Timeless Rapture: Inspired Verse of the Shangpa Masters by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, edited and translated by Ngawang Zangpo Vendor_Bero Jeydren (Physical Texts) tracing the path of a

tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint

the translator’s introduction investigates in detail the meditative tradition of using the Mahāyānottaratantra as a basis for Mahāmudrā instructions and the Shentong approach

from great masters of the past

ISBN: 9781611800302

presented in a way that made them easy for anyone to use

Timeless Rapture: Inspired Verse of the Shangpa Masters by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye, edited and translated by Ngawang Zangpo Vendor_Bero Jeydren (Physical Texts) tracing the path of aThroughout history awakened ones have celebrated the rapture of mystical states with inspired verse sung extemporaneously. This book offers a rare glimpse into the mysticism of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage a tradition based mainly on the profound teaching of two women. This compendium of spontaneous verse sung by tantric Buddhist masters from the tenth century to the present includes translations as well as short descriptions of each poet's life and a