Milarepa is one of the greatest Buddhist saints to have ever lived. His incredible story of accomplishing enlightenment is one of the truly inspirational books in Buddhism.

What Milarepa practiced, realized and taught was Mahamudra, which is the special meditation of the Kagyupa school of Tibetan Buddhism. This tradition has passed down orally from guru to disciple often by way of spiritual songs. These songs are a distillation of a practitioner's lifetime of meditation and illustrate the yogi's spontaneous realizations. As they can be quite pithy they often need a commentary to explain all the nuances of what they mean. In this book, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche shares his wisdom on the life and teachings of Milarepa through explaining a series of ten songs from Milarepa's One Hundred Thousand Songs

The Life and Spiritual Songs of Milarepa, Thrangu Rinpoche, Zhi-sil Cho-kyi Gha-Tsal, Paperback, 151 pages, $18.95

Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is a renowned Tibetan Buddhist master known for his deep compassion and the clarity of his teachings. He was selected by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to serve as the principal tutor to His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Oryen Trinley Dorje. Thrangu Rinpoche is a full holder and teacher of the Kagyu Vajrayana lineages. He founded the Namo Buddha retreat center in Nepal, has established two shedras (monastic universities) in Nepal and India, and serves as Abbot of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. He also built Tara Abbey, where nuns receive a full dharma education qualifying them to become khenpos or teachers. Thrangu Rinpoche teaches extensively throughout Asia, Europe and the United States. He has centers in Maine and California, and is building the Vajra Vidya Retreat Center in Crestone, Colorado.

	Contents: The Life and Spiritual Songs of Milarepa
	Foreword	ix
	Biography of Thrangu Rinpoche	xi
	Preface	xiii
1	An Introduction to the Text	1
2	Six Songs of Longing for the Guru	9
3	Songs of the Snow	17
4	The Rock Sinmo in the Lingpa Cave	27
5	Songs on Yolmo Snow-Mountain	37
6	The Story of Nyama Palderbum	45
7	The Encounter with Naro Bonchung	57
8	Invitation from the King of Kathmandu	67
9	Entering the Yak Horn	73
10	The Story of Gampopa	81
11	Victory Over the Four Maras	83
	Notes	99
	Glossary of Terms	115
	Glossary of Tibetan Terms	141
	Bibliography	143
	Index	145