Exploring the mystical songs of Virupa, a revered mahasiddha, this volume delves into the profound insights of enlightenment. These poetic expressions serve as a unique lens into the concept of "mahamudra," embodying the intricate balance of clarity and emptiness, as well as wisdom and compassion. The work continues to illuminate the spiritual journey through the lens of Virupa's awakened state, offering readers a deeper understanding of these transformative teachings.
"The teachings in this book concern Virupa's Treasury of Dohas. Virupa is one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas, the Indian masters who practiced meditation according to the Vajrayana or tantric Buddhist path and achieved high levels of realization. The teachings in this book on the Mahasiddha Virupa's mystical songs were conducted over the course of several years by Khenpo Lama Migmar at the Sakya Institute in Cambridge, MA. The classes were then transcribed and adapted to book form"--
"Written in a warm and accessible style by one of today's most respected Tibetan Buddhist masters, Reality and Wisdom leads the reader on a journey of discovery beginning with the very first teachings of the Buddha and into the profound experience of emptiness. The first section of the book explores the bedrock Buddhist teachings of the four noble truths-insights into freedom from suffering from craving-which underpin all schools of Buddhism. Lama Migmar presents and explores these foundational Buddhist truths with humor and insight, explaining how, from a Mahayana Buddhist perspective, these truths serve as crucial supports for cultivating the transformative wisdom of emptiness. In the book's second half, Lama Migmar illuminates the terse and enigmatic lines of the Heart Sutra, perhaps the most studied and revered of all Mahayana Buddhist scriptures. The Heart Sutra presents the reader with a vision of reality as it is perceived by a buddha, a vision underpinned by and infused with the radical flexibility and possibility of emptiness and the engagement and responsiveness of profound compassion. The clarity, warmth, and vibrancy of Lama Migmar's writing combined with the comprehensiveness and detail of his presentations of key Buddhist teachings make this book a valuable resource for a range of readers, from beginners to more advanced practitioners seeking to deepen their practice"-- Provided by publisher
