Introduction Letter

by His Holiness Penor Rinpoche

The increase and decrease of wealth and of our world is mainly dependent upon the meritorious virtue of the sentient beings of this world. To obtain liberation and enlightenment, however, doesn’t depend only on one’s merit but rather, temporary and ultimate unsurpassable happiness is completely dependent on the practice of the transmission and accomplishment of the teachings taught by the great compassionate and victorious ones in general, and specifically on the most swift path of the secret Vajrayana teachings applied properly in one's being, without being separated from the wisdom of listening, reflecting and meditating, accordingly.

Buddhism has flourished in Tibet, the land of snowy mountains, for many thousands of years. The teachings have been transmitted through the ancient Nyingma School lineage masters in general, and specifically through the glorious eastern Palyul lineage masters. These masters achieved high realizations, with the qualities of clairvoyance and miraculous activities. They became liberated in clear light rainbow bodies, many left many different colored relics after their cremation, and some had various kinds of signs of accomplishment when they passed away, such as the sky filled with rainbows and so forth. This lineage passes on the blessings of those countless mahasiddhas that happened within the tradition and lineage.

These days we have many followers of the Palyul lineage in Asian countries such as India, Nepal, Taiwan, etc., and in the West in America, Canada, Europe and so forth. We are publishing this Palyul Clear Light magazine to benefit all the students of these established Dharma centers and especially for those who are interested in Tibetan culture and Tibetan Buddhism, through which you can learn and realize this matter. We especially hope that you can all give rise within your beings to compassion, loving kindness and bodhicitta as the essence of the supreme dharma, that you can gain the proper understanding of these, and with that motivation apply into practice through hearing inseparable from the three wisdoms of listening, contemplation and meditation. These three wisdoms can be an antidote for the ignorant mind of self-grasping, desire and so forth, and all other afflictive emotions.

By this, temporally may all obstructing conditions and obstacles be pacified, may merit, material wealth and longevity of life increase, and with excellent joy and happiness, may all apply into the practice of dharma diligently, that all may realize the secret-most view of the Great Perfection through the path of method or liberation. I have the intention and make the aspirational prayer that all may achieve the stage of the primordially perfect dharmakaya within this lifetime.

Paltrul Pema Norbu