The Six Perfections [Paperback]

Geshe Sonam Rinchen (Author), Ruth Sonam (Editor, Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 19, 1998

The Six Perfection (generosity, ethical discipline, patience, enthusiastic effort, concentration, and wisdom) are practiced by Bodhisattvas who have the supreme intention of attaining enlightenment for the sake of all living beings.

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"It speaks to the heart and connects with the mind." -- Explorations

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Tibetan, Tibetan

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Product Details

• Paperback: 158 pages
• Publisher: Snow Lion Publications; First American Edition edition (January 19, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559390891
• ISBN-13: 978-1559390897
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lucid, Useful and Well Expalined, May 15, 2000

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This review is from: The Six Perfections (Paperback)

It is one of the most important books I've read about Buddhism, and I've read a lot of them. I was pleasantly surprised at the ability of Geshe Sonam in explaining the six perfections and how they apply to daily life. Generosity, Ethics, Patience, Concentration, Wisdom and Effort are the six virtues which are most important for developing happinness and inner peace. This book is a must for the spiritual seeker, both experienced or begginner.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for all backgrounds, April 11, 2009

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This review is from: The Six Perfections (Paperback)

What a great book. Simple elegant illustrations of how one's daily reactions, usually not given a second thought, compound one's fate ... in THIS life. So your future depends on your reactions to the present, and your reactions can be changed by conscious effort. Same point as Covey's Seven Habits, NLP, Tao Te Ching, Peter Ralston's Cheng Hsin ...

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wise is hard to swallow, October 30, 2005

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Herve (PARIS France) - See all my reviews

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When I originally purchased this book, I knew the four noble truths, the noble eightfold path, and I had some insight into dependent origination. Geshe Sonam book left me non-plussed, drained. Reading was as difficult as swimming into coal-tar.
I took the book from the shelves, once in a while, and everytime I felt a stronger sense of wisdom and penetration. The style remains thick, the statements are terse, but I feel nonetheless attracted. Once in a while, Geshe Sonam draws intense, marvelous emotions: faith, joy, respect.

I like the chapter on wisdom best, I think.