Songs of Spiritual Experience
Tibetan Buddhist Poems of Insight and Awakening
Translated by Jas Elsner
Translated by Thupten Jinpa
Foreword by H.H. the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
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9781570629112
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Learn about all of the Dalai Lama's books in our Reader's Guide.
Thupten Jinpa on Songs of Spiritual Experience
Please also visit our Reader's Guide to Buddhist Poetry.
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The first major anthology of Tibetan spiritual poetry available in the West, Songs of Spiritual Experience offers original translations of fifty-two poems from all the traditions and schools of Tibetan Buddhism, spanning the eleventh to the twentieth centuries. These poems communicate spiritual insight with grace and precision, addressing the themes of impermanence, solitude, guru devotion, emptiness, mystic consciousness, and the path of awakening. Also included here is a thorough introduction exploring the characteristics of Tibetan verse and its role in Buddhism, and a glossary containing notes on the poems.
Extras
Learn about all of the Dalai Lama's books in our Reader's Guide.
Thupten Jinpa on Songs of Spiritual Experience
Please also visit our Reader's Guide to Buddhist Poetry.