In this book Ringu Tulku discusses what it means to take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha - the definitive act of ''being a Buddhist'' - in terms of finding a profound purpose in our lives and making a decision to work towards fulfilling that aim.
"Discovering a purpose is maybe the most important thing we can do. Whatever we''re doing, if we have a purpose, if we have a dream, then we can find a way. But if we have no purpose we don''t know where we are or where we are going; we''re lost. That''s why, from the Buddhist point of view, this is the first and most important step."