Patrul Rinpoche
Paperback | Pages: 457 pages Rating: 4.39 | 2005 Users | 48 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Words of My Perfect Teacher (Sacred Literature Series) |
| ISBN: | 1570624127 (ISBN13: 9781570624124) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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This book is what they call a potential "Game changer of life". If you take it seriously and read it carefully, then it is one that can change your life. It is non sectarian (drime), funny, sad, blunt, poetic, graceful, scholarly, sacred, poignant, direct, circumspect and always wise. How many books do you know that fit this category? It has already deeply changed my friend's life who is Islamic and changing the priorities of his life for the real, practical and to become a kinder, humbler, wiser more loving person. You will need eventually a lama or rinpoche and I suggest the Khyentse lineage but there are many authentic lineages in the Nyingma and Kagyu lineages. Dilgo Khyentse read this book many times over even in his 80's before he passed on. Yet there are many Geluk Stories about Geshes as well making it quite non sectarian. This is what Dzongsar Khyentse said about the book "This book alone should be like a guardian of VajrayanaBuddhism. It exemplifies how to read a master, how to
judge a master and how to judge a practitioner. Of course,
every page is very important and, although you can’t
really leave anything out, in our minds we tend to divide
like that."
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| Title | : | The Words of My Perfect Teacher |
| Author | : | Patrul Rinpoche |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Revised |
| Pages | : | Pages: 457 pages |
| Published | : | October 27th 1998 by Shambhala Publications (first published 1991) |
| Categories | : | Religion. Buddhism. Spirituality. Philosophy. Nonfiction |
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This is not just a book or even just a dharma book. This is THE book for Vajrayana Buddhist students, aspiring Bodhisattvas and all practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. I have read literally hundreds of books on Buddhism, Buddhist philosophy and Dharma. Not one has come close to the depths The Words of My Perfect Teacher reaches. I had this book on my shelf for years without reading it. I couldn't get through the table of contents without becoming overwhelmed but after many years, I finallyThis book is what they call a potential "Game changer of life". If you take it seriously and read it carefully, then it is one that can change your life. It is non sectarian (drime), funny, sad, blunt, poetic, graceful, scholarly, sacred, poignant, direct, circumspect and always wise. How many books do you know that fit this category? It has already deeply changed my friend's life who is Islamic and changing the priorities of his life for the real, practical and to become a kinder, humbler,
A book that all Vajrayana Buddhists should have. Consider this, I just know a couple of English-speaking Vajrayana Buddhists in person, and two of them recommended this book to me. Although written as a beginner's guide of preliminary practice Longchen Nyingthik of Nyingma school, it includes many fundamental Dharma teachings that apply to all schools and traditions. The translation "preliminary" is misguiding, my root guru Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche said, because even some great achieved lamas
I read this out of curiosity more than out of a desire to live this way. Tibetan Buddhism is the most ritualistic and "religious" of the forms of Buddhism that I have looked at so far. And, a lot of the information in this book is meant to be used in conjunction with the oral transmission of a qualified teacher. Much of it seems to require the learner/practitioner/student to live monastically, but apart from that, the teaching on equalizing and exchanging, and on bodhicitta are worth the time to
Patrul's words are like pouring the juiciest, sweetest balm onto a dry, desicated heart. The result being that one knows what is important in life and all the ways one fools oneself.Patrul doesn't mince words. There are no fluffy bunnies to be found here.Patrul's words are a blast in the ear of those (including myself) asleep with selfishness.
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As someone who has spent a lot of time reading and being involved in Tibeten Buddhism, I rate this book. It's a solid translation of the original text and has a foreward by HH as well as Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. For non Buddhists, I am not sure how much the book would appeal but it still provides an excellent summation of the Tibetan perspective. I am currently holidaying overseas with foreign language bookstores everywhere so it is a companion I am really glad that I brought for those longer
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