One Hundred Precious Gems: For Genuine Happiness and Enduring Peace

One Hundred Precious Gems is a selection of direct and pithy teachings from Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and teacher Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche. Each gem has been distilled into a short one-line verse that is easy to memorize and recollect throughout the course of one’s day. The book serves as an accessible guide and companion, a practical way to assimilate the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha, from day to day and from moment to moment. This book covers a broad range of the preciousness of human life, the truth of impermanence, the importance of pure intention, the role of the spiritual teacher, the healing power of compassion, the nature of pristine awareness, the path to genuine happiness, and much more. Many of the teachings are enhanced with anecdotes and the words of enlightened masters. These sparkling jewels of spiritual advice draw us closer to the essence of our true nature—the wise and compassionate heart.