The first in a series of seminars on Jetsun Milarepa, the legendary Tibetan yogi, poet, and Kagyu lineage holder. Chogyam Trungpa gives commentary on a selection of songs from "The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa," referencing the Tibetan text with some translating and paraphrasing on the spot. Milarepa's teachings are presented as an inspiration to follow his example as an extraordinary practitioner and teacher who was able to achieve realization in one lifetime. This seminar is the basis for the second part of Chogyam Trungpa's "Milarepa: Lessons from the Life and Songs of Tibet's Great Yogi."