The Path to Perfect Freedom

by Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche

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His Eminence Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche often says that breathing with ease in a relaxed state, free from stress and worry, is a sign of inner freedom. Since time without beginning, our true nature has been, is, and always will be, naturally free.

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The Path to Perfect Freedom is a collection of teachings by Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche, delivered across the United States and Asia over the past 35 years. It highlights Rinpoche’s direct, spontaneous, and engaging style.

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Part One features general teachings on the Tibetan Buddhist path. These talks cover topics such as the purity of being, the essence of wisdom, the infallible law of karma, uncondi-tional intelligence, pure aspiration, and the way of the bodhisattva.

 

Part Two focuses on the teachings of the vajrayana and Dzogchen. It begins with a line-by-line commentary on His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche’s Calling the Lama from Afar, and a talk on devotion within the lineage of Padmasambhava. It includes Rinpoche’s teachings on the five extraordinary preliminary practices of the Pema Sangtig Ngondro: taking refuge, generating bodhichitta, Vajrasattva purification, mandala offering, and Guru Yoga, followed by a review and commentary on His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche’s Quintessence of Accomplishment: Instructions for Mountain Retreat. It concludes with an exploration of Patrul Rinpoche’s teachings on The Inner Treasure of Self-Liberation.

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Part Three, Key Topics, includes a selection of short teachings on specific subjects, such as The Kindness of the Teacher, Beyond Death, and Unborn Awareness. Rinpoche delivered many of these teachings in response to students’ questions.

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Publication date: April 6, 2026

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