[Modern Buddhism 01] • Un Bouddhisme Moderne – Volume 3 · Prières Pour La Pratique Quotidienne

April 15, 2011

Introduction and Encouragement

This eBook Modern Buddhism – The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, in three

volumes, is being distributed freely at the request of the author Geshe

Kelsang Gyatso (the Kindle Store sets the minimum price at 99 cents and also

in some countries additional taxes are added). The author says: “Through

reading and practicing the instructions given in this book, people can solve

their daily problems and maintain a happy mind all the time.” So that these

benefits can pervade the whole world, Geshe Kelsang wishes to give this eBook

freely to everyone.

We would like to request you to please respect this precious Dharma book,

which functions to free living beings from suffering permanently. If you

continually read and practice the advice in this book, eventually your

problems caused by anger, attachment and ignorance will cease.

Volume 3 Prayers for Daily Practice presents a collection of prayers for our

daily practice of Sutra and Tantra, including Liberating Prayer, Prayers for

Meditation, The Yoga of Buddha Heruka and Avalokiteshvara Sadhana. A Glossary,

Bibliography and contact information is also provided. Through practising

these prayers regularly we can develop and maintain compassion and wisdom in

our daily life, and swiftly fulfil our human potential.

Please enjoy this special gift from Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, who dedicates: “May

everyone who reads this book experience deep peace of mind, and accomplish the

real meaning of human life.”

With best wishes,

Manuel Rivero-De Martine

Tharpa Publications, UK Tharpa Director

About the Author

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso was ordained as a Buddhist monk in Tibet at the age of

eight. He is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally

renowned teacher of Buddhism. Living in the West since 1977, he is the author

of 21 highly acclaimed books that reveal the entire Buddhist path to

enlightenment, including Buddha’s Sutra and Tantra teachings. He has also

founded over 1,100 Kadampa Meditation Centers and groups around the world.

Library Journal Review

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso “is a prolific and respected author,” according to

Library Journal, and in Modern Buddhism, “he again presents the thought of the

Buddha in an especially accessible manner.” Library Journal calls Gyatso’s

21st book “elegantly stated” and “a delight.”