“When we speak of natural creativity and its expression we are not talking about something separate from our own mind and experience.”

— Venerable Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

Rinpoche’s second art catalogue — now a true collector’s item — gives us a glimpse into the October 2007 exhibition Natural Vitality at the Tibet House in New York City. This catalogue of large format oil paintings opens with Rinpoche’s own essay on the union of art and wisdom. The 136-page volume features 73 color plates which faithfully reproduce the paintings, including detail images. In addition, the book’s candid photos of the artist in his studio and Rinpoche’s impromptu pen-and-ink sketches afford a rare, intimate glimpse into the unique artistic expression of a meditation master.