JUST STARTED TO READ THISMarch 11, 2006 1 out of 7 found this review helpful
SEEMS TO BE A GOOD READ WHILE I DO THE EXERCISES IN THE COURSE OF MIRACLES FOR STUDENS.
very readableFebruary 25, 2006 8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a very good book on the subject of Tibetan Buddhism. It's understandable and you can read it like a novel. Very enjoyable. Sogyal Rinpoche explains the concepts in a way that I can relate to.
Best spiritual bookFebruary 23, 2006 4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Super extra fine if you want to know a convergence of the Truth
The Miracle of Tonglen - compassion and forgivenessFebruary 7, 2006 6 out of 6 found this review helpful
If you can join a study group - do it! This text is a miracle and my favorite lesson was that of Tonglen.
What it came down to was that I needed to take on the Buddhist practice of Tonglen - having compassion for another's pain without absorbing it but recognizing that they are doing the best they can and we can simply send them love to heal fully.
I never could let a certain person go until I forgave what happened and have compassion for it all. This doesn't mean that I condone certain things in our past situation. It just means that I know that none of it was intentional or malicious on his part. He never intended to hurt me or make me feel bad. He did the best he could and he didn't have the tools to see things objectively from another angle. That is his cross to bear and his lessons to learn. Only he can do it for himself. But I understand now that I couldn't do anything to relieve him of his pain. So I was not a failure and neither was he. The timing was wrong for a relationship on both ends. That said, there was a lot of love on my part for him and his family and that will never change. You always love those who mattered, even if they are gone. I have no intention of doing anything beyond feeling compassionate and forgiving in my heart over things. He is not a bad person and my wish is that one day he sees a healthier way to live and be. Through the practice of tonglen, all I can say for myself is that I now won't close the door on people who truly have changed.
Like the Anais Nin quote: Then the time came when the pain of staying a tight bud become greater than the risk it took to bloom. Tonglen and Buddhist compassion is one way to be the space for one to bloom.
my spiritual pathSeptember 29, 2005 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book had helped me to follow a different path and to find a different pattern of living that I was seeking for my life. Sogyal Rinpoche is a great master. The way he talks about tibetan philosophy is simple yet insightful. In his book, master Sogyal Rinpoche bring us a new percepctive of living well, that for me was very helpfull to understand the true meaning of tibetan budhism and to practice this "new concept" in my daily routine. I am very thankfull to my friend Andrea Chammas who had showed me the way...
