{"product_id":"buddhist-dream-yoga-copy","title":"Opening the Treasure of the Profound","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003ch4 role=\"doc-subtitle\" class=\"subtitle isbn-related 9781611800708 show\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeachings on the Songs of Jigten Sumgon and Milarepa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp role=\"doc-subtitle\" class=\"subtitle isbn-related 9781611800708 show\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eKhenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e, Milarepa and Jigten Sumgon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eEdited by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ws-nw role-E\"\u003eKhenmo Trinlay Chodron\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Tibet, vajra songs became popular when Milarepa gave teachings in that style to his disciples. His example influenced all Tibetan Buddhist schools, particularly the Kagyu lineages. People commonly memorized such songs and sang them with beautiful melodies. But vajra songs are much more than pleasant tunes or ordinary poetry. A vajra song reflects the enlightened mind of its author by encapsulating precisely profound meaning in just a few words. Thus, it can be difficult for the unenlightened to penetrate their meaning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKhenchen Konchog Gyaltshen learned to sing vajra songs at his mother’s knee. Later in life, he learned of their profound meaning from masters of Tibetan Buddhism, which allowed him to finally experience their depth in solitary retreat. Rinpoche brings this tradition into a Western context by translating songs composed by iconic Buddhist figures and explaining them in contemporary terms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRinpoche presents the outer and inner meaning of nine vajra songs by Milarepa (ca. 1052–1135) and Jigten Sumgön (1143–1217). He describes the Buddhist path of wisdom and compassion that leads to ultimate peace and happiness, and shows how to develop our mental qualities. In ancient times, these teachings were given to help others reach spiritual maturity. Here, we are invited into the world of transmission from master to disciple in order to discover truth for ourselves—to open the eye of wisdom that reveals the mind that cannot be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e-Snow Lion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSoftcover | 320 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Tibetan Treasures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41602168193087,"sku":"T02334","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/0435\/5135\/files\/T02334_front_WO.jpg?v=1782525710","url":"https:\/\/tibetantreasures.com\/products\/buddhist-dream-yoga-copy","provider":"Tibetan Treasures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}