Stopped at pg 100, so no star rating. Too dense for beginners.
(so feel free to take this review with a grain of salt).
I had this book on my shelf for about fifteen years, and never cracked it open til this week. Well, after that confusing 45 page introduction, trying to get through the scriptures just wasn't going to work. I wish that the presentation was different, maybe with some brief introductory paragraph in front of each scripture chunk, poem, story, etc., so that people without a Buddhist basis can understand what it's talking about more. I have a feeling this book was meant more for people who already have a basis in Buddhist knowledge, but wanted to know more about Tibetan Buddhism. However, I myself have no real background except what little scraps I got from my schooling. I should probably tackle other texts on Eastern philosophy and religions before even attempting this one again.
