Milarepa : lessons from the life and songs of Tibet's great yogi / Chögyam Trungpa ; edited by Judith L. Lief.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trungpa, Chögyam, 1939-1987, author.

Contributor:

Lief, Judith L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mi-la-ras-pa, 1040-1123--Teachings.

Mi-la-ras-pa.

Mi-la-ras-pa, 1040-1123.

Tantric Buddhism.

Teachings.

Physical Description:

xviii, 286 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Shambhala, 2017.

Summary:

"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. Milarepa (1040-1123) is Tibet's much-beloved Buddhist poet and teacher. His realization songs are widely revered and studied, and he is remembered for having achieved enlightenment in a single lifetime. Chogyam Trungpa presents this great historical figure as an example of someone who was able to overcome immense difficulties and obstacles through his discipline, dedication, and practice. And further, the challenges Milarepa faced, though of a different time and place, hold insights for practitioners today. Trungpa retells colorful stories of Milarepa's life, highlighting his struggles, his awakening, and his teachings. Through these stories Trungpa reveals the history, traditions, and principles that formed the background for Milarepa's journey, including teachings from the mahamudra tradition from which the realization songs arose. Trungpa also illuminates the meaning of many of Milarepa's remarkable songs, always coming back to relevance of Milarepa's life to practitioners today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 Milarepa and the Mahamudra Tradition

1 The Mahamudra Lineage 3

2 The Student-Teacher Relationship 13

3 The Importance of Devotion 20

4 One-Upmanship 26

5 Disillusionment, Renunciation, and the Search for a Teacher 30

6 Milarepa's Genuineness and Honesty 35

7 Encountering Marpa 38

8 Marpa's Construction Projects 45

9 Destroying Materialism 49

10 Straightforward Discipline 57

11 Exposing Ego's Dirty Trick 62

12 Spiritual Romanticism 69

13 Loneliness, Exertion, and the Delight in Practice 74

14 Breakthrough 82

15 Fear, Mockery, and the Dawning of Mahamudra 89

16 Four Yogas of Mahamudra: One-Pointedness and Simplicity 96

17 Four Yogas of Mahamudra: One Taste and Nonmeditation 103

18 Milarepa's Love and Compassion 108

19 Milarepa's Buddha Activity 113

Part 2 Songs and Commentaries

20 Conversations in Verse 119

21 Milarepa's Challenge from a Wise Demoness 121

22 The Song of Realization 133

23 A Woman's Role in the Dharma 149

24 The Challenge from the Logicians 166

25 The Realization of Megom Repa 184

26 Sale Ö and Her Understanding 196

27 The Story of the Yak Horn 206

28 Rethungpa's Repentance 222

29 The Holy Gampopa 233

30 The Conversion of the Scholar Lotön 248

31 The Beer Drinking Song 261

32 Farewell to Holy Gampopa 268.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781611802092

1611802091

OCLC:

962068749