Boulder Shambhala Center, Boulder, Colorado, October 9-11, 2009
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche composed
A Symphony of Great Bliss at the age of nineteen while he was fleeing from Tibet. In this provocative doha he presents Mahamudra as a girlfriend or lover. He thus explains the view, path and fruition of Mahamudra in a direct and intimate way.
Thrangu Rinpoche’s commentary on this text provides insight into the circumstances surrounding this doha and teaches the meaning of it with clarity and precision.
Trungpa Rinpoche's primary teachers were Jamgön Kongtrül of Sechen and Khenpo Gangshar—leading teachers in the Nyingma and Kagyü lineages. In 1958, at the age of eighteen, Trungpa Rinpoche completed his studies and received full monastic ordination with Thrangu Rinpoche making him a close dharma brother of Thrangu Rinpoche. This long close friendship inspired Thrangu Rinpoche’s search for this doha which had been lost in the archives since the 1960’s.
Mainly English Edition: Tibetan monologue curtailed.
