Hermit of Go Cliffs

Download or read book Hermit of Go Cliffs written by BSod-nams-rgyal-mtshan (Ko-brag-pa) and published by . This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.