Meaningful to Behold: The Bodhisattva's Way of Life

by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Many people have the compassionate wish to benefit others, but few understand how to effectively accomplish this in daily life. Bodhisattvas are friends of the world, who have such strong compassion they are able to transform all their daily activities into a means to benefit others.

The path of the Bodhisattva was exquisitely explained in the universally loved poem Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life by the 8th century master Shantideva. With this commentary by Geshe Kelsang, the full effectiveness and profundity of this wonderful poem are revealed in full and made applicable to our time.

How to practice to Bodhisattva's way of life and how to engage in the actual methods that lead to full enlightenment.

About the Author:

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was born in Tibet and is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. Resident in the West since 1977, he is the author of a series of highly acclaimed books that transmit perfectly the ancient wisdom of Buddhism to our modern world. He has founded 600 Buddhist Centers and groups throughout the world.

Review:

"An indispensable Buddhist work - no serious student of Buddhism can afford to be without it." - John Blofeld