Many times Thrangu Rinpoche has said that Buddhist practitioners often concentrate on meditation and that is, of course, good. But if they don't match their meditation with compassion, unselfish behavior and engaging in virtuous actions, their meditation will never go well. To encourage his students to engage in these positive behaviors, he has recommended that they study the Bodhisattva Path.

Rinpoche has published a translation of Shantideva's Bodhisattva's Way of Life which covers compassion, bodhichitta, and each of the six paramitas in a very detailed manner. So some of his students asked him if there were something a little shorter.

In this book the great practitioner, Tokme Zangpo, condensed these teachings on the Bodhisattva's way into 37 profound verses. Each verse is short and many monks have memorized these verses to remind them when they have strayed from the path of compassion and bodhichitta. This teaching covers relative and ultimate bodhichitta, meditation and practice, abandoning the disturbing emotions, and the practice of the six paramitas.

The Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa has said, "The 37 practices of a Bodhisattva is considered both deep and broad, comprehensive and concise. It includes all the necessary points for understanding the practices of a bodhisattva."
The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, Thrangu Rinpoche, Namo Buddha Publications, Paperback, 2020, 130 Pages, $12.95

Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is a renowned Tibetan Buddhist master known for his deep compassion and the clarity of his teachings. He was selected by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to serve as the principal tutor to His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Oryen Trinley Dorje.

Thrangu Rinpoche is a full holder and teacher of the Kagyu Vajrayana lineages. He founded the Namo Buddha retreat center in Nepal, has established two shedras (monastic universities) in Nepal and India, and serves as Abbot of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. He also built Tara Abbey, where nuns receive a full dharma education qualifying them to become khenpos or teachers. Thrangu Rinpoche teaches entensively throughout Asia, Europe and the United States. He has centers in Maine and California, and is building the Vajra Vidya Retreat Center in Crestone, Colorado.

CONTENTS: The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva
Foreword			1
The Root Text			5
1.	An Introduction to the Text		13
	A.	The Homage	13
	B.	The Expression of Veneration	15
	C.	The Reason for Composing This Text	18
2.	The Preliminaries		21
3.	The Main Practice		41
	A.	The Path for the Lesser Individual	41
	B.	The Path for the Average Individual	43
	C.	The Path for the Superior Individual	44
4.	Cultivating Relative Bodhichitta		49
	A.	Exchanging Oneself for Others	49
	B.	Post-Meditation of Relative Bodhichitta	50
5.	Cultivating Absolute Bodhichitta		69
	A.	The Meditation of Absolute Bodhichitta	69
	B.	Post-Meditation of Absolute Bodhichitta	74
6.	Cultivating Relative and Absolute Bodhichitta7		77
	A.	The Six Paramitas	77
	B.	The Four Things to be Trained In	87
7.	How to Abandon Disturbing Emotions		95
	A.	Benefits of Mindfulness and Attentiveness	98
8.	The Conclusion		103
	A.	The Dedication	111
	B.	The Colophon	112
Glossary			117
Glossary of Tibetan Terms			125
Bibliography			127
Index			129