Peter, The Crystal & the Way of Light is a good book but its value may depend upon your familiarity with Buddhism.
However, once you understand this book, if still interested, you can turn to Quintessential Dzogchen: Confusion Dawns as Wisdom, translated by Eric Pema Kunsang. If you want a taste of what "direct introduction" is like then the only book that approaches it is Lion's Gaze by Khenchen Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche. This is a verbal commentary on a text by Patrul Rinpoche, a famous practitioner and on the Three Words that Strike the Crucial Point by Garab Dorje, the root guru and so-called first human to teach Dzogchen. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter L Sutphen <drpetersutp...@...> wrote: > > Thank you much. Does the book include a demon I. D. Checkist? > > Peter > > > On Jul 22, 2010, at 6:56 AM, Vaj vajradh...@... wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Jul 21, 2010, at 9:18 PM, Peter wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> Vaj, what would be a good book or two to introduce oneself to Dzogchen? > > > > > > I often recommend The Crystal and the Way of Light: Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen and people seem to find it helpful. Actually before that book was written there really wasn't anything available on the topic period. > > > > > > >
