Traleg Kyabgon's mastery of the English language and his insight into Western culture make for a very approachable translation of this magnum opus of the Kagyu tradition.

The Mahamudra path of direct perception is the pre-eminent method of the Dakpo Kagyu tradition. This definitive manual systematically explains its approach to meditation, complete with definitions, pointing-out instructions, and advice for the many pitfalls and errors that beset practitioners. Central to these errors is our failure to acknowledge the difference between understanding and experience, and our tendency to fixate on meditative experiences and mistake them for realization. This translation conveys the freshness and immediacy of these instructions. Belonging to the generation of teachers to first bring Tibetan Buddhism across cultures, Traleg Kyabgon (1955-2012) presents these Mahamudra instructions in a direct, relaxed, and intimate style.
Moonbeams of Mahamudra: The Classic Meditation Manual, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche,Shogam Publications, 2016, 520 pages, $32.95

Traleg Kyabgon (1955-2012) is the founder of the Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute, which is headquartered in Melbourne, with a major practice center in upstate New York and a practice community in New York City. He taught extensively at universities and Buddhist centers in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia, and is the author of such books as Essence of Buddhism and Karma: What It Is, What It Isn't, Why It Matters.

CONTENTS: Moonbeams of Mahamudra: The Classic Meditation Manual
Biography	ix
Foreword	xiii
Preface	xv
Introduction	1
BOOK ONE: A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMON SYSTEM OF MEDITATION
1. Common Meditation	11
2. Common Tranquility and Insight	13
3. Common Tranquility Meditation	32
4. Common Insight Meditation	43
5. Misconceptions about Common Meditation	60
BOOK TWO: AN EXTENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE UNCOMMON SYSTEM OF MAHAMUDRA MEDITATION
Part I: The Preliminaries
1. An Explanation to Arouse Confidence	83
Part II: Mahamudra Meditation
2. Kagyu Tradition of Meditation	115
Guiding Meditators on the Path
3. Tranquillity Meditation	119
4. Insight Meditation	151
The Stages of Virtuous Practice
5. Stages of Identification	193
Consolidating our Meditative Experiences
6. Integrating Meditation and Post-meditation	231
7. Eliminating Meditative Deviations	272
8. Determining the Originless Nature of Mind	300
9. Transforming Adversity on the Path	322
The Dawning of Realisation
10. Four Yogas of Mahamudra	349
Footnotes	421
Quoted People	466
Quoted Texts	472
Topics Outline	485
Index	493