Buddhahood in This Life
The Great Commentary by Vimalamitra
Foreword by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche
Translated by Ācārya Malcolm Smith
Available for the first time in English, Buddhahood in This Life presents the Great Commentary of Vimalamitra—one of the earliest and most influential texts in the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It explores the theory and practice of the Great Perfection tradition in detail, shows how Dzogchen meditation relates to the entirety of the Buddhist path, and outlines how we can understand buddhahood—and even achieve it in our lifetime.
This essential text includes topics such as:
How delusion arises
The pathway of pristine consciousness
How buddhahood is present in the body
and more.
Ācārya Malcolm Smith includes an overview, analysis and clarification for all topics. Buddhahood in This Life covers fine details of Dzogchen meditation, including profound “secret instructions” rarely discussed in most meditation manuals. This text is essential for any serious student of the Great Perfection.
“Malcolm Smith's translation is very accurate and without baroque inventions…the translation is plain, clear, very close to the text, showing a precise understanding even of its oddest parts, with a good knowledge of both this tradition and the classical Tibetan language.” Stéphane Arguillère