Download or read book Enlightened Journey written by Tulku Thondup and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of fifteen articles and talks by Tulku Thondup constitutes a manual on how to transmute the situations encountered in daily life, whether external or internal, into spiritual disciplines and experiences. Among the topics covered are: The fundamental principles of Buddhism. The practice of meditation as a means of arousing compassion. How suffering can become a more powerful tool than happiness in achieving enlightenment. The symbolic significance of holy places, temples, statues, books, and other spiritual artifacts.