“Among the lineages transmitted to the Geshes of the Gelug school, there was one lineage of inner, hidden, personal instructions, the explanation of which was not given publicly. This was previously an esoteric teaching, little known and transmitted orally until Sangye Yeshe, until it was verbally expounded here by the First Panchen Lama, Losang Chokyi Gyaltsen. This is a beautiful, very clear and useful text, giving the mind both meaning and purpose. To give those who are deeply interested in this practice far-reaching and unwavering inspiration, I have, as requested, given this talk on Mahamudra, based on the inspiration of the entire lineage of teachers." Dalai Lama XIV