Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism, by Robert Thurman, from Free Press, ISBN 0743257626. In his first experiential course on the essentials of Tibetan Buddhism, the first Westerner ordained by the Dalai Lama himself shares a centuries-old method of enlightenment used by the great Tibetan masters. It's a retreat in book form, adapted from a popular retreat Thurman has led, expanding a once-secret text by a 17th-century master into a practical 11-step system for understanding yourself and the world, with stories and guided meditations to experience the blessings of the wish-fulfilling jewel tree.
Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism
Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism, by Robert Thurman, from Free Press, ISBN 0743257626. In his first experiential course on the essentials of Tibetan Buddhism, the first Westerner ordained by the Dalai Lama himself shares a centuries-old method of enlightenment used by the great Tibetan masters. It's a retreat in book form, adapted from a popular retreat Thurman has led, expanding a once-secret text by a 17th-century master into a practical 11-step system for understanding yourself and the world, with stories and guided meditations to experience the blessings of the wish-fulfilling jewel tree.