New from the bestselling author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying--365 thought-provoking meditations on life, death, doubt, mindfulness, compassion, wisdom, work, and more!
Customer Reviews:
Lovely ReadingNovember 25, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love to read and reread the passages. I discovered the book at the yoga studio where I teach and had to include it in my library. It brings me comfort, especially when I complete a class that have students with life altering conditions that touch me personally. It's nice to share and read aloud the passages to my class.
Leaning - Thinking - MeditatingJuly 20, 2005 10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Every morning at breakfast, I read a page from this book. It has 365 reflections - one for every day of the year - and 12 calligraphies - one for every month. I take this reflection with me throughout the day and try to understand it with my deluded mind. I try to look at it from different angles and at the end of the day, I will draw a conclusion. Will that be the same conclusion I will draw a year from now, when I study this same page again?
If you are a student of Sogyal Rinpoche, a lot of reflections will sound familiar to you. This book will then be a reminder of the teachings, a source of contemplation. If you are not, there will be a lot of valuable information in there for you to think about. And perhaps, you get more and more curious about this Tibetan wisdom!
This is a keeperJune 11, 2004 12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have been reading this book for 4 years and it has changed my life. A truly beneficial tool for deepening spiritual practice.
Subtly effectiveNovember 30, 1999 24 out of 25 found this review helpful
I try to read the glimpse each day when I get up (and sometimes the night before), and have found the experience helpful. I have yet to develop strong discipline in my practice, and find it easy to get caught up in life for days or weeks at a time. Reading a couple paragraphs (the glimpse for one day) has been like a bell calling me back to myself. I wouldn't be surprised to be reading this book for the next 20 years as my understanding deepens.
Temporal nature of existence and perspectiveNovember 19, 1998 21 out of 21 found this review helpful
Thought provoking and shattering insights to break you free from limiting thoughts. This is a wonderful collection of Tibetan "koans" to free our thinking. I found it shook the foundations of my limited perspectives and made me question the true reason for my human existence. Rinpoche opens our mind to the temporal nature of existence and inspires to prepare for our next existence.
