Timeless Rapture: Inspired Verse from the Shangpa Masters

Foreword by Lama Drubgyu Tenzin 21
teenth Karmapa Rangjung Rikpé Dorjé, Pawo Rinpoché, Jamgon
Kongtrul Rinpoché, Dujom Rinpoché, Dilgo Kyentsé Rinpoché, Dézhung
Rinpoché, and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoché, of recent memory, as well as the
Seventeenth Karmapa Orgyen Trinlé Dorjé and Tai Situpa, to name but a
few.
Those who have been fortunate enough to meet and sit at the feet of
Kalu Rinpoché and Bokar Rinpoché realize that in encountering these
masters, they have touched the wisdom of the entire Shangpa Kagyu lineage.
While it is difficult to describe the qualities of true great masters,
meeting them in person is always profoundly moving and leaves a lasting
impression. Whether or not you have had the good fortune to meet such
masters, I invite you to turn the pages of Timeless Rapture, and in reading
these verses to find yourself seated at the feet of these extraordinary individuals,
listening to their songs, and transported by their devotion, awakened
wisdom, and blessing to the vajra world that has become their home.
Drubgyu Tenzin (Anthony Chapman)
Beaulieu, France
August 6, 2002