Sogyal Rinpoche was born in Tibet, and trained by several revered masters of traditional Tibetan Buddhism. Beginning in 1971 he studied Comparative Religion at Cambridge University in England. Since 1974 he has devoted himself to bringing the blessings of Tibetan Buddhism to the West. Sogyal Rinpoche is founder of the Rigpa Fellowship, which has established Buddhist Meditation centers in six countries.He is the author of the international bestseller The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.