Words of My Perfect Teacher, Revised Edition (Sacred Literature Series) by Patrul Rinpoche Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Words of My Perfect Teacher, Revised Edition (Sacred Literature Series)
Book Review: Patrul Rinpoche wakes us up
Summary: 5 Stars
Wonderful Patrul Rinpoche has written a good book which no doubt has stood the test of time. The book covers the general and specific premliminaries of Vajrayana, spiced up with lovely stories and anecdotes. Patrul Rinpoches straightfoward and sometimes blunt way of expressing things is very releiving and inspiring. Some of what he writes may be provoking to modern (western) readers. He is striking towards hipocracy in all directions.
There are detailed explanations on the Four Mind Changings, Refuge and Bodhicitta, Vajrasattva practice, Mandala offering, Guru Yoga and many other thigs.
The book is a great read from cover to cover as well as a good reference book with its good index.
Reading this book will certainly dispel lots of ignorance and doubt regarding the buddhist path. So read it, again and again!
Book Review: don't miss the point
Summary: 5 Stars
this is one of my all-time favorite books in the universe. i recommend it to all of my friends (even though most have read it!) and would love for everyone interested in tibetan buddhism as a real-life practice to own and read this book. and reread it. it starts at the beginning and goes all the way to the end. if i may offer a primer: in tibet there were (are?) four main schools. the oldest of them is called "nyingma," or "old ones." within the nyingma's thousands of sub-lineages by far one of the most widely practiced is that begun by a man named jigmed lingpa. his student's student's student (i believe i have that right) wrote this text as a record of his master's oral instructions on the so-called "preliminary practices" (tib. ngondro). however, as many lamas will tell you, the use of the word "preliminary" must be taken with a grain of salt. these practices embody the essence of the dharma, and the joy of this book is that it helps to bring that truth to light. the translation was done by a committee of tibetan language scholars and lineage-holding masters. so intent were they to provide a true translation, a few years after the first edition they republished it with the adjustments they had developed as the text was being used and studied. and it is precisely this use and study that is the point of this text. what more could you ask for?Book Review: Essential text for those interested in Tibetan Buddhism
Summary: 5 Stars
Patrul Rinpoche's classic and powerful text contains essential instructions and expositions for those already familiar with, and may be practicing, Tibetan Buddhism. It cuts at the root of our misunderstandings and misery. What more can we ask for? For Buddhists of other lineage traditions, the text still contains many valuable insights and meditations. For newcomers to Tibetan Buddhism, however, other introductory texts would be more appropriate (e.g. selected works by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Kalu Rinpoche, Dudjom Rinpoche, Sogyal Rinpoche, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Thubten Chodron, Alan Wallace, Robert Thurman).Book Review: Miss the point
Summary: 1 Stars
In the old times in Tibet and in any other religious traditions, a great care was put to translate a holy book, knowing that in the opposite case, the consequences could be very damaging and could lead the readers in a wrong path causing great disturbances. Bearing this in mind, when a translation had to be done, it had to be perfect.