The Dawn of Awareness Tantra

Eight years ago, I published my translations of fifteen of the famous Seventeen Tantras of the Upadeśa Instruction Section. For years people have been asking me to translate the remaining two Tantras: The Dawn of Awareness Tantra and the Perfect Empowerment Tantra. Both of them are major works. My goal is to translate both of them in 2025. I am starting out with the Dawn of Awareness, which is 377 pages in the Tibetan. This Tantra is an astounding and comprehensive presentation of the secret upadeśa instructions of the Great Perfection. It was translated into Tibetan from three different versions that were in the languages of India, Orgyan, and China by Vimalamitra in the Eight Century of our era. The international importance of this Tantra from the earliest times cannot be overestimated. As the Seventeen Tantras of the Upadeśa Instruction Section are the crown of the Great Perfection, The Dawn of Awareness is the crown of the Seventeen Tantras. Now that I have been translating classical Tibetan full time for all these years, I am ready to bring this important Tantra into English. I am asking all my patrons, large and small, to chip in to translate The Dawn of Awareness Tantra. You won’t be disappointed!

Many translation projects now budget as much as $250 per page. With 377 pages, I would have to raise $92,250 for this effort. A target like that would make this project almost impossible to launch. My target is $13, 700. This is how much it will cost me to survive while I do the translation. I take it as an honor and a privilege to be bringing you the finest literature of the Great Perfection. Your support is vital to the success of this project, which I will be totally immersing myself in for the next few months. You know the quality of my work. Please support this translation!

I am offering gifts to those who contribute: Those who send $108 will receive a copy of the finished book. Those who contribute $500 will receive a signed copy of the book and be mentioned in the Acknowledgements. Those who contribute $1008 will receive three signed copies of the book and will be mentioned in the Acknowledgements. Every contribution, no matter the size, will help to sustain me while I bring this book out. I deeply appreciate the support I have received for my translations over the years, and I do everything in my power to bring you a reliable and meaningful translation. Your support is the essential ingredient to making this project workable.