A compilation of Elizabeth Clare Prophet's lectures and writings on Maitreya and the path of the bodhisatta. Plus five messages on initiation from the Great Initiator himself.

Maitreya, the Coming Buddha, the Future Buddha, plays many roles in the various Buddhist traditions throughout the Far East:

• The guardian of the Dharma
• An intercessor and protector
• A guru who personally initiates his devotees
• A messenger sent by the Eternal Mother to rescue her children
• A messiah who descends when the world is in turmoil to judge the wicked and save the righteous
• The Laughing Buddha

Softbound, trade paperback, 256 pages.