The Rain of wisdom : the essence of the ocean of true meaning : bringing the rain of wisdom, the spontaneous self-liberation, the blazing great bliss, the quick path to realization of the supreme Siddhi, the vajra songs of the Kagyü gurus

Presents Tibetan songs of spiritual understanding and brief profiles of the Buddhist teachers who composed them Foreword / By Chögyam Trungpa -- Preface / By Ösel Tendzin -- Supplications And Offerings To The Kagyü Gurus -- The Songs Of Mikyö Dorje -- The Songs Of Wangchuk Dorje -- The Songs Of Chöying Dorje -- The Songs Of Khachö Wangpo -- The Song Of Könchok Yenlak -- The Songs Of Chökyi Wangchuk -- The Song Of Yeshe Nyingpo -- The Song Of Chökyi Töntrup -- The Song Of Changchup Dorje -- The Song Of Düdül Dorje -- The Song Of Chökyi Jungne -- The Song Of Padma Nyinche -- The Song Of Thekchok Dorje -- The Song Of Lodrö Thaye -- The Songs Of Trashi Öser -- The Songs Of Khakhyap Dorje -- The Songs Of Khyentse Öser -- The Songs Of Rangjung Rikpe Dorje -- The Songs Of Pengar Jampal Zangpo -- The Song Of Tilopa -- The Grand Songs Of Lord Marpa -- The Songs Of Jetsün Milarepa -- The Song Of Rechungpa -- The Songs And Stories Of Lord Gampopa -- The Song Of Rinchen Pal -- The Songs And Story Of Jetsün Lorepa -- The Dharma Cairns Of Kharak Gomchung -- The Songs Of Samten Palle -- The Song Of Ngötrup Gyaltsen -- The Song Of Götsangpa -- The Song Of Guru Shang -- The Song Of Samten Palle -- Lord Gampopa's Song Of Response To The Three Men Of Kham -- Dedication / By Tenpe Nyinche -- The Songs Of Chögyam Trungpa -- Colophon / By Chögyam Trungpa -- Afterword By The Nālandā Translation Committee -- Pronunciation Guide -- Notes -- Glossary -- Index. Translated By The Nālandā Translation Committee Under The Direction Of Chögyam Trungpa. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 336-339. "The art of composing spontaneous songs that express spiritual understanding has existed in Tibet for centuries. Over a hundred of these profound songs are found in this collection of the works of the great teachers of the Kagyü lineage, known as the Practice Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Many readers are already familiar with the colorful life of the yogin Milarepa, an early figure in the Kagyü lineage, some of whose songs are included here. Songs by over thirty other Buddhist teachers are also presented, from those of Tilopa, the father of the lineage, to those of the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, as well as several songs by Chögyam Trungpa, the noted teacher of Buddhism in America who directed the translation of The Rain of Wisdom"--Publisher. Those who have been my mothers, all sentient beings, limitless as space, supplicate the guru who is the precious buddha.