Fearless in Tibet

Subtitle: The Life of Mystic Terton Sogyal Author: Matteo Pistono Foreword By: Sogyal Rinpoche Softcover ~ 384 pages My first encounter with Tertön Sogyal was seeing a striking photograph of him at the Rigpa meditation center in London; that evening I also met Sogyal Rinpoche for the first time. I had just arrived in England for a master's degree program in Buddhist philosophy at the University of London. After seeing the photograph, I started asking questions about Tertön Sogyal's life; but though I spoke with lamas, Western scholars, and Tibetans historians, no one could tell me much about him except that Tertön Sogyal was the Thirteenth Dalai Lama's teacher and a Vajrakilaya adept. Despite knowing so little about him, I felt an inexplicable connection to Tertön Sogyal. I was also drawn to Tertön Sogyal's teachings by observing Sogyal Rinpoche's extraordinary embodiment and example of a Dzogchen yogi, and his immense kindness in revealing Tibet's wisdom tradition through his ow