According to the Mahamudra tradition, when spiritual fulfillment is achieved, the mind is experienced as luminous and free of clinging, which is a profoundly blissful state. The natural state of being is self-sustaining and not dependent upon anything. To help readers understand this profound view of human potential, the author provides information about this system of philosophy and meditation in the context of the history of Indo-Tibetan.

Author Biography

Traleg Kyabgon (1955-2012) was born in Eastern Tibet and educated by many great masters of all four major lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the founder of the Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute, which is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with a major practice center in upstate New York and a practice community in New York City. He taught extensively at universities and Buddhist centers in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia beginning in 1980, and is the author of numerous books that present Buddhist teachings to Western readers, including The Essence of Buddhism and Mind at Ease.