Clearing the Way to Awakening Companion Workbook

This workbook is a friendly companion for ngondro practitioners who are reading Yudron Wangmo’s Clearing the Way to Awakening. It encourages personal reflection on your unfolding experience of the practice and helps you integrate key concepts along the way. Each chapter corresponds directly to a chapter in the main book.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Journaling prompts
• Guided reflections
• Occasional quizzes
• More nuggets from the author

For many of us practicing Tibetan Buddhism outside the Himalayas, the path can feel both inspiring and lonely. This workbook is meant to be like a friend you can “talk to” about your process of practicing the nine trainings in ngondro texts—whether you’re reflecting on the four thoughts, doing recitations, exerting yourself with prostrations, making mandala offerings, or seeking a Vajrayana guru. May it support you through both the exhilarating moments and the difficult ones as you walk the path toward awakening.

Note: This workbook is designed to be used with Clearing the Way to Awakening: A Nine-Step Practice from Tibetan Buddhism, also available here.