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Changing Minds: Contributions to the Study of Buddhism and Tibet in Honor of Jeffrey Hopkins

2 reviews
Guy Newland

Snow Lion Publications, 2001

An outstanding tribute
While it is true, as an another reviewer said, that this book is scholarly in nature, that should not be considered a criticism. Hopkins trained 18 doctoral students before retiring and naturally some of them and some other scholarly folk want to pay tribute as he retires. The book has a wide ranging collection of articles--something for every taste; in other words, not every article will suit ...

Introduction to Emptiness: As Taught in Tsong-kha-pa's Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path

7 reviews
Guy Newland

Snow Lion Publications, 2008

Fantastic Explanation of Emptiness for the Western Mind
I have read a great many books on the subject emptiness - both modern interpretations and source works. This particular book provides superior clarity and insight necessary to introduce the Western mind to a very difficult subject. The explainations are clear and the examples are meaningful. The text creates a path to appreciating emptiness in a manner that is often difficult to obtain ...

Appearance & Reality: The Two Truths in the Four Buddhist Tenet Systems

2 reviews
Guy Newland

Snow Lion Publications, 1999

Home Run
Good things come in small packages. This is a very useful book. Read carefully, it shows a stair step through the four major "tenet systems" in Buddhist philosophy, each penetrating more deeply into the actual psychological experience of the illusion of reality. In his introduction, Newland describes how studies of the "tenet systems" might be considered merely academic classification of ...