His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991) was a revered meditation master and scholar of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Respected and beloved by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism--and by practitioners of other Buddhist traditions--he is recognized as one of the greatest masters of meditation and compassionate action. Patrul Rinpoche (1808-1887) was one of the greatest Tibetan teachers of the nineteenth century. Famous for his precise and direct style, he shunned high monastic office and lived the life of a homeless wanderer, writing his book in a rustic hermitage under an o...