Having read many Lam-Rim Graduated Path texts from the Gelug-pa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, it was a joy to read this approach from the late Deshung Rinpoche (but later reincarnated - may I have the karma to meet him!), a master and shining light of the Sakya tradition.
This, like all Graduated Path texts, is a journey through the Buddhist path, right from the recognition of our life as having its basis in suffering, to the discovery of our own enlightened heart/mind, Buddha Nature.
It would be difficult to read this book and not have a strong sense that life has a lot more meaning than that reflected by our modern society, which is a model of the path and result of the 5 defilements in many of its manifestations.
A manual that should be a cornerstone of any decent Dharma-library. May countless beings be benefited by these profound, expansive and beautifully written teachings!