The Heart of Compassion

The inspiring and eloquent verses found in The Thirty-seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva were composed by Gyalse Ngulchu Thogme (1295-1369), an ancient Tibetan master and legendary exemplar of generosity and kindness. This classical text--a concise and easy-to-memorize distillation of the teachings presented in Shantideva's masterwork The Way of the Bodhisattva--has been studied and followed by Tibetan monks and scholars for centuries. In this new translation, featuring the commentary of the beloved twentieth-century master Dilgo Khyentse, this treasure-text is made accessible and relevant to contemporary Buddhists.