"Transforming the Heart: The Buddhist Way to Joy and Courage is a practical and inspiring guide for developing our ability to be happy and benefit others. It is a commentary on The Thirty-seven Practices of Bodhisattvas by Gyalsay Togme Sangpo. Studied by monastics and followers of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the root text gives, in 37 short verses, the essential practices leading to enlightenment. Gyalsay Togme Sangpo (1295-1369) was renowned as a bodhisattva in Tibet and revered for living according to the bodhisattva ideals and practices that he taught."--BOOK JACKET