{"product_id":"the-life-of-milarepa-isbn-9780140193503","title":"The Life of Milarepa","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Life of Milarepa\u003c\/b\u003e is the most beloved story of the Tibetan people amd one of the greatest source books for the contemplative life in all world literature. This biography, a true folk tale from a culture now in crisis, can be read on several levels: a personal and moving introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, it is also a  profoundly detailed guidebook in the search for consciousness. It presents the quest for spiritual perfection, tracing the path of a great sinner who became a great saint. But it is also a powerful and graphic folk tale, full of magic, disaster, feuds, deceptions, and humor. \u003cp\u003eThis definitive translation, originally published in 1977, was the first to appear in any Western language in half a century and renders this classic of spiritual literature into a simple modern English that reflects the direct power of the original.\u003c\/p\u003eThe Life of Milarepa       Introduction\u003cbr\u003ePrologue: Homage to My Lama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Part\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Chapter: Birth\u003cbr\u003eSecond Chapter: Youth\u003cbr\u003eThird Chapter: Misdeeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecond Part\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Chapter: The Seeking of the Dharma\u003cbr\u003eSecond Chapter: Ordeals\u003cbr\u003eThird Chapter: Initiations and Instructions\u003cbr\u003eFourth Chapter: Meditation\u003cbr\u003eFifth Chapter: Meditation\u003cbr\u003eSixth Chapter: Meditation\u003cbr\u003eSeventh Chapter: Meditation\u003cbr\u003eEighth Chapter: Retreats\u003cbr\u003eSupplementary Note\u003cbr\u003eColophon\u003cbr\u003eTranslators' Notes","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300773646565,"sku":"NP9780140193503","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140193503.jpg?v=1767740231","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-life-of-milarepa-isbn-9780140193503","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}