Dzogchen-The Great Completion-tells us that we are already whole, completeand perfect as we are. Amidst whatever turmoil the world can bring to ourdoorstep, the Dzogchen teachings provide consolation, skilled guidance andprofound instruction. In this new book, Rest Is Best, from Z. Rinpoche, we havethe core essence of Dzogchen wisdom in a form that is tailored to the needs of amodern reader. Z. Rinpoche is a lineage-successor in the Dzogchen and Mahamudra lineages, and inthat capacity has been enjoined by her guru to bring the Dzogchen andMahamudra teachings to a worldwide audience. The book is taken fromtalks-more appropriately called "evocations"-that Rinpoche gave to acommunity of participants in 2022, 2023 and 2024. The language in theseevocations is warm and intimate, but also fierce, and burning with the fire ofunbearable compassion and beneficial intent. The key points from these powerful evocations have been distilled into short, pithy chapters in a book which directs us over and over again to the innate joy ofopen intelligence. The ancient teachings of natural rest are skillfully explained andelucidated, and practical instruction is given which applies very specifically to thelives that people are living these days. This book is a treasure that will keep onenriching the reader with each rereading.
