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Words of My Perfect Teacher, Revised Edition (Sacred Literature Series)
by Patrul Rinpoche
from Shambhala

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Should you buy the revised edition if you have the original?
  This review is for those few people out there who, like me, already have the original version of this translation and are wondering if it's worth it to buy the revised edition.
  The translators state that they made 3-4 revisions per page from the original to the revised edition. In a 400 page book, that's 1200-1600 revisions. Yes, they're probably small changes - I haven't gone through and actually looked for what was changed. But in a precious text like this one, which you will probably be taking into... more info

• A book for a lifetime
  The book "The Words of My Perfect Master" is, together with "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying" by Sogyal Rinpoche, a source of inspiration, guidance, direction and motivation for people interested in getting to know the ultimate reality of life without any strings attached.
  For people interested in using both these books to help them in their knowledge and practice of Tibetan Buddhism, the best way to find a detailed "users' guide" is to contact [...] and ask for Sogyal Rinpoche's home study packs,... more info

• One of the most excellent books!
  I cannot even begin to understand why P. Carey gave this book that kind of rating -- maybe P. Carey missed the point -- or must me a translator him/herself. This is an excellent book for beginners and advanced practitioners. Others have outlined many reasons why -- SO, I will say only this: If one is a Zennie you may not like this unless you are interested in growing a bit more into Tibetan or have no problem with that brand of buddhism. If you want to read Tibetan as a diehard Zennie I recommend Trungpa or... more info

• Marvelous!
  Right to the heart of the matter. Words of my Perfect Teacher is a spiritual friend.

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