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Book Description  
The reader of this book will discover three different and complementary teachings. First of all, a literal translation of the Heart Sutra followed by a commentary. Perhaps the best known piece of literature expounding the Buddha's teachings, the Heart Sutra is read and chanted by most of the Mahayana schools (Great Vehicle). Within the teachings of Prajnaparamita (the Mother of all Buddhas), it is defined as the heart or essence of these teachings, as suggested by its title. When we enter the path of Prajnaparamita, we soon discover that our biggest problem is that we see reality through the distortions created by our own mind. How can we approach outer and inner phenomena in a better way? This is precisely the subject of the Heart Sutra. Of course, this is not easy. Bokar Rinpoche offers a thorough explanation of the text in order to open and broaden our understanding. His teachings go further allowing us to taste the ultimate realization of Transcendent Wisdom, and showing us the nonreality of phenomena. As a further help, Bokar Rinpoche gives a second teaching entitled Concerning Anger. He shows another distorted view of reality anger. To rid ourselves of it, Bokar Rinpoche stresses the instrumental power of love and compassion inseparable from the wisdom exposed in the Heart Sutra commentary. The last chapter is the teaching of Khenpo Donyo. After completing long studies of Buddhism culminating in a Doctorate degree, he became Bokar Rinpoche's main disciple always accompanying Bokar Rinpoche on his tours. Khenpo Donyo is famous for his erudition and gentle manner in clearly exposing Buddhist concepts. This is a final guide on the path for looking at phenomena, in accordance with the law of karma. In this way, we learn that responsibility for our sorrows and happiness belongs to us alone. 

About the Author  
Bokar Rinpoche was born to a nomad family in Western Tibet in 1940. He left Tibet for India at twenty and completed two three-year retreats under the guidance of Kalu Rinpoche. Khenpo Donyo was born in 1943 in Western Tibet and graduated from the Tibetan University of Benares.