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Synopsis
Renowned meditation master Chogyam Trungpa retells the stories and realization songs of Tibet's best-known and most-beloved religious figure--and reveals how they relate to our everyday lives.
He went from being the worst kind of malevolent sorcererto a devoted and ascetic Buddhistpractitionerto a completely enlightened being allin a single lifetime. The story ofMilarepa(1040 1123) is a tale of such extreme andpowerfultransformationthat it might be thought not to have much direct application to our own lessdramaticlives butChogyamTrungpashowsotherwise. This collection of his teachings on the life and songs of the great Tibetan Buddhist poet-saint reveals howMilarepa sdifficulties can be a source of guidance and inspiration for anyone. His struggles, his awakening, and the teachings from his remarkable songs provide precious wisdom for all us practitionersand show what devoted and diligentpractice can achieve."