Visionary Encounters: The Dzogchen Teachings of Bonpo Treasure-Revealer Shense Lhaje

"Visionary Encounters"presents four chapters from the collection known as"The Golden Teaching of Trenpa Namkha, "a cycle of Dzogchen teachings recovered or rediscovered by the thirteenth-century master Shense Lhaje, an important scripture-revealer in the Bon tradition. These chapters include unusual autobiographical detail, providing a window into the daily life of this "wandering beggar," as he calls himself, as well as a record of the extraordinary messages he received from visionary beings known as knowledge-holders and dakinis. Includes an introduction that places the work in its historical and literary context."