Personal memoirs are not uncommon in Tibetan Buddhism, but A Clear Mirror offers an unusual variation: three levels of spiritual teachings, conveying outer, inner, and subtle aspects of wisdom, that give readers full access to the rich life of one of Vajrayana Buddhism's most respected figures. Dudjom Lingpa (1835-1904) was a Tibetan visionary and Great Perfection master, or terton, a revealer of spiritual treasures called terma hidden in the Earth and in the minds of disciples. Dujdom Lingpa is renowned for his revelations on refining perception or Nang Jang, and, through dream yoga, trance, and visions, for transmitting the mindstream of a number of enlightened spiritual beings, such as Sri Singha, Saraha, Vajradhara, and Manjushri, whose wisdom he received and shares in this book.

A Clear Mirror reveals what high lamas regard as most sacred and intimate: spiritual evolution via the lens of an innermost visionary life. Lingpa recounts each step of his own enlightenment process from learning how to meditate to the highest tantric practices as he experienced them. A Clear Mirror is a spiritual adventure that also incorporates everyday meditation advice, designed for the lay reader as well as the more seasoned practitioner, in this evocative original translation.

Clear Mirror: The Visionary Autobiography of a Tibetan Master, Traktung Dudjom Lingpa, Rangjung Yeshe Publications, Paperback, 350 pp $24.95

Traktung Dudjom Lingpa's legacy remains widely influential, due in part to the international presence of his reincarnate successor, the modern master His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche. Translator Chonyi Drolma, who studied translation under Dungse Thinley Norbu Rinpoche and Lama Tharchin Rinpoche, lives near Corralitos, CA. Lama Tharchin founded Pema Osel Ling, a Dudjom Lingpa-lineage Buddhist center near Santa Cruz, CA.

CONTENTS: A Clear Mirror
Foreword		ix
Publisher's Preface		xiii
About This Translation		xvii
Acknowledgments		xxi
Translator's Introduction		xxiii
The Outer Autobiography		1
	The Origin of My Clan	3
	An Envoy of Enlightened Activity	7
	Your Father's Wealth	12
	This Appearance of a Young Boy	14
	Gods and Demons	22
	A Lama Who Inspires	27
	Child and Guardian	32
	The Sacred Practice of Space	39
	The True Meaning of Sublime Insight	45
	The Union of Bliss-Emptiness	51
	Eastward toward Golok	57
	Bring Forth the Treasure	61
	Great Perfection	73
	How Should I Conduct Myself?	77
	An Authentic Treasure Revealer	84
	A Hidden Adept	89
	Traversing the Swift Path	94
	Glorious Copper-Colored Mountain	100
	Dynamic Dance of the Mamos and Dakinis	108
	Symbolic of Your Disciples	113
	Direct Confrontation	121
	When I Reign with Four Cycles	128
	Not a Single Lama in This World	133
	The Ancestor of the World	139
	The Spectacle of Potala Mountain	145
	In the Presence of Patrul Rinpoche	150
	Renown for My Powers	154
	That Dzichen Witch	160
	Signs of the Dakinis' Agitation	164
	Time for Your Eradication	171
	Wealth and Livestock	174
	Song of Tidings	179
	Armies and Major Turmoil	185
	New Flower of Her Praise	193
	Colophon and Concluding Verses	197
	Printing Dedication	201
The Secret Autobiographies		203
	Details of My Lifetimes	205
	Spiritual Heritage	213
	A Little Boy with Excellent Fortune	219
	Appearances as the Deity	227
	The Nectar of Bliss-Emptiness	235
	What Is Called "Meditation"	242
	A Lucid Dreamer	251
	Thirteen Holy Disciples	258
	Custodians of My Doctrine	265
The Secret Autobiography That Briefly Relates Replies to the Queries of a Wisdom Dakini		277
A Supernova of Blessings		285
Appendix 1: An Exalted Family Line		291
Appendix 2: A Living Legacy		295
Bibliography		299
Notes		301
Index		303