The inspiring life story of Marpa, renowned as a practitioner of tantra - a yogi - in ancient India. He was the teacher of Tilopa, who went on to teach Milarepa, the most celebrated yogi of Tibet whose following persists to this day, and the author of this work, Thrangu Rinpoche, is one of the lineage's modern-day masters. The lifestyle of Marpa, as a businessman with a family, provides a good example for busy modern folk, reassuring us all that the road to enlightenment can include those caught up in the working life.
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