Enlightened Vagabond : The Life and Teachings of Patrul Rinpoche

**Colorful stories about and profound teachings of Patrul Rinpoche, one of the most impactful teachers and thinkers in the Tibetan tradition from the nineteenth century.**The life and teachings of the wandering yogi Patrul Rinpoche--a highly revered Buddhist master and scholar of nineteenth-century Tibet--come alive in true stories gathered and translated by the French Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard over more than thirty years, based on the oral accounts of great contemporary teachers as well as written sources. Patrul's life story reveals the nature of a highly realized being as he transmits the Dharma in everything he does, teaching both simple nomads and great lamas in ways that are often unconventional and even humorous, but always with uncompromising authenticity. Author, Philosopher, And Buddhist Monk Matthieu Ricard Has Spent Decades Collecting These Colorful Stories And Profound Teachings Of Patrul Rinpoche, One Of The Most Impactful Teachers And Thinkers In The Tibetan Tradition From The Nineteenth Century. Few Buddhist Meditation Masters Continue To Have The Influence That Dza Patrul Rinpoche, Active In The Nineteenth Century, Has To Many Buddhist Practitioners Today. A Wandering Yogi, He Eschewed Urban Areas For A Life Living In The Wilds, Caves, And Mountains Of Tibet. While Famous For His Teaching With Thousands Of Students, He Would Wander From Place To Place By Himself, Carrying Only A Few Possessions--the Most Prized Of Which Were Two Important Practice Texts. Utterly Without Pride, He Was A Master Scholar As Well As Meditation Master. Matthieu Ricard Spent Decades Collecting Stories From The Disappearing Generation Of Tibetan Teachers Brought Up In The Traditional Way And Who Still Carried With Them The Vast Oral Tradition, Which Included So Many Stories About Patrul Rinpoche. These Stories Are At Once Inspiring And A Welcome Reminder To Resist Our Daily Distractions And Spend Time Doing What Matters. That Is, Practicing Meditation And Helping Others-- Collected And Translated From The Tibetan By Matthieu Ricard ; Edited By Constance Wilkinson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Author, philosopher, and Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard has spent decades collecting these colorful stories and profound teachings of Patrul Rinpoche, one of the most impactful teachers and thinkers in the Tibetan tradition from the nineteenth century. Few Buddhist meditation masters continue to have the influence that Dza Patrul Rinpoche, active in the nineteenth century, has to many Buddhist practitioners today. A wandering yogi, he eschewed urban areas for a life living in the wilds, caves, and mountains of Tibet. While famous for his teaching with thousands of students, he would wander from place to place by himself, carrying only a few possessions--the most prized of which were two important practice texts. Utterly without pride, he was a master scholar as well as meditation master. Matthieu Ricard spent decades collecting stories from the disappearing generation of Tibetan teachers brought up in the traditional way and who still carried with them the vast oral tradition, which included so many stories about Patrul Rinpoche. These stories are at once inspiring and a welcome reminder to resist our daily distractions and spend time doing what matters. That is, practicing meditation and helping others"-- Provided by publisher Colorful stories about and profound teachings of Patrul Rinpoche, one of the most impactful teachers and thinkers in the Tibetan tradition from the nineteenth century. The life and teachings of the wandering yogi Patrul Rinpoche--a highly revered Buddhist master and scholar of nineteenth-century Tibet--come alive in true stories gathered and translated by the French Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard over more than thirty years, based on the oral accounts of great contemporary teachers as well as written sources. Patrul's life story reveals the nature of a highly realized being as he transmits the Dharma in everything he does, teaching both simple nomads and great lamas in ways that are often unconventional and even humorous, but always with uncompromising authenticity.