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Title: a mystic turd (they won't let me put 0 stars)
Review: sorry, folks. after seeing all of these amazing reviews, i have to tip the scales. i'm very interested in the tibetan afterdeath literature, and it delights me to see others diving into it so enthusiastically. however, any one interested in a translation of the bardo thodrol would do themselves a big favor to not buy this one. or any of the other half-dozen this evenz-wentz guy put out. the translation simply isn't accurate. i'm not talking about subtle distinctions between word choices; he has this whole theosophy slant which comes through in a bad way. nothing against theosophy, but it aint buddhism. what's more, there are about four or five good translations out these days, done by folks with much more understanding and much less ulterior motive. (e.g., thurman, trungpa/fremantle, i believe there are others.)i strongly recommend the "book of the dead" itself, just not this translation. it's bad, i tell you! bad! (apologies)
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