A Flash of Lightning
in the Dark of Night
By The Dalai Lama. 141 pg., 6" x 9" paperback. Compassion is
the guiding principle of the bodhisattvas, those who vow to attain enlightenment
in order to liberate all sentient beings from the suffering and confusion
of imperfect existence. To this end, they must renounce all self-centered
goals and consider only the well-being of others. His Holiness the Fourteenth
Dalai Lama presents here a detailed manual of practical philosophy, based
on The Way of the Bodhisattva , a well-known text. The Dalai Lama explains
and amplifies the text, alluding throughout to the experience of daily life
and showing how anyone can develop bodhichitta. This book will surely become
a standard manual for all those who wish to make the bodhisattva ideal a
living experience. |