Review: The true path to happiness and spiritual enlightenment!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 12, 2012
I always used to feel as though something was missing from my life, like a missing piece. I always felt anxious, always craving reassurance and validation from others. I always felt as though I was "missing a step".Then I read "Hsin Hsin Ming", a Zen translation by Dennis Waller - and it changed my whole outlook. This created an interest and fascination with Buddism for me, and I have since been eager to seek out any texts in relation to it (particularly by this author) - "Nagarjunas Tree of Wisdom" is just as fantastic, inspiring and enlightening as "Hsin Hsin Ming".It's essential for these ancient Eastern Texts to be properly translated so that we in the Western World are able to learn from their incredible teachings, and absorb their profound message. Dennis' interpretation is flawless, and it conveys and retains the full meaning of the original texts. He clearly has an inherent talent for translation and an iron-grasp of the subject matter, combined with an understanding of and empathy with these Eastern philosophies.We in the West have become completely obsessed with the material things in life - and it is high time that we took a step back and fully reassessed the way in which we live our (often empty) lives. Reading these translations, such as "Hsin Hsin Ming" and "Nagarjuna's Tree of Wisdom" will provide you with all you need in order to change your life for the better.If you take the advice given, and follow it, it will be a bigger lift for you than anything else in life, including money, material possessions, fame etc. Take my word for it, because I know. I used to always feel the need to one-up my neighbor etc, to have the newest car or house etc. Such petty stresses in life are completely unnecessary! I could feel it all fitting into place as I read "Hsin Hsin Ming" and "Nagarjuna`s Tree of Wisdom". Now, I can rise above these "desires of the world", and live a simpler, far happier and more contented life. It is the true path to happiness and spiritual enlightenment!!