The Heart of the Path

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
(Archive #1047)

In this book, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains the importance of the spiritual teacher and advises how to train the mind in guru devotion, the root of the path to enlightenment. Edited by LYWA senior editor, Ven. Ailsa Cameron, this is a fantastic teaching on guru devotion and is a great and very important book.

Bibliography
Sūtras and Tantras (listed by English title)

Diamond-Cutter Sutra. Āryavajra-cchedikanāmaprajnāpāramitāmahāyānasūtra, ’phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa rdo rje gcod pa shes bya theg pa chen po’i mdo.

Essence of the Earth Sutra. Daśacakrakṣitigarbhanāmamahāyānasūtra, ’dus pa chen po las sa’i snying pa’i ’khor lo bcu po’i mdo.

Extensively Manifesting. Āryalalitavistaranāmamahāyānasūtra, ’phags pa rgya cher rol pa shes bya be theg pa chen po’i mdo.

Guhyasamaja Root Tantra. Sarvatathāgatakāyavaccittarahasyaguhyasamājanāmamahākalparāja, De bzhin gshegs pa thams cad kyi sku gsung thugs kyi gsang chen gsang ba ’dus pa zhes bya ba brtag pa’i gyal po chen po.

Heaped Flowers Sutra. Buddhāvataṃsakanāmamahāvaipulyasūtra, Sangs rgyas phal po che shes bya ba shin tu rgyas pa chen po’i mdo.

Kalachakra Tantra. Paramādibuddhoddhṛitaśrīkālacakranāmatantrarāja, Mchog gi dang po’i sang rgyas las byung ba rgyud kyi rgyal po dpal dus kyi ’khor lo shes bys ba.

The Lamp of the Three Jewels Sutra. Dkon mchog sgron me’i mdo.

Laying Out of Stalks Sutra. Gaṇḍavyūhasūtra, Ldong po mkod pa’i mdo.

Meeting of Father and Son Sutra. Āryapitrapūtrasamāgamanāmamahāyānasūtra, ’phag pa yab dang sras mjal ba shes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo.

Net of Illusion Tantra. Māyājālamahātantrarāja, Rgyud kyi rgyal po chen po sgyu ’phrul dra ba.

One Hundred Thousand Lines Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. Śatasāhasrikārajñā­pāramitā, She rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa stong phrag brgya pa.

Ornament of the Vajra Essence Tantra. Vajrahṛdayālaṃkāratantra, Dpal rdo rje snying po rgyan gyi rgyud.

Perfection of Wisdom Sutras. Prajñāapāramitāsūtra, Shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa’i mdo.

Samputa Tantra. Saṃpuṭanāmamahātantra, Yang dag par sbyor ba shes bya ba’i rgyud chen po.

The Ten Dharmas. Āryadaśadharmakanāmamahāyānasūtra, ’phags pa chos bcu pa shes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo.

Two Investigations. Dvikalpa, Brtags pa gnis.

Vajrapani Empowerment Tantra. Āryavajrapaṇyabhiṣekamahātantra, ’phags pa lag na rdo rje dbang bskur ba’i rgyud chen mo.

White Lotus Sutra. Saddharmapuṇḍdarīkanāmamahāyānasūtra, Dam pa’i chos padma dkar po shes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo.

Indian Works (listed by English title followed by authors name)

Buddha’s Lions (Abhayadatta). Caturaśītisiddhapravṛtti, Grub thob brgyad bcu rtsa bzhi chos skor

Commentary on the Difficult Points of the Krishnayamari Tantra (Ratnākaraśānti). Kṛṣṇayamārimahātantrarājapaṇjikāratnapradīpa, Dpal gzhin rje dgra nag po’i rgyud kyi rgyal po chen po’i dka’ ’grel rin po che’i sgron ma.

Compendium of Valid Cognitions (Dharmakīrti). Pramāṇavārttikakārikā, Tshad ma rnam ’grel gyi tshig le’ur.

Confession and Praise (Candragomin). Deśanastava, Bshags pa’i bstod pa.

Fifty Verses of Guru Devotion (Aśvaghoṣa). Gurupañcāśika, Bla ma lnga bcu pa.

Five Stages (Nāgārjuna). Pañcakrama, Rim pa lnga pa.

Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life (Śāntideva). Bodhisattvacāryāvatāra, Byang chub sems dpa’i spyod pa la ’jug pa.

Light of the Path to Enlightenment (Atiśa). Bodhipaṭhapradīpa, Byang chub lam gyi sgron ma.

Ornament of Mahayana Sutras (Maitreya). Mahyānasātrālaṃkārakārikā, Theg pa chen po’i mdo sde’i sgyan gyi tshig le’ur byas pa.

Ornament of Clear Realizations (Maitreya). Abhisamayālaṃkārakārikā, Mngon par rtogs pa’i rgyan gyi tshig le’ur byas pa.

Treasury of Knowledge (Vasubandhu). Abhidharmakośa, Chos mngon pa’i mdzod.

Tibetan Works (listed by English title followed by author’s name in phonetic letters)

Abbreviated Notes from Explanatory Discourses Given on [the First Panchen Lama’s] Six-Session Guru Yoga, [Candragomin’s] Twenty [Stanzas on the Bodhisattva Vows, [Aśvaghoṣa’s] Fifty Stanzas on the Guru, and the Root and Secondary Tantric Vows (Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo). Thun drug bla ma’i rnal ’byor dang dom pa nyi shu pa bla ma lnga bcu pa sngags kyi rtsa ltung sbom po bcas kyi bshad khri gnang ba’i zin tho mdor bsdus.

Calling the Guru from Afar: A Tormented Wail, Quickly Drawing Forth the Blessing of the Lama, the Inseparable Three Kayas (Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo). Bla ma rgyang ’bod sku gsum dbyermed bla ma’i byin rlabs myur ’dren gdung dbyangs zhes bya ba zhugs so.

Collection of Advice from Here and There (Tsunba Jegom). Bka’ gdams gsung thor bu.

Commentary to the Blue Manual (Geshe Dolpa). Be’u bum sngon po’i ’grel pa.

Foundation of All Good Qualities (Tsongkhapa). Yon tan bzhi gyur ma.

Guru Puja (Panchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen). Zab lam bla ma mchod pa’i cho ga bde stong dbyer med ma dang tshogs mchod bcas.

The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Tsongkhapa). Skyes bu gsum gyi rnyams su blang ba’i rim pa thams cad tshang bar stong pa’i byang chub lam gyi rim pa.

Hundred Stanzas to the People of Tingri (Padampa Sangye). Pha dam pa sangs rgyas kyi zhal gdams ding ri brgya rtsa ma.

In Praise of Dependent Arising (Tsongkhapa). Rten ’brel bstod pa.

Lama Chöpa. See Guru Puja.

Lam rim chen mo. See The Great Treatise.

Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand (Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo). Rnam sgrol lag bcangs su gtod pa’i man ngag zab mo tshang la ma nor ba mtshungs med chos kyi rgyal po’i thugs bcud byang chub lam gyi rim pa’i nyams khrid kyi zin bris gsung rab kun gyi bcud bsdud gdams ngag bdud rtsi’i snying po.

Lines of Experience of the Graduated Path to Enlightenment (Tsongkhapa). Byang chub lam gyi rim pa’i nyams len gyi rnam gzhag mdor bsdus te brjed byang du bya ba.

Lam rim bsdus don. See Lines of Experience.

Ornament for the Throats of Fortunate Ones (Jampel Lhundrup). Byang chub lam gyi rim pa’i dmar khrid myur lam gyi sngon ’gro’i ngag ’don gyi rim pa khyer bde bklag chog bskal bzang mgrin rgyan.

Six-Session Guru Yoga (Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo). Thun drug gi rnal ’byor.

The Essence of Nectar (Yeshe Tsöndru). Byang chub lam gyi rim pa’i gdams pa zab mo rnams tshigs su bcad pa’i sgo nas nyams su len tshul dam chos bdud rtsi’i snying po.

Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva (Thogme Zangpo). Rgyal sras lag len so bdun ma.