The first Karma Chakme (1613-1678) was a very learned and realized Buddhist master who founded the Neydo Kagyu Lineage. He was revered in Tibet for his remarkable qualities and accomplishments. Most notably, he composed the Mountain Dharma Retreat Manual, which is regarded as the definitive text on retreat practice in the Karma Kagyu, Drikung Kagyu, and Nyingma orders of Tibetan Buddhism.
Karma Chakme was known for being a prolific writer and scholar, for his ardent devotion to the practices of Sukhavati, and for being the teacher and scribe of terton Namcho Mingyur Dorje, who revealed a unique cycle of terma known as the Nam Cho (gnam-chos) or “Sky Dharma.” For more information on this master, please visit the website of his tulku lineage: neydo.org.
Karma Chakme’s Mountain Dharma: Volume Four
Volume Four explores the conduct and lifestyle that create an appropriate framework for Dharma; how to relate to the sangha; incorporating insights on how to benefit others through the traditions of scholarship and reali...
Karma Chakme’s Mountain Dharma: Volume Three
Volume Three opens with concise bardo teachings as well as instructions on benefiting people in the bardo state. The book continues with instructions and advice for the practitioner including protecting oneself from poten...
Karma Chakme’s Mountain Dharma: Volume Two
Volume Two examines the complete path of Mahamudra from initial experience to full realization. There is emphasis on how to conduct a proper retreat, including the use of geomancy in determining the appropriate site, the...
The Quintessence of the Union of Mahamudra and Dzokchen
This book by Karma Chakme Rinpoche contains the quintessence — the purest, most concentrated form — of the union of Mahamudra and Dzokchen. Composed of eight songs, the text is a masterful synthesis of poetry and dha...
Karma Chakme’s Mountain Dharma: Volume One
The Sixteenth Karmapa's wish that Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche present Karma Chakme’s Mountain Dharma to Western students was realized from 1999 to 2003 at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra in Woodstock, New York, and has resulte...