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Es este un libro de poemas escrito como su título sugiere: Desde el alma, porque cada cosa, situación, persona o animal se han transformado en mí en sentimientos y estos en poesías o cuadros. Así expreso lo que siento; abriendo mi alma.

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...

La humedad de mis ojos, no son lagrimas solamente brisa de tu llanto; amor de mis amores, razón por la cual espero a la muerte sin temerle. Especie de inspiración dolorosa, ambiente que nunca miente, que nunca engaña; Que maravillosa la vida contigo, que desgraciada la vida sin ti que mas puedo decir que mas puedo implorar. Amor, amor, amor. Dedicado a todas las personas, a todos ustedes amables lectores; Abuelos, padres, hijos, esposos, parejas, no descansen ni un solo minuto de brindar amor, no descansen ni un solo momento de dar lo mejor de sí mismos, por amor, si Amor del bueno amor...

Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. Translated from the Spanish by Kristin Dykstra and Roberto Tejada, featuring an essay by Kristin Dykstra. "Omar Perez Lopez (1964-) was born in the city of Havana and has lived most of his life to date in Cuba. A former journalist, Perez has explored a wide array of literary genres, particularly poetry, translation, and the essay...At the center of SOMETHING OF THE SACRED is the exploration of displacement. Perez sees poetic metaphor as 'the subtle displacement of something objective'...His apparent strangeness, particularly in his varied uses of Zen traditions, ...