The Drukpa Kagyu lineage is renowned among the traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism for producing some of the greatest yogis from across the Himalayas. After spending many years in mountain retreats, these meditation masters displayed miraculous signs of spiritual accomplishment that have inspired generations of Buddhist practitioners. The teachings found here are sources of inspiration for any student wishing to genuinely connect with this tradition.

These translations include Mahamudra advice and songs of realization from major Tibetan Buddhist figures such as Gampopa, Tsangpa Gyare, Drukpa Kunleg, and Pema Karpo, as well as modern Drukpa masters such as Togden Shakya Shri and Adeu Rinpoche. This collection of direct pith instructions and meditation advice also includes an overview of the tradition by Tsoknyi Rinpoche.

Combined with guidance from a qualified teacher, these teachings offer techniques for resting in the naturally pure and luminous state of our minds. As these masters make clear, through stabilizing the meditative experiences of bliss, clarity, and nonthought, we will be liberated from suffering in this very life and will therefore be able to benefit countless beings.
Supreme Siddhi of Mahamudra: Teachings, Poems, and Songs of the Drukpa Kagyu Lineage, Geraldo Abboud, Adam Kane, and Sean Price (Translators), Snow Lion, Hardcover, 2017, 165 pages, $24.95

Sean Price (translator) became a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in 1994 and has since studied at various monastic institutes in India and Nepal; he has resided at Shechen Monastery, Nepal, since 1999. He has translated numerous Mahamudra and Dzogchen texts and has worked at the Tsadra Foundation as Director of Tibetan Publications since 2009.

Adam Kane (translator) has studied and translated at Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Nepal. His MA thesis was on Pema Karpo's explanation of the Four Yogas of Mahamudra.

Gerardo Abboud (translator) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and starting in the early 1970s, lived in India and Nepal for fourteen years. Since 1986, Abboud has been president of the Dongyuling Center, Argentina, which offers free teachings on Buddhist theory and practice. He is the English interpreter for several Kagyu lamas and since 1992 has served as the Dalai Lama's interpreter in Latin America.

CONTENTS: Supreme Siddhi of Mahamudra
Foreword by Drukpa Chogan Rinpoche	ix
Translators' Introduction	xi
Introduction by Tsoknyi Rinpoche	xxi
Ganges Mahamudra -- Tilopa	1
Condensed Verses of Mahamudra -- Naropa	7
A vision of Saraha -- Marpa	13
The Illuminating Wisdom -- Milarepa	17
The Single Sufficient Path of Mahamudra -- Gampopa	21
Offering Realization -- Linchen Repa	23
The Song of Confidence -- Tsanga Gyare	27
The Song of Being Unbiased -- The Second Drukchen Kynga Paljor	29
Bardo Supplication -- The Second Drukchen Kunga Paljor	33
The Song of Not All -- Drukpa Kunleg	39
Notes on Mahamudra -- Pema Karpo	43
The Six Cycles of Equal Taste in a Nutshell -- Pema Karpo	63
Distinquishing the Four Yogas with Certainty -- Pema Karpo	73
Pointing Out the Sublime Essential Meaning -- Pema Karpo	77
The Blessed Vase -- Tsele Natsok Rangdrol	107
Essenxce of Refined Gold -- The Third Khantrul Kunga Tenzin	117
The Two Truths in Union -- The Third Khamtrul Kunga Tenzin	121
Opening the Door to Liberation Togden -- Shakya Shri	135
Milarepa Supplication Togden -- Shakya Shri	145
Advice for Mountain Retreat -- The Eighth Khanmtrul Dongyu Nyima	149
Song of Ground, Path and Fruition -- Adeu Rinpoche	159
Notes	161