Gampopa Teaches Essence Mahamudra Volume I
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (813 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00F2WZY84 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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The two volumes collectively contain all of the “Interviews” section of Gampopa’s Collected Works. In one session after another, Gampopa reveals all the teachings of Essence Mahamudra to his foremost disciples in a thoroughly personal, pointed, and practical manner. As such, they are historical records which give us a very personal sense of Gampopa and these great disciples and what they went through on their personal journeys to enlightenment. Another feature of these interviews is the very clear picture they paint of how the ultimate Mahamudra teaching was given in the early days of the Kagyu lineage. Yet another feature of these interviews is that the majority of them are notes that were taken on the spot or written out just after the interviews. These are amongst the most interesting writ