Ten Teachings from the 100,000 Songs of Milarepa

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The hundred thousand songs of Milarepa were compiled by Tsang Nyon Heruka an emenation of Milarepa, who also were the life of Milarepa.Tsang Nyon was a siddha who had gained the appellation "Nyonpa" The life story and songs of Milarepa inspire people to practice his lineage of instructions. This lineage consists of the path of means using the six Yogas of Naropa; and the path of liberation which is mahamudra mediation. The present book contains : an introduction to the text; six songs of longing for the Guru; songs of the snow; the rock Sinmo in the Lingpa cave; songs on Yolmo snow-mountain; the story of Nyama Paldarbum; the encounter with Naro Bonchung; invitation from the king of Kathmandu; entering the Yak horn; the story of Gampopa; victory over the Maras; notes; the glossary; and the glossary of Tibetan terms.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Thrangu Rinpoche

Thrangu Rinpoche has been recognized as one of the foremost teachers of Buddhism alive today. He has had a thorough training in Buddhist studies and has done extensive meditation practice in his native Tibet and then in exile in India. For the last twenty years he has been sharing this knowledge with Buddhist practitioners in the West. He is known for giving very comprehensive presentations and for making difficult subjects clear for the beginner and advanced practitioner a like.