The Longsal Cycle or The Innermost Essence of the Dakinis of the Luminous Clarity of the Uni­verse is the collection of Chogyal Namkhai Norbu's rediscovered teachings.

This publication of teachings from theLongsal Cycle contains three upadeshas received through dreams (mnal chos), including the histories of their discoveries, over a period of time ranging from 1957 to 1989.

The Opening of the Gate to the State of Ati  written down in 1977, is a special teaching of Padmasambhava, (8th century), that explains the conditions of the Teaching in this degenerated age and presents a practice of Purification of the Six Lokas based on the principle of 'reversal' of samsara.

The Upadesha of Introduction to the State of Ati, written down in 1983, is an extraordinary teach­ ing of the great translator Vairochana (7th century) introducing the authentic principle of Atiyoga or Dzogcheb, i presenting essen­tial instructions on the Four Contemplations of Semde

The Upadesha for the Self-Liberation of the Six Lokas  re­ceived in 1989 while leading a retreat in Australia, contains instructions of the Vidya­dhara Nagadhara on how to practice the Purifica­tion of the Six Lekas in a very special way, by adopting also particular physical positions.