"The Quintessence of the Union of Mahamudra and Dzokchen presents in a very concise and inclusive way all that an individual actually needs to practice in order to attain awakening. This style of presentation, in its brevity and directness, is appropriate for the present time because our mental afflictions are strong and life is short. We do not have time to waste." Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche

The text, which is composed of eight songs, presents the quintessence of both mahamudra and dzokchen while celebrating their fundamental unity. Written in Karma Chakme's unique style of extreme simplicity and great profundity, it makes what is normally difficult to understand very easy and straightforward.

The Quintessence of the Union of Mahamudra and Dzokchen, Karma Chakme, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, KTD Publications, Paperback, 2008, 360 Pages, $24.95

Karma Chakme Rinpoche, the great mahasiddha who lived in seventeenth-century Tibet at the time of the Tenth Karmapa, was one of the most highly realized and accomplished individuals in scholarship and meditation. In order to benefit all practitioners pursuing the path of the dharma, he composed over one hundred volumes of teachings.

Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, accomplished in scholarship and meditation, is one of the great living masters of the Karma Kagyu tradition. Born in 1922 in East Tibet, Rinpoche is the abbot of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery in Woodstock, New York and retreat master of Karme Ling Three-Year Retreat Center in upstate New York.

	Contents: The Quintessence of the Union of Mahamudra and Dzokchen
ix.	Preface
xiii.	Biography Karma Chakme Rinpoche
xxv.	Biography Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
3.	Song One Teaches the Profound Dharma
31.	Song Two How to Gain the Essence of the Difficult-to-Find Human Body
49.	Song Three Contemplating Impermanence and Cause and Effect
73.	Song Four The Visualization Sessions
105.	Song Five Training in Generation and Completion for Beginners
139.	Song Six The Arising of Experiences and the Elimination of Obstacles
181.	Song Seven Enhancement
191.	Song Eight Bringing Death onto the Path
217.	Root Text: Tibetan and English
299.	Glossary
319.	Index
328.	Resources