The Instructions of Gampopa: A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path

by Gampopa, Khenpo Karthar, Yeshe Gyamtso (Translator)

Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche delivers profound insights in direct and inspiring language. In this commentary on the Precious Garland, one of Gampopa's masterworks, he outlines what practitioners of varying levels need to know to perfect their spiritual practice. He instructs on the correct view, meditation, and conduct, and offers frank answers to common questions concerning obstacles to Dharma practice.

Genres: Buddhism, Spirituality, Religion

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Gampopa Sönam Rinchen (Tib. སྒམ་པོ་པ་བསོད་ནམས་རིན་ཆེན་, Wyl. sgam po pa bsod nams rin chen) (1079–1153/9) after first training as a physician (hence his epithet Dakpo Lharje (Tib. དྭགས་པོ་ལྷ་རྗེ་, Wyl. dwags po lha rje), the Physician of Dakpo), became the principle student of the yogi Jetsun Milarepa. He went on to integrate the Kadampa teachings of Atīśa, which he had studied previously, with the Mahamudra system of Tilopa, which he received from Milarepa, to establish the Dakpo Kagyu branches of the Kagyu school descending from Milarepa's guru .

Reviews

[Michael Kilman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of interesting wisdom in this book, but also some of the advice is definitely more relevant for monks and not as much for lay practitioners. Always good to remember to just work with whatever conditions you have.