The "Being Ultimately Perfect" Project

What is the road to being ultimately perfect? The 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa has the answer. His Eminence is a respected teacher, scholar, poet, artist and author of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the twelfth in a line of reincarnated teachers that span over 600 years.

To celebrate His Eminence’s upcoming 60th birthday on March 9, 2014, his book, Being Ultimately Perfect, is being translated from English to a number of languages - most notably to Japanese. The goal is to help bring light to the people of Japan who are still suffering in the wake of the earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima disasters in the spring of 2011.

In Being Ultimately Perfect, the Tai Situpa sets us on the road towards having meaningful and purposeful lives. He explains how we can all accomplish this through the practice of dharma: the teachings of Buddha. Why?

“There is no sentient being who cannot improve and become enlightened eventually. This is so because every sentient being has Buddha nature, regardless of the realm that sentient being belongs to. Every sentient being is ultimately perfect” (Tai Situ Rinpoche, XII, 2011).

This easy-to-understand book presents a series of dialogues between His Eminence and his students, which bring his guidance to life. Being Ultimately Perfect is comprehensive, yet reader-friendly and engaging.

The Japanese translation is dedicated to our beloved Madelyn Bartnick (center), who was a devoted follower of Tai Situ Rinpoche. She spent most of her life in Japan. This is to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of her passing in January 2012.

You can be a part of this auspicious Being Ultimately Perfect book project by making a donation towards its translation and publication.

Any amount is welcome.