One Hundred Precious Gems is a selection of direct and pithy teachings from Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and teacher Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche. Each gem has been distilled into a short oneline verse that is easy to memorize and recollect throughout the course of one's day. The book serves as an accessible guide and companion, a practical way to assimilate the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha, from day to day and from moment to moment. This book covers a broad range of topics: the preciousness of human life, the truth of impermanence, the importance of pure intention, the role of the spiritual teacher, the healing power of compassion, the nature of pristine awareness, the path to genuine happiness, and much more. Many of the teachings are enhanced with anecdotes and the words of enlightened masters. These sparkling jewels of spiritual advice draw us closer to the essence of our true nature the wise and compassionate heart.




One Hundred Precious Gems: For Genuine Happiness and Enduring Peace, Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche, Light of Wisdom Publications, Paperback, $15.00

His Eminence Shylapa Tenzin Rinpoche is a lineage holder of Dzogchen, The Great Perfection, with transmissions in the Longchen Nyingthig, Dudjon Tersar, and Pema Sangthig traditions. For over 25 years, Rinpoche has traveled around the world, sharing his understanding of the vast and profound wisdom of the Great Perfection.

His Eminence has founded Tangrig Yeshe Organization and Buddhafield Retreat Center in North America. In Kathmandu, Nepal, Rinpoche established Shalpa Monastery and Nunnery. Wencheng Gongzhu International Foundation was founded to support Rinpoche's activities in Asia. In 2013, the Government of Nepal entrusted Rinpoche with a parcel of of land directly adjacent to the site where Lord Buddha took birth in Lumbini, Nepal. Plans are now underway for the construction of the Mahasiddha Sanctuary for Universal Peace on this sacred ground.