Mudra : Early Songs and Poems

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Summary: Exceptional insight into the heart of Things
Review: Mudra by Chogyam Trungpa (Shambhala) is in many ways one of the best books by the late Chogyam Trungpa. First published in 1972 it was I believe the first title by the Lama brought out by Shamahala and in many ways these brief poems offer the nectar of Varjayana wisdom in ways Chogyam Trungpa's more discursive and popular titles do not. True Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism provides a biting critique of western presumptions upon spiritual practice, but in the brief poetic reflections we are shown in Mudra suggest how simple gestures, slight alterations of attitude shift one from suffering to bliss. The famous Ox Herding Pictures are also included with a telling commentary on the path toward enlightenment.