Naropa is one of the accomplished lineage holders of the Mahamudra tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. In this book, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, a beloved Mahamudra teacher, first tells the extraordinary story of Naropa's life and explains its profound lessons. He follows this with lucid and practical commentaries on two of Naropa's songs of realization, explaining their precious instructions for realizing Mahamudra, the nature of one's mind. Throughout, Thrangu Rinpoche speaks plainly and directly to Westerners eager to receive the essence of Mahamudra instructions from an accomplished teacher.
Naropa's Wisdom: His Life and Teachings on Mahamudra, Thrangu Rinpoche, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 224 pp, $19.95

KHENCHEN THRANGU was born in Tibet in 1933. He founded numerous monasteries and nunneries, schools for Tibetan children, and medical clinics. He has taught extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States and is the abbot of Gampo Abbey. He was appointed by the Dalai Lama to be the personal tutor for the Seventeenth Karmapa.

CONTENTS: Naropa's Wisdom: His Life and Teachings on Mahamudra
Editor's Preface		vii
Part One: Introduction to Naropa's Life and Teachings
1.	Introduction	3
2.	The Life of Naropa	11
Part Two: Teachings on The View, Concisely Put
3.	The Root Text	29
4.	All Appearances Are Mind	35
5.	The Mind Is Empty	41
6.	Realizing the True Nature of Mind	47
7.	Mind Is Luminous Clarity	53
8.	How Emptiness Is Spontaneously Present	61
9.	Spontaneous Presence Is Self-Liberated	67
10.	The Importance of Meditation and Conduct	73
Part Three: Teachings on The Summary of Mahamudra
11.	The Root Text	83
12.	Introduction	87
13.	The Mahamudra of the View	91
14.	The Mahamudra of Meditation	103
15.	The Mahamudra of Conduct	119
16.	The Mahamudra of Fruition	139
17.	The Dedication	161
Appendix A: The Five Buddha Families and the Five Wisdoms		167
Appendix B: The Eight Consciousnesses and the Five Wisdoms		169
Appendix C: The Three Natures		171
Appendix D: The Twelve Minor Trials of Naropa		175
Glossary		179
Glossary of Tibetan Terms		191
Notes		193
Annotated Bibliography		199
Index		203