A meditator's meditator, Rigdzin Shikpo (Michael Hookham) began the practice in the mid-1950s and eventually became a prominent student of several renowned Tibetan Buddhist teachers, including Chogyam Trungpa and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Over the years he has developed his own utterly unique style made of straight talk and sparkling, inspiring insights.
The title of this, his long-awaited first book, comes from the teachings Ridgzin Shikpo received from Trungpa Rinpoche, who said that we should always turn toward those things that scare us, open to them completely, and never turn away from them. This path of openness, clarity, and sensitivity is a hallmark of the Dzogchen tradition of Buddhist practice. Ridgzin Shikpo has lived its truth so deeply that his words shine with authenticity and freshness.
Never Turn Away: The Buddhist Path Beyond Hope and Fear, Rigdzin Shikpo, Wisdom Publications, Paperback,178 Pages, $20.95
Rigdzin Shikpo has spent 50 years studying and practising Buddhism. When he met his principal teacher, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, in 1965, he had already trained with several Theravadin Bhikkhus over the course of 9 years, and was closely associated with the Buddhist Society in London. He is the Dharma Director of the Longchen Foundation, a community of Buddhist teachers and students practicing meditation in the Mahayana and Dzogchen traditions of Buddhism.
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