About the Book: Gems Of Wisdom From The Seventh Dalai Lama (Tibetan Buddhist
Philosophy)
The Seventh Dalai Lama was one of the most beloved Buddhist masters. He had an
outrageous sense of humor, which found its way into his spiritual compositions.
His popular Gems of Wisdom contains spontaneous verses employing earthy
metaphors to illustrate key points. He uses metaphors like farts, body odor,
slimy monsters, and mindless lunatics to present the teachings. Simple yet
direct, his language captures the spirituality of his vision while avoiding
religiosity. Here are Buddhas teachings in the context of mind training. Mullin
translates and comments on the quintessential meanings of the Sevenths