The teaching on Parting from the Four Attachments is universally regarded as one of the jewels of Tibetan Buddhism. In the present commentary, Chogye Trichen Rinpoche lays bare the signs of authentic Dharma practice, while pointing out the pitfalls practitioners inevitably stray into, showing how these faults may be rectified through the development of proper motivation. Great emphasis is placed on developing a depth of feeling toward the faults of samsara, as well the heartfelt love and compassion necessary to truly give rise to altruism. Unfolding the essential points for the practice of each stage of mind training according to the Mahayana Buddhist teachings, Rinpoche leads his listeners into a detailed and lucid discussion of the genuine view of the true nature of mind. Finally, we are introduced to the unity of clarity and emptiness, the recognition of primordial wisdom, known as Mahamudra, the Great Perfection, and, in the Sakya tradition, as the Inseparability of Samsara and Nirvana (Khordey Yermay.)

Parting from the Four Attachments: A Commentary on Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen's Song of Experience on Mind Training and the View, Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 192 pages, $22.95

His Eminence Chobgye Trichen Rinpoche was head of the Tsharpa sub-lineage of the Sakya order of Tibetan Buddhism. He was the 26th patriarch of Phenpo Nalendra Monastary, founded by Rongton Sheja Kunrig (1367-1449). Born in 1920, His Eminence was recognized by the 13th Dalai Lama as 18th in the lineage of Chobgye Trichens. After going into exile, Chobgye Trichen Rinpoche built two monastaries: one in Lumbini, birthplace of the Buddha and the other in Kathmandu. Rinpoche is regarded as a master of masters -- most Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders were his disciples, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, His Holiness Sakya Trizin and the late Dudjom Rinpoche. Towards the end of his life, Rinpoche conducted a series of three-and-a-half year solitary meditation retreats for senior Sakyapa monks over a span of fifteen years.

CONTENTS: Parting from the Four Attachments
Preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama		7
Foreword by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche		9
Acknowledgments		11
A Brief Biography of Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen		13
The Biography of Chogye Trichen Rinpoche		19
PART ONE: The Root Text: Pith Instructions on the Mind Training Teaching of Parting from the Four Attachments by Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen		53
PART TWO: The Commentary: Commentary on Parting from the Four Attachments by Chogye Trichen Rinpoche		59
1.	History	61
2.	Attachment to This Life	77
3.	Attachment to Samsara	115
4.	Attachment to Selfish Purposes	133
5.	Attachment in the View	151
Appendix I: Lineage Prayer		185
Appendix II: Tibetan Text of Drakpa Gyaltsen's Song		189