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Blazing Splendor: Memoirs of the Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (Paperback)

by Sogyal Rinpoche (Foreword), Erik Pema Kunsang (Author), Marcia Schmidt (Author), Daniel Goleman (Introduction)
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  • Paperback: 456 pages
  • Publisher: Rangjung Yeshe Publications,Nepal (31 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 9627341568
  • ISBN-13: 978-9627341567
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 199,726 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Compassion, wisdom, devotion and the innermost nature of mind--you will read about all of these in this book. These stories and memories imply that spiritual realization is really possible. This is not simply ancient history, a phenomenon that happened in the past in India or in Tibet. Thanks to masters like Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche this living tradition of wisdom and spiritual awakening of the Buddha continues right now in the present and is readily available to people everywhere."
-Sogyal Rinpoche, author of "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying"
"Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche was among Tibetan Buddhism's greatest teachers of the 20th century. His memoir, "Blazing Splendor," invites us to join him as he looks back over a life that put him at the center of an unparalleled spiritual abundance. Through his unblinking eyes we meet remarkable contemplative adepts. And through the lens of his awakened awareness, we see the world from a fresh, eye-opening perspective. It is a sweeping account that shares with readers a world where miracles, mystery and deep insight are the order of the day-a world as reflected through the open, lucid quality of Tulku Urgyen's mind."
- Daniel Goleman, author of "Emotional Intelligence"

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5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing book., 22 Aug 2005
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This is the most amazing book I read on Tibetan Buddhism in a very long time. It is a profound teaching but is very easy to read. It contains the splendid view and life of Tulku Urgyen. This Dzogchen master tells storys about masters and teachings that he met and heard about during his life in Tibet and in exile. If you know very little about Tibetan Buddhism then you should, as the translators say in the preface, "don't get lost in the details of time and place; just experience the spiritual ambiance". An what an ambiance it is! The story of the master in the hollow tree and Karmapas horse are two stories that you are not likely to forget. My girlfriend found it very moving and special book all tough she isn't a Buddhist. For people like me that are practicing in the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism this book is a treasure. It makes your devotion to these masters grow and makes your resolve to practice these teaching stronger and deeper. I would even like to say that it would be a great loss not to read this book if you are a Tibetan Buddhist. Let yourself be amazed.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A tangible link to another world, 25 Aug 2005
By K. Smith (Blido, Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This must have been a very special person indeed. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche plays down his abilities and his reputation in the style of the "hidden yogi", but through the lines of this book shines a person full of a compassion and a devotion we ordinary beings can only dream of.

These are his memoirs, but it is also the story of the fall of Tibet and the survival of Tibetan Buddhism. Through this master and a few others like him, the link is tangible to the lost land of caveyogis and concealed treasures. The memories he recounts are full of what to us westerners seems like mystery and magic but also of perseverance and dedication. And although mystery and magic may be lost on us, the latter two are for anyone who wishes. As is said in the book about a nun: "She had nothing more than the bare essentials and a darn fine practice!".

I do recommend this book. Buddhist or not: read it with an open mind and find a world that seems so much richer than our abundant times of SUVs and reality shows.

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