Heart Lamp

Lamp of Mahamudra & The Heart of the Matter By Tsele Natsok Rangdrol Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang Heart Lamp is the combined reprinting of two previously hard to find books by the remarkable 17th century Tibetan master Tsele Natsok Rangdrol (born c. 1608): Lamp of Mahamudra, and The Heart of the Matter, translated by Eric Pema Kunsang at the request of H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, under the guidance of Tulku Urgyen and Chokyi Nyima Rinpoches. As Tulku Urgyen succinctly explains in his introductory talk there are three modes of mahamudra (direct realization of nonduality): sutra mahamudra, mantra mahamudra, and essence mahamudra. This last form, which is the subject of these translations, is identical to the dzogchen view of the Nyingma school, but approached a bit differently, with it's own set of terminology. These texts thus make for very practical and completely reliable instructions for serious students of both mahamudra and dzogchen. Subtle, condensed, and comprehensive it