crown jewel of Indian mahāsiddhas, Saraha. This second edition is a complete retranslation of the Heart Essence chöd text and is included in the Dudjom Lingpa's Chöd book along with the commentary by Pema Lungtok Gyatso.As Part Two in the book, this commentary includes both common and uncommon preliminary instructions, the three-kāya meditation-recitation practice, the pointing-out instructions for identifying the view associated with the four samayas of Mahāsandhi, the stages of generation and completion, the way of wandering through fear-invoking environments, the methods for identifying upheavals and for accumulating merit, such as the practice of the four feasts, and various other subjects that belong to the path of chöd.Light of Berotsana translated the root terma Heart Essence of Saraha some ten years ago, and since then the limited editions have sold out.