About the book: 2002 / FROM THE PUBLISHERS The book was translated into Russian by Mikhail Elinsky in 1996 with the permission of Beru Khyentse Rinpoche and Dr. A .Berzina. For the second edition, the text was prepared by employees of the Shang-Shung Moscow publishing house in 2002. Translators and editors apologize to readers for any possible distortions in the meaning of the text..