title: Becoming the Compassion Buddha: Tantric Mahamudra for Everyday Life
author: Lama Thubten Yeshe
description: "An intimate book, so clear and compassionate, you know you are listening to the unforgettable voice of Lama Yeshe, one of the great teachers of our time." (Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying)<br /><br />"This book is based on Lama Yeshe's commentary on a guru-yoga practice (sadhana) created by H.H. the Dalai Lama, which revolves around the identity of one's teacher with Avolokiteshvara (Tibetan: Chenrezig). As editor Robina Courtin states in her preface, "When Lama Yeshe taught, enlightenment was a real possibility." Something of this quality shines through the words on the pages of this book. [See also my comments about Lama Yeshe in my review of Becoming Vajrasattva.] Needless to say, this makes the present volume-apart from the abundance of insights contained in it-extremely valuable to the spiritually engaged reader. A wonderful offering to serious students by one of the twentieth-century's great meditation masters." (Georg Feuerstein, Traditional Yoga Studies Interactive)<br /><br />"Compassion is necessary for everyone. Particularly today, compassion is the only thing that can heal the problems we face. Lama Yeshe was one of the forefathers capable of translating Tibetan Buddhist thought not only through language, but by his presence, gestures, and way of life. He was a wonderful person who had the unique quality of conveying the true message of the union of compassion and wisdom--the great Mahamudra." (Gehlek Rimpoche, author of Good Life, Good Death)<br /><br />"Lama Yeshe expresses the profundity of Buddha's teachings in a clear, penetrating, yet easily accessible way that that enables us to see ourselves and our Buddha potential. Through his instructions on The Inseparability of the Spiritual Master and Avalokiteshvara, we gain the confidence and skill to overcome our 'poor quality' self-image and transform ourselves into the Compassion Buddha." (Thubten Chodron, author of Buddhism for Beginners and Working with Anger)<br /><br />"Many years ago I heard a Dharma talk by Lama Yeshe. I was very impressed with his ability to communicate deep truths in very ordinary language, with a hilarious sense of humor that helped deliver such wisdom. But he died, so my attention eventually went elsewhere. Recently, I discovered his books--some very technical Tantra; some down-to-earth wisdom. Lama Yeshe's same gift was present in both modes. Although, my many years of Dharma training is in Theravadin Buddhism, especially the practice of vipassana meditation, I found his teaching once again to be of great value--so direct, so clear. Granted, some of his technical Tantra seemed to me, at first, of limited relevance to my interests. But upon closer reading, and in his hands, these teachings proved equally valuable. Lama Yeshe has given us a body of teaching of immense signifciance for practitioners of all schools of Buddhadharma."- (Larry Rosenberg, founder of Cambridge Insight Meditation Center; Senior guiding teacher, Insight Meditation Society, and author of Living in the Light of Death and Breath by Breath</i)
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  THE TSADRA FOUNDATION SERIES
  
  
  _published by Snow Lion, an imprint of Shambhala Publications_
  
  
  Tsadra Foundation is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that contributes to
  the ongoing development of wisdom and compassion in Western minds by advancing
  the combined study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism.
  
  
  Taking its inspiration from the nineteenth-century nonsectarian Tibetan
  scholar and meditation master Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Tayé, Tsadra Foundation is
  named after his hermitage in eastern Tibet, Tsadra Rinchen Drak. The
  foundation’s various program areas reflect his values of excellence in both
  scholarship and contemplative practice, and the recognition of their mutual
  complementarity.
  
  
  Tsadra Foundation envisions a flourishing community of Western contemplatives
  and scholar-practitioners who are fully trained in the traditions of Tibetan
  Buddhism. It is our conviction that, grounded in wisdom and compassion, these
  individuals will actively enrich the world throu