Crucial Point, the annual dharma journal of Mangala Shri Bhuti, is a full-color journal featuring articles by Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, Dungse Jampal Norbu, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, and other teachers in the Longchen Nyingtik lineage. In this issue:

• Remembrance of Sangye, the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa – Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche pays tribute to His Holiness by sharing his personal memories of this enlightened Buddha

• Effortless Benefit – His Holiness Khyentse Rinpoche explicates Zurchungpa’s brief teaching on the four immeasurables

• No Getting around the Four Noble Truths – Dungse Jampal Norbu illuminates the Buddha’s foundational teachings

• The Path of Sacred World – Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel discusses pure perception in the Vajrayana

• Beyond Dualistic Mind – Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche’s commentary on key verses from Shantideva’s Wisdom Chapter

• What Makes a Human Birth Truly Precious? – Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche contemplates the four thoughts that turn one’s mind toward the Dharma