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A review by kait_unicorn
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: 20th Anniversary Edition by Sogyal Rinpoche
3.0
I have never previously read any of Sogyal Rinpoche's teachings and after the revelation of his poor conduct of the last year, I didn't intend to. But it was required reading material for the 2018 Yarne at Gampo Abbey.
This is not so much a commentary on the Tibetan Books of the Dead (like Chogyam Trungpa's commentary) as it is a Buddhism 101 text. It covers most key concepts and presents the need for us to cultivate compassion in order to address suffering, using death as the primary example of suffering all human beings will face.
There is some arrogance on the writing, and attribution of virtue to a lack of access or choice - some problematic language around practice that can across to me as capitalising on shame. But it's a generally good book.
I would not recommend it, however, and am not inspired to seek out any other teachings by Sogyal.
This is not so much a commentary on the Tibetan Books of the Dead (like Chogyam Trungpa's commentary) as it is a Buddhism 101 text. It covers most key concepts and presents the need for us to cultivate compassion in order to address suffering, using death as the primary example of suffering all human beings will face.
There is some arrogance on the writing, and attribution of virtue to a lack of access or choice - some problematic language around practice that can across to me as capitalising on shame. But it's a generally good book.
I would not recommend it, however, and am not inspired to seek out any other teachings by Sogyal.