White Sail: Crossing the Waves of Ocean Mind to the Serene Continent of the Triple Gems

Lucidity,humour,brightness-a brilliant critique of minds lost meanderings and a clearly stated and radical bright alternative-Buddhiism expounded with finesse and courage.As great a presentation of View for western minds as Trungpa Rinpoches-and praise does not come higher.

Norbu Thinley is outstanding and phenomenal author. Even though he is deceased, his wisdom and compassion lives on. I am so fortunate to be able read such ultimate truth and beauty.

This is a concise presentation of the view of Buddhist Philosophy written in English -not a translation- by a deeply realized Master. Understand this and all you need is practice.

Essential for understanding the 'view' within Buddha Dharma. Fortune of transmission of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche's wisdom mind. Suitable for intellectuals seeking knowledge and simpletons seeking liberation (such as myself) alike.

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Rinpoche Thinley Norbu, is truly an authentic teacher of the Vajrayana Teaching. In this early volumne there is a presentation of information that will be useful to all serious students of Budhism.

That Thinley Norbu Rinpoche has an idiosyncratic way of using English, that much will be agreed on by both his admirers and detractors. Some of my close friends (for what it's worth, long-time Buddhist practitioners like myself) find him hard to read, I know. However, in recent years I have come to appreciate especially this book very much.His "Magic Dance" is delightfully poetic in style but here, in "White Sail," Rinpoche is almost stridently attempting to introduce we Westerners to that point of view which is the authentic Middle Way. Particularly he is steering us away from the extremes of both eternalism and nihilism, the latter most especially. Given that to understand the philosophical position of Buddhism fully one has to be a fully enlightened buddha, then those who aspire to follow the Buddhist path really should not take exception to being schooled in what that is and is not.Some may stress that Buddhism transcends all points of view. This may be true but there is a path to be followed to attain that transcendence and for that journey a guide is required. Such a guide is Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, who does not fail to communicate the authentic (yes, again I say authentic) Buddhadharma.Thankyou, Rinpoche, for this inspiring and instructive book.

While I'm not much of an intellectual I do take the study of Tibetan texts pretty seriously. What I especially like about this book is that Thinley Norbu Rinpoche has taken some of the most basic and at the same time most profound teachings of the Vajrayana and made them especially accessible to everyone. He begins the book's preface with a small quotation of Patrul Rinpoche;"Those who intend to benefit others through holy teachingsDo not use elaborate terms and poetry.The pure path is shown with the simple words of the laity.That is the sublime method of the Bodhisattvas."The book absolutely remains true to these words of advice. It can be picked up and read a bit at a time over days, months or years, as each chapter covers a different topic. It can be read sequentially or randomly and enjoyed. In some ways it reminds me a bit of the classic, "Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism" in that it is a book to be read again and again at intervals in ones life and I think it will remain fresh with each reading.On a personal note, my copy lives in a zip-lock bag in my rucksack. I like having it around me to pick up and read a few lines whenever I have a free moment. It is like breathing fresh air and clarity.

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