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A Tibetan Buddhist classic by Thogme Zangpo, 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva is given a lovingly expanded and updated translation and commentary by Buddhist writer Brian Robertson. The book is perfect for beginners or longtime students and is a practical manual about how an Awakening Being acts and handles life's occasional rough spots -- like in themselves and with other people! The book contains such famous lines such as: "All suffering comes from wanting only your own happiness. Perfect awakening is born from wanting to benefit others."
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Writer, musician, storyteller. Author of novels such as Dark Moon Blues (urban fantasy) and other books such as Little Blues Book with Illustrations by R. Crumb. Brian has also published various new free ebooks on spiritual subjects that are available at smashwords.com. His most recent book is BUS STOP HAIKU which contains both his haiku and a short excerpt from a workshop entitled ON HAIKU
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