Recognizing their true potential and letting go of everything which could hinder them on their spiritual journey, Bodhisattvas entrust themselves to the path taught by the Buddha. Resisting disturbing emotions, they learn to respond to difficult situations in a constructive way. Fully understanding the nature of reality and the illusion-like nature of pleasure and pain, they overcome clinging attachment and aversion. In these ways Bodhisattvas come to cherish living beings as the source of all happiness and are ultimately able to work solely for the good of all.

Gyelsey Togmay Sangpo wrote The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas in the fourteenth century. His succinct and simple verses of advice summarize the quintessence of the Mahayana path to perfection. Geshe Sonam Rinchen's oral teachings elucidate these practices for the modern reader and show how we can transform our actions, feelings and ways of thinking to become bodhisattvas ourselves.
The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas, Geshe Sonam Rinchen, Translated and Edited by Ruth Sonam, Snow Lion Publications, 112 pages, $19.95

Geshe Sonam Rinchen (author) was born in Tibet in 1933. He studied at Sera Je Monastery and in 1980 received the Lharmpa Geshe degree. He is currently resident scholar at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharmasla, India, where he teaches Buddhist philosophy and preactice.

Ruth Sonam (translator and editor) was born and grew up in Ireland and graduated from Oxford Universty with an M.A. in Modern Languages. She began studying with Geshe Sonam Rinchen in 1978 and has worked as his interpreter since 1983. Among their many works are Atisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment; The Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas; The Three Principal Aspects of the Path; The Six Perfections; The Bodhisattva Vow; Eight Verses for Training the Mind; and The Heart Sutra.

CONTENTS: The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas
Introduction		7
Prologue		13
1	The Good Ship	17
2	Leaving Home	21
3	Letting Go	25
4	Trusting	31
5	Commitment	37
6	Wish-fulfilling Jewels	37
7	Transforming Trouble	45
8	Dreams and Rainbows	57
9	Training and Serving	63
10	Beware	71
Conclusion		77
Dedication		83
Notes		85
Tibetan Names and Their Transliteration		97
Tibetan Commentaries		99
Tibetan Text		101