"Rinpoche presents basic but profound Buddhist precepts in an unusually accessible way." —New Age Retailer
"A wise and inspiring teacher." —Utne Reader
"His is truly a path with heart." —NAPRA ReVIEW
Another excerpt from the book:
‘Self-cherishing is a dictatorship. It is a dictatorship meant to benefit the self but one that results in only problems and failure. It is not logical. Check, "Why do I cherish myself? Why do I think that I'm more important than all the numberless other sentient beings? Why do I think I'm so precious?" There is not one valid reason for self-cherishing. Though we can give many reasons why we should cherish others, we cannot find one reason why we should cherish our self. There is nothing important or precious about the I. Just like you, other sentient beings want happiness and do not want suffering. Others are numberless; you are just one person. Your own self-importance is completely lost when you think of the numberless others. It is nothing. Even if you are born in hell, you are only one person, so there's nothing to be depressed about. Even if you achieve liberation from samsara, you are only one person, so there's no reason to get excited. When you think of the numberless others who, like you, want happiness and do not want suffering, you become completely insignificant. Therefore, in your life, there is nothing to do other than to work for others, to cherish others. With this attitude, work for other sentient beings with your body, speech, and mind. There is nothing more important in your life than this.’
