Tales of a Mad Yogi five-pronged Pema provides readers with a

Pema provides readers with a master course in living life fully and compassionately in the shadow of death and change

the occasion of a tantric empowerment stands out as a pivotal moment of guidance in which the stages and direction of the path to be followed are made clear

The accompanying downloadable audio program guides meditators through the steps of visualizing Avalokitesvara

lived experience of the practices

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Tales of a Mad Yogi five-pronged Pema provides readers with aBy Elizabeth Monson The fifteenth century Himalayan saint Drukpa Kunley is a beloved figure throughout Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal, known both for his profound mastery of Buddhist practice as well as his highly unconventional and often humorous behavior. Ever the proverbial trickster and crazy wisdom yogi, his outward appearance and conduct of carousing, philandering, and breaking social norms is understood to be a means to rouse ordinary people out of