the excellent path to enlightenment 27-beads The lotus flower is one

The lotus flower is one of the best-known symbols of the Buddha’s teachings

trimmed with cotton piping

Longchenpa delivers a manual of wisdom for all people at all times and shows why the western world has turned to Tibet for its mystical inspiration during the last half century

a living master of the Practice Lineage

may I establish all beings

the excellent path to enlightenment 27-beads The lotus flower is oneOral Teachings on the Root Text of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo The vow to perfect oneself in order to perfect others is called the thought of enlightenment or bodhichitta. This implies that every single action word or thought even the most trivial is dedicated to the good of all beings. To accomplish the good of others, we must first perfect ourselves by purifying and transforming our minds. This is the aim of what we call the preliminary practices, which