In these short, profound articles, Feldmann explains the principal teachings of the Buddha and reflects on the search for a truthful way of life, the pursuit of happiness, birth, death, love, friendship, sex, marriage and raising children. Written from the ancient Buddhist country of Mongolia where Feldmann is teaching, these pithy reflections explore how we can turn the pursuit of happiness into a lived philosophy.
Peppered throughout are entertaining and astounding true stories from Feldmann's life - whether from the Mongolian steppes or in the Australian suburbs - stories of ghosts in the Nepalese mountains, the mysterious appearance of western-style breakfasts in a remote monastery in the Himalayas, and how his first parachute jump was an excellent preparation for realizing the sky-like nature of the - emptiness - of all things.
Perfect Mirror: Reflections on Truth and Illusion, Adrian Feldmann, Lothian Books, Paperback, 2003, 226 Pages, $14.95
Venerable Thubten Gyatso (Adrian Feldmann): Born in Melbourne in 1946, Dr Adrian Feldmann graduated from the University of Melbourne with a degree in medicine. After practising medicine in Australia and overseas, he travelled for several years through Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, eventually finding his way to a Tibetan monastery in Nepal. After much study and soul-searching, he became ordained as the Buddhist monk, Venerable Thubten Gyatso. Since then he has run a free medical practice in Nepal, taught Buddhism and meditation in Nepal and in France, and established monasteries in France and in Australia.
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