The Life of Uncle Togden

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Josef
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The Life of Uncle Togden

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I usually find namthar to be painfully boring but this one is by far the most inspiring and entertaining that I have read.

It's a very good and short read.
http://www.shangshungpublications.org/2 ... n-tendzin/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"All phenomena of samsara depend on the mind, so when the essence of mind is purified, samsara is purified. Since the phenomena of nirvana depend on the pristine consciousness of vidyā, because one remains in the immediacy of vidyā, buddhahood arises on its own. All critical points are summarized with those two." - Longchenpa
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Nangwa wrote:I usually find namthar to be painfully boring but this one is by far the most inspiring and entertaining that I have read.

It's a very good and short read.
http://www.shangshungpublications.org/2 ... n-tendzin/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Great book! A bit short though.

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But no Kindle/ebook version yet. :crying:

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heart wrote:
Nangwa wrote:I usually find namthar to be painfully boring but this one is by far the most inspiring and entertaining that I have read.

It's a very good and short read.
http://www.shangshungpublications.org/2 ... n-tendzin/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Great book! A bit short though.

/magnus
I definitely wanted to read more stories of Uncle Togden as well.
"All phenomena of samsara depend on the mind, so when the essence of mind is purified, samsara is purified. Since the phenomena of nirvana depend on the pristine consciousness of vidyā, because one remains in the immediacy of vidyā, buddhahood arises on its own. All critical points are summarized with those two." - Longchenpa
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