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===Brief Introduction===
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*'''''The Excellent Path to Omniscience: A Liturgical Arrangement for the Preliminary Practices of the Great Perfection, Longchen Nyingthig'''''
*[[rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying thig gi sngong 'gro'i ngag 'don khrigs su bsdebs pa rnam mkhyen lam bzang]]
 
The Longchen Nyingthig [[Preliminary Practices]] ([[ngondro]]) are the introductory practices to one of the most well-known lineages in the [[Nyingma]] tradition, the [[Longchen Nyingthig]]. This liturgy was arranged by [[Jigme Trinle Ozer]], the main disciple of the [[Terton]] who revealed these teachings, [[Jigme Lingpa]]. Most of the material contained in the liturgy comes from the [[Longchen Nyingthig]] itself and from the [[Nyingthig Yabshi]], the famous [[Dzogchen]] teachings compiled by [[Longchenpa]]. Numerous commentaries have been written on these preliminary practices, most notably [[Patrul Rinpoche]]'s [[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]].
===The Sequence of Practice===
*<big>'''Session preliminaries:'''</big>
**Physcial preliminary - Seven-point posture of Vairochana
**Speech preliminaries - Clearing of stale breath and recitation of the speech purification liturgy
**Mental preliminaries - Correct motivation and invocation of the guru's blessings
*<big>'''[[Outer Preliminaries]]:'''</big>
**Contemplation of the freedoms and endowments
**Contemplation of death & impermanence
**Contemplation of karma: the principle of causality
**Contemplation of the sufferings of samsara
**Contemplation of the benefits of liberation
**Contemplation of how one studies with a spiritual teacher
*<big>'''[[Inner Preliminaries]]:'''</big>
**[[Going For Refuge]] - The foundation of the Buddhist path
**[[Developing Bodhicitta]] - The root [[Mahayana]] practice
**[[Meditation And Recitation Of Vajrasattva]] - Purification of obstacles, obscurations & negativity
**[[Mandala Offering]] - Gathering the accumulations of merit and wisdom
**[[Chod]] - Cutting through the [[Four Maras]]
**[[Guru Yoga]] - Invoking the blessings of the guru's enlightened mind
*Dedication of merit and concluding prayers<br>
===Tibetan Literature on the Longchen Nyingthig Ngondro===
*In addition to the liturgical arrangement itself, the primary texts for this practice were written by '''Jigme Lingpa''':''
**[[thun mong gi sngon 'gro sems sbyong rnam pa bdun gyi don khrid thar ba'i them skas]]
**[[rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying thig gi thun mong gi sngon 'gro khrid kyi lag len la 'debs lugs]]
**[[rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying thig gi thun mong ma yin pa'i sngon 'gro'i khrid yig dran pa nyer gzhag]]
*Other important works are:
**[[rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying thig gi sngon ‘gro’i khrid yig kun bzang bla ma’i zhal lung]], by dpal sprul O rgyan chos kyi dbang po ('''[[Patrul Rinpoche]]''')
**[[rdzogs pa chen po klong chen snying thig gi sngon ‘gro’i khrid yig kun bzang bla ma’i zhal lung gi zin bris]], by mkhan po ngag dbang dpal bzang ('''[[Khenpo Ngaga]]''')
**[[sngon ‘gro  dmigs rim bsdus pa]] by dpal sprul O rgyan chos kyi dbang po ('''[[Patrul Rinpoche]]''')
**[[sngon ‘gro’i ngag ‘don rnam mkhyen lam bzang gsal byed]] by mkhyen brtse dbang po ('''[[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]]''')
**[[sngon ‘gro’i dmigs rim zab don bdud rtsi’i nying khu]] by mkhyen brtse dbang po ('''[[Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]] ''')
**[[sngon ‘gro’i khrid yig thar lam gsal byed sgron me]] by ‘gro ‘dul dpa’ bo rdo rje ('''[[Adzom Drukpa]]''')
**[[klong chen snying thig gi sngon ‘gro’i ngag ‘don gyi ‘bru ‘grel rnam mkhyen lam sgron]] by chos kyi grags pa '''(Chokyi Drakpa''')
**[[sngon ‘gro’i rnam bshad mtshungs med bla ma’i byin rlabs ‘char rgyun]] by theg mchog rdo rje '''([[Thekchog Dorje]]''')
 
===Translated Literature on the Longchen Nyingthig Ngondro===
====Published Books====
*[[Patrul Rinpoche]] (1994). '''Words of My Perfect Teacher.''' Translated by the Padmakara Translation Group. San Francisco: HarperCollins.
*[[Khenpo Ngawang Palzang|Ngawang Pelzang]], Khenpo (2004). '''A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher'''. Translated by the Padmakara Translation Group. Boston: Shambhala Publications.
*Thondup, Tulku (1982). '''Dzogchen: Innermost Essence Preliminary Practice'''. India: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives.
*'''An Elucidation of The Path To Excellent Omniscience'''. Translated by the [[Vajravairochana Translation Committee]]. Halifax: Vajravairochana Translation Committee, 1996.
*[[Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche]] '''Tantric Practice in Nying-ma''', Translated and Edited by Jeffrey Hopkins Co-edited by Anne Klein
====Others Texts====
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/chokyidrakpa.html A Torch for the Path to Omniscience: A Word by Word Commentary on the Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro by Chökyi Drakpa]<br>
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/yukhok.html Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro Commentary by Chatralwa Chöying Rangdrol]<br>
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/khyentsewangpo/illuminating.html Illuminating the Excellent Path to Omniscience: Notes on the Longchen Nyingtik Ngondro by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/patrul/brief_ngondro_guide.html Brief Guide to the Stages of Visualization for the Ngöndro Practice by Patrul Rinpoche]<br>
 
===Internal Links===
*See [[Longchen Nyingthig]] for more information on this lineage
*[[Longchen Nyingtik]]
===Other References===
*Thondup, Tulku (1996) '''Masters of Meditation and Miracles'''. Boston: Shambhala Publications. - The most complete reference on the lineages and practices of the Longchen Nyingthig in the English language.
 
===Alternate Names & Spellings===
*Longchen Nyingtik Ngondro
*Heart Essence of the Vast Expanse Preliminary Practices
*Heart Essence of the Great Expanse Preliminary Practices
*Heart Essence of Lonchenpa Preliminary Practices
 
===External Links===
[http://www.tbrc.org/cgi-bin/tbrcdatx?do=so&resource=W21024 TBRC] page on the Longchen Nyingthig<br>
[http://www.tbrc.org/cgi-bin/tbrcdatx?resource=O15&highlight= TBRC] listing of the treatises contained in the Longchen Nyingthig root texts
 
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