The definitive companion guide to Patrul Rinpoche?s Words of My Perfect Teacher, the classic text on Tibetan Buddhist practices and teachings   This guide provides readers with essential background information for studying and practicing with Patrul Rinpoche's Words of My Perfect Teacher?the text that has, for more than a century, served as the reliable sourcebook to the spiritual practices common to all the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. By offering chapter-by-chapter commentary on this renowned work, Khenpo Pelzang provides a fresh perspective on the role of the teacher; the stages of the path; the view of the Three Jewels; Madhyamika, the basis of transcendent wisdom; and much more.