Hermit of Go Cliffs: Timeless Instructions from a Tibetan Mystic
Cyrus Stearns
(Translator)
Description
The great Tibetan meditation master Gyalwa Godrakpa (1170-1249) practiced and taught a nonsectarian approach to realization. Hermit of Go Cliffs is the first English translation of The Collected Songs of Godrakpa, presented here with the original Tibetan text and with Cyrus Stearns' comprehensive introduction to Godrakpa's life, legacy, and poetry. Like the songs of Tibet's great saint Milarepa, Godrakpa's songs are uniquely beautiful and accessible: sometimes stern and sharp, sometimes lyrical and filled with allusions to the natural world. These songs express what Godrakpa emphasized in his life - a no-nonsense approach to the practice of meditation.
Product Details
Price
$19.95
$18.55
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Publish Date
October 01, 2000
Pages
224
Dimensions
6.56 X 9.27 X 0.74 inches | 0.75 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780861711642
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About the Author
Cyrus Stearns has been a student of Tibetan Buddhism since 1973. His main teachers have been Dezhung Tulku Rinpoché, Chogyé Trichen Rinpoché, and Dilgo Khyentsé Rinpoché. He received a PhD in Buddhist studies from the University of Washington and has published several books about the Lamdré tradition and other topics. He is an independent scholar and translator living in the woods on Whidbey Island, north of Seattle, Washington.
Reviews
"An inspiring collection... These pared-down verses reflect the refreshing, unmannered honesty and direct style characteristic of early Buddhist masters in Tibet... An exceptional resource..."--Janet Gyatso, Harvard University
"In these times when the practice of Dharma often becomes yet another type of mundane activity, the total dedication to spiritual practice, renunciation, inner joy and depth that emanates from the life and songs of Godrakpa is like a fresh mountain breeze in the midst of the debilitating heat of apathy and worldly concerns."--Mathieu Ricard, co-author of The Monk and the Philosopher
"These tantric songs have a spare elegance and power that is beautifully rendered into English by Cyrus Stearns...The simplicity and deep contemplative insights are rendered into simple yet evocative English poetry that very much resonates with the style, vigor and power of the original Tibetan songs."--David Germano, University of Virginia
"Poetry that encourages us to find the kind of solitude in the midst of life that these great yogis found in the wilderness."--Stuart Smithers, Professor of South Asian religion, University of Puget Sound
"Hermit of Go Cliffs is a valuable new addition to the still small body of scholarship and translation clarifying the formation of Tibetan Buddhist thought and practice during the crucial period from the eleventh through thirteenth centuries."--Matthew Kapstein, University of Chicago
"In these times when the practice of Dharma often becomes yet another type of mundane activity, the total dedication to spiritual practice, renunciation, inner joy and depth that emanates from the life and songs of Godrakpa is like a fresh mountain breeze in the midst of the debilitating heat of apathy and worldly concerns."--Mathieu Ricard, co-author of The Monk and the Philosopher
"These tantric songs have a spare elegance and power that is beautifully rendered into English by Cyrus Stearns...The simplicity and deep contemplative insights are rendered into simple yet evocative English poetry that very much resonates with the style, vigor and power of the original Tibetan songs."--David Germano, University of Virginia
"Poetry that encourages us to find the kind of solitude in the midst of life that these great yogis found in the wilderness."--Stuart Smithers, Professor of South Asian religion, University of Puget Sound
"Hermit of Go Cliffs is a valuable new addition to the still small body of scholarship and translation clarifying the formation of Tibetan Buddhist thought and practice during the crucial period from the eleventh through thirteenth centuries."--Matthew Kapstein, University of Chicago
