Tristes y Crudas Verdades

This famous and universally loved poem for daily living has inspired many generations of Buddhists and non-Buddhists since it was first composed in the 8th century by the famous Indian Buddhist master Shantideva. This new translation, made under the guidance of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, conveys the great lucidity and poetic beauty of the original, while preserving its full impact and spiritual insight. Reading these verses slowly, while contemplating their meaning, has a profoundly liberating effect on the mind. The poem invokes special positive states of mind, moves us from suffering and...

Toda la felicidad del universo es un recopilatorio de historias cortas, cuentos y poemas que tratan sobre el amor, la soledad, el olvido, el dolor, la alegría, la felicidad, la vida y la muerte. Un exquisito pero agridulce viaje a través de los sentidos que cautivará y hará reflexionar al lector.

A selection of poetry, published between 1995 and 2001, features poems that later were made into songs that appear in both versions, and includes works presented in reverse chronological order, with the idea that the reader, by having access to this work through the newest and nearest door, will soon be tempted to open other doors, as if doing an inventory.

This major poetry collection is a fearless depiction of a Latina living in the best and worst of times.