I found this book an absolute pleasure to read and consider as one of my all-time favourites。I think this book will be of interest to anyone who is interested in Tibetan Buddhism as it offers a unique perspective in being written by a westerner who was not born into a Buddhist culture， but nevertheless became a fully dedicated buddhist practioner at a very young age。 It is written in contemporary english from the perspective of someone who grew up in the west and who had to deal with growing up I found this book an absolute pleasure to read and consider as one of my all-time favourites。I think this book will be of interest to anyone who is interested in Tibetan Buddhism as it offers a unique perspective in being written by a westerner who was not born into a Buddhist culture， but nevertheless became a fully dedicated buddhist practioner at a very young age。 It is written in contemporary english from the perspective of someone who grew up in the west and who had to deal with growing up in the 60s in Britain whilst also being deeply involved with the Arts and following his interest in Vajrayana Buddhism from a young age。 By pursuing his inspiration and travelling to India and Nepal， he discoveres his profound connection to this tradition from previous lifes through meeting his extraordinary tibetan teacher Dud’jom Rinpoche who helps him to make sense of his visions of a mysterious white lady， which had occurred since early childhood。 Dudjom Rinpoche shows interest in the author’s early life and his autodidactic explorations of Buddhism， like his experience of silent sitting and his interest in the Norse gods。 These informal teaching situations， and Dud’jom Rinpoche’s transmission， come delightfully alive through the dialog between student and teacher。 It offers the reader an inspiring example of the student-teacher relationship in Vajrayana Buddhism。 。。。more