MIND IN COMFORT AND EASE - HHDL

RATING - A-

A wonderful book that deepens my understanding on topics already partially explored and investigated. A bunch of helpful hints. It stretches my mind to be able to JUST understand the non-understandable for long enough to slip into knowing what it means. Excellent assistance to review and reinforce practice techniques.

The need for antidotes as well as wisdom, introduction to Rigpa, and list of texts on page 207 are all very helpful. As usual, HHDL's explanations are straightforward. The actual text that is covered is one that I find I am drawn to study further.

I would reccommend this book to Buddhist students looking for a new text to study, Nyingma students searching towards Dzogchen as a possible next step, and all those wishing to attend such teachings prior to arrival.

TOWARDS THE END OF FORGIVENESS - the story of Angulimala - BHANTE BODHIDHAMMA

RATING: B-

I found this helpful in covering a difficult subject with new insight. Although it dealt mostly with the everyday forgiveness, there were pointers to the complexities I sometimes find.

It was useful to read this at a time when several people in my life are acting in ways that give rise to my need to forgive them. With some, it is automatic and they are forgiven without the need to work on it at all - but with others, because I have difficulty in trusting them not to continue in the way in which they are, it takes a little work. There are only a few that I really need to put hard work into though - so I must be fairly lucky!

It would be a good read to those having problems with forgiving people in everyday life that have done everyday things, as well as for those working on the more difficult cases that seek a little inspiration or pointer.