In this cut-to-the-chase explanation of the actual nature of enlightenment, Thubten goes the extra mile to reach out to Western audiences, using gentle humor and perceptive stories to engage the intuitive understanding of his readers. The emphasis is on how close ordinary life is to enlightenment rather than how impossible it might be to reach it; it s a message that readers are inevitably drawn to

Magic of Awareness , Anam Thubten, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 2012, 146 Pages, $16.95

Anam Thubten, an accomplished Tibetan Buddhist meditation teacher, speaks with clarity, humor, and refreshing honesty as he shares his own spiritual journey. With profound knowledge and insight into the human condition, he illuminates the path to enlightenment for those willing to go to the heart of the matter. Anam Thubten was born in Golok, eastern Tibet and undertook Buddhist training in the Nyingma tradition at an early age. He has been teaching in the West since the 1990's and is the spiritual advisor and Dharma teacher for the Dharmata Foundation.