tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post112423245985336118..comments2023-12-19T08:22:59.570-08:00Comments on Blazing-Splendor: Review columnErik Pema Kunsanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15065281671070441076noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-23256839661561545272008-09-01T08:55:00.000-07:002008-09-01T08:55:00.000-07:00Dear Erik and Marcia,My sincerest gratitude for al...Dear Erik and Marcia,<BR/><BR/>My sincerest gratitude for all your efforts and devotion in translating and making available all the teachings in English. Reading Rainbow Painting and Blazing Splendor give me the confidence that enlightement in one lifetime is truly possible! I am presently assisting a Venerable (of another tradition) to write a short book on Enlightenment and I would very much Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634259654469167562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-54285996308404175862008-08-20T09:22:00.000-07:002008-08-20T09:22:00.000-07:00I am new to this blog and blogging in general. In ...I am new to this blog and blogging in general. In advance forgive my wordiness. I have been a faithful student of Both Chokyi Nyima and Chokling Rinpoche for 9 years now. My practice is Trinley Nyingpo and faking the nature of mind. I've done the best that I can in the Dharma wilderness of America connected to the Lineage more through dirt and rivers of Gomde than actual enlightened beings. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-72400929692093262042007-03-07T05:24:00.000-08:002007-03-07T05:24:00.000-08:00In the 50s, Evans Wents's 'Tibetan Yoga and Secret...In the 50s, Evans Wents's 'Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrine' opened our eyes. In the 60s , we are spellbounded by Alexander David Neal's 'Magic and Mystery of Tibet'. in the 70s we are charmed by Lama Govinda's 'The Way of the White Clouds'. Trungpa Rinpoche's 'Parting from Spiritual Materialism' subduced us in the 80s. In 90s we are moved by Sogyal Rinpoche's 'Tibetan Book of Living and Dying'. Shanti Stupahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05965441826510319457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1140561411528349052006-02-21T14:36:00.000-08:002006-02-21T14:36:00.000-08:00Thank you for a read that inspires dedication to p...Thank you for a read that inspires dedication to practice.Tulku Urgyen's "pointing out instruction" via a story about Samten Gyatso connected me so unexpectedly with the state of unimpeded awareness and open heart love that my resolve to attain stability through practice was ignited.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1132423507391113412005-11-19T10:05:00.000-08:002005-11-19T10:05:00.000-08:00Thank you so much Erik and Marcia.I haven't finish...Thank you so much Erik and Marcia.<BR/>I haven't finished Blazing Splendor yet, but already it has touched me in a profound way....<BR/>I have yet to read a Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche book that hasn't.<BR/>Blazing Splendor is a devotion builder for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1128184984465575312005-10-01T09:43:00.000-07:002005-10-01T09:43:00.000-07:00Just got my first chance to look at this book, pre...Just got my first chance to look at this book, previously "plugged" by the translator, Erik Pema Kunzang, here on this [email] list.....and I must say, I read a few pages in the bookstore on my lunch hour, and the hair on my arms stood up and tears welled up in my eyes.<BR/><BR/>I am going to get my own copy, and I strongly recommend it to everyone here. Tulku Orgyen is a prime example of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1127926755109259522005-09-28T09:59:00.000-07:002005-09-28T09:59:00.000-07:00Blazing Splendor is a wonderful gift to the world....Blazing Splendor is a wonderful gift to the world. It is already one of my favorite dharma books, and is one of the best books of any kind I have read. Even though it doesn't appear to be a book of teachings, it is rich with wisdom, compassion, and good advice. The stories, characterizations, and imagery all contain wonderful teachings. I think I have learned more about Tibetan Buddhism from thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1127048621294241072005-09-18T06:03:00.000-07:002005-09-18T06:03:00.000-07:00Dear Erik, I am thrilled that I got a glimpse of T...Dear Erik, <BR/>I am thrilled that I got a glimpse of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche's life through you and Marcia. Rinpoche's stories are so precious and so vivid. Mostly I am in awe of the meaning of the word 'lineage'. I feel that I never knew what it meant before. I am so grateful to you and all your helpers in compiling such a wonderful book. It was hard to come to the last page, so I read every Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1124977806358221822005-08-25T06:50:00.000-07:002005-08-25T06:50:00.000-07:00This must have been a very special person indeed. ...This must have been a very special person indeed. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche plays down his abilities and his reputation in the style of the "hidden yogi", but through the lines of this book shines a person full of a compassion and a devotion we ordinary beings can only dream of. <BR/><BR/>These are his memoirs, but it is also the story of the fall of Tibet and the survival of Tibetan Buddhism. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1124837630469037142005-08-23T15:53:00.000-07:002005-08-23T15:53:00.000-07:00This is the most amazing book I have read on Tibet...This is the most amazing book I have read on Tibetan Buddhism in a very long time. It is a profound teaching, but is also very easy to read. It contains the splendid view and life of Tulku Urgyen. This Dzogchen master tells stories about masters and teachings that he met and heard about during his life in Tibet and in exile. If you know very little about Tibetan Buddhism then you, as the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1124453606730300442005-08-19T05:13:00.000-07:002005-08-19T05:13:00.000-07:00I am sure Erik will comment on your remark, but I ...I am sure Erik will comment on your remark, but I am in a chatty mood this morning.<BR/><BR/>Yes it was Rinpoche's style to illustrate teachings with stories, and several of those included in Blazing Splendor were extracted. However, the bulk of the book was taken from approximately 50 cassette tapes which Tulku Urgyen dictated specifically for these memoirs. Hence over the years he retold many pensumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253154717997773018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1124396777385152112005-08-18T13:26:00.000-07:002005-08-18T13:26:00.000-07:00What a great idea to stimulate enjoyment and under...What a great idea to stimulate enjoyment and understanding of the book!<BR/>Having heard a few of these stories told by Rinpoche himself, it is very nice to be reminded of him. I can hear his voice recounting some of these stories. However, I also recall that the stories were often told to illustrate a point, and that is one aspect that is not included in<BR/>the book (that is, the stories are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1124396419874649612005-08-18T13:20:00.000-07:002005-08-18T13:20:00.000-07:00When I got a copy of "Blazing Splendor" at work in...When I got a copy of "Blazing Splendor" at work in the middle of last week I could not just rest it till I get home to start reading, for 1st time I broke self imposed rule "not to read at work" and was half way through the book when I actually got it home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12855129.post-1124232672757521002005-08-16T15:51:00.000-07:002005-08-16T15:51:00.000-07:00Dear Marcia and ErikI have just finished Blazing S...Dear Marcia and Erik<BR/>I have just finished <I>Blazing Splendor</I> and it has been extremely interesting and moving experience. Interesting because the book is filled with information about the practices we are taught and the environment-, family- and dharma-background of our living teachers. And moving because of all these incredible stories about the masters of the recent past - and their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com