The Path

Khenpo Sherab Zangpo draws on Tibetan Buddhist tradition and his own fascinating life story to describe a way forward for contemporary practitioners, offering lucid guidance on daily practice, finding the right teacher, and cultivating a wiser and more compassionate attitude toward others and ourselves.

The Path brings us the remarkable teachings of Khenpo Sherab Zangpo, a leading scholar from the famous Larung Buddhist Institute of Five Sciences in Eastern Tibet. As a lineage holder in the tradition of the Great Perfection-the highest teachings of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism-Khenpo Sherab offers insight into the nature of our world and the possibility of transformation through committed engagement with the path.

Enriched by many stories from his life in Tibet, Khenpo Sherab enhances our understanding Buddhism's foundational teachings on suffering, impermanence, and interconnectedness, and explores answers to questions that all modern practitioners face: How do I decide who is the right teacher for me? What role does faith play in my practice? How can I confront the realities of death?

Offering lucid guidance on the nuances of daily practice and the methods for cultivating a wiser and more compassionate attitude toward others and ourselves, Khenpo Sherab helps us chart the Tibetan Buddhist path with exceptional clarity, making this book a tremendous resource for beginners and advanced practitioners alike.

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Khenpo Sherab Zangpo is a lineage holder in the tradition of the Great Perfection, the highest teachings of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. His root teacher is the late Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche, the founder of the Larung Buddhist Institute of Five Sciences in Eastern Tibet, the world's largest of its kind. Now a primary teacher at Larung Gar, Khenpo Sherab also has devoted himself to aiding those in need by establishing Tashi Triling Retreat Center and its affiliated hospital and nursing home, and promoting animal welfare in China and overseas. He is the author of several acclaimed books in Chinese.